3700+ at 3.0ghz?

willhub

willhub

willhub

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Hi, i am currently running stock cooling, and i am running at 2.8ghz, 1.47v, 3x htt and 420mhz on the ram. My cpu is running 100% stable with stock cooler, and usually idle temp is about 29 degrees, if i got a decent cooler, maybe arctic freezer 64, would i possibly be able to run this cpu stable at about 3-3.2ghz?, with the stock cooler i tried to get 3.0ghz, but i ended up going all way up to 1.6v and still was only about 10% stable.

2.9ghz is about the max i can get with the stock cooler.
 
As said, doubt cooling will be the issue as 29'c at that clock is good so cant really see it jumping that much to warrent the instability. Might just of found the limit of the chip or maybe your ram/motherboard is at its limit.
 
i dont think ram is at the limit, i used i think cpu/ram ratio thing and got ram down to about 390 when at 3ghz, how can the actualy motherboard be holding it back?


also my load temps are about 39, but i do need better cooling as other day it was about 34 degrees outside, and the cpu got to 50degrees in a game and computer reset untill i bumpred the voltage up to 1.47 from1.45.
 
your motherboard has maximum limits as much, if not more than any other component of your pc. motherboards can cause instability at high loads and that my friend, is why you should always start your overclock with a good motherboard! 2.9 is very good so it could well be the max of your cpu!
 
meh 2.8 is good, but i would have liked it to be 3ghz, then it would be same as my pentium 4, exept like twice as powerfull.

i wonder if i should spend like £140 on an opty?
 
Mate ive gone thro a few chips to hit the 3ghz mark. All ill say is be happy with 2.9. I was the same but its not worth the cost mate.

The only way id spend £140 if it was towards a dual core.
 
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