Moderate Overclock on 4790k?

[NerdOutpost]

I was wondering what a moderate overclock would be on the i7 4790k. I am using a Hyper 212 Evo cooler and it was recommended that I overclocked it to a 'moderate' standard and I was wondering what that would equal to in GHz?

 

[volcanoscout]

I haven't played with it yet, but from what I've read about it's temp curve, with a 212 Evo I wouldn't take it above 4.2GHz as your base clock. Above 4.4GHz, it shares the same temp curve as the 4770K, which means it gets very hot, very fast. Try 4.2 and keep a close eye on your temps until you're comfortable that it can handle it. Above that you'll need better cooling.