Overclocking my Intel I7 950

[67ex212]

I recently oced my intel I7 proccessor from 3.07 Ghz to 4.45 Ghz.

im worried if my computer will like blow up or something because this is my first time overclocking.

is this about right for a processor like this? or is something wrong?

[Godlygamer23]

You haven't given us the entire story. What cooler are you using? What's your voltage? What are your temps?

 

Processors can operate at any frequency. That is a non-issue.

[Guest DollarPC]

No it's going to blow up if you use air cooling MUST have water cooling... 

So

How many volts?Cooler?Case?Ram?Motherboard?Temps?Pics?

[FellTheSky]

No it's going to blow up if you use air cooling MUST have water cooling... 

So

How many volts?Cooler?Case?Ram?Motherboard?Temps?Pics?

 

why? he could very well have a noctua nh d14 and it would not blow up

[Guest DollarPC]

why? he could very well have a noctua nh d14 and it would not blow up

It was a joke...

[harrynowl]

It was a joke...

not very clear nor useful, op is after help here.

 

@67ex212 what is your voltage reported in cpu-z (just do a validation and link it), and what is your temp in AIDA64 stress test (use realtemp).

[Frankz]

Uhh, I had a i7 950 myself & 4.45Ghz on a i7 950, that's VERY hard to get. If you don't know what you're doing revert to stock settings & read a guide first on how to overclock an i7 920/930/950

 

Getting a stable 4.2 Ghz on that processor, you'd consider yourself very lucky.

 

4.4+ would require a ton of voltage and generate a lot of heat on that particular CPU.

 

I'd advise you to not go over 1.35-1.4v on an i7 950.