Help with 8350 OC

Dwar

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Hello,

Trying to reach a stable OC with my 8350.

Set up:

Mobo Crosshair formula z

CPU fx 8350

Cooler H100i x2 sf120 fans

Psu Corsair ax860

Ram Gskill trident 2400 cas10 under clocked in most tests just to see what I can OC to first.

3 af120 fans positioned as intake

Case C70 vengeance

Now stock temps are around 34-37 socket is this even decent? My house isn't that hot at all. Should I get some thermal paste and apply it? the H100i already had some pre applied but is that good enough stuff?


I did prime95 tests all the way up to 4.7ghz at 1.46 volts after 10 minutes but the temps hit close to 69 so I backed off fearing the 70 mark would degrade my chip as per some Of the other forum posts. All tests passed but I wasn't happy with the temp on the 4.7.

70 socket and 60 CPU is the rule of thumb correct? Usually they go hand in hand but just in a 10 degrees variance.

Any help would be great.

Thanks
 
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The 70degC (socket) mark is the point at which I believe the CPU starts to throttle itself, so it won't necessarily "degrade" the chip. CPU's do wear out more as you overclock them so at 4.7GHz you might get four years instead of eight years at stock but it's hard to find exact data on that.

Also, PRIME95 temperatures are far above what you'd see in typical usage. If you monitor when gaming I suspect you'd be below 60degC socket.

As for the 34-37degC idle temperature that seems pretty normal. I'm in a cool room using a completely different Intel CPU with EPU for good power management and I'm presently averaging about 30degC.

So, I don't think there's anything to worry about.
The 70degC (socket) mark is the point at which I believe the CPU starts to throttle itself, so it won't necessarily "degrade" the chip. CPU's do wear out more as you overclock them so at 4.7GHz you might get four years instead of eight years at stock but it's hard to find exact data on that.

Also, PRIME95 temperatures are far above what you'd see in typical usage. If you monitor when gaming I suspect you'd be below 60degC socket.

As for the 34-37degC idle temperature that seems pretty normal. I'm in a cool room using a completely different Intel CPU with EPU for good power management and I'm presently averaging about 30degC.

So, I don't think there's anything to worry about.
 
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Dwar

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Ok understood. Would it help temps to reapply a better thermal paste between the CPU and the H100i and set up a push pull air flow with x4 SF120mm fans? Or is that just a little over kill?

Thanks for the previous answer.