Help with pre-oc!!!
Help with pre-oc!!!
Hi everyone.
I'm just starting out with overclocking and planning my first attempt using my i7 4770k. I want to make sure my system can handle it.
I've already run stress tests with aida64 and prime95 to check my current temperatures. In the prime95 test, after about an hour the temps climbed to around 90 degrees Celsius. I stopped the test because those numbers were concerning. Later, using aida64, the peak temperature only reached 65 degrees Celsius. I kept track of the temps with realtemp and hwmonitor. My CPU cooler isn't very effective (it's a Hyper 212evo), which is why I'm going for a more conservative overclock to ensure better performance with my GTX 1080.
So, are these baseline temperatures acceptable for a slight boost, maybe up to 4.2 or 4.3 MHz?
My core voltage fluctuates between 0.8 and 1.1 depending on how much the CPU is working.
Rodrigogamba:
Hello everyone.
I'm just starting out with overclocking and planning my first attempt using my i7 4770k. I want to make sure my system can handle it.
I've already run some stress tests with aida64 and prime95 to check my current temperatures. In the prime95 test, after about an hour the temps climbed to around 90 degrees Celsius. I stopped the test because those numbers were quite high. Later, when using aida64, the peak temperature only reached 65 degrees Celsius. I kept track of the temps with realtemp and hwmonitor. My CPU cooler isn't very strong (it's a Hyper 212evo), so I'm trying to push it a bit for better performance with my GTX 1080.
So, are these normal stock temperatures acceptable for a slight boost, maybe up to 4.2...?
Rodrigogamba:
Hello everyone.
I'm just starting out with overclocking and planning my first attempt using my i7 4770k. I want to make sure my system can handle it.
I've already run stress tests with aida64 and prime95 to check my current temperatures. In the prime95 test, after about an hour the temps climbed to around 90 degrees Celsius. I stopped the test because those numbers were quite high. Later, when using aida64, the peak temperature reached about 65 degrees Celsius. I kept track of the temps using realtemp and hwmonitor. My CPU cooler isn't very effective (it's a Hyper 212evo), so I'm trying to overclock just enough for better performance with my GTX 1080.
So, are these stock temperatures acceptable for a slight boost, maybe up to 4.2 or 4.3 MHz?
My core voltage fluctuates between 0.8 and 1.1 depending on CPU load.
The i7 4770k should be fine with your GTX 1080, so overclocking isn't really necessary. The main bottleneck will depend on the game's requirements. Running a long stress test puts a lot of strain on the CPU. Still, pushing it to 4.2 or 4.3 GHz shouldn't cause too much trouble.
Thank you for your response, and the GHz adjustment. I believe I'll give it a shot. Even though you mentioned my CPU and the 1080 work well, I plan to push a bit to explore this new overclocking area.