Question 5.0GHz on I7 4790K Bios Settings needed

LouieSmith66

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Feb 10, 2015
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Hi Guys,

I have an I7 4790K at 4.9GHz but i am finding it hard to get the extra 100mhz.

My specs are as follows

https://valid.x86.fr/ff7qs3

Can anyone help me shed some light on how i can achieve the extra 100mhz?

My voltage is a 1.40 CPU input is 1.8v

Kind Regards

Louie
 

WildCard999

Titan
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Your voltage is too high, 1.3V is the max recommended voltage for that CPU and anything higher can cause electromigration.


"Remember to keep overclocking in perspective. For example, the difference between 4.5 GHz and 4.6 Ghz is less than 2.3%, which has no noticeable impact on overall system performance. It simply isn’t worth pushing your processor beyond recommended Core voltage and Core temperature limits just to squeeze out another 100 MHz. "