Is it safe to OC 4770K?

Blubberykollis · Nov 21, 2013

I have the 4770k. How safe is it to OC the CPU with stock cooler?

Please leave recommendation of coolers if the stock cooler isn't enough.

Novuake · Nov 21, 2013

NEVER overclock on stock cooling, EVER.

How much are you willing to spend?
What are your full system specs?

Blubberykollis · Nov 21, 2013

Novuake :

I don't have any money issues. So any price would be okay.

specs:

gpu: evga GTX 690
cpu: i7 4770k
ram: dominator platinum 16 gb 1866 mhz
hdd: 2 tb wd caviar black
ssd: samsung pro 840-series 256 gb
psu: cooler master silent pro 1000W +80 gold certified
case: Cooler master Haf X

Blubberykollis · Nov 21, 2013

kristianAA :

Blubberykollis :

What are your toughts on after market cooler liquid or air cooled depends how far you want to reach with your oc. corsair has some good water coolers, nocthua has some high end air coolers and cooler master 212 evo is best budget air cooler wich will give you deacent oc with deacent price

I am planing to OC the CPU to 4.4 GHz

So what cooler is most recommended?
Is the h100i something to have?

Y0GI · Nov 21, 2013

Blubberykollis :

I would not recommend the H100i. The Noctua NH D14 will cool just as effectively, is quieter and costs a lot less.

When I was shopping for a CPU cooler, I was reading reviews and one of the first was this one: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/h100i-elc240-seidon-240m-lq320,3380-14.html
Which showed that the Noctua NH D14 cooler was just as efficient as the H100i at cooling the CPU, it was quieter and cost a lot less!

More searching found this: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/LGA-2011-i7-3960X-Air-Overclocking,3130.html
Again the Noctua NH D14 came out on top.

So is Tom's biased? How about AnandTech: http://www.anandtech.com/show/6830/cpu-air-cooler-roundup-six-coolers-from-noctua-silverstone-and-cooler-master

Based on the above info, I decided to get the Noctua NH D14 SE 2011. The SE 2011 is a little different from the base model NH D14. It is designed for a socket LGA 2011 and requires a $10 kit to mount to LGA 1150 boards, but the big attraction to me was that the SE 2011 comes with 4 pin PWM fans so that my MB can control fan speed. 90% of the time while I am just web surfing and doing basic stuff the fans are at idle and are virtually silent. Even when the CPU ramps up to 100% load, the PWM fans are still very quiet.

Yogi

Blubberykollis · Nov 21, 2013

Y0GI :

Blubberykollis :

I would not recommend the H100i. The Noctua NH D14 will cool just as effectively, is quieter and costs a lot less.

When I was shopping for a CPU cooler, I was reading reviews and one of the first was this one: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/h100i-elc240-seidon-240m-lq320,3380-14.html
Which showed that the Noctua NH D14 cooler was just as efficient as the H100i at cooling the CPU, it was quieter and cost a lot less!

More searching found this: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/LGA-2011-i7-3960X-Air-Overclocking,3130.html
Again the Noctua NH D14 came out on top.

So is Tom's biased? How about AnandTech: http://www.anandtech.com/show/6830/cpu-air-cooler-roundup-six-coolers-from-noctua-silverstone-and-cooler-master

Based on the above info, I decided to get the Noctua NH D14 SE 2011. The SE 2011 is a little different from the base model NH D14. It is designed for a socket LGA 2011 and requires a $10 kit to mount to LGA 1150 boards, but the big attraction to me was that the SE 2011 comes with 4 pin PWM fans so that my MB can control fan speed. 90% of the time while I am just web surfing and doing basic stuff the fans are at idle and are virtually silent. Even when the CPU ramps up to 100% load, the PWM fans are still very quiet.

Yogi

Nh-d14 it is then. But are you sure it will fit with my RAM memories and such? they are pretty big. the ram.. that is.

Mother board: Asus maximus VI hero
RAM: Dominator Platinum 16Gb 1866 Mhz
Case: Cooler Master HAF x

Y0GI · Nov 21, 2013

According to Noctua, the NH D14 will not fit with Dominator Platinum RAM: http://www.noctua.at/main.php?show=compatibility_ram_gen&products_id=34&lng=en#DDR3_Corsair

Yogi

Blubberykollis · Nov 21, 2013

Y0GI :

Then what should I do? is there a way to mod it or something? maybe leave it to IT support and let them fix it?

Y0GI · Nov 21, 2013

Blubberykollis :

The tall heat spreaders are usually stuck on with double sided tape and are fairly easy to remove, from what I've been told, although I've never personally done it. If you remove the spreaders, the NH D14 should fit without a problem. Otherwise, just go with a good water cooling kit.

Yogi

Blubberykollis · Nov 21, 2013

Y0GI :

Blubberykollis :

The tall heat spreaders are usually stuck on with double sided tape and are fairly easy to remove, from what I've been told, although I've never personally done it. If you remove the spreaders, the NH D14 should fit without a problem. Otherwise, just go with a good water cooling kit.

Yogi

I'll let the IT support fix it. I bet they can fix it.. somehow. The support near me install components really cheap.

Y0GI · Nov 21, 2013

Blubberykollis :

Y0GI :

I'll let the IT support fix it. I bet they can fix it.. somehow. The support near me install components really cheap.

Cool! If you can make the NH D14 work for you, that will be the most bang for the buck when it comes to OC'ing the i7 4770K.

Good luck!

Yogi

Blubberykollis · Nov 21, 2013

Y0GI :

Blubberykollis :

Cool! If you can make the NH D14 work for you, that will be the most bang for the buck when it comes to OC'ing the i7 4770K.

Good luck!

Yogi

Thanks a lot! And by the way, How much can I safely OC the 4770K? 4.5? 4.6? 5.0???

Y0GI · Nov 21, 2013

Blubberykollis :

Y0GI :

Thanks a lot! And by the way, How much can I safely OC the 4770K? 4.5? 4.6? 5.0???

There is just no way to predict that ahead of time. Some Haswells struggle to get to 4.2 while others seem to like 4.8. You just won't know how your particular CPU will do until you try it.

Yogi

Blubberykollis · Nov 21, 2013

Y0GI :

Blubberykollis :

Y0GI :

Thanks a lot! And by the way, How much can I safely OC the 4770K? 4.5? 4.6? 5.0???

There is just no way to predict that ahead of time. Some Haswells struggle to get to 4.2 while others seem to like 4.8. You just won't know how your particular CPU will do until you try it.

Yogi

Alright! Thanks a lot for your help Yogi

Y0GI · Nov 21, 2013

Blubberykollis :

Y0GI :

Blubberykollis :

There is just no way to predict that ahead of time. Some Haswells struggle to get to 4.2 while others seem to like 4.8. You just won't know how your particular CPU will do until you try it.

Yogi

Alright! Thanks a lot for your help Yogi

You're quite welcome!

Yogi

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