The year is 2022. My PC is reaching its 8 year anniversary and here I am considering overclocking my i7 4770k for the first time. Couldn't have found a better video.
Amazing this video is still useful after all this time. I am upgrading a side build from i5 4590 to i7 4790 and came across this video just looking around for videos on lga 1150. Don't know but I may go with the best unlocked i can find for the machine. I am just curious how much I can actually feel with the cpu upgrade. I'm not expecting much but overclocking may help it be felt a lil more.
@@troeteimarsch Thanks dumbass! I would have never known without you!!!🙏🏻🙏🏻 If you really want to know: It’s about my old ass mainboard. The i7 4790 is the „best“ CPU one can get for the 1150 socket. No need to change the hole motherboard Sherlock „Stock im Arsch“
I've heard and watched a thing or two from Linus for a long time, but never actually stopped to watch and learn from a long explanation like this. Yep, this is my first time watching this video, and I'm impressed that these infos given, they still fit for today's OC standards.
@@waldikempel1233 same here, I have an i5 4690k and get bad stability in game which brought me here.. it's time to put the K to use and squeeze some more power out of it
I felt it when he was talking about luck of the draw, I have 2 GPUs that do a 5% OC at best a 1650 and 2060 super and then I have a GTX465 that does a 30+% OC just fine.
@@tilburg8683 9 series was last known good geforce overclocers. With my 950 i got +15-20% over clocked performance. And now i have Zotac GTX1060/3 AMP Core which maxes at 2100Mhz from 1800 stock "boost", and i've been told that this is impressive...
Here it is 2018 and my 4770k is still going strong, and I still haven't needed to overclock it. Just put a 1080ti in for VR and it's still GPU bound (I'm staring at you Fallout 4 VR). But I figure that when it does eventually start lagging behind I can come back to this great video and squeeze some more performance out of it rather than having to invest in a new CPU, motherboard, and memory.
great information to know! just ordered a used RX480 Strix (GTX1060 equivalent) and was wondering if my 4670K could handle that much GPU. from what you are saying i figure its not going to be a problem. may not even need to overclock my CPU, if i do i'll just bump up the CPU clock to where i get the speeds seen listed for the 480 in Firestrike.
@@felipe96150 4770K is a sweet chip but unfortunately the used ones i saw are too much money. you should be able to keep your rig for years to come rocking that CPU.
@@ericmartin2470 i managed to get one today along with an ROG Maximus VI for £150 Should tie me over until Ryzen 3000 chips come out, my 2500K is flagging despite being OC'd to 4.6ghz for 6 years, and now i've got the 1080ti, it's really showing it's age.
Clear, concise & able to explain in plain english but still inform us more advanced tech users of all the functions. Love your tech tips Linus! Keep them up!
Linus; you are a true professional. You are not only a super tech geek, but you also have the common sense and ability to transfer your vast knowledge to your followers who may not have your in-depth experience. Keep up the tech tips and we will keep watching! Thanks for the hard work!
At 17:25 Cpu strap is mentioned, It's worth noting as it's good tool for allowing you to overclock CPU's with fixed multipliers, Without the worry of instability due to over components that don't respond well to changes to the base speed.
I must say - you are excellent. Just built a 4790 pc and finally got almost all components working (except M.2 ssd which apparently doesn't actually work with ASUS Maximus 7). I really like my Intel/ASUS/Corsair components and recommend them. I am running 30C-45C at 4.4G and really see no need to go higher, tho I like to know my options. This video tells me all I can comprehend and has filled in a big info gap between sketchy ASUS documentation and "what's possible". I look forward to tweaking for Hz as I become more comfortable with the technology.
After sifting through a bunch of less than helpful videos on overclocking, I found this gem. You did an awesome job of producing a highly informative video with great production quality, that wasn't longer than it needed to be. Thanks so much for your efforts! BTW, I've got my i7 4790k on an Asus Maximus VII Hero doing 4.8 GH3 at 1.215 V, with each of the cores averaging about 60C, and RAM at 1600 MHz - and this is stable running Aida64 for almost 6 hours! I'm almost wondering if I'm missing something - seems too good to be true.
Just to provide an update, although the configuration I mentioned above was stable in most cases (including in benchmarks), I kept getting crashes when playing Far Cry 4. So I ended up raising the Vcore to 1.24 V, resulting in the core temps averaging anywhere from the mid to high 60s (depending on the core), with max core temps of about 81C (but with typical temps at any given moment being in the 60s and 70s, and the temps rarely going higher than about 77C). So the temps are a bit higher than I'd like, but from what I gather, anything below 85C is considered relatively safe (especially when the average/typical temps are much lower). I'm definitely pushing the system to its limits, but hey... I've got it stable at 4.8 GHz with air cooling! In any case, things seem to be more stable now (i.e. no more crashes in FC4), but I'm still waiting for more time to pass before coming to a firm conclusion on that.
+K- “K-Hype3” Hype dude the fact that happened is amazing but it would be wise to only put it to a point where it will still run games perfectly otherwise your wasting power
I have spent the last couple hours researching for an overclock I am planning on my new 4770k and Asus Z87 Impact. This was by far the most helpful and combined the useful tips from all the sources I found.
Great tutorial, instead of just being like "Hey this is how you overclock your CPU: you set this to this and that to this and you're done!" like most videos on TH-cam, you went the extra mile and actually explained what each individual piece of software/hardware is capable of doing and discussing how certain things can ruin your hardware.
I'll outdo this video with this quote: "Now, I’ll share a secret imparted by the folks at ASUS who gave several reviewers some tips on overclocking the retail stepping Haswell chips: Set Vcore to 1.20 V. Set all cores to 46x (which would be a 4.6 GHz overclock), save & reboot. If the system boots past the UEFI and either begins to load or, ideally, makes it into the OS and is stable, you have a 50th percentile or greater chip on the Haswell overclocking-ability bell curve. If it won’t at least boot there and make it into the UEFI, you probably have less than a 50th percentile chip. You can expect chips in the lower 50th percentile to top out in the 4.4-4.5 GHz range at 1.25 V."
