(i5-4690k) Which OC is safe for 24/7 use?

[dylmi91]

Hello TH Community, quick question.

I've been experimenting with OC'ing my CPU for some time now. And I was wanting to gather opinions on which OC you would stick with out of the 3 that I have done.

Note: All of these OC's are STABLE. I did stress tests on all of these.

4.5 GHz - 1.19v (30c idle ~ 60-65c full load) (about 50 - 55c gaming)
4.7 GHz - 1.255v (30c idle ~ 65-70c full load) - I get random 1 second spikes up to about 73c then it drops back down. Doesn't happen often. (55 - 65c gaming)
4.8 GHz - 1.32v (30-35c idle ~ 70c-75c full load) - Random spikes up to about 76c for a second then drops back down. Doesn't happen often. (60c - 70c gaming)

I am aiming to get the highest OC possible atm. My system specs are listed below.

CPU - Intel Core i5-4690k
GPU - Gigabyte GTX 960 4GB Overclocked (1500 MHz Core Clock/3600 MHz Memory Clock)
PSU - Kingwin ABT-850MM 850W Power Supply
RAM - Crucial Ballistix 16gb (1600 MHz)
COOLER - Hyper 212 Evo

Let me know what you guys think. Thanks!

 

[tanckattb]

Firstly, wow that CPU overclocked like a champ, even having pretty reasonable temps while at full load at 4.8 Ghz

I will say all of those configurations are safe for 24/7 use, I don't think it will be until something like 3-5 years later that you'll see something bad(relative to the time you first got the CPU).
If I had something like your setup, I would stick with the 4.8Ghz overclock, as well I wouldn't really mind having noise (I have my own game at quite a high volume xd) and I don't really mind having those temperatures of yours.



gg