buying a pc

[trogg]

I'm considering buying a pc but this overclock screenshot shows that the overclock is trotting down to 3.3 on this video about an aria pc

http://img705.ImageShack.us/img705/1777/aria111.jpg

Also 1.39v is over the recommended max vcore

[Nathan94]

It downclocks itself and when more power is needed, it ups itself, called turbo boost :)

[trogg]

The screen shot is showing withvthe cores on full load though

[Cosford]

I wouldn't base your purchase from aria on YouTube videos. Rest assured, aria and their systems are well built and very good value for money.

The recommended vCore is kind of irrelevant when overclocking anyway, and with an aftermarket cooler, the temperature makes no real difference.

[Mr. Strawberry]

when overclocking sandy bridge based CPUs with some boards you can only overclock the turbo boost
so with the 2500K it will be clocked at 3.3GHz when doing tasks like browsing the internet or using microsoft office but when you open a game it will automaticly overclock to 4.7GHz
intel have set it up like that to save you money with your bills

[TheMadDutchDude]

This is a prime example of CoreTemp misreading the core speed. I have got the same problem with my laptop. My CPU is a 2GHz dual core, CoreTemp reports anything from 800MHz to 19**MHz. It even shows multipliers which aren't even possible on this chip.


I wouldn't base your purchase from aria on YouTube videos. Rest assured, aria and their systems are well built and very good value for money.

The recommended vCore is kind of irrelevant when overclocking anyway, and with an aftermarket cooler, the temperature makes no real difference.

Whilst I would usually agree, remember that this is OC3D. They're a very well respected reviewing website.

The vCore is not irrelevant. It's a well known fact that too much voltage slowly kills things. Believe me...:rolleyes:

[Cosford]

The vCore is not irrelevant. It's a well known fact that too much voltage slowly kills things. Believe me...:rolleyes:
Well of course but i mean if aria set it that way, there must be a good reason. They wouldnt up core voltage and thus decrease life expectancy if it wasnt necesddary for the overclock.

[madrala]

Well even if it does decrease life expectancy...how long till it dies??:) 5years+?? You would have a new one in that time or even couple of new ones (new= new spec):)