Is it worth overclocking core i7 920 ?

[shr3k_uk]

Have MB Gigabyte EX58-UD5, CPU - Core i7 920 D0, Patriot Viper 1600 mhz 3x2 gb and 2x GPU Gigabyte GTX260 216p. CPU cooling - Thermalright Ultra 120 extreme.
Is it worth to overclock cpu ? It's gaming pc, and only for games. Will overclocking increase FPS in games ? Help, cause i can't find any information ...
Monitor - 32" Full HD (1920x1080) TV. gaming only using this resolution !
P.s Sorry for my bad english . It's not my native language ..

 

[fornowagain]

It would be a crime not to...

 

[BigBruiserAl]

It would be a crime not to...

While i agree with above, more then 3.6 for day to day is not a much diff playing games to 4.2ghz

 

[shr3k_uk]

thx for advice guys. BigBruiserAl may be you can send me your OC profile or voltages and freq ? . Can't make stable OC 4 ghz.
thx

 

[madindehead]

Overclocking an i7-920 is a tricky process to get it 100% perfect. Each chip is different, so while taking someone else's profile can help, it's not the best solution. You need to tweak and tweak.

 

[Admiral Huddy]

The fact you quote a UD5 with Turbo Boost Technology suggests that these are built for overclocking. Why choose such an enthusiasts motherboard otherwise.

 

[madindehead]

It would be a crime not to...

Agreed.

The fact you quote a UD5 with Turbo Boost Technology suggests that these are built for overclocking. Why choose such an enthusiasts motherboard otherwise.

And agreed again here. Since you bought a UD5, I'm guessing you planned to overclock it. Also, as you bought a Thermalright 120 Extreme cooler.

Go overclock it. There is plenty advice.

 

[BigBruiserAl]

My profile is on the these boards mate just search...voltage wise my chip is not great but my cooling is off the top of my head look at davyboy & bulldogs threads think we have the same setups give or take

 

[shr3k_uk]

overclocked 4.0 Ghz
37 - hottest core.
in OCCT 1 hour - 73 degrees.
HTT - On
All power saving - OFF

QPI- x36
blck - 200
vcore - 1.3175 ( in bios) in cpu-z shows 1.296. Don't know why it different.
QPI/VTT - 1.315
IOH-1.1
Other on auto
case ANTEC 1200

 

[rjk]

good work

not bad temps, see if you can reduce the cpu vcore any

 

[shr3k_uk]

Agreed.



And agreed again here. Since you bought a UD5, I'm guessing you planned to overclock it. Also, as you bought a Thermalright 120 Extreme cooler.

Go overclock it. There is plenty advice.

CPU cooler i had before. It's from old PC

 

[shr3k_uk]

good work

not bad temps, see if you can reduce the cpu vcore any

I think i can't, cause i upped it. It was 1.3 in bios , was unstable, got BSOD in occt. Then upped one step , got restart when playing Resident 5. upped again and think it stable.

 

[BigBruiserAl]

Are using my template m8?

if you are recent chnages i made to get 4.2 stable was 100ps on cpu clock scew, hope it helps

 

[shr3k_uk]

will try tomorrow BigBruiserAl , but now need go sleep |^ ^

 

[Deleted member 66701]

It'd be a crime not to - I'm @ 4.5ghz with the same board and cpu under watercooling.

 

[rjk]

I'm @ 4.5ghz

wow, thats quite impressive

have you got screenshots of that clock?

what watercooling are you using?

 

[PermaBanned]

While i agree with above, more then 3.6 for day to day is not a much diff playing games to 4.2ghz

Meh, for some reason i think 3.2 and 3.8 are the sweet spots but that's just me. The 4GHz barrier is just too much to resist for some though

 

[JonJ678]

I'm @ 4.5ghz

I'm very interested in what voltages you're pushing through vcore and qpi for this, though anything else you care to share would be useful too.

Significantly above the average clock, congratulations.

 

[rjk]

dissapointed with no screens

 

[Muel]

It would be illegal not too! Maybe just a mild overclock though, to 3.2/3.6 maybe... Then you can have safe voltages without it kicking out too much heat.