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TPU's Core i7 Overclocking and Feedback

Paulieg said:
Yup, I'd like to see that too. Time for some screenshots Tom!



It is nice sometimes to have a basic template for what works for a decent overclock that posts. Even with i7's there is some consistency with mild and moderate overclocking settings.
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Mine are a little specific. The memory PWM frequency is tuned for micron chips. The VTT PWM is tuned for a low VTT chip, so if his chip behaves like mine then his VTT will be low for most OCs then hit at wall and it'll need to skyrocket to 1.45+V for any higher overclocks. Trust me that "template" I gave him is a very specific setting. Try it on yours :)
 
Thrackan said:
Damn! 86C! And on 3.8Ghz!

I'm so happy with my WC now :D
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and this is a very good air cooler aswell, the stock cooler reached those temps at 3.0ghz at auto settings for voltage, and it's not the 3.8 that has anything to do with its the 1.37v thats causing the heat.
 
Oh god i'm so glad!

I overclocked my Core i7 to 3,8Ghz after alot of testing / tweaking.

QPI x36
Uncore x16
Mem multiplier 6 (@ 7-7-7-20)
CPU voltage: 1.31 v
VTT voltage: 1.35 v

Running 100% stable!

Cinebench:
17983
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3DMark Vantage:
15640
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Super PI 1M (with HT on):
10,849
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OCCT:

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Btw in easy tune my cpu is listed as ''ES'' . I guess this is a bug right?

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Good show Mudkip! :D I'm glad to see you've gotten used to the internals of your bios.
 
These chips just beg for water cooling. On another note, the Super Talent DDR3 1333's (Micron D9JNM) I just bought are awesome. They are currently passing 6 hours of memtest at 1800 8-8-8-24 @1.55v. 8GB's for $118. This is on a DFI x58 board. We'll see how they like the Blood Rage in a few days.
 
You got luuuuckkkyyyy with those sticks Paulie. Grats :D
 
max temps i see at 4.3ghz with my xigy DK are in the mid 70s.

wtf is wrong with the noctua?

you using it without a fan?
 
trt740 said:
and this is a very good air cooler aswell, the stock cooler reached those temps at 3.0ghz at auto settings for voltage, and it's not the 3.8 that has anything to do with its the 1.37v thats causing the heat.
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True, just a speed increase doesn't do all that much to heat. Sure it adds a couple of degrees, but nothing compared to the heat dump increase by cranking up voltage.

+1, for insight :D
 
Fitseries3 said:
max temps i see at 4.3ghz with my xigy DK are in the mid 70s.

wtf is wrong with the noctua?

you using it without a fan?
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not a thing thats just how hot the chips run
 
you think i dont know how these work? i've had one since the 1st day they were released. you might try different TIM. or mabye a different CPU. that ones running real hot from what i see.
 
Tatty_One said:
Know of any particularily good models for the Gig? UD whatever 5?
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I have had the Extreme and have the UD4P and loved them both, but the UD4P is just the Extreme without the waterblock and extreme heatsink, plus a few sata ports, but the PWM is the same, so depending on what you are buying it for and how you intend to use it, IE: crossfire, SLI or lits of raid, that prob points you to the right board. All i can say is i am very impressed with the UD4P and picked it up used for a song and just love it.. :rockout:
 
my point is im running a single ultra kaze 133cfm fan at 60% and i can run 4.3ghz with lower temps. its just odd.
 
Fits, you running HT or not?
 
I've noticed an average of 6C increase from turbo and 10C from HT on air, tested on stock, 3.2 and 3.66.
Still need to push this baby past 4 without BSODing on prime...

Is there anyone with a Gigabyte board that pushed an i7 over 4Ghz, preferrably an EX58-UD3R, who wants to share some BIOS settings? I'm sure I missed something on my earlier air runs.
 
The truth is, I have no settings that passed prime for 12 hours that over 3.8GHz with HT on.
I can bench any kind of benchmarks at 4.2GHz with HT on, but it's impossible to run prime.

But I do have settings for HT off though.
 
Please share, I'd love to see if I'm missing something. I didn't have HT on for those beforementioned runs either, temps were too high for my comfort.
 
My vcore in bios is 1.3875v
cpu-z show 1.344v during stress testing

cpu qpi/vtt = 1.3v

baseclock = 200
turbo on, ht off
all energy saving features are off (included thermal monitor)

ddram = x6
uncore = x16
ioh core = 1.3

ich i/o = 1.6
ich core = 1.22v

I left all other settings to auto, I hope it would work on your setup.

EDIT: this is for 4.2GHz with HT off.
 
I don't think I ever touched the IOH/ICH voltages before... We Shall See.
 
SystemViper said:
I have had the Extreme and have the UD4P and loved them both, but the UD4P is just the Extreme without the waterblock and extreme heatsink, plus a few sata ports, but the PWM is the same, so depending on what you are buying it for and how you intend to use it, IE: crossfire, SLI or lits of raid, that prob points you to the right board. All i can say is i am very impressed with the UD4P and picked it up used for a song and just love it.. :rockout:
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Thanks, and thanks to Tom also, the UD4P sounds about what I would need, only use 3 SATA ports, that one Crossfire I gather? I am really lazy so am thinking about getting a water kit as it's quick and easy to install, not a crap one but obviousl;y it wont compete with mid - mid/high range custom setups, I am stuck between the more expensive Zalman resorator V2 or the swiftec H20 - 220, the one with the double Rad, both will perform better than the best air by a few degrees.

trouble is, I love this Q9650, I might keep it, upgrade my board to the gigabyte P45 Extreme and go water, that way I should get more outta her, not sure what to do yet, a Yorkie benching at 4.5gig would probably match an i7 at 4 - 4.1gig, not sure.
 
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