what is the benefit of over clocking?

[JMEdodger]

my current i7 3770 is running a 4 GHz should i go higher?

 

[Martini1991]

You need to change your signature, and you can go higher if you want.
The benefit is a faster CPU.

 

[illuz]

What is your cooler?

 

[apeksdiver]

Water cool it and push it more

 

[JMEdodger]

hey illuz, what is the xl2420t like . im thinking of gettin one

 

[JMEdodger]

You need to change your signature, and you can go higher if you want.
The benefit is a faster CPU.

Why do i need to change my signiture

 

[Orcvader]

Why do i need to change my signiture

Forum rules, needs to be 4 lines max.

What CPU cooler are you using and what temps do you get at max load?

 

[JMEdodger]

Forum rules, needs to be 4 lines max.

What CPU cooler are you using and what temps do you get at max load?

ok thanks, i use an astek 510c liqiud cooling . how do i check at max load?

 

[Orcvader]

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

Then run something like Prime95 for 15 mins or so to check if the overclock is stable while also letting the temps build up to max: http://www.alcpu.com/CoreTemp/

 

[mmj_uk]

The benefit is usually getting the same performance as a more expensive CPU (and often beyond that), just don't push it too far that it becomes unstable or overheats as there is little point in sacrificing stability for a small percentage of extra performance.

Like Orcvader says use Prime95 to test stability and Coretemp to keep an eye on temps.

 

[joeyjojo]

Asked recently http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18465604

Then run something like Prime95 for 15 mins or so to check if the overclock is stable while also letting the temps build up to max: http://www.alcpu.com/CoreTemp/

P.S. 15 mins of prime will only crash if it's right on the edge of stability. You'll need to run it for 24 hours at a high priority to be really sure*. Or a few hours of Intel Burn Test with max memory.

* Although they say it's less these days since they included AVX.