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Overclocking, Benching, Events, Tweaking & Modding => Overclocking motherboards with Intel processors => Topic started by: ohzeenyc on August 31, 2010, 03:25:13 am
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Never overclocked an i7 before please post your successful settings and the frequency your running the cpu at. thank you in advance.
(just trying to get to 3.6-3.8ghz)
i7 930
6 GB g.SKill ram @1600 MHz runs great
GTX 460
win 7 64 bit
GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD3R LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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I don't know if you are aware but overclocking is not a science as such it is more of an art because no two systems will clock the same. Hence it is not possible to tell someone their settings. It is a case of "suck it and see".There are some very usefull hints and tips on this forum under this section heading if you search. I can tell you however it all starts with lowering your QPI.
Another place you can look for information is on the forum of one of our contributor's Gilgamesh. Find it here: http://www.overclockerstech.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=11
I can recommend it highly. They used to have a brilliant guide to overclocking the i7, i5, 1i3 on there but since a hacker destroyed their site it hasn't been replaced I notice. I guess they are still trying to replace everything. Good luck to them and you.
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Yeah, I know about overclocking (LGA 775) but I just figured if there was someone with the same specs maybe I'd get lucky and try the same thing, ya know? But thank you for the help. I will use the link and do further research to learn how to do it. =)
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Yes, sorry but there are no real shortcuts. It is by far the best option to learn the skills and then put them into practice on your specific hardware. Trying to take shortcuts often just makes it a longer, more dangerous experience. Good luck. ;)
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Try this. It has slack mem timings but will allow you a little more room to play with the cpu.
4.0GHz
RealTemp Idle @ 43C - Prime95 @ 77C
Advanced CPU Features:
CPU Clock Ratio ................................ [20x]
Intel(R) Turbo Boost Tech .................. [Turbo]
CPU Cores Enabled ............................ [All]
CPU Multi Threading .......................... [Enabled]
CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E) ................... [Disabled]
C3/C6/C7 State Support .................... [Disabled]
CPU Thermal Monitor ......................... [Enabled]
CPU EIST Function ............................ [Disabled]
Virtualization Technology ................... [Enabled]
Bi-Directional PROCHOT ..................... [Enabled]
Uncore & QPI Features:
QPI Link Speed ..............................[x36]-(Also QPI Clock Ratio)
Uncore Frequency ..........................[3200]
Isonchronous Frequency ..................[Enabled]
Uncore Clock Ratio ....................[x16]
Standard Clock Control:
Base Clock (BCLK) Control ................ [Enabled]
BCLK Frequency (MHz) .....................[200]
PCI Express Frequency (MHz) ........... [101]
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) ........ [8]
DRAM Timing Selectable (SPD) .......... [Quick]
Channel & Rank Interleaving...............[Auto]
Channel A + B + C
Channel A Timing Settings:
##Channel A Standard Timing Control##
CAS Latency Time ......................[7]8
tRCD .......................................[8]8
tRP .........................................[7]8
tRAS .......................................[20]24
##Channel A Advanced Timing Control##
tRC ........................................[Auto]
tRRD .......................................[Auto]
tWTR .......................................[Auto]
tWR ........................................[Auto]
tWTP .......................................[Auto]
tWL ........................................[Auto]
tRFC .......................................[Auto]
tRTP .......................................[Auto]
tFAW .......................................[1] 2t
Command Rate (CMD) ................
##Channel A Misc Timing Control##
Round Trip Latency .....................[Auto]
B2B CAS Delay ..........................[Auto]
Advanced Voltage Control:
CPU
Load Line Calibration ................. [Level 1]
CPU Vcore ...............................[Normal]
QPI/VTT Voltage 1.150v ............[1.275]
CPU PLL 1.800v .......................[1.84]
MCH/ICH
PCIE 1.500v ...........................[Normal]
QPI PLL 1.100v ........................[Normal]
IOH Core 1.100v ........................[1.260]
ICH I/O 1.500v ........................[Normal]
ICH Core 1.1v .........................[Normal]
DRAM
DRAM Voltage 1.500v ..............[1.66]
DRAM Termination 0.750v [.83]
Ch-A Data VRef. 0.750v [.83]
Ch-B Data VRef. 0.750v [.83]
Ch-C Data VRef. 0.750v [.83]
Ch-A Address VRef. 0.750v [.83]
Ch-B Address VRef. 0.750v [.83]
Ch-C Address VRef. 0.750v [.83]