i5-4690k overlcocking and igp issues

[xBruce88x]

So i've had this cpu for about 3 years and every time i've tried to overclock it doesn't stay stable long at all, even with a modest OC of only 300mhz more. I've been ignoring and and just figured maybe a board issue... but then today i decided to enable the feature that allows the igp and my gtx970 to be used at the same time to that i can try out intel's quicksync for videos. Well it turns out as soon as windows goes to load the drivers i get a blue screen. so now i'm starting to wonder if there's something wrong with the cpu. can't use the igp and it won't overclock at all.

Bad cpu? even tho it runs fine at stock and with the igp turned off?

 

[FR@NK]

300MHz overclock on the iGPU is alot.

Just overclock the CPU and your dedicated video card as it will provide a better increase in performance.

 

[P4-630]

I think he means the CPU 300MHz OC wasn't stable.

Don't know if you can even OC the intel iGPU.....

 

[FR@NK]

Don't know if you can even OC the intel iGPU.....

You can but not much

That processor should easily have 300MHz headroom without adusting voltage on the CPU.

 

[FreedomEclipse]

Your problem is, is that you're trying to OC on an ITX board which isn't made with overclocking in mind and lacks the necessary power phases/mosfets to keep things stable.

Upgrade to an matx or atx board

 

[Caring1]

You could try running this to test your CPU: https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/19792/Intel-Processor-Diagnostic-Tool-64-bit-

 

[jboydgolfer]

I think a lot of people (not refering to the OP, just commenting in general BTW)overlook the importance of a motherboard when it comes especially to overclocking. I've noticed that many people have issues where my overclocking was very easy and I think that it obviously has nothing to do with experience(since im an idiot) but rather hardware. You need all those extra power phases wrapped around the socket

Of course there's always a chance that your CPU is only going to do what it was advertised and nothing more but my experience with the 4690K was 5 GHz without much effort. Also make sure you have your RAM speed set to stock or minimal, & the more effective the cpu cooler the better

 

[eidairaman1]

I think a lot of people (not refering to the OP, just commenting in general BTW)overlook the importance of a motherboard when it comes especially to overclocking. I've noticed that many people have issues where my overclocking was very easy and I think that it obviously has nothing to do with experience(since im an idiot) but rather hardware. You need all those extra power phases wrapped around the socket

Of course there's always a chance that your CPU is only going to do what it was advertised and nothing more but my experience with the 4690K was 5 GHz without much effort. Also make sure you have your RAM speed set to stock or minimal, & the more effective the cpu cooler the better

Definitely have to have the tools of choice when Oc, see my specs lol

 

[xBruce88x]

Your problem is, is that you're trying to OC on an ITX board which isn't made with overclocking in mind and lacks the necessary power phases/mosfets to keep things stable.

Upgrade to an matx or atx board

I think a lot of people (not refering to the OP, just commenting in general BTW)overlook the importance of a motherboard when it comes especially to overclocking. I've noticed that many people have issues where my overclocking was very easy and I think that it obviously has nothing to do with experience(since im an idiot) but rather hardware. You need all those extra power phases wrapped around the socket

Of course there's always a chance that your CPU is only going to do what it was advertised and nothing more but my experience with the 4690K was 5 GHz without much effort. Also make sure you have your RAM speed set to stock or minimal, & the more effective the cpu cooler the better

pretty sure this board can handle a minor overclock. and yes i understand that itx isn't ideal but i should be able to get something out of this cpu. also, again i'm wanting to enable the igp to make use of intel's quicksync.

i mean, they even built in an overclocking button lol

 

[eidairaman1]

pretty sure this board can handle a minor overclock. and yes i understand that itx isn't ideal but i should be able to get something out of this cpu. also, again i'm wanting to enable the igp to make use of intel's quicksync.

i mean, they even built in an overclocking button lol

Pretty much turbo button

 

[xBruce88x]

actually the turbo buttons from back in the day actually lowered clock speeds

 

[erocker]

CMOS reset, bios up to date and all that? What clock are you trying to get out of the CPU? Some CPU's just clock for crap tho.

Also, on both MSI boards I've owned, I've had to set my memory voltage manually, even give it a little extra. With the igpu adding to the memory load, I suppose that could screw with things if the ram isn't getting enough volts.

 

[eidairaman1]

actually the turbo buttons from back in the day actually lowered clock speeds

Yup for certain software that used the freq for its timing.


https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbo_button

All i can say is utilize the button, or clean that case out really good.

 

[xBruce88x]

been trying just anywhere between stock and 4ghz with little luck. turning on the IGP crashes as soon as windows go to install its drivers automatically. ive reset the bios several times.

 

[eidairaman1]

been trying just anywhere between stock and 4ghz with little luck. turning on the IGP crashes as soon as windows go to install its drivers automatically. ive reset the bios several times.

Could be defective

 

[xBruce88x]

I know this is an old thread but I finally got a chance to swap CPUs with a 4670k.

I popped in the 4670k, turned on the igpu, set OC to 3.8ghz all cores (didn't want to go too high since it's not mine) , and booted to windows. No problems with BSOD anymore. Didn't have to adjust voltage or anything else.

So, this whole time I've had a faulty CPU.

Now to see if the person that let me borrow their spare cpu will let me trade.

 

[rtwjunkie]

So, this whole time I've had a faulty CPU.

Not necessarily faulty, since it runs and turbos to what is advertised, right? Overclocking is not guaranteed. You may just not have a high quality piece of silicon.

 

[xBruce88x]

Again this was not just about the overclocking but the fact that it would BSOD and crash any time the iGPU was enabled. I was able to get 4ghz on the original cpu just fine, it's just I wasn't able to make use of intel quick sync for video encoding since I couldn't get the iGPU to work. The replacement has no issues with this.