First i7 overclock..

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DNytAftr

Discussion Starter · Nov 26, 2009

(9/26./09)Hey guys! so im working on my first i7 overclock .. so right now its at 51c under load according to Everest I overclocked it to 3.6.. so yeah.. earlier i was looking at the bios and the temp was 28c and around 31c idle. Those bad good? Im working on overclocking it to 4.0 ish . OH! and im using a Corsair H50 that i got from frys for $40 .. it was a cheap improvement over the stock cpu cooler.. and i lost the backplate to my dark knight >_<

P.s. sorry about my sentience structure and such... its been a long day..

Edit: ah okay so my ambiant is around 75.. ish around there according to the thermostat

(9/27/09) Edit2: Hmm.. okay so this is system specs coming from cpuid

I7 d0 at 3.7
Core volts: 1.270
Multiplier: 21x

and yeahhss.. i put it at 3.9 though Everest for 30 min and then it froze.. is this normal? should i put on the step speed and hyper threading too (i think you can turn those on and off) ?

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Juggalo23451

· #2 · Nov 26, 2009

As long as your temps are below 80 degrees on full load that you are fine

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psi_guy

· #3 · Nov 26, 2009

i agree with juggalo on this one. your temps look fine. in fact, i would push it a little further and see what temps you get.

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Powelly

· #4 · Nov 26, 2009

Intel lists the thermal specification for the i7 920 as 67.9Â°C.

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Gabkicks

· #5 · Nov 26, 2009

those are very nice temps :/ its winter here, and my temps arent that good... i am running 1.31 volts tho in bios. (1.29 in cpu-z?)

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JasonCz

· #6 · Nov 26, 2009

Im under a pretty heavy duty water setup and my idle right now is 35 and 100% load is 55 @ 4.0GHz with an ambient of 75F....so you can compare.

Also I think its helpful to post the ambient with your temperatures. I know on a cold morning when its 65 in here my 100% decreases significantly.

I think your temps are pretty good considering the price you payed for your cooling!