Linus, you are awesome! I am switching to Intel after couple of years and wanted a quick overview of how things work on the Intel side for OC'ing...and this was just perfect! Thanks!
Here is a extra tip if you like Asus. Very pleased with the Asus 6 Formula. If you use a closed water cooling system (H100 etc) connected its motor to CPU as normal, but connect its fans to the Chassi fan connectors. This is because you can control these with Asus AI suit 3 that comes with the board. OCing in AI suit 3 is a one click thing and since your fans are connected to the CH1 and 2 connectors you can set them to much lower speed for a silent desktop only experience. Of course bios OC will give better overall results, but currently my AI suit stats are 4400mhz at 1,248volt and 2400mhz ram at 1,65volt. If you choose to bios OC you can still use the fan control features of AI suit 3.
Lobos222 Thanks for the tips! I actually currently am on a tight budget so sticking with air cooling....gonna use hyper 212 EVO...and I do prefer bios OC since its the definitive way of OC'ing IMHO...
ThaRamoHD Its a 4 pin fan connector on a motherboard where you can connect a 3 or 4 pin fan to which will power the fan. Formula has 3 CH connectors which can be control the fan speeds via software, but also has 3 more optional fan connectors and 2 cpu fan connectors. Some of these 4 pin connectors also have 2 pin connector next to them and those are for powering the the extra lights on some fans that come with those.
ThaRamoHD It basically like Lobos222 said, a fan connector than can accept 3 or 4-pin fans. Note, these connectors are there to connect the additional case/tower fans. Also, not that case fans can have a molex connector too which can be connected directly to the PSU(Power Supply Unit). The main benefit of using the chassis fan connectors is that they allow you to control the speed of the fans in your case...
My friend overclocked his CPU and forgot to change the voltage and it ended up shooting out a foot long spark out the back of his PSU, strangely after that the CPU functioned better than ever.
When overclocking Ivy Bridge or Haswell, you should definately knock the IHS off your cpu and reapply some proper thermal paste on the die. Will give you much better temps as the thermal concrete that are on there from the fabric is shocking!
Hahaha I’m still running Z97 and just watched this just to check I hadn’t missed any settings I should have set. Production quality is much better in the more recent videos and I miss it when there is no sponsor or lttstore.com plug.
The year is 2024, I am still limping along this god-like CPU known as the i7-4770k. She's got an NZXT Kraken water cooler keeping her cold, and she clocks high. Paired up with a 1660 Super, somehow my PC is still usable today in most modern applications. Its not amazing, but its usable. 10 years later & this is still totally relevant to me.
This video was the one thing that held me calm. Like that one rope that wont rip and allows you to keep climbing. Thank you so much Linus and The Linustechtips team.
This intro is so much better and less annoying then the one you currently have, I think! Especially the first 5 seconds really made me have an eargasm :0
thanks for this great overclocking guide ! :) i'm buying a 4770K soon and I really like your vids even if they became more commercial. I hope you have a nice day linus !
***** You think I didn't try that? My CPU is unstable at 4.2 Ghz on 1.171 volts.. I just left it at stock cause OC'ing with that piece of shit is not worth it..
xXzeTaco49Xx It's so dissapointing my motherboard is totally useless for this cpu... could have saved alot of money on it if I knew I had a cpu that bad :( (Maximus VI formula)
Overclocking used to be fun back in the day. You used to get more performance without spending more money. Now you have to buy more expensive stuff (Z MB, K CPU) which sucks and defeats the purpose of OC. :(
thermal limits are the usual limit on overclocking and sandybridge aka 2500 2600 are soldered, the die and ihs. whereas ivybridge and haswell use epoxy based glue to hold the ihs on, creating a much poorer connection thus poor heat transfer die to ihs, this leading to less effective cooling and lower clocking. However each step up ivy bridge and haswell has an increase in performance clock for clock, so a 4.8ghz sandybridge loses to 4.8 ivy and so on.
michael h many haswell OC'ers use a razor blade to split the ihs and scrape the glue off and put a higher end thermal paste on the cpu die, i have even seen success in the use of a thin layer of thermal paste on the die, then a thin sheet of copper, then another layer of thermal paste (very thin) then the heat spreader
Maybe because Haswell has built in voltage converters. hothardware.com/News/Haswell-Takes-A-Major-Step-Forward-Integrates-Voltage-Regulator/ Rumors say Broadwell is going to move them off chip. Yikes!
2024 4790k is my new PC heart liquid metal delided with 250W air cooling system running stock 4.4GHz. The best part is watching the temps during the load not reaching more than 70 celsius summer (I don't have air conditioning).
Linus has got to tell the people looking at this vid that his voltages and initial Ghz is for a AIO watercolours chip on a TEST BENCH. Irl the temps and voltages will be much higher on air; and they have to compensate for the specific chip as well.
+josh Subet are you running the aids stress test, when checking stability? I thought I had decent cooling, but my temps are 80+ when doing 4.5 with 1.28v.
Frederik Pedersen I use prime 95 1334 or 1344 (forgot), run FFTs in place for 30 minutes. I settled for 1.22v at 4.3 GHZ, second hottest core in %100 is 63
I got me PC to 9.6 ghz if I over clocked it but it over it themumle so it not safe it is at 6.7 ghz whith the SAFTY over heating I killed about two of them and it not good
Blank ᅚ If you have a better cooling, you will reach better results. If you have a stock cooler, try undervolting instead of overclocking. It reduces power dissipation, increases your CPU lifespan and it could possibly even increase performance when under heavy loads since your CPU won't get as hot as it would normally. I currently run 1.024V (under 0.940V I couldn't boot my pc anymore) @ stock speed with a stock fan. There are no drawbacks if you manage to make it run stable.
Blank ᅚ Yes. Stock coolers are only intended for the CPUs stock speeds, and some struggle with just that. There's no point to overclocking if it results in the CPU throttling from heat and killing performance. At the very least, an aftermarket cooler will produce less noise than a stock cooler.
I still have mi i5 4690k witth a gtx 1070 runining quite wekk with most of games. Now it is time to rise a little bit the frequency and found this video. Thank you very much for this tutorial!!!
