Solved: 4790K Overclock for B85 Mobo
Solved: 4790K Overclock for B85 Mobo
I've just upgraded my cooler to better utilize the 4790K's impressive overclocking potential.
I'm pleased with the results so far, temperatures staying below 68 during gaming with an OC of 4.6Ghz and 1.225VCore, compared to the 75-80s seen in older sessions of Mafia 3.
In short, I was curious if I could push it higher to a 4.7Ghz setup with a 1.27VCore on a B85 Asus Mobo.
Will there be any risk of damage or reduced lifespan?
Thanks in advance.
Your fine 68c suggests a 75c or higher with the 1.27v... I’m not sure about that. Personally, I wouldn’t go that far. There’s no real performance boost in games with that CPU at 4.6 or 4.7Ghz. Raising it to 4.7Ghz means you’ll need more voltage, which isn’t worth the extra 100Mhz unless you don’t notice. Stick with your current low-voltage setup. As for pushing it to 4.7Ghz, I’m sure it won’t harm the motherboard or CPU as long as the case stays cool with fans inside and outside. The CPU will handle it fine even at 85°C during gaming. But if you keep it at 85°C all the time, things might not last much longer—who knows how much damage it could cause?
Your fine 68c suggests a 75c or higher with the 1.27v... I’m not sure about that. Personally, I wouldn’t go that far. There’s no real performance boost in games with that CPU at 4.6 or 4.7Ghz. Raising it to 4.7Ghz means you’ll need more voltage, which isn’t worth the extra 100Mhz unless you don’t notice. Stick with your current low-voltage setup. As for pushing it to 4.7Ghz, I’m sure it won’t harm the motherboard or CPU as long as the case stays cool with fans inside and outside. The CPU will handle it fine even at 85°C during gaming. But if you keep it at 85°C all the time, things might not last much longer—who knows how much damage it could cause?
Rusty, did you use any tutorials for that OC on 4790? I have one that works at .2 with Gigabyte auto-tune, but at .3 the voltage becomes unstable. I prefer doing it myself, though I haven’t found a reliable tutorial yet.
There is a pretty noticeable difference at 4.7Ghz vs my current 4.6Ghz OC.
Also, this started happening this week.
When gaming if my temps rise to 67-68ºC it downclocks to base clocks, i've increased allowed TDP, Changed from Thermal Balance to Current Balance, Disabled EPU power saving but it still does it. Any ideas on what it could be?
The temperatures are nice, but I'm not sure what's causing the issue. It seems the CPU isn't reaching its full performance potential.
The issue isn't about the temperatures, it's that when it reaches them it slows down to prevent overheating in the 70s. A week ago I changed the cooler and took out the CPU to remove paste. I've tried all possible settings but nothing has helped. It just slows down to base clock or fully to 800Mhz during games.