Thread: Intel 7 920 OC

Last question If i OC to 3,6 or 3,8 Ghz ,you think it's gonna increase the performance,on gaming ? My graphic card is GTX 285,and a lot of people said that the card is pulled down by the cpu,stock ...

I could not say without having that video card, but if your new cooler is accomodating, why not. I see people on the EVGA forums claiming 4.2 - 4.4 OC on that CPU. Of course you can't believe everything posted in a forum............uh, except here.

That game is pretty odd in general. Granted that overclocking the CPU will help, but even at 4Ghz and a 5870 I've gotten hiccups in Shift. In particular in the 1 on 1 vs. race things can hiccup for even the most potent systems.

Judging by your BIOS images, it looks as though you have a Gigabyte motherboard.

The only reason now,to OC my CPU is the game NFS Shift. Some users told me that my GPU is pulled down by the CPU. Is that true ? CPU Intel 7 920 2,66 Ghz stock, GPU Nvidia PNY GTX 285. When i play NFS Shift,its visible,i don't know how to say in english ( flickering ? ) But it's hard to believe that those " flickerings" are caused by the stock speed 2,66 Ghz CPU What do you think,guys ?

Can i OC my CPU with the stock cooler ? Is that danger ?

It's not dangerous, but only to a certain point. I would not overclock the CPU speed past 15-20% without an aftermarket heatsink.

+1 to all above. You will want to download Realtemp to keep an eye on temps, quick easy free DL. Does not mess up your machine - easy install - easy uninstall. Guy that wrote it is a member here - good stuff. http://www.techpowerup.com/realtemp/

Go for it, but keep an eye on temperatures @ load, back off at roughly 85c and keep the voltage as low as you can when overclocking.

85c, IMO, is way to hot to run a cpu at load. Once my chip starts edging over 60 I either back off the oc/voltage or upgrade my cooling. My PhII@3.7ghz 1.5v sits at 58-60c full load. It runs stable all the way up to 4ghz almost, but it gets to 65c+ which is too hot for me..