Here i am running 17 i5 Haswell Small Form Factor business computers stacked up in my garage for a Folding@home -type project and they are bullet proof reliable. Undervolted by 70mV gives them a little efficiency boost.
Well try it....just slowly push up the clock speed, adjust the voltage and watch the temps. I have my 4670k running stable at 4.4GHz with an EVO and the core temp under stress tests is only 65 degrees. 79 with intel burn.
Linus, I have to say, you are the best on youtube when it comes to Custom PC Building, PC Gaming, etc... I haven't seen anyone on youtube yet, that knows and goes into that much detail like you do.
In the end what he's trying to say is that you should only do an overclock on you CPU if you REALLY need to. And I mean when the default speed from the CPU isn't enough to work well with the rest of the machine anymore.
ltrgman In order to overclock a GPU you'll want to grab a GPU OCing program such as MSI's Afterburner or EVGA's Precision. I don't believe that there is a way to overclock a GPU from the BIOS.
ishypnophobic I'm talking about OCing the integrated GPU on the chip, not a discrete GPU. Those programs you mentioned are for OCing the latter, which I already know about.
Going to be building my first gaming PC and I'm wondering if this is all OK and from looking online I should be able to play most games on ultra at 1080p I5 4670k Sapphire r9 270x 4gb G skill 8gb 2133mhz Corsair 600w 1tb WD black Z87 k motherboard
Good build overall, would recommend downgrading the CPU to something like an i3 4130 or 6300, but a better option would be upgrading your GPU to something like a 760-770 and keeping the CPU. You don't need 2133 mhz on the memory either, I run 1600 mhz and it is great for gaming, but if you REALLY need it go for the 1866. Power supply is probably fine, but I'd go for something like a 750w Corsair HX series on sale (this is what I run and it is great). Also, get a Good CPU cooler (Corsair h100i, Cooler Master Glacier 240L (better performance same price) both of these options can get kinda loud, get something like a Noctua NH-D15 for literally NO noise.
Mike Taylor well the whole point of the i5 4670k is that in the future I will buy another r9 270x and crossfire them but my other option is the fx 8350
Yeah, that's a good idea, but mind the crossfire scaling issues that AMD is known for, I'd go with something like a 760. I'd go for the 4670k (I own it, good processor).
Mike Taylor well I don't plan on any upgrading for a good 2 to 3 years and at the moment I'm using the home PC which has an integrated and radeon 3000 (not the HD one) and I play at 1280x1024 if I'm lucky at 40fps average on the lowest settings on 99.9% of games and that uses an AMD athlon at 2.9ghz dual core with 4gb of ram and a 180w PSU so this will be an absolute monster compared to what I play at the moment.
Overclocking these days only means adjusting a frequency or multiplier setting in the bios. People act as if they're genius doing that. Back in the 70ies people where overclocking by soldering caps on their motherboard and changing resistors. It looks oh so interesting (sarcasm intended) all those windowed computer cases and multimeters hooked up to prefab measurement points. But if you compare all the effort the designers of the hardware spend to make a component actually work, to what the "overclockers" these days do, it's to laugh about.
Al Adeeb actually you can manage a modest oc depending on your mobo however it gets awfully unstable real fast i oc'd my i5 2500 non k up to 3.6ghz from 3.3ghz
Jesus Christ, this was stressful. I tried Linus' start off clock - 4.6Ghz. Windows didn't boot. I lowered it down to 4.4Ghz, Windows booted but blue screened as soon as I started a stress test. At this point, I was scared I was gonna damage my new CPU so I settled with the OC Genie feature in MSI's boards. Only clocks it to 4.0Ghz, but it was stable. I guess I'm just really, really unlucky. It was the same situation with my last CPU aswell. :(
Djshrimper I own one as well (H80i), but my FX-9370 can't (couldn't) run at the AMD 4.7GHz boost without overheating at 65-70C (It should be noted though that I have now swapped out one of their fans for my case fans, it's faster and quieter, and my CPU has started to lower on temperature now; I may try again, maybe reach the 5.1GHz I have seen achieved, even if only for a single boot). I would recommend buying an open liquid cooling to someone anyway, the lead for the H80i is too short, and it is 120mm while a fair amount of cases use 140mm top sockets, if you are lucky you have a hybrid 140mm/120mm. I'll need to get my OS off my current HDD though because it is dieing (I can hear it making grinding noises, and it's a 5.5 in the windows experience index. It's S.M.A.R.T says it's fine though)
no cpu overclock the same some have a cpu that are easy to overclock when other dont. go slow when overclocking. i have a i 4670k at 4.3 ghz it took some time to get it stable and not running to hot.
This is SUCH bullshit. "If you can't boot with 46x and 1.2v you have a below average chip". Yea right, don't think the average is even close to 46x. Getting that is pretty much a lottery.
So true man...I said this on another post, but my 4670k needs 1.3v just for 4.4ghz. 4.6 with 1.2 is absolutely insane! The highest I ever went was 4.5 and that was just while I was benchmarking. 1.35v is pretty damn high. What do you keep your chip at? Just curious.
Ivan Šeremet Yeh sry, linus even said it in the video (can't remember where tho) you can only overclock K processors as the are 'unlocked' - meaning they allow for the figures that represent the Ghz - speed of the cpu, to be altered. You could try and overclock as i have heard that some 'locked' cpus have been overclocked, tho only by 0.5 ish, and won't go any higher. If you want you can try to get a smidgen more performance, but there's a 98% chance that it won't allow you to do anything.
Good cpu's but poorly manufactured all run hotter than they should.Due to them using cheap thermal paste to attach the back plate of the cpu.Earlier intel chips was soldered together now they use cheap ass paste and is why they all run hot compared to older intel chips. This can easily be fixed by "carefully" removing the back plate off the cpu.Replacing really shitty thermal paste with some good.Boom it runs up to 40% cooler now.Making most of the aftermarket cooling not needed. Intel cpu's are awesome but its a shame they are going the cheap route producing them.
