OC Limit?
OC Limit?
I've increased my i5 3570k's speed to 4.7ghz at 1.25V and it works fine, but when aiming for 4.8ghz the voltage change feels too drastic, requiring 1.38. Is this a limitation of my CPU or something I'm doing incorrectly?
I believe I made a mistake in the BIOS before, so I reset everything to the default settings, then set it to 4.8ghz with 1.295V and it's now working smoothly!
I don't think you're doing anything wrong. That's a better then average result at HWBOT for that CPU.
https://hwbot.org/hardware/processor/core_i5_3570k/
Air and water cooling both have the limit of not being able to cool below room (ambient) temperature. Big water looops just let you get closer to that limit of those methods. More Voltage= more heat. The problem with colder methods is they condense water out of the air onto the electronics and that needs to be dealt with.
I believe I made a mistake in the BIOS before, so I reset everything to the default settings, then set it to 4.8ghz with 1.295V and it's now working smoothly!