OVERclock best safe speed for i720 ????

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Hi, this is my system spec first of all >>>


Case – Coolermaster HAF 932 Gaming Case
(standard cooling fans that are supplied with this case, HUGE, lol)

CPU – Intel Core i7 920 2.66GHz CPU
CPU COOLER - OCZ Gladiator Max

Graphics Cards – Zotac nVidia GTX 285 AMP Edition 1GB

Hard Drive - Seagate 500GB 7200 32MB SATA Hard Drive
and 1 x 250gb sata hard drive

Memory – Corsair 6GB Tri Channel DDR3 ( 3 x 2gb 1600)

Motherboard – MSI X58 Platinum

Power Supply – Coolermaster 1000W Modular PSU

Optical Drive – Sony DVD -RW 20X SATA LightScribe
and another standard dvd drive

windows vista64bit.


Can someone tell me, for the i7 920 with my specs, what is a very safe overclock speed to clock it to, i dont want to tempt system crashing and things like that and also taking into consideration summer weather etc too when the heat may be hotter in the house, lol, doubt it though as i have the heating up full blast now and my house if always like an oven, lol.

appreciate any help with this as a guideline before i even start, so if you think you can accuratley answers my question please let me know, thanks guys :)
 
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just to add, iam going to clock this very soon, iam just wanting to clock it and leave it, like i says in previous post, i dont want to have to tinker around with it in day n months to come, so any help on this would be greatly appreciated.

I know how to do it, just not sure as what to set it at in my circumstances.
 
You should be getting somewhere in the region of 4ghz. every cpu is different though so you can never say for sure without trying. Temps are likely to be hotter in winter with the central heating going full blast than they will be in winter. a lot is going to depend on your cpu cooling though.
 
Clum said:
You should be getting somewhere in the region of 4ghz. every cpu is different though so you can never say for sure without trying. Temps are likely to be hotter in winter with the central heating going full blast than they will be in winter.
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Hmmm, 4ghz, and thats just with standard fans in my case etc ?? and no issues of system crash when days are hot and heating up full blast, lol ?
iam not really into the overclocking thing like a lot of you guys, but i just want to clock this thing then sit back and not need to even really think about it ever again, so do you still think 4ghz then mate ?
 
thomson1968 said:
Hmmm, 4ghz, and thats just with standard fans in my case etc ?? and no issues of system crash when days are hot and heating up full blast, lol ?
iam not really into the overclocking thing like a lot of you guys, but i just want to clock this thing then sit back and not need to even really think about it ever again, so do you still think 4ghz then mate ?
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As every chip is different you will have to tinker slightly. Try 3.2ghz then test for stability and heat. If its ok, go up to 3.4, 3.6, etc...

Better to test slowly rather than jumping straight onto 4ghz. What are your temps at stock?
 
Clum said:
You should be getting somewhere in the region of 4ghz. every cpu is different though so you can never say for sure without trying. Temps are likely to be hotter in winter with the central heating going full blast than they will be in winter. a lot is going to depend on your cpu cooling though.
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You would be VERY lucky indeed to get 4ghz stable on stock cooling. Like the chap above said try 3.2-test, 3.4-test etc etc. Until you are happy with it. If your chip is anything like mine you should be able to hit 3.6ghz safely.
 
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Pred said:
Agree , 3.6Ghz seems to be the happy medium for overclocking on air if you are lucky maybe 3.8Ghz.
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so what if i was just putting it at 3.3ghz, should any i7 920 be able to handle that no probs with stock cooling fans ?

when we talk about stock fans, are we meaning the usual 120mm fan on front and rear of case and of course the standard intel cpu fan ?

UPDATE : i now have an CPU COOLER - OCZ Gladiator Max added to system.
 
