Need Help with Overclocking CPU!

xXxBREAKERxXx · Mar 17, 2011, 06:48 PM

Hi again

Can some one show BIOS setting for Stable OC i7-870 (pictures would be nice)
Searched in Google. And did not find much info about it.
Found couple in Youtube but all blocked for my country! (youtube s*cks)
Searching for Stable 3.8 - 4.0 Ghz 24/7

And 1 more thing. Which thermal paste is better Noctua's or ShinEtsu g751 (only for peoples who tryed them both).
Intel® Core i7-870 "Lynnfield"
Motherboard: Asus Maximus III Formula
Cooling: Noctua NH-D14
Memory: PDP PATRIOT Viper 9-10-9 27
Video Card: ASUS 6990
Hard Disk: WD Caviar Black WD6402AAEX - 640GB
CRT/LCD Model: LG w2343T
Case: Big Blue Tower (from the bin)(waiting for some repaint)
Sound Card: SupremeFX X-Fi
PSU: Be Quiet Dark Power Pro P9 750W

erocker · Mar 17, 2011, 06:49 PM

What may be stable for one system will not be stable for another. Read an i7 overclocking tutorial, do stress testing and find what your CPU will do.

xXxBREAKERxXx · Mar 17, 2011, 06:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by erocker

What may be stable for one system will not be stable for another. Read an i7 overclocking tutorial, do stress testing and find what your CPU will do.

Actualy im asking Forum Overclockers to show me theyr stable setting for i7-870 or to tell me what they used for it. Thanks

Undead46 · Mar 17, 2011, 09:33 PM

Well it's purposeless to ask, because what some overclocks have, may completely differ from you.

I can suggest trying a 1.3Vcore and a 21x190(3.99GHz) or 22x180(3.96GHz) or 21x200(4.2GHz) multiplier.
Then adjust from there...

Krony · Mar 18, 2011, 12:04 AM

As mentioned above, every chip is different, u need to build up slowely testing along the way to get a real feel for what ur chip can do.

dvijaydev46 · Mar 19, 2011, 05:15 AM

If you want to OC, you shouldn't rush. Learn to to overclock - there are many resources for that. Always overclock in increments. As others have said, each piece of hardware is different and what works for others may not work for you. Finally, once overclocked, thoroughly stress test the CPU to make sure it is stable.

rickss69 · Mar 19, 2011, 05:39 AM

xXxBREAKERxXx · Mar 19, 2011, 01:17 PM

@rickss69
Tnx ill try those option.

But right now im pretty much Fu*ked. After 4 hours Wiring/Connecting the parts i didnt expected that Stupid Motherboard (or i am stupid

) only supports SATA DvD RoM. And after i bought DVD RoM i saw that my Monitor dont have DVI-D connector...(Used D-SUB always). Right now im waiting my parents to return my car so i can go and buy DVI connetor.

Anyway, on motherboard instruction say's that after switching ON PSU Supply *start button* should blink 3 times. But it's not blinking is there a problem with Motherboard ?

slyfox2151 · Mar 19, 2011, 01:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xXxBREAKERxXx

@rickss69
Tnx ill try those option.

But right now im pretty much Fu*ked. After 4 hours Wiring/Connecting the parts i didnt expected that Stupid Motherboard (or i am stupid

) only supports SATA DvD RoM. And after i bought DVD RoM i saw that my Monitor dont have DVI-D connector...(Used D-SUB always). Right now im waiting my parents to return my car so i can go and buy DVI connetor.

Anyway, on motherboard instruction say's that after switching ON PSU Supply *start button* should blink 3 times. But it's not blinking is there a problem with Motherboard ?

your going to kill your hardware very fast if you dont start reading and following what the other users on this forum have already told you about overclocking.

xXxBREAKERxXx · Mar 19, 2011, 01:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by slyfox2151

your going to kill your hardware very fast if you dont start reading and following what the other users on this forum have already told you about overclocking.

i uderstood. Step by Step. Little by Little. That is the idea of OC and that why not much ppls are doing it.

Ty

xXxBREAKERxXx · Mar 19, 2011, 09:43 PM

Ok tell me is that a good or bad options and stress test i made for 10 minutes. (how much is a normal time for stress test) Please explain me if i did wrong somewhere. + I buyed very bad HDD by WD 640 not showing about 40 Giga's and have scratching noise (had expirience with my first Pc and this noise). My opinion that i can't go Higher then that

Doing 1 hour stress test right now.

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xXxBREAKERxXx · Mar 20, 2011, 01:54 PM

One problem appeared when i returned to Default bios setting. CPU clocks are jumping down and up.
Can someone say what causing this. Jumping from 1.5ghz to 2.93 but not keeping stable 2.93. And when again i put clocks manualy (not auto) they stay stable. Is that normal thing ?

rickss69 · Mar 20, 2011, 02:13 PM

That is most likely Speedstep and/or C1E kicking in...only clocks up when there is a load present.

xXxBREAKERxXx · Mar 20, 2011, 02:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rickss69

That is most likely Speedstep and/or C1E kicking in...only clocks up when there is a load present.

so there is no problem ?

JrRacinFan · Mar 20, 2011, 02:49 PM

Key in your CPU voltage directly. to 1.32v. Also, looks fine from what I can see. Enjoy! Basically, you want to try and key everything out of auto by setting manually. May want to enable LLC as well, it's there to help a little might as well make sure it's on.

xXxBREAKERxXx · Mar 20, 2011, 03:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JrRacinFan

Key in your CPU voltage directly. to 1.32v. Also, looks fine from what I can see. Enjoy! Basically, you want to try and key everything out of auto by setting manually. May want to enable LLC as well, it's there to help a little might as well make sure it's on.

