Stress Testing an Overclock on your Computer

4,358 views · Published 15 December 2012 · 5:12 · Indexed 28 September 2026

Channel: Tek's Therapy · 2012 · Pets & Animals

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In this video tutorial I'll show you how to stress test an Overclocked computer. I will also provide you my overclock settings for a stable 4.6 GHZ overclock on my Intel i7 2600k unlocked Sandy Bridge CPU running on an Asrock P67 Motherboard. See my part list below.


Motherboard: Asrock P67 Extreme 4 Gen 3 = $140
CPU: Intel i7 2600k Unlocked CPU = $320
CPU Cooler: Xigmatek Loki SD963 = $25
Memory:  G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8 GB  = $65
Operating System: Windows 7 Professional 64 Bit  = $280
Total Cost = $830 
Highest Stable Overclock 4.8 GHZ
Highest Everyday Overclock 4.4 GHZ


If you have any questions please comment below. Also keep an eye out for my next overclocking video where I'll walk you thourgh each step of the processes inside your BIOS. 
Below are my BIOS settings for this 1.2 GHZ overclock. 
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CPU Control
 CPU Setting Manual
 Max Ratio 46
Internal PLL Overvoltage Enabled
Intel SpeedStep   Enabled
Turbo Boost Power Limit Manual
 Short Duration Power Limit  230
 Long Duration Power Limit 200
 Long Duration Maintained 1s
Additional Turbo Voltage Auto
Core Current Limit  230
Host Clock Override (BLCK) 100

TJ Max is the maximum allowed processor temperature, before the processors downclocks itself to prevent any type of damage.

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