Can I clock futher?

Solemn · 9 May 2010 at 15:03

So I bought a overclocked bundle and its currently running at 3.2. I have recently added water cooling for both my cpu and my gfx.

Just hoping maybe you guys could tell me what to change to get it to maybe run alittle fast maybe push it alittle harder. I was told on another forum by some guy that I should be pushing it to 4ghz, would that not kill me cpu?

Thanks for all your help =)

PC Components
CPU: Intel Quad Core Q8400 OverClocked to 3.2
Mobo: Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3LR Intel P45
Ram: Kingston 8g DRR2 1066
Graphics: XFX ATI 5870
PSU: OCZ ModXStream Pro 600w Silent

PHP:

Current Bios Settings (clocked to 3.2)

MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)
Robust Graphics Booster ...............: Auto
CPU Clock Ratio ..........................: 6 x
Fine CPU Clock Ratio.....................:+0.0
CPU Frequency ...........................: 2.40GHz (400x6)


Clock Chip Control 
Standard Clock Control
CPU Host Clock Control..................: [Enabled] 
CPU Host Frequency (Mhz) ............: 400
PCI Express Frequency (Mhz) .........:101

C.I.A.2 .................................:[Disabled]


Advanced Clock Control [Press Enter]
CPU Clock Drive...........................: 800mV
PCI Express Clock Drive.................: 800mV
CPU Clock Skew (ps)....................: 0ps 
MCH Clock Skew (ps)...................: 0ps 


DRAM Performance Control
Performance Enhance...................: [STANDARD]
(G)MCH Frequency Latch...............: [Auto]
System Memory Multiplier(SPD) ..............:[Auto] 
Memory Frequency (Mhz) ...........800.: 960
DRAM Timing Selectable (SPD)................: [Manual]

Standard Timing Control
CAS Latency Time........................5.:5
tRCD .........................................5.:5
tRP'...........................................5.:5
tRAS..........................................18.:16


Advanced Timing Control
tRRD...........................................3.:[auto]
tWTR..........................................3.:[auto]
tWR............................................6.:[auto]
tRFC...........................................52.:[auto]
tRTP...........................................3.:[auto]
Command Rate (CMD) ....................0.:[auto]

Driving Strength Profiles
Driving Strength ............................

Channel A - Timing
Static tRead Value.........................8.:[Auto]
tRD Phase0 Adjustment...................1.:[Auto]
tRD Phase1 Adjustment...................0.:[Auto]
tRD Phase2 Adjustment .................0.:[Auto]
tRD Phase3 Adjustment..................0.:[Auto]
Trd2rd(Different Rank)....................8.:[Auto] 
Twr2wr(Different Rank)..................8.:[Auto] 
Twr2rd(Different Rank)..................7.:[Auto] 
Trd2wr(Same/Diff Rank).................7.:[Auto] 
Dimm1 Clock Skew Control...............:[Auto]
Dimm2 Clock Skew Control...............:[Auto]
DDR Write Training....................:[Auto]

Channel A - Driving
Driving Strenght Profile................:[Auto]
Data Driving Pull-Up-Level...............:[Auto]
Cmd Driving Pull-Up-Level...............:[Auto]
Ctrl Driving Pull-Up-Level...............:[Auto]
Clk Driving Pull-Up-Level...............:[Auto]
Data Driving Pull-Down-Level...............:[Auto]
Cmd Driving Pull-Down-Level...............:[Auto]
Ctrl Driving Pull-Down-Level...............:[Auto]
Clk Driving Pull-Down-Level...............:[Auto]

Channel B
Static tRead Value.........................8.:[Auto]
 tRD Phase0 Adjustment..................1.:[Auto]
tRD Phase1 Adjustment..................0.:[Auto]
 tRD Phase2 Adjustment ................0.:[Auto]
 tRD Phase3 Adjustment.................0.:[Auto]
Trd2rd(Different Rank)..................8..:[Auto] 
Twr2wr(Different Rank)..................8.:[Auto]
Twr2rd(Different Rank)..................7.:[Auto] 
Trd2wr(Same/Diff Rank).................9.:[Auto] 
Dimm1 Clock Skew Control...............:[Auto]
Dimm2 Clock Skew Control...............:[Auto]
DDR Write Training....................:[Auto]

