my first OC

[jonathonball]

Not sure what's gotten into me... I never overclock. When I got home today and hopped on my computer I didn't even let it get past POST... I just went into the bios and did it.

So here it is, my first OC (on the system in sig)...

everything seems good, prime95 is still running as I type this. i'm using a Noctua NH-U12P (SE1366) cooler and the CPU temp in speedfan seems to be hovering between 59 C and 63 C.... I'm only using 1 of 2 fans on the cooler. how hot can a 920 get before I need to be concerned?

 

[lilfiend]

<p>I7's can get to 100c before they crapout

decent of should be able to get to 3.5 or so without much of a voltage bump, if any</p>
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[jonathonball]

I got it to 4GHz... i'm afraid to run prime95 at this speed. I disabled throttling so i could get my validation and screen grab. This has been a fun adventure; tomorrow I think I'll add the 2nd fan to the HSF, grow some balls, and see if it can handle a load at this speed.

I'm kinda pissed I never tried this sooner, the settings in this motherboard made it really easy.

 

[Mr. Scary]

WOW! congratz! welcome to the 'addiction' of OC. many a late night tuning and testing could be in your future!!! cooling is truly one of the main keys to better, AND SAFER, OC sessions!!! be careful and watch those temps!

M$

 

[IRSmurf]

Congratulations on joining the 4GHz club. :-B

Next up is overclocking your GPU! It is possible you'll make even larger gains in frame rates from a GPU OC. Overclocking a GPU is MUCH easier. Increase the voltage a little, increase the ram speed a little, increase the core frequency a little, repeat. It just takes time to test its stability.

 

[Mr. Scary]

+1 on the frame rates with GPU OC'n. i'd start with moving the ram core and shader's up, before giving it more V though. jmho here.

M$

 

[rive22]

Nice Job