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Do we still have any good OC'ers on here?

Post Date: 2012-10-02
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    Posted: 02 Oct 2012 at 7:35am
A couple years ago with my old DSO machine someone on here walked me through step-by-step how to OC my processor more.  I am just not comfortable/familiar with doing it on my own.
 
My current processor is an i7 950 @ 3.8ghz (DS did the OC) on the Noctua NH-DH14 but I am seeing people on other forums with OC's well over 4ghz.  My motherboard is currently a EVGA x58 Classified3. 
 
Is there anyone out there that would be able to help me with this? 
QX6850 @ 3.33ghz
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OC'ing is an art form IMO so I'll pass on this one -- but I've seem some real power users around here. I'm sure someone can try and help you.
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I am comfortable giving you advice I have personally only oc on sandybridge and sandybridge e processors, first you want system monitoring software download cpuz and I prefer real temp over hw monitor, then download a stress testing software, I prefer prime95, the basic idea of oc is raising the frequency or multiplier but to allow the processor to operate at this higher frequency you need to raise the vcore, corevoltage to the cpu which in turn generates added heat
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Cool, I already have all of that on my computer so let me know how do you want to do this!
QX6850 @ 3.33ghz
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"I would recommend using AIDA64, it tests your system to real world usage. A system that passes Prime95 or LinX can still have stability issues. Or, a system that is Prime95 and LinX stable could be unstable with general use still." - Alex

On top of the mentioned prime95 and other stress testers, try out AIDA64.
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Posts: 16314 		  Quote Alex Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 03 Oct 2012 at 3:37pm
I just wanted to say that the performance gain from 3.8Ghz to 4.0GHz will be very, very small. You will increase the risk of stability issues by a lot, and you run the risk of data corruption/hardware issues as well by pushing it further than our team did. Please keep this in mind while overclocking.
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