Is this a good first overclock?

[clarkmcc]

Okay so I'm kind of new to overclocking but I was able to get my 8320 up a little ways running stable. It is on water luckily. Does it look like a good overclock?

 

[Guest]

5.5Ghz and 1.644V? Am I missing something?

[QueenDemetria]

Okay so I'm kind of new to overclocking but I was able to get my 8320 up a little ways running stable. It is on water luckily. Does it look like a good overclock?

5.5Ghz is nice, but 1.6v is very high. I wouldn't run your chip long like that.

[Mixzzz]

For 24/7 use I wouldnt go over 1.5v... The chip starts to damage quite fast after that one.

[Interfectorem]

1.5v is the redline that you shouldn't cross on a Piledriver CPU. Especially for 24/7 use. Anyways, I bet that voltage is insanely hot.

[TheRetiredSlave]

That voltage is quite high, and can damage the chip over time. You'll need to lower that if you want it to last a while.

 

5.5 is cool, though you won't be able to do that 24/7.

[clarkmcc]

5.5Ghz is nice, but 1.6v is very high. I wouldn't run your chip long like that.

 

Well I ran it prime for a few hours no problem

[clarkmcc]

Okay I dropped it down a bit how's this

 

[QueenDemetria]

Well I ran it prime for a few hours no problem

A few hours is fine, but I wouldn't be surprised if you notice instability within the next few weeks. I would lower the voltage and lower the clock speed accordingly so you don't cook your chip.

[clarkmcc]

Running under water and the chip seems fine

 

5.5Ghz is nice, but 1.6v is very high. I wouldn't run your chip long like that.

 

 

For 24/7 use I wouldnt go over 1.5v... The chip starts to damage quite fast after that one.

 

 

1.5v is the redline that you shouldn't cross on a Piledriver CPU. Especially for 24/7 use. Anyways, I bet that voltage is insanely hot.

 

 

That voltage is quite high, and can damage the chip over time. You'll need to lower that if you want it to last a while.

 

5.5 is cool, though you won't be able to do that 24/7.

 

 

A few hours is fine, but I wouldn't be surprised if you notice instability within the next few weeks. I would lower the voltage and lower the clock speed accordingly so you don't cook your chip.

[QueenDemetria]

Running under water and the chip seems fine

Its fine....for now. The thing about over volting is that its really hard on the chip, and failure isn't instant. Having adequate cooling will help, but if you leave your chip at 1.6v I would only expect it to last a month while being stable, and 2-6 months before its GG. Unless if you want to kill the chip so you can upgrade, I would back off the voltage if you plan on using this PC for long.

[Blackie Sheen]

Running under water and the chip seems fine

Its not all about temps. The highest danger of overclocking is not high termps, it is physical damage due to too much voltage on the chip. Like the other mentionned, drop it under 1,5 volt on the vcore