i9-14900K, necessity to overclock question

[Apharex]

Dear all, it has been 10+ years since I had to get a new rig, which I just did.

My last chip was a I7-3960X, which back in the day we set CPU voltage and Sync all cores with a multiplier til stable.
My old rig is still going through, after running at 4.0ghz for 10+yrs, but at least, it is time to catch up>


So Now I have the new i9-14900K, and tried to 'relearn' how to overclock, as so much as changed it seems.
And initially, all I seems to be doing, is generating a lot of 'heat' instead of meaningful performance gains...
(talking idle temp going from 36'c to 54'c, for a performance game of 6% on bench, which.... doesn't seem to worth it.)

I have noticed more rewarding performance gain on 'Memory tweaking' so far.

Quesiton to all, with 24cores in the i9, is it actually necessary to overclock the CPU like 'days of old'?
Or should I be happy with the stock setting, and attempt to let the chip live longer with better thermals?

Any opinions welcomed.

 

[Woomack]

These CPUs are not really overclocking because of the high temperatures. You can play with various settings, but usually higher clock requires higher voltages or higher power limits. With higher voltages/power, temps go even higher. Higher temps cause thermal throttling, and you get even worse performance than before overclocking.
For the new top AMD and Intel, it's recommended that the CPU voltage be lowered and then you can check if you can set 100-200MHz more. Some chips will do that, some not. If not, then at the lowered voltage, you can keep lower temps at stock clocks, and automatically, the CPU will boost higher or keep higher clocks for longer. By the lower voltage, I mean about -0.1-0.15V.

Overclocking the 14900K is possible but probably a waste of time, as you won't notice any difference.

 

[BugFreak]

I don't think any of us overclock because the system needs to but we still do. Unless you're willing to invest in a custom water cooling setup (not AIO) then I don't think its worth it these days. As Woomack said, there is too much heat to make it worth while. Especially with a 14900K so let the stock boost handle it and concentrate on the GPU or like you are the memory.

 

[Flamethrower1972]

I don't think any of us overclock because the system needs to but we still do. Unless you're willing to invest in a custom water cooling setup (not AIO) then I don't think its worth it these days. As Woomack said, there is too much heat to make it worth while. Especially with a 14900K so let the stock boost handle it and concentrate on the GPU or like you are the memory.

I agree the new CPU'S preform so well it does not seem like a good idea. I am getting the i5-14600k if I do OC it, I will use a program like Intel Extreme Overclocking program. Just my 2 cents.

 

[freeagent]

I will use a program like Intel Extreme Overclocking program.

That's the wrong attitude mister.

The correct attitude is **** software, use the bios

 

[Flamethrower1972]

That's the wrong attitude mister.

The correct attitude is **** software, use the bios

Or that. Good point.