I5 overcloct and undervolt

Hi guys. I got an i5 750 yesteerday. Im stuck with a crappy box cooler till i get Noctua NH-D14. I wanted to oc it a bit and keep the temps at bay. I ocked it to 3.5Ghz and set vcore to normal. It was stable, so I undervolted it to 1.13, and it did 20 passes of Linx without mistake?! I can try undervolting even more, but, isnt it crazy as it is?! I mean, is this normal for most i5's. I used cpu-z to read vcore, real temp to monitor temps.... To overclock 900Mhz and instead of overvolting, do an undervolt...

i5 750@ 3.5Ghz, undervolted@ 1.088vcore, shitty BOX cooler ,)
50 passes Linx, max temp 66c

might want to think about upgrading that cooler looks like it's running a little warm

but then again I'm comparing that to my i7; I'm not sure what the temp range is for the i5's

this i7 of mine struggles to reach 50 at 100% load for hours, and that's on the stock cooler with AS5

but it is pretty chilly in my house, so I'm sure that helps

idle sits REAL low






that screen capture was from a little while ago actually. I need to cleaner the intake filters; it's running about 3 degree warmer than that right now

Well, your temps are great, but ypu are stock speed, with some nice cooler probably. I think for 3.5Ghz, i'm ok?! This is linx load. In games, it doesn't go above 55c. I'm planning to get noctua d14 next month

nope, it's on the stock Intel cooler

but yeah it's at stock speeds still; really no need to overclock to be honest

Now, that explains it. My cooler is a pancake compared to yours...

lol

does Intel put the copper center in the stock i5 coolers?