Core i7/X58 Overclocking Thread

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Download the latest Realtemp program and you are going to be very surprised.

Right on guys I finished my 24/7 crunch system:

Air Cooling True Copper lapped:

First lets see 4.0Ghz 8 threads ran for almost 20 minutes maximum 88c.



4Ghz 20 Minutes 8 threads =

Maximum: 88c
Average Maximum: 85c




3.7Ghz 8 threads 7 Hours Prime 95 =

Maximum: 73c
Average Maximum: 72
Load minimum and maximum average: 2 hours = 540 / 8 = 67.5

3.8Ghz should be a little higher.

4Ghz to 4.2Ghz means:

200Mhz x 8 cores = 1600Mhz which is converted into heat into heat.

So it looks like is a general problem for aircooling users, this chip is too hot. The only way to get 4.2 Ghz to work with 8 threads is with a good watercooling.

By the way 1 fan 1300RPM 54CFM for me is better than 2 fans as the latter was explained.

This was an interesting week,

Thank you all who participated and contributed to this thread. This is a very good thread explaining many things about this amazing processor.

Well I will keep at 3.717Mhz 1.168V 24/7 8 threads mainly because my goal was to keep 4 to 6 logical processors for the World Community Grid xtremesystems team.

I will only use 4.2Ghz if I need to bench for any reason or if a game does not run at 60 frames per second and the same needs a CPU boost or to play the best Playstation 2 emulator PCSX2 at amazing frame rates which is a CPU eater.

I spent all my money building this system which I do not regret at all however if I only knew the best aircooling solution would not stand for 4.2Ghz then I would have built a water cooling solution. Well there are things we can not go back in the past. It was done and was for good.

I will change to water cooling in the next few months and keep at 4.2 Ghz 8 threads. I still think it is possible to keep such speed with a good water cooling solution. There are good radiators out there in the market.

The CPU-Z Validation: 3.7Ghz 8 threads 1.168