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*** i7 860 overclocking thread ***

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It seems like the whole world and his dog has i7 920 now and it is quite hard to find other 860 users, so I thought why not making a thread for us.

I would like to see YOUR i7 860 overclock. Let see and compare our overclocks :)

This is mine (click on CPU-Z validator in my signature to see more details):

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Since I took that screenshot I had to up voltage to 1.37V which I'm not very happy about, probably 4.2 is out of my reach then. My CPU runs between 25-30 idle, few hours of Prime's torture test puts it up to 70s, never seen more than 55* when gaming. My cooler is Thermalright Venomous X + 2 x Akasa Apache PWM fans (push-pull).

Now, let's see your OC :)
 
bells said:
I wouldnt mind a litttle help with overclocking this cpu a bit on my motherboard ? we seem to be on our own here :(
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Yes, like I said it seems like there is not many of us, 860 owners. Post your OC problem here and I (or somebody else) will try to help you, I'm sure :)
 
My 4.0Ghz OC is stable and running on my machine 24/7. I'm not that happy with VCore set up at 1.37 with 4.0. I think 4.2 is a no no in my case.
 
Danny_75 said:
Mine @4.2 has a Vcore 1.40V seems ok runs 24/7 with that.My cooler might help a little with that.
The max Vcore is 1.55V so should be right :)

Edit: Might not be 1.4V might be 1.38/9, will come back to that when i look.
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I though you really shouldn't go above 1.4V.

I don't have problems with temperatures yet, idle 25-30*, gaming 50-55*, few hours of torture test absolute max I've seen 75*.
 
Danny_75 said:
O yes it loves the Volts . :) Thats why i got this cooler. Stable i would say 4.125V @4.2 (thats 24/7 @full load.)

ppl cry when they see my volts @ max Oc i have my QPi @1.46 and [email protected] at times. As i say its only bits of Silicon.
Yes they have a 3 year warranty but lets be honest you run a PC for 3 years its only fit for the bin.Most ppl only have the same Pc for for 18mths then upgrade if not they upgrade it a little,So why stress.
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It is your CPU and I belive you can do whatever you like with it, but is the difference between 4.3ghz and 4.0ghz that big and worth the extra Volts? I'd say no, but everybody should answer this question themselfs ;)
 
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