i5 good oc?

sockky · 4 Jan 2012 at 20:25

So i got my i5 the other day and decided to go into the overclocking business (usually dont do a whole lot of it

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So, as it stands i got my i5 to 4.5Ghz @ 1.31v
I ran intel burn test 10 times with maximum stress level temps peaked with:

core#0 65c
core#1 73c
core#2 75c
core#3 71c

What else can i use to test it just to make sure things are all good to go?

pgi947 · 4 Jan 2012 at 21:13

Give it a good few hours on prime95, thought IBT will push it harder so you could just up it to 30 runs.

Temps look good - well depending on what cooler you're using?

Davefran · 4 Jan 2012 at 21:19

Without Screenshots or system specs, can't really tell if it's good or not.

You could have the cheapest board going with the stock heasink, in which case that oc would be wonderful ( but highly unlikely )
OR
You could have all the top notch hardware with a custom water loop, in which that oc is terrible.

See what I mean lol

pgi947 · 4 Jan 2012 at 21:24

yip, which is why i said depending on the cooler.

From experience I'd guess its something with a £20-£30 price tag

They are usually good up-to 4.5-4.6 on sandy.

sockky · 4 Jan 2012 at 21:31

It's on my h50 which i have had since it came out, the board its running on is a P8P67 pro.

I'm going to run prime95 tonight just to make sure things are all good.

As long as its nice and steady with no stupid temps ... i'm happy

pgi947 · 4 Jan 2012 at 21:48

In which case those temps look about right, adding another fan in push/pull would bring your temps down a little more.

sockky · 4 Jan 2012 at 23:58

well after playing a few games of battlefield 3 one of the cores topped at 52c.

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