New to Overclock and dont want to damage

[sucho14]

I have a few questions about this overclock cpu business.

whats a good temperature range for a core i7 930 to be at?

how does the voltages play in to over clocking?

whats my multiplier and do i change that or is it just set?

I kinda figured out that ur clock is ur BLCK frequency times your multiplier but when i overclock my cpu gets hot which im assuming is bad. is looking into like a 50$ cooler with the performance boost?

 

[Bigmac80]

Don't overclock your cpu if you have a stock cooler...With the i7 930 on air cooling i'd shoot for 3.5-3.8ghz...

 

[sucho14]

so get a new cooler and shoot for those speeds?....do i adjust voltage? or worry about temp?

 

[JackNaylorPE]

Cooler - $40 - Scythe Mugen 2 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835185142
TIM - $5 Shin Etsu 751 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835150080

Common OC goals

With DDR3-1600 .....

160 BCLK x 21 CPU Multiplier = 3.36 Ghz
160 BCLK x 10 Mem Multiplier = 1600 Mhz

200 BCLK x 21 CPU Multiplier = 4.2 Ghz
200 BCLK x 8 Mem Multiplier = 1600 Mhz


With DDR3-1333

167 BCLK x 21 CPU Multiplier = 3.50 Ghz
167 BCLK x 8 Mem Multiplier = 1333 Mhz

 

[sucho14]

Yea i have 1333 mem.......do i chaneg the multiplier or is it a set thing and i just change the blck freq? also do i need to tweak voltages?

 

[Bigmac80]

increase the voltage on your cpu and see what's stable for you..not every cpu is the same..some can overclock higher then others...just cause someone hit 4ghz on there i7 930 doesn't mean yours can...Try to shoot for 3.8ghz and increase the voltage on your cpu...run prime 95 on it and see if it's stable....Also the Sythe Mugen is a damn good air cooler i would suggest that one especially for $40...It can compete with the best air cooler for half the price...

 

[sucho14]

but i guess what im trying to figure out with the voltages is what to do. do i change clocks then see if it still runs? if it doesnt chnage voltages?

 

[residentdean]

What you need to do is read a whole lot of articles on overclocking I7's! You need to find out what is the max voltage that you cpu can handle without damaging it. Basically start googleing and start reading. Download prime 95 which is software that pushes your system to check stability. Also you need to download real temp so you can see what temperature your cores are running at. Also before you start overclocking make sure you get a good cpu cooler I recommend the thermaltake frio. So there is no easy answer to your question you need to do a lot of reading a stable oc is accomplished after days of testing and failures. Your computer might get a lot of blue screens buy keep going that is all relative to overclocking. You might need to reset your cmos or pull your battery of the motherboard but this is all the things that are included with overclocking. Read the overclocking guide in the tomshardware section it is very helpful. Start reading and good luck!