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[raptorboy78]

Hello people, i'm thinking of overclocking my PC and just wanted to know all the risks of ocing. Whats the absolute worst that could happen? is only my CPU at risk or is my entire PC at risk?

BTW I have a OC protection plan from intel so if i fry my CPU they will replace it.

[TheNinjaNextDor]

The worst that can happen is you change the voltage to 2V and it fries to hell, just don't be stupid and you'll be totally fine.

[FireFox]

The risks involved are shorting the life of the CPU if you run at high temperatures for long periods of time but if you have the OC protection then don't worry about it

[harrynowl]

OC Protection? Go to town!

 

Avoid voltages above 1.5 for Sandy, 1.4 for Ivy and 1.3 for Haswell, Devil's Canyon is somewhere around 1.35.

[SeanAngelo]

overclocking will surely decrease the lifespan of your cpu, and more thermal output.

[raptorboy78]

The worst that can happen is you change the voltage to 2V and it fries to hell, just don't be stupid and you'll be totally fine

What fries to hell my CPU or mobo or both or my entire pc?  :blink:

[TheNinjaNextDor]

What fries to hell my CPU or mobo or both or my entire pc?  :blink:

Probably just your CPU, it will shut off quickly, but Windows doesn't let you boot with over 1.7V. Just don't be crazy and you'll be perfectly fine.

[raptorboy78]

Probably just your CPU, it will shut off quickly, but Windows doesn't let you boot with over 1.7V. Just don't be crazy and you'll be perfectly fine.

So there is no chance of me frying my mobo ?

[raptorboy78]

Probably just your CPU, it will shut off quickly, but Windows doesn't let you boot with over 1.7V. Just don't be crazy and you'll be perfectly fine.

Also whats the max amount of volts for ivy/sandy - e

[raptorboy78]

my XP 2600+ boots with 1.72 V windows 7

1.72 VOLTS!!!!????? DAMN!!!! 

[GlassBomb]

So there is no chance of me frying my mobo ?

Very, very slim. Frying the mobo in general is mainly due to a bad PSU.

 

If you have the stock cooler for your CPU, then you can still do a mild overclock. I say, go wild.

Start off checking how high you can go with the base voltage. After that increase the voltage slightly and see how high you are able to get it from there.

 

Make sure to always keep track of temps whilst doing all of this, so that your idle and loads don't shoot through the roof.

[raptorboy78]

This little :http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/K7/AMD-Athlon%20XP%202600+%20-%20AXDA2600DKV3D.html

What kinda cooler you have more importantly what is your cpu clocked at, like 8.7 Ghz?

[GlassBomb]

Ivy-E isn't really a great overclocker. I'm running mine at 4,3GHz, 1.3 volt. And I'm not really comfortable going any higher on my chip.

[Spongy141]

1.72 VOLTS!!!!????? DAMN!!!! 

Older CPU's run at higher voltages, my old Athlon II 240 runs at like 2.2 Votls

[raptorboy78]

Ivy-E isn't really a great overclocker. I'm running mine at 4,3GHz, 1.3 volt. And I'm not really comfortable going any higher on my chip.

which cpu you have?

[GlassBomb]

which cpu you have?

4930k, not even close to a good silicon chip :c

But really, you can't expect very high overclocks on Ivy-E

[FireFox]

which cpu you have?

 

Still though, 4.3GHz with that 6 core is still pretty damn powerful

[Guest Generallee]

and the award for the smallest thread title ever goes to

[LogicalDrm]

 

As for risks. CPU is most at risk, but if you happen to go really overboard and/or have bad PSU you could in worst case break all three.

[raptorboy78]

 

As for risks. CPU is most at risk, but if you happen to go really overboard and/or have bad PSU you could in worst case break all three.

but i have an evga 750 g2  80 plus gold psu, so the risks are much lower for me to blow all three right?

[LogicalDrm]

but i have an evga 750 g2  80 plus gold psu, so the risks are much lower for me to blow all three right?

 

Yeah, they are low anyway.

[raptorboy78]

Yeah, they are low anyway.

whats the highest voltage settings you would set for and ivy/sandy-e  cpu? 

[Najuno]

I tell you this what I tell all the people that want to go into OCing hardware and haven't done that before.

 

Take your time! Do it carefully and step by step. OCing and finding the sweet spot of your silicon is just a matter of the right actions.

 

There are some things you can do before even starting to OC, such as using a good thermal compound, the right cooling solution and dimension for the desired OC, run some benchmarks for the hardware and tests to ensure your rig is healthy, make sure you have all the parts in the right dimension i.e. such as the PSU. Also use another computer, laptop or tablet where you can do some research in case something's not going as planned.

 

Doing a save OC is no magic it's just following logical steps.

[LogicalDrm]

whats the highest voltage settings you would set for and ivy/sandy-e  cpu? 

 

Pretty much these:

Avoid voltages above 1.5 for Sandy, 1.4 for Ivy and 1.3 for Haswell, Devil's Canyon is somewhere around 1.35.

 

Above those isn't really worth the higher risks and temps.

[Jumper118]

whats the highest voltage settings you would set for and ivy/sandy-e  cpu? 

what cooling and motherboard do you have? you will probably get thermal limit, before you get to the voltage limit. because you've got the intel tuning plan. 1.5v for sandy e 24/7 and you can go as high as you like for benching. for ivy e 1.4v 24/7 and as high as you like for benching.