The i5-760 OC Club - Page 142

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hi I'm new on using Intel Lynnfield Processor
my previous rig was AMD 1090t swapped it, down grade to
Maximus III gene, i5 760 , HD 6790

I'm just starting to understand and overclock this processor
here's where I've reach so far


It's a different move on overclocking this one coz if i put to a little to much on the IMC i get instant BSOD
and CPU PLL has gotten up to 1.92 so i can boot at 4.2Ghz and set CPU clock Amplitude to 900mv

If any one could tell me if I'm on the right track that'll be really helpful
Edited by NG_Navarro - 5/23/12 at 9:30pm

well 1.4v is max for lynnfield, but i'm guessing you're on water to keep these temps down? if you're not, you're slowly just killing the cpu for little gain tbh

My NH-D14 will arrive REALLY soon can't wait to OC!

http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=2484102
I win

Yes turbo still counts. Don't be mean, the only way I can OC is the bus through MSI control center...
Edited by UsernameGoesHer - 8/20/12 at 6:27am

Didn't even know this club existed. I've had my i5 760 for a little over a year now running at 4.0GHz. Can't get the CPU validation since it's in the HTPC and I have company sleeping in the living room. Once I get my mounting bracket for my H50 I'm going to be further overclocking this thing to around 4.5GHz hopefully. Right now it's cranking away folding for the Team Competition and is averaging around 16.6K PPD using VMWare. I'm going to be tagging on two Scythe Ultra Kaze 3000 RPM fans onto the H50 which should keep it nice and cool at such a high overclock. Does anyone else run their i5 760 around 4.4-4.5GHz 24/7 that could tell me what kind of temps to expect?

I think you underestimate the importance of voltage. You could be running 5 terahertz and if you're only at 1.1v then it doesn't matter nearly as much as if you're on 5v or something.

I'm actually sitting around 1.33 for 4.0ghz. I'm five with pushing the voltage up to 1.45.

Sounds not bad to me. I'd say 75c max in P95. I wouldn't put the voltage higher than 1.4 without some seriously good liquid cooling though.

Well as of right now it's folding with a GeminII D524 and it's in the high 70s/low 80s which is fine. It's been folding like that for a few months now without any issues. In regards to the cooling I will be using an H50 which should be plenty because of the fans. Push/pull Scythe Ultra Kaze 3000 RPM fans put out some incredible static pressure and will easily keep it cool.

The overclock is pretty standard and I haven't tried to see how low I can set the voltage for the current overclock so it may be a bit over what I really need. Once I get the mounting bracket I'll take the whole day to really overclock it correctly instead of just throwing in values that I've seen work. When I bought it used it was supposedly a "golden" overclocker but I haven't really pushed it all that much. If all goes well I'm hoping to get 4.4GHz with around 1.4v and depending on how far I can push it with 1.45v I may push it further but I also have to take into account heat obviously. That GeminII cooler is pretty difficult when it comes to getting a good mount and when I originally mounted it I didn't think to mount the cooler and check temps with it outside of the case so I just went with the first mount. Since it's an HTPC case there is next to no room for mounting and remounting. Just to get the motherboard in and out of the case I need to remove the optical disk drive, 5.25" bay, and the HDD which makes it very difficult to mess with. Also I will be overclocking on my trusty P7P55D-E Pro which has always treated me really well and has been a breeze to overclock on.

The bracket should arrive on Wednesday and I should have time to take care of it that night after work so hopefully I can get it up and running then. Once everything is straightened out I will post a CPU-Z of what I'll be folding at.