Recently upgraded to an i7 3770k from an AMD b60.
I ran with the stock cooler and stock clock for quite some time before finally making the choice to bump up the core clock from 3.5 to what it is now, 4.2. In anticipation for this, I dusted off the Antec Kuhler620 unit I originally had on the AMD and re-fitted it for the i7. Once I performed the overclock, I ran a prime95 stress test for about 3 hours.
In the end with the 620, temps never climbed above 82c (which I found that seemed to be alright, so long as I didn't hit that point while gaming). However, I noticed minor stability issues after a few days.
A quick trip into the BIOS of my MS-7751, and a bump in voltage from 1.1 to 1.15V seemed to have solved stability issues, but I'm just going of the reference table that came with the MOBO (in this case, it suggests 1.15-1.25V with a CPU ratio between 40-45 [mine currently set at 42])
Also, while in the BIOS I bumped the ram up to 1800 from 1333, and the voltage up to 1.6V. Again, thus far, no stability issues.
The question came when I ran the prime95 test again. Only 5 minutes into the test and my temps are touching 87c with potential to go higher. Fearing I might damage the CPU I stopped the test, allowing the system to idle back down to the low to mid 40s.
Understanding Ivy's run hot, I started thinking to myself how hot is too hot? I remember reading from Intel that about 67 is normal operating temp under normal conditions but this isn't normal now, is it?
I've poke around a bit on here seeing how other results par up, but I can't seem to find any constant. Some say that you don't want these things popping over 60, some say 80, some say they're good up to 90, truth be told I really don't know. So, like a lot of people have already asked, what is the safe range for the good ole' 3770k?
For reference, my current build:
Mainboard:: MSI Z77 MS-7751
CPU: Intel i7 3770K 4.2ghz
Memory: Corsair PC3-10700H 8gb @ 1800
PSU: Thermaltake 750W 80 Plus Modular Unit
I ran with the stock cooler and stock clock for quite some time before finally making the choice to bump up the core clock from 3.5 to what it is now, 4.2. In anticipation for this, I dusted off the Antec Kuhler620 unit I originally had on the AMD and re-fitted it for the i7. Once I performed the overclock, I ran a prime95 stress test for about 3 hours.
In the end with the 620, temps never climbed above 82c (which I found that seemed to be alright, so long as I didn't hit that point while gaming). However, I noticed minor stability issues after a few days.
A quick trip into the BIOS of my MS-7751, and a bump in voltage from 1.1 to 1.15V seemed to have solved stability issues, but I'm just going of the reference table that came with the MOBO (in this case, it suggests 1.15-1.25V with a CPU ratio between 40-45 [mine currently set at 42])
Also, while in the BIOS I bumped the ram up to 1800 from 1333, and the voltage up to 1.6V. Again, thus far, no stability issues.
The question came when I ran the prime95 test again. Only 5 minutes into the test and my temps are touching 87c with potential to go higher. Fearing I might damage the CPU I stopped the test, allowing the system to idle back down to the low to mid 40s.
Understanding Ivy's run hot, I started thinking to myself how hot is too hot? I remember reading from Intel that about 67 is normal operating temp under normal conditions but this isn't normal now, is it?
I've poke around a bit on here seeing how other results par up, but I can't seem to find any constant. Some say that you don't want these things popping over 60, some say 80, some say they're good up to 90, truth be told I really don't know. So, like a lot of people have already asked, what is the safe range for the good ole' 3770k?
For reference, my current build:
Mainboard:: MSI Z77 MS-7751
CPU: Intel i7 3770K 4.2ghz
Memory: Corsair PC3-10700H 8gb @ 1800
PSU: Thermaltake 750W 80 Plus Modular Unit
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