Awesome video, I've always wondered about how over clocking works in detail. I thought it was pretty funny that I didn't even notice the package of Twinkies on the wall in the back ground until 6:34 x) haha
Nice work LinusTechTips. Great way for people new to OC to understand. I wish you went into the tools you used to show what the max temps should be with the Apps you used. Also don't use the inbuilt Asus Suit AI as the Max temps are incorrect. I had a 4.6 OC reporting under 80c yet when using other tools it well almost hitting 88-89c .. almost 90!
The year is 2022. My PC is reaching its 8 year anniversary and here I am considering overclocking my i7 4770k for the first time. Couldn't have found a better video.
Amazing this video is still useful after all this time. I am upgrading a side build from i5 4590 to i7 4790 and came across this video just looking around for videos on lga 1150. Don't know but I may go with the best unlocked i can find for the machine. I am just curious how much I can actually feel with the cpu upgrade. I'm not expecting much but overclocking may help it be felt a lil more.
@@TheBamaChad-W4CHDalso upgraded my 4590 for the 4790k. I am also curious to see the performance upgrade
@@Skitzzz wtf dude xD even a 3600x for like 30 $ is better than that xD
@@troeteimarsch Thanks dumbass! I would have never known without you!!!🙏🏻🙏🏻
If you really want to know: It’s about my old ass mainboard. The i7 4790 is the „best“ CPU one can get for the 1150 socket. No need to change the hole motherboard Sherlock „Stock im Arsch“
he, I'm here for my 4670K, I looted some time ago from an old PC someone threw away 😁
Rewatching this in 2019...
I hate to get older :(
I feel ya. The nostalgia hurts.
I hate having an old cpu LoL
I've heard and watched a thing or two from Linus for a long time, but never actually stopped to watch and learn from a long explanation like this.
Yep, this is my first time watching this video, and I'm impressed that these infos given, they still fit for today's OC standards.
Linus here made it look very easy to do. (With all the safe measures of course)
2020
2019 this still my cpu lol
2020 and i still have my i7-4790k. no problems at all.
Robert same here
wolfiy. Which games do u play ? I have the same cpu but warzone is running bad
waldi kempel i get around 90-120 fps in warzone, depending the area i also have a 980 and both my cpu and gpu are slightly overclocked:)
@@waldikempel1233 same here, I have an i5 4690k and get bad stability in game which brought me here.. it's time to put the K to use and squeeze some more power out of it
Thanks bro, I overclocked my microwave and now I can cook a turkey in 5-7 minutes :D
NICE ima need to use that cuz my microwave is shitty :c pls help
hahahahaha best comment ever
yet only the outside is cooked
yea the microwave oven :D
what are the specs of your turkey for OVERCOOKING?
I used a Twinkie as my thermal compound because I had one lying around, worked really well! Got to 4.8!
Preston COC lmao XD
+Abbie Hoffman i used lava for better cooling , but now there's a hole in my pc
when he said "your new cpu"... I felt that
I felt it when he was talking about luck of the draw, I have 2 GPUs that do a 5% OC at best a 1650 and 2060 super and then I have a GTX465 that does a 30+% OC just fine.
@@tilburg8683
9 series was last known good geforce overclocers.
With my 950 i got +15-20% over clocked performance.
And now i have Zotac GTX1060/3 AMP Core which maxes at 2100Mhz from 1800 stock "boost", and i've been told that this is impressive...
@@AliShuktu yeah I miss that same with cpus.
Here it is 2018 and my 4770k is still going strong, and I still haven't needed to overclock it. Just put a 1080ti in for VR and it's still GPU bound (I'm staring at you Fallout 4 VR). But I figure that when it does eventually start lagging behind I can come back to this great video and squeeze some more performance out of it rather than having to invest in a new CPU, motherboard, and memory.
great information to know! just ordered a used RX480 Strix (GTX1060 equivalent) and was wondering if my 4670K could handle that much GPU. from what you are saying i figure its not going to be a problem. may not even need to overclock my CPU, if i do i'll just bump up the CPU clock to where i get the speeds seen listed for the 480 in Firestrike.
@@felipe96150 4770K is a sweet chip but unfortunately the used ones i saw are too much money. you should be able to keep your rig for years to come rocking that CPU.
@@ericmartin2470 i managed to get one today along with an ROG Maximus VI for £150
Should tie me over until Ryzen 3000 chips come out, my 2500K is flagging despite being OC'd to 4.6ghz for 6 years, and now i've got the 1080ti, it's really showing it's age.
Putting in a 2060 tomorrow and was about to overclock the cpu, but good to know it won’t help anything 😂
You could also consider delidding as a way to get some more overclocking headroom as it gets older
I overclocked my Potato to 4.7 GHz, best guide ever. 10/10
XD
+IrishSullivanify you can't overclock meee... i'am a potato :(
+IrishSullivanify I hope you had some butter to cool that up. Potatoes can get pretty hot without proper cooling.
glados will be thrilled...
well dam you got some insane cooling and a power supply then
Clear, concise & able to explain in plain english but still inform us more advanced tech users of all the functions. Love your tech tips Linus! Keep them up!
and so he does
Linus; you are a true professional. You are not only a super tech geek, but you also have the common sense and ability to transfer your vast knowledge to your followers who may not have your in-depth experience. Keep up the tech tips and we will keep watching! Thanks for the hard work!
slurping i hear...wipe off the brown thats left on your nose will ya LOL XD
@@pbandjwrx why... why even give notes attention. WHY AM I EVEN HERE
You still use this account?
Twinkies are an essential part of over clocking.
***** exactly
It's 2022 and rocking a GTX 1080 FTW with i7 4770k and I'm extremely surprised with the results... this has aged well
At 17:25 Cpu strap is mentioned, It's worth noting as it's good tool for allowing you to overclock CPU's with fixed multipliers, Without the worry of instability due to over components that don't respond well to changes to the base speed.
I must say - you are excellent. Just built a 4790 pc and finally got almost all components working (except M.2 ssd which apparently doesn't actually work with ASUS Maximus 7). I really like my Intel/ASUS/Corsair components and recommend them. I am running 30C-45C at 4.4G and really see no need to go higher, tho I like to know my options. This video tells me all I can comprehend and has filled in a big info gap between sketchy ASUS documentation and "what's possible". I look forward to tweaking for Hz as I become more comfortable with the technology.
