rbroelle Posted February 15, 2012 Posted February 15, 2012 Hello everybody, Today i decided to do a little overclock myself after seeing some youtube video's, and watching forums about overclocking. Still i need some help and/or advise how to progress further. With the purchase of my new computer build a while back, overclocking seems to be verry changed when i had my Q6600. I normaly use the bios, and can reach a overclock of 4.2 easily, but today i did 4.4 My motherboard is Asus Sabertooth X58 Cooling is done with an Corssair H100 Push/pull configuration 2 orginal fans 2000rpm, one coolermaster fan 2000rpm, and one 5400rpm fan with 7 volt mod, don't now rpm. I don't have a cooler on my northbridge or southbridge (don't know the difference) Voltage of CPU is currently at 1.344 V Here are some screenshots. Coretemp CPU-Z Any help or advise is welcome! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scr4wl Posted February 15, 2012 Posted February 15, 2012 The overclocking on your chip is different because you have an unlocked multi. With those load temps you are safe to up the voltage a bit more, which means you could probably hit an even higher multiplier. So that would be the first thing is do. You may need to bring the bclk back down before doing so, but then you can start increasing it right away. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boinker Posted February 15, 2012 Posted February 15, 2012 Hey there. What kind of stability test are you using and for how long. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
d6bmg Posted February 16, 2012 Posted February 16, 2012 Run Prime95 for 3,4,12,24 hours respectively & post the result. If the temperature become very high after any test, stop testing & post back. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbroelle Posted February 17, 2012 Posted February 17, 2012 Run Prime95 for 3,4,12,24 hours respectively & post the result. If the temperature become very high after any test, stop testing & post back. The test programs i use are Prime95 64bit and Intel burn in test (wwith linpack) Mostly i test the programs for a short time like 10 min max, since there isnt a rise in the temps anymore after that ( in my experience ) and testing is for me kinda anoying to do since it takes long time. I don't think that stress a cpu for long extend of time ( eg 3, 4, 12!, and even 24! hours is good for an overclocked cpu. I use my PC for gaming only, not video or audio editing, so i don't see the point of testing that long.\ If i can game with my settings without lockup or freeze, or anything weird, for me it's stable, no offence, i do take the advice into account. I currently have a different overclock, new pictures. Coretemp says my cores are between 12 and 15 degree celcius in idle mode, and woth a load from Prime95 64bit, the cores are as follows (during the time of writing this thread my cores are stressed (small FFTs.) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
d6bmg Posted February 17, 2012 Posted February 17, 2012 ^ Looks like its normal. I've suggested you prolonged stress test via prime95 only to test stability of overclock. But when you have said your system works flawlessly, I am forced to revert my advice of prolonged prime95 testing. As long as it runs without any problem and temperatures ~60C, its just fine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scr4wl Posted February 17, 2012 Posted February 17, 2012 The test programs i use are Prime95 64bit and Intel burn in test (wwith linpack) Mostly i test the programs for a short time like 10 min max, since there isnt a rise in the temps anymore after that ( in my experience ) and testing is for me kinda anoying to do since it takes long time. I have to completely disagree with you right here. If you want a 24/7 stable overclock, you need to stress test it for a prolonged amount of time. If not you have a much greater chance of data corruption or other errors. I know you feel that if you can play games then your overclock is stable, but wait until your games start randomly crashing due to data corruption. (I know this is possible, because it has happened to me when I've neglected to stress test. ) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
d6bmg Posted February 20, 2012 Posted February 20, 2012 ^ matter of fact for most of the users, specially beginners. It happened to me too. I never took stress test carefully until OC become unstable. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishop245 Posted March 9, 2012 Posted March 9, 2012 I am bad about not stress testing enuff either but since I run folding when not gaming it lets me know if its stable or not Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedway Posted March 9, 2012 Posted March 9, 2012 Coretemp says my cores are between 12 and 15 degree celcius in idle mode, and woth a load from Prime95 64bit, the cores are as follows (during the time of writing this thread my cores are stressed (small FFTs.) Wow, what are your ambient temps? I am on a 360mm rad in a cold basement and my idle temps are around 20C and my CPU is more efficient than yours Even with your load temps, like Taco sd, you have some room to OC higher Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boinker Posted March 9, 2012 Posted March 9, 2012 Wow, what are your ambient temps? I am on a 360mm rad in a cold basement and my idle temps are around 20C and my CPU is more efficient than yours Even with your load temps, like Taco sd, you have some room to OC higher I would wish to believe that is a Faulty temperature sensor. Unless he has an Ambient of 6c-10c OR 40F-50F then those temps are not possible. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedway Posted March 9, 2012 Posted March 9, 2012 Yea, I was thinking the same thing! rb try installing Real Temp and check your temps! Real Temp is actually made for Intel i7s Here is the Real Temp Link Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Please sign in to comment
You will be able to leave a comment after signing in
Sign In Now