Have a couple questions about safe overclocking

[Fausto315]

I have a 5820k overclocked to 4.4ghz, I have a corsiar h100i with stock fans. It's pretty stable, while gaming or any moderate to high usage tasks usually get around 60-65 C. but am going to try to get it down on the voltage, (Its at 1.3 I think) but first I have a couple questions. 1. how long will my cpu last? 2. can I upgrade to quieter noctua fans without losing too much performance, and 3. what is a good voltage level for around 4.4 ghz while staying stable and cool?

 

edit: I know 4.4 is a little low for 1.3 volts, i overclocked this machine about a year ago and was kind of a noob at overclocking and still kind of am

[BingoFishy]

1) Don't worry about longevity - at 1.3V your CPU will likely become obsolete before failing

2) Looks like temps are very similar between stock fans and Noctua NF-F12s which are pretty popular. The NF-F12s are much quieter.

 

3) Depends on CPU. If you can get 12 hours of Prime95 v26.6 without issue I'd say you're more than solid. If you can't, remember a couple hundred MHz won't make much of a difference.

[Fausto315]

1 minute ago, BingoFishy said:

1) Don't worry about longevity - at 1.3V your CPU will likely become obsolete before failing

2) Looks like temps are very similar between stock fans and Noctua NF-F12s which are pretty popular. The NF-F12s are much quieter.

 

3) Depends on CPU. If you can get 12 hours of Prime95 26.6 without issue I'd say you're more than solid. If you can't, remember a couple hundred MHz won't make much of a difference.

thanks for the input

[BingoFishy]

1 minute ago, Fausto315 said:

thanks for the input

No problem! Remember, if you're using Prime95 for stress testing use no version later than 26.6. Later versions tend to heat up CPUs way too much without relaly stressing them.

[Fausto315]

1 minute ago, BingoFishy said:

No problem! Remember, if you're using Prime95 for stress testing use no version later than 26.6. Later versions tend to heat up CPUs way too much without relaly stressing them.

is asus realbench an ok program to use as well? 

[BingoFishy]

9 minutes ago, Fausto315 said:

is asus realbench an ok program to use as well? 

Not sure. I did find this thread though which looks to have a lot of helpful information I  stress testing.

[GDRRiley]

19 minutes ago, Fausto315 said:

is asus realbench an ok program to use as well? 

yeah it is not a super crazy testing program but it is what i use