[intel i7-4770k] Upgrading from stock cooling and interested in OC

b737lvr · Sep 6, 2013

So Im interested in OC since im upgrading from stock cooling to the Hyper 212 EVO, which I should have done when I built this damn thing. I have a few questions (refer to my specs in my sig):

JackNaylorPE :

This concerns me. It sounds to me this was probably happening on LGA 2011 socket MoBos where the backplate is not required, in turn caused the weight to distribute improperly. Someone explain to me why I should be concerned about using a tower air cooler, because it would make no sense to me for any company to make a cooler that could break a mobo that easily.

Second, How much OC do people see out of Haswell? Or even the ASRock z87 Extreme 4 (or the Z77 equiv). I'd really like to see 4.5 Ghz

Third, how easy is it to OC? I saw a guide and it seemed a lot lengthier than from what I remember people doing it.

Danke,
Der Kojote

mr1hm · Sep 7, 2013

b737lvr :

id say its rather simple as your 4770k is a unlocked processor. you can simply just raise the turbo multiplier to what you'd like. most haswell CPUs seem to hit 4.5GHz however, ive seen a handful not be able to at all or not be able to run 4.5ghz 24/7 due to the heat it starts producing.

About the hyper 212... im not exactly sure what he meant by "scored," but, it's true that any (not just LGA 2011/X79 Chipset) motherboard can warp over time if you over tighten the heatsink.

the directions for the hyper 212 may be slightly confusing but, it still states in the directions that you should stop screwing in the heatsink when it feels like the screws will only turn by the use of force, as well as, screwing in the screws in a diagonal fashion; so if you start from the bottom left, the second screw you screw in should be the upper right. this is gonna help apply an even amount of pressure over the CPU.

b737lvr · Sep 7, 2013

mr1hm :

b737lvr :

id say its rather simple as your 4770k is a unlocked processor. you can simply just raise the turbo multiplier to what you'd like. most haswell CPUs seem to hit 4.5GHz however, ive seen a handful not be able to at all or not be able to run 4.5ghz 24/7 due to the heat it starts producing.

About the hyper 212... im not exactly sure what he meant by "scored," but, it's true that any (not just LGA 2011/X79 Chipset) motherboard can warp over time if you over tighten the heatsink.

the directions for the hyper 212 may be slightly confusing but, it still states in the directions that you should stop screwing in the heatsink when it feels like the screws will only turn by the use of force, as well as, screwing in the screws in a diagonal fashion; so if you start from the bottom left, the second screw you screw in should be the upper right. this is gonna help apply an even amount of pressure over the CPU.

I got it today and installed it, I did exactly that. Corner to Corner and I stopped screwing it when I felt I needed to force it. It's getting temps maxed to about 64c (94c in the past on Crysis 3) and idle temps of about 28-30c

b737lvr · Sep 7, 2013

mr1hm :

b737lvr :

id say its rather simple as your 4770k is a unlocked processor. you can simply just raise the turbo multiplier to what you'd like. most haswell CPUs seem to hit 4.5GHz however, ive seen a handful not be able to at all or not be able to run 4.5ghz 24/7 due to the heat it starts producing.

About the hyper 212... im not exactly sure what he meant by "scored," but, it's true that any (not just LGA 2011/X79 Chipset) motherboard can warp over time if you over tighten the heatsink.

the directions for the hyper 212 may be slightly confusing but, it still states in the directions that you should stop screwing in the heatsink when it feels like the screws will only turn by the use of force, as well as, screwing in the screws in a diagonal fashion; so if you start from the bottom left, the second screw you screw in should be the upper right. this is gonna help apply an even amount of pressure over the CPU.

Ok, i OC'd to 4.2 Ghz and it's staying below 80c when 100% loaded. I tried 4.4 ghz but blegh too hot (went over 90c at one point)

My rule of thumb is to never go over 80. I don't mind anything in the 70s but 80 is pushing it. Especially that 90 mark. In the end, Haswell runs hot. End of story

mr1hm · Sep 7, 2013

b737lvr :

mr1hm :

Ok, i OC'd to 4.2 Ghz and it's staying below 80c when 100% loaded. I tried 4.4 ghz but blegh too hot (went over 90c at one point)

My rule of thumb is to never go over 80. I don't mind anything in the 70s but 80 is pushing it. Especially that 90 mark. In the end, Haswell runs hot. End of story

yep, it does run quite hot. i think 80C-85C is a good choice for setting the limit as far as temps go; id also definitely be scared hitting 90C+ as it can start throttling your CPU.

well, 4.4 is still a nice solid overclock

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