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Saturday, April 30, 2011 2:52 AM (permalink)
What should I shoot for with my setup? I get 55c on max load at stock speeds right now. Ambient temps where I live are from 50-70f. Can I pull 4.0?

i7 930 @ 4.2 GHz / Prolimatech Megahalems
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    caniba
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    Re:Recommended overclock Saturday, April 30, 2011 3:12 AM (permalink)
    It should without issue. Study the guides.
    You should be able to up your base clock to 170 or 180 without any other changes in the BIOS.

     
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    Re:Recommended overclock Saturday, April 30, 2011 3:14 AM (permalink)
    alphazallan

    What should I shoot for with my setup? I get 55c on max load at stock speeds right now. Ambient temps where I live are from 50-70f. Can I pull 4.0?

    I doubt it, W/that cooler, but wouldn't hurt to try. I'd think you could approach 3.8 though. I have tried to help a few ppls get to 4 W/930 and didn't make it, seems harder than W/920. In any case, that cooler is not as good as Noctua NH-D14, Prolimatech Megahalems, Supermega, nor Thermalright Venomous X.

    Main (gaming) rig: i7-3930K; Asus Rampage IV Extreme; H100 W/p-p Excaliburs, AS5; MSI 7870 2GD5/OC; Crucial M4 SSD 256GB.
    See my primary ModsRigs: Adam for the rest, and I have a second (wife's) rig Asus Rampage III Extreme & 960: Eve.

       
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    Re:Recommended overclock Wednesday, May 04, 2011 1:32 AM (permalink)
    Thanks for the reply guys. I guess I'll shoot for 3.8 and see how it goes. If I upgrade to a better cooler what do you guys recommend? Noctua?

    i7 930 @ 4.2 GHz / Prolimatech Megahalems
    EVGA X58 SLI 132-BL-E758

    3 x 4GB Kingston HyperX @ 1610MHz 9-9-9-27
    2 x EVGA GTX 580 SLI
    Corsair AX1200
    Intel 320 300GB
    Auzentech X-Fi Forte 7.1
    Lian Li PC-K62
    Dell AW2310 1080p 23" 120Hz
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    Re:Recommended overclock Wednesday, May 04, 2011 1:37 AM (permalink)
    Ppls here say Noctua NH-D14, Prolimatech SuperMega or Megahalems, or Thermalright Venomous X is best air cooling. I have heard that at high OC the NH-D14 is superior. If I had known this, I would have got it instead of my Mega. However, there is only little difference.

    But whatever you get, make sure your case is roomy enough for it, and make sure you memory is not too tall to interfere with it.

    Here is a review that gives quite a bit of info on the Prolimatech Megahalems, I think it was before the "rev. B", and it now includes clips for two fans.
    http://pcper.com/article...aid=771&type=expert
     
    The Supermega is just a Megahalems with some copper fins, and gets slightly better performance.
     

    Main (gaming) rig: i7-3930K; Asus Rampage IV Extreme; H100 W/p-p Excaliburs, AS5; MSI 7870 2GD5/OC; Crucial M4 SSD 256GB.
    See my primary ModsRigs: Adam for the rest, and I have a second (wife's) rig Asus Rampage III Extreme & 960: Eve.

       
    Overclocking is useless to me if it is not rock stable.
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