After sifting through a bunch of less than helpful videos on overclocking, I found this gem. You did an awesome job of producing a highly informative video with great production quality, that wasn't longer than it needed to be. Thanks so much for your efforts!
BTW, I've got my i7 4790k on an Asus Maximus VII Hero doing 4.8 GH3 at 1.215 V, with each of the cores averaging about 60C, and RAM at 1600 MHz - and this is stable running Aida64 for almost 6 hours! I'm almost wondering if I'm missing something - seems too good to be true.
And that's with a Noctua NH-D14, BTW.
Looks like you got one of the good CPUs from the batch!
Just to provide an update, although the configuration I mentioned above was stable in most cases (including in benchmarks), I kept getting crashes when playing Far Cry 4. So I ended up raising the Vcore to 1.24 V, resulting in the core temps averaging anywhere from the mid to high 60s (depending on the core), with max core temps of about 81C (but with typical temps at any given moment being in the 60s and 70s, and the temps rarely going higher than about 77C). So the temps are a bit higher than I'd like, but from what I gather, anything below 85C is considered relatively safe (especially when the average/typical temps are much lower). I'm definitely pushing the system to its limits, but hey... I've got it stable at 4.8 GHz with air cooling!
In any case, things seem to be more stable now (i.e. no more crashes in FC4), but I'm still waiting for more time to pass before coming to a firm conclusion on that.
My PC blew up... Turns out overcloacking a macintosh wasnt a good idea... Shit
I tried to overclock my xeon to 6.00 ghz and set my house on fire. Plz liek if u cri evrytiem
Yhea I was gonna try that but. After research whoooooooososs baby not for meh.
123mickpick ssssshhhhhhhhhhhhh ur scaring the noobs xD
123mickpick lmao
123mickpick I overclocked my home made CPU to 12Hz and my potato PSU blew up and set my cardboard box and mobo on fire.
My calculator committed suicide after a massive overclock on it. I got it to 10GHz on it then it died
+K- “K-Hype3” Hype WAIT,WHAT?!
+K- “K-Hype3” Hype dude the fact that happened is amazing but it would be wise to only put it to a point where it will still run games perfectly otherwise your wasting power
Holy shit lol
7 years later, this is still relevant to me.. Maybe it's time to upgrade lol
The sad reality is that the gain in performance for a 7 years gap in technology is just very low nowadays
to be fair the 4790k is an absolute UNIT. I stream and game on it with a 1080 pairing. takes overclocks like a champ.
I’ve seen people run an oc 4790K with a 3080 and it runs fine. No need just yet. I think it’ll last until Zen4.
How sad is it I'm about to upgrade TO Haswell... Going from i5 750 to 4690K
Running a 2500K at 4900MHZ with a heavily tuned and flashed Vega 56, still works really well.
kind of fun watching your old videos and seeing how much better things got over time. good work!
I have spent the last couple hours researching for an overclock I am planning on my new 4770k and Asus Z87 Impact. This was by far the most helpful and combined the useful tips from all the sources I found.
I bet Linus was overclocking his brain while learning this much information!
I managed to get my PS4 running at 1.6GHz by pressing the power button!
then I overclocked it to 1.75GHz by getting an Xbox one!
forestR1 And I built a rigg......
Trace Smith Ps2 backwards hey? that's ahhh... awesome? ...I ah... ...[sigh]
Just did my first overclock :) so proud!
Great tutorial, instead of just being like "Hey this is how you overclock your CPU: you set this to this and that to this and you're done!" like most videos on TH-cam, you went the extra mile and actually explained what each individual piece of software/hardware is capable of doing and discussing how certain things can ruin your hardware.
I'll outdo this video with this quote:
"Now, I’ll share a secret imparted by the folks at ASUS who gave several reviewers some tips on overclocking the retail stepping Haswell chips: Set Vcore to 1.20 V. Set all cores to 46x (which would be a 4.6 GHz overclock), save & reboot. If the system boots past the UEFI and either begins to load or, ideally, makes it into the OS and is stable, you have a 50th percentile or greater chip on the Haswell overclocking-ability bell curve. If it won’t at least boot there and make it into the UEFI, you probably have less than a 50th percentile chip. You can expect chips in the lower 50th percentile to top out in the 4.4-4.5 GHz range at 1.25 V."
April 2021 and this is my daily gaming PC. I’ve never overclocked it. Just replaced the stock cooler and am trying to learn how
Back when intel chips came with their own respective coolers hahah
Awesome guide. I overclocked my high tech blow up doll and I went from being a 1 minute man to a 1 second man.
i miss LTT's videos like this. nowadays theyre more like "behind the scenes"
2020 and I am now looking at upgrading the Haswell i7-4790 CPU.
Linus bring back the white jacket. You were so much more stylish back then.
Linus, you are awesome!
I am switching to Intel after couple of years and wanted a quick overview of how things work on the Intel side for OC'ing...and this was just perfect! Thanks!
Here is a extra tip if you like Asus.
Very pleased with the Asus 6 Formula.
If you use a closed water cooling system (H100 etc) connected its motor to CPU as normal, but connect its fans to the Chassi fan connectors. This is because you can control these with Asus AI suit 3 that comes with the board.
OCing in AI suit 3 is a one click thing and since your fans are connected to the CH1 and 2 connectors you can set them to much lower speed for a silent desktop only experience.
Of course bios OC will give better overall results, but currently my AI suit stats are 4400mhz at 1,248volt and 2400mhz ram at 1,65volt. If you choose to bios OC you can still use the fan control features of AI suit 3.
Lobos222
Thanks for the tips!
I actually currently am on a tight budget so sticking with air cooling....gonna use hyper 212 EVO...and I do prefer bios OC since its the definitive way of OC'ing IMHO...
Lobos222 I'm a little new to the game and i'm gonna build my first pc in a few months so what is a chassi fan connector?
ThaRamoHD
Its a 4 pin fan connector on a motherboard where you can connect a 3 or 4 pin fan to which will power the fan.
