Quote Originally Posted by steve30x View Post
Just after I posted the last time my computer rebooted without warning again. So Ive changed my settings and I have the CPU on 100% load for over 2 hours so its looking good @ just below 3.5ghz.



Its definately my CPU then but 3.5ghz is still a good OC in my books. Yeah I can boot up @ 4ghz myself but windows wont bootup for me. Anyway Ill be upgrading my watercooling soon which could also be my problem.
For sure, 3.5GHz is a great overclock. I was surprised when I found how high these G0 quads are able to go. They definitely hit a wall though and require a huge jump in voltages to break through it.

I upgraded my cooling from Air to Water when mine hit and I was able to go that last litte bit extra without compromising longevity with high temperatures. You may find the same, I had stuck at about 3.2GHz on air and only went to 3.6GHz when I put the Water in.

I noticed someone on here that had gotten over 4GHz with fairly low vcore, I guess it's just down to individual chips at the end of the day.

Another thing I found was that the beta BIOS 16.4 temps where 20c higher than actual, I moved back to beta BIOS 16.3 and they went back to 'normal'.