i5 4690k overclock?

[Natecwolf]

I have a i5 4690k and a msi z97s karait edition mobo. The cpu ia cooled by a 212 evo and I want to know should I use the motherboard's "OC genie" or do it by myself.

 

[snowctrl]

OC Genie will give you a great idea of what your system con achieve, but I would then look carefully at the settings it has chosen and make sure it is not using to much vCore ie fine tune the overclock yourself, and of course test it carefully before you commit to it for the duration

 

[Natecwolf]

OC Genie will give you a great idea of what your system con achieve, but I would then look carefully at the settings it has chosen and make sure it is not using to much vCore ie fine tune the overclock yourself, and of course test it carefully before you commit to it for the duration

So basically make sure the temp doesnt go above 75c while gaming?

 

[geofelt]

How high you can OC is firstly determined by your luck in the bin lottery.
I had high expectations from the Devil's canyon parts and their better thermals.
I found out that the thermals really do not matter unless, perhaps, you are a competitive overclocker.
Haswell runs quite cool, that is, until you raise the voltage past 1.25v or so.
Once you go past 1.3v, then you really do need very good cooling to keep stress loads under say 85c.
But, the consensus is that voltages higher than 1.30 are not a good thing for 24/7 usage.
I have been unable to find any official Intel recommendation on what is a safe vcore limit.

I have found that the automated motherboard overclocking tends to be very aggressive.
Using the bios, keep all on auto, including the ram.
Gradually raise the multiplier and stress test with occt(it uses your normal type instructions unlike prime95).
Monitor vcore and temperature.
OCCT will terminate the test at 85c.
Do not let vcore go much past 1.3v.

When you find your limit, back off a notch.
Implement adaptive voltage and speed step. That will lower the multiplier and vcore when the cpu has little to do.

You will not reach stress test conditions while gaming.

 

[snowctrl]

Too much heat or vCore will damage your CPU over time. And more vCore causes more heat.

Basically, find out the max safe vCore for your chip and never, ever, go over that. And watch your temperatures to...