i7 920 overclocked please help

nadesicod25

nadesicod25

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Hey guys i overclocked my i7 920 to 3.6ghz this is my first time doing this so bear with me.

I did a stress test for one hour using prime95 also had speedfan to check the temp my cpu is sitting at 66c full load (100%) and 41c normal load and each core is 51-52c. Is it safe to leave it at that and consider it a success?

Im using this as my cpu cooler http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=771&type=expert&pid=1

Do you think i could try and increase it more?

Settings are

CPU Ratio: 18
BLCK Freq: 200
PCIE Freq : 100
Dram : 1600

CPU Voltage : 1.35
CPU PPL Volt : 1.9
QPI/Dram : 1.35
IO Volt :1.14
DRAM bus voltage : 1.6
 
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CPU Ratio seems an odd number, I thought most people used 20?

CPU Voltage also seems quite high (saying that didn't realise the 920 was 2.66 default)

Next step would to be lower that voltage and test again and see what the minimum is before crashes.
 
Just lower the vcore a notch each time (testing for an hour after each) until it becomes unstable, then give it a couple more notches and test for a few hours (Prime95), then run the most intensive programs you use to see if it remains stable.
 
It would be a lot better if you can list down your spec like, is your CPU a CO or a DO revision. What memory and how many sticks/gig you're running, what motherboard, etc,etc.
 
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