Overclocking - Stories and Everyday Successes

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>>58993089
My first bench was http://valid.x86.fr/pidssq
Second bench was http://valid.x86.fr/pnfx9f
I decided to open up my laptop and see exactly what I was working with when I benched. Oh boy, I was working with a very terrible cooler!

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1 hour later and a full laptop cleaning done.
How far could I go now? I was going to go for broke, beat all of the i7-4xxx series CPU's in benchmarks.

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And the result was one of the fastest clocks on these chips.
>temps staying below 75C
>4Ghz
>benching above i7-4770k by 300+ points in multi-threading
>mission almost accomplished
More work to be done, but I might be able to hit that top spot... Though the top spot for that CPU was done on an i7-4900MQ

>>58993324
Last post.
http://valid.x86.fr/z31r7m

Are you a wizard?

>>58993089
>1200 watt PSU
>Intel 5820k 4.9ghz 1.4v
>Cyrorig a40 thicc radiator edition
>Stock radiator fans replaced with scythe ultra kaze (133cfm)
>Idle at 39°c
>69°c under load
>92°c with prime95

>>58993462
Proofs

>>58993089
>mfw my laptop CPU idled at 60°C at stock clocks
>80+ under load
>didn't clean it for 5 years with a 12 hours a day usage
>it's still kicking
>mfw i have no face

>>58994218
Lap heater.

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Got any plans on going higher?

>>58996211
If I figure out how to bump multipliers higher than XTU allows me to then yes. Have not found a program that allows me to do that yet.