Intel i5-4690K + ASUS Maximus VII Ranger Overclock help please :)

[XP_version1]

Howdy, it's everyone's favorite thing, a newbie begging for help.

Shiny new PC turning up tomorrow and would greatly appreciate any help getting me started with OC'ing the i5.


BLUETOOTH: None
CAPTURECARD: None
CAS: NZXT Source 220 Mid-Tower Gaming Case w/ USB 3.0 Black [-2] (Black colour)
CASUPGRADE: NONE
CD: 24X Double Layer Dual Format DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW DRIVE. (BLACK Colour)
CD2: NONE
COOL: NONE
CPU: INTEL® Core™ i5-4690K Quad Core 3.50 GHz 6MB Cache LGA1150 + HD Graphics ***Overclockable XXX***
CS_FAN: Default Case Fan
DONGLES: NONE
EXPAN: NONE
FA_HDD: None
FAN: Corsair Hydro Series H60 High Performance Liquid Cooling system w/ 120mm Radiator [+7] (Corsair CPU Water Cooling ***Overclockable XXX***)
FLASHMEDIA: None
FREEBIE_CU1: INTEL software and Game bundle (Grid Autosport, Shadowrun Returns, Starchart and McAfee LiveSafe) [+0]
FREEBIE_VC1: FREE! AMD Never Settle Forever Space Edition GOLD [+0]
HDD: 250 GB Samsung 840 EVO SATA III Gaming MLC Solid State Disk [+57] (Single Drive)
HDD2: NONE
HOMEINSTALL: NONE
IEEE_CARD: NONE
INSURANCE: NONE
KEYBOARD: NONE
MB_SRT_Z87: None
MEMORY: 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3/1866mhz Dual Channel Memory (Kingston HyperX Fury Blue w/Heat Spreader)
MONITOR: NONE
MONITOR2: NONE
MONITOR3: NONE
MOTHERBOARD: ASUS Maximus VII Ranger INTEL Z97 Chipset, ATX Mainboard w/ 4 RAM slots, ROG SupremeFX-8 Channel HD Audio, HDMI, GbLAN, USB 3.0, SATA-III, 2x Gen3 PCIe x16, 1x Gen2 PCIe x16 & 3x PCIe x 1 [+35]
MOUSE: NONE
NETWORK: ONBOARD 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT -- As standard on all PCs
OS: NONE - FORMAT HARD DRIVE ONLY(NO OVERCLOCKING AVAILABLE)
OVERCLOCK: No Overclocking
POWERSUPPLY: 850 Watts Power Supplies [+89] (Cooler Master 850watt Silent Pro M2 Modular Gaming Power Supply - Triple SLI Ready)
RUSH: NONE
SERVERUNIT: NONE
SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO
SPEAKERS: NONE
TABLET: None
TEMP: NONE
TVRC: NONE
UPS: None
USB1: NONE [+0]
VIDEO: AMD Radeon R9 290 4GB 16X PCIe Video Card [+198] (Single Card)


Although I've actually swapped out the R9 290 for an MSI GTX 970 since.

Just out of interest, is it preferable to OC the CPU first and then the GPU or vice versa?

Hopeful thanks in advance.

[Nate152]

Hello XP_version1 and welcome to the ROG forum.

You have the corsair h60, I'm not sure how far you will be able to get but I will say at least 4.4GHz.

You can start with either the cpu or gpu when overclocking, just make sure the one you start with is 100% stable before moving to the other.

here is the maximums vi guide, It's basicallty the same as overclocking with a maximus vii board.

http://rog.asus.com/254052013/maximus-motherboards/recommended-settings-for-overclocking-maximus-vi-...

if you have any questions after reading that just ask.

[XP_version1]

Haha, there is a lot of that that doesn't make sense!

Jumping from laptops to this, by my standards anyway, beast of a machine, is a massive change.

[XP_version1]

Oh, yay, forum's back up.

I would seriously love any guidance you could give. I've been reading around it on and off for most of the week but just get lost and slightly panicky when things about voltage and temperature come up.

[Nate152]

Yeah desktops are where it's at for overclocking, I know you will like making the switch.

If you need help overclocking just say so.