Intel Newbie

Kidge · 20 Jun 2016 at 19:03

Hello all,

Firstly, because I have a few questions I thought this would be better suited for general hardware but please move if incorrect.

I've recently purchased a 5960X and Asus Deluxe USB3.1 board and have a few questions as previous setup was AMD.

1. Is my power supply suitable to run my machine or should I be looking to replace for a higher wattage/better rated one especially if looking to overclock?

2. What is recommended for testing the CPU as I've seen Prime95 is not good for these chips?

3. What overclock should I be looking to achieve - the CPU is a L batch?

4. Should I have the system connected to a power surge protecting extension lead?

Specs:

i7 5960X
Asus X99 Deluxe USB3.1
Kingston Fury 32GB 2400Mhz
Noctua PH-TC14PE
Gigabyte Windforce 7850 2GB (Don't laugh, thats getting replaced next)
XFX Pro 650W 80 Bronze
2 x Kingston HyperX 248Gb SSD's
CoolerMaster CM690 II Advanced

On Holiday · 20 Jun 2016 at 19:04

PSU is fine.

These days it's recommended to just use your PC as you would after overclocking to check stability, gaming etc.
Your PC could be stables for weeks on an OC but crash once in Prime.
With that said, I do blast through a wPrime 1024 for a quick test after OC'ing to check max temps etc.

3) can't comment, sorry!

4) Yes

Kidge · 20 Jun 2016 at 19:25

Thanks Plenty. Would it be a good idea to run asus real bench to get an idea of temps pre overclock and what temperatures should I be seeing whilst idle but that would probably be better directed to someone who may already own one?

Any specific brand of extension lead or will any do as long as it has surge protection?

Borealis · 20 Jun 2016 at 19:34

Prime isn't really a realistic day-to-day load unless you're deliberately trying to calculate prime numbers.

I'll admit Prime has it's uses, but for a realistic idea of what your temps will be in regular use, RealBench will give you an idea of what to expect.

Kidge · 20 Jun 2016 at 20:04

Ok just tried Asus RealBench and got a score of 142648 with no overclocking at the moment.

Max package temp according to HW monitor was 52 but my CPU fans never went above 650 RPM so may amend that. Voltage went to a max of 1.123V which i think aided to the temp rise but the system automatically amended that.

Kidge · 20 Jun 2016 at 21:59

Anyone got any other advice on the above or would I be better off opening a new thread in overclocking and cooling?