Formula has 3 CH connectors which can be control the fan speeds via software, but also has 3 more optional fan connectors and 2 cpu fan connectors.
Some of these 4 pin connectors also have 2 pin connector next to them and those are for powering the the extra lights on some fans that come with those.
ThaRamoHD
It basically like Lobos222 said, a fan connector than can accept 3 or 4-pin fans. Note, these connectors are there to connect the additional case/tower fans. Also, not that case fans can have a molex connector too which can be connected directly to the PSU(Power Supply Unit). The main benefit of using the chassis fan connectors is that they allow you to control the speed of the fans in your case...
My friend overclocked his CPU and forgot to change the voltage and it ended up shooting out a foot long spark out the back of his PSU, strangely after that the CPU functioned better than ever.
hahaha
PSU Constipation ??
@@TechnicallyVerified hey bro 6 years later
zeet 6 years later and overclocking is more relevant than ever
@@zeet2197 now then matey
I overclocked my pet rock to 5GHz it then exploded.
I'm sorry for your loss.
*takes off hat* shut up and pay your respects
R.I.P pet rock 1,000,000,000 bc - 2016
*Creationist may take offence
+calmfocustruth Nah, just people who are capable of common sense.
When overclocking Ivy Bridge or Haswell, you should definately knock the IHS off your cpu and reapply some proper thermal paste on the die.
Will give you much better temps as the thermal concrete that are on there from the fabric is shocking!
Hahaha I’m still running Z97 and just watched this just to check I hadn’t missed any settings I should have set. Production quality is much better in the more recent videos and I miss it when there is no sponsor or lttstore.com plug.
I remember buying my 4790K from silicon lottery. It did 4.8GHz at like 1.3v or something crazy low. Still have it around in a test bench machine.
Welcome to the silicon lottery. It's a pain in the ass.
Don't mess around kids, a bad overclock can flicker power in an entire neighborhood if you aren't careful, trust me, I've done it
THATS JUST STUPID
Holy balls I just over clocked from 3.9Ghz To 4.5Ghz stable on my 4770k on my first try.
what are your temps on intel burn test?
Just bought a i7 4790k, wondering what I can get out of it
Lucky Bastard
Lucky Bastard²
I still have my i5 4670k since 2014.
Today I've managed to push it from stock to 4.5Ghz stable at 1.20v... I'm kinda impressed.
The year is 2024, I am still limping along this god-like CPU known as the i7-4770k. She's got an NZXT Kraken water cooler keeping her cold, and she clocks high. Paired up with a 1660 Super, somehow my PC is still usable today in most modern applications. Its not amazing, but its usable. 10 years later & this is still totally relevant to me.
Trying to spruce up my old haswell PC and build out a Dell optiplex and I just keep coming back to this video. Wish I could upvote again
put the video at 1/2 speed to hear a drunk af linus xD
Haha lmao
thats pretty funny
an overclocked linus?
LOL!
overclocked linus if you put the video at 1.5 speed lol
Im watching this in 2019...
I love you Linus
It would be a good idea to image your OS drive before overclocking so no worries with freezing can just restore image after stable settings achieved
This video was the one thing that held me calm. Like that one rope that wont rip and allows you to keep climbing.
Thank you so much Linus and The Linustechtips team.
wow. Linus looks so different.
I have 4770K -- Haswell - What's a safe voltage? I have a Evo 212 as cooler.
Thanks :)
I came here for a guide, an I discovered that people overclock phones... WOW
This intro is so much better and less annoying then the one you currently have, I think! Especially the first 5 seconds really made me have an eargasm :0
thanks for this great overclocking guide ! :)
i'm buying a 4770K soon and I really like your vids even if they became more commercial.
I hope you have a nice day linus !
Wow I was reeeeeally unlucky my i7 can't even boot with 4.4 GHZ on 1.2Volts..
***** You think I didn't try that? My CPU is unstable at 4.2 Ghz on 1.171 volts.. I just left it at stock cause OC'ing with that piece of shit is not worth it..
Meh, my 4670k is like that even tried upping the voltage to 1.4
xXzeTaco49Xx It's so dissapointing my motherboard is totally useless for this cpu... could have saved alot of money on it if I knew I had a cpu that bad :( (Maximus VI formula)
WarFace HD it may just be the fact that the chip in that processor cannot be overclocked as not all CPU's can be overclocked just unfortunate.
yeah, at least you weren't super unlucky. I know people that cant even boot at 4.2 at 1.4 vcore
Overclocking used to be fun back in the day. You used to get more performance without spending more money.
Now you have to buy more expensive stuff (Z MB, K CPU) which sucks and defeats the purpose of OC. :(
dang this music makes me feel nostalgic
Eyyyy. new comment.
2022 and still rocking this bad boy
2020 still loving the 4th gen intel
how come a i5 2500k and i7 2600k are so much better overclockers?
thermal limits are the usual limit on overclocking and sandybridge aka 2500 2600 are soldered, the die and ihs. whereas ivybridge and haswell use epoxy based glue to hold the ihs on, creating a much poorer connection thus poor heat transfer die to ihs, this leading to less effective cooling and lower clocking. However each step up ivy bridge and haswell has an increase in performance clock for clock, so a 4.8ghz sandybridge loses to 4.8 ivy and so on.
michael h many haswell OC'ers use a razor blade to split the ihs and scrape the glue off and put a higher end thermal paste on the cpu die, i have even seen success in the use of a thin layer of thermal paste on the die, then a thin sheet of copper, then another layer of thermal paste (very thin) then the heat spreader
Maybe because Haswell has built in voltage converters. hothardware.com/News/Haswell-Takes-A-Major-Step-Forward-Integrates-Voltage-Regulator/
Rumors say Broadwell is going to move them off chip. Yikes!
Linus is back there because he wasn't wearing pants.
Well, my new pc blew up.
+RFViper lmao
That sux
Inposible😂️😂️
Jesus Oseguera Lol nah it actually did it shattered the windowed side panel too :(
Graipes “inpossible” 😂😂😂
2024 4790k is my new PC heart liquid metal delided with 250W air cooling system running stock 4.4GHz. The best part is watching the temps during the load not reaching more than 70 celsius summer (I don't have air conditioning).
