need stable settings for ocing i7 920 on ga-ex58-ud3r

[ferg_96]

mobo:ga-ex58-ud3r rev 1.6
cpu i7 920 2.67ghz
ram mushkin blackline xp3 12800 8-8-8 24 1600mhz 1.65v
gpu evga geforce gtx 260

have ram running stable with recomended setting from mushkin looking to get as much as i can with out making a carrer out of tweaking cpu would be happy with anything >3.5

[ferg_96]

Re: need stable settings for ocing i7 920 on ga-ex58-ud3r

bump

[dbee]

Re: need stable settings for ocing i7 920 on ga-ex58-ud3r

enter bios, enable blck control - change the blck from its stock 133 to 165 . This will give you 3.465ghz .

Change memory multi from auto to 10x = 1650mhz Ram speed.

Change uncore freq to 20x and qpi link to 36x

up your vdimm to 1.64v, if this voltage dont boot bump it to 1.66v . Manually set your ram timings to what u have above.

Change vcore from auto to 1.3v . U probly have a D0 chip, so that should be plenty. Use it to start .

Change qpi from auto or 1.15 which is "normal" to 1.3v . Since you will be using 1.64-1.66vdimm, do not forgot to up the qpi voltage. Bad things can happen if u do forget. You cannot have more than .5v between your vdimm and qpi voltage.

Those are pretty much the basics, and should most definitely be solid.

You may need an aftermarket cooler, i dunno if u have one or not as you didnt list it. Be sure you have realtemp open and stress it with prime95. Keep your eyes on the temps.

[dbee]

Re: need stable settings for ocing i7 920 on ga-ex58-ud3r

... xmp profile- disable it and performance enhance to standard.

[dbee]

Re: need stable settings for ocing i7 920 on ga-ex58-ud3r

Hey Ferg, how high were your temps while idle and under load? Glad it went smoothly for ya.

[ferg_96]

Re: need stable settings for ocing i7 920 on ga-ex58-ud3r

like 70 degrees cellsius 30 away from max so ya that was at 65 at idle

[dbee]

Re: need stable settings for ocing i7 920 on ga-ex58-ud3r

whoa 65c idle? Thats WAY too high... what are ur optimized defaults temps? Put everything to stock by loading optimized defaults and let us know ur temps. You can also change ur vcore from auto to 1.2 and see how many degrees u drop. Im a little worried you may have a badly seated heatsink.

[ferg_96]

Re: need stable settings for ocing i7 920 on ga-ex58-ud3r

i still have a stock cooler at my current settings it runs at about 40-50 the thermal paste isn't applied the greatest i'm not too worried about it tho i'm just holding on till i get my after market cooler witch should have been here sooner but up lost it so i'm in the process of tracking it down nowi hate ordering things online i have the ****tiest luck will keep u posted tho thanks for the intrest

[ferg_96]

Re: need stable settings for ocing i7 920 on ga-ex58-ud3r

what rev is ur board btw

[dbee]

Re: need stable settings for ocing i7 920 on ga-ex58-ud3r

I have the ol' 1.0 revision. My brother is using the 1.6, his 1.0 recently died. RIP.

Keep urs clocked at stock til u get that cooler . How hot u get under load at stock? I would be careful if i was u. What stepping chip u have, im guessing the D0 ?

Also, what is ur choice of thermal paste/grease?

[ferg_96]

Re: need stable settings for ocing i7 920 on ga-ex58-ud3r

its running at 38 at idle and 62 under load we used this silver stuff i'm not sure what its called but my bro had it's made with actual silver its suposed to be really good but didn't take too much care when we applied it cuz like i said i had already ordered my noctua but ups being the incompatant *****es that they are i still havent recived it yet so ya kinda pissed and ya it is do stepping

[dbee]

Re: need stable settings for ocing i7 920 on ga-ex58-ud3r

Arctic Silver 5, thats like the industry standard. Real good stuff, use it myself. Noctua, i use it myself - excellent cooler. With your D0 chip, alot of people on this forum can do 4ghz and stay around 65c-70c under load and use only 1.3vcore, sometimes less. For reference, 4ghz on my C0 needs 1.55vcore as well as several other voltage tweaks and gets close to 90c under load with HT ON. However @ 3.8, u can see what im using , much less vcore and under load is about 15-20c cooler.

[chrisud3r]

Re: need stable settings for ocing i7 920 on ga-ex58-ud3r

Here is my setting:

20x19=3.8GHz stable for 9 hours of P95 blend test.
Idle temp 44c. Full load with P95 74c max.
Ram at rated speed 1600@8,8,8,24 1T
 
Stepping: D0
MB Intelligent Tweaker (M.I.T):
CPU Clock Ratio [19x]
CPU Frequency [3.8GHz] [200x19]
QPI Link Speed [x36] [7.2GHz]
Base Clock Control [Enabled]
BCLK Frequency (Mhz) [200]
Performance Enhance [Standard]
System Memory Multiplier (SPD) [8.0]
 
Advanced Clock Control:
Base Clock (BCLK) Control [Enabled]
BCLK Frequency (Mhz) [200]
PCI Express Frequency (Mhz) [101]
Uncore & QPI Features:
QPI Link Speed [x36]
QPI Link Speed [7.2GHz]
Uncore Frequency [x17] (3400 MHz)
 
Advanced CPU Features:
Intel Turbo Boost Tech. [Disabled]
CPU Cores Enabled [All]
CPU Multi Threading [Enabled]
CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E) [Disabled]
C3/C6/C7 State Support [Diabled]
CPU Thermal Monitor [Enabled]
CPU Eist Function [Enabled]
Virtualization Technology [Enabled]
Bi-directional PROCHOT [Enabled]
 
CPU Vcore 1.22500V
QPI/Vtt 1.30000V
IOH Core auto
DRAM Voltage 1.64V
 
Advanced Voltage Control:
Load-Line Calibration [Enabled]
CPU Vcore 1.225V
QPI/Vtt Voltage 1.300V
CPU PLL 1.800V
>>>MCH/ICH
PCIE 1.500V [Auto]
QPI PLL auto
IOH Core auto
ICH I/O Auto
ICH Core Auto
>>>DRAM
DRAM Voltage 1.64v

My vedetta2 is not doing a good job, so temp is a bit higher than you guys. But, it is cheap, and my built was a real low cost i7.

[wazza300]

Re: need stable settings for ocing i7 920 on ga-ex58-ud3r

its running at 38 at idle and 62 under load we used this silver stuff i'm not sure what its called but my bro had it's made with actual silver its suposed to be really good but didn't take too much care when we applied it cuz like i said i had already ordered my noctua but ups being the incompatant *****es that they are i still havent recived it yet so ya kinda pissed and ya it is do stepping

you can afford to set cpu voltage to normal with a d0 chip and enable c1e in advanced cpu features,it will knock a good 6c off idle temps,why have it running at full 3.8ghz when idle? when you can let it throttle down at idle n have it at full 3.8ghz when stressed.thats what c1e is for.i would disable it at clocks higher than 3.8ghz tho

[ferg_96]

Re: need stable settings for ocing i7 920 on ga-ex58-ud3r

just another thing i have the fb bios is there an updated version of that ?