i7-3930K Sottotema Overclocking Domande

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SarahFina
Member

04-13-2016, 12:34 PM

Hello
I recently increased my i7-3930K to 4.4GHz at 1.44V, and the temperatures stayed around 70C to 80C. During the stress test they fluctuated up and down several times. I wanted to know if 1.44V is too high for this frequency. Also, I ran the test for a long time and it remained stable.
My system details are:
i7-3930K
Corsair 16GB DDR3
Asus P9X79 Deluxe
Corsair Hydro H100i Closed Loop Water cooler
1250 Watt PSU
Coolermaster Cosmos II

SarahFina

04-13-2016, 12:34 PM #1

Chara_Kun
Junior Member

04-13-2016, 01:41 PM

You can usually handle it well with proper cooling, but I wouldn't exceed 1.4 V for continuous operation... Just experiment a bit and reduce the voltage while maintaining the same clock speed. It should help lower temperatures significantly. I'd appreciate hearing if this approach actually works.

Chara_Kun

04-13-2016, 01:41 PM #2

StephanKruger
Member

226

04-13-2016, 03:57 PM

Well 4.4GHz at 1.420v is the setting I have, but I can't go lower and I'm not sure why. On the other hand, I managed to get 4.3GHz at 1.356v, so I'm keeping it that way.

StephanKruger

04-13-2016, 03:57 PM #3

Well 4.4GHz at 1.420v is the setting I have, but I can't go lower and I'm not sure why. On the other hand, I managed to get 4.3GHz at 1.356v, so I'm keeping it that way.

SEIgeMoDE
Member

04-13-2016, 10:46 PM

Impressive, really—just under 0.1 Volt at 100 Mhz is a significant change... If you can't reduce the voltage at 4.4 Mhz, then keeping it at 4.3 seems to be the optimal choice.

SEIgeMoDE

04-13-2016, 10:46 PM #4

Impressive, really—just under 0.1 Volt at 100 Mhz is a significant change... If you can't reduce the voltage at 4.4 Mhz, then keeping it at 4.3 seems to be the optimal choice.