E6420 is it ok to try overclocking it with a retail heatsink/fan ?

[pcslookout]

Has anyone overclocked their Intel Core 2 Duo E6420 before with their retail heatsink/fan ? How high did you get and what idle and load temperatures did you get? At what temperatures should you stop for idle and load ?

 

[MarcVenice]

so many questions, you know, there is a search function in this forum

Ya should try to keep load temps below 60, and yes you can easily overclock with the retal heatsink/fan, you won't be able to go as high as some 'real' cooling though, but I reckon you can do 3ghz or so.

 

[Puffnstuff]

He's always got questions, the only way to up his post count ya know.:shocked:

 

[cmdrdredd]

Originally posted by: MarcVenice
so many questions, you know, there is a search function in this forum

Ya should try to keep load temps below 60, and yes you can easily overclock with the retal heatsink/fan, you won't be able to go as high as some 'real' cooling though, but I reckon you can do 3ghz or so.

The search function doesn't work properly...search for one topic and get many that are unrelated. Been that way for years.

Anyhow I agree you should probably stay to a lower overclock unless you invest in a aftermarket cooling solution.

 

[pcslookout]

Originally posted by: cmdrdredd

Originally posted by: MarcVenice
so many questions, you know, there is a search function in this forum

Ya should try to keep load temps below 60, and yes you can easily overclock with the retal heatsink/fan, you won't be able to go as high as some 'real' cooling though, but I reckon you can do 3ghz or so.

The search function doesn't work properly...search for one topic and get many that are unrelated. Been that way for years.

Anyhow I agree you should probably stay to a lower overclock unless you invest in a aftermarket cooling solution.

How low ?

 

[gobucks]

i would think you would be fine as long as you don't go upping your voltage very much. I think the default vcore is 1.325, right? i think most C2Ds hit about 3GHz on stock, and temps should stay reasonable as long as you don't overvolt much - maybe 1.35V at the most.

oh, and when you're testing load temps, I'd make sure to use something multithreaded - try Orthos and run the CPU stress test, that will fully load both CPUs and should give you a good idea of your max temps - try to keep them under 60C.

 

[cmdrdredd]

Originally posted by: gobucks
i would think you would be fine as long as you don't go upping your voltage very much. I think the default vcore is 1.325, right? i think most C2Ds hit about 3GHz on stock, and temps should stay reasonable as long as you don't overvolt much - maybe 1.35V at the most.

oh, and when you're testing load temps, I'd make sure to use something multithreaded - try Orthos and run the CPU stress test, that will fully load both CPUs and should give you a good idea of your max temps - try to keep them under 60C.

I've been running my C2D at up to 65c under load since I got it last september.

 

[pcslookout]

Originally posted by: cmdrdredd

Originally posted by: gobucks
i would think you would be fine as long as you don't go upping your voltage very much. I think the default vcore is 1.325, right? i think most C2Ds hit about 3GHz on stock, and temps should stay reasonable as long as you don't overvolt much - maybe 1.35V at the most.

oh, and when you're testing load temps, I'd make sure to use something multithreaded - try Orthos and run the CPU stress test, that will fully load both CPUs and should give you a good idea of your max temps - try to keep them under 60C.

I've been running my C2D at up to 65c under load since I got it last september.

How many years of hardware life will this take off a whole pc ?

 

[InfoTiger]

Just like heat attack, it could happen anytime.