Help OCing GA-X58A-UD3R with i7-920 and 12Gb RAM

[magarlick]

Hi folks. I know nothing about OCing so I am hoping I can get some help. I want to OC my system, which has the GA-X58A-UD3R board, i7-920 CPU, and 12GB DDR3 1600Mhz. What I need to know is what settings to put in the BIOS to get a stable overclock at 3.8 to 4 GHz.

I have looked on this and on other forums and have found some answers but theyi are either too technical or just didn't work for me (PC would not even start in worse cases). Like I said I am new to OCing but I can certainly navigate a BIOS and plonk some numbers in.

Thanks a lot.

[venganza]

What I need to know is what settings to put in the BIOS to get a stable overclock at 3.8 to 4 GHz.

Guess what?

It isn't paint-by-numbers, you cannot plug-and-play over clocking.

Each chip is vary different (binning) and each cooling solution + case ventilation varies, so to the variables of RAM and motherboard.

You need to learn the basics (it isn't too hard) by reading tutorials (Google will throw up hundreds) and then once you know enough to not fry things with obscene voltages, gradually explore the limits of your system. If you are doing it right it will take a while too

You can of course take a peek at other people's settings and simply "copy them" provided you are talking about a moderate OC, perhaps 3.8ghz, any more and things can get hairy.

It would be a bit irresponsible of anyone to give you numbers for anything much higher, often careful tinkering is needed.

Once upon a time with the 775 socket it was a walk in the park, now however QPI and all the ways each of the bits relate to one and other make it a tad more complex

[absic]

It isn't paint-by-numbers, you cannot plug-and-play over clocking

Harsh but true.

You might want to check out the Overclocking section for some ideas of where to start and, despite the fact it is not the best way to go, using EasyTune or another software based Overclocking utility might help establish the parameters that you can then transfer to BIOS.

[venganza]

using EasyTune or another software based Overclocking utility might help establish the parameters that you can then transfer to BIOS.

Oh I keep forgetting about that Win based stuff.

Yes not a bad idea to check some settings out there, and once satisfied do it all in BIOS

[magarlick]

Thank you, folks. I am aware that it isn't painting by numbers. :-) But as venganza said, surely it can't be disastrous to try out some settings that others with very similar systems have used, keeping the OC below 3.8Ghz. I have a good fan (Titan Fenrir TTC-NK85TZ Cooler). That is what I have been doing already but so far have got nowhere.

As for Easy Tune, which came bundled with my mobo, it's doesn't work. I installed it, rebooted, then ran it ... and nothing happens. No GUI, no nothing.

Cheers.

[Dark Mantis]

Thank you, folks. I am aware that it isn't painting by numbers. :-) But as venganza said, surely it can't be disastrous to try out some settings that others with very similar systems have used, keeping the OC below 3.8Ghz. I have a good fan (Titan Fenrir TTC-NK85TZ Cooler). That is what I have been doing already but so far have got nowhere.

As for Easy Tune, which came bundled with my mobo, it's doesn't work. I installed it, rebooted, then ran it ... and nothing happens. No GUI, no nothing.

Cheers.

No, I had the same problem with Easy Tune. It installed(don't ask me why I bothered!) but was total cr*p so I uninstalled it pronto. I don't normally use any of these programs but I think I had a moment of madness after getting such a pretty board

[venganza]

surely it can't be disastrous to try out some settings that others with very similar systems

Well make damn sure all your voltages are set to MANUAL along with the other usual suspects.

You don't want to be lifting thing overly high, remember it isn't just CPU anymore

[Dark Mantis]

surely it can't be disastrous to try out some settings that others with very similar systems

Well make damn sure all your voltages are set to MANUAL along with the other usual suspects.

You don't want to be lifting thing overly high, remember it isn't just CPU anymore

No as VenGanZa quite rightly states it can be very dangerous as everything is tied together now and changing one setting can put something else over the edge. Don't forget the CPU and memory controller is integrated now not on the Northbridge chip as it used to be.