Right now im doing Prime95 (4 hours already and keeping on) Highest temps 75*c (C1) 73 (c2) 69 (c3) 73 (c4) [im guessing that i need to re-apply the TIM)
Bus Freq: 155.6 (x24)
CPU Freq: 3732.9
Vcore: 1.30

P.S. I really appreciate all help which i get from TPU users. Thank you all

LDNL · Mar 20, 2011, 03:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xXxBREAKERxXx

Right now im doing Prime95 (4 hours already and keeping on) Highest temps 75*c (C1) 73 (c2) 69 (c3) 73 (c4) [im guessing that i need to re-apply the TIM)
Bus Freq: 155.6 (x24)
CPU Freq: 3732.9
Vcore: 1.30

P.S. I really appreciate all help which i get from TPU users. Thank you all

Sounds about right. Try lowering the vcore to 1.29, then to 1.28 and so on until you start getting instability.

xXxBREAKERxXx · Mar 20, 2011, 05:36 PM

Doing at 1.28 Vcore Fine for now. Everything Passed (2 hours test and keep going)

Mar 17, 2011, 06:48 PM	#1
xXxBREAKERxXx Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 106 (0.13/day) Thanks: 30 Thanked 9 Times in 8 Posts System Specs	Need Help with Overclocking CPU! Hi again Can some one show BIOS setting for Stable OC i7-870 (pictures would be nice) Searched in Google. And did not find much info about it. Found couple in Youtube but all blocked for my country! (youtube scks) Searching for Stable 3.8 - 4.0 Ghz 24/7* And 1 more thing. Which thermal paste is better Noctua's or ShinEtsu g751 (only for peoples who tryed them both). Intel® Core i7-870 "Lynnfield" Motherboard: Asus Maximus III Formula Cooling: Noctua NH-D14 Memory: PDP PATRIOT Viper 9-10-9 27 Video Card: ASUS 6990 Hard Disk: WD Caviar Black WD6402AAEX - 640GB CRT/LCD Model: LG w2343T Case: Big Blue Tower (from the bin)(waiting for some repaint) Sound Card: SupremeFX X-Fi PSU: Be Quiet Dark Power Pro P9 750W

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Video Card:	ASUS 6990 // ASUS MATRIX GTX 580SLI
Hard Disk:	WD Caviar Black WD6402AAEX - 640GB // SSD 120 GB Vertex II
Optical Drive:	LG
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Mar 17, 2011, 06:49 PM	#2
erocker Senior Moderator Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Milwaukee, WI. Posts: 31,944 (12.77/day) Thanks: 2,793 Thanked 12,310 Times in 7,827 Posts System Specs	What may be stable for one system will not be stable for another. Read an i7 overclocking tutorial, do stress testing and find what your CPU will do.

Mar 17, 2011, 09:33 PM	#4
Undead46 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: USA, Texas Posts: 254 (0.31/day) Thanks: 24 Thanked 24 Times in 23 Posts System Specs	Well it's purposeless to ask, because what some overclocks have, may completely differ from you. I can suggest trying a 1.3Vcore and a 21x190(3.99GHz) or 22x180(3.96GHz) or 21x200(4.2GHz) multiplier. Then adjust from there...

Mar 18, 2011, 12:04 AM	#5
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Mar 19, 2011, 05:15 AM	#6
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Mar 19, 2011, 01:17 PM	#8
xXxBREAKERxXx Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 106 (0.13/day) Thanks: 30 Thanked 9 Times in 8 Posts System Specs	@rickss69 Tnx ill try those option. But right now im pretty much Fuked. After 4 hours Wiring/Connecting the parts i didnt expected that Stupid Motherboard (or i am stupid ) only supports SATA DvD RoM. And after i bought DVD RoM i saw that my Monitor dont have DVI-D connector...(Used D-SUB always). Right now im waiting my parents to return my car so i can go and buy DVI connetor. Anyway, on motherboard instruction say's that after switching ON PSU Supply start button* should blink 3 times. But it's not blinking is there a problem with Motherboard ?

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Mar 19, 2011, 09:43 PM	#11
xXxBREAKERxXx Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 106 (0.13/day) Thanks: 30 Thanked 9 Times in 8 Posts System Specs	Ok tell me is that a good or bad options and stress test i made for 10 minutes. (how much is a normal time for stress test) Please explain me if i did wrong somewhere. + I buyed very bad HDD by WD 640 not showing about 40 Giga's and have scratching noise (had expirience with my first Pc and this noise). My opinion that i can't go Higher then that Doing 1 hour stress test right now. Uploaded with ImageShack.us Uploaded with ImageShack.us Uploaded with ImageShack.us Uploaded with ImageShack.us Uploaded with ImageShack.us My Build Uploaded with ImageShack.us

Mar 20, 2011, 01:54 PM	#12
xXxBREAKERxXx Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 106 (0.13/day) Thanks: 30 Thanked 9 Times in 8 Posts System Specs	One problem appeared when i returned to Default bios setting. CPU clocks are jumping down and up. Can someone say what causing this. Jumping from 1.5ghz to 2.93 but not keeping stable 2.93. And when again i put clocks manualy (not auto) they stay stable. Is that normal thing ?

Mar 20, 2011, 02:13 PM	#13
rickss69 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Rockvale TN (Not Australia) Posts: 2,335 (1.70/day) Thanks: 545 Thanked 613 Times in 480 Posts System Specs	That is most likely Speedstep and/or C1E kicking in...only clocks up when there is a load present. __________________

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Mar 20, 2011, 05:36 PM	#18
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