Lol my 3570k Refuses to clock @ 4.5Ghz

aj2013

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I'm at 4.2Ghz right now, stable been like it for few months. offset is like -0.35, so my max voltage during stress test, is 1.168v, and out of the box default, it was 1.13X, so it's basically at stock voltage. The moment I want to hit 4.5Ghz though, it's as if I need to go over 1.3V.

I've tried going up to 1.280, with load line calibration on high and all those other features but it still cant do it. I just don't wanna go over 1.3v and kill the life of my cpu. Thing is right now it's gonna last just as long as it normally would of because of good voltage.

Am I missing anything at 4.5?
 

aj2013

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Lol you cant ruin your cpu by changing clocks and not going full retard (1.5v+) on it, especially with a sabertooth.
I guess I'm only losing out on about 2 fps anyway so.
 

barto

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You're not really missing anything other than bragging rights. If you're an internet tough guy, this could be a massive blow... ;)

Anyways, overclocking requires a bit of luck. Each CPU is different. Just because someone was able to get to 4.5 doesn't mean you'll be able to. How about 4.4 or 4.6?