i7 920 overclocking thread

[Solertia]

Originally Posted by Metroid

First attempt, the easiest platform to overclock so far. It has never been so easy.

Really? Think you could give us some tips?

[003]

Originally Posted by Metroid

First attempt, the easiest platform to overclock so far. It has never been so easy.

Holy crap man that is incredible! I am so excited, I have that same motherboard and a retail 920 on the way, and I will have it on water cooling, as well as the NB. Seems 4GHz+ will be a cinch!

Not to mention I've got three 2GB sticks of DDR3 2000 memory!

[Metroid]

Originally Posted by Solertia

Really? Think you could give us some tips?

What are the problems that you are facing?

Originally Posted by 003

Holy crap man that is incredible! I am so excited, I have that same motherboard and a retail 920 on the way, and I will have it on water cooling, as well as the NB. Seems 4GHz+ will be a cinch!

Not to mention I've got three 2GB sticks of DDR3 2000 memory!

You will get a better overclocking than I did. The only thing I need to do is to sand down my True Copper then I will get better idle and load times.

Right now:

Idle: 56c
load: +100c

[Solertia]

Originally Posted by Metroid

What are the problems that you are facing?

Well, I have no idea what I'm doing when it comes to the Core i7 setup XD

[Metroid]

Originally Posted by Solertia

Well, I have no idea what I'm doing when it comes to the Core i7 setup XD

How much overclocking do you want to achieve?

The CPU temperature at idle and load times?

[Solertia]

Originally Posted by Metroid

How much overclocking do you want to achieve?

The CPU temperature at idle and load times?

Well, I'd like to at least reach 3.5Ghz, and obviously it's possible to reach 4Ghz with the 920s.

Currently my idle temps are between 30 and 36, and my 100% load temps are between 48 and 53. But my thermal compound is still undergoing it's burn-in time (200 hours, and I just mounted the block yesterday), so hopefully my temps will be lower once the burn-in time is done.

[003]

Oh, and if anybody wants proof that Core i7 and Core 2 use the same manufacturing process, feast your eyes on this:
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...48#post3391148

[Oupavoc]

Originally Posted by Metroid

You will get a better overclocking than I did. The only thing I need to do is to sand down my True Copper then I will get better idle and load times.

Right now:

Idle: 56c
load: +100c

Are you sure about your temp, They seen a bit no really high especially with a TRUE HSF on that cpu. 100c in high that's the temp water boils there no way your cpu is at that temp. It wouldn't even run.

[Metroid]

Originally Posted by Solertia

Well, I'd like to at least reach 3.5Ghz, and obviously it's possible to reach 4Ghz with the 920s.

Currently my idle temps are between 30 and 36, and my 100% load temps are between 48 and 53. But my thermal compound is still undergoing it's burn-in time (200 hours, and I just mounted the block yesterday), so hopefully my temps will be lower once the burn-in time is done.

An advice,

First: since you are using the same processor as me then will be no problems about my settings. The magic is simple leave all the setting auto in Bios.

Second: leave you memory frequency at auto as well which will give you 1600Mhz CL8, that is exactly what you need.

Third: Place 177 base clock and Vcore at 1.25, type it. The only changes that needs to be made are these 2 settings. no fancy tricks or alike. If the system does not boot then reset the Bios memory, up the CPU voltage to 1.30.

Now you are good to go, first try it, second tell me later the updates.

[Solertia]

Originally Posted by Metroid

An advice,

First: since you are using the same processor as me then will be no problems about my settings. The magic is simple leave all the setting auto in Bios.

Second: leave you memory frequency at auto as well which will give you 1600Mhz CL8, that is exactly what you need.

Third: Place 177 base clock and Vcore at 1.25, type it. The only changes that needs to be made are these 2 settings. no fancy tricks or alike. If the system does not boot then reset the Bios memory, up the CPU voltage to 1.30.

Now you are good to go, first try it, second tell me later the updates.

Is it okay that I manually set my memory to 1600 and 8-8-8-24 (left the rest of the timing settings at Auto)? I had to because my mobo was setting it to 1333 with 9-9-9-24 timings.

Lemme know and then I'll try what you said. Thanks for the tip!