OCing core i3, is that safe??

[bhushanyavagal]

I OCed my core i3 530, i dont have a cooling solution, is that safe?

 

[GeneO]

What is your core temperature while running stress test like Prime 95?

 

[bhushanyavagal]

ahem, sorry but i dont know how to measure core temperature! see, i'm so naive!

 

[bhushanyavagal]

Yeah, found it, it goes over 62 man! Isnt that abnormal!

 

[GeneO]

No, not under load. But if that is your temperature when it is not under load, it is very bad.

Seriously you shouldn't overclock your processor if you don't know what you are doing. You will need additional cooling other than the stock CPU fan/heatsink and you need to test it. Set it back to normal, google overclocking and read up on it before you overclock.

 

[smarteyeball]

Set it back to normal, google overclocking and read up on it before you overclock.

Yep.

As already mentioned, if you don't know what you are doing, especially the basics like temp monitoring, you shouldn't be OCing yet. Going in balls deep without a clue is a bad idea.

Get an understanding of the basics, what apps you need, 'safe' temperature ranges etc and then maybe have another go.

And with stock cooling - keep it to a mild OC.

 

[Lordbob75]

By don't have a cooling solution, do you mean you are just using the stock cooler it came with?

~Lordbob

 

[bhushanyavagal]

Yes of course, i dint mean, i pulled out that stock fan as well! i do like cooling solutions.

thanks everyone, i need to figure out with some basics