i7-4790k overclocking with MSI z97s SLI Krait edition

[kyle2kxx]

Hello all, I have a 4790k with a MSI z97s SLI Krait edition, annnd I bought a Kraken x62 cooler so I wanted to try and overclock. I have my CPU @ 4.5Ghz with a voltage of 1.200. I did not change anything else,and the core voltage/ring thing is left on default. so my question is, just to be sure, it's not hogging all the power all the time is it? I'm new to OC 😀

 

[lodders]

Don't worry, it is fine.
I suggest you try setting it to 4.5Ghz at 1.25V.
Use hardware monitor to check that when the CPU is at 100% the CPU core temperature stays at or below 70°C
I don't bother with stress testing very much, just see if the PC runs reliably for several hours gaming without bugs or crashing.

 

[kyle2kxx]

Don't worry, it is fine.
I suggest you try setting it to 4.5Ghz at 1.25V.
Use hardware monitor to check that when the CPU is at 100% the CPU core temperature stays at or below 70°C
I don't bother with stress testing very much, just see if the PC runs reliably for several hours gaming without bugs or crashing.

What about turbo boost? Or anything else I should disable/enable? And I have the Kraken x62 so temperatures are not a issue