Bad_Machine
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Hm. I'd really like a 1GHz OC, just for the hell of it. If I can get a 4.4GHz OC with really good temps (I'm confident with my airflow, cooler, and ambient temps I'll have good luck) it'd be safe (or at least not a bad idea) to leave it at that 24/7?
It's not that 4.4GHz is any sort of "sweet spot" or anything, so much as I just want a 1.0GHz+ OC, and I plan to basically "OC it & forget it".
Also forgot a picture, Shipment 4 also came with my surge protector, secondary hard drive, Borderlands 2, and 4x 120mm fans:
It's not just the temperatures, it's really how much juice you're feeding the thing. A CPU with a top of the range watercooled system will not get that hot, but with constant overvoltage its life would be shortened anyway regardless of temperatures.
Still a lot of people do it just for the hell of it. I did it as well. I managed to hit 5.1GHz on my C2 3930K chip, then pointlessly and mercilessly tortured the thing with IntelBurnTest on both High and Very High stress levels. The voltage required to keep it from crapping out while being tortured at that clock was way beyond what is deemed safe, it actually needed 1.6V with temperatures hitting 100 degrees on all cores. I did it just to prove a point but I realize now that it was pointless and stupid, and wouldn't attempt it again.