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emucxg
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
Finland4559 Posts
April 17 2010 19:25 GMT
#1
I have i7 920 and ATI 5770, could my PC handle it if I would overclock my CPU to 3.8GHZ and GPU to 900mhz/1330mhz?

My PSU is: Corsair 550W

My RAM is corsair XMS3 1x3gb

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Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Hong Kong4685 Posts
April 17 2010 19:28 GMT
#2
Just look at the temperatures and use Prime 95 to test for CPU stability. Enable Error checking in the menu. If your cpu survives a 1-2 hour test without errors and if the load temperature isn't too high then it's fine.
Oracle comes in, Scvs go down, never a miscommunication.
xmShake
Profile Blog Joined February 2007
United States1100 Posts
April 17 2010 19:30 GMT
#3
Yes, but not on the stock heatsink for your cpu.
Make sure you have good cooling in your case too.
emucxg
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
Finland4559 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-04-17 19:32:30
April 17 2010 19:31 GMT
#4
Yeah, I just did the test, passed with no errors but my CPU was about 80 degrees.. is that normal?

without prime95, my CPU is about 45C
mahnini
Profile Blog Joined October 2005
United States6862 Posts
April 17 2010 19:32 GMT
#5
you need to error check for much longer. i would say at least 5 hours.
the world's a playground. you know that when you're a kid, but somewhere along the way everyone forgets it.
emucxg
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
Finland4559 Posts
April 17 2010 19:33 GMT
#6
On April 18 2010 04:32 mahnini wrote:
you need to error check for much longer. i would say at least 5 hours.

Ok, thanks
I have only 3 hours till sleep.
I will do it tommorrow I guess
mahnini
Profile Blog Joined October 2005
United States6862 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-04-17 19:40:05
April 17 2010 19:38 GMT
#7
80C sounds high. i think the tjmax for intel processors is usually 100C but i would definitely try to keep it lower than 80C but i'm not sure it will actually cause problems.

P.S. just leave it on while you sleep so you dont have to wait for it :D
the world's a playground. you know that when you're a kid, but somewhere along the way everyone forgets it.
emucxg
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
Finland4559 Posts
April 17 2010 19:41 GMT
#8
On April 18 2010 04:38 mahnini wrote:
80C sounds high. i think the tjmax for intel processors is usually 100C but i would definitely try to keep it lower than 80C but i'm not sure it will actually cause problems.

P.S. just leave it on while you sleep so you dont have to wait for it :D

lol what if it burns my house = =
mahnini
Profile Blog Joined October 2005
United States6862 Posts
April 17 2010 19:49 GMT
#9
the processor will stop itself if it reaches a certain temperature !
the world's a playground. you know that when you're a kid, but somewhere along the way everyone forgets it.
emucxg
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
Finland4559 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-04-17 19:58:31
April 17 2010 19:57 GMT
#10
On April 18 2010 04:49 mahnini wrote:
the processor will stop itself if it reaches a certain temperature !

are you sure? = =

edit. ok.....but I dont wanna take any risk
FragKrag
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
United States11566 Posts
April 17 2010 20:00 GMT
#11
yeah it'll stop itself at around 105C

make sure you run Prime95 for at least 6-8 hours imo. 80C is fine, but a bit on the high side imo. What are your volts?
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KOFgokuon
Profile Blog Joined August 2004
United States14912 Posts
April 17 2010 20:02 GMT
#12
Your processors will probably have errors before then anyways, and prime95 stops running on those cpu's when they have errors
emucxg
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
Finland4559 Posts
April 17 2010 20:05 GMT
#13
On April 18 2010 05:00 FragKrag wrote:
yeah it'll stop itself at around 105C

make sure you run Prime95 for at least 6-8 hours imo. 80C is fine, but a bit on the high side imo. What are your volts?

Ai Overclock Tuner - Manual
CPU Ratio Setting - Auto
Intel (R) SpeedStep (TM) Tech - Enabled
Intel (R) Turbo Mode Tech - Enabled
BCLK Frequency - 181
PCIE Fequency - 100
CPU Voltage 1.20000v
DRAM Bus Voltage - 1.64v
FragKrag
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
United States11566 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-04-17 20:25:03
April 17 2010 20:19 GMT
#14
I suggest turning off Turbo Mode because it could cause stability issues later on in tasks that are not multithreaded.

Your voltage looks fine. Not sure why your temps are high.
*TL CJ Entusman #40* "like scissors does anything to paper except MAKE IT MORE NUMEROUS" -paper
emucxg
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
Finland4559 Posts
April 17 2010 20:38 GMT
#15
On April 18 2010 05:19 FragKrag wrote:
I suggest turning off Turbo Mode because it could cause stability issues later on in tasks that are not multithreaded.

Your voltage looks fine. Not sure why your temps are high.

Yeah, maybe it because I have turned my fans to silent-mode on my bios settings...
I hate noises >.<
semantics
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
10040 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-04-17 20:54:09
April 17 2010 20:51 GMT
#16
On April 18 2010 05:19 FragKrag wrote:
I suggest turning off Turbo Mode because it could cause stability issues later on in tasks that are not multithreaded.

Your voltage looks fine. Not sure why your temps are high.

ionno what his cooler is but turbo mode should be off for an oc.

About ocing your 5770 i suggest using msi afterburner in conjunction with kombuster run kombuster and find the max of your memory first then bring up your core till stable s memory is the main issue with the 5770.

That's or evga precision will do.

most times you can push that memory to about 1400 usually a bit less then that. but i like kombuster it's good to see hz on the core and memory becuase it goes down to the 10th place.
emucxg
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
Finland4559 Posts
April 17 2010 21:00 GMT
#17
My cooler is Noctua NH-D14 btw, should be pretty cool imho...
semantics
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
10040 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-04-17 21:03:08
April 17 2010 21:02 GMT
#18
Really you have a noctua and getting those temps esp that cooler i suggest you may want to take a look at if you're cooler is properly set and if you have to much thermal paste.
emucxg
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
Finland4559 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-04-17 22:00:55
April 17 2010 21:51 GMT
#19
my cooler is fine... just checked..after running an hour idle is 40C
semantics
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
10040 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-04-17 22:04:57
April 17 2010 22:04 GMT
#20
Hum yeah that idle seems fine i just guess the case or you set your fans very low
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