Just bought an i7 3770k and I'm wondering if I should go higher.. - Page 2

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Originally Posted by Tori 

Sorry I saw that after I type it lol :S
Also its saying in core temp that current ram usage is 99% even though I put it on 15gb. Is this normal as well?

Good catch.  It looks to me like you may need to lower the amount just a little bit.  Try lowering it a little, like try 15,000 MB.  According to a calculator, 15,000 MB is exactly 91.552734375% of your memory (out of 16,384 MB).  You can also compare your temps between something like 15,000 MB and perhaps 10,000 MB.  If the temps are higher when using 10,000 MB, then try values slightly lower than 15,000 MB until the temps match a much lower amount (such as my random example of 10,000 MB).

Edit:  Intel Burn Test isn't as stressful as Prime95 v27.7 build 2 because Intel Burn Test does not use the AVX instruction set which means even though IBT makes the temps a bit higher, it's not stressing the entire CPU like Prime95 v27.7 build 2 can.  However, only Windows 7 SP1 (and Windows 8 of course) provide 'access' to the AVX instruction set.

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Originally Posted by Tori 

lol i put in 14gb and it still says 99%
when everything is idle though my memory use is like 5-10% so i think this may/may not be normal. i'll just wait for a crash lol

It is normal for some of the memory to always be filled while Windows is running because Windows itself is in memory, but then so are other things that are needed.  The only thing that should be at 0% when idling is the CPU usage.

Anyway, can you try 10 GB and see if that results in 100%?

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Originally Posted by Tori 

ALSO I invested in some home made foaming for my case, and I bought "silent" fans... Can't hear my fans at 100%!
ok i g2g i have lsat class. i will let this run and i told my dad if it crashes just kill the power lol

He won't have to kill the power if it crashes because if it crashes, then it'll just be idling.

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Originally Posted by Tori 

dad just texted me that core 1 stopped because of error. is that bad?

No, because now you know it's not stable which means the result will be that you increase your system's stability.  Once your system can run Prime95's custom blend test using about 90% of your memory for well over 12 hours, you will know that it's rock-solid stable.  Until then, it's just a game of continually increasing your system's stability, so every time it fails, it's a road sign saying that you still have a little way to go yet.

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Originally Posted by Tori 

so increase vcore?

I would say that it's likely, but it's never a guarantee.  :)