guys my specs are:-
XFX ati/amd radeon HD 5830 1gb Graphics
ASUS republic of gamers Crosshair IV formula motherboard
AMD phenom II X4 970 Black edition 3.5Ghz processor
Corsair xms3 ddr3 4GB kit (2x2GB) @ 1333Mhz RAM
A Dell E176FP Monitor Max resolution of 1280X1024
Running Windows 7 ultimate 64-Bit with latest graphics drivers
this Mobo has an automatic OC button, when pressed it automaticly OC my processor from 3.5Ghz to 3.79Ghz but it aslo automaticly downclocks my RAM, i think this simply defeats the purpose of OC'ing in the first place (i even get less score on 3DMark 11) , so to overcome the dilema, i noted down the bus speed and core voltages from CPU-Z, then turned off the automatic OC. then i manually applied the voltages and bus speeds.
the result was 3.79Ghz processing and RAM frequency increase to around 1440Mhz (also got a higher score on 3DMark 11)
i think its stable since my system doesnt crash or hang (even played crysis 2 BETA on hardcore and 1280x1024 for a few minutes with no problem)
BUT
one problem is its temperature as im running on stock cooling
as soon as i started up prime95 it didnt take even a minute to reach 70C+ (the processor)
in 3DMark 11 i noticed the temp of the processor at 60c
in crysis 2 and Metro 2033 ( games which i feel go heavy on processors as much as graphics) the CPU temps rose to about 55C.
on idle my processor goes at 43/42C
on idle my graphics goes at 40/39C
My Question is, Do i need to be concerned about my CPU tmeps? , what are the operating limits of this CPU? could i overclock a better way?
is it a MUST that i get after-market cooling? or should i just remove the overclock and go back to stock settings?
XFX ati/amd radeon HD 5830 1gb Graphics
ASUS republic of gamers Crosshair IV formula motherboard
AMD phenom II X4 970 Black edition 3.5Ghz processor
Corsair xms3 ddr3 4GB kit (2x2GB) @ 1333Mhz RAM
A Dell E176FP Monitor Max resolution of 1280X1024
Running Windows 7 ultimate 64-Bit with latest graphics drivers
this Mobo has an automatic OC button, when pressed it automaticly OC my processor from 3.5Ghz to 3.79Ghz but it aslo automaticly downclocks my RAM, i think this simply defeats the purpose of OC'ing in the first place (i even get less score on 3DMark 11) , so to overcome the dilema, i noted down the bus speed and core voltages from CPU-Z, then turned off the automatic OC. then i manually applied the voltages and bus speeds.
the result was 3.79Ghz processing and RAM frequency increase to around 1440Mhz (also got a higher score on 3DMark 11)
i think its stable since my system doesnt crash or hang (even played crysis 2 BETA on hardcore and 1280x1024 for a few minutes with no problem)
BUT
one problem is its temperature as im running on stock cooling
as soon as i started up prime95 it didnt take even a minute to reach 70C+ (the processor)
in 3DMark 11 i noticed the temp of the processor at 60c
in crysis 2 and Metro 2033 ( games which i feel go heavy on processors as much as graphics) the CPU temps rose to about 55C.
on idle my processor goes at 43/42C
on idle my graphics goes at 40/39C
My Question is, Do i need to be concerned about my CPU tmeps? , what are the operating limits of this CPU? could i overclock a better way?
is it a MUST that i get after-market cooling? or should i just remove the overclock and go back to stock settings?