[greg1184]

Hey guys,

I just build my first system (core i7 920) and am gradually overclocking my CPU. So far I have it at 3.3ghz and am stress testing my system. Here are the temps so far. You think I may be able to eventually reach 4.0 ghz? I have a ThermalRight TRUE 120 heatsink/fan.

 

[calavera]

more than likely yes.

I would just bump up bclk to 191, set vcore to 1.25~1.275 and do stress tests from there. If it passes prime95/IBT/Linx for 1 hour/20runs, drop vcore by two notches, repeat. But thats just me, I'm far too impatient.

 

[KaRLiToS]

You need to test it for at least 10 hours, and are you on stock voltage..?

 

[greg1184]

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Originally Posted by KaRLiToS You need to test it for at least 10 hours, and are you on stock voltage..?

I set the voltage to 1.1000v right now. Temps are still around 55/52/53/51.

 

[bob808]

I couldn't get 4.0 on air but I was stable at 3.99 with a megahalems cpu cooler and noctua fans. vcore was 1.176 and buss speed was like 188 I think

 

[greg1184]

Computer restarted after a few hours on stress. Gonna up the voltage a little bit.

EDIT: Got the vcore up to 1.2 with the same speed. high so far is 61/58/59/56. Hopefully it will stay stable this time.

 

[manolith]

need more v-core. for 4.0 you will be very very lucky if you dont need at least 1.30v

 

[fshizl]

wow, you needed more voltage for 3.3???

 

[greg1184]

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Originally Posted by fshizl wow, you needed more voltage for 3.3???

It seems like that. I guess each processor has it's own quirks. So far almost 2 hours and still running stable at load at the same temps.