My overclocking endeavours. (4790k & 1080)

[PandaAttack1]

Ya that to, you will need a 370 or similar.

lol just keep an eye on the mobo section. or even the combo's

I have no idea why I never even bothered to look at an i5...

 

[PandaAttack1]

Soooo, for the first time I think I am actually running a worthwhile overclock...

I removed the noisy af fans from the h80i, and replaced them with other corsair case fans I had which are a lot quieter. Replaced the tim between the CPU and cooler. On stock speeds idling is around 32 degrees, full load (blend test prime95) is around 70 degrees.

I then applied a 45 multiplier and enabled my XMP profile. (2400mhz).

Idling temps are around 35 degrees, full load (blend test prime95) is around 75 degrees.

This seems much more along the lines of what I would expect.

Now to play some games and see if I still feel so strongly about an upgrade.... Oh, and maybe a new cooler. :3

 

[heinreich]

thank god. i was hoping you wouldnt fall for "upgrading" sideways. 75 in prime is quite decent, check a cpu heavy game like Farcry 5/GTA5 if you have it. Cant think of other cpu heavy games right now ;p OCCT is also a good tester, bit more realistic in terms of usage than prime95 would be which just tries to push your cpu over the proverbial edge.

 

[rinners]

A sweet spot i5 8600k with an asus z370F strix. Easy

Unless you want to stick with more threads on an i7 for work purposes

Unless you go with another sweet spot in the form of Ryzen. You'd get more for your 6K.

 

[Gurshick]

Yeah that temps look far more decent indeed, best cpu intense game I've come across is bf1 and nfs payback, that will chow 8 threads chop chop, but if prime95 can only get 75 out of it, no game will.

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[Gurshick]

Now also go away all you upgrade whisperers! You just derailing this kind gentleman's OVERCLOCKING thread. [emoji23][emoji23]

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[PandaAttack1]

Yeah that temps look far more decent indeed, best cpu intense game I've come across is bf1 and nfs payback, that will chow 8 threads chop chop, but if prime95 can only get 75 out of it, no game will.

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Will I be able to push a bit more without fiddling with voltages?

Maybe 4.7 ish? Going to fiddle more tonight and do some reading on voltages.

 

[heinreich]

Will I be able to push a bit more without fiddling with voltages?

Maybe 4.7 ish? Going to fiddle more tonight and do some reading on voltages.

When I had my 4790k i found 4.5-4.6 to be some of the most stable/consistent for improvement. Anything above was flinchy.. That being said. I was only rocking a 1070 and ddr3 1600. So your experience may be different.

 

[Cookie]

Unless you go with another sweet spot in the form of Ryzen. You'd get more for your 6K.

I have actually been doing some research lately on Ryzen and possibly going to change over. Their specs are pretty impressive

 

[PandaAttack1]

I have actually been doing some research lately on Ryzen and possibly going to change over. Their specs are pretty impressive

I've been such an intel guy though... Every PC and Mac I have ever owned has been powered by Intel... Changing over is a big step for me.

I remember peeling the sticker on the first ever computer my dad bought me, intel inside. I was so proud of that. (Even though I complete botched it and stuck it on skew...)

 

[toy1985]

I have actually been doing some research lately on Ryzen and possibly going to change over. Their specs are pretty impressive

I’ve just upgraded from a 4670k system which I’ve sold for just under 4k. With the help of some carb specials, I managed to put together a quite impressive R5 2600 system for just over 5k.



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[PandaAttack1]

I’ve just upgraded from a 4670k system which I’ve sold for just under 4k. With the help of some carb specials, I managed to put together a quite impressive R5 2600 system for just over 5k.



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Would've been nice to see a comparison, if you had a 4790k.

None of the benches and fps graphs show that an upgrade from a 4790k at 1440p is worthwhile at the moment. WORST case is 20%, average is around 10% improvement in fps...:/

 

[toy1985]

Would've been nice to see a comparison, if you had a 4790k.

None of the benches and fps graphs show that an upgrade from a 4790k at 1440p is worthwhile at the moment. WORST case is 20%, average is around 10% improvement in fps...:/

Sure, a 10% improvement doesn’t look that good. I did it more for “future proofing”. I mean 4th gen is getting long in the tooth now, it sure does still pack a punch when overclocked.


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[PandaAttack1]

Sure, a 10% improvement doesn’t look that good. I did it more for “future proofing”. I mean 4th gen is getting long in the tooth now, it sure does still pack a punch when overclocked.


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Definitely worth having newer generation hardware and tech, just not worth it for me at the moment. Was strongly considering the i5, and I have an offer out or two, but with the oC I am over 120hz on everything I play so I won't gain much either way...

Really looking forward to see what exactly Ryzen comes out with.

 

[Oj0]

Would've been nice to see a comparison, if you had a 4790k.

