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Help on overclocking my CPU intel Core i7-3820

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Hello,
I need some help in regard overclocking my CPU, because I am new to this.

 

My PC current specs:

 

CPU: intel Core i7-3820 Processor at stock speed 
Motherboard :Asus RAMPAGE IV FORMULA
RAM: 2x4GB CORSAIR DOMINATOR GT  1866 MHZ
GPU: GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 650 Ti 2GB GDDR5
Case: Cooler Master Haf X
Storage: Kingston 120GB SSD || 4TB WD Black HDD
PSU :XFX Core Edition 850W 80Plus Bronze
CPU Cooling: CORSAIR Hydro Series H100i Water Cooler (Push - Pull)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 7 

Also I need to find out if the current Temps that I get on Stock speed is normal or there is something wrong, because I searched the web and found Lower temps for the same cooler. 

 

At ideal I get   (min : 33 C and max 36 C)
At full load  I get (Min: 55 c and max 64 C).  

 

Thanks in advance  :)

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Hello,

I need some help in regard overclocking my CPU, because I am new to this.

 

My PC current specs:

 

CPU: intel Core i7-3820 Processor at stock speed 
Motherboard :Asus RAMPAGE IV FORMULA
CPU Cooling: CORSAIR Hydro Series H100i Water Cooler (Push - Pull) 

Also I need to find out if the current Temps that I get on Stock speed is normal or there is something wrong, because I searched the web and found Lower temps for the same cooler. 

 

At ideal I get   (min : 33 C and max 36 C)

At full load  I get (Min: 55 c and max 64 C).  

 

Thanks in advance  :)

Your current temps are fine, also you don't need push pull on the h100i, it is such a negligible performance gain its pointless.

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this is an unlocked processor fyi

Oh, derp.

 

Hello,

I need some help in regard overclocking my CPU, because I am new to this.

 

My PC current specs:

 

CPU: intel Core i7-3820 Processor at stock speed 
Motherboard :Asus RAMPAGE IV FORMULA
RAM: 2x4GB CORSAIR DOMINATOR GT  1866 MHZ
GPU: GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 650 Ti 2GB GDDR5
Case: Cooler Master Haf X
Storage: Kingston 120GB SSD || 4TB WD Black HDD
PSU :XFX Core Edition 850W 80Plus Bronze
CPU Cooling: CORSAIR Hydro Series H100i Water Cooler (Push - Pull)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 7 

Also I need to find out if the current Temps that I get on Stock speed is normal or there is something wrong, because I searched the web and found Lower temps for the same cooler. 

 

At ideal I get   (min : 33 C and max 36 C)

At full load  I get (Min: 55 c and max 64 C).  

 

Thanks in advance   :)

This should be the same as your CPU.

My current build - Ever Changing.

Number 1 On LTT LGA 1150 CPU Cinebench R15

http://hwbot.org/users/TheGamingBarrel

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Unless you have a K series processor you wont be able to overclock well

Thanks

I think My CPU is Partially Unlocked

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Your current temps are fine, also you don't need push pull on the h100i, it is such a negligible performance gain its pointless.Thanks 

Thanks

why the H100i Push-Pull is not recommended ???

and about my current Temps is High in reference to similar configurations 

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Thanks

why the H100i Push-Pull is not recommended ???

and about my current Temps is High in reference to similar configurations 

Could be more helpful pulling in more air from somewhere else

My current build - Ever Changing.

Number 1 On LTT LGA 1150 CPU Cinebench R15

http://hwbot.org/users/TheGamingBarrel

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Thanks

why the H100i Push-Pull is not recommended ???

and about my current Temps is High in reference to similar configurations 

its just that it is fine with just pull (or push), there is a pretty small gain from going push pull unless you have an 80mm rad or a medium thick one with high fpi (fins per inch) I just saw what your gpu is, and you should really upgrade it soon, is is severely holding back the rest of the system (assuming you game)

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Oh, derp.

 
This should be the same as your CPU.

 

I saw this Video before and I tried to overclock my CPU to 4.4GHz and My system crashes once during load test. 

So I posted here to get some help in regard stability.

for Temps:

Ideal  (min: 36 C, Max: 40 C)

full load  (min: 69 C, Max: 76)

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its just that it is fine with just pull (or push), there is a pretty small gain from going push pull unless you have an 80mm rad or a medium thick one with high fpi (fins per inch) I just saw what your gpu is, and you should really upgrade it soon, is is severely holding back the rest of the system (assuming you game)

:unsure:  I know, I am planing to upgrade to GeForce GTX 980 soon 

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I saw this Video before and I tried to overclock my CPU to 4.4GHz and My system crashes once during load test. 

