On average I have seen that a 3870 runs much cooler than a 3850 when overclocking.
I have a very thin cooler and a tiny fan.
Yes I know how crazy this all sounds to you. But I did do my research and said my prayer before doing it. It was only for 1 hour though to run a few benchmarks.
I'm back to my normal 1.3v with a BIOS mod, running @ 770/1100.
And yes I am crazy. I have ran a poor E2140 @ 1.6 volts at 3.6GHz with a stock cooler. Temps were 90+! I sold that chip (yes the guy knew about it). So the damage I did aint my problem.
I have a very thin cooler and a tiny fan.
Yes I know how crazy this all sounds to you. But I did do my research and said my prayer before doing it. It was only for 1 hour though to run a few benchmarks.
I'm back to my normal 1.3v with a BIOS mod, running @ 770/1100.
And yes I am crazy. I have ran a poor E2140 @ 1.6 volts at 3.6GHz with a stock cooler. Temps were 90+! I sold that chip (yes the guy knew about it). So the damage I did aint my problem.
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