Do i have a good chip?

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I'm new at overclocking but know if something looks strange,
I have a i5 4670K at 4.2Ghz with a voltage of 1.059V and my temps are at 65-69c.

My cooler is some cheap arctic cooler freezer pro 7 which i'v heard isn't the best air cooler.

Is it normal that when i run both aida64 and prime95 that at 100% load i get max temps of 69c or do i have a decent chip and when i come to getting my antec kuhler h2o 650 i should try for 4.6Ghz at maybe 1.249V?

Thanks in advance...
 
Thanks for the warm welcome :)

Just done Cinebench and hit a max of 57c.
So would you say for me to stick with this clock or try for 4.6Ghz next week i just want to get my moneys worth without degrading the cpu's life.
I also have a funny feeling i do have one of those rare chips.
 
Oh i need 1000 post's first XD
How would you go about a good stress? As in what would you use?
I'm not going to upgrade as my CPU is classed as a "Gaming Cpu" and have no need for i7's.
The reason i would like to get a high overclock because i like the idea of having a "Not your everyday gaming pc" And that i can tweek my settings as such.
So should i stick with air cooling or go for water cooling as all i will be doing is gaming and running extreme graphics mods on game which allow me to which i know when it comes to shader's the cpu takes the beating.
 
What a great piece of information zx128k!
I know never to go anywhere near 1.3V and i think you have just scared me... :) I think i might stay at my current clock until i understand more about overclocking and steering away from aida and prime to be honest not using anything to run long stress tests.

Thank for all the advice it's really appreciated.
And 1 up to zx thank you.
 
I think it all comes down to your cooling setup and thermal compound.
I paid £27 for come IC Diamond a few weeks back and replaced MX-4 and noticed a 6C drop Delidding crosses my mind but i don't think i have the cojones for that.

Pasty would you say IBT is a safe stress test for haswell?
 
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