Channel B - Driving
Driving Strenght Profile................:[Auto]
Data Driving Pull-Up-Level...............:[Auto]
Cmd Driving Pull-Up-Level...............:[Auto]
Ctrl Driving Pull-Up-Level...............:[Auto]
Clk Driving Pull-Up-Level...............:[Auto]
Data Driving Pull-Down-Level...............:[Auto]
Cmd Driving Pull-Down-Level...............:[Auto]
Ctrl Driving Pull-Down-Level...............:[Auto]
Clk Driving Pull-Down-Level...............:[Auto]

Motherboard Voltage Control

CPU
Load-Line Calibration..................:[Enabled]
CPU Vcore............................1.28750V.:[1.4000V]
CPU Termination.....................1.200V.:[1.220V]
CPU PLL.............................1.550V.:[1.650V]
CPU Reference.......................0.805V.:[Auto]

MCH/ICH
MCH Core...........................1.100V.:[1.160V] 
MCH Reference......................0.760V.:[Auto]
ICH I/O............................1.550V.:[1.570V]
ICH Core...........................1.100V.:[1.200V]

DRAM
DRAM Voltage.......................1.900v.:[2.000V]

Any help you guys can give me would be great thanks!!!!

Martini1991 · 9 May 2010 at 15:05

That's not running at 3.2

iNPUt · 9 May 2010 at 15:08

Change the multi to 8 to see if the overclock is stable at 3.2. Or try reload the (OCuK??) profile.

Solemn · 9 May 2010 at 15:11

Martini1991 said:
That's not running at 3.2

you sure? :/

Snertos · 9 May 2010 at 15:13

Looks like Intel Speedstep is enabled and the screenie was taken when it was 'clocking down'

iNPUt · 9 May 2010 at 15:13

Get coretemp up and intel burn test and give it some load and see what happens.

Don't trust the windows thing ever.

Also bit werid getting a pre overclocked bundle to push it further, messing with bios will void your warranty with ocuk.

Solemn · 9 May 2010 at 15:16

Snertos said:
Looks like Intel Speedstep is enabled and the screenie was taken when it was 'clocking down'

speedstep?

iNPUt · 9 May 2010 at 15:18

All ocuk bundle have speedstep enabled.

Man there's been loads of querys about it lately.

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17972811

Solemn · 9 May 2010 at 15:31

iNPUt said:
Get coretemp up and intel burn test and give it some load and see what happens.

Don't trust the windows thing ever.

Also bit werid getting a pre overclocked bundle to push it further, messing with bios will void your warranty with ocuk.

reloaded my ocuk profile and then ran intelburntest with coretemp running

Martini1991 · 9 May 2010 at 15:34

You're not getting this Speedtest thing are you?

iNPUt · 9 May 2010 at 15:36

Open cpu-z when doing that test, Im feeling the new coretemp 0.99.6 might be having some bugs, 2 threads and its setting to x6 mmm.

Solemn · 9 May 2010 at 15:51

Ok so i disabled C1E and EIST (which i think is everything i need to turn off speedstep)

but still getting the same values in cpu-z :/

Solemn · 9 May 2010 at 16:02

Here is what io get with IBT running

iNPUt · 9 May 2010 at 16:02

Check your BIOS if you've got a x6 multi set that is what is happening, try reloading the profile again and see what its set at, you may need to contact ocuk to maybe send out a new bios profile.

check http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=16522076&postcount=19
for coretemp 0.99.6 being bad.. get 0.99.5 .. lol at that reading what have they done.

Solemn · 9 May 2010 at 16:03

iNPUt said:
Check your BIOS if you've got a x6 multi set that is what is happening, try reloading the profile again and see what its set at, you may need to contact ocuk to maybe send out a bios.

check http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=16522076&postcount=19
for coretemp 0.99.6 being bad.. get 0.99.5 .. lol at that reading what have they done.

it is set to x6, should it be set to x8? :/

iNPUt · 9 May 2010 at 16:08

8 or auto.. check with your supplier (OCuK?)

Solemn · 11 May 2010 at 08:53

Thanks for your help with this guys, got it running at 3.2 (what it was suspose to be clocked to) when upping to x8

question tho. when OC'ing is the only thing one changes then is the FSB and the multipiler?

jorzeh · 11 May 2010 at 09:23

should be at 8x multi go change it and you're fine then.