i7 920 + GA-EX58-UD3R = ???

[rjbarker]

You have to "learn it"...monkey around with "upping" VCore and QPI.....het man...we were all their....seperates the guys who are "thinking" about OC'ing and the guys that actually DO IT.. :)
I just got my Classifiied up n running, trying to get stable at 3.85 Ghz....so far so good!! 1.3085v

[Dogger1]

Originally Posted by sheepdogexpress

What cooling are you using. I know 3.5-3.6 might not sound like alot but on stock, HT can produce overwhelming amounts of heat.

You really need to have a temperature monitoring program, like Real Temp 3.00, up and running on any overclocking attempts.

Hey Charlie, when did you switch to wc'ing?

[3.0charlie]

Originally Posted by Dogger1

Hey Charlie, when did you switch to wc'ing?

On the i7? After a week of using the TRUE.

[Dazmode]

Looks like my mobo :)

[somecanadianguy]

I'm using a TRUE to cool and it's doing a pretty good job so far.
From what I've read it should be fine for my needs, but I guess we'll see.
My needs will probably change sometime after I really get hooked on OC'ing.
I'll be playing for a while until I figure this stuff out, and I'll likely be here with a ton of questions too. I'm not just 'thinking' of doing this... I'm just starting. After all, I bought an i7 and a decent cooler... why would I want to run stock? Sure the machine is fast at stock settings, but I want it to go faster (without dying on me). Even with easytune quick boost I notice a difference when rendering and stuff so I'm definately going to push it as far as I can. Once I start messing in the BIOS though I get worried. Can I just go back to optimized defaults anytime and save myself (unless I smell smoke)?

Well, thanks again everyone... I'm off to mess around and hopefully not blow anything up.

[rjbarker]

Once I start messing in the BIOS though I get worried.

This is the only place to OC properly. Learn your BIOS...

[somecanadianguy]

[somecanadianguy]

Originally Posted by 3.0charlie

From my main. You should have the same setting names. It may not work, since our hardware is different.

QPI Link: x36
Uncore Freq: X17
BCLK: 180
Pci Ex.: 101
Performance Enhanced: Standard
System memory multi: 8x
Vcore: 1.35
QPI/VTT: 1.36
IOH core: 1.10
Dram: 1.54
QPI PLL: 1.10
CPU PLL: 1.80

Thank you for that 3.0charlie.
I'd send you a beer, but I just spent all my money on this computer and am living off bread and water right now.
I set the memory multi at 6x because 8x put it to 1444mhz and my RAM is rated 1333mhz... didn't know if I should push it yet.
Also I set Pci Ex to 100 just because my BIOS says 100 is max I should go (how important is that extra 1?).
System booted to 3.780ghz with turbo on (I found myself saying a little prayer to it as I waited). Temps top at 64 in OCCT.
Don't know how long I'll run it like this, but I like it.
Cpuz shows core voltage 1.328 @ idle; 1.280 @ load... about the same I had with easytune at only 3.15ghz.

Anyone have suggestions on the RAM settings? 8x multi is higher that what my RAM is supposed to be able to take, but 6x multi is as slow as, or slower than what BIOS sets as default.

One thing I noticed in my BIOS was that in order to load optimized defaults I had to enter every page I had edited and press f7. I thought I could do it all from the first page before, but I didn't see the option this time. Maybe it wasn't there before...

I really appreciate the help, charlie and everyone else.
This place is great.

[somecanadianguy]

I increased bclk to 190 and booted into windows fine.
Tried a test and got BSOD.

[3.0charlie]

It's ok to adjust the ram multi, to match your ram's speed. I had some Gskill 1333s that did 1600+, no sweat. You sure can oc your ram too.

As for 190 blck, you will need definitively need more vcore. The closer you get to 4.0, the more you'll need to hit 1.4V+.