Posts by Ross K

Quote:Originally Posted by crunkosaur you get 57 fps with a 670? is it not OC'd? I have a 2600k at 4.7 with an OC'd 580 consistently getting 85+. what res are u running? rez 1920x1080, i'm playing through the campaign and remember...

On topic: you could always do the best you can at the clock you want and if it dies take advantage of intels OC insurance http://click.intel.com/tuningplan/ A bit to the side of this topic: Ivy bridge doesn't follow the same PLL VTT...

also be sure you have the latest prime95 version less than ver 27.7 doesn't stress ivy enough

Quote:Originally Posted by Mals This brings up another good point, is have an i7 2600k or 3770k worth it? From my understanding, the multi threading or whatever function that the i7's have only really make a difference in video...

Quote:Originally Posted by Sheky I'm trying to get a 4.5ghz OC using offset mode and my Vcore seems a tad high Ok, so that 4.5OC didn't quite hold. I found Prime crashed in the morning but the machine managed to stay in windows and...

i have a 3770K (ivy) OC'd to 4.7Ghz and the same video card (i havent OC'd it yet). in BF3 with settings on ultra i get about 57FPS - if i drop graphics a notch (to high?) my frames go up to the 90's. I noticed that BF3 only uses about 5...

cross check your bsod codes here http://www.overclock.net/a/common-bsod-error-code-list-for-overclocking and run http://www.memtest86.com/

It looks like you can up the multiplier a step or two before topping out or possibly drop your voltages if you are happy at that clock. make sure your version of prime is the latest (which i believe is 27.7) and when you feel you are at...

i had to go extreme for my LLC or up my vcore i'm a new to the OC game so take this for what it's worth

Yep, like ultra said, don't touch the base clock or your voltages. just move the multiplier until you fail to boot or some load test quickly fails (a couple of minutes) then bump your voltages a bit. Check out the numerous 'guides' on...