overclocking with offset

[ashharps]

I'm overclocking my i7 3770k increasing frequency starting at 4GHz and increasing 100 Mhz at a time then booting up and stress testing using Realbench for 15 minutes before i go into the bios and increase my frequency again. I'm aiming for 4.5GHz and so far i haven't had to change the voltage from my 0.05 offset.

 

Should i be using a different program for testing whilst i increase my overclock? I know once i get to 4.5 people recommend atleast 8 hours of prime95.

 

Basically i'm just looking for any tips and want to see if i should be doing anything differently.

 

 

[Bananasplit_00]

i would use AIDA64 for stress testing and making sure the CPU is OK

[ashharps]

6 minutes ago, Bananasplit_00 said:

i would use AIDA64 for stress testing and making sure the CPU is OK

So run with these settings?

 

 

How long should i test before going back and changing frequency?

[Vengeance_K1ng]

Actually use prime 95 version 26.6. Its the hardest stress test and actually shows stability. if there is an error, it will show in about 2 hours. unlike aida64. Your temps will be about 60-70C i can bet 1000$.

[ashharps]

2 minutes ago, Vengeance_K1ng said:

Actually use prime 95 version 26.6. Its the hardest stress test and actually shows stability. if there is an error, it will show in about 2 hours. unlike aida64. Your temps will be about 60-70C i can bet 1000$.

Why specifically that version of prime 95?

[Vengeance_K1ng]

Use Small FFT for stability and thermal testing. here is Prime 95 26.6: ftp://mersenne.org/gimps/p64v266.zip

[Vengeance_K1ng]

1 minute ago, ashharps said:

Why specifically that version of prime 95?

Use Small FFT for stability and thermal testing. here is Prime 95 26.6: ftp://mersenne.org/gimps/p64v266.zip

[Vengeance_K1ng]

1 minute ago, ashharps said:

Why specifically that version of prime 95?

Because any other version makes the cpu hit 100C... This one is designed for Stability testing and thermal performance. 

 

[ashharps]

2 minutes ago, Vengeance_K1ng said:

Use Small FFT for stability and thermal testing. here is Prime 95 26.6: ftp://mersenne.org/gimps/p64v266.zip

Thank you for the link. I'll try it out.

[Vengeance_K1ng]

1 minute ago, ashharps said:

Thank you for the link. I'll try it out.

No problem. Please report back temps. and use realtemp for temps.

[ashharps]

18 minutes ago, Vengeance_K1ng said:

No problem. Please report back temps. and use realtemp for temps.

Ok i ran Prime95 for 10 minutes and it crashed so i went and raised my offset from 0.005 to 0.015.

 

Temps were as you said 60-70 (couldnt get a screenshot because i crashed)

 

I guess ill start again with this new offset and see if i crash again.

[Vengeance_K1ng]

2 minutes ago, ashharps said:

Ok i ran Prime95 for 10 minutes and it crashed so i went and raised my offset from 0.005 to 0.015.

 

Temps were as you said 60-70 (couldnt get a screenshot because i crashed)

 

I guess ill start again with this new offset and see if i crash again.

See, there you go, that's the most reliable test. temps are fine BTW. And please keep reporting back, I'm digging this lol

[ashharps]

7 minutes ago, Vengeance_K1ng said:

See, there you go, that's the most reliable test. temps are fine BTW. And please keep reporting back, I'm digging this lol

So you think run for 2 hours before i go and change the frequency? I'm at 4.2GHz atm and slowly moving up.

[Vengeance_K1ng]

1 minute ago, ashharps said:

So you think run for 2 hours before i go and change the frequency?

To play it safe, i would. It may be a pain in the ass. but worth it in the end.

[ashharps]

1 minute ago, Vengeance_K1ng said:

To play it safe, i would. It may be a pain in the ass. but worth it in the end.

Alright i'll give you updates as i go. Thanks for all the help.

[Vengeance_K1ng]

2 minutes ago, ashharps said:

Alright i'll give you updates as i go. Thanks for all the help.

No problem.

[ashharps]

9 minutes ago, Vengeance_K1ng said:

No problem.

 

Ok to play hearthstone whilst it goes or will it make it less accurate?

[Bananasplit_00]

1 hour ago, ashharps said:

So run with these settings?

 

 

 

How long should i test before going back and changing frequency?

just 10-15 mins is what i did IIRC

[DildorTheDecent]

35 minutes ago, ashharps said:

 

Ok to play hearthstone whilst it goes or will it make it less accurate?

Best not too. System will most likely crash. 

[ashharps]

5 minutes ago, DildorTheDecent said:

Best not too. System will most likely crash. 

Wouldn't that just prove the overclock is unstable? Playing it on my phone instead.

[DildorTheDecent]

3 minutes ago, ashharps said:

Wouldn't that just prove the overclock is unstable? Playing it on my phone instead.

If you're system is stressed 100% even checking email can make things shaky/laggy. 

[ashharps]

1 hour 30 minutes in so far 

anything looking abnormal?

 

All workers on prime95 still running.

 

 

[ashharps]

1 hour ago, Vengeance_K1ng said:

No problem.

2 Hours 4.2 GHz 0.010 offset

 

Next 4.3 GHz, 0.010 offset (Unless you think anything needs to change?)

 

 

 

[Vengeance_K1ng]

2 minutes ago, ashharps said:

2 Hours 4.2 GHz 0.010 offset

 

Next 4.3 GHz, 0.010 offset (Unless you think anything needs to change?)

 

 

 

Looks Great!!  Keep pushing it and report back.

[Vengeance_K1ng]

3 minutes ago, ashharps said:

2 Hours 4.2 GHz 0.010 offset

 

Next 4.3 GHz, 0.010 offset (Unless you think anything needs to change?)

 

 

 

Also, you can save profiles in the bios, Save this one. so you know its stable for now.