i5 4690k OC - safe temperatures?

[floskan]

I decided to OC my 4690 and ended up with 4.4 ghz and 1.180 VCORE. Ran some small ftts in prime95 and reached 74c at The most. Is this an ok OC or are the temps too high? Using a 212 evo fan.

 

[migronesien]

74c are "high" but not too high. Anythig over 80c would be problematic. I would be fine with 74c @4.4Ghz. Even if the temps seem a bit high for your voltage.

4.4Ghz @1.18v sounds like a nice OC.

Your CPU wont even come close to that in normal gaming so you're perfectly fine.

 

[DonkeyOatie]

It's a big read, but read this for almost all the answers and most of the questions http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-1808604/intel-temperature-guide.html


That's a good voltage too. I needed over 1.20 to get to 4.4Ghz, and run at 1.283 and 4.6Ghz, with 1.378 and 4.8Ghz being far too much voltage for me, although the temperatures were OK.
Anything less than low 80s with Prime95 26.6 stress test is good. That will translate to about 60C in normal use.

 

[Jonathan Cave]

Your throttle temp is 100 degree's and you have 26 degrees to spare so don't worry. Your CPU will never run @ 74 degree's unless you use P95 or another stress test programme.

I have an EVO 212 and i get ~65 @ 4.2Ghz @ 1.25v.

Things that could reduce temps:

1. Re-fitting your 212 - remove existing thermal paste with a microfibre cloth or kitchen roll - just make sure there's no fibres on the cpu itself, apply thermal paste again and see if that helps.

2. Try cleaning your HSF if it has collected dust with compressed air.

3. invest in better thermal compound, but tbh your CPU temps are fine as they are.

The size of your case will effect temps and also if you have a GPU with a blower style can reduce temps.

 

[guanyu210379]

The OC result is good but the temp is not so good, although not yet bad, actually I can live with that 74'C on Prime95.
But, you have also the correct idea about trying to get further cooler if you can.

The usual stuffs to be checked if you have temperature issues:
What is your room temp? How is the air flow in your PC case? Did you mount the cooler (incl. thermal paste) correctly? All fans are running correctly (inlc. blowing direction)? How about the dust?

 

[geofelt]

Temperatures are a direct result of how high the vcore is.
At 1.180 and 4.4, you scored a very good chip.
You can increase the multiplier to the point where vcore is 1.30 without worry of damage.

That level will generate more heat, but so long as your stress test is under 85c. you are ok.
The cpu will throttle or shut down if it gets dangerously hot. That point is about 100c.

Not to worry.
Under normal operating or even heavy usage, you will not come close to having a problem.
Your 212 evo should be adequate so long as you have sufficient front fresh air intake capability.

 

[floskan]

Thanks everyone for your answers! I decided to go with this OC for now and see how it pans out.

I did get a BSOD earlier, something about "cpuz138_x64.sys", and i assume that isn't related to the OC but with some kind of CPU-Z driver? Anyways, thanks for your advice.

 

[SylentVyper]

If all you ran was P95 to test for stability, you should run some more. BSOD is a bad sign. Try running a few more, such as AIDA 64 and Real Bench.

Which P95 did you run? If you're running the latest one, 75 is a good temp, as the one you should be running, and other stress tests, won't go near that high either.

 

[DonkeyOatie]

I'd try OCCT too that is the one that found unstable OCs the fastest for me.