i7 920 @ 3.2 on EVGA X58 3x SLI

[Yaboze]

I'm kind of a OC n00b but I heard this is the first easiest clock to hit, by doing 20*160, as opposed 133. The thing is all these other Q settings and voltages. :headexplode:

Can you pretty much just hit 3.2 (my first attempt) by just setting it to 160? Or are there other things to worry about.

This is a i7 920 D0 retail box I got from Microcenter today for $199. :D

[Mr Bigman]

You should be fine shaw.

Those DO series ones go above 4oc like that no ceral either.

[methimpikehoses]

You might be able to get to 3.6 w/o messing with the voltages too much. Several quick guides are at evga.com.

http://www.evga.com/forums/tt.aspx?forumid=4

[Logical]

You might be able to get to 3.6 w/o messing with the voltages too much. Several quick guides are at evga.com.

http://www.evga.com/forums/tt.aspx?forumid=4

Yeah 3.6 is an awesome 24/7 overclock. Mine idles at 27c and loads at 65c after hours of prime95, i have a push n pull on my TRUE120 with Akasa Apache 120mm fans.

I have most of my voltages on auto but for my other OC profiles 3.8 and 4.0 i have manually adjusted the voltages for stability and temps are a little higher 5c on the 3.8 oc and 10c on the 4.0 oc. The voltage regulator also takes a 10c hit with the 4.0 oc taking it to 85c under stress load. For this reason i keep the 4.0 OC only for benchmarking purposes.

[Mr Bigman]

It frickin smells like farts up in here don't know why.

Good ocing requires solid vcores all around the board from ram to the nb tot he oc to the ram.