A good 24/7 Overclock ?

Daitallica · 20 Nov 2011 at 12:20

Hi ladies and gentlemen,

I've ordered a new system which will be coming tomorrow

And was wondering whats a good 24/7 overclock ?

It will consist of :

Intel i7 2700k
MSI Z68A-GD65-G3 Intel Z68
Antec Kúhler H2O 920
G.Skill RipJawsX 8GB 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit
Corsair Airflow Dual-Channel Fan

Im fairly new to over clocking, complete noob to the sandybridge, gave my old AMD 4800fx (socket 939) an overclocking to within an inch of its life though haha

But I've been studying the guide on here and am fairly confident that I can do it, so any and all help you guys n gals can give me will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks
Dave

koooowweeee · 20 Nov 2011 at 12:57

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18287345&highlight=startername_koooowweeee

Surveyor · 20 Nov 2011 at 13:31

The 2700K thread might be more helpful:

Those of you with OcUK OEM 2700K Official OC Results thread!!

koooowweeee · 20 Nov 2011 at 13:36

do they not clock the same?

Daitallica · 20 Nov 2011 at 13:37

thanks guys, Reading through kooowweeee's up to page 6.... haha
Will check the 2700k thread now

Surveyor · 20 Nov 2011 at 13:48

koooowweeee said:
do they not clock the same?

The 2700K's are supposed to clock a bit higher and require a little less voltage for a given overclock.

The 2700K thread might be a bit more useful that a thread with mainly 2500K's and 2600K's.

koooowweeee · 20 Nov 2011 at 14:03

from what ive seen its not worth swapping a 2600k for a 2700k with the cash you will loose

only a small amount less volts

so maybe the people with bad chips stay quiet lol

Daitallica · 20 Nov 2011 at 14:25

Luckily i'm not swapping from a 2600k, I'm swapping from a 2.6GHz Intel core 2 Duo, and only £14 more than an oem 2600k plus a free BFIII.

Win win me thinks

Reading over the links, I see 4.5 - 4.7 seems to be very popular, so I think I will aim for 4.6 and go from there...

Although I'm probably gonna get greedy and try for 5 hahaha

Cant wait, I ordered an over clocked bundle from scan....... and sent it back because the overclock kept failing... taken 4 weeks to get my money back, and managed to price up a better system here for less than £50 more (spent the extra on the antec kuhler)

Guy in sales at over clockers said I will have my hardware tomorrow, I'm soooo excited I'm like a kid at christmas (I'm 29) probably not going to be able to sleep tonight hahahhaa

Thanks again guys for the info !!

koooowweeee · 20 Nov 2011 at 15:14

ye thats fine but a lot have jumped from 2600k to 2700k

Daitallica · 20 Nov 2011 at 15:17

I can't see the point in that either tbh, I spent a whole while contemplating whether to go 2700 or 2600, but at the price and the free game it seemed silly not to really

Surveyor · 20 Nov 2011 at 15:19

koooowweeee said:
ye thats fine but a lot have jumped from 2600k to 2700k

Not me.

If I was buying now I'd get a 2700K but, as you say, I can't see it worth the upgrade unless perhaps you have a poor overclocking 2600K.

koooowweeee · 20 Nov 2011 at 16:58

Ye i would buy one but i wouldn't sell my chip for 170-180 and then pay all that for a 2700k

Davefran · 22 Nov 2011 at 12:47

koooowweeee said:
so maybe the people with bad chips stay quiet lol

For most items of hardware, you'll find the opposite is true. They'll go on about it for weeks and weeks. Even if it's a problem that affects a tiny minoritory of users.

zoomee · 22 Nov 2011 at 13:08

24/7 you'll be looking at either 4.6 for a VERY comfortable overclock, 4.8Ghz for high-end air. And then 5Ghz which is only really suitable for benching or extreme cooling.

Daitallica · 22 Nov 2011 at 17:26

zoomee said:
24/7 you'll be looking at either 4.6 for a VERY comfortable overclock, 4.8Ghz for high-end air. And then 5Ghz which is only really suitable for benching or extreme cooling.

Thanks, reckon 4.7 will be "comfortable" for an antec kuhler 920 ?

zoomee · 22 Nov 2011 at 17:42

Daitallica said:
Thanks, reckon 4.7 will be "comfortable" for an antec kuhler 920 ?

4.6 mate - anything above requires more than 1.3v which can start to make heat output 'uncomfortable'.

tbh I've got a Corsair H100 and run it 24/7 at 4.6 aswell - 4.8 is only just do-able and I'd rather not stress things. 5Ghz is serious cooling territory only

Daitallica · 22 Nov 2011 at 18:26

awesome, thanks !!
Will do that now, been running it all day on 4.7 @ 1.35
So will drop the voltage and set to 4.6

Thanks again you've been really helpfull !!

Angerer · 23 Nov 2011 at 13:31

antec kuhler 920 on this weeks sales, better then corsair h80?

cheers

Surveyor · 23 Nov 2011 at 15:00

Angerer said:
antec kuhler 920 on this weeks sales, better then corsair h80?

cheers

Not much in it:

Corsair H80 vs Antec Kuhler H2O 920 Review

Angerer · 23 Nov 2011 at 15:14

Surveyor said:
Not much in it:

Corsair H80 vs Antec Kuhler H2O 920 Review

Nice little read that, you're right not much In it at all. Might go a head and pick one up.

Just now have to figure out which mobo to get and I'm sorted