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What voltage is safe after overclocking an I5 4690k?

What voltage is safe after overclocking an I5 4690k?

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KrankNRG
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04-08-2016, 02:20 PM
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I just increased my CPU's clock speed from 3.5 Ghz to 4.0. I didn't want to push it too far, but I set the core voltage to auto and learned it can be risky. During stress testing, the core voltage rose to 1.192v. I'm unsure if that's safe beyond that point, especially under heavy load.
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KrankNRG
04-08-2016, 02:20 PM #1

I just increased my CPU's clock speed from 3.5 Ghz to 4.0. I didn't want to push it too far, but I set the core voltage to auto and learned it can be risky. During stress testing, the core voltage rose to 1.192v. I'm unsure if that's safe beyond that point, especially under heavy load.

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Abbatia17
Member
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04-14-2016, 04:31 AM
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It is always a good idea to manually set the vcore since auto voltage can really fluctuate based on the core load. However I would advice using the maximum voltage reference from your CPU Core Stress Testing (which was 1.192 V) I would suggest you could easily set the vcore probably at 1.1 and then run stress test again to check if everything is fine. But if you are too scared to do anything or not confident enough then I would suggest stick to Auto Tuning.
Remember there is always fun in Manual Tuning
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Abbatia17
04-14-2016, 04:31 AM #2

It is always a good idea to manually set the vcore since auto voltage can really fluctuate based on the core load. However I would advice using the maximum voltage reference from your CPU Core Stress Testing (which was 1.192 V) I would suggest you could easily set the vcore probably at 1.1 and then run stress test again to check if everything is fine. But if you are too scared to do anything or not confident enough then I would suggest stick to Auto Tuning.
Remember there is always fun in Manual Tuning

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Riven109
Member
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04-18-2016, 08:53 PM
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Your fine, you're free to proceed to 1.25 (many even go further), though that's a secure voltage to use.
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Riven109
04-18-2016, 08:53 PM #3

Your fine, you're free to proceed to 1.25 (many even go further), though that's a secure voltage to use.

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04-22-2016, 10:24 AM
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It is always a good idea to manually set the vcore since auto voltage can really fluctuate based on the core load. However I would advice using the maximum voltage reference from your CPU Core Stress Testing (which was 1.192 V) I would suggest you could easily set the vcore probably at 1.1 and then run stress test again to check if everything is fine. But if you are too scared to do anything or not confident enough then I would suggest stick to Auto Tuning.
Remember there is always fun in Manual Tuning
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PickleSauce300
04-22-2016, 10:24 AM #4

It is always a good idea to manually set the vcore since auto voltage can really fluctuate based on the core load. However I would advice using the maximum voltage reference from your CPU Core Stress Testing (which was 1.192 V) I would suggest you could easily set the vcore probably at 1.1 and then run stress test again to check if everything is fine. But if you are too scared to do anything or not confident enough then I would suggest stick to Auto Tuning.
Remember there is always fun in Manual Tuning