Is it secure to run your gaming PC at over 15 percent overclocking?
Is it secure to run your gaming PC at over 15 percent overclocking?
I intend to purchase a new Gaming PC and optimize it for maximum performance within my budget.
The processor is an Intel® Core™ Processor i7-7700K 4.20GHZ 8MB Intel Smart Cache LGA1151 (Kaby Lake) (All Venom OC Certified).
While 4.20 GHZ is quite fast, I’m curious if it could even reach higher speeds without risking overheating or failure.
The system also includes a GeForce® GTX 1080 8GB GDDR5X (Pascal)[VR Ready] graphics card and an Asetek 550LC 120mm Liquid Cooling CPU cooler (All Venom OC Certified).
If anyone has any advice or suggestions, I’d really appreciate it.
It looks like the 7700k heats up quite a bit, so you might not rely much on overclocking with a small AIO. You wonder if making it yourself would save money and improve performance compared to buying from CyberPower?
It's hard to say for sure if the cooler will work without any issues. If you can choose a larger radiator, it might make a difference.
It looks like the 7700k heats up quite a bit, so you might not rely much on overclocking with a small AIO. You might be able to save money and use higher-quality components by making it yourself rather than purchasing from CyberPower.
I wouldn't even try to estimate a figure. My approach would be:
- set up OCCT to test CPU performance and keep temperatures in check
- adjust BIOS settings, disable turbo, lock the processor with four cores at the same multiplier, keep other settings auto (accepting some stress)
- perform OCCT stress test for roughly 15 minutes, ensuring temps stay below 70°C and voltage stays under 1.4V (vcore <1.4)
- if stable, increase multi to 43 and verify; then retest by rinsing through until instability occurs, then return to the last stable setting and repeat the stress test for an hour
Remember, because the CPU already runs at a high base frequency, noticeable changes from a few hundred MHz won't be significant in practice.