Biostar x58 overclocking

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at the moments im running 3.8ghz with the following settings

multiplier: 20
blk: 190
dram: 1528 @ 1t
uncore: 3000ish

voltages all auto expcept:
vcore: +.100
dram: 1.660
QPI/PCI PLL: 1.290

so im running at 3800mhz with speedstep/turbo all off

however when i try to get a good 3.6ghz clock with upping my ram frequency I get blue screen.

Ive been trying
18 x 200 with the same voltages as before, 3000ish uncore and ram at 1600

the ram is at 7 7 7 18, so is the extra 72 making is crash?

im a little bit puzzled because i cant get it to get stable at all.

Also how do i get about clocking down the ram latency slightly, as in the picture below I dont have a clue what the bottom half numbers are.

here are 2 screen shots of the what the standard bios looks like to help you understand, thanks :)

TPX58bios-25.jpg

TPX58bios-23.jpg
 
What ram are you using? Try loosening your timings to 7-7-7-20 or 8-8-8-24. From your picture your tras seems a bit low so up it to 24. Just press +/- to change it.

Also it is recommended that the uncore is double your memory frequency so put it at 3200mhz and see what it does.

What bios are you using, check the biostar site for the latest 304 bios.

http://www.rebelshavenforum.com/sis-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=forum;f=49 for more help.
 
hey sorry the pics arent mine but just used them so people can see what the bios looks like

yea i have the latest bios, ive also tried 3200 uncore with auto voltage on vtt

i have no idea about overclocking ram and is all on auto at the moment but cpu-z says im running at 7-7-7-18

if i lower the clock, what do i need to do to the lower half (of the ram bios section e.g. trrd and below) as I havent got a clue what they do lol. Auto keeps them at 7-7-7-18 but it keeps blue screening in the L3 cache benchmark

when ive searched the net, ive never seen it called qpi/pcie pll which confuses me as i though pcie was totaly different lol

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-136-OC&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1391 this is the ram i have
 
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ok i have just tried it, 2t didnt crash. Ive been told 1t is much better performing and got a good boost when going to 1t in benchmarks. Will going with 1t and upping the latency be better than keeping it the same and using 2t?

or is it a case of me testing for myself :D
 
First of all make sure you got a decent cooler you didn't mention what you were using, no point doing overclocking with the stock cooler wont get hardly anywhere, the Thermalright Ultra Extreme 120 or Noctua 1366 would be ideal.

This is from my very own experiance with the Biostar TPower X58

Okay do this in your settings:

"CPU Configuration"
C1E Support: Disable
Hardware Prefetcher: Disable
Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch: Disable
Max CPUID Valut Limit: Disable
Intel Virtualization: Disable
CPU TM Function: Disable
Execute-Disable Bit: Disable
Intel HT Technology: Enable
Active Processor Cores: ALL
A20M: Disable


Then manually adjust the memory timings as follows.

NOTE: 19 x 200 (3.8ghz)

DRAM: 1600mhz
Uncore: 3200

Command Rate: 1T

8 = TCL
8 = TRCD
8 = TRP
24 = TRAS
6 = TRRD
12 = TWR
6 = TWTR
6 = TRTP
88 = TRFC

Do this for Each bank of ram, make sure your using the orange slots for the ram.

CPU Vcore: +0.160
CPU Vtt: 1.35v
CPU PLL: Auto
DRAM Voltage: 1.65v
NB Vcc: Auto
SB Vcc: Auto
QPI/PCIe PLL: 1.25v

This should give your CPU voltage of around 1.3v

If this isnt stable, increase your Vcore to 0.180 & the QPI/PCIe PLL to 1.27, then see if its stable repeat if neccesary but don't go above 0.260 for the CPU Vcore as that will put you at 1.4v.

When your clock is stable using Prime95 or whatever, you can try reducing the timings as follows as highlighted in yellow:

8 = TCL
8 = TRCD
8 = TRP
24 = TRAS
6 = TRRD
11 = TWR
5 = TWTR
6 = TRTP
72 = TRFC
 
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awesome, thanks I will give that a try later

i have the akasa cooler and at 3.8ghz i get about 71c on prime :) but my fans are noisey lol!
 
awesome, thanks I will give that a try later

i have the akasa cooler and at 3.8ghz i get about 71c on prime :) but my fans are noisey lol!
No problem.

If that works you can also try this just to see if we can get your ram clocked near to it's spec.

20 x 180 = 3.6ghz OR 21 x 180 = 3.780ghz

DRAM: 1800
Uncore: 3600

Once the system is stable with the previous post I made, it may or may not work, the board has memory issues at the moment so only certain clocks will work.

Biostar are aware of it, so should hopefully be fixed soon - well with my ram at least.
 
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