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[Dave76]

One of the most important things, what are your temps?

 

[Windows i7 920]

According to my case's LCD thermal display, the temp was staying around 35°C for the CPU with the fan maxed. Also, my cooling system is listed under my system specs.

 

[Dave76]

Download Real Temp, it monitors your CPU core temps and is a must have if you are overclocking.

The computer case temp won't tell you how hot the CPU is getting.

Your Intel® Core™ i7-920 Processor specifications from Intel.

Your max temp is

TCASE 67.9°C
T-case is the CPU case.

You should not go over 73C for core temps.

 

[LiquidSnak]

I'm downloading the Asus overclock utilities, and I'll post up some numbers in the AM

 

[Windows i7 920]

I'm downloading the Asus overclock utilities, and I'll post up some numbers in the AM

Yeah. ASUS has some great overclocking tools. TurboV is a great asset. Allows me to adjust base clock and voltages from Windows, which makes little tweaks quicker. After finding a seemingly good result, I record the settings in a log, and then heavily test for stability.

 

[thehappyman]

Alienware Aurora Overclock Data and Benchmarks

Core I7 Extreme 980x OverClocked to 4.0 Ghz
All Temps under 50 degrees C

 

[sygnus21]

Download Real Temp, it monitors your CPU core temps and is a must have if you are overclocking.

The computer case temp won't tell you how hot the CPU is getting.

Your Intel® Core™ i7-920 Processor specifications from Intel.

Your max temp is

TCASE 67.9°C
T-case is the CPU case.

You should not go over 73C for core temps.

I know Intel's spec sheet say 67.9 is the max, but there's more to it than that. This very good article does a nice job of explaining it - Core i7 920 temps - Intel - Overclocking

And yes, anything over 73 is putting the CPU in an over-temp condition.

Also when looking at temp monitoring programs like Real Temp, or Core Temp, you’ll notice something called TJ max (Core Temp) or distance to TJ Max (Real Temp). This is called Temperature Junction or Tjunction and would be the CPU’s max over-temp protection before frying.

The max Tjunction on the i7-9xx is around 100c, though more than likely, 85-90c will probably shut the CPU down!

If you really look at Real Temp and Core Temp, I contend they’re measuring Tjunction, as opposed to Tcase. So what’s the difference?..... Understanding!

This is where a lot of people get in trouble because they figure they have a ways to go before hitting Tj max.

WRONG…. once you hit around 73ish, you should start worrying about the CPU as cores will start shutting down… thus those prime 95 fails. Tjunction is where a lot of folks run into trouble.

Like everything in life though, there are exceptions…. some CPU’s can take more heat, some less.

My two cents.

@ Dave76, not saying you don’t know this, just clarifying for those that don’t

 

[Dave76]

Agree, with you

I have used that link to explain core temps many times, good info.

Core temp and Real temp are measuring TJunction, which is the individual core temperatures.

You can adjust the max temp warning setting in BIOS to the correct setting, default is 90-100 C depending on the BIOS.

Some people make the mistake of thinking the BIOS default is the setting for their processor.
This is a dangerous mistake.

 

[LiquidSnak]

Took me longer than I thought, but I'm getting it stable at 3.5 gHz with Turbo-V, and then I am implementing the Turbo Key from ASUS, which turns the power button into an OC switch

 

[IoNGeNeRaL]

TurboV EVO and AMD OverDrive cause me BSODs. The highest clockspeed I got this Phenom II X6 to before it started not wanting to OC anymore was 5.8GHz with stock cooling. CPU temp reached 70'C. However it was only temporary speed.

 

[sygnus21]

Is this a misprint???

The highest clockspeed I got this Phenom II X6 to before it started not wanting to OC anymore was 5.8GHz with stock cooling. CPU temp reached 70'C. However it was only temporary speed.

5.8GHz!....on stock cooling..... and it only hit 70c! WOW....Not even Intel's i7-980X can do that!

i7-980X - The Core i7 980X Review: Intel's First 6-Core Desktop CPU - AnandTech :: Your Source for Hardware Analysis and News

Phenom II X6 - Phenom II X6 1055T and 1090T review

 

[IoNGeNeRaL]

Is this a misprint???

The highest clockspeed I got this Phenom II X6 to before it started not wanting to OC anymore was 5.8GHz with stock cooling. CPU temp reached 70'C. However it was only temporary speed.

5.8GHz!....on stock cooling..... and it only hit 70c! WOW....Not even Intel's i7-980X can do that!

i7-980X - The Core i7 980X Review: Intel's First 6-Core Desktop CPU - AnandTech :: Your Source for Hardware Analysis and News

Phenom II X6 - Phenom II X6 1055T and 1090T review

I know, I was quite supprised of it too.

 

[1strail]

My Stats

AMD 1090T, XFX 5770, Corsair DDR 3 1300 9CAS, Crosshair IV MB - I had this comfortably OC'ed at 4.1 GHZ but backed it down as I did not perceive any benefit with app or game performace. I currently have an XFX 5870 on the way to round out the mix. HAF X Box (with added 200mm fan on top), H50 Push/Pull cooling, Corsair 850 Pro power.

 

[Case1]

AMD 1090T, XFX 5770, Corsair DDR 3 1300 9CAS, Crosshair IV MB - I had this comfortably OC'ed at 4.1 GHZ but backed it down as I did not perceive any benefit with app or game performace. I currently have an XFX 5870 on the way to round out the mix. HAF X Box (with added 200mm fan on top), H50 Push/Pull cooling, Corsair 850 Pro power.

Wow, how do you keep temps down to 15C on processors?

 

[ionbasa]

Well Ihad my old Acer Aspire 3680 siting in the closet for six months and finaly decided to play with it a little.

Its a Celeron M 520 on the stock air cooler, the only thing I had to do was bring the RAM timing up as it was unstable 1t 4-4-4-16. the new clocks are 4-6-6-20. The only thing I plan on using this old laptop for is Seti@home, or Primegrid@home of F@H(I cant decide lol).

Basicly its running at 1.9 Ghz from 1.6 GHz( I might try for 2.0Ghz if its stable) ohh and I get nice temps .

 

[Solarstarshines]

Mine was at 4.1 but brought down to slightly over 4 ghz now this is the original speed from the new chip installed yesterday

mine hangs at 17 to 18 c now even though it doesnt show but in the bios it is 17c and system 22c

anyway the chip before the 925 had me at 15 to 14 c

 

[thehappyman]

Core I7 980X Overclocked to 4 Ghz (was orig OC'd to 3.73 Ghz by Alienware) - I upped the Core Turbo Multipliers from 28 to 30 in Bios. Only 1 HD 5970 Video Card.

 

[sygnus21]

That's a pretty good voltage reading - 1.056v. What's your QPI/Vtt voltage and CPU VCore voltage set to in your BIOS?

Also your temps reading?

 

[Lordbob75]

As a random question:
I ran Prime95 while I went to class for an hour, and when I came back, my computer was frozen. Keyboard and mouse lights were off, screen frozen on the screensaver.

Perhaps this means my CPU isn't stable at FACTORY clock?

~Lordbob

 

[Dave76]

Core I7 980X Overclocked to 4 Ghz (was orig OC'd to 3.73 Ghz by Alienware) - I upped the Core Turbo Multipliers from 28 to 30 in Bios. Only 1 HD 5970 Video Card.
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Nice rig, runs very cool.

The core speed idle issue, do you have EIST enabled?

If you don't, I'd say Core Temp is reading core speed wrong.

Did you get that Intel OC'ing app?

Pretty low core voltage, is that normal for the I7 980X?