Hey guys,
So I managed to snatch an i7 2600 (non-k) from a relative's HP for free, which was a decent upgrade over my fx-6300. Now, I want overclock it, but I can't. I've already upped the multiplier so that it'll run at 3.9 ghz all threads and 4.2 ghz single core. Now I'm looking to push the BCLK. What's the safest I should have it at? I have it at 102.6 right now so I can *just* reach 4.0 ghz on all threads, and I don't feel like I should go any higher. Should I keep this or bring it back down to 100? I'm honestly afraid of my components (mobo, hdd, etc) dying. Another option is that, I have a friend who doesn't OC but has an i5-2500k, and I think I could trade him, but would that be worth it? I would be able to get the i5 higher but would the larger cache and HT in the i7 make up for the ~0.5ghz OC I should be able to get?
Thanks in advance~!
Rig:
i7-2600
Asus P8Z68-V LX
Corsair Vengeance LP 2x8 GB DDR3-1600 (OC to 1866 10-11-10-30 @ 1.65V)
R9 380 Nitro (OC to 1140/1550)
Adata SP920 256GB
So I managed to snatch an i7 2600 (non-k) from a relative's HP for free, which was a decent upgrade over my fx-6300. Now, I want overclock it, but I can't. I've already upped the multiplier so that it'll run at 3.9 ghz all threads and 4.2 ghz single core. Now I'm looking to push the BCLK. What's the safest I should have it at? I have it at 102.6 right now so I can *just* reach 4.0 ghz on all threads, and I don't feel like I should go any higher. Should I keep this or bring it back down to 100? I'm honestly afraid of my components (mobo, hdd, etc) dying. Another option is that, I have a friend who doesn't OC but has an i5-2500k, and I think I could trade him, but would that be worth it? I would be able to get the i5 higher but would the larger cache and HT in the i7 make up for the ~0.5ghz OC I should be able to get?
Thanks in advance~!
Rig:
i7-2600
Asus P8Z68-V LX
Corsair Vengeance LP 2x8 GB DDR3-1600 (OC to 1866 10-11-10-30 @ 1.65V)
R9 380 Nitro (OC to 1140/1550)
Adata SP920 256GB