Doesn't seem to much here on the i7-5960X processor (maybe all the old people here have gotten old, not doing it anymore), figured would start a thread specifically about the i7-5960X and overclocking on air. This is all I have to overclock with at the moment, which is a Noctua NH-D14, trusty and rusty but still pretty much at the top of its game for air. I have found that can overclock the i7-5960X reasonably well on air as long at the voltage stay pretty low. Found that if I start getting to 1.1v then the processor heat will get out of control pretty fast if all cores are loaded. More so if the clock speed is raised up. In the past with older Intel processors raising the clock speed and holding a certain low voltage didn't impact to much on heat, with Haswell-E this seems to have changed.
Personally I only purchased this processor as my budget would allow it. Saved on cost of RAM and put that towards an 8 core CPU, rather than chasing a 6 core overclocking and really never getting there in the end. Besides I still have a 6 core that I use in another building/room.
At some stage I will make the move to water cooling, although if I can get 4GHz stable on air without the heat running out of control, I might not ever bother for the sake of a couple of hundred MHz. I am not looking to break any records, just want to have a nice stable usable system to enjoy.
Right now I am at 1.02v with 3.6 GHz as 24/7 overclock. Sounds pretty lame, but its super quiet. Just looking for the sweet spot a little higher, maybe if I can closer to 4.0 GHz on air. I have my cheap RAM running at 1.35v for 2666 MHz and timings of 15-15-15-32 1T, and no worries about overheating there.
Like to hear from others that are running the same processor at mild speeds without comprising stability, and are not concerned with crazy cooling methods. I will try and keep this updated as much as possible to outline what can be done on a more minimal scale with the i7-5960X
This is all I have got what I believe is 100% stable at this stage (early days). Main goal this time around to run the CPU with all the power savings on whilst obtaining highest reliable overclock within reason. Before getting this CPU I use to turn off all power saving and run at max voltage and speed, continuously even while doing next to nothing, e.g. idle, downloading, walk away for half and hour at random. Want this overclock to be more green on power, but have plenty of power when needed.
Personally I only purchased this processor as my budget would allow it. Saved on cost of RAM and put that towards an 8 core CPU, rather than chasing a 6 core overclocking and really never getting there in the end. Besides I still have a 6 core that I use in another building/room.
At some stage I will make the move to water cooling, although if I can get 4GHz stable on air without the heat running out of control, I might not ever bother for the sake of a couple of hundred MHz. I am not looking to break any records, just want to have a nice stable usable system to enjoy.
Right now I am at 1.02v with 3.6 GHz as 24/7 overclock. Sounds pretty lame, but its super quiet. Just looking for the sweet spot a little higher, maybe if I can closer to 4.0 GHz on air. I have my cheap RAM running at 1.35v for 2666 MHz and timings of 15-15-15-32 1T, and no worries about overheating there.
Like to hear from others that are running the same processor at mild speeds without comprising stability, and are not concerned with crazy cooling methods. I will try and keep this updated as much as possible to outline what can be done on a more minimal scale with the i7-5960X
This is all I have got what I believe is 100% stable at this stage (early days). Main goal this time around to run the CPU with all the power savings on whilst obtaining highest reliable overclock within reason. Before getting this CPU I use to turn off all power saving and run at max voltage and speed, continuously even while doing next to nothing, e.g. idle, downloading, walk away for half and hour at random. Want this overclock to be more green on power, but have plenty of power when needed.
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