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Questions about GIGABYTE products => Motherboards with Intel processors => Topic started by: CaseyJ70 on April 27, 2011, 10:15:36 pm

Title: i7 930 and X58A-UD3R Overclock
Post by: CaseyJ70 on April 27, 2011, 10:15:36 pm

While I've had my 930 for awhile, this is my first attempt at overclocking. I understand the basics but still don't know how to fine tune my setup. To achieve my overclock I basically copied a template and stress tested.

My setup is:

Motherboard: Gigabyte X58A-UD3R
CPU: Intel i7 930
Memory: 6GB G.Skill 1600 Mhz, 9-9-9-24
Cooling: Prohalems (push/pull)
GPUs: Two 460s in SLI

I've stress tested using Prime 95 for 6 hours at priority 10 (is this still the correct way to stress test?) with no errors. So now I'm wondering where to go from here? My bios settings are posted below. Please take a look and tell me if they seem right, or what should be changed. My temps are around 62 full load. This doesn't seem too bad?

Any advice you could offer would be greatly appreciated! Thanks.

    Advanced frequency settings
    CPU Clock Ratio 21X
    CPU Frequency 3.80Ghz (181x21)
    QPI Clock Ratio x36
    QPI Link Speed 6.51Ghz
    Uncore Clock Ratio x16
    Uncore frequency 2896Mhz

    Base Clock Control Enabled
    BCLK Frequency 181
    XMP Disabled
    System Memory Multiplier (SPD) 8
    Memory Frequency 1448Mhz
    PCI Express Frequency Auto
    CPU Clock Drive 800mV
    PCI Express Clock Drive 900mV
    CPU Clock Skew 0
    IOH Clock Skew 0

    Advanced CPU Core Features
    Intel Turbo Boost Tech Disabled
    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
    Bi-Directional PROCHOT Enabled

    Advanced Memory Settings
    Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) Disabled
    System Memory Multiplier (SPD) 8
    Memory Frequency 1448Mhz
    Performance Enhance Extreme
    DRAM Timing Selectable (SPD) Quick
    Profile DDR Voltage 1.5v
    Profile QPI Voltage 1.175v
    Channel Interleaving 6 Auto
    Rank Interleaving 4 Auto

    CAS Latency Time 9
    tRCD 9
    tRP 9
    tRAS 24

    Advanced Voltage Settings
    Load-Line Calibration Level 1
    CPU Vcore 1.175v
    X Dynamic Vcore (DVID) Auto
    QPI/Vtt Voltage 1.295v
    CPU PLL 1.88
    PCIE Auto
    QPI PLL Auto
    IOH Core 1.14v
    ICH I/O Auto
    ICH Core Auto
    DRAM Voltage 1.64v
    DRAM Termination Auto

Title: Re: i7 930 and X58A-UD3R Overclock
Post by: Dark Mantis on April 28, 2011, 07:54:54 am

Hi

Your settings look alright and more importantly they work so you should have no worries there.

Title: Re: i7 930 and X58A-UD3R Overclock
Post by: CaseyJ70 on April 28, 2011, 09:40:25 pm

Qestion about the voltage settings though where I'm still kind of confused.  Should I just put everything to auto except my vcore?  I don't really know what to do with the others.

Title: Re: i7 930 and X58A-UD3R Overclock
Post by: Dark Mantis on April 28, 2011, 09:59:06 pm

I have just had another look at your settings and they look fine as they are. Unless you have a problem I would just leave them like that.

Title: Re: i7 930 and X58A-UD3R Overclock
Post by: oggmonster on May 02, 2011, 11:37:14 pm

Your temps etc all seem fine. If the machine is a gaming machine then 6hours prime95 is more than enough. If you're going to be doing video encoding them some people want it to do more than that.

The definition of a stable machine is purely down to personal choice. As DM said if everythings running okay, temps are fine + your not having issues with performance or stability. I would leave alone

"If it aint broke, don't fix it ;)"