weatherphobia

UD3P + Q9400 Overclock HELP PLEASE...

I need some help to OVERCLOCK my computer more or change some settings that can make the OC the same but with

more OPTIMAL settings if possible.



Here are all the details I could gather about the GUTS of my computer.

The computer I am using right now.

COMPUTER CASE :: RAIDMAX SMILODON ATX-612WBP ATX Mid Tower Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811156062

PSU :: OCZ GameXStream OCZ700GXSSLI 700 Watts ATX12V
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817341002

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit- OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16832116488

MOTHERBOARD : GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P Intel
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128358

CPU Intel Core2 Quad Q9400 2.66GHz Quad-Core Model BX80580Q9400
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115131

CPU COOLER : ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro 92mm Cooler
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835186134

THERMAL COMPOUND :: Arctic Silver 5
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835100007

RAM G.SKILL 4GB DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Memory MODEL F2-8500CL5D-4GBPK
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231166

VIDEO CARD: EVGA 'GeForce 9800 GTX+' 512MB PCI Express 2.0x16 [512-P3-N871-AR]
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130339

SYSTEM DRIVE: Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS 320GB SATA 3.0Gb/s Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148140

2nd Drive IDE, Western Digital WD800JB 80GB IDE ATA100 Internal Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822144122

DVD Burner: SAMSUNG 20X Model TS-H653N
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827151179

END of Computer Parts Listing...

Steady Overclocked to 3.20 GHz right now.

PLEASE, I Need to know the settings below in the BIOS to change to OC the computer even more than I have.

If there is something missing from this TEMPLATE UD3P or added that doesn't exist then please tell me about

it, thanks.


******* START: GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P BIOS TEMPLATE*************
Robust Graphics Booster...................[ Auto ]
CPU Clock Ratio...........................[ 8 x ]
Fine CPU Clock Ratio......................[ + .0 ]
CPU Frequency 4.00GHz.....................[ 400 x 8.0 ] = 3.2 GHz

******Clock Chip Control******
CPU Host Clock Control....................[ Enabled ]
CPU Host Frequency (Mhz)..................[ 400 ]<----I CHANGED THIS ONE
PCI Express Frequency (Mhz)...............[ 100]<----I CHANGED THIS ONE
C.I.A 2 [Disabled]

******Advanced Clock Control******
CPU Clock Drive.........................[800mV]
PCI Express Clock Drive.................[900mV]
CPU Clock Skew..........................[0ps]
MCH Clock Skew..........................[0ps]

******DRAM Performance Control******
Performance Enhance....................[ Standard ]
MCH Frequency Latch....................[ 400 ]<----I CHANGED THIS ONE
System Memory Multipler................[ 2.00D ]<----I CHANGED THIS ONE
Memory Frequency 1066..................[ 1066 ]<----I CHANGED THIS ONE
DRAM Timing Selectable.................[ MANUAL ]<----I CHANGED THIS ONE

CAS Latency Time...........................[ 5 ]<----I CHANGED THIS ONE
tRCD.......................................[ 5 ]<----I CHANGED THIS ONE
tRP........................................[ 5 ]<----I CHANGED THIS ONE
tRAS.......................................[ 15 ]<----I CHANGED THIS ONE

******Motherboard Voltage Control******
Load-Line Calibration........................[ Enabled]<----I CHANGED THIS ONE
CPU Vcore [ 1.1625 ].................[ 1.3 v ]<----I CHANGED THIS ONE
CPU Termination [ 1.20 ]................[DEFAULT, LEFT ALONE]
CPU PLL [ 1.50 ]................[DEFAULT, LEFT ALONE]
CPU Reference [ 0.760 ]................[DEFAULT, LEFT ALONE]

