Best programme for overclocking i7 2006k

ET6 (OS based) will allow you to overclock the BCLK. As far as I know ET6 still does not allow multiplier overclocking. For ET6 to work with the BCLK you will need to have the Intel management driver installed. Now SandyBridge is multiplier overclocked not BCLK so you will need to BIOS overclock.

That post does look familiar to me. :)

Lets start at the very first step. And just take it from there.

What cooler are you using?
What is the purpose of your overclock? Now what I mean by this is, are you looking for a one off shot at the 5GHz thread or are you looking for a 24/7 overclock?

I will check back in a little while.
 
Hi,

I am looking to run my system 24/7 , probably about 4.5ghz, do you think this would be ok for 24/7 stability ?

I do a lot of encoding movies and I am looking for a boost to my cpu, as this will give you the best results and drop my encoding times down.

I am going to us the Prolimatech Megahalems Rev B CPU Cooler with one Akasa AK-FN059 120mm Ultra Quiet Viper Cool Fan.

Gigabyte P67A-UD4-B3 motherboard and 2x4GB ripjaw memory.

I am just getting prepared, so when my system arrives I can just get on with my overclocking.
 
4.5GHz no problem at all for 24/7.

Here is what you do.

In your on the main oveclock page.

Memory - Profile 1
Multiplier - 45
Leave all voltage Auto

Boot to OS.

Then check for stability.

Run your normal application and a typical length encoding file to check for stability. There are applications that test stability but I recommend using the application that you use for your encoding for a real world stability test. I just do not have much faith in them to translate into the real world.

While you are running your encoding application log your temps using your favourite monitoring program. I find the CPUID HWmonitor does a good job and it is freeware.

If you wish to optimise your voltages then you can do so at your own leisure. But at 45x multi auto will be just fine. If you do have a freeze or a BSOD then go into your bios voltages section and enable LLC1 (Load Level Calibration 1) but I do not think it will be needed.
 
Thanks once again for the help 1day, you are turning into my mentor now I think, lol.

When you enable LLC1 (Load Level Calibration 1) does this just help the voltage to settle if you require this option ?

Thanks again and will check back later.
 
It is half time. :) So not an issue.

The likelihood that you would need LLC1 is very very slight. But here is a bit of back ground.

What it does is counter the volt droop that is present in the Intel CPU architecture. So when your CPU is under load the voltages are upped slightly automatically.

LLC1 is suitable for 24/7 in a reasonably intensive environment. I do not recommend LLC2 except in the short term or for bursts such as benching.
 
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