I am currently running the following system -
i7-930
noctua nh-d14 CPU Cooler
GA-X58A-UD3R motherboard
3x2GB Corsair XM3 RAM (timings 9-9-9-24)
This is my first venture into overclocking so I need some advice. I have done some research online and used some other templates to get me started. I have overclocked currently to 3.6Ghz and stress tested using Prime95 for 10 hours and 20 passes of Linx and it seems very stable. I have been gaming on it as well with absolutely no problems.
Temps in Prime95 were about 60-61C load so I don't want to go to much higher than that. My aim is to reach 4Ghz with minimum voltage/heat.
Here are my current settings
Advanced CPU Features:
CPU Clock Ratio ................................ [21x]
Intel(R) Turbo Boost Tech .................. [Enabled] (3.6Ghz)
CPU Cores Enabled ............................ [All]
CPU Multi Threading .......................... [Enabled]
CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E) ................... [Enabled]
C3/C6/C7 State Support .................... [Enabled]
CPU Thermal Monitor ......................... [Enabled]
CPU EIST Function ............................ [Enabled]
Virtualization Technology ................... [Enabled]
Bi-Directional PROCHOT ..................... [Enabled]
Uncore& QPI Features:
QPI Link Speed .............................. x36
Uncore Frequency .......................... x20
Isonchronous Frequency ..................[Enabled]
Standard Clock Control:
Base Clock (BCLK) Control ................ [Enabled]
BCLK Frequency (MHz) .....................160
PCI Express Frequency (MHz) ........... [100]
C.I.A.2 [Disabled]
Advanced Clock Control:
CPU Clock Drive ..............................[700mV]
PCI Express Clock Drive ................... [700mV]
CPU Clock Skew ............................. [0ps]
IOH Clock Skew ............................. [0ps]
Advanced DRAM Features:
Performance Enhance ...................... [Standard]
Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P) ......... [Disabled]
System Memory Multiplier (SPD) ........ [10]
DRAM Timing Selectable (SPD) .......... [Expert]
Channel A + B + C
Channel A Timing Settings:
##Channel A Standard Timing Control##
CAS Latency Time ......................9
tRCD .......................................9
tRP .........................................9
tRAS .......................................24
##Channel A Advanced Timing Control
tRC ........................................ Auto(27)
tRRD .......................................Auto(4)
tWTR ...................................... Auto(4)
tWR ........................................Auto(
tWTP .......................................Auto(19)
tWL ........................................Auto(7)
tRFC .......................................Auto (60)
tRTP .......................................Auto(4)
tFAW ......................................Auto(20)
Command Rate (CMD) ................1
##Channel A Misc Timing Control##
Round Trip Latency ...................Auto(59)
Advanced Voltage Control:
CPU
Load Line Calibration .................[Standard]
CPU Vcore ...............................1.23750V (1.20000v)
QPI/VTT Voltage 1.150v ............1.175v (1.175v)
CPU PLL 1.800v .......................Auto(1.800v)
MCH/ICH
PCIE 1.500v ...........................Auto(1.500v)
QPI PLL 1.100v .......................Auto(1.10v)
IOH Core 1.100v .....................Auto(1.10)
ICH I/O 1.500v .......................Auto(1.50)
ICH Core 1.1v ........................Auto(1.10)
DRAM
DRAM Voltage 1.500v ..............1.640v
DRAM Termination 0.750v [AUTO]
Ch-A Data VRef. 0.750v [AUTO]
Ch-B Data VRef. 0.750v [AUTO]
Ch-C Data VRef. 0.750v [AUTO]
Ch-A Address VRef. 0.750v [AUTO]
Ch-B Address VRef. 0.750v [AUTO]
Ch-C Address VRef. 0.750v [AUTO]
Where do I go from here? I want to do it gradually to reach 4Ghz and will carry out regular stress testing. Any advice on what settings to change/tweek?
Thanks guys :rock:
