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newbieclocker

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Hey guys,

Just got my i7 3770k and wish to overclock it. I have tried 4.5 GHz from this website http://www.overclock.net/t/1291703/ivy-bridge-overclocking-guide-asus-motherboards.

I tested for an hour and a half and got 75-80 degrees.

So I want to know how long should I test my 4.6GHz overclock for and what temps should I be aiming for with a noctua nh-14.

Also my prime95 on my 4.6GHz overclock keeps not responding and shutting down does this mean that it is unstable.

Thanks.
 
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Hey guys,

Sorry for the rush but I plan on leaving my PC to stress over night and I wish to know what speed I should put it on.

Do you recommend 4.6 at 1.9v (as i have been testing for 10 mins now and its still stable at 65-70 degrees) or >4.5at a lower voltage.

Also how many years would each overclock last me.

Thanks.
 
newbieclocker said:
Hey guys,

Sorry for the rush but I plan on leaving my PC to stress over night and I wish to know what speed I should put it on.

Do you recommend 4.6 at 1.9v (as i have been testing for 10 mins now and its still stable at 65-70 degrees) or >4.5at a lower voltage.

Also how many years would each overclock last me.

Thanks.
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:eek: Put 1.9v through it and your overclock wont last long enough to re-boot after saving and exiting the bios. 1.9v is the sort of Vcore used with LN2 when benching, not running 24/7 :D
 
newbieclocker said:
Hey guys,

Sorry for the rush but I plan on leaving my PC to stress over night and I wish to know what speed I should put it on.

Do you recommend 4.6 at 1.9v (as i have been testing for 10 mins now and its still stable at 65-70 degrees) or >4.5at a lower voltage.

Also how many years would each overclock last me.

Thanks.
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if am right in saying so your oc at 4.6 @ 1.9v i would say you be buying another one very soon than how many years it would last you,and i can't believe your temps is only 65-70 their again its only 10 mins of prime give a half an hour you be well in the 80's i would have throught.:D

for 4.6 you need to be around 1.28v -1.34v at a guess
4.5 is a good oc aim for that 1st with the lowest v core and get it stable with prime for a MIN of 12 hrs your temps should be below 80.once you got it stable at 4.5 then just rise it from 4.5 to 4.6 without changing the vcore then prime if it become un stable just rise the vcore by 0.005v at a time and prime.

exsample on mine 4.5 @ 1.28/1.30v
[email protected]/1.34v
as you go above 4.5 your temps will rise quite a bit so the aim is to get a good oc with less volts= lower temps
 
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I must have written something wrong last night as I never remember putting 1.9v through it.

My CPU is now stressing at 4.5GHz at 65 degrees for an hour now at 1.25v.

Should I stop this test now and go to 4.6 or leave it at 4.5 and try to lower the voltages.

Thanks.
 
newbieclocker said:
I must have written something wrong last night as I never remember putting 1.9v through it.

My CPU is now stressing at 4.5GHz at 65 degrees for an hour now at 1.25v.

Should I stop this test now and go to 4.6 or leave it at 4.5 and try to lower the voltages.

Thanks.
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as i have mentioned before 10,20,40,or even 5 hrs of prime don't say your stable
people have prime even for 15-18 hrs then found bsod's.

they say a min of 12hrs to give a indication of being stable but this a trail and error phase,but a good indication of being stable. its a matter of personal choice if you want to rush a job or find out later the horror's.
if you think your stable at 4.5 just leave the vcore alone and just up the multi to 4.6 then prime if you get bsod's then increase the vcore
 
I wouldnt keep running prime for hours on end.

Just use the thing and it will soon tell you if its not happy then tweak it if its not.

I play with my settings so much now I never use prime. If it BSOD me then I ramp it down slightly

Ask 8 pack about it :-)
 
I know mine isa diff chip 2500k I5, i ran prime for 9 hrs, no error with 1.29v at 4.6 temp peaking about 67-70, testing 1.30 at 4.8 now, hoping for good results, any adice or feeback?
 
Ran mine for a few hours of Prime and IBT stable at 4.5 1.25v but needed 1.29v to get rid of WHEA errors, so i wouldn't get too hung up about prime etc its ok for a quick 1/2 hour test.
 
20-30 mins Prime. then 10-20 runs of IBT at maximum memory. Several loops of Heaven and then just use it. If it falls over gaming on ultra high settings, test some more.

If you want to find maximum overclocks at minimum voltages you may need to do longer runs
 
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