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Ewww, stock cooler. I wouldn't go higher than 3.4ghz with one of those. Use a program called CoreTemp to measure your temperatures.

http://www.alcpu.com/CoreTemp/

And use OCCT or Prime95 to stress test your machine, for at least 5 hours, once you have overclocked it. It's important to do this to make sure the overclock is stable, and the temperatures remain within safe limits.
 
reflux said:
Ewww, stock cooler. I wouldn't go higher than 3.4ghz with one of those. Use a program called CoreTemp to measure your temperatures.

http://www.alcpu.com/CoreTemp/

And use OCCT or Prime95 to stress test your machine, for at least 5 hours, once you have overclocked it. It's important to do this to make sure the overclock is stable, and the temperatures remain within safe limits.
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hehehe, ye well i did say standard (stock) fans on first post of the thread, lol.
When i say standard (stock) though, i mean standard as in standard fans that are already with the case i have which is the "Case – Coolermaster HAF 932 Gaming Case", you can see it here and if you click on the small pictures they show you close ups >>> http://www.evilgaming.co.uk/product.php/coolermaster_haf_932_black_atx_case_no_psu_

When that thing fires up all its fans its like a jumbo jet engine, LOL, my wifes moans that she can hear it clearly when shes away upstairs, lol.

But, i dont know, does all those case fans mean anything in reality to the cooling of the cpu ??

Either way, even 3.4ghz sounds good to me, baring in mind the standard speed of the i7 920 is 2.66ghz.

p.s
while talking about all the noise all these fans make, this motherboard has a function on it to save electricity (greenpower) and iam only guessing, but i would imagine it could slow the fans a bit, which would suit me as they are deafening, is it possible to turn the fans speeds down if the cpu is overclocked though ???

UPDATE : i now have an CPU COOLER - OCZ Gladiator Max added to system.
 
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You might want to remove the link as its to a competitor and against forum rules.

Would a fan controller be better to manage your fans?
 
Pred said:
You might want to remove the link as its to a competitor and against forum rules.

Would a fan controller be better to manage your fans?
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i dont know mate, no idea, lol ?

the link i posted was just taken at random off the internet to let people see the case iam on about, thats all, no big deal, we all know overclockers is the best :)
 
thomson1968 said:
i dont know mate, no idea, lol ?

the link i posted was just taken at random off the internet to let people see the case iam on about, thats all, no big deal, we all know overclockers is the best :)
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but still remove the link, and then read the rules..

anyway back to the OP. nobody know whats the safe speed for your chip. because every cpu is different and have different limits.
 
im getting prime temps of 85-89 on a 4ghz overclock and im watercooled on a triple rad, you WONT get 4ghz as a safe overclock with stock cooling.
as said above, 3.6 is prolly doable but hot hot hot
3.4 would be pretty safe id imagine

and def get a fan controller, so good for quietening things up when running idle etc
 
MidnightLamp said:
im getting prime temps of 85-89 on a 4ghz overclock and im watercooled on a triple rad, you WONT get 4ghz as a safe overclock with stock cooling.
as said above, 3.6 is prolly doable but hot hot hot
3.4 would be pretty safe id imagine

and def get a fan controller, so good for quietening things up when running idle etc
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yea mate, thats what someone had said to me too, 3.3ghz with that stock cooler, that sounds good to me, i would even be happy with 3.0 or 3.1 or 3.2 or 3.3, lol, my concern is only that i want to set it at say 3.3 and leave it, iam not into overclocking really, so i just wanna set it and not even have to worry about it again and be able to play games etc etc without fear of the damn thing crashing on me, lol, you know what i mean mate ?

Can i ask this, i know years ago this used to be a fact, the fact being that overclocking drasticly reduces the life span of the cpu, is this still the case with these modern cpu's ? i wouldnt like to clock it to say 3.3ghz and the cpu will die in 2 years or summit ?

UPDATE : i now have an CPU COOLER - OCZ Gladiator Max added to system.
 
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thomson1968 said:
Can i ask this, i know years ago this used to be a fact, the fact being that overclocking drasticly reduces the life span of the cpu, is this still the case with these modern cpu's ? i wouldnt like to clock it to say 3.3ghz and the cpu will die in 2 years or summit ?
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depends on voltage and temps.
 
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3.6 is so easy to achieve,you dont even have to change anything,only very very little,piece of cake 3.6 is
 
thevet said:
3.6 is so easy to achieve,you dont even have to change anything,only very very little,piece of cake 3.6 is
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can you tell me exactly how to then mate, step by step please (me newbie) going by my setup that i posted in the first post of this thread, thanks mate.

(to be honest, i should have just asked for a newbie guide like this at the start, but i didnt want to make myself out even more of an overclocking noob than i really am, LOL).
 
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