my buddy has a asrock x58 and he prefers it over his evga tri sli, so it has to be good id imagine
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Intel i7-920 (D0) on ASRock X58 Extreme
Hey Experienced Computer Overclockers!
Ok, So I am admitting it up front, I am a complete noob.
I am upgrading this Christmas from a Pentium 4 3.2ghz (with HT) to a brand new i7-920 on a ASRock X58 Extreme. I already have all the parts listed in my system description - my wife is just making me wait till Christmas to open the boxes
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The reason I am starting this new thread is to get some pointers on how to overclock my i7-920 on the ASRock board. Specifically, I would love some screen shots of the bios on what settings have worked for you.
I know that my board comes with some handy EZ overclock tools - but I also know those settings usually take the voltage out of spec. My goal is to keep the processor and ram in spec while achieving a stable overclock between 3.2ghz - 4.2ghz.
So here is a run down of some of my basic components:
i7-920 (D0)
ASRock X58 Extreme (I plan on flashing the BIOS to 1.6 - but i'd appreciate any pointers on any version of the BIOS)
6GB DDR3 1600 (PC12800) Crucial Ballistix Ram - Stock stepping 8-8-8-24 1.65v
I have pretty much read everything available about the i7-920 and the ASRock X58 Extreme. I have a good understanding of how the processor works and have a basic understanding of the BIOS on the motherboard. So feel free to use all your overclocking jargon and I will ask if I don't understand.
Thanks!
Ok, So I am admitting it up front, I am a complete noob.
I am upgrading this Christmas from a Pentium 4 3.2ghz (with HT) to a brand new i7-920 on a ASRock X58 Extreme. I already have all the parts listed in my system description - my wife is just making me wait till Christmas to open the boxes
The reason I am starting this new thread is to get some pointers on how to overclock my i7-920 on the ASRock board. Specifically, I would love some screen shots of the bios on what settings have worked for you.
I know that my board comes with some handy EZ overclock tools - but I also know those settings usually take the voltage out of spec. My goal is to keep the processor and ram in spec while achieving a stable overclock between 3.2ghz - 4.2ghz.
So here is a run down of some of my basic components:
i7-920 (D0)
ASRock X58 Extreme (I plan on flashing the BIOS to 1.6 - but i'd appreciate any pointers on any version of the BIOS)
6GB DDR3 1600 (PC12800) Crucial Ballistix Ram - Stock stepping 8-8-8-24 1.65v
I have pretty much read everything available about the i7-920 and the ASRock X58 Extreme. I have a good understanding of how the processor works and have a basic understanding of the BIOS on the motherboard. So feel free to use all your overclocking jargon and I will ask if I don't understand.
Thanks!
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So am I!
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But here's what I did to get to 3.6 GHz (copy-pasted from my post at HardOCP):
1. Choose EZ OC Setting 3.60 GHz. This automatically sets the BCLK to 180 MHz and PCIE frequency to 100 MHz. Also sets DRAM frequency to 540 MHz (DDR3 1080 MHz, up from the default 1066).
2. Set uncore frequency to 2160 MHz (twice the DRAM frequency [1080]).
3. Set CPU voltage (VCore) to 1.25 V. (up from the default 1.2V)
4. Set DRAM voltage to 1.639 V. (My RAM is rated at 1.65 V, and the default was much lower for some reason.)
5. Set VTT (uncore voltage) to 1.34 V.
6. Set PLL voltage to 1.88 V.
And that was about it. Ran Prime95 blend test for 7 hours or so with no problems. I could probably set some of the voltages a bit lower; I haven't had time to really tweak them. Seems to be doing well, though.
Hopefully I'll get around to water-cooling the thing at some point, and I can try to go higher, just for fun.
Hope that helps!
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As for the voltages, yeah, that was a problem. According to the processor specs, VTT shouldn't exceed 1.35V, and PLL voltage shouldn't exceed 1.89V. I had to manually adjust them down to the values above.
-Will
Originally Posted by Spendous Ok, So I am admitting it up front, I am a complete noob. |
1. Choose EZ OC Setting 3.60 GHz. This automatically sets the BCLK to 180 MHz and PCIE frequency to 100 MHz. Also sets DRAM frequency to 540 MHz (DDR3 1080 MHz, up from the default 1066).
