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post #1 of 7
5/26/12 at 8:02pm
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I'm quite new at overclocking and was wondering if you guys can take a look at my BIOS settings to see if there are any things I've done wrong.
With these settings I've managed to get a stable overclock at 4.6Ghz running Prime95 on custom blend 90% RAM for 17hours.

http://imgur.com/a/w8I3v

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Also I would like to know your opinion on whether or not I should try to push it even further to 4.7Ghz or am I at my limit.
Thank you very much for your opinion smile.gif
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post #2 of 7
5/26/12 at 8:06pm
You could go higher, the temps seems to be reasonable.
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post #3 of 7
5/26/12 at 8:09pm
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I wouldn't push the voltage/temps much higher..but the clocks..see how high it will go with just a bump or two more of voltage biggrin.gif
I know the spec sheet says 100c or something..That just seems insanely hot to me..How can something not melt @ temps likr that?
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post #4 of 7
5/27/12 at 8:01am
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Do you think it would be fine if I go for 4.7Ghz for a 24/7 overclock? And at what temps/voltage should I stop at. I don't really want to damage my cpu in the long run.
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5/27/12 at 10:08pm
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5/27/12 at 10:08pm
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sorry for double post but also are my bios settings okay? No1 has commented on my bios settings yet frown.gif
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post #7 of 7
5/28/12 at 1:07pm
Temps seem good, so you should be good to clock it up a bit more for a 24/7 OC if your comfortable with the temps and voltage. If it were me, I'd push it more for benching! When I see my 2500k running at 5.3Ghz, I can't help but biggrin.gif.
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