A little overclock, Core i7 950 3.07 to 4.25

[Commando]

Hey everyone.

I hope things are going well.

I just finished a pretty long overclock session and got my Core i7 950(3.06) up to 4.25.

I feel like I'm over volting the p*ss out of it but it just won't get stable without some pretty high numbers in volts.

Temperature not really an issue. Only just breaking 80c at max load.

Clock 23x185 = 4.25
V core = 1.575 volts (this seems really high to me)
RIMM = 1.68 volts

http://commandosystems.com/forum/download/file.php?id=7
Love some feedback.

Tony D.

[Lothair]

What are you using for cooling?

[x88x]

Nice, looks like we have another entry in the 4GHz club. :D

http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/forum/showthread.php?t=21866

[Trace]

That is WAYYY overvolted. What are the other voltages at? What cooler?

[diluzio91]

i was told not to go above 1.45v on an i7 (for every day use)... I got a 950 up to 4.12 on 1.45, lemmie see if i can find the CPUZ

edit: found it :D

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs897.ash1/180573_498373258425_601993425_6141570_1175891_n.jp g

Guess im in too.

[Commando]

That is WAYYY overvolted. What are the other voltages at? What cooler?

Only other thing I brought past stock was the DRAM which is 1.7.

I'm water cooling the CPU and GPU. I'm a little nervous because I don't have the Northbridge in the loop.


What are you using for cooling?

Water....It's pretty beefy. 1/2 inch tubing, DD 2x 120mm Rad.

Thanks for the feedback.

Tony D.

[mDust]

1.375V is the maximum recommended voltage for i7 900 chips. You might want to be careful with that as i7s are very sensitive to additional voltage. I definitely wouldn't go any higher for normal usage.
http://ark.intel.com/Product.aspx?id=37150