i5 4690k Overclock vs non overclock

[__werdna]

So im running the game with my 4690k on stock. Has anyone overclocked it and had better performance? i wanna know before i spend on an aftermarket cooler so i can overclock it. it the performance difference huge? or just 1-2 fps more...

[Skoppter]

I would just wait rather than even trying to overclock or putting money into doing so. The new PS4 version of Planetside 2 should be out soon meaning all the optimizations they put into makeing it run at a smooth 60 fps on the lower end hardware of a PS4 will surly come to us giving a substantial boost to AMD since PS4 is AMD based aswell as all users in general. Hopefully they will fix SLI issues finally as well. For the sake of the topic though how much are you looking to overclock it by and yes I have heard of massive gains with certain intel CPU.

[mamiheli]

Scaling is almost linear if CPU is your problem.. This one that you have should be just fine way it is, BTW.
First you should record your lowest FPS number in big battle. It should be about 28 or 30 if your PC is working fine and all is setup properly with software, drivers, game installation files etc.

Then if you plan to overclock it to (example) 4,5Ghz (that is about average that many have problem to have fully stable in long run) you will get about 15% more in core clok and that should transfer linear to your FPS, so it means you will get from 32 to 34FPS from assumed 28 to 30FSP that you should have now in very very large battles. Your i5 during gaming goes up to 3,9Ghz.

If your CPU is slow it could be it is throttling due to overheating. if your CPU temperature is at abut 95C or more during game play that will prevent it from working at 3,9Ghz and you can get bit slower performance then expected for your CPU.
CPU temperature you can record during game play with utilities from your mainboard or if mainboard lacks useful utilities with freeware software like CoreTemp. When you record CPU temps after long game play you will know if you have issues with temperature.


Bottom line is: if i5 4690k at default is not sufficient for PS2 then you have something else wrong.
Corrupt installation of game, to much eye candy that is dependent on CPU like Shadows that will kill any CPU, issues with drivers, overheating etc.