Linus has got to tell the people looking at this vid that his voltages and initial Ghz is for a AIO watercolours chip on a TEST BENCH.
Irl the temps and voltages will be much higher on air; and they have to compensate for the specific chip as well.
My i5 4690k can only be stable at 4.6Ghz at 1.3V, it sucks losing the Silicon lottery
TechPieable I have the 4690k and mine is stable at 4.6 Ghz at 1.26 volts. I also got the vccin at 1.80 v,base clock at 100.5
+Robert Floyd nice, I need 1.295 volts for 4.5GHz, guess it is decent
+josh Subet are you running the aids stress test, when checking stability? I thought I had decent cooling, but my temps are 80+ when doing 4.5 with 1.28v.
Frederik Pedersen
I use prime 95 1334 or 1344 (forgot), run FFTs in place for 30 minutes. I settled for 1.22v at 4.3 GHZ, second hottest core in %100 is 63
Frederik Pedersen
I don't go over 80, 212 EVO with AC5
I got me PC to 9.6 ghz if I over clocked it but it over it themumle so it not safe it is at 6.7 ghz whith the SAFTY over heating I killed about two of them and it not good
Lol
I've heard that I need a dedicated CPU cooler to do this. Is that true?
Yes, the stock cooler isn't good enough to handle the heat
Wacko Zako No its not true
Blank ᅚ If you have a better cooling, you will reach better results. If you have a stock cooler, try undervolting instead of overclocking.
It reduces power dissipation, increases your CPU lifespan and it could possibly even increase performance when under heavy loads since your CPU won't get as hot as it would normally. I currently run 1.024V (under 0.940V I couldn't boot my pc anymore) @ stock speed with a stock fan. There are no drawbacks if you manage to make it run stable.
dangerboy551 I want to see some actual benchmarks before I do something like that. Know any websites or sources of information that provide details?
Blank ᅚ Yes. Stock coolers are only intended for the CPUs stock speeds, and some struggle with just that. There's no point to overclocking if it results in the CPU throttling from heat and killing performance. At the very least, an aftermarket cooler will produce less noise than a stock cooler.
I still have mi i5 4690k witth a gtx 1070 runining quite wekk with most of games. Now it is time to rise a little bit the frequency and found this video. Thank you very much for this tutorial!!!
Here i am running 17 i5 Haswell Small Form Factor business computers stacked up in my garage for a Folding@home -type project and they are bullet proof reliable. Undervolted by 70mV gives them a little efficiency boost.
Will a CM Hyper 212 EVO be good enough to over clock a i5 4670k to about 4.4 GHz?
I doubt it
Well try it....just slowly push up the clock speed, adjust the voltage and watch the temps.
I have my 4670k running stable at 4.4GHz with an EVO and the core temp under stress tests is only 65 degrees. 79 with intel burn.
Puppy131991 it shouldn't burn until its past 90 but just to be sure set a shut down temp of 70-80
I have a 212 Evo I I'm running 4.6 24/7
I have my 4770k at 4.4 on stock voltage, so yes.
LOL at twinkies stuck on the wall!
i'm impress with your knowledge, i wish i know as much
you do
This is probably your best OC guide, and is mostly valid as of this date.
Linus, I have to say, you are the best on youtube when it comes to Custom PC Building, PC Gaming, etc... I haven't seen anyone on youtube yet, that knows and goes into that much detail like you do.
I'm so lost, he's speaking Greek as far as I'm concerned.
Here ill help overclock = risk or reward yea idk much either xd
In the end what he's trying to say is that you should only do an overclock on you CPU if you REALLY need to.
And I mean when the default speed from the CPU isn't enough to work well with the rest of the machine anymore.
Does overclocking the CPU also overclock the iGPU?
BlurredFace
So to be clear, if I wanted to OC the iGPU there's a separate setting for it in BIOS?
ltrgman
In order to overclock a GPU you'll want to grab a GPU OCing program such as MSI's Afterburner or EVGA's Precision. I don't believe that there is a way to overclock a GPU from the BIOS.
ishypnophobic
I'm talking about OCing the integrated GPU on the chip, not a discrete GPU. Those programs you mentioned are for OCing the latter, which I already know about.
Going to be building my first gaming PC and I'm wondering if this is all OK and from looking online I should be able to play most games on ultra at 1080p
I5 4670k
Sapphire r9 270x 4gb
G skill 8gb 2133mhz
Corsair 600w
1tb WD black
Z87 k motherboard
Good build overall, would recommend downgrading the CPU to something like an i3 4130 or 6300, but a better option would be upgrading your GPU to something like a 760-770 and keeping the CPU. You don't need 2133 mhz on the memory either, I run 1600 mhz and it is great for gaming, but if you REALLY need it go for the 1866. Power supply is probably fine, but I'd go for something like a 750w Corsair HX series on sale (this is what I run and it is great). Also, get a Good CPU cooler (Corsair h100i, Cooler Master Glacier 240L (better performance same price) both of these options can get kinda loud, get something like a Noctua NH-D15 for literally NO noise.
Mike Taylor well the whole point of the i5 4670k is that in the future I will buy another r9 270x and crossfire them but my other option is the fx 8350
Yeah, that's a good idea, but mind the crossfire scaling issues that AMD is known for, I'd go with something like a 760. I'd go for the 4670k (I own it, good processor).
Mike Taylor well I don't plan on any upgrading for a good 2 to 3 years and at the moment I'm using the home PC which has an integrated and radeon 3000 (not the HD one) and I play at 1280x1024 if I'm lucky at 40fps average on the lowest settings on 99.9% of games and that uses an AMD athlon at 2.9ghz dual core with 4gb of ram and a 180w PSU so this will be an absolute monster compared to what I play at the moment.
