A10 7700k with extreme overclocking on a stock cooler?
A10 7700k with extreme overclocking on a stock cooler?
Hello, I own an A-10 7700k with a 750ti and successfully boosted it to 4.4Ghz without exceeding it. On prime 95 it maintains a 12°C thermal margin, which suggests that at 0°C the system would likely shut down, underclock, or apply undervolting, or worse, cause the CPU to fail. So, what makes 4.4Ghz achievable on a stock cooler? The default is 3.4Ghz. Can I push it further? Is this risky? Thanks!
I personally adjusted my FX-4300 to 4.7 GHz, which felt like a 9590 with four cores using the original cooler. Mobo began to slow down afterward.
I'm not an expert, but I think stock coolers lack the power needed for heavy overclocking. They don't really handle extreme overclocking, though they work fine in most cases. For CPUs that don't require it, a low TDP setup is manageable. Still, it's better to keep temperatures a bit lower, which means an aftermarket cooler would be more suitable.
I don't possess the more advanced cooler, just a standard AMD one.
http://images.bit-tech.net/content_image...a10-2b.jpg
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I don't have that cooler, I just have a standard AMD cooler.
Check this image: http://images.bit-tech.net/content_image...a10-2b.jpg
It's interesting, you seem to have good case cooling too. As long as the temperatures remain stable, I think you're fine. Just keep monitoring them closely.