When do call your OC stable?
When do call your OC stable?
How extended are the tests for your CPU OC before declaring it stable? Share the details of the checks and durations.
Well, personally, I don't like Prime95. I used it before because it was the standard, but now it's not. No use. I run around 25 stress tests with the normal setting and then about 10 more at maximum. That's usually enough to give a good idea.
OH, sure. 1.45V is quite a bit high. My i5 750 runs at 4ghz with 1.32V and has been overclocked for about two years now. Of course, not all CPUs handle voltage well—i7s could go up to 1.55V—but still, it's always wise to be careful.
With the Sandy Bridge i5/i7s you can achieve extremely high (4.3-4.6ghz) overclocks at around 1.3V. I understand the desire to push things, but realistically, these processors are so powerful that anything above 3.8ghz is probably unnecessary unless you're dealing with heavy workloads like rendering or encoding.
I also do the Intel Burn Test.
If you want, I have a detailed OC guide here: http://wolframpc.blogspot.com/2012/01/gu...art-1.html