Good luck getting an extra r9 270x tho, three year old graphics cards are relatively hard to obtain
upgrading my 4790k tmrw 8/16/2022 to a 12900k.. was a beast of a processor, Had it running at 5.0ghz oc'd
2022 and young Linus had some good info
Overclocking these days only means adjusting a frequency or multiplier setting in the bios. People act as if they're genius doing that. Back in the 70ies people where overclocking by soldering caps on their motherboard and changing resistors. It looks oh so interesting (sarcasm intended) all those windowed computer cases and multimeters hooked up to prefab measurement points. But if you compare all the effort the designers of the hardware spend to make a component actually work, to what the "overclockers" these days do, it's to laugh about.
Now you do this to overvolt gpu in regular motherboards
the box of twinkies lol
4790k forever.
Im on 4790 and k is still like $100 so i dont think its worth the upgrade 😮💨
I'm still running a 4790k in 2020, a little more headroom for overclocking and doesn't get so hot. Mines happy at 4.8
I have no idea why I am watching this in October of 2021 but it’s nice to see what my old CPU would have achieved back in the day :)
Will this work on non K i5 processors?
No.....
Al Adeeb The "K" at the end means that the CPU is "Unlocked" and, therefore, can be overclocked.
Al Adeeb nope.
Al Adeeb actually you can manage a modest oc depending on your mobo however it gets awfully unstable real fast i oc'd my i5 2500 non k up to 3.6ghz from 3.3ghz
Jesus Christ, this was stressful. I tried Linus' start off clock - 4.6Ghz. Windows didn't boot. I lowered it down to 4.4Ghz, Windows booted but blue screened as soon as I started a stress test. At this point, I was scared I was gonna damage my new CPU so I settled with the OC Genie feature in MSI's boards. Only clocks it to 4.0Ghz, but it was stable. I guess I'm just really, really unlucky. It was the same situation with my last CPU aswell. :(
You can use Linus's site if you want some help : linustechtips.com/main/
Robert Lee I have a H80i cooling it, is that good enough to do the job?
Djshrimper I own one as well (H80i), but my FX-9370 can't (couldn't) run at the AMD 4.7GHz boost without overheating at 65-70C (It should be noted though that I have now swapped out one of their fans for my case fans, it's faster and quieter, and my CPU has started to lower on temperature now; I may try again, maybe reach the 5.1GHz I have seen achieved, even if only for a single boot). I would recommend buying an open liquid cooling to someone anyway, the lead for the H80i is too short, and it is 120mm while a fair amount of cases use 140mm top sockets, if you are lucky you have a hybrid 140mm/120mm. I'll need to get my OS off my current HDD though because it is dieing (I can hear it making grinding noises, and it's a 5.5 in the windows experience index. It's S.M.A.R.T says it's fine though)
no cpu overclock the same some have a cpu that are easy to overclock when other dont. go slow when overclocking. i have a i 4670k at 4.3 ghz it took some time to get it stable and not running to hot.
wickedroy start small and push small. takes time but is worth it!
i came here for the twinkies..
im still here...
SGT WADE Where ya at? Ya still here?
mhm....
still here?
oh jeez this is 7 years old. When I was just looking to do this NOW..
2021 and im still using my i7 4790k but it's on its way to the streaming pc.
This is SUCH bullshit. "If you can't boot with 46x and 1.2v you have a below average chip". Yea right, don't think the average is even close to 46x. Getting that is pretty much a lottery.
So true man...I said this on another post, but my 4670k needs 1.3v just for 4.4ghz. 4.6 with 1.2 is absolutely insane! The highest I ever went was 4.5 and that was just while I was benchmarking. 1.35v is pretty damn high. What do you keep your chip at? Just curious.
I need help....
I have a i5 4460 3.20ghz
And i want to overclock it to 4.20
And how coud i do that....
Help :P
Ivan Šeremet I have to say sry m8, you can't overclock a non K processor - i.e. its not an unlocked CPU
MrAndyjk15 What?
Ivan Šeremet Yeh sry, linus even said it in the video (can't remember where tho) you can only overclock K processors as the are 'unlocked' - meaning they allow for the figures that represent the Ghz - speed of the cpu, to be altered. You could try and overclock as i have heard that some 'locked' cpus have been overclocked, tho only by 0.5 ish, and won't go any higher. If you want you can try to get a smidgen more performance, but there's a 98% chance that it won't allow you to do anything.
Ivan Šeremet On the other hand you can overclock your graphics card and ram which will give you a boost and the cpu won't limit them.
MrAndyjk15 You shure?
Good cpu's but poorly manufactured all run hotter than they should.Due to them using cheap thermal paste to attach the back plate of the cpu.Earlier intel chips was soldered together now they use cheap ass paste and is why they all run hot compared to older intel chips.
This can easily be fixed by "carefully" removing the back plate off the cpu.Replacing really shitty thermal paste with some good.Boom it runs up to 40% cooler now.Making most of the aftermarket cooling not needed.
Intel cpu's are awesome but its a shame they are going the cheap route producing them.
2020, My Maximus Impact just died, I, therefore, got an MSI Z97 PC Mate, and still the i5 4670k is still kicking as the day I got it!
2020 still using my i5 4670k and new gen games im sitll hitting over 100fps
Awesome video, I've always wondered about how over clocking works in detail. I thought it was pretty funny that I didn't even notice the package of Twinkies on the wall in the back ground until 6:34 x) haha
I'm so glad that Linus Tech Tips exists, the Internet is so much better with this guy on it! lol
Thank you. This is an awesome guide. I overclocked my Nokia 3310, and guess what? It turned into the Optimus Prime!!! :)
2021 and i still have a 4690k thats been running at 4399MHz since 2015. I'm finally upgrading next month.
Nice work LinusTechTips. Great way for people new to OC to understand. I wish you went into the tools you used to show what the max temps should be with the Apps you used. Also don't use the inbuilt Asus Suit AI as the Max temps are incorrect. I had a 4.6 OC reporting under 80c yet when using other tools it well almost hitting 88-89c .. almost 90!
woa, i've *never* seen this cool ass intro before. was worth the visit alone.
I wish this channel would go back to this style of video. Even the intro is better.
These CPU’s are 6-7 years old and are still strong in 2020
my cpu is intel i7 4770k this video is perfect for me :) thanks linus
After all the years still a great video.