Overclocking Intel i5 4690K on Asus Maximus VII Ranger!

[drumcorp25]

Nate first of all thank you for patience and time!

My system:

Intel i5 4690K (cooler: Noctua NH-D14, 2 fans)
Asus Maximus VII Ranger (BIOS verison is 1104)
1x8GB Kingston HyperX Fury DDR3 1866MHz
MSI GTX660 TF 2GBD5/OC
Corsair HX750W
5 fans (2xfront, 2xtop, 1 back, brand Scythe, version Typhoon)
1x Samsung SSD, 2x WD HDD
Corsair 600T

I have AIDA 64 Extreme version, Real Temp, CPU-Z... do I need anything else?

I'm ready when ever you are Nate! 🙂

[Nate152]

I'm going to be leaving in about an hour. If you can wait until 1:30pm eastern u.s. time, then I can help you. I don't want to start and not be able to finish.

Thank you for listing your specs. I'm not sure how far we will get with your cpu cooler, but we'll give it a shot. You have everything you need to overclock your cpu.

[drumcorp25]

Of course I can wait :)!

I did, it is Noctua NH-D14 with 2 fans! 🙂

[drumcorp25]

I will wait for you to come back, it's no problem! 🙂

[Nate152]

In the meantime, you can run the aida64 cpu stress test at stock settings for say 5 - 10 minutes.

Monitor your cpu temps and post them please.

[drumcorp25]

I'm on it!

[drumcorp25]

Here it is:

[Nate152]

That is great temps under 100% load with your cpu cooler. I must say I am quite impressed. It looks like you did a very good job applying the thermal paste and mounting your Noctua cooler.

I will be leaving soon so hang tight. With those temps, you have some room to overlcock your cpu.

Do you have any games installed?

[drumcorp25]

I'm happy to hear that from a guru overclocker to be honest!

I'll wait for you so we can continue later!

Thanks for now Nate! 🙂

Yes I do... COD, Diablo 3, Max Payne 3, Assassin's Creed IV etc.

[Nate152]

All right, we will also see what your gaming temps are. We don't want to see over 75c when playing games.

Have to go for now.