Pushing my 4770k

[Billy213]

Just added a custom watercooling loop to my PC (CPU and SLI GPUs) and I'm currently overclocking the CPU.

As it stands I have 4.5ghz@1.350v, with temperatures sat around 70c running Prime95.

I can't seem to get the voltage any lower without losing stability. How far should I be pushing the voltage to achieve 4.6ghz, whilst still achieving acceptable temperatures?

 

[iron8orn]

some people may say your ok going over 70c but i would not recommend it.

prime95 produces the highest stability result but also produces the most heat.

 

[limitzvfxgoespc]

Here are a few links on youtube about watercooling as i'm not an expert at it, nor is a lot of people here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjx9SE3QdTk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghk-kWqUrpE

this will tell you about myths and truth about watercooling. Lastly prime95 is not a realistic source to use. It stresses your cpu beyond a game and video editing software and will never reflect the true temperature you'll get. Test it in a game or video editing software would be my bet, to see the real temperature for about an 1 hour or 2

 

[iron8orn]

honestly.. you must be doing some serious work if you need a 4770k over 4.5ghz

 

[Billy213]

I'm doing this for no other reason than because I can lol. Why build all this if I'm not gonna push it, right?

As for Prime95, I know it produces the most heat but that's what I'm going for. I want to test the limit of the cooling setup I've created, whilst maintaining 100% stability from the overclock.

 

[iron8orn]

I'm doing this for no other reason than because I can lol. Why build all this if I'm not gonna push it, right?

As for Prime95, I know it produces the most heat but that's what I'm going for. I want to test the limit of the cooling setup I've created, whilst maintaining 100% stability from the overclock.

well you hit your wall so its time to investigate cooling further.