Overclocking problems, causing a 300mhz drop and overheating.
Overclocking problems, causing a 300mhz drop and overheating.
Hey guys. I just wanted to update you on the situation. I got a Noctua NH-U12S cooler and the performance has been excellent so far. During today's I racing test, without any overclocking and with a turbo boost of 4.3, I reached a max of 73*C using the original fan. With the cooler installed at an OC of 4.9 Max temp, the temperature dropped to 61*C.
Testing with Prime95 showed significant drops in temperature. With the stock cooler it would reach up to 95*C, but now it's consistently in the high 60s. I'm currently running a full stress test.
However, I did encounter some crashes while using Project cars 2. About 7 minutes into a race, I saw a blue screen. I believe the voltage might have been too low—initially around 1.3, but during the game it was about 1.28. It seems the voltage wasn't sufficient, which could have caused the crash. The temperatures were in the 50-60*C range at the time of the crash.