Overclocking i5 4690k with asrock z97 extreme 6 motherboard with cool master evo 212 ?

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chris78

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Cpu : i5 4690k @ 3.5ghz (stock)
Motherboard : asrock z97 extreme 6
Gpu: msi gtx 980ti
Ram: 16gb 1333mhz ddr 3 ram
Psu: xfx 850 watt
Cooler master 212 evo air cooler
Soundcard: creative sound blaster zx

I have a very good performing system as it is I was just wondering would I be worth me overclocking to 4 ghz or higher or will the temps get to high, I am a complete novice at overclocking so any help would be much needed lol??

 
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Firstly you can just try increasing multiplier without modifying the voltage. Should get you to 4Ghz easily. 4.4-4.5Ghz is not an unrealistic goal with a 212. All comes down to how stable it is without raising the core voltage too much.

Here is a quick guide:

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-1722630/intel-god-quick-dirty-guide-4ghz-haswell.html

More in depth:

http://www.overclock.net/t/1411077/haswell-overclocking-guide-with-statistics

My favorite:

http://www.overclock.net/t/1401976/the-gigabyte-z87-haswell-overclocking-oc-guide
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Set the voltage to 1.2v and set the multiplier to 40x, then do a stability test for a few hours with medium to full loads to see what the temps look like. Then from there you can fine tune it, like lowering the voltage or raising the OC depending on temps. I'd aim for 70c at 80% CPU load because that's probably the upper end of what you'll be hitting. Though I do not recommend trying to go past 4.5Ghz or 1.25v if you don't know what you are doing, anything more might damage the CPU (probably not but there is a small chance).

Judging by your mobo and PC I'd say you can probably get 1.2v with 4.4Ghz as long as you set the CPU cooler to keep it under 70c at 80% load. It should idle at 25-30, if it idles higher than that, undo the OC.
 
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Firstly you can just try increasing multiplier without modifying the voltage. Should get you to 4Ghz easily. 4.4-4.5Ghz is not an unrealistic goal with a 212. All comes down to how stable it is without raising the core voltage too much.

Here is a quick guide:

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-1722630/intel-god-quick-dirty-guide-4ghz-haswell.html

More in depth:

http://www.overclock.net/t/1411077/haswell-overclocking-guide-with-statistics

My favorite:

http://www.overclock.net/t/1401976/the-gigabyte-z87-haswell-overclocking-oc-guide
 
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