Core i7 Overclocking thread

[nekrosoft13]

Originally Posted by methimpikehoses

How'd it go, nekro?

i think my hypothesis is true, so far perfectly stable, right now at 3.8ghz, will stay there, 4.0 needs a bit more juice then i would like.

tomorrow i might pick up x-fi prelude, i wanted to pick-up the new Auzentech x-fi forte pci-e. but if i ever go sli, i won't have any pci-e slots free.

I use one pci-e for video card now, and second esata 2-port card. so will have to stick to pci sound cards.

x-fi predule will confirm if my current x-fi is faulty, or pci bus on the x58 is faulty.

Originally Posted by Thunderbolt56

Yeah, and how does that onboard sound compare in games?

it sound rather dull, volume is lower.

[Logical]

I hate the onboard sound on my X58, when i have the realtek drivers installed i have to 'mute' the 'pc bleep' in sound properties or i get severe interference at the highest volume levels.

[nekrosoft13]

i bought a xonar d2 today, didn't went very well. hour later card was back in store.

story will continue tomorrow

[wysiwyg]

hi could i have help overclocking my new i7 920 which i have just installed

max i want to go is 3.6 Ghz

not sure how to do it, i could overclock my Q6600 fine but not sure how to on the 920.

Motherboard is a Gigabyte EX58-UD4P (with latest bios)
http://www.giga-byte.com/Products/Mo...ProductID=2986
(manual- http://www.giga-byte.com/Support/Mot...l&FileID=19034)

the CPU cooler i have is an Asus 88 triton with an extra 120MM fan (huge cooler / EDIT: CPU at stock clock = 27C idle )

also i am waiting for an Auzentech X-Fi Forte soundcard to arrive this week

[Logical]

Which RAM do you have ?

[wysiwyg]

Originally Posted by Logical

Which RAM do you have ?

i was on a tight budget so went for this memory=

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...-151-OC&tool=3

OCZ Gold 6GB DDR3 PC3-10666C9

- 1333MHz DDR3
- CL 9-9-9-20 (CAS-TRCD-TRP-TRAS)
- Gold Z3 XTC Heatspreader**
- 1.65 Volts

[wysiwyg]

i just installed gigabyte easytune

it lets me choose 3ghz or 3.20ghz with a click of a button
looks like it changes the BCLK? whatever that is

it also lets me change it manually

my screen captures of the app-








p.s. i changed the vcore to 1.35 earlier

[Logical]

I would go for 20x multiplier, 180 QPI (bclk) and a 2/8 Memory ratio this will give you 1440mhz ram. Try the timings on the RAM as they are at 1333mhz.

Im not too sure of the bios options for the Gigabyte board but ill download the manual and take a look.

[wysiwyg]

Originally Posted by Logical

I would go for 20x multiplier, 180 QPI (bclk) and a 2/8 Memory ratio this will give you 1440mhz ram. Try the timings on the RAM as they are at 1333mhz.

Im not too sure of the bios options for the Gigabyte board but ill download the manual and take a look.

that would be excellent, many thanks

atm i have set the middle automatic gigabyte OC to 3ghz option

seems stable, downloaded prime95 but cannot figure it out lol

[nekrosoft13]

use linx, quite a good program

just set ram size, how many times to run and let it rip

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...201670&page=14

but xtremesystems forum is down

grab it here
http://www.fileden.com/files/2008/12/29/2243633/LinX.7z

[wysiwyg]

thanks nekro, will try that

[wysiwyg]

this is my cooler

but had to take the extra fan on the left off to fit it all in the case