Asus P8P67 Evo made for overclocking.. but where to start

alitech · 10 Apr 2011 at 01:53

So I just treated myself with a new DIY HTPC / Gaming machine. This is my first time. Its all assemled and works beautifully.

The highlights

Asus P8P67 Evo mobo
Core i7 3.4 Ghz Sandy Bridge unlocked
16 GB Corsair Vengeance
120GB OCZ Vertex 3 SSD (550mb read 500mb write)
Noctua CPU Cooler / heatsink
600w Cooler master hard disk
1GB Radeon 5750 Sapphire

I would like to learn everything. I can see that the mobo has its own auto tuning / overclocking feature that came with mobo software suite, skeptical about using it. I also wanted to know if this or any other motherboards are overclocking on demand?

Any help is much appreciated

alitech · 10 Apr 2011 at 01:56

On another note, since I have set this all up and installed windows ultimate editions with all the latest drivers etc, it is shutting down randomly on its own. It doesnt happen when I am around though. I turn it back on and it says windows was not shut down properluy and if i wanted to go into safe mode. This is all new hardware that I have put in place myself. Any pointers at what might be causing this?

I usually leave the computer on 24/7

alitech · 10 Apr 2011 at 01:57

oh yes, a couple of more items I forgot to mention.

2x2TB seagate baracuda SATA 3, 6GBPS drives on raid 0
Sound blaster X-Fi Extreme

BioVirus87 · 10 Apr 2011 at 08:12

@alitech give this a thread a very good read then if you get stuck come back and ask some questions

http://www.clunk.org.uk/forums/overclocking/39184-p67-sandy-bridge-overclocking-guide-beginners.html

just some pointers this is all i changed in my bios for a 4.7 stable oc

Ai Overclock Tuner - Manual
BCLK/PEG Frequency - 100

By All Cores (Can Adjust In OS)

Turbo Ratio – 47
Internal PLL Overvoltage - Enabled

Memory Frequency – 1600MHz

Load-line Calibration - Ultra High
Phase Control = Extreme
Duty Control = Extreme

CAS Latency - 8
RAS to CAS Delay - 8
RAS Pre Time - 8
RAS ACT Time - 24
DRAM Command Mode - 1T

CPU Voltage - Manual Mode
CPU Manual Voltage - 1.35v

DRAM Voltage - 1.5v

VCCSA Voltage - 0.9v
VCCIO Voltage - 1.0v