2500K and NH-D14

[VI3L]

I just put together my new pc and was wondering if my overclocks and temps sounded right for my setup? I've never done a build like this and im a bit nervous, so any info is greatly appreciated!

TjMax is set to 98c in core temp, is this correct?
Ambient is 22c
All temps below are 100 pcnt stable

4.6GHZ @ 1.26 vcore highest core temp 63c avg 60c
4.7GHZ @ 1.28 vcore highest core temp 64c avg 61c
4.8GHZ @ 1.33 vcore highest core temp 69C avg 65c
4.9GHZ @ 1.37 vcore highest core temp 73c avg 69c
5.0GHZ @ 1.44 vcore highest core temp 83c avg 74c

I will probably end up 24/7 at 4.8 because those temps seem really safe to me, what do you guys think?

System specs:
Asus P8Z68 gen 3 Deluxe
Noctua NH-D14
2500K
Ripjaw x 1600mhz 8 8 8 24 1
HX 1050 psu
Silverstone Ft02
128gb M4
WD Black 1TB
SLI evga gtx 480 sc
Xfi card

 

[SpeedTester]

I'd say everything looks good on temps. Your temps on almost identical to mine with me running a 2600k at the same voltages and speeds.

 

[Idontcare]

All temps below are 100 pcnt stable

4.6GHZ @ 1.26 vcore highest core temp 63c avg 60c
4.7GHZ @ 1.28 vcore highest core temp 64c avg 61c
4.8GHZ @ 1.33 vcore highest core temp 69C avg 65c
4.9GHZ @ 1.37 vcore highest core temp 73c avg 69c
5.0GHZ @ 1.44 vcore highest core temp 83c avg 74c

Define how you are arriving at the conclusion that you are "stable" at these given Vcc/temps?

I'm curious only because that looks like a good Vcc for 5GHz if you are getting that with 20cycles of IBT.

With my D14, I run about 10C hotter at 5GHz, and my 2600K requires 1.5V to be IBT stable while doing it.

 

[Rvenger]

1.44v isn't uncommon on a good chip I don't think. Temps seem to line up well. My old 2500k did 5ghz on 1.47v.

 

[blackened23]

I've noticed that the 5ghz barrier requires a huge vcore jump to be 100% linx/prime 95 stable, meaning stable for hours of stress testing. I'm also curious as to how the OP is defining stability.

Booting is one thing and running a few programs here and there? I can do 5ghz with that at 1.4vcore. But its definitely not 100% stable

 

[Idontcare]

I've noticed that the 5ghz barrier requires a huge vcore jump to be 100% linx/prime 95 stable, meaning stable for hours of stress testing. I'm also curious as to how the OP is defining stability.

Booting is one thing and running a few programs here and there? I can do 5ghz with that at 1.4vcore. But its definitely not 100% stable

Yeah, I can do 5GHz on 1.36V, including running apps, but it's not LinX stable unless I jack the voltage up to 1.5V.

 

[Grooveriding]

Maybe he is running with HT off, it makes a huge difference in voltages, temp and stability.

edit. Durrr, it's a 2500K, of course no HT.

Also I wish I could get clocks like that with those voltages. 1.36V for 4.7 for me. I have been lazy to do more testing lately as I dialed in 4.7 stable using offset voltage overclocking and don't want to go through the process further. I'd like 4.8 or 4.9, but I think I'd need 1.4 to get there stable and I am already at about 67-68C at load with my current settings.

The 2500K/2600K chips overclock higher with less volts than these SB-Es do. I assume it's the bigger die containing the extra cores that is the answer for that though.

 

[VI3L]

UPDATE: I'm only focusing on running 4.8GHZ 24/7

So I downloaded Intel Burn Test and ran it at maximum for 20 passes and passed. Then I ran 3 instances of prime 95 blend, small FFTs, and large FFTs for 15 hours and passed. I did have to up my vcore from 1.33 to 1.35 and the max temp went up to 73c on one core only, the others max at 71c.

While stress testing cpu-z shows the vcore at 1.368! Are these volts and temps acceptable for 24/7 use? The max temp I have seen in any game so far is 50c...

Does this sound like a good chip or just average?

Thanks!

 

[VI3L]

Bump

 

[Cookie Monster]

Tried IBT with AVX?