Just curious as to what type of overclocking people here do, if any.
Balls to the wall obviously means you try to get as much as you can get, given your cooling solution and setup.
Sweet spot means you find the best balance between the highest clock speed and the lowest voltage..
Personally, I used to be a balls to the wall kind of guy, but now I'm more of a sweet spot overclocker. I've learned that every chip has a sweet spot, a clock speed that is still significantly greater than default, but with a very small voltage increase.
On my current CPU which is a 4930K, the sweet spot is 4.3ghz, which I can get at 1.184v. For me to get 4.4ghz, I need 1.25v. And for 4.5ghz, 1.3v+ is necessary.. This is on a Noctua NH-D14.
So from 4.4ghz and up, the voltage requirements increase significantly, which to me makes targeting those clock speeds imprudent if I want to stay well within Intel's specified TDP boundary for 24/7 use.
A 200mhz increase will not be felt in anything other than sensitive benchmarks... And CPU degradation is a reality.
Balls to the wall obviously means you try to get as much as you can get, given your cooling solution and setup.
Sweet spot means you find the best balance between the highest clock speed and the lowest voltage..
Personally, I used to be a balls to the wall kind of guy, but now I'm more of a sweet spot overclocker. I've learned that every chip has a sweet spot, a clock speed that is still significantly greater than default, but with a very small voltage increase.
On my current CPU which is a 4930K, the sweet spot is 4.3ghz, which I can get at 1.184v. For me to get 4.4ghz, I need 1.25v. And for 4.5ghz, 1.3v+ is necessary.. This is on a Noctua NH-D14.
So from 4.4ghz and up, the voltage requirements increase significantly, which to me makes targeting those clock speeds imprudent if I want to stay well within Intel's specified TDP boundary for 24/7 use.
A 200mhz increase will not be felt in anything other than sensitive benchmarks... And CPU degradation is a reality.