Lorenzomista Posted January 17, 2011 Posted January 17, 2011 Does heat cause instability as long as its in your "safe" range for your cpu? For example, my CPU's max safe temperature is 70 degrees. Is it more stable at 40 than 50? Assuming the clock speed, load amount, etc. is the same? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boinker Posted January 17, 2011 Posted January 17, 2011 That question can be argued. IMHO yes you can become more stable at lower temperatures. On my I7 920 I like to stay below 30c to tjmax. When I was pushing for 4.30ghz from 4.20ghz keeping the temperature below 75c enabled me to get the stable OC @ 4.30Ghz One of the advantages of lower temperatures is you can gain more head room to boost voltages further. But sometimes that does not cure a stability issue. One advantage of keeping them nice and chilly away from you higher temperature range is it does make the chip last longer. Just something to consider if you do decide to get more aggressive with your OC. What kind of cpu is this and whats the Idle load temperature? Also just a minor note if you want you can post your systems specifications so people can see what your running. It will also help us guide you in the right direction. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
acpowell Posted January 18, 2011 Posted January 18, 2011 I would say that excessive heat can cause instability issues but usually that is the last thing you will need to worry about as you could damage the system board and or the CPU. I would say if you are not hitting the max temp for your CPU then you should be OK, but that doesn't mean that you should strive to get it close to that temperature either. with a large heat sink I am at 40c with prime95 running I am not sure what my max is for temp but I run perfectly fine at that temp and with out the large heat sink I peaked at 60c with prime95 again no issue then either. What kind of instability issues are you having? BSOD, lock ups, or other things? I also agree with boinker that you should post your specs so that others can better assist you. just my 2 cents Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
potatochobit Posted January 20, 2011 Posted January 20, 2011 heat will cause your computer to shut down you should stop tyring to overclock until you have that new air cooler installed when you increase your voltage over 1.425 the amd chip is going to get crazy hot fast so just wait till you are ready Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorenzomista Posted January 20, 2011 Posted January 20, 2011 (edited) Okay okay I know. But I did finally get my cooler! I have been getting temperatures from 10-39. So that's really good! That's at 1.55 volts though. I'm hesitant to raise the voltage any more than that. But I think my RAM is limiting me since I can't clock higher. But I will post about that in another thread. Thanks for the answers guys I was just curious as to how overclocking works. Edit: Okay I think that's how you do it! I just added my specs to my signature. That's what you guys were talking about right? Edited January 20, 2011 by Lorenzomista Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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