BIOS Settings for my i5 System

CrispyXUK

CrispyXUK

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Hi guys,

Been looking everywhere for a modern guide to BIOS settings but can't find anything that doesn't bang on about overclocking. could someone possible help me find out the correct settings for my system?

Corsair 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 1600MHz/PC3-12800 XMS3 i5 Memory Kit CL9(9-9-9-24) 1.65V
Intel i5 760 2.8GHz Socket 1156 8MB L3 Cache Retail Boxed Processor
Sapphire HD 5770 1GB GDDR5 Dual DVI HDMI DisplayPort HDCP PCI-E
Gigabyte GA-P55-UD5 iP55 Socket 1156 8 channel audio ATX Motherboard

BIOS settings have sure changed a bit since my last C2D build

Regards
 
What do you want to achieve? The correct bios setting would be default if that is what you want. I am sorry I really do not fully understand what it is you are asking.

If you want your ram to run at specified speed and settings enable the XMP profile in your bios. And the manual is a real good source of information as to what the bios settings mean. You have an outstanding motherboard by the way. And with that motherboard you could clock your kit to a very respectable and safe 4GHz with no problem.

But as I said what is it you wish to achieve?
 
Stock cooler.

Most things are set to auto, can I trust these to be correct? My RAM on boot says it is running at 1333Mhz, that's not right is it?

How would I know what the settings for CPU and RAM are? There's no info in respective documentation and Intels site is a load of ****.
 
Your ram is running at the correct settings (default) for the chipset. That does not mean that your sticks are running at the specified speed of the ram sticks. Native support of the P55 chipset is as you have found 1333MHz. You want the advertised speed of your ram you have to enable the XMP profile.

Or manually overclock them.

Read motherboard manual mate. Heaps of good stuff in there.
 
Might have binned it, they're always been useless in the past, oops.

Is it worth running the RAM faster? I don't really need any more power, maybe on the odd.

How would I go about running the CPU at just over 3.0ghz? Used to just up the multiplier.
 
Nah - your multiplier is locked.

As to the ram you will never notice the difference to be quite brutal. For my 24/7 rig I buy the cheapest ram I can get my mits on.

If you want to up your CPU that is really easy to do and at the same time you will be increasing your ram speed. So win win I guess.

Before you do that have a quick read of the sticky at the top of this sub-section. The one about overclocking. And then download your manual from the giga site. :D

You will need to know where to navigate in your bios after all. But it is easy.

Boot up. Press Del during the post stage and you should get to the BIOS screen. Navigate down one and press enter. You will be at your main overclocking section. There is a option to level up your CPU see what the frequency options are and select one. I seem to recall that 3.2GHz was one of the pre-sets.

Done deal. :)
 
Oh, I know how to use the BIOS, the issue I had initially is that there are a lot more settings on recent systems, cheers :D

Anyways, regarding voltage, I've noticed my RAM is running at 1.5, is that too much? I've been having wake from sleep loop issues that I'm trying to iron out and am wondering if this could be the cause?

Which settings do you suggest I bump for a small overclock just to see how it works BTW?

Thanks all
 
As to the voltage on your ram, have a look see what is on the box or the sticker on the side of the ram. Most of my ram for the P55/X58 chipsets is rated 1.65 with bios default 1.5.

As to the sleep issue you are having I think there is a BIOS update that might sort that out.

As I said if you want a modest overclock just use the level up CPU option in your BIOS. That will do all your voltages and such for you.
 
There's no level up option, unless you mean pumping up the multiplier like I would on my C2D rig?

There's no BIOS update, a little google suggest EIST and C1E could cause this problem, I'll have to look into it.
 
Lol, just read the manual and only just realised that the top PCI-E slot is x1 and the one below is x16

Thinks I should probably move the graphics card, haha!
 
Might be a good idea to install Easytune6 that is a pretty good OS based overclocking utility.
 
Ah I see the problem.

Just go into your bios and enable BLK then raise the BLK from 133 to 166. Leave all on auto do not change anything else.

Sorted
 
Yeah - their is a BIOS fix that sorts that out I seem to recall. What bios version are you running?
 
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