So I posted here to get some help in regard stability.

for Temps:

Ideal  (min: 36 C, Max: 40 C)

full load  (min: 69 C, Max: 76)

did you increase you voltage? if so, to what?

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did you increase you voltage? if so, to what?

Actually no, I did change the Turbo Ratio to 44  only.

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Actually no, I did change the Turbo Ratio to 44  only.

I recommend going to 1.3v or lower (gradually step up until it works fine). you also may not be able to get that overclock, every chip is slightly different, and you may have been unlucky.

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Could be more helpful pulling in more air from somewhere else

Currently I have 2x 200mm fans (front and side ) and 140mm fan (front)  pulling air.  Do you think I need to change my stock fans to other high end fans.

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I recommend going to 1.3v or lower (gradually step up until it works fine). you also may not be able to get that overclock, every chip is slightly different, and you may have been unlucky.

I will try this and get back with the results. In regard Temps: 

Ideal  (min: 36 C, Max: 40 C)
full load  (min: 69 C, Max: 76) for the last overclock 
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I recommend going to 1.3v or lower (gradually step up until it works fine). you also may not be able to get that overclock, every chip is slightly different, and you may have been unlucky.

Thanks for you kind  help :)  and sorry for lots of questions  :rolleyes:

 

Any recommendation for stability testing ??? (which software to use || and for how much time I need to steers my PC in order to find it is  stable or not )  

 

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Thanks for you kind  help :)  and sorry for lots of questions  :rolleyes:

 

Any recommendation for stability testing ??? (which software to use || and for how much time I need to steers my PC in order to find it is  stable or not )  

 

there is prime 95, but you can also test it almost as well just by playing a cpu intensive game.

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Unless you have a K series processor you wont be able to overclock well

LIES!

 

i am at 4.63 GHZ across all cores perfectly stable with 1.3 volts

 

and as for overclocking if you are going for 4.4ghz just change multiplier to 44 and voltage to 1.250 to 1.300 area, stress test prime for 15 mins and if it is stable then stress for another hour or so and make sure you check temps

 

if it crashes up voltage by .005 and repeat

 

 

if you are going for a higher overclock, set your block freq to 125 Mhz (the sweet spot for the 3820)

and drop your multiplier to 36 and work your way up

also change your cpu power phase control to extreme

 

ALL WHILE MONITORING YOUR TEMPS

 

i highly recommend using AI Suite to test without rebooting so much, but once you find your sweet spot make sure to go into bios and change the settings to match what you achieved in ai suite

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there is prime 95, but you can also test it almost as well just by playing a cpu intensive game.

I am using it and my PC was crashing after 2 Hours on Blend test before trying 1.3v cpu voltage. I will try some games now. 

Also I use my PC for virtual machines also I will try this also. 

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LIES!

 

i am at 4.63 GHZ across all cores perfectly stable with 1.3 volts

 

and as for overclocking if you are going for 4.4ghz just change multiplier to 44 and voltage to 1.250 to 1.300 area, stress test prime for 15 mins and if it is stable then stress for another hour or so and make sure you check temps

 

if it crashes up voltage by .005 and repeat

 

 

if you are going for a higher overclock, set your block freq to 125 Mhz (the sweet spot for the 3820)

and drop your multiplier to 36 and work your way up

also change your cpu power phase control to extreme

 

ALL WHILE MONITORING YOUR TEMPS

 

i highly recommend using AI Suite to test without rebooting so much, but once you find your sweet spot make sure to go into bios and change the settings to match what you achieved in ai suite

Thanks man,

I am not planning to overclock much. I am testing now with 1.3 Volt. 

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Thanks man,

I not planning to overclock much. I am testing now with 1.3 Volt. 

ok if it works at 1.3v then start dropping it down by .005 and test and once it crashes raise it by .005 of what ever it crashed at and try for stability with lowest possible voltage

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ok if it works at 1.3v then start dropping it down by .005 and test and once it crashes raise it by .005 of what ever it crashed at and try for stability with lowest possible voltage

Ok will do  :) 

But in regard Prime test what is best to use (Small FFTs, or In-place large FFTS, or Blend test )???

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Ok will do  :) 

But in regard Prime test what is best to use (Small FFTs, or In-place large FFTS, or Blend test )???

Blend will do just fine

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