MCH Core [ 1.100 ]...................[DEFAULT, LEFT ALONE]
MCH Reference [ 0.760 ]...................[DEFAULT, LEFT ALONE]
MCH/DRAM Reference [ 0.900 ]..................[DEFAULT, LEFT ALONE]
ICH I/O [ 1.500 ]...................[DEFAULT, LEFT ALONE]
ICH Core [ 1.100 ]...................[DEFAULT, LEFT ALONE]

DRAM Voltage [ 1.800v]...................[2.100v]<---I CHANGED THIS ONE HERE
DRAM Termination [0.900v]....................[Auto][DEFAULT, LEFT ALONE]
Channel A Reference [0.900v].................[Auto][DEFAULT, LEFT ALONE]
Channel B Reference [0.900v].................[Auto][DEFAULT, LEFT ALONE]

*******END OF GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P BIOS TEMPLATE ***********

If the contents of this posting was inapropriate or was posted to the wrong furum please let me know and if

possible MOVE this post to the more appropriate forum, and if possible inform me of this messages new Home.

Thanks to all, especially you hardcore overclocking gurus I read about all the time.

thanks to everyone else too.

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mothergoose729

Overclocking is not terribly complicated. Raise the FSB, raise the voltage, watch temperatures, and hope for the best. If you want to try and edge to the v core down a tad you can try giving the CPU a little CPU PLL, and bumping down the FSB down 7 or 8 points, and see where that gets you. A clock speed of 3.15ghz might allow you to decrease your v core buy more then .05 volts. The same could work in reverse, you might be able to budge up the FSB a tad and still maintain stability.

You can raise the v core up to as much as 1.365 according to intel specs, and 1.4 is fine if your temps are good. Doing so might get you as high as 3.6ghz, maybe even more. I would say what you have is a fine balance between speed and temps.

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scaby

hey phobia try this if you want 3.6ghz
been running these settings for days stable
just keep your temps down and youll be ok


IntelBurnTest- PASS
OCCT- PASS
Prime95- PASS


Stable 450x8:

MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)
Robust Graphics Booster ...............: Auto
CPU Clock Ratio ..........................:8
Fine CPU Clock Ratio.....................:.+0.0
CPU Frequency ...........................:3.60GHz(450x8)


Clock Chip Control
Standard Clock Control
CPU Host Clock Control..................: [Enabled]
CPU Host Frequency (Mhz) ............: 450
PCI Express Frequency (Mhz) .........: 100

C.I.A.2 .................................:[Disabled]



DRAM Performance Control
Performance Enhance...................: STANDARD
Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P.).....: Auto
(G)MCH Frequency Latch...............: Auto
System Memory Multiplier ..............: 2.00D
Memory Frequency (Mhz) ..............: 900
DRAM Timing Selectable ................: Manual

Standard Timing Control
CAS Latency Time........................5
tRCD ...................................5
tRP'....................................5
tRAS....................................15



Motherboard Voltage Control
CPU
Load-Line Calibration..................:Enabled
CPU Vcore................1.21250V.........:1.35000V
CPU Termination….........1.200V...........:1.300V
CPU PLL..................1.500V...........:Auto
CPU Reference............0.760V...........:Auto


MCH/ICH
MCH Core.............1.100V............:1.240V
MCH Reference........0.760V............:Auto
MCH/DRAM Ref.........0.900V............:Auto
ICH I/O..............1.500V............:Auto
ICH Core.............1.100V............:Auto

DRAM
DRAM Voltage...........1.800V.............:2.100V
DRAM Termination.......0.900V.............:Auto
Channel A Reference....0.900V.............:Auto
Channel B Reference....0.900V.............:Auto

weatherphobia

scaby, I will try that TEMPLATE in a little while and report back my results.

Thanks to you and everyone who is helping me out.

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In 1991 I had a train wreck. The train was going super fast and I looked out and started seeing railroad workers jumping off the train. Suddenly the train derailed and went into a cave that was too small. Soon-after Doctors informed me I was Clinically Psychotic and that no cure exists. I struggle hourly with Psychotic episodes. Thank you for reading this and tell it to to everyone you can so that Train Derailment Syndrome TDS may one day be cured.

weatherphobia

TRIED THAT TEMPLATE...