None of the benches and fps graphs show that an upgrade from a 4790k at 1440p is worthwhile at the moment. WORST case is 20%, average is around 10% improvement in fps...:/

The difference will get smaller and smaller as you increase resolution, as your CPU is no longer the bottleneck.

When it comes to thermal paste, Conductonaut for delidding and Hydronaut between the CPU and cooler. Conductonaut is very risky as it can eat into the metals and is conductive. Don’t bother with Kryonaut, as it offers almost identical performance to Hydronaut while being ten times more of a mission to spread and costing a bit more.

Given the age of your system I’d be more inclined to spend time rather than money on getting the most out of it.

 

[PandaAttack1]

So I bought some new fans! Hopefully she will be more quiet now. Still unable to source the splitters locally in Pretoria.

 

[dash09]

So I bought some new fans! Hopefully she will be more quiet now. Still unable to source the splitters locally in Pretoria.

We drive the same car, I like you now. You should oc the car as well

 

[toy1985]

We drive the same car, I like you now. You should oc the car as well

Is that a ecoboost fezz? I drive one too [emoji16]


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[dash09]

Is that a ecoboost fezz? I drive one too [emoji16]


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ST, sony radio gives it away

 

[Gurshick]

Is that a ecoboost fezz? I drive one too [emoji16]


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Aaaawwwww, you all gonna hold hand now and sing barney? [emoji23][emoji23]

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[toy1985]

ST, sony radio gives it away

I have the Sony HU too.


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[PandaAttack1]

We drive the same car, I like you now. You should oc the car as well

Full stage 2 already! Traction is enough of a problem as is.

 

[dash09]

I have the Sony HU too.


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Exact same 1? I thought those were only in the ST's

 

[toy1985]

Exact same 1? I thought those were only in the ST's

Yep, exact same one. Maybe I just got lucky


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[PandaAttack1]

I installed those 6 fans last night. 2 on the front radiator, 2 on the CPU radiator and 2 on top as intakes.

The case is running somewhat quieter, but my temps have all dropped by around 10degrees under load. The GPU does not go over 40degrees no matter what I throw at it.

I have since tested some games and the improvements are very noticeable. Frames are much more stable and 10-20% better in some unoptimised titles.

All in all very happy. Thanks for everyone who contributed in this thread.

 

[Cookie]

I installed those 6 fans last night. 2 on the front radiator, 2 on the CPU radiator and 2 on top as intakes.

The case is running somewhat quieter, but my temps have all dropped by around 10degrees under load. The GPU does not go over 40degrees no matter what I throw at it.

I have since tested some games and the improvements are very noticeable. Frames are much more stable and 10-20% better in some unoptimised titles.

All in all very happy. Thanks for everyone who contributed in this thread.

Awesome!

Now you can OC that GPU a little! Woot Woot!

Don't forget to change the FAN curves a little.
The aim is to get the fans to be as quiet as possible at different temps while still cooling optimally.


PUMPs - 90% constant. (depends how loud your pumps are though. I would make them change speed if they are to loud on idle)


You didn't find a FAN splitter cable did you?

 

[PandaAttack1]

Awesome!

Now you can OC that GPU a little! Woot Woot!

Don't forget to change the FAN curves a little.
The aim is to get the fans to be as quiet as possible at different temps while still cooling optimally.


PUMPs - 90% constant. (depends how loud your pumps are though. I would make them change speed if they are to loud on idle)


You didn't find a FAN splitter cable did you?

Will definitely go fiddle with the fan curves a bit.

No splitter cable yet, I definitely need some of those. Also need one to mod for the 2 front fans to go into the GPU itself. All in due time.

 

[souljazk]

Will I be able to push a bit more without fiddling with voltages?

Maybe 4.7 ish? Going to fiddle more tonight and do some reading on voltages.

Keep you're VRM's cool, a simple bit of constant airflow will help quite a bit. Not only do they emit a f-load of head (~120 degrees on the upper end) but they're instrumental in a good OC. The OC guru's seem to choose a mobo largely based on VRM's.
Also check you're cooling on the backside of the CPU. I had an old CM case and it has space for a 80mm fan behind the CPU. Miss that

 

[PandaAttack1]

Keep you're VRM's cool, a simple bit of constant airflow will help quite a bit. Not only do they emit a f-load of head (~120 degrees on the upper end) but they're instrumental in a good OC. The OC guru's seem to choose a mobo largely based on VRM's.
Also check you're cooling on the backside of the CPU. I had an old CM case and it has space for a 80mm fan behind the CPU. Miss that

VRM's have a passive fan blowing at full speed on them.

Will check on the back plate, one fan from the top is blowing directly onto it, but will verify.

 

[souljazk]

VRM's have a passive fan blowing at full speed on them.

Will check on the back plate, one fan from the top is blowing directly onto it, but will verify.

Which Msi Z97 do you have? Gaming 3,5,7,9?

What I ment re the back of the CPU, is literally the other side of the CPU IE: the big silver brace. Blow a fan directly at that to if you can.