Over clocking 3930k with corsair h80

I have a i7 3770k at 4.5ghz being cooled by an H100, and I'm at less than 75C on the hottest core after 24 hours. Keep in mind my room is about 26-27C..

When I was at 4.8ghz, I was seeing 85C on the hottest core, while the other three were like 80-82.

When I tested my 4.5ghz OC in the basement, where it is a cool 21-22C, my max temp after 2 hours was only 64C on the hottest core!

well im not an expert, but it is general knowledge that ivy bridge chips run cool @ stock, but hotter than their SB cousins when overclocked.

I don't really play games much besides playing BF3 once in a while, and realistically speaking temperatures NEVER go over 50C on the hottest core. My temps are in the low-mid 40s. on idle, my temps go as low as 25-30C.

Thus, the load p95 puts is only good as a stability benchmark. you won't reproduce those results from normal computing/gaming.

The only way to get cool temps with ivy is to either use a good "real" water cooling system, or delid but that's risky and unnecessary for 99% of people.

I think as long as ur chip is <90C after running a long test, you're good to go.
Edited by Orc Warlord - 7/15/12 at 6:27pm

What is the voltage at?

keep in mind the 3930k is not ivy bridge. it runs hot for completely different reasons. The cpu is rated at 130W TDP (sandy bridge i7's at 95W and Ivy bridge at 77W) so this cpu is a power hog. more power means more heat. The h100 should help as the 3930k is a higher leakage chip so water is very effective for cooling. those deltas are fantastic but you will probably want to get a fan speed controller because they are LOUD! also. if you are cooling with water, you will want to make sure you rig up a fan to cool the VRM heatsink.

Well, I just showed I'm no expert haha, confusing OP's chip as IB

sorry