britfrog 180 Posted August 28, 2013 Report Share Posted August 28, 2013 for those of you with the amazing intel 2600k cpu, and are not happy with the performance may I suggest that you look at overclocking it, i have been running mine at 4.8ghz now for over a year without any problems at all , so last night in an effort to upset Joe i thought i would see what I could get free of charge, and if you look at the chart below , what cant speak cant lie 5000.1MHZ !! Thats 5GHZ Not bad for a 3 year old cpu eh? Link to post Share on other sites
jaydor 345 Posted August 28, 2013 Report Share Posted August 28, 2013 I made my mind up after your suggestion and will go for 4.8 on my system and not buy the bundle. That above is amazing.. Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Firth 114 Posted August 28, 2013 Report Share Posted August 28, 2013 What cooling are you using please BF? Link to post Share on other sites
britfrog 180 Posted August 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2013 And for those that think AMD is the poor relation you can run an AMD A10 6800K to 8.2 ghz !! pretty amazing stuff, i wonder what fps you would get from that!! Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Firth 114 Posted August 28, 2013 Report Share Posted August 28, 2013 And for those that think AMD is the poor relation you can run an AMD A10 6800K to 8.2 ghz !! pretty amazing stuff, i wonder what fps you would get from that!! I don't know but you've made me want to try! Link to post Share on other sites
Bruce (a.k.a. brian747) 142 Posted August 28, 2013 Report Share Posted August 28, 2013 @britfrog: Thats 5GHZ That's very nice indeed! Congratulations. Like Kevin, I was wondering about the cooling.....? Cheers, Brian Link to post Share on other sites
PCAviator 30 Posted August 28, 2013 Report Share Posted August 28, 2013 8.2Ghz on an AMD? Who has done this? Any legit tests or videos? Would love to see. Wondering how long the CPU lasts overclocked that high Link to post Share on other sites
britfrog 180 Posted August 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2013 The cpu cooler is the stock one that came with the cpu, must admit though that I have been getting some hot smells but the fans all rev up and seem to cope although I monitor my gpu temps which are regularly at 85 degrees i totally forgot about the cpu P.S. Have now throttled back to 4.5 !! smells less hot Link to post Share on other sites
britfrog 180 Posted August 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2013 8.2Ghz on an AMD? Who has done this? Any legit tests or videos? Would love to see. Wondering how long the CPU lasts overclocked that high check out the cpu-z site the graphs are on there Link to post Share on other sites
mutley 4,498 Posted August 28, 2013 Report Share Posted August 28, 2013 Very impressive Nigel! Not so keen on the burning smell though Link to post Share on other sites
brett 2,316 Posted August 28, 2013 Report Share Posted August 28, 2013 Should have sprung for the better fan. Link to post Share on other sites
needles 1,013 Posted August 28, 2013 Report Share Posted August 28, 2013 Hi Nigel, If you or anyone with OC knowledge would like to do a small tutorial on how to OC, then I would like to OC mine. As I haven't ventured into the world of OC, I would like some advice before I plunge in. Cheers Brian Link to post Share on other sites
phil white 274 Posted August 28, 2013 Report Share Posted August 28, 2013 Very nice speed that, I would get a better cooler though. I run my i5 3570k at 4.2Ghz and use a Corsair H80. Temps don't go any higher than 45c when under load. Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Firth 114 Posted August 29, 2013 Report Share Posted August 29, 2013 I'm running my 2500K at 4.7.... Was as easy as running up the multiplier in the BIOS it is taking quite a voltage load though, but getting temps of about 50c max using an old H80 (they sold the design to someone else and I can't remember the name - I had terrible trouble with the new Corsair water coolers and had to send several back) Link to post Share on other sites
PCAviator 30 Posted August 29, 2013 Report Share Posted August 29, 2013 I've got an Antec Kuhler 620 here (water cooler) and loving it. Keeps everything nice and cool. Link to post Share on other sites
Bruce (a.k.a. brian747) 142 Posted August 29, 2013 Report Share Posted August 29, 2013 I have to admit that I haven't heard of anyone *ever* achieving a serious overclock with the stock cooler.....(Well, not for more than a few minutes, anyway, just before meltdown set in). Remember Sir Humphrey Appleby in "Yes, Prime Minister"? I think he would have described that as "interesting", or (even more damning) "brave". Cheers, Brian Link to post Share on other sites
