Is it worth to overclock an i5 4670K from 4.3 to 4.5 Ghz

[Simicro]

Hi all,

 

I bought my rig late 2013 and just upgraded to 16 Gb RAM and got a new GTX 1080.

 

The motherboard is a MSI Z87-G43 Gaming.

 

The CPU is an i5 4670K (3.4 GHz).

 

In 2014 I overclocked the CPU to 4.3 Ghz by simply using the built-in selector in the MSI BIOS software.

 

Then I tried to play a bit with voltage but without completely mastering what I did.

 

So by security I increased by 0.1 Volt increment.

 

But rapidly the system became unstable so I decided to stay at 4.3 GHz.

 

And since then, all has been fine so I think I will keep as is.

 

By curiosity, I wonder if it would be worth trying to overclock to 4.5 Ghz?

 

Basically and mathematically speaking, going from 4.3 to 4.5 is a 4.65% increase.

 

That is very little. But maybe it does not work like that?

 

By the way my cooler is a Master Hyper 212 EVO (it is not a water cooling).

 

So it is not enough I believe to cool the additional overclocking to 4.5 GHz.

[Esac_mirmidon]

No. Its not worthy.

 

I've a 2500K at 3.3 OC to 4.5. i can go higher but is not stable anymore and is not worthy that extra 5%. The perfomance boost you already have is pretty good enough.

[Simicro]

Thanks for your opinion mate.

 

Gracias hombre! Un saludo.

[ricktoberfest]

People (including me) can really get caught up in that last little overclock. But for using the computer it’s more important that it be stable than as fast as possible. I pushed my I5 3570k up to 4.7, but then brought it back down to 4.5 just to keep the heat down to normal levels. When you’re playing a game the last thing you need is a shutdown due to excess heat or loud fans running in the background just to keep it stable.

 

 

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[Esac_mirmidon]

Exact. Go for the highest stable OC you can without forcing temps or voltage and keep it there.

 

Having a blue screen while flying for a 5% extra is not worth it

[Abburo]

No voltage tweak and you will be on the safe side.

My i54670 became unstable after 4GHz only.... so you are good @4.3

[javelina1]

mine has been at 4.2ghz for the last 3 years. you're doing fine at 4.3! :-)

[Knock-Knock]

In short. Nope :)

[toutenglisse]

the answer is in the first sticky thread of this secton :

[Demon_]

I hit the first wall at 4.56Ghz (i7 3770K). On a pillow at 4.4Ghz.

4.3 to 4.5Ghz, you will gain only a few fps. Not worth the headache.

[Simicro]

Thank you all.

 

So I will stay at 4.3 Ghz which proved rock-solid for several years.

 

With my upgraded rig (RAM + GFX) I am now DCS 2.5 ready I believe and I hope I can last several years.

 

Next time I will change the whole PC. By that time, hopefully CPU will default be at 5 Ghz.