overclock

[fabsiguy]

so I recently bought a LEPA 120 all-in-one water cooler and used an push-pull fan config am running a 6300k and managed to overclock it to 4.6gh. the temp at idle is around 30c, and under 100% lode it never goes above 55c. I was wondering if these are good temps and if I should try to push the processor further?

[Zyndo]

17 minutes ago, fabsiguy said:

so I recently bought a LEPA 120 all-in-one water cooler and used an push-pull fan config am running a 6300k and managed to overclock it to 4.6gh. the temp at idle is around 30c, and under 100% lode it never goes above 55c. I was wondering if these are good temps and if I should try to push the processor further?

I'm not sure what a 6300k is, but if load temps are below 60 that is pretty awesome for any CPU.

[Imakuni]

1 hour ago, Zyndo said:

I'm not sure what a 6300k is, but if load temps are below 60 that is pretty awesome for any CPU.

If it's an Fx 6300, then it's not actually that good...

[Zyndo]

2 hours ago, Imakuni said:

If it's an Fx 6300, then it's not actually that good...

55c under load is good for any CPU. that means it should never get warmer than that. if 55C is your peak temp then that is good. every CPU would love to run at that temperature.

[Imakuni]

8 minutes ago, Zyndo said:

55c under load is good for any CPU. that means it should never get warmer than that. if 55C is your peak temp then that is good. every CPU would love to run at that temperature.

*any INTEL CPU. The FX measure stuff in a very different way, temps aren't comparable at all. And because of that, AMD's thermal tolerances are much lower than Intel's.

 

Now, is 55C bad? No. It's just not a temperature they'd love to run at.

[Zyndo]

Just now, Imakuni said:

*any INTEL CPU. The FX measure stuff in a very different way, temps aren't comparable at all. And because of that, AMD's thermal tolerances are much lower than Intel's.

okay, thats fair. I've not done a TON of research into AMD cpu's. where is the thermal throttle limit on that chip? how warm does it usually run at load on stock cooler?

[Imakuni]

1 minute ago, Zyndo said:

okay, thats fair. I've not done a TON of research into AMD cpu's. where is the thermal throttle limit on that chip? how warm does it usually run at load on stock cooler?

Not really sure, I didn't bother learning much about AMD's numbers either. Take this with a grain of salt, but I think the limit is something around 65 for the core and 75 for the socket (VS Intel's 90s).

[Zyndo]

1 minute ago, Imakuni said:

Not really sure, I didn't bother learning much about AMD's numbers either. Take this with a grain of salt, but I think the limit is something around 65 for the core and 75 for the socket (VS Intel's 90s).

so hes 10-20c below the threshold and has a pretty solid OC going for him and you're saying that is unacceptable? and why are you trying to tell me I'm wrong when you don't even know what is right lol.

 

looking up some quick numbers on the matter, a stock fan at stock speeds can easily get into the 50's on prime 95 stress test. sounds to me that getting similar temperatures on a decently overclocked chip is a win.

[Imakuni]

4 minutes ago, Zyndo said:

so hes 10-20c below the threshold and has a pretty solid OC going for him and you're saying that is unacceptable? and why are you trying to tell me I'm wrong when you don't even know what is right lol.

 

looking up some quick numbers on the matter, a stock fan at stock speeds can easily get into the 50's on prime 95 stress test. sounds to me that getting similar temperatures on a decently overclocked chip is a win.

I never said it was unnaceptable. In fact, I even said,

16 minutes ago, Imakuni said:

Now, is 55C bad? No.

I'm just saying it's not an "awesome temp".

 

Also, he's using a 120mm AIO in push-pull, not stock fan. And P95 isn't all that hot on AMD CPUs. It's still hot, but the strain is nowhere near the same as with Intel CPUs.

[Zyndo]

Just now, Imakuni said:

Also, he's using a 120mm AIO in push-pull, not stock fan.

I'm aware. he also has a pretty hefty overclock, not stock operation. he also probably has the CPU fans operating at stock speeds. I'm sure he could set up a better fan curve to really adjust quicker if his CPU has less thermal headroom.

 

1 minute ago, Imakuni said:

I never said it was unnaceptable. In fact, I even said,

I'm just saying it's not an "awesome temp".

I didn't see your edit, my apologies. But yes, an solid overclock that is well below thermal throttle threshold is definitely an "awesome temp". Not sure how else you would define it. I mean we're not talking phase change cooling or LN2, but that temperature IS "awesome" all things considered.

 

Really feels like you're being argumentative just to be argumentative.

[fabsiguy]

20 hours ago, Zyndo said:

I'm not sure what a 6300k is, but if load temps are below 60 that is pretty awesome for any CPU.

its an fx 6300 srry

[Zyndo]

12 minutes ago, fabsiguy said:

its an fx 6300 srry

when you're at full load, how fast are your fans running? (as a %)

[LeStringMan]

16 hours ago, Zyndo said:

okay, thats fair. I've not done a TON of research into AMD cpu's. where is the thermal throttle limit on that chip? how warm does it usually run at load on stock cooler?

If you want exact numbers, AMD actually list max temps by the cpus tdp, 125w cpus have a max of 61c, and 95w tdp has a max of 70.5, however when overclocking cores should be kept below 61c on AMD cpus, this has been their max recommend temp since the Athlon II/Phenom II days, max socket temp on AM3/3+ is 70c, and the cpu should throttle at 70c on the cores, and shutdown very soon after.

[fabsiguy]

5 minutes ago, Zyndo said:

when you're at full load, how fast are your fans running? (as a %)

IDK, I think I have one of them hooked to the PSU and the other might be on a curve.

[fabsiguy]

I also use a program called CAM to monitor temps, that monitors socket temp right?