Overclocking i7-4790k to the max

[budgetbuilds760]

So I've been experimenting with Overclocking my i7-4790k and I was wondering what is the highest overclock i can achieve?
COOLER: hyper 212 Evo
MOBO: MSI Z97 pcmate
RAM: DDR3 1600 CAS 9 1.5v (TD8G16C9-OC16AK)
I previously had it clocked at 4.7ghz with temps at 70c I simply overclocked it by raising the multiplier to 47 (the default base clock is 100 which I did not change) VCCIN voltage was at 1.796 but then I disabled all the OC settings and reset everything to default when I was told the voltage was too high.
when I started experimenting with the base clock I would get blue screens at first I had no idea why so I went on the intel website and looked at my CPU and it said it did not support RAM higher than DDR3 1600 I know I can change the ram speed in the bios but would be a good combo of high OC and high RAM speed?
what settings should I use to get the highest overclock with temps under 85c?

 

[Brandon138]

Idk about the other stuff but I wouldn't have my CPU voltage that high.

Have you tried any stress tests or is that the idle temp?

 

[bicycle_repair_man]

Disable the overclock immediately, you're running at a dangerously high voltage!

Before you do anything else, take the time to read some overclocking guides and understand EXACTLY what you're doing. The absolute worst thing to do is dive in without any knowledge, which is what you've done.

This is the guide I used and highly recommend that you give it a read; http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/272214-29-wolfram-beginner-guide-overclocking.

In terms of how much of an overclock you'll achieve, that's a complete unknown; it's a "how long is a piece of string?" type question. The 212 EVO is good, but far from the best on the market and your motherboard is rather basic.

 

[budgetbuilds760]

Idk about the other stuff but I wouldn't have my CPU voltage that high.

Have you tried any stress tests or is that the idle temp?

That was the stress test temps i used 'Heavy Load' to stress it and 'MSI Afterburner' to get the temps
as for the voltages I now reset everything to default

 

[budgetbuilds760]

Disable the overclock immediately, you're running at a dangerously high voltage!

Before you do anything else, take the time to read some overclocking guides and understand EXACTLY what you're doing. The absolute worst thing to do is dive in without any knowledge, which is what you've done.

This is the guide I used and highly recommend that you give it a read; http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/272214-29-wolfram-beginner-guide-overclocking.

In terms of how much of an overclock you'll achieve, that's a complete unknown; it's a "how long is a piece of string?" type question. The 212 EVO is good, but far from the best on the market and your motherboard is rather basic.

I did as soon as I saw the reply(thx) I now realize how high that is considering the default is 1.776 and when I speak of these voltages I speak of the the VCCIN voltages not the core voltages the default core voltage is 1.064 however I had the core voltage set to auto
ill raise the multiplier back to 47 when I receive a reply but should I raise the VCCIN voltages until its stable or should I raise the core voltages?
Do you think I might have damaged my CPU with those voltages?

 

[bicycle_repair_man]

I thought you were talking about VCORE and almost jumped out of my skin! 😀

As you probably know, the VCCIN is the CPU input voltage and is supplied from the motherboard to the CPU voltage regulators. VCORE is supplied from the motherboard to the CPU cores. A VCCIN of 1.796 is perfectly fine and whilst I've not used it much myself, I've heard of people going as high as 1.9 VCCIN. Obviously, your mileage may vary.

Speaking from my experience, start by raising VCORE and when you've gone as far as you can, then start to raise VCCIN. Work in small increments and keep an eye on the temperature; it takes an age, but it's the best approach.

 

[4Ryan6]

Overclocking i7-4790k to the max

When I first saw the thread title I thought, Alright! budgetbuilds760 is (Going For the Gold Ring of Overclocking!)

Then I read your first post, Ahh Shucks!

Perception is deceiving and falls in line with assuming as there are different meanings relating to Overclocking to the max, and your reasoning is the max of what you are capable of reaching with your hardware, not the maximum possible overclock for a 4790K, so since I'm here I'll throw in my 2 cents.

So I've been experimenting with Overclocking my i7-4790k and I was wondering what is the highest overclock i can achieve?
COOLER: hyper 212 Evo
MOBO: MSI Z97 pcmate
RAM: DDR3 1600 CAS 9 1.5v (TD8G16C9-OC16AK)
I previously had it clocked at 4.7ghz with temps at 70c I simply overclocked it by raising the multiplier to 47 (the default base clock is 100 which I did not change) VCCIN voltage was at 1.796 but then I disabled all the OC settings and reset everything to default when I was told the voltage was too high.
when I started experimenting with the base clock I would get blue screens at first I had no idea why so I went on the intel website and looked at my CPU and it said it did not support RAM higher than DDR3 1600 I know I can change the ram speed in the bios but would be a good combo of high OC and high RAM speed?
what settings should I use to get the highest overclock with temps under 85c?

Overclocking requires, knowledge, overclock-able hardware, and a really good after market cooling solution, (which you do not have.)

The key to overclocking is keeping the CPU cool enough to increase the multiplier and the Vcore voltage to stabilize the higher multiplier, even if you have managed to overclock to a certain level does not mean you are stable.

If your CPU cooling is inadequate your overclock could be CPU stable but seriously throttling back because of the heat under load, remember: Your CPU is designed to protect itself even against you!

Thermal throttling kills the CPUs output performance, so you may be stable, but benchmarks are lower after the overclock than they were at stock speeds.

We see many here waving their overclock flag bragging about how high and stable they are but continue in total ignorance of the thermal performance fall off, until the next post we usually see is, (Help my benchmark scores are really low, compared to my friend Joe?).

I'm going to supply a link to an overclocking study so you can read what they discovered overclocking their i7-4790K, as they did use air cooling in the study and you can see how far they got with their endeavors and possibly answer your own question as to how far you will get with your air cooling.

http://lab501.net/intel-core-i7-4790k-intel-pentium-g3258-overclocking-study/

Here's a couple of Tips: Do not overclock the base clock leave it at 100mhz!

To keep the CPU temperature as cool as possible, do not overclock the system memory run it at 1600mhz, anything past that speed is overclocking your CPUs memory controller.

 

[budgetbuilds760]

Okay everyone I realize how much of a dumbas* I am. VCCIN voltage doesn't matter at all its about the core voltage(ill be leaving the VCCIN on auto) I have become further educated due to all of your helps and such I cant imagine what bicycle_repair_man must have thought when I said the CPU voltage was at 1.796 (when really I meant VCCIN but I never said that in the thread cuz I had no idea what I was talking about) I will work on overclocking by raising the multiplier and gaming + monitoring the temps (Intel burn in test is way to CPU intensive and unrealistic for CPU usage but I will check for other programs that arent as CPU demanding) once again thx for all the help

 

[bicycle_repair_man]

No worries, best of luck.