[SOLVED] i7 3770 non K BCLK overclocking

[zcv3]

Hi, just wondering how much further can I tweak with BCLK without damaging my pc. Now I am running 4.3GHz at all cores with turbo boost up to 4.5, 105Mhz bus speed and 1.2 Vcore. It seems pretty stable, nothing crashes, and the temps are good (max 68C under 100% load with mediocre cooler).

My rig:
i7 3770
Gigabyte Z68AP-D3
GTX 1070
2x8GB Corsair 1866MHz CL9 1.5V
be quiet! 600W gold PSU

 

[13thmonkey]

I'd say you are about 2Mhz over a safe level. About 103 is where you should stop. The reason is that prior to the 4th Gen the BCLK was tied to the bus speeds of the PCI-E bus and the SATA bus so you are effectively OC'ing your SATA connection, which will result in data corruption at some point.

 

[zcv3]

So 103MHz should be ok for 24/7 use or it's better to stick to 100 while not gaming?

 

[13thmonkey]

I'd suggest so