i7 3770K OC

8 Pack said:
Not sure on that BSOD code mate.
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Ok np, ill do abit more research on it. It only ever happened to me when i went to 4.5ghz and since ive gone back to 4.4ghz its not happened again, so surely it was something to do with the OC at 4.5ghz

Appreciate the help anyway.


(On another note would lowering the CPU Voltage below 1.2250v reduce temps anymore? Or would cause the system to become unstable that low)
 
Yes it was probably the overclock that caused BSOD if this is the only variable you changed.

Try dialing down the voltage for 4.4ghz. any drop in voltage does result in lower temps with Ivy CPU.
 
8 Pack said:
Yes it was probably the overclock that caused BSOD if this is the only variable you changed.

Try dialing down the voltage for 4.4ghz. any drop in voltage does result in lower temps with Ivy CPU.
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Ok, is going straight for 1.1150v to much? Sorry for the repeated questions
 
So 8 Pack, basically what I'm understanding is this, to overclock enter a ratio higher than the stock? example: i5-3570k stock is 3.40Ghz enter x40, save and reboot, if it boots fine, If no BSOD occurs with everyday use fine, and so forth increasing the ratio until the PC refuses to boot, then the last integer is the limit the cpu will be fine at without extra voltages? because my PC will actually boot at 4.9GHZ, it at 5.0GHZ when it wont. I've always thought that the running of prime was a little excessive, but when reading posts about not being stable unless I pass prime kinda swayed me. I don't think I'll bother now unless I get any BSOD or the such. Also I've ran AIDA extreme in the past, and had no issues getting surprisingly high, but was told by a member here I was deluded If I thought that was a good enough program to test with.
 
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zepzeppelin said:
So 8 Pack, basically what I'm understanding is this, to overclock enter a ratio higher than the stock? example: i5-3570k stock is 3.40Ghz enter x40, save and reboot, if it boots fine, If no BSOD occurs with everyday use fine, and so forth increasing the ratio until the PC refuses to boot, then the last integer is the limit the cpu will be fine at without extra voltages? because my PC will actually boot at 4.9GHZ, it at 5.0GHZ when it wont. I've always thought that the running of prime was a little excessive, but when reading posts about not being stable unless I pass prime kinda swayed me. I don't think I'll bother now unless I get any BSOD or the such. Also I've ran AIDA extreme in the past, and had no issues getting surprisingly high, but was told by a member here I was deluded If I thought that was a good enough program to test with.
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Pretty much hit the nail on the head, you just keep increasing the multi until it refuses to boot or is unstable. Then you increase the voltage slightly to make it stable while keeping an eye on the CPU load temps when running prime 95 or LinX/Intel Burn Test. Finding the sweet spot where you don't have to increase the voltage too much is key, needing a voltage increase of say 0.2 to go from 4GHz to 4.2GHz is fine. Having to increase the voltage by 1.0v just to get an extra 1GHz isn't worth it.

Normally speaking I use Prime 95 and leave it for a good few hours. From what I've read LinX and Intel Burn Test are a lot harsher on the system and so leaving them running for long periods can cause more harm than good, although that's only what i've read. Obviously doing what you do daily and having the system not crash is also a good idea as at the end of the day everyone uses their system different so that's the real test of stability.
 
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8 Pack said:
Do you on a daily basis run prime???? is this the use for your PC??? If it is run prime. If its not dont waste your electricity bill. Use your computer as you would on a daily basis.

Think about it!!! By running prime what are you proving?? Your PC can run prime and only that. By using it you are proving its stable for what you actually need it to be stable for!! If this throws up BSOD or errors you adjust from this.

The only prog I say is essential is testing the mem at XMP on stock clocks. Without stable memory you cant go far with any type of overclocking.
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Yes, the force is strong in this one.
 
zepzeppelin said:
So 8 Pack, basically what I'm understanding is this, to overclock enter a ratio higher than the stock? example: i5-3570k stock is 3.40Ghz enter x40, save and reboot, if it boots fine, If no BSOD occurs with everyday use fine, and so forth increasing the ratio until the PC refuses to boot, then the last integer is the limit the cpu will be fine at without extra voltages? because my PC will actually boot at 4.9GHZ, it at 5.0GHZ when it wont. I've always thought that the running of prime was a little excessive, but when reading posts about not being stable unless I pass prime kinda swayed me. I don't think I'll bother now unless I get any BSOD or the such. Also I've ran AIDA extreme in the past, and had no issues getting surprisingly high, but was told by a member here I was deluded If I thought that was a good enough program to test with.
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You can also Overclock via BLK too to gain speed not only on CPU but on all the Buses effected by the BLK Clock gen. So BLK clocking increases PCI EX speed and mem speed also to name two.

I have covered stability testing above!!! using your PC is teh best stability test.
 
CPU Ratio - Manual
CPU Clock - 44
Spread Spectrum - Disabled
Intel Turbo Boost Technology - Enabled
Internal PLL Overvoltage - Enabled
CPU Voltage - Manual
Cpu Voltage - Fixed
Cpu Voltage - 1.2250v
CPU loadline Calibration - Level 2

These are my old OC settings but now i have a different i7 3770k and also 16gb of ram instead of 8gb, i was previously running

8GB
10-10-10-32-2 - 1.500v (1866Mhz)

Now i have

16GB
11-11-11-36 - 1.650v (2133Mhz)

So im basicly wondering if i will get a stable overclock of 4.4Ghz with this memory?
 
Atm i managed 4.4ghz at 1.140v with 1600mhz (11-11-11-28), its a large difference from my last CPU which is nice since that ran at 1.250v. Just need to work on the memory

**To say the voltage is a lot lower the temps are the same as my old CPU**
 
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(This was after playing Arma 2 for a hour or two)

51c
57c
58c
58c

Yeah I was wondering if something was wrong with my application of the cooler because sometimes core 0 is 10c cooler than the other three cores.
 
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