Hot overclock

kronos_100 · 22 May 2010 at 12:47

Hi, I'm pretty new to overclocking and I seem to have got a stable overclock but my CPU temps are hitting 90c on load, I end up quitting prime in-case it gets any higher and kills my cpu. My idle temps are 50c, the ambient temp is about 20c.

My settings are:
Ratio:20x
BCLK: 190
DDR Freq:1523
CPUVolt: 1.275v

My spec:
Rampage III extreme, I7 930, Corsair Dominator GT, DDR3 PC3-12800(1600)CAS 7-7-7-20, 850W Enermax Revolution85+, Zalman GT1000 Case, Xigmatek Thor's Hammer with two Apache Black Super Silent fans.

I was thinking about reseating my cpu cooler but as that maybe a pain in the arse I was wondering if you guys had any other ideas?

St0tteh0 · 22 May 2010 at 12:52

I7's do get quite hot ive got a h50 on my 920 and it hits 80-85C 100% load @ 4ghz, what other voltages have you set?

ricky · 22 May 2010 at 13:03

Reseating your cooler is probaly a good idea,which thermal paste did you use?

OLDPHART · 22 May 2010 at 13:22

Just try taking the side panel off to see if your temps drop, if they do its your case air flow thats the problem.

kronos_100 · 22 May 2010 at 14:39

Cheers for your help guys,
The only other volt I set was the CPU PLL Volt - 1.90 also tried 1.85, no difference.

I used Arctic Silver 5 and applied a thin layer rather than a small pea size drop.

No doubt about it the air flow in the Zalman GT1000 isnt great but there is little difference when I open the case up.

Just tried it on stock speeds and I'm getting 43c idle and 70c on Prime...is this normal?

IKMS · 22 May 2010 at 14:53

kronos_100 said:
Just tried it on stock speeds and I'm getting 43c idle and 70c on Prime...is this normal?

Very very normal.

St0tteh0 · 23 May 2010 at 00:19

it wont be helping with the hot weather either