[SOLVED] Can this be considered a good overclock?

[majesticisonfire]

Hey everybody!

This is my configuration:
i7 7700K // NZXT Kraken X62
2x Samsung SM960 EVO 250GB RAID 0 // SSD 850 PRO 256GB // WD Black 2TB
EVGA SuperNOVA 750 G3
G.Skill Trident Z RGB 32GB (4x8GB) DDR4 3600MHz [17-18-18-38 / 2T]
Asus ROG Strix 1070 8GB OC Edition
Asus ROG Strix Z270E Gaming
Windows 10 Pro 64-Bit

My question is, is my CPU overclock good at 4.8 @ 1.280 with temps around 80-85 (average 79 on the hottest core) with some spikes up to 90?

I couldn't push it further to get stable with Aida64's System Stability Test stressing it for about 10 minutes. I'm about to delid it soon and will give it a try. I guess I'll be able to push it stable to 5GHz with some acceptable temps.

Cheers.

 

[PC Tailor]

with some spikes up to 90

I would say you would want to keep it below this. As per @CompuTronix Intel Temperature Guide:

Here's the nominal operating range for Core temperature:

Core temperatures above 85°C are not recommended.

Core temperatures below 80°C are ideal.

https://imgur.com/Svr2si8

View: http://imgur.com/Svr2si8.jpg


Core temperatures increase and decrease with Ambient temperature.

Idle temperatures below 25°C are generally due to Ambient temperatures below 22°C.

Highest Core temperatures occur during stress tests or heavy rendering and transcoding, but are lower during less processor intensive apps. Gaming generally averages around 55°C, yet can range from 40 to 70°C, depending on how a particular game title allocates CPU / GPU workloads, as well as differences in overall cooling performance and Ambient temperature.

 

[majesticisonfire]

Well, I went back to 4.5 @ 1.215 and seems to be stable. The highest temp spike is 80, nothing more. I guess it's a hit while I wait for the delid. Thanks!

 

[PC Tailor]

For the record info was from here which is an excellent guide which may also answer many questions you have: https://forums.tomshardware.com/threads/intel-temperature-guide.1488337/