Noob overclocking question...

[usmc21]

1.) What Idle temperature do you guys record from HWMonitor, real temp, etc... Like the highest temp at idle on one of my cores is 36. While the lowest is 34 on my other core. Which 'single value' would you record as your "idle temp" ?

2.) Why is that when I set my Vcore in my BIOS, the vcore on CPU-Z is about +/- .00x off?

3.) When I run Prime95 it obviously loads the cpu at 100%. Why is that every now and then around 15min intervals do the temps increase even though the cpu is already at 100%?'

4.) I have a Asus Z87-A mobo. I'm running manual rather than adaptive for my cpu core voltage to run these stress tests. Since, from what I've read-- running stress tests on adaptive will override the set voltage and burn up the cpu. However, I have my CPU cache voltage set to adaptive. So, the only thing I changed was the Core multiplier and core voltage. Everything else was set on default (Auto). Would leaving my Cpu Cache voltage to adaptive affect my temp readings when running stress tests? Oh and I have XMP loaded.

After 5 hours of looking for a stable voltage on my I5-4670K and running stress tests, I finally found one at 4.0ghz at 1.18v. My max temp at this configuration on my first core was 79celsius. But is usually around 59-65c.

4.4ghz could only be achieved by setting the vcore around ~1.25v. Which I'm not really comfortable with since I only have a 212 Evo.

I'm not a hardcore gamer or do any video editing. This build is just for everyday use... So, I doubt I'll ever see those temps in real world applications. I might lower the voltage and delid the cpu to keep the temps lower @ 4.0ghz when I have more time.

I just got done and these are just some of the questions I have. Please feel free to give me some advice as well!
Thanks

 

[13thmonkey]

1. highest core
2 droop, has current gets higher the mobo attempts and fails to hit the target voltage, gets worse as current gets higher, i.e. slight droop at idle, higher droop at load. There are settings to account for this but they can often lead to overvoltage compared to target at idle.
3 different workloads apply different loads, prime changes the kind of work is does every now and then. hence why a peak temp reading after a very long run is ideal, not for thermal soak reasons but for all types of load. Lots of tiny calcs is different from fewer big calcs.
4 don't know but i'm surprised you only reached that value. on my 3570k (similar but different) i have set -0.005V offset cpu volts and hit 4.3Ghz with temp of 65 max on a slightly worse cooler than a 212. FYI the 212 is great cooler, it not in the category of being a 'just' cooler.