i5 4670k can't be OC'd beyond 4.0Ghz.

[copyrightedlife]

I am new to OCing and I have done it through the bios but due to bad results I did it through through the dual intelligent processors a software that comes with my MoBo.

My specs: 750W Seasonic PSU, EVGA GTX 780 sc, 8g corsair vengeance and a h100i cooler, ASUS maximus vi hero as my mobo.

Obviously the cooling isn't an issue. My PC always crashes if I OC anything to 4.4 or beyond - before it reaches the windows screen it crashes, if I am lucky I get to my desktop then it immediately crashes. My PC is relatively stable at 4.2 but it crashes after a few hours or so.

Am I just incredibly unlucky with my CPU or am I missing something?

 

[Dunlop0078]

Sorry to say but not a lot of people get really high overclocks out of the 4670k id say 4.0ghz is about average for that cpu. Not every cpu is equal some 4670k's will go to 4.5ghz some wont.

 

[Dunlop0078]

And whats your motherboard thats pretty important

 

[copyrightedlife]

And whats your motherboard thats pretty important

Yeah sorry, completely forgot. I've got the ASUS maximus vi hero.

 

[Dunlop0078]

Yah i would think thats the max for the CPU. i would suggest giving your motherboards manual a read maybe theres a feature that could be turned on or off that could help with overclocking.

 

[Dunlop0078]

Also you could check the thermal paste on the cpu you might have too little or too much and double check that your cooler is installed properly what kind of temps are you getting under load?

 

[copyrightedlife]

Also you could check the thermal paste on the cpu you might have too little or too much and double check that your cooler is installed properly what kind of temps are you getting under load?

The temps are fine, I max out on like 60/65 if that when running Prime95 with 4.2GHZ. I get like 40/50 average while gaming.