How well should I be able to OC the CPU on my new computer?

[wanderer]

Antec 1200 Full Tower Case
Intel Core i7 920 (D0 stepping, and idles around 36c)
ASUS P6T Deluxe V2 LGA 1366 X58
OCZ Gold 6GB DDR3 1600
Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 X2 2GB
Corsair 850W PSU
WD Caviar Black 1TB 7200 RPM
Sony Optiarc Black 24X DVD/CD Rewritable Drive
Scythe Mugen-2 120mm CPU Cooler

Anyways I've never overclocked anything before but it seems like it's a pretty good time to start. Just wondering if anyone who has a similar rig has any pointers.

 

[AKM880]

I don't think anyone can tell for sure, each chip is different. But most i7's probably get to 3.6Ghz.

 

[overshocked]

^ Yep he is right, we cant know how far until u get in there and try it

 

[neon neophyte]

agreed, overclocking is hit and miss. with that setup you could aim for 4ghz+ tho. (with adequate cooling, i7s are mother fn hot.) should at least get 3.6

 

[theholylancer]

D0 suppose to be higher, who knows, try to start at 1.275 v and 3.5 and go from there, i got okay as I started at 1.35 and 4 Ghz and lowered it to 1.33V at 4 Ghz (no turbo, HT on), reports of ppl with 4+ Ghz and 1.28 are there, and ofc there are the monsters that does 4.9 on air under 1.4V (not safe for a typical chip, that one he had loves voltage and didn't put out any heat)

 

[overshocked]

^ i got to 4.5 on 1.35

 

[theholylancer]

there are always the lucky basterds lol, lots of people seems to get 4.5 with 1.35, which I would love

chances are tho, mine can go up higher under LH2!!!

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