Should i push for more ? 15 3570k

Geo-Gamer · 7 Jun 2012 at 14:40

Hi all hope all is well!

I just upgraded from a i5 760 to a I5 3570K with a gigabyte z77x d3h and im just simply amazed how this chip performs compared to the i5 760. Im running at 4.4ghz without touching the voltage and temps are idling at 29c.

Compared to the i5 760 my idling temps at 4ghz were something like 45 c ! Im just wondering if i should push this chip past 4.4ghz?

wkingsnorth · 7 Jun 2012 at 14:42

If you don't need it to go faster I'd leave it at that and enjoy the lower heat, but if you want to go faster by all means do so

Geo-Gamer · 7 Jun 2012 at 14:44

wkingsnorth said:
If you don't need it to go faster I'd leave it at that and enjoy the lower heat, but if you want to go faster by all means do so

thanks for the reply! I just want to know if i would see a diffrence between 4.4ghz to something along the lines of 4.6/7 ghz?

gazjam · 7 Jun 2012 at 14:52

Geo-Gamer said:
Hi all hope all is well!

I just upgraded from a i5 760 to a I5 3570K with a gigabyte z77x d3h and im just simply amazed how this chip performs compared to the i5 760. Im running at 4.4ghz without touching the voltage and temps are idling at 29c.

Compared to the i5 760 my idling temps at 4ghz were something like 45 c ! Im just wondering if i should push this chip past 4.4ghz?

I'm just building my HTPC with this chip/board combo.
Can I ask what settings you changed to get the chip to 4.4?

I'd be happy with this myself.

Thanks

MatsyLR · 7 Jun 2012 at 14:54

Should just leave it alone..., but it can go faster if you wish it to, you will see a performance increase but its not neccacary.

Geo-Gamer · 7 Jun 2012 at 15:00

gazjam said:
I'm just building my HTPC with this chip/board combo.
Can I ask what settings you changed to get the chip to 4.4?

I'd be happy with this myself.

Thanks

All i basically did was change the multiplyer from 34 to 44 to achieve 4.4 ghz...and thats on stock voltage

lol quite amazing aint it ? haha.

Still running amazingly stable!

wkingsnorth · 7 Jun 2012 at 15:00

Geo-Gamer said:
thanks for the reply! I just want to know if i would see a diffrence between 4.4ghz to something along the lines of 4.6/7 ghz?

If you are regularly hitting 100% CPU Load outside of stress tests then maybe little, but really 2/300mhz will make very little difference to anything

IvanDobskey · 7 Jun 2012 at 15:31

Bear in mind that idle temps mean absolutely nothing. Get it maxed out on Intel burn test and then check your temps.

Nuclear Fusion · 7 Jun 2012 at 17:27

Geo-Gamer said:
All i basically did was change the multiplyer from 34 to 44 to achieve 4.4 ghz...and thats on stock voltage lol quite amazing aint it ? haha.

Still running amazingly stable!

When you say stock volts, do you mean that you simply didn't ajust the voltages? So I'm guessing you are using auto offset voltage? Or fixed voltage at stock levels? Because if you are using offset, then your motherboard will be adjusting how much Vcore depending on the clock speed, and in most cases will be sending an unnecessarily high Vcore to ensure stability. You could probably use a negative offset and still maintain full stability. What is your Vcore at Max load (ie IBT or Prime95 small FFTS) and temperatures by the way?

gazjam · 7 Jun 2012 at 23:19

Geo-Gamer said:
All i basically did was change the multiplyer from 34 to 44 to achieve 4.4 ghz...and thats on stock voltage lol quite amazing aint it ? haha.

Still running amazingly stable!

Thanks.

Looking forward to setting the new rig up tommorow and I'll try your settings.