I got a
Corsair Hydro H55(in store for $55) and slapped it onto my i7-3770k.
I used CPUID to monitor the temps.
I increased the multiplier and I'm currently clocked at 4.2GHz. I've been running Prime95 blend test for 10 minutes now and my temps continue to slowly increase. At the moment, the 4 cores range from 60-65C.
Ok, so I forget the fan I used on the radiator is a manual 3-spd fan. That dropped temps down 5 degrees to about 55-60 with Prim95 now running for 25min with 100% load. So I guess that's not too bad really.
And 5min later, this is me after a reboot.
Tried to up it to 4.5GHz and instant BSOD. I tried 4.3 and it was stable, 4.4 and BSOD again. CPU voltage is at 1.1, so I may just need to increase that to stabilize it. (did I mention I'm new to overclocking?)
Temps are getting close to 70 now but I increased the vcore to stabilize it at 4.7GHz (Still running Prim95).
I went for 4.8 at 1.33v, BSOD. I was hoping to reach 5GHz tonight, but I think I'll call it quits there.
After leaving it on overnight doing nothing at stock settings, I find the temps were about 32 with a max around 45. I'm not sure what might've been running during the night, but I expected lower temps when I woke up.
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