Transition

I could just stare at these beasts all day, just everything about them is amazing compared to my 7870. what I'd give to have one

Well after further testing I found that 4.5Ghz ran pretty damn stable at 1.256 volts, only 0.455 higher than the stock voltage my Mobo set, with the same idle and maximum temps I reported the first time round. Maybe in future when I can afford godly water cooling I'll take it to the 5Ghz range

Since the STRAP/BLK on the 3820 is basically unlocked it's not too different to just bumping the CPU Ratio up.

I'll do a 24 hour for sure, I just can't believe how badass of a chip it is.

So I've had my 3820 for about three years now and thought about trying to overclock a little to see what it's thermal limit might be, little did I know that it would be a pretty damn amazing overclocker. After doing some testing I found that I could take it to the maximum 4.3Ghz ratio on stock voltage without any dramas, but then I tried 4.5Ghz and was amazed that it was then running stable and still is at the stock 1.215/1.225 voltage with 0 calculations errors or thermal throttling on prime 95 for over 4 hours. Temperatures are also great with idle temps around 35-40C, and maximum temps around 65-70C with around 20C ambient room temperature. Anyone else ever had this happen? Setup consists of: Asrock Extreme 3 X79 Mobo i7 3820 CPU Corsair H100i Cooler - With Noctua NF-F12's Corsair RM 650 Watt Kingston Ram 1333 Sapphire 7870 Ghz Edition Nanoxia Silent Mid Tower