Benchmarking Results -- Safe to continue OC?

[kevinlong]

Alright here I am again at it... Still trying to learn my way but after a day of researching, reading, and trial and error and going through thinking I broke something re-applying my CPU cooler I am back at it again.

I got my rig:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($238.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H80i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($124.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($83.20 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.92 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($295.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Silverstone TJ08B-E MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1146.05
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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To finally get to 4.4 GHz at 1.226 Voltage, CPU Override VRIN at 2.0V and all my power feature options disabled.

After getting it to boot, I ran some benchmarking systems and stress testing.

I ran AIDA 64 and Intel Extreme Tuning Utility for 10 minutes with these results:
http://imgur.com/grAvC9H

After that I ran OCCT and POV Ray for 5 minutes with these results:
http://imgur.com/B90uZfE
I got an error about 5ish minutes through... not really sure what it was the pictures don't show much.

Now looking at the maximum temperatures I am currently reaching, is this as stable of an OC as I can get if I'm looking for maximum performance without harming the longevity of any of my parts? I'm going to be looking into OCing the uncore and possibly some RAM as well.

EDIT: Alright so I've been playing around with it and I pushed it to 4.5 GHZ with an Uncore OC of 4.0 GHz at 1.31V with CPU VRIN Override at 2V, CPU Vring at 1.2V and All Power Saving Features Disabled

My results after benchmarking on OCCT+POV Ray for 10 minutes:
http://imgur.com/TfdpCyT

Prime 95 v26.6 Small FFT for 10 minutes:
http://imgur.com/xOtTdbU
Still safe on stability and longevity?

AIDA64 for almost 12 hours:
http://imgur.com/Tx7LkGi

 

[avenseth12]

Why do you feel the need to overclock your CPU? That CPU at stock speed will play any game on the market without any problems. Anytime you overclock you run the risk of damaging your CPU.

 

[kevinlong]

Why do you feel the need to overclock your CPU? That CPU at stock speed will play any game on the market without any problems. Anytime you overclock you run the risk of damaging your CPU.

I put this rig together with overclocking in mind because
1) I want maximum performance for the price I'm paying
2) I want to learn how to overclock for future builds
3) Keep the maximum performance without altering the longevity of a CPU.

Yes, of course my CPU is put at risk with OCing which is why I'm on here researching, reading, and asking what seems stable and if I'm pushing my system too far.

 

[avenseth12]

For the price you paid I would not overclock your system, it is not needed. I would not risk $1200 to mess around. I will let someone jump in and give you details about your overclock and safety -- good luck

 

[Godto]

10 min stress test is not safe ... at least 2 hours minimum ... and also not just do the blend or large .. have to do small stress test too because the test your ram( also be hotter too)

 

[kevinlong]

10 min stress test is not safe ... at least 2 hours minimum ... and also not just do the blend or large .. have to do small stress test too because the test your ram( also be hotter too)

Ran Prime 95 v26.6 Small FFT today for 10minutes with these results:
http://imgur.com/xOtTdbU

 

[schmuckley]

Any Prime95 on Haswell is not safe;I would not do it.
If you want to test stability,do 2 runs of Hyper-Pi 32m..
Maybe 3 rounds of IntelBurnTest..
and try encoding a video with Handbrake a couple times.
or..The 1st few minutes of Crysis:Warhead..
If it works correctly past the "flashback" it's stable.

 

[saint19]

10 minutes...2 hours...not enough time for "say" stable.

I tested mine for 9 hours. I also suggest you test the stability with the daily use that you do to the rig.

 

[Godto]

2 hours minimum .. i always test between 6-8 hours depend on the program i use.. AIDA64, OCCT, IBT, Intel Extreme Utility, 3Dmark, PCmark and last is Prime95 v26.6

 

[kevinlong]

Updated the thread with my results with AIDA64 testing for almost 12 hours. I've monitored my temperatures on what I've seen so far as my most CPU intensive game - DayZ doesn't go past 60ish% load and doesn't get higher then 50-60 degrees Celsius.

Results after AIDA64 testing for 12 hours:
http://imgur.com/Tx7LkGi

 

[saint19]

That's an excellent result. How are the temps with daily use?

 

[kevinlong]

That's an excellent result. How are the temps with daily use?

Really solid, so far most of my daily use isn't anything too chaotic, I'm going to be rendering a short video pretty soon but I doubt that will take up much CPU load.

On average I never go past 60% CPU usage and that's with games up and stuff on my secondary monitor. Never go past 60 degrees on average use.

 

[saint19]

I would use the rig with the current settings that you have to check temps and stability with the current applications that your use...just to be sure that is also stable in that daily use.