Overclocking the 4690k with Noctua NH-U14S [HELP]

[kiwi213]

I'm in the process of switching over to Devil's Canyon.

I've ordered a 4690k on Gigabyte Z97X Gaming 5 and I was thinking of the Noctua NH-U14S cooler for overclocking.

I need help with an overclocking guide, and what sort of speeds should I achieve?

Thanks

(PSU is a CX600 from my previous system)

 

[royalcrown]

I don't know ov a good guide per say, but if you haven't upgraded for awhile you may not be aware that these new MBs do the hard work of overclocking for you. Just go into the bios and select the OC you'd like. The board will try to set it and if it fails it will usually try a lower oc or different setting and then return to stock if it cant get do what you specified.

I haven't really bothered manually because I can just pick 4.6 ghz and my system does it if I want. I usually run stock as there is no need however.

I'm in the process of switching over to Devil's Canyon.

I've ordered a 4690k on Gigabyte Z97X Gaming 5 and I was thinking of the Noctua NH-U14S cooler for overclocking.

I need help with an overclocking guide, and what sort of speeds should I achieve?

Thanks

(PSU is a CX600 from my previous system)

 

[Computer Blackwidow]

I'm in the process of switching over to Devil's Canyon.

I've ordered a 4690k on Gigabyte Z97X Gaming 5 and I was thinking of the Noctua NH-U14S cooler for overclocking.

I need help with an overclocking guide, and what sort of speeds should I achieve?

Thanks

(PSU is a CX600 from my previous system)

I will recommend to do overclocking in bios because it needs less voltage, higher oc and if also increase the processor life comparable to oc by software. Also If you get Any manual settings and of you go for that then the oc will be unstable and will produce more heat. If you give less voltage then you will get unstable oc and if you give higher voltage then it will produce more heat and will reduce CPUs life. So it is important to find a sweet point of correct combination of frequency and voltage. To do that Just follow this Steps:
1) just enable your XMP memory profile if your memory support that.
2) increase the cpu ratio from factory settings a little(whichever smallest possible) and boot in your os.
3) Download cpu stress testing software prime95 and do a stress test around 20 minutes.
4) if it passes then restart and go in bios, increase a little cpu ratio again a little bit.
5) if it passes then repeat 4th method. And if it not passes then go in bios and increase the CPU voltage and again test. Just keep doing that.
6) a time will arrive when the temp will gone so high, at that time you have to stop and keep it to cool.
7) also when doing upper methods you have to keep a eye on your temps.
8) a step will arrive when prime95 will never pass or the temp will gone so high immediately when stress test started, that point you have to stop and you get the unleashed speed of your processor. You got a stable oc now. Watch temps and don't let them go above 80. Also see the guide that I given below, it will tell you the basics. Good Luck.
CB

 

[Computer Blackwidow]

I'm in the process of switching over to Devil's Canyon.

I've ordered a 4690k on Gigabyte Z97X Gaming 5 and I was thinking of the Noctua NH-U14S cooler for overclocking.

I need help with an overclocking guide, and what sort of speeds should I achieve?

Thanks

(PSU is a CX600 from my previous system)

OH!!! I didn't see the PSU!!! Sorry bro but you cant overclock with this PSU. Corsair cx, cs, vs series contains poor Chinese capacitors, it is good for gaming but not for overclocking. It can fry any component of your rig when you try to overclock it. Best way to get a good PSU. Get Seasonic, EVGA, XFX. These are Best Manufacturers of PSU and They have great Japanese capacitors and a good transformer that converts the Alternate current(AC) that comes in our houses to Direct current(DC) that the computer needs. Corsair AX series is also good but it is overpriced. So, I will recommend to get a good PSU from the manufacturers that I given above. EVGA really makes good PSUs at almost same prices. Give your Budget, I will recommend the BEST.
CB

 

[kiwi213]

I've been running my old FX-8350 on a 4.4ghz OC for almost a year now, never had any problems. That has a higher TDP and a higher power consumption than the i5. I'm on a tight budget right now, so a new PSU is out of the question.

 

[Computer Blackwidow]

It doesn't depend on the TDP, it depends on how fast the PSU can complete the need of Voltage and current at so fast rate as they always fluctuates. You can see the fluctuations on CPUz. If you had tried OCing your FX-8350 successfully then you really got a good PSU. You can overclock it to some extent like upto 4 - 4.2 GHz. Noctua NH-U14S is really very good cooler and you can easily reach to this frequency. Good Luck.
CB

 

[kiwi213]

4.0 - 4.2 seems a reasonable target for now, until I can get a better PSU. Will try it with your guide. Thanks

 

[Computer Blackwidow]

No worries.
CB

 

[royalcrown]

@OP not disagreeing with anyone's advice, just saying that Intel is making it harder to overclock in general with all the changes they make now (like onboard voltage regulation, memory controllers, etc). It used to be easier, but I was never into it. I like to keep my stuff running till it dies of old age.