i7 920 + Rampage 2 Extreme Mobo

Brian Archibald

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I've been running Prime95 for around 2 hours now and I've been monitoring the CPU temps and I currently have the CPU overclocked to 3.3-4 ghz (160 bclock) and the voltage is at 1.2 and the temperature of the CPU has stayed I believe under full load at around 64-65 C.. I'm running a small ftt test and it's passed every test so far, does this mean I could get away with this overclock with a lower voltage? I know running at 65 C under full load isn't bad at all but if I could lower that number it'd be nice. Also, should I run the Intel Burn test? I've never tried it before. Hopefully someone can shed a little light and or knowledge.
 

atomicWAR

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i run one system with a i7 920 @4ghz...you can try lowering the voltage tell it doesn't pass prime95 (i use intel burn test but it uses prime 95 with some tweaks)....then use the lowest stable voltage for your overclock....it will extend your CPU's life while overclocked.
 

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