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I have an i7 3930k OC'ed to 4.5Ghz. Hex core, Hyperthreading disabled. I mainly use it for FSX, and FSX only really uses core 0 and 1.

Would it be unstable if I disabled core 4 and 5, pushed core 2 and 3 back to say 3.8Ghz and superclocked core 0 and 1? Not sure how far I could OC the first two, but what do you think?

Pete

 

 

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I have an i7 3930k OC'ed to 4.5Ghz. Hex core, Hyperthreading disabled. I mainly use it for FSX, and FSX only really uses core 0 and 1.

Would it be unstable if I disabled core 4 and 5, pushed core 2 and 3 back to say 3.8Ghz and superclocked core 0 and 1? Not sure how far I could OC the first two, but what do you think?

Pete

 

Pete, I think if you can over 4.5Ghz w/o subjecting your CPU to excessive voltage and heat you can expect roughly directly proportional scaling.  So if you made it to 5.0Ghz, however unlikely while meeting the voltage/heat considerations, your going to get an ~11% boost in performance.   So if your troubled by not the best performance in the most demanding situations, for example getting 20 fps in the NGX taking off out of KSEA in ORBX PNW scenery maxed out, you can hope to see 22 fps after the bump in clockspeed.  Is that worth the added heat/voltage in your nice CPU?

I was just interested whether rolling back some cores and pushing the main two would make a substantial difference. I get pretty good performance as it is, but even in fairly normal situations, Aerosoft sceneries just sit at 20FPS. I won't bother. I might try it though.

Pete