Overclocking a i7 920

[gergo.andrassy]

I am thinking about overclocking a i7 920 2.67 Ghz. I would like to know whether it worths it or not? I am not intending to use any more cooling than the basic so i would like to know what is the limit.

[C0LL0SS0S]

with the stock cooler you won't get far in OC, but with something like an CM 212 Evo you could get nice temps

[Master Disaster]

I am thinking about overclocking a i7 920 2.67 Ghz. I would like to know whether it worths it or not? I am not intending to use any more cooling than the basic so i would like to know what is the limit.

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Stock cooling is bad, really bad. As above pickup a CM Hyper 212 Evo for around £20/$30 and you'll get way better temps out of an OC, on stock you'll barely push past turbo.

[vembutech]

It's depends on what type of game you are going to use. You can better buy low budget coolers instead of spending high.Hyper 212 Evo is best one with low price.

[gergo.andrassy]

thanks guys i think i'll buy a Hyper 212 Evo then.

[alihazzi7]

keep in mind the 920 is an old cpu and it runs hot, hyper 212 evo is good to a point but i wont go over 4.2ghz over that cooler, i had an i7 950@4.5ghz the temps where around 80-85 ish on a h100i,

i switched to an i7 980x got good fans, alos got push pull on the h100i, now i am running my i7 980x @4.7ghz 24/7 with idle of 37c and max of 65-70c 

 

so if you want to oc i say dont go over 1.55vcore the temps get really hot then.

i have been overclocking the first gen i7s for 2 years now