Thoughts on Overclock

[Ascendents]

Hey Everyone, I've Overclocked my PC and Here are some Pictures of my Results everything seems stable so far. I Tested my video card with Furmark and Heaven Benchmarks also, What are your thoughts about my overclock?

 

[Windows Sniper]

81 c under load is pretty high for a standard oc.What kind of cooler you using?. Although i would deffinately prefer it to run down under 70!

I'm not sure about the ox on your graphica however, what kind of fps increase have you seen from benchmarking?

 

[AddRAM]

Yes, I would back it down til you`re under 80c

 

[Dude]

If only IBT makes it hit 80's and regular gaming is lower you should be good.

 

[Layback Bear]

For a 84W CPU I would prefer lower temps.
Better cooling is probable the answer because the vcore at 1.2V is not all that high of voltage.

 

[Ascendents]

81 c under load is pretty high for a standard oc.What kind of cooler you using?. Although i would deffinately prefer it to run down under 70!

I'm not sure about the ox on your graphica however, what kind of fps increase have you seen from benchmarking?

I'm Using the Noctua NH-D14 Cooler

 

[Ascendents]

As far as benchmarks are concerned, I haven't done much benchmarking so far, but what I Have done is Geekbench for now with normal and overclocked settings. I also noticed with my CPU core voltage on auto it sits at 1.108 and Jumps to 1.192 - 1.197 Under load with a Max temp of 69c.

Normal - Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. Z87X-D3H - Geekbench Browser

Overclocked - Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. Z87X-D3H - Geekbench Browser

 

[Windows Sniper]

Yeah that last screenshot shows you running 69*c at 3.8Ghz which is only a little higher than the standard clock rate (Is it worth the OC?).

If you want to push the 4Ghz then i would honestly advise you to upgrade your cooler, either a larger heatsink or higher pressure fan. Or you know, get an all in one water solution.

 

[Windows Sniper]

Just thought i would share mine, the max temps were due to the cooling profile being in the silent mode.

 

[Ascendents]

Yeah that last screenshot shows you running 69*c at 3.8Ghz which is only a little higher than the standard clock rate (Is it worth the OC?).

If you want to push the 4Ghz then i would honestly advise you to upgrade your cooler, either a larger heatsink or higher pressure fan. Or you know, get an all in one water solution.

I Don't think you're gonna get a Larger heatsink than the Noctua NH-D14 For air. I have no interest in Water either, besides I'm doing 55 - 60c On my CPU when i'm playing Dead Rising 3. If I don't crash I'd say the Overclock is worth it.

 

[Ascendents]

Just thought i would share mine, the max temps were due to the cooling profile being in the silent mode.

I'm Curious to run my CPU Multiplier at 41 and change the voltage to yours and see how my temps are Just to compare your cpu core voltage 1.184 correct?

 

[Solarstarshines]

81 c under load is pretty high for a standard oc.What kind of cooler you using?. Although i would deffinately prefer it to run down under 70!

I'm not sure about the ox on your graphica however, what kind of fps increase have you seen from benchmarking?

Those temps are ok but could be better I get about 78c tops at 4.8 Ghz on IBT

 

[Ascendents]

81 c under load is pretty high for a standard oc.What kind of cooler you using?. Although i would deffinately prefer it to run down under 70!

I'm not sure about the ox on your graphica however, what kind of fps increase have you seen from benchmarking?

Those temps are ok but could be better I get about 78c tops at 4.8 Ghz on IBT

What cooler are you using?

 

[Solarstarshines]

81 c under load is pretty high for a standard oc.What kind of cooler you using?. Although i would deffinately prefer it to run down under 70!

I'm not sure about the ox on your graphica however, what kind of fps increase have you seen from benchmarking?

Those temps are ok but could be better I get about 78c tops at 4.8 Ghz on IBT

What cooler are you using?

Antec KUHLER H2O 920 Liquid Cooling System - Newegg.com

Antec 920 Khuler it's no longer being made though and if you do find one chances are they are over $200.00 now they were about 100.00 when i bought mine also take into consideration i am using Corsair Static pressure fans as well High Performance version Air Series SP120 High Performance Edition High Static Pressure 120mm Fan Twin Pack

Antec Kuhler H20 920 CPU Water Cooler Review - Legit ReviewsAntec Kuhler H2O 920 Liquid Cooler

 

[Ascendents]

Yeah, I'm using 1 Intake and 1 Exhaust fan the Stock fans on the Define R4 and i'm using the RM Corsair Power supply fanless mode. at Some point in time I'm Gonna to get 3 FLX Noctua Fans 1 Intake in the front and 2 Exhaust rear/Top

 

[Windows Sniper]

The thing with OCs is each CPU is independant. Just because i've got 4.1GHZ @ 1.18 doesn't mean you're going to be able to.

If you can, on your Mobo, set the voltage to a max of 1.2, then manually play with it.

 

[essenbe]

Ascendents, I wouldn't worry too much about an overclock when you have a thread in the BSOD section. Rule #1 in overclocking is if you are not stable at stock, you will never get a stable overclock.

As far as your temps, what is your ambient temp? The NH-D14 is a fantastic air cooler and will beat most AIO coolers. I know, I have both. but the air temp inside your case is what most of them use to cool your CPU. Not even custom water loop will cool lower than the ambient without LN2 or DICE.

When you have a slightly unstable overclock, what happens in many cases is Programs start shutting down or you will BSOD. That sounds a lot like your BSOD thread.

 

[Ascendents]

25c-30c is idle cpu temps, I've stopped overclocking until i know i'm stable for sure but I'm starting to think ESET what the issue.

 

[essenbe]

I hope it isn't. That's what I use and really like it. It hasn't given me any trouble at all. What other Anti Viruses have you had on that computer, and do you have any other real time anti viruses? I guess you should answer that in the BSOD thread you have.

 

[AddRAM]

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