Am I overclocking Incorrectly?

Zmanrocks · May 20, 2017

Hello everyone Im extremely new to overclocking, I play games alot and I decided to overclock my cpu

Specs:
CPU: Intel I5 4690k
GPU: EVGA Geforce gtx 1050 ti
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z97X 3
OS: Windows 10

I currently have my 4690k overclocked at 4.1ghz and I havent changed the vcore at all! It may be on auto or whatever the default setting is. Am I doing everything wrong? I ran prime 95 for 2 hours or so and everything was fine and my temps were 70 c during the test. I played some player unknown and the fps was better than normal and everything went well.

Any awnsers are appreciated!

Supahos · May 20, 2017

You can probably get 4.2 out of it with either stock voltage or just s tiny bit extra. Seems your cooler could probably handle a bit more but if you want to go after 4.5+ you'll need a better one

Zmanrocks · May 20, 2017

I dont get this whole voltage thing... My psu is a 700w power supply. Or does my psu have nothing to do with how much voltage I can use? Can you tell me how much voltage I would need for 4.2,4.3+?

this is the cooler I have https://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-Hyper-RR-212E-20PK...

If I need a new one can you please recommend me one?

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Supahos · May 20, 2017

Link is dead.

As for specific voltages every chip is a bit different. But it's not too bad. Try a speed, if it doesn't work add more vcore. Try again, repeat

Zmanrocks · May 20, 2017

This one should work: https://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-Hyper-RR-212E-20PK-R2-120mm/dp/B005O65JXI/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1495295927&sr=8-3&keywords=cpu+cooler

Also I boosted up to 4.3 with 1.25vcore and it ran fine for around 6-8 hours overnight it never reached over 78c

Supahos · May 20, 2017

That's good, I'd stop there personally unless you get a new cooler. 78 on prime is perfectly fine, I like to keep mine under 80 under any actual usage and you'd probably be in the 82-83 range on prime with another step

Supahos · May 20, 2017

Those are solid coolers but certainly not meant for a max oc. Either way from 3.5 with all 4 loaded to 4.3 is a substantial gain for "free"

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