EVGA X58 and an i7 920 @3.7Ghz ...for now.

mstenholm · Feb 5, 2017

Try to lower your QPI Link frequency. It has been some time since I try to push my Westmeres but as far as I remember high QPI was a stopper.

Sasqui · Feb 5, 2017

mstenholm said:
Try to lower your QPI Link frequency. It has been some time since I try to push my Westmeres but as far as I remember high QPI was a stopper.

I couldn't find it in the BIOS, but have gotten here so far:

CAPSLOCKSTUCK · Feb 5, 2017

lower the multi and raise fsb ?

Sasqui · Feb 5, 2017

Had mem/clock to auto... set it to 1333 and it's comfortably here now:

Sasqui · Feb 5, 2017

Double post... sorry

CAPSLOCKSTUCK · Feb 5, 2017

what cooler do you have on there?

Sasqui · Feb 5, 2017

CAPSLOCKSTUCK said:
what cooler do you have on there?

Still stock, but temps haven't gone over 70c. Got to 3.7Ghz, but crashed while posting here (while Prime95 was running). It's got to be something else. MCH set to 1333 got me over 140 bus

Edit... I can't get the FSB over 145, WTF?

Sasqui · Feb 8, 2017

Turns out the CPU definitely needed more juice... I'm at 1.325v on the core and she's happy near 3.9Ghz now (and crunching away at home). This weekend, I'm praying to break the 4Ghz mark.

jsfitz54 · Feb 8, 2017

Sasqui said:
Turns out the CPU definitely needed more juice... I'm at 1.325v on the core and she's happy near 3.9Ghz now (and crunching away at home). This weekend, I'm praying to break the 4Ghz mark.

Multi and Bus speed?

Voltage boost to RAM?

Did you use only the Tenma tweezer solder iron?

Sasqui · Feb 8, 2017

jsfitz54 said:
Multi and Bus speed?

Voltage boost to RAM?

Did you use only the Tenma tweezer solder iron?

22 for the multi (the max i can get), bus is at 170-180

I set Rammies at 1.7v

The Tenma tweezers wouldn't fit because of the fan header. I used a high quality pair of surgical tweezers, slightly modified and unsoldered it by heating them with MAPP gas. Then prepped the destination traces with solder and tons of flux. It was one of the toughest jobs I've ever done, came so close to losing the resistor a few times. Had to use a second pair of wicked fine tweezers to help and sanded down the tip of a soldering iron to pin-like sharpness.

Jetster · Feb 8, 2017

Pictures doing work

CAPSLOCKSTUCK · Feb 8, 2017

what are your temps like at 3.9ghz ?

Sasqui · Feb 8, 2017

Jetster said:
Pictures doing work

I wanted to, but too far into getting it done, I was literally sweating. I'll try to snap a pic of the end result tonight.

CAPSLOCKSTUCK said:
what are your temps like at 3.9ghz ?

Running WCG, maxing out at 75c. I haven't tried Prime but will give it a shot. Should have a good cooler on it over the weekend.

dorsetknob · Feb 8, 2017

Thread title change ???
EVGA X58 and an ~~i7 920~~ Xeon @3.7Ghz......

Sasqui · Feb 12, 2017

dorsetknob said:
Thread title change ???
EVGA X58 and an ~~i7 920~~ Xeon @3.7Ghz......

The chip is begging me not to punish it more than this

CAPSLOCKSTUCK · Feb 13, 2017

Has the new cooler gone on?

Sasqui · Feb 13, 2017

CAPSLOCKSTUCK said:
Has the new cooler gone on?

Scythe Ashura is on.

CAPSLOCKSTUCK · Feb 13, 2017

here are my settings for 4.0ghz ......i am a bit baffled by the volts you need.

whats the highest speed the chip has booted at?

Sasqui · Feb 13, 2017

CAPSLOCKSTUCK said:
here are my settings for 4.0ghz ......i am a bit baffled by the volts you need.

View attachment 84023

whats the highest speed the chip has booted at?

I don't think I've even gotten it over 4Ghz. I didnt take much in the way of notes but still want to drop the multi and see what ceiling is on the bus speed. I may have simply gotten a shit OC chip. Though its at close to a 25% bump.

CAPSLOCKSTUCK · Feb 13, 2017

try 22 x 187 and see if it loads windows. Leave volts on auto.

Fastest bus i have used succcessfully is 216 (ROG ii extreme)

Sasqui · Feb 13, 2017

CAPSLOCKSTUCK said:
try 22 x 187 and see if it loads windows. Leave volts on auto.

Fastest bus i have used succcessfully is 216 (ROG ii extreme)

I was looking at my OP, the bus is at 179 with the i7 920. I'll play more tonight.

Sasqui · Feb 13, 2017

4 Ghz

The BIOS won't let me chose anything higher than a 22x multi... I'm baffled, got 24x before.

CAPSLOCKSTUCK · Feb 13, 2017

Ive put X5670 on 4 different boards and not one of them has needed anything close to 1.4 volts. Is it on auto?

you might need to do a cmos reset to get the 24 x multi back

Sasqui · Feb 14, 2017

CAPSLOCKSTUCK said:
Ive put X5670 on 4 different boards and not one of them has needed anything close to 1.4 volts. Is it on auto?

you might need to do a cmos reset to get the 24 x multi back

So many moving parts in the Bios. To get that bus speed, had to set the memory multi to it's lowest and volt it up to 1.7v. Then started manually upping the CPU volts, auto didn't cut it. I'm sure I can dial it down some, I went a little crazy but temps are good, even under Prime95.

There are two places to set the multi, and the one allowing over 22 crashes every time, I'll have to snap pics of the BIOS later and share.

This has been the hardest overclock I've encountered.

Sasqui · Feb 15, 2017

Found thid guide: http://forums.evga.com/m/tm.aspx?m=20028

Bclk set to 200 right off the bat.

...got my work cut out for me

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