Question How to boost my 4790Ks performance without reducing lifespan (noticeably)

[chipimaurino]

Hey everyone, so recently I undervolted my laptop to fix it being slower than it could be, and while I will do that to my Desktop CPU as well, I was wondering if there is anything else I can do to get at least somewhat significant improvement since this one doesnt have laptop limits, without reducing its lifespan. As Im sure you know, while the 4790K is supposedly good at OC, its also quite old by now and the day it dies Im probably gonna need either a new one or, more likely, pretty much whole new PC with new gen parts that arent DDR3 .
Id appreciate some help as I dont have much experience overcloking and its only with GPUs.
Here is the data while under load during Cinebench, I should note that even the max temp reached of 73 is not enough to get my CPU fans to gear up and they never started spinning faster than their usual silent speed, so the actual cooling capacity is higher. Should I change that so the cooling is more aggressive? I imagine 73 is a perfectly fine temperature to be at without damage but what do I know...

https://imgur.com/jYlj0Sx

https://imgur.com/wegvF2L

(Incidentally, Id also like to boost my GPU a little without reducing its lifespan but I imagine that'll need another thread in the GPU forum)

 

[kanewolf]

Hey everyone, so recently I undervolted my laptop to fix it being slower than it could be, and while I will do that to my Desktop CPU as well, I was wondering if there is anything else I can do to get at least somewhat significant improvement since this one doesnt have laptop limits, without reducing its lifespan. As Im sure you know, while the 4790K is supposedly good at OC, its also quite old by now and the day it dies Im probably gonna need either a new one or, more likely, pretty much whole new PC with new gen parts that arent DDR3 .
Id appreciate some help as I dont have much experience overcloking and its only with GPUs.
Here is the data while under load during Cinebench, I should note that even the max temp reached of 73 is not enough to get my CPU fans to gear up and they never started spinning faster than their usual silent speed, so the actual cooling capacity is higher. Should I change that so the cooling is more aggressive? I imagine 73 is a perfectly fine temperature to be at without damage but what do I know...

https://imgur.com/jYlj0Sx

https://imgur.com/wegvF2L

(Incidentally, Id also like to boost my GPU a little without reducing its lifespan but I imagine that'll need another thread in the GPU forum)

A desktop you can get better cooling and not have to undervolt. Not possible with a laptop.

 

[chipimaurino]

A desktop you can get better cooling and not have to undervolt. Not possible with a laptop.

Then what do I do?

 

[kanewolf]

Then what do I do?

Since you haven't listed what you have for case, motherboard, or cooling, I have no idea.

 

[punkncat]

IMO, if you have gotten to a point where you feel the need for a faster system you may want to consider going with a platform update. Where the 4790K is a legendary CPU on a great chipset platform, it is about to go 11 generations and years old. Even a very humble newer i3 based system is significantly more powerful at the cost of less energy and heat as well. In spite of this aspect the 4790K is still somewhat attractive on the used market. Alongside a quality motherboard it could help subsidize a small part of the new system.

Not specifically that a buyer would believe it hadn't been OC, at the very least leaving it fully operational (and not risking that damage or failure) is more valuable.

 

[USAFRet]

Then what do I do?

In what way is the performance lacking, that an OC will overcome?