TPU's Core i7 Overclocking and Feedback

[(FIH) The Don]

ok i took some pics of my bios

i am currently using these stick of memory http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145221
i know they can go above 1500mhz since i used them on my other mb, so its not bad memory,

have tried with and without EVGA Vdroop, same thing

 

[mastrdrver]

disable execute bit --- disable this
drop your uncore to 2x ram and no more

When I pushed my 920 over 21x200 I found that it was easier to drop uncore and ram to find what vcore was needed to core speed. Then, I came back and worked on uncore.

 

[(FIH) The Don]

the uncore wont go any lower than 16x

 

[t_ski]

Shouldn't uncore be 17x?

 

[(FIH) The Don]

uncore should be at least 2x the memory freq, but this board wont let me go below 16x, and i think its a tad high, but it might just be me?

 

[t_ski]

Yeah, I guess mine's only at 16x, too.

 

[(FIH) The Don]

well f*** that board, imma go back to my little X58M board instead, that EVGA bios is to strange for me, glad i'll be trading it for a RIIE instead

 

[mastrdrver]

uncore should be at least 2x the memory freq, but this board wont let me go below 16x, and i think its a tad high, but it might just be me?

Yes you should be able to go to 12x on uncore but that's just strange.

I've thought about getting that board but I don't like how the second PCIe slot can not be anything other than 8x.

 

[(FIH) The Don]

yeah i'd say that too

i got it because of its awesome looks, but i guess that was pretty dumb, and yeah that pci-e thing is just a mess

 

[Lionheart]

EVGA are an awesome brand man, but I had the same problem, the way the BIOS is layed out, didnt really like, mainly the overclocking features, everything else was fine.

 

[(FIH) The Don]

i know, but i wont be getting a EVGA board again any time soon, imma stick to ASUS, MSI and Gigabyte.

 

[Chicken Patty]

no i havent?

think that would help me ?

Try that, memory controller is on the CPU, lower clocked ram = less stressed CPU.

ok i took some pics of my bios

i am currently using these stick of memory http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145221
i know they can go above 1500mhz since i used them on my other mb, so its not bad memory,

have tried with and without EVGA Vdroop, same thing

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Set your CPU VTT manually. Try +50 and one notch at a time to get it stable, don't leave it manual that alone may be your issue going over your current clock. Stock I think is 1.05v or something, you need more. Probably about 1.2-1.3v.

You can set CPU PLL to 1.8v. This is either hit or miss, I find its better to set it manually to default of 1.8v and leave it as is. Try that and post back.

 

[(FIH) The Don]

thx man, will try it out tomorrow, dont wanna open up doors and what not now.
a bit tired hahah,

 

[(FIH) The Don]

aw fuck it, imma open up all doors and give it a try, damn you CP!

 

[Chicken Patty]

aw fuck it, imma open up all doors and give it a try, damn you CP!

LOL, I'll check in the morning, good luck.

 

[(FIH) The Don]

haha, well i turned off HT for the benches, and added the voltages you gave me, and it was stable at 4.126ghz wont be doing more today, i'm wasted and its 8 in the morning, better go get some coffee and food

 

[Chicken Patty]

haha, well i turned off HT for the benches, and added the voltages you gave me, and it was stable at 4.126ghz wont be doing more today, i'm wasted and its 8 in the morning, better go get some coffee and food

dammit dude, and i'm just waking up

 

[(FIH) The Don]

sorry man i just woke up now

 

[Binge]

Sorry - I was off topic
The parts are sweet, haven't seen that ANTEC PSU before. I will have to check out the reviews~
Sorry to hear about your RAM That does suck.

This particular ANTEC PSU I really found interesting because of the reviews. The thing passes 80+ Silver, and would be considered Gold efficiency. The only reason it isn't is because to be considered Gold efficiency it has to operate at a specific temperature, but even under full load the PSU doesn't get hot, so you have to put it in a hot-box to get it that hot. When it does it barely drops below Gold standards.

Not really. It's very good, but the Enermax PSUs still do better. Although, they are also significantly more expensive. My Galaxy Evo 1250 was $80 more than the Antec. Antec easily takes the bang for buck crown on the 1000+ psus.


Now, question, is the UD7 worth the extra money over the UD5?

I did like my Enermax a lot. No. The UD7 is not worth the extra money. They haven't made it so the SATA 3 controller can do raid. No raid? Not future proof. Screw that expense.

NICE binge!! that motherboard looks so great! show us some good clocks on it when your done!

No problem

Calculus is way more fun, what with those Secants, Co secants, natural logs and derivatives.

Sure doesn't look like a downgrade though. I too haven't seen that PSU before, I thought the Quattros only went to 1000.

Wasn't downgrading, but more or less moving and shifting parts around. Definitely check out the review http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story&reid=177

Happy Core i7 980X Day to all! and to all a good OC!

and Binge you are not enjoying Double/Triple Integrals yet? Man you are missing out on all the fun. I just finished my last Calculus class, two whole years of it all done. I am going to guess your in Single variable calc still, by the look of the inverse trig functions. Well have fun with it

32nm chips! w00t w00t!

Are we still talking i7 or have we moved on to Calc 2?

Nice Binge. Is there a reason you got the P6T6 over the P6T7? I love my P6T6. I've had it running almost constantly from about October of last year and has never gave me any hiccups even though I've punished it with several hours worth of LinX running.

You got a case for it or you just planning on leaving it on a bench?

The p6t6 was a deal I could work out thanks to Fit. A trade for my Enermax Revolution 1050W psu. As for the case I got one of these- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119216&Tpk=cm690 ii advanced

My 800D is being chopped up by some mad-man as we speak.

 

[FilipM]

My hdd died.....aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa... and i was gonna have an oc session...

 

[johnnyfiive]

^^^

 

[HammerON]

yep that really sucks

 

[FilipM]

I was working on molex connectors to convert them to 7V from 12V, Pc just turned off. I turn it on, hdd is !@#@$#$%$%.


Oh well, i;ll take it to the shop tomorow and hopefully have it exchanged

 

[Binge]

w00t Giel DDR3 back from RMA

 

[Lionheart]

Hey Binge, I know your experienced with the i7 920's, whats the highest overclock you have achieved with one of them and which board, was it the classified?