Core i7/X58 Overclocking Thread

[emertX]

emertX,thats incredible,but with a chip like this
you really should consider moving somewhere
like iceland or alaska so you can keep that OC
24/7.it not fair to the chipJust kidding
but seriously thats a great OC,good job

Yeah, I'd like to have these temps 24/7, but just 4,2GHz are that hot at load with 23°C ambient in my living room.

Haha, agreed.
Really god job there!

Thanks bro.

@4.2GHZ is a great 24/7 OC, but Your max core-temp for @4.62GHZ is 67'C under Prime-load.
This is not too hot, but also is great for 24/7 use, unless you are using some kind of "exotic"-cooling on this run. What kind of cooling are you using?

My kind of exotic cooling (Not mine, just picked up at google!!!):
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Putting the pc in there, open all windows and doors, hope for good temps outside - it had 11°C then - and let the machine run!

I have a good friend from america who didn't know my radiator, maybe you also don't know - so here it is:

I have 9 x 120's on it!

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Yep, 4.6x is max I have seen prime or linx for any length of time. And most use abnormally low ambients to get 4.6, including myself.

At 4.4ghz, my i950 is very stable whether 72 load or 90C load (turned fans off on rad to get 90s).

At 4.5, got 11+ hrs prime and linx max mem, but with indigo tim and 23C ambients and 2rads to keep load temps in mid 70's. If load gets in high 80s = bsod.

At 4.6, I can get prime only few hours, and linx 20 run max mem, but with 15C ambients (outside temps). Inside temps = bsod.

My aim was to run the computer as fast as it can do...due to the fact, that the pcie-clock is limited by Gigabyte at 103.5 MHz I can't go further. There's a Solder mod, but I don't have the heart to do that. Except this fact, the board is impressive and easy to handle to! I now know, that it is possible to run 4,6 GHz, but I don't need it!

@ emertX

very good job bro, that is a might fine CPU you got there my friend

Thanks a lot bro.....

Yeah, specially with 920 or w3520, a couple of BCLK up, and many motherboards won't even boot at 222+ with x21 multi.
It takes a really good CPU-batch (+ good MB, RAM and cooling too) to get it Prime-stable at @4.6GHZ+.
It is the ultimate 24/7 OC on the current platform, I guess.

I know people running 4,8 on Chiller and one who ran 5GHz primestable with LN2!!!