Quick OC question

[lordsphinx]

Hi Guys,

I'm pretty new to overclocking. I've read some guides, and seem to have gotten it down pretty well. I just ran a prime95 test, and got a max temp of 85 deg on one core, the other three never got over 80. First off I find that weird that one would be so much hotter than the others, but secondly, is that a safe temp for an i7 3770K? I have it OC'd to 4.43 @ 1.50V, only using a CM 212 EVO. I know I could go higher with a better cooler, but I'm happy with 4.4 as long as it wont degrade the CPU.

Also on that note, what kind of temps could I push it to and still stay in a safe range?

[chazus]

The temp is fine, however that voltage is reeeeeeeaally high. Like, I actually think that might be bumping up against spec max that might cause damage. Low is ~1.2, most people are in the 1.3 range. I never see people go to 1.4, let alone 1.5. You can probably knock that down a fair bit and keep 4.4ghz. My 3570K is 'high' at like 1.36v @ 4.6ghz. I'm also using an EVO.

[Killora]

1.5v is THE spec max for these CPU's. It's way too high. Tone that crap down. Unless you want to create electromigration throughout the chip over time. (Aka, destroy the chip).

[lordsphinx]

lol, see how new I am? I didn't have to change the voltage at all, it's sitting at 1.24 right now. I set it to offset mode, but didn't have to increase the voltage at all to make it stable, so I just left it at the default. I was reading the DRAM Voltage at 1.5 earlier. Kinda a big difference...