It caused wild HIGHT cpu temps nearing 66C..seems dangerous.

Could someone suggest a OV template that would be 3.2 - 3.5 GHZ without effecting heat??

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In 1991 I had a train wreck. The train was going super fast and I looked out and started seeing railroad workers jumping off the train. Suddenly the train derailed and went into a cave that was too small. Soon-after Doctors informed me I was Clinically Psychotic and that no cure exists. I struggle hourly with Psychotic episodes. Thank you for reading this and tell it to to everyone you can so that Train Derailment Syndrome TDS may one day be cured.

Livinstrong

The problem is that you don't have a very good CPU cooler when it comes to overclocking quad cores. If your CPU only reaches 66*C during testing, you don't have to worry. When you are playing games at these settings I'm sure that your system will only reach a tops of 60*C.

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mothergoose729

66C is high, but if it tops out at that it won't kill it. The freezer pro just doesn't fend off heat as well as better, bigger coolers. I would consider something like a scythic mutegen or a Xigamteck Dark Night if you want to see that chips potential.

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scaby

yea man 66c is pretty high but if its on load that seems ok
whats your idle?

On the safe side you should upgrade that cpu cooler something like Thermalright TRUE or Prolimatech Megahalems are top rated


Stable?? 438x8:


MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)
Robust Graphics Booster ...............: Auto
CPU Clock Ratio ..........................:8
Fine CPU Clock Ratio.....................:.+0.0
CPU Frequency ...........................:3.50GHz(438x8)


Clock Chip Control
Standard Clock Control
CPU Host Clock Control..................: [Enabled]
CPU Host Frequency (Mhz) ............: 438
PCI Express Frequency (Mhz) .........: 100

C.I.A.2 .................................:[Disabled]



DRAM Performance Control
Performance Enhance...................: STANDARD
Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P.).....: Auto
(G)MCH Frequency Latch...............: Auto
System Memory Multiplier ..............: 2.40B
Memory Frequency (Mhz) ..............: 1020MHz
DRAM Timing Selectable ................: Manual

Standard Timing Control
CAS Latency Time........................5
tRCD ...................................5
tRP'....................................5
tRAS....................................15



Motherboard Voltage Control
CPU
Load-Line Calibration..................:Enabled
CPU Vcore................1.21250V.........:1.27500V
CPU Termination….........1.200V...........:Auto [or try 1.240V]
CPU PLL..................1.500V...........:Auto
CPU Reference............0.760V...........:Auto


MCH/ICH
MCH Core.............1.100V............:Auto [or try 1.240V]
MCH Reference........0.760V............:Auto
MCH/DRAM Ref.........0.900V............:Auto
ICH I/O..............1.500V............:Auto
ICH Core.............1.100V............:Auto

DRAM
DRAM Voltage...........1.800V.............:2.100V
DRAM Termination.......0.900V.............:Auto
Channel A Reference....0.900V.............:Auto
Channel B Reference....0.900V.............:Auto

Quite cant remember if these settings are stable, they should be but other than you might get similar temps as 3.60 but give it a shot if you want

weatherphobia

I was not ever under the impression that the ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro 92mm Cooler was inadequate for cooling the quad Q9400 cpu.

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In 1991 I had a train wreck. The train was going super fast and I looked out and started seeing railroad workers jumping off the train. Suddenly the train derailed and went into a cave that was too small. Soon-after Doctors informed me I was Clinically Psychotic and that no cure exists. I struggle hourly with Psychotic episodes. Thank you for reading this and tell it to to everyone you can so that Train Derailment Syndrome TDS may one day be cured.

mothergoose729

Ok, well then I will spell it out for you, it is inadequate. I personally know of several people with quad cores and that cooler, and it doesn't perform well with quads. It isn't enough to push that CPU to the limit.

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