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Note: this thread is about overclocked i7-3770 processors, not the 3770K. If you have a 3770K there's a thread for that.
The ability of some motherboards to slightly overclock some 3770 CPUs (we haven't run an exhaustive survey) has been discussed in some other threads:
If you do manage to overclock your i7-3770, share the info here.
And make sure you supply adequate cooling!
Using my experience overclocking a 3770K, I tweaked the turbo ratio and voltage of this 3770 and quickly got to a stable 4.1 GHz setup. My result:
i7-3770 in GA-Z77-D3H (see build post)
Cooler: stock Intel cooler
Clocked to 4.1 GHz, with a V[sub]core[/sub] offset of -0.100V.
Temps:
As far as I can tell that's right in line with reported results for a 4.1 GHz i7-3770K.
The fan on the Intel cooler goes up to 2140 rpm under load and if I put my ear near the back of the machine I can hear it, but that requires crawling under the desk. There's enough background aircon hum here that the noise is a non-issue.
The ability of some motherboards to slightly overclock some 3770 CPUs (we haven't run an exhaustive survey) has been discussed in some other threads:
http://www.tonymacx86.com/general-hardware-discussion/87932-core-i7-3770k-slower-than-i7-3770-a.html
http://www.tonymacx86.com/overclocking/87693-slightly-overclocking-i7-3770-ok.html
http://www.tonymacx86.com/overclocking/87693-slightly-overclocking-i7-3770-ok.html
If you do manage to overclock your i7-3770, share the info here.
And make sure you supply adequate cooling!
Using my experience overclocking a 3770K, I tweaked the turbo ratio and voltage of this 3770 and quickly got to a stable 4.1 GHz setup. My result:
i7-3770 in GA-Z77-D3H (see build post)
Cooler: stock Intel cooler
Clocked to 4.1 GHz, with a V[sub]core[/sub] offset of -0.100V.
Temps:
(Ambient: ~25C)
Idle/general: 33-45C
Prime95/large: 74-79C
Prime95/small: 79-82C
64-bit Geekbench: 15180Idle/general: 33-45C
Prime95/large: 74-79C
Prime95/small: 79-82C
As far as I can tell that's right in line with reported results for a 4.1 GHz i7-3770K.
The fan on the Intel cooler goes up to 2140 rpm under load and if I put my ear near the back of the machine I can hear it, but that requires crawling under the desk. There's enough background aircon hum here that the noise is a non-issue.