Ok, sorry for taking longer than the 30 minutes previously stated. My keyboard kind of tried to get drunk with glass of beer before I could. Now that its dried up and sober here's what I have.
Intel I5-4690k
Corsair H100i AIO Liquid Cooler (240mm Radiator w/ 2x 120 Fans)
Gelid GC Extreme Thermal Paste - 4th on the list after potentially dangerous liquid metal solutions (http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/thermal-paste-performance-benchmark,review-32804-17.html)
Gigabyte Z97-UD5H(rev1.0)
8GB GSkill Sniper 1600 (OCd to 1866)
Sapphire HD7950 3GB Boost
Corsair GS800 PSU
CoolerMaster HAF XB Evo (http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/cooler-master-haf-xb-review,review-32761.html)
Monitoring
HWinfo64 - When you start it, check the sensors only box then click run - Easy way to see temps and usage of all devices in your system
CPUZ - Used to use this but the HWiNFO64 gives you everything you need IMHO
Testing:
Intel Burn test - Be careful with this one. It loads the CPU 100% and temps can get high really fast. I start with a Normal test then bump it up 1 level and test again. If I get all the way through Very High my system is usually set well.
AIDA 64 Extreme - Stability Tester - Long run time for best results
OCCT - Couple different test options - Long run time
Now before I begin, your results on air will not be as high as mine. You still can get a decent overclock out of it though as long as you are monitoring your temperatures.
Please do not jump straight to the 4.6ghz since you are on air cooling. Start with a lower Vcore and multiplier and go from there. Below are my setting and down to the point just before I change the Vcore setting and multiplier you should be able to use. Once you have done that then start with the CPU OC.
Start by Leaving the Vcore at stock and up the multiplier to say 40. Save the settings as a separate profile and give it a name you'll recognize and then save and exit. If you are able to boot, restart, go into bios and up the multiplier by 1. Save, Exit, if it boots, increase again. Do this until it cant boot. Once you hit that wall, up the Vcore by .05v so 1.150v. Try again. Repeat until you boot. When you do boot, open the HWinfo and look at your temps. Mine vary anywhere from 25-30c at idle. You can maybe reach 4.2 or 4.3 before your temps start to get high. I haven't tested this CPU with an air cooler so do a quick google search and you should be able to find something.
So on to the settings. Start from the top of the list and work your way down. Again, your Vcore and multiplier are going to be lower so start at stock and slowly work up. If you do need to increase voltage, increase first, then set the multiplier or else you risk locking up your system and having to hard reset.
Anything with the ** after it is something I'm still tweaking to try to get the best stability and speed. Currently with the vcore 1.325v I can run tests and encode movies without BSOD but anything lower, I can pass stress tests but BSOD when I try to convert MKVs with Handbrake for some reason. Games are good though as well.
Voltage Tab (Advanced Power Settings)
Option 1: CPU VRIN Loaline Calibration -> Extreme
Option 4&5: CPU/DDR Current Protection -> Extreme
Option 10: PWM Phase Control -> eXm Perf
Voltage Tab(Chipset Voltage Control)
PCH Core -> 1.100v (1.090v stock) **
Memory Tab(Memory)
X.M.P -> Profile 1
System Memory Multiplier -> 18.66
Frequency Tab(Advanced CPU Core Settings)
Uncore Ratio -> 35 **
Intel Turbo Boost -> Disabled
Hyper Threading -> Disabled
Voltage Tab(CPU Core Voltage Control)
CPU VRIN External Override -> 2.000v (1.800v stock)
CPU Vcore -> 1.325v (1.100v stock) **
CPU Ring Voltage -> 1.100v (1.050v stock)
Frequency Tab(Frequency)
CPU Clock Ratio -> 46 **
Extreme memory Profile -> Profile 1
Test this out. Give me some feedback or results if you get a chance to test it. If anyone else has any pointers please post. I'd like to be able to get mine up to 4.7 or 4.8 stable and would love advice.
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