britfrog 180 Posted August 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2013 that's as may be B but i have been running my cpu at 4.8 for 18 months non stop even through the recent 7 weeks when temps here have been 36-42 degrees, every day. I am a great believer that Intel being a reputeable company would not produce a cooler that was not adequate, and up to the job and so it has turned out, as in many things p.c there is a load of snake oil where different manufacturers are trying to sell their products denegrateing the original equipment but why spend money, when you can KISS it wasnt till I pushed the cpu to 5ghz combined with the sun shining directly on the back of the case that i had hot odours the p.c still performed like tom dooley Link to post Share on other sites
UKJim 502 Posted October 2, 2013 Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 I overclocked my CPU a while back now - nothing as grand as you guys as it is over 7 years old now but still going strong. I would suggest replacing the stock fan with one that is bigger and better - this will keep temps down and you may be able to OC a little bit more. Water cooling is great too although I have never gone into that area - OC on water cooled system is greater than air cooled. I have also seen liquid nitrogen being used to cool and those reach CRAZY overclock speeds! I would also recommend googling your model of CPU and finding out the max temperature it should be operating at - then go download a free tool called 'Core Temp' - http://www.alcpu.com/CoreTemp/ This tells you the temperature of each core in your CPU - if you then get hold of 'Prime95' and run it for 10 hours it will run the CPU cores at 100%; as long as there are no errors after the 10 hours you can assume the system is nice and stable (as you would more than likely not run a system 100% for 10hrs plus with regular usage) The key here is temps - so make sure before running Prime95 that you setup Core Temp to shutdown computer if temps get hotter than a specific temp - this will stop your CPU burning through your mobo. I used to be part of another forum that are all about overclocking - learnt quite a lot. The easiest way to overclock your system is to change the multiplier in the BIOS but sometimes (as it was with mine) this is locked at a value - so then you have to go down the route of changing the FSB and voltages. Many tutorials out there that describe this. If you are thinking about overclocking - google your CPU and find a tutorial - then use Core Temps and Prime95 to stability test it. __________________________________________ On a side note to this - if you are thinking of overclocking your graphics card this is a little easier... Download MSI Afterburner and load it up - increase the sliders little by little and then run the MSI Kombuster to stress test your graphics card and checks for artifacts - if you see artifacts then you need to lower the settings before your card burns up. Find the sweet spot and all is good. Once again google is your friend and searching for overclocking graphics card - maybe even specifically your model of card - someone out there would have done it Well done on the 5Gig overclock but that smell of burning is not good hehe! Link to post Share on other sites
J G 927 Posted October 2, 2013 Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 My CPU is an intel i7 and I would like to overclock it. What I have is an Intel Core i7 3770 @ 3.4 GHz running on an Advent DT2 Motherboard with Ivy Bridge Chipset. My understanding is that this CPU is locked, and that you need the 3770k to be able to overclock. Is this true? Is there any way to overclock my setup? Any help would be very much appreciated. Link to post Share on other sites
UKJim 502 Posted October 2, 2013 Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 Well - I have not looked into your processor or anything so cannot say for sure but it sounds similar to my case. If your multiplier is locked in the BIOS then you can still overclock it but it requires a bit more fiddling. You have to change the FSB and maybe the voltages too - this is a bit dangerous tinkering around without a good tutorial and understanding so definitely read up on the subject before attempting it. Become smart before trying it out on your gear! The FSB you need to increase this (I believe until your system becomes unstable) - then back it up a little until it is stable again on stock voltages. This will give you a basic overclock. If you want to go further you can increase the voltage (I believe the Vtt voltage) and then you can up the FSB a little more. Key here is temperatures of the cores at full load - if it heats up then you have gone too far and need to back it up. Every machine/processor is different slightly so what may work for one may not work for another! Keep that in mind when doing this. As I say easiest way to OC is to use multiplier - but if it is locked then learn about FSB and Voltages before attempting an OC! Good Luck Link to post Share on other sites
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