4930K First Time Overclocker 4.7Ghz Am I doing this right?

[Son_of_Altair]

Hi Forum

Just recently built my first desktop PC and experiencing my first time overclocking.
My setup is:
Intel i7 4930K
Asus Rampage IV Black Edition
2x 8GB Corsair Dominator Platinum 2400MHz 10-12-12-31 1.65V
Corsair H110 for CPU cooling

I've been playing around with the bios overclocking tools and AI SUITE 3 using AIDA64 for stress testing.
My first stable run was at 4.7Ghz with multiplier of 47 on all cores and a CPU VCORE of 1.385V resulting in a core voltage of 1.420V for AI SUITE 3 and 1.408V for CPU-Z. Memory is in XMP mode and running at 2400MHz. A CPU VCORE of 1.380V resulted in an unstable system in 30 mins. Running AIDA64 I maintained a stable system for around 7 hours with CPU temps between 40-50 degrees Celsius and my individual core temps between 70-80 degrees Celsius.

The questions I pose are:
1. Is this a good oc?
2. Is the voltage too high and should I go for a lower multiplier and CPU VCORE?
3. What would the life expectancy of this chip be at these settings?
4. Should CPU VCORE always be at 1.408V even when not under load and if so is there anyway to drop the voltage in idle use?

Any responses will be appreciated and helpful
Thanks

[Ronario]

Alright...Thank you very much Nate. Much appreciate your help. Have a nice day / evening !

[Son_of_Altair]

I would recommend running AIDA64 for a bit longer I found in some cases instability occurred at around the 30 min point, the temps and voltage for your clock look awesome now. Should be fine but just in case when you have some time run AIDA64 for a few hours to ensure it is perfectly stable. Good Work

[Nate152]

You're welcome,

If you have any other questions please ask.

Have fun playing Battlefield 4 !

[Ronario]

It´s me again. 🙂 I still get some BSODs but not with every game. Battlefield 4 worked fine several times. Titanfall too. I had BSODs now in Bad Company 2 and Crysis 3 after a few minutes of gaming. Temperature doesnt seem to be the problem. VCSSA is still 1.20 V.

[Nate152]

Raise the cpu vcore voltage to 1.41v.

[Ronario]

Looks good so far

[Ronario]

AIDA was fine. Core Temps max from 71c to 79c. Will try some gaming now.

[Nate152]

ok, please post how it goes.

[Nate152]

If you are using windows 8 or 8.1, hybrid boot is enabled by default I believe. With hybrid boot enabled and you power down your machine, it is actually going into sleep mode. Disable hybrid boot and see if that solves the problem.

I'm not sure about your mobo led lights. You could put a small piece of electrical tape over them.

[EXILE157]

Nate152 wrote:
If you are using windows 8 or 8.1, hybrid boot is enabled by default I believe. With hybrid boot enabled and you power down your machine, it is actually going into sleep mode. Disable hybrid boot and see if that solves the problem.

I'm not sure about your mobo led lights. You could put a small piece of electrical tape over them.

I have Windows 7 Ultimate 64Bit, please tell me I can completely shut down my Rig!?...I don't like leaving it on like that all day and night.