Hello,
I've been overclocking my 3570k@ 4.5ghz 1.170v in bios(shows 1.152 in idle and 1.144v or 1.136v underload in CPU-Z) and been stress testing it to see if it's completely stable. I've done 13 hours of prime95 small fft so far and it passed it no problem. Right after that I gamed with it for the rest of the day after that with no power down. I figured it was stable. Then I tried LinX stress test. I did a 50 minutes run using 6gb of memory 20 cycles. Passed it. My problem is that during LinX the frequency changes from 4.5ghz and fluctuates 4.1ghz-4.4ghz on CPU-Z and realtemp 3.70. My temperatures don't go above 67 C on the hottest core.
Is my overclock stable? Is it natural for LinX to lower cpu frequencies?
System Specs:
MSI Z77A-GD65 mobo
Intel i5 3570k @ 4.5ghz CPU
Crucial m4 256gb Storage
MSI gtx 670 PE GPU
Corsair H100 Cooler
Patriot 1600mhz 9-9-9-24 viper extreme 3 RAM
Corsair ax650 PSU
I've been overclocking my 3570k@ 4.5ghz 1.170v in bios(shows 1.152 in idle and 1.144v or 1.136v underload in CPU-Z) and been stress testing it to see if it's completely stable. I've done 13 hours of prime95 small fft so far and it passed it no problem. Right after that I gamed with it for the rest of the day after that with no power down. I figured it was stable. Then I tried LinX stress test. I did a 50 minutes run using 6gb of memory 20 cycles. Passed it. My problem is that during LinX the frequency changes from 4.5ghz and fluctuates 4.1ghz-4.4ghz on CPU-Z and realtemp 3.70. My temperatures don't go above 67 C on the hottest core.
Is my overclock stable? Is it natural for LinX to lower cpu frequencies?
System Specs:
MSI Z77A-GD65 mobo
Intel i5 3570k @ 4.5ghz CPU
Crucial m4 256gb Storage
MSI gtx 670 PE GPU
Corsair H100 Cooler
Patriot 1600mhz 9-9-9-24 viper extreme 3 RAM
Corsair ax650 PSU