Is your overclocking on track? Here are some tips to enhance it.
Is your overclocking on track? Here are some tips to enhance it.
Hello
I haven't updated my OC recently and would appreciate some suggestions or feedback on it.
I've adjusted my 4770k in the ITX system to 4.2 GHz @ 1,105 volts (manual adjustment without offset/adaptive settings). In prime95 I reach temperatures around 76-77°C after roughly an hour (minimal ftts), and during maximum load in games I experienced high 60s.
At idle it stays in the low-mid 30s.
The changes seem stable, and I haven't encountered any blue screens after a few months.
Do you have any recommendations for improvements? I've never modified adaptive or offset voltages before, as my OC isn't very large.
Full system: Node 304, i7 4770k @ 4.2 GHz, Z97I-Plus
GTX 1070, 16 GB RAM, 240+256GB SSD
Cooler Master V550 + Hyper 212 Evo
Thank you for taking the time to review this – I look forward to your thoughts.
This is a very good overclock and I dont recommend you go any higher than 75c when under full load using Prime 95.
When overclocking my CPU, I personally never let my processor go above 70c even under stress from the synthetic stress test but the processor only begins to throttle at 80c so as long as youre under that youre fine, though your processors life-span may be stunted slightly by running so hot.
If youre happy with your results Id say leave them like that HOWEVER it is strongly recommended that you run a synthetic stress test (Prime95) for AT LEAST 5-7 hours to rule it a successful overclock. A while ago I had overclocked an FX8350 to 4.8ghz and only ran Prime95 for 2 hours, what seemed successful resulted in blue screens and crashes.
Good luck, hope this helps.
Id say your probably at your max with your current cooling options. I would not add any additional voltage due to your temps at 76-77.
With that being said, you still have room for more OC if you get a better cooling option. Your voltage is very low, so I would have no issues raising it if I could keep the temps where they are. If you really want a higher overclock, you would probably need to go liquid cooling. You can get a good AOI liquid cooler for around $100. This would allow you to raise the clock speed and voltage and still keep your temps down.
feelinfroggy777 :
Id say your probably at your max with your current cooling options. I would not add any additional voltage due to your temps at 76-77.
With that being said, you still have room for more OC if you get a better cooling option. Your voltage is very low, so I would have no issues raising it if I could keep the temps where they are. If you really want a higher overclock, you would probably need to go liquid cooling. You can get a good AOI liquid cooler for around $100. This would allow you to raise the clock speed and voltage and still keep your temps down.
I agree with both these guys. you have a very nice overclock. The one think I would disagree with is spending money on a new cooler. Better to save it for a future upgraded system instead.
Again nice job on the overclock. looks like you have one of what we used to call(maybe still) a Golden CPU.
I agree with both of them. You have a very nice overclock. The one who thinks I would disagree is about spending money on a new cooler. It would be better to save it for a future upgraded system instead.
Upgrading the system would definitely give you more performance gains than getting a better cooler. I was just suggesting it would be cheaper to get a new cooler than a new system, and that same cooler could still work with your upgraded system.