I just got my new CPU cooler today and intend to use it to overclock my CPU.
I never overclocked before but have seen youtube videos and been reading some guides here and there. Also some friends told me it's something i need to do over days to not burn something unintentionally. But still i want to squeeze some more gaming life out of this 2 year old gaming rig.
My system:
Intel Core2 Quad Q9550 @ 2.83GHz.
XFX nForce 780i 3-Way SLI.
XFX GTX285
And then i bought a Noctua NH-U9B to replace the stock cooler.
These are my temperatures with the new cooler with the basics running. The basics being the windows stuff i suppose and skype, internet browser and real temp:
And these are my temps after 50 minutes of Prime:
And this is a sensor test:
I intend to commence operation overclock in 2 days time when i have done some gaming and reading'N stuff.
I would love some advice on what software to use. Maybe someone already did this on this same setup?
Also, how much can this CPU realistically be overclocked to with the temps i have currently? Are there other important things to take into consideration in this regard?
Any advice will be very much appreciated since i'm hungry for information before i go ahead and burn a perfectly working processor.
Thanks in advance,
Sumo0.
I never overclocked before but have seen youtube videos and been reading some guides here and there. Also some friends told me it's something i need to do over days to not burn something unintentionally. But still i want to squeeze some more gaming life out of this 2 year old gaming rig.
My system:
Intel Core2 Quad Q9550 @ 2.83GHz.
XFX nForce 780i 3-Way SLI.
XFX GTX285
And then i bought a Noctua NH-U9B to replace the stock cooler.
These are my temperatures with the new cooler with the basics running. The basics being the windows stuff i suppose and skype, internet browser and real temp:
And these are my temps after 50 minutes of Prime:
And this is a sensor test:
I intend to commence operation overclock in 2 days time when i have done some gaming and reading'N stuff.
I would love some advice on what software to use. Maybe someone already did this on this same setup?
Also, how much can this CPU realistically be overclocked to with the temps i have currently? Are there other important things to take into consideration in this regard?
Any advice will be very much appreciated since i'm hungry for information before i go ahead and burn a perfectly working processor.
Thanks in advance,
Sumo0.