i5 4690k 4,3Ghz 1,18v vcore

[Prontus]

Hi all this is the first time Im overclocking with this cpu. I just put multiplier on 43x and put the vcore on 1,18v. I played BF1 on it for about 45mins and it was stable. Im afraid to use prime95 because i have heard it doesnt work well with Haswell. Do you think I should do something else or the BF1 test is enough. Thank you.

 

[Ironsounds]

Hello... Ya basically just do your everyday and New Day stuff on it... a BSOD will alert you of a problem. B )

 

[Prontus]

Hello... Ya basically just do your everyday and New Day stuff on it... a BSOD will alert you of a problem. B )

Alright I want to go higher because even at 4.3Ghz the 4690k is bottlenecking the 970 in battlefield 1 I'll just play games on this frequency and then if it's stable I'll try to OC more

 

[Ironsounds]

Hello... Basically temperature dictates the level of OverClock you can get on a semiconductor... Lowering the voltage to the device to get the stable FREQ you want will help here... Keep an eye on the CPU temperature to help guide you... Case and CPU coolers also help too get you more.

 

[Prontus]

Hello... Basically temperature dictates the level of OverClock you can get on a semiconductor... Lowering the voltage to the device to get the stable FREQ you want will help here... Keep an eye on the CPU temperature to help guide you... Case and CPU coolers also help too get you more.

I have been playing BF1 for 4 hours and it was stable and with 4.3Ghz and 1.18vcore I was under 63C.

 

[Ironsounds]

Hello... Great... another tip in OC's... underclock or keep checking your RAM settings when doing your CPU OC testing... sometimes changing the CPU settings can also change the RAM communication buss settings, causing communications/sync problems too. Make sure your not OC'ng the RAM as you OC the CPU... and creating a Boot/operational problem there B )

 

[Prontus]

Hello... Great... another tip in OC's... underclock or keep checking your RAM settings when doing your CPU testing... sometimes changing the CPU settings can also change the RAM settings, causing communications/sync problems too. B )

I checked the ram and the settings are fine but I have XMP turned off should I turn it on ?

 

[Ironsounds]

Hello... You don't want to set Freq/timings to your RAM TILL your done setting your CPU freqs/voltages.... Without XMP would be best during your CPU testing. B )

Your CPU is 1333/1600 native memory controller FREQ... and I would be using that as your RAM freq baseline, during your CPU OC testing... What Freq and timings are the RAM running now?
http://ark.intel.com/products/80811/Intel-Core-i5-4690K-Processor-6M-Cache-up-to-3_90-GHz

 

[Prontus]

Hello... You don't want to set your RAM till your done setting your CPU.... B )

Ok thank you for everything I'll continue tomorrow and I'll write my results.

 

[Prontus]

Hello... You don't want to set Freq/timings to your RAM TILL your done setting your CPU freqs/voltages.... Without XMP would be best during your CPU testing. B )

Your CPU is 1333/1600 native memory controller FREQ... and I would be using that as your RAM freq baseline, during your CPU OC setup... What Freq and timings are the RAM running now?
http://ark.intel.com/products/80811/Intel-Core-i5-4690K-Processor-6M-Cache-up-to-3_90-GHz

I managed 4,4Ghz with 1.19v but i see in hwinfo that my Package/ ring power limit was exceeded is that normal ?

 

[Ironsounds]

Hello... I'm not savvy to this item B /

Any software and your BIO's too will have some settings show yellow-red as warnings, when something is... these will be pre-programmed 'numbers" for the APP... if you are overclocking/voltage expect to see these things "triggered" in these APPs.

 

[Prontus]

Hello... I'm not savvy to this item B /

Any software and your BIO's too will have some settings show yellow-red as warnings, when something is... these will be pre-programmed 'numbers" for the APP... if you are overclocking/voltage expect to see these things "triggered" in these APPs.

Hi, alright thanks I have increased the voltage of vcore to 1.2v and been playing BF1 for about 3 hours and everything seems fine and stable. The temps are around 60C so I guess I'm fine.

 

[Ironsounds]

Hello... GJ... LOOKING GOOD... another bit of advanced advice... Your fan speed should be recorded Vs temp data too... as the Fan is added to increase the thermal dissipation... because they use a Low cost, Low weight material for the thermal Heatsink (Copper is best and Aluminum is typical)... once your fan(s) hits top speed you have reached the end of thermal cooling limits of the system (Total watts disapated)... top speed is a physical design limit of the Fan... CFM, Voltage and Speed are the typical specs found on the label/sticker/website. B )

The fan speed change between 1.18v and 1.2v could give you a idea/hint what Thermally has changed in your CPU/system... and further increases are possible or Not possible. Testing with variable, compensating OR Not a stable CFM/FAN speed can make analysis of data harder. Testing requires being able to control all thing in a test environment... sometimes this is not possiable B /

You need to check your Fan specs and make sure your not running at 90-100%, as it will wear out faster... But they are Low cost and easy to replace OR upgrade B / With every Performance boost... you will find the next weak link in the system. This is a maintenance man and engineers constant work load through out his/her career. B )

 

[Prontus]

Hello... GJ... LOOKING GOOD... another bit of advanced advice... Your fan speed should be recorded Vs temp data too... as the Fan is added to increase the thermal dissipation... because they use a Low cost, Low weight material for the thermal Heatsink (Copper is best and Aluminum is typical)... once your fan(s) hits top speed you have reached the end of thermal cooling limits of the system (Total watts disapated)... top speed is a physical design limit of the Fan... CFM, Voltage and Speed are the typical specs found on the label/sticker/website. B )

The fan speed change between 1.18v and 1.2v could give you a idea/hint what Thermally has changed in your CPU/system... and further increases are possible or Not possible. Testing with variable, compensating OR Not a stable CFM/FAN speed can make analysis of data harder. Testing requires being able to control all thing in a test environment... sometimes this is not possiable B /

You need to check your Fan specs and make sure your not running at 90-100%, as it will wear out faster... But they are Low cost and easy to replace OR upgrade B / With every Performance boost... you will find the next weak link in the system. This is a maintenance man and engineers constant work load through out his/her career. B )

Hi I see that my fan runs about 80% of its rpm with these settings, but it is a cheap fan that can be replaced or RMAd if it fails. You taught me a lot and I think I now know the most important things in overclocking. Thank you