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- Sep 25, 2015
Hey guys - I have been reading these forums for about a week. Very impressive knowledge base - thank you for all of your posts!
Here is my rig:
Motherboard: MSI X99S Gaming 7
Processor: 5820K @ 3.3 GHz
CPU Cooler: Asetek 550LC AIO
Memory: 4x4GB ADATA XPG Z1
Graphics: EVGA GTX 970 SSC (2nd one on the way for 2 way SLI)
Power Supply: 800 W
SSD: SanDisk 256 GB
HDD: ST 3 TB
I am new to this whole overclock thing...but find it strangely addictive!
I have been able to achieve the following overclock:
CPU: 4.1 GHz @ 1.01V on the core, everything else on auto
Memory: 2666 MHz, 1T, everything else on auto (failed to post on XMP for memory)
Temps:
AIDA64: 72 C after 30 minutes (116 watt draw on processor)
Intel Extreme Tuning Utility: 69 C after 30 minutes (116 watt draw on processor)
Prime 95 (28.5): 91 C after 30 minutes (175 watt draw on processor)
I was conservative on the Vcore as I had Prime 95 give errors at 1.07...so I bumped to 1.10 and have no errors.
Now - here is the question:
What is the realistic max temperature to run at? I have heard people say not to use version 28.5 of Prime 95 as it "draws too much power". But I have had overclock voltages that were stable with the Intel utility and AIDA64 that failed on this version of Prime 95. So, there is definite merit to using this as a stress test. I am just afraid to push the overclock more as the temp on 1 core hit 91 C.
Thank you in advance for your feedback!
Here is my rig:
Motherboard: MSI X99S Gaming 7
Processor: 5820K @ 3.3 GHz
CPU Cooler: Asetek 550LC AIO
Memory: 4x4GB ADATA XPG Z1
Graphics: EVGA GTX 970 SSC (2nd one on the way for 2 way SLI)
Power Supply: 800 W
SSD: SanDisk 256 GB
HDD: ST 3 TB
I am new to this whole overclock thing...but find it strangely addictive!
I have been able to achieve the following overclock:
CPU: 4.1 GHz @ 1.01V on the core, everything else on auto
Memory: 2666 MHz, 1T, everything else on auto (failed to post on XMP for memory)
Temps:
AIDA64: 72 C after 30 minutes (116 watt draw on processor)
Intel Extreme Tuning Utility: 69 C after 30 minutes (116 watt draw on processor)
Prime 95 (28.5): 91 C after 30 minutes (175 watt draw on processor)
I was conservative on the Vcore as I had Prime 95 give errors at 1.07...so I bumped to 1.10 and have no errors.
Now - here is the question:
What is the realistic max temperature to run at? I have heard people say not to use version 28.5 of Prime 95 as it "draws too much power". But I have had overclock voltages that were stable with the Intel utility and AIDA64 that failed on this version of Prime 95. So, there is definite merit to using this as a stress test. I am just afraid to push the overclock more as the temp on 1 core hit 91 C.
Thank you in advance for your feedback!