Erkki Muhonen
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4690K, Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 3 @4,6GHZ+++
hey guys,
so i just completed this build and have started overclocking it.
ive tested the included autotuning software etc. and it pushed the cpu up to 5,3 before hitting the BSOD. Manually I was able to push this thing up to 4,9 with 1,359v.(?not entirely sure since i didnt screenshot any of the cpu-z and aida/occt and prime95 numbers) I have a AIO cooler from Enermax(120S TAA) 120mm in push pull with the stock enermax fan pushing and a noctua NF-F12 pulling. At 4,9 it was stable but really hot unless i enabled the EIST. (like 86 degrees c in aida64)
I have dropped it down to 4,6 now which is pretty stable at 1,235v. In AIDA64 temps are up to 65 degrees after 10 minutes or so. and maybe im a bit stupid being disappointed with 4,6 on this CPU, but as im writing this now my temps are between 25-30 degrees i shouldnt really
Nonetheless, I would at least like to find a stable 4,8 or 4,7 but im really stuggling with the voltage on these two. Gearing up to 4,9 was easier in terms of the voltage than making the 4,7 and 4,8 stable and also relatively cool.
Ive tried basically all voltages in the 1.25 to 1.30v spectrum. The stability tests like AIDA, Prime 95 and OCCT basically tells me my system is stable. My windows performance for sure isnt. suddenly opening programs, booting, restarting etc. is really slow and almost unresponsive. Which is kind of weird.
the only thing i havent tweaked around with is the vring, cause this is a kind of new area for me. Ive seen some older guides on the haswell chips suggesting putting ring voltage to somewhere between 1,15 and 1,2 and the cpu vrin override to 1,7 to 2,0v. and this is the scary part for me since this is an area where ive also read you can ruin your chip. can anyone guide me to a good guide, post or give some advice on this? I am actually very happy with running stable with 4,4 and 4,6. This is still better than many of the 4770K were able to do. Ok, this was a bit of a messy post since i really didnt plan how i was gonna express myself but hopefully youll be able to make sense of what im asking
Short version:
Currently successful overclocks with these numbers:
Updateadded 42X multiplier. (which i cant make stable either, for some reason it always boosts up to 1,5v on the vcore every time i run some kind of benchmark or stability test. Will do more tests tho. tested volts: 1,08v, 1,11v, 1,13v, 1,15v,1,18v.Update 2 -apparently i might have been stable, but OCCT produced odd results so will redo all the volts with aida64
44X @ 1,188(this translates to 1,2 during full load) Update seems like the ultimate sweet spot for this CPU. No issues at all. No throttling or drooping during benchmarking/stability test either.
46X @ 1,225(seems to be 1,25 during full load) Update: best stable voltage found at 1,218v -Totally stable and ok temps. (68 degrees C during full load in AIDA64 about 15minutes in)
49X @ 1,359(seen as 1,35 in cpu-z)-stable but extremely hot.
unable to make stable 47 and 48X multipliers. Need suggestions for tiny voltage tweaks.(or baseclock?) I've tested with 0,02v leaps from 1,25 to 1,33v. Perhaps i need to take it down to 0,01v leap. let me know what you people think.
Update 3:Managed to get stable 42x multiplier at 1.11(it might work with a lover volt as well, but i feel pretty comfy around the 1,08 to 1,15v area.
hey guys,
so i just completed this build and have started overclocking it.
ive tested the included autotuning software etc. and it pushed the cpu up to 5,3 before hitting the BSOD. Manually I was able to push this thing up to 4,9 with 1,359v.(?not entirely sure since i didnt screenshot any of the cpu-z and aida/occt and prime95 numbers) I have a AIO cooler from Enermax(120S TAA) 120mm in push pull with the stock enermax fan pushing and a noctua NF-F12 pulling. At 4,9 it was stable but really hot unless i enabled the EIST. (like 86 degrees c in aida64)
I have dropped it down to 4,6 now which is pretty stable at 1,235v. In AIDA64 temps are up to 65 degrees after 10 minutes or so. and maybe im a bit stupid being disappointed with 4,6 on this CPU, but as im writing this now my temps are between 25-30 degrees i shouldnt really
Nonetheless, I would at least like to find a stable 4,8 or 4,7 but im really stuggling with the voltage on these two. Gearing up to 4,9 was easier in terms of the voltage than making the 4,7 and 4,8 stable and also relatively cool.
Ive tried basically all voltages in the 1.25 to 1.30v spectrum. The stability tests like AIDA, Prime 95 and OCCT basically tells me my system is stable. My windows performance for sure isnt. suddenly opening programs, booting, restarting etc. is really slow and almost unresponsive. Which is kind of weird.
the only thing i havent tweaked around with is the vring, cause this is a kind of new area for me. Ive seen some older guides on the haswell chips suggesting putting ring voltage to somewhere between 1,15 and 1,2 and the cpu vrin override to 1,7 to 2,0v. and this is the scary part for me since this is an area where ive also read you can ruin your chip. can anyone guide me to a good guide, post or give some advice on this? I am actually very happy with running stable with 4,4 and 4,6. This is still better than many of the 4770K were able to do. Ok, this was a bit of a messy post since i really didnt plan how i was gonna express myself but hopefully youll be able to make sense of what im asking
Short version:
Currently successful overclocks with these numbers:
Updateadded 42X multiplier. (which i cant make stable either, for some reason it always boosts up to 1,5v on the vcore every time i run some kind of benchmark or stability test. Will do more tests tho. tested volts: 1,08v, 1,11v, 1,13v, 1,15v,1,18v.Update 2 -apparently i might have been stable, but OCCT produced odd results so will redo all the volts with aida64
44X @ 1,188(this translates to 1,2 during full load) Update seems like the ultimate sweet spot for this CPU. No issues at all. No throttling or drooping during benchmarking/stability test either.
46X @ 1,225(seems to be 1,25 during full load) Update: best stable voltage found at 1,218v -Totally stable and ok temps. (68 degrees C during full load in AIDA64 about 15minutes in)
49X @ 1,359(seen as 1,35 in cpu-z)-stable but extremely hot.
unable to make stable 47 and 48X multipliers. Need suggestions for tiny voltage tweaks.(or baseclock?) I've tested with 0,02v leaps from 1,25 to 1,33v. Perhaps i need to take it down to 0,01v leap. let me know what you people think.
Update 3:Managed to get stable 42x multiplier at 1.11(it might work with a lover volt as well, but i feel pretty comfy around the 1,08 to 1,15v area.
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