Is this just a poor overclocker?

steverob1983

steverob1983

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Is my chip just a poor overclocker or am i missing something?

Using
Z77-D3H
i5 3570K
I only seem to be able to get stable at 4.4Ghz with 1.35v
Max temps sit at about 69 degs

Setting in bios i have changed
Turbo freq 4.4
Vcore 1.35
PPL 1.65
Load line calibration medium
Vcore voltage responce Fast

Thanks for any feedback
 
What ram are you using? have you populated all the dimm slots? Could just be a slightly poor clocker but there are other possible factors too
 
Hm, your chip is a weird one.

My PLL is 1.5V and it makes no difference to my required vcore, my vtt is 1.06V under load.

Try 1.100V VTT and 1.800V PLL (default PLL).

Load line calibration will raise the vcore under load, so you can have the general vcore set a bit lower.

My chip needs really high offset voltage for stability in certain programs...currently +0.085V :/ so my LLC is actually set to High to try and lower it a bit when at load. I did get it to 4.5 with offset though finally.

The LLC names are a bit confusing at first, basically each step for me adds between 1-2V at load for the Vcore LLC. I keep my DDR A/B and VTT LLC on Extreme so they don't go below what I set them to in BIOS.

That cooler you have is really, really good for the price. Is it noisy at all?
 
at the moment got it stable at 4.5Ghz at 1.34v
I did have it at 4.6Ghz at 1.35v and it seemed stable after a few hours on prime but i had a couple of crash out on planetside 2 so lowered it a notch and seems fine now.
 
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I can have mine stable at 4.6GHz but I don't like the voltage. I wish someone would tell me the max safe voltage for 24/7 on Ivy's! Had enough going to search again for it. It's like the holy grail.
 
http://communities.intel.com/message/156156 This is from Intel, but as useful as a glass eye in a blackout. They said 1.5V max for Q6600 too but no one really used that high.

Hmmm, I disabled C3/C6 state.

I have C1E enabled, but EIST also, apparently C1E is handled by windows power saving, and EIST by CPU. Got to learn how this works lol.
 
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Doomedspeed said:
That's not good. Temps and voltage wise.

As a rule you shouldn't go past 1.38V, if you want it to be safe.
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Hm, 1.38V sounds reasonable to me but, where did you get that figure from? I've been trying to find max voltage for 3570K for ages. Intel helpful they say 0.800-1.55V. :cool: My chip can easily go higher clocks but voltage will be 1.38V for high clocks, you sure it's safe?

I'm at 1.37V 4.7GHz, not sure if I like it though. Temp's are alright, 81C under Prime95 on hottest core, which is out by 5c of the other ones. Gaming 50-59c.
 
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Join the club, mine is exactly the same as yours.

4.4GHz only needs about 1.25v but 4.5GHz needs 1.35 :(
 
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