Overclocking i5-4690K | Advice
Overclocking i5-4690K | Advice
KingReZo shares his experience with an i5 4690k that's been overclocked to 4.65 GHz using a Hyper 212 Evo. Temperatures stay between 75-80°C during gaming but spike to 90-100°C under artificial benchmarks. He warns against letting the CPU hit 100°C as it can cause thermal damage and potentially burn out the component. Currently, his overclock is around 4.2Ghz, and after running Prime95, it reached 100 and stopped the test. He hopes a better cooler will help maintain stability.
JESSE1408:
It's disappointing to say this, but the h55 really isn't great.
You'd be better off with a quieter Dark Rock 3.
Greetings, TwinFrozr
"From your perspective," why do you think so?
Because the 120mm radiator surface isn't sufficient, especially for a high-performance CPU at 4.8Ghz. The fans on the radiator need to spin faster and louder to achieve proper cooling. For water cooling (or similar setups), a 240mm radiator per component is the minimum requirement.
Have fun
Twin-Frozr-1212mV:
JESSE1408:
It's disappointing to say this, but the h55 is not great. You'd be better off with a quieter Dark Rock 3.
Greetings,
TwinFrozr
In your view, why do you think so? Because the 120mm radiator surface isn't sufficient, especially for a CPU running at 4.8Ghz. The fans on the radiator need to spin faster and louder to achieve proper cooling. For water cooling (or even better), a 240mm radiator per component is the minimum.
Have fun,
Ah I understand your point. This water cooler is just a starting point for me to explore water cooling. I plan to eventually get a full tower case with a larger water cooler. The smaller one will probably be used for another machine.