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Core i7 980X Overclocking And Feedback

the problem is everyone treats these 32nm chips like a 45nm chip and its completely different.

you have to be real careful on the voltages and know when to stop.

also, high mem clocks are damaging to the IMC. you cannot give the cpu too much VTT and thats what is needed for high memclocks. you need to run a slower uncore and keep mem under 1800mhz if possible.

dont listen to me though. i've only been running 32nm chips for 6 months now.

think of me what you will but give it a try. i bet you can get more OC out of your cpu by lowering both uncore and memspeed.
 
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Fitseries3 said:
the problem is everyone treats these 32nm chips like a 45nm chip and its completely different.

you have to be real careful on the voltages and know when to stop.

also, high mem clocks are damaging to the IMC. you cannot give the cpu too much VTT and thats what is needed for high memclocks. you need to run a slower uncore and keep mem under 1800mhz if possible.

dont listen to me though. i've only been running 32nm chips for 6 months now.

think of me what you will but give it a try. i bet you can get more OC out of your cpu by lowering both uncore and memspeed.
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With as much bandwisth as triple channel provides, I really see no reason for people to try for crazy clocks anyway. It isn't going to benefit you anywhere. I plan on running my ram at tight timings like CAS 6 and probably just around 1600, maybe 1700Mhz. I'd rather get more core clocks any day.

But, running single core killing a cpu is kinda crazy. Never would have expected that. Now I know what to do if I'm not satisfied with my cpu. lol.
 
So, finally got it running. How does this look for a potential 24/7 clock so far?

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What voltages are you guys using for similar settings? 67C good Linpack temps?

Throw out some pointers.
 
this is where im at for 24/7 just cpu loop GTX 480 rad

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didnt fine tune it just set it and ran OCCT all night
 
What are your other voltages DOM? You mind taking a look for me. I have no experience on 1366, and am flying blind here.
 
Wile E said:
What are your other voltages DOM? You mind taking a look for me. I have no experience on 1366, and am flying blind here.
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Post up your voltages and settings Wile and ill give you a hand.

Welcome to the club.
 
Wile E said:
What are your other voltages DOM? You mind taking a look for me. I have no experience on 1366, and am flying blind here.
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idk much also i just leave most volts on default settings for the MB and just used v-core and u-core volts

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I don't see uncore voltage in my bios anywhere. X58-UD5.

Any other names for it?
 
Wile E said:
I don't see uncore voltage in my bios anywhere. X58-UD5.

Any other names for it?
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Look for QPI/VTT. As a general rule I try to keep it within .025 of Vcore but don’t exceed 1.375.

CPU
Load Line Calibration .................
CPU Vcore ...............................
QPI/VTT Voltage 1.150v ............
CPU PLL 1.800v .......................

24/7 Clock
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DRAM
DRAM Voltage 1.500v ..............
 
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add me to the list of lucky ones who get to test this puppy to its limit :cool:

what i'm interested in is seeing if I can hit 5ghz.. assuming i'm actually not going to be running all 6 cores at full load all of the time (but stability under moderate load would still be nice).

i'm getting pretty close with my asus rampage extreme III but i seem to be stuck trying to get past 4.5ghz.. which seems odd to me considering the numbers being posted to hwbot..

any suggestions? i'm stable up to 210 bclock so i started ramping up the cpu mult with the bclock locked at 200, vtt at 1.375 and vcore @ 1.3875 and was surprised to not make it past 4.4ghz.. what should i try next?

memory was kept low.. 8x so 1600mhz and uncore was just 3200.
 
to get 5ghz your going to need some kind of sub zero cooling and more volts then what your using :roll:
 
rickss69 said:
Water yes, air not as probable. ;)
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i actually have a really beefy water setup with a 3x120mm radiator and 6 high-airflow fans in push/pull.. so i doubt it's that.. i think i just need some guidelines as to what i should expect to have to bump my voltages up to
 
Tamale said:
i actually have a really beefy water setup with a 3x120mm radiator and 6 high-airflow fans in push/pull.. so i doubt it's that.. i think i just need some guidelines as to what i should expect to have to bump my voltages up to
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Let me re-phrase that...you will need some really "cold" water plus the right settings. :)
 
Best bet is to go to the Hwbot and research the runs made in the benchmark you want to run. Just keep vtt low as the 980 hates it. Gotta run to work now..GL!
 
so your trying to get 5ghz for just a cpu-z or to bench ?

cuz that link to hwbot was just cpu-z which isnt going to load your cpu at all

and to bench @ 5ghz your not going to do it on water unless like rick said its going to have to be really cold

i used like 1.5v and 1.50 qpi/dram i think for a 5ghz 3dm06 run on my other asus mb havent used the ss phase on the r3e yet
 
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