Help overclocking i7 3820 3.60Ghz

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Hi im new to the forum and i have knowledge in computer but when i get into bios i have no idea what im doing so im gonna need you guys help!!


There is my gear ::


Manufacturer:
AlienWare

Case:
Aurora

Motherboard:
Alienware 07JNH0 A02

CPU:
Intel Core i7 3820 Clocked to 3.60Ghz

Memory:
16go DDR3

Hard Drive:
Hard Drive WDCWD10EZEX-75ZF5A0 o

Video Card:
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660



I Would like to overclock not just a bit .. but alot , the thing is i dont know anything about overclocking all i know is i have to boost my 3.60Ghz into something more. I Dont wanna kill my CPU but i should change my PC in somewhere around 4 to 7month or upgrade my MOBO/CPU so i want to overclock cause i heard overclocking reduce ur CPU life maybe im not completly right but its not the point.

I Would like you to teach me how to overclock cause i have the knowledge to do it but i dont know how to do it smile.gifsmile.gifsmile.gif

My specific question are
- How much Ghz should i boost
- How to do it (Bios etc..)
- How the change will affect CPU lifetime and/or my computer etc..

Please be clear and thank you (Im not a newbie but im not a pro)
 
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I have no idea what kind of overclocking options that motherboard has but your basically going to want to be balancing temperature, your multiplier, and your voltage. Raising your multiplier increases speed but the higher you go the more voltage you need to keep it stable and not crashing. Increasing the multiplier will increase temperature a little bit but increasing voltage does it exponentially so. Bump your multiplier a bit, have HWMonitor running to monitor your temps and run prime95 on blend for about 5-10 minutes, if it doesn't crash and temperatures are okay, you can bump the multiplier. Your temps shouldn't really go higher than the lower 60's in Celsius. If it crashes, either back down your multi or raise the voltage, depending on your temps while running prime. Once you reach a good speed where your stable and temps are good, leave Prime95 running for a while longer, at least 30 mins but the longer the better to ensure stability.

Also before you do anything you should probably have a decent CPU cooler, as in not the one that came with the processor by default.

Your power supply also has to be good to in order to handle the extra watts being pulled by the CPU.

As far as reducing life on the CPU is concerned, unless you plan on using the processor several years (some even say 10+ before you have problems), you should be okay as long as you aren't pushing it to extremes.
 
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