I was having temp issues with my 955 running at 3.6Ghz. It was doing 64degrees when gaming, and I believe AMD says it's better to keep it under 62 max... So I got a new case (coolermaster HAF X) and during gaming the temp has gone to 49degrees.So I went ahead and overclocked it to 3.7Ghz and ran Prime95 for 10 minutes. It got up to 56 degrees which is still pretty good I think.
I only changed the multiplier, no voltage change. I don't want to change the voltage anyway.
I want to try 3.8Ghz now. How long would I need to test it with Prime95 to be sure it won't crash during gaming? The thing is that I don't want to stare at that Prime95 test for hours. Can I just let it run like that? What happens if the temp gets too high while I'm away from my computer? Will it shut down my pc automatically? Or close Prime95?


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So I went ahead and overclocked it to 3.7Ghz and ran Prime95 for 10 minutes. It got up to 56 degrees which is still pretty good I think.
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. The fan will make a big difference.
I didn't think it would make that much of a difference!
All I need now is a fan controller, because it's a bit too noisy for my taste.