2. Set uncore frequency to 2160 MHz (twice the DRAM frequency [1080]).
3. Set CPU voltage (VCore) to 1.25 V. (up from the default 1.2V)
4. Set DRAM voltage to 1.639 V. (My RAM is rated at 1.65 V, and the default was much lower for some reason.)
5. Set VTT (uncore voltage) to 1.34 V.
6. Set PLL voltage to 1.88 V.
And that was about it. Ran Prime95 blend test for 7 hours or so with no problems. I could probably set some of the voltages a bit lower; I haven't had time to really tweak them. Seems to be doing well, though.
Hopefully I'll get around to water-cooling the thing at some point, and I can try to go higher, just for fun.
Hope that helps!
-Will
Good luck! Let us know how it works out.
DEFINITELY gotta test that stuff out!
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-Will
DEFINITELY gotta test that stuff out!
-Will
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Alright!
I have the system up and running on Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit. I pretty much spent last night in awe at the speed of this new system. After gaming till about 3 in the morning I fell asleep in sweaty lethargic delight.
So tomorrow during the day I should have more time to mess with the settings. In the meantime I have a question. I ran CPUZ on the processor and it is reading that my clock is only at 1600Mhz. I haven't quite figured out how to post a picture on this form yet
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but i have a screen shot.
Anyhow any pointers on how to at least get it to stock settings would be great.
Have to head to work.
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I have the system up and running on Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit. I pretty much spent last night in awe at the speed of this new system. After gaming till about 3 in the morning I fell asleep in sweaty lethargic delight.
So tomorrow during the day I should have more time to mess with the settings. In the meantime I have a question. I ran CPUZ on the processor and it is reading that my clock is only at 1600Mhz. I haven't quite figured out how to post a picture on this form yet
Anyhow any pointers on how to at least get it to stock settings would be great.
Have to head to work.
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Yeah I kinda am new to this. I tried deleting the previous post but I am not sure how to delete a post.
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This is my first forum
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Originally Posted by Dpak They're both the same link spendous. |
This is my first forum
Alright. It has been a couple of days. I finally have my system put together and am ready to run some tests.
I thought I would share some pictures of build first.
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And here are my stock Temps and CPU-ID
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Ok so I am ready to give overclocking a go. Should have some results soon.
I thought I would share some pictures of build first.
And here are my stock Temps and CPU-ID
Ok so I am ready to give overclocking a go. Should have some results soon.
Good stuff! Go crank 'er up!
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noobs rock! (cause I am one too)
Ok so I used the diagram from the ASRock X58 Extreme manual to make this diagram for the Antec 300 panel header
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and here is a picture of my wiring
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You will notice on the 3pin Power LED wire that the green and black wire are switched. I used a mini screw driver to gently pull the wires from their black header and switched them. I like having the brighter LED be the power (on top) and the less intense LED be the hard drive (on bottom)
Let me know if you need anything else. I admit that it took me several days to figure this out myself.
Originally Posted by cmcclrkn Noob to building and overclocking. I got the same setup for christmas and was wondering how these were connected in the antec 300 with the power led and power sw connected at the top there is only 4 pins at the top and there are 5 holes for the connections? Could you take and post a picture of how you connected these to the system panel header as well as the reset sw and hdd led? I would greatly appreciate or just a simply ordering from top left to bottom right thanks! |
Ok so I used the diagram from the ASRock X58 Extreme manual to make this diagram for the Antec 300 panel header
and here is a picture of my wiring
You will notice on the 3pin Power LED wire that the green and black wire are switched. I used a mini screw driver to gently pull the wires from their black header and switched them. I like having the brighter LED be the power (on top) and the less intense LED be the hard drive (on bottom)
Let me know if you need anything else. I admit that it took me several days to figure this out myself.
I have still been messing around with my new build and haven't gotten around to overclocking yet.
I decided to upgrade my power supply and try another 5770 in crossfire.
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Hopefully I will get a chance to overclock over Christmas break.
I decided to upgrade my power supply and try another 5770 in crossfire.
Hopefully I will get a chance to overclock over Christmas break.
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