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Getting the most out of i5 set-up (slightly dissapointed)...... help please

What you need to do is decide what your desired outcomes are to be.

Here are some handy starting places.

CPU
  • What is the frequency you wish your CPU to run 24/7
  • Do you wish to have your CPU running at that frequency 24.7 or only when system is being used?
  • If yes, leave all the CPU options at default.
  • If no, disable C1E, Thermal Managment and Speedstep.

Ram
  • Do you want to overclock your ram?
  • Is your ram designed for SB?
  • If yes to both those questions then enable Profile 1

LLC
  1. LLC is needed only if your system is unstable at the freqeuncy you have selecte.
  2. Can be found in the voltage page, right at the top.

GPU
  • Determine what your GPU is caperble of.
  • Determin what added voltage is needed to achieve that frequency.
  • Test for stablility using your tool of choice

The whole precess is actually very simple and not complicated at all. I think you are maybe overcomplicating things a bit. Just spend some time paging through your manual, the bios section. All the options are listed there and their functions are described.

Auto should work just fine for all your settings on the CPU up to 4.4GHz.
GPU would benefit from increased amount of shared ram and a modest increase in core frequency. You will not be able to play demanding games at any kind of high settings. The gains will be measurable but no where near as much as a entry level discrete graphic card.

The secret to doing this whole process right is to take your time and enjoy the process. Learn while doing, that is the way forward. Each time you come to a setting or an option you are not familiar with google is your friend. Find out what that setting is meant to do. With SB you really only need to change three or four things.

CPU multi
Profile of ram
GPU core

Voltages in small increments if needed.
 
Nice one - thank you again, really useful and I think I have my head round all the items you've addressed above. I'll have a play this week - and I'm sure I'll be ok.

One very last question and I'll leave you all alone.... (for a while at least... ;) ) : How do increase shared ram for the GPU?

I just hope I didn't fry anything when I enabled ratio changes in OS.... and the thing was running at 5.8Ghz on turbo boost...... (and slow as a dog..... I'm sure vcore didn't look too healthy either...... :(

EDIT: Definitely no LLC on my volts page.... (sorry)..

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Well, the thing is, when I OC it shows in the windows properties what it's running at when turbo boost kicks in..... so 42x it shows 4.1Ghz, 44x it shows 4.3Ghz... and so on and so on.... (1 less than the multiplier)

When I ENABLED the "change ratios in OS" option..... and loaded up.... the PC crawled to a snail pace.... and the Windows properties was showing 5.8Ghz.... (and considering the options in the mutlipliers go up to 59....... 5.8Ghz..... seems to fit the pattern.

I'm not saying it was running like that happy as larry - far from it..... but by "enabling the ratios in OS" in the bios - it seemed to remove the cap for turbo boost.....

Hope it didn't do any lasting damage..... as the voltages would have been correspondingly high (on auto) as well.... :(
 
Nah not to worry you were on AUTO. So no harm is likely at all.

As to your 43 x showing 4.2GHz that is also normal. If you want to have pretty round numbers then enable BLCK control and set your BCLK to 1003. Save to CMOS and reboot.

Done deal.

What does your user manual say about GPU memory sharing? I will download the manual later when I get home. But I seem to remember that I changed the amount of mem in the advanced tab. Not 100% sure of that mind, it has been a long day at the footie. :D
 
Excellent – thank you again. I’ll continue having a play – it does seem though that this mobo is slightly limited in terms of options to OC compared to say the UD7…. Will persever and hopefully find a sweet spot somewhere.

Thanks again!
 
LOL yeah it is most certainly not a board designed for extreme over-clocking but then it was never meant to be.

I run my board with a 2100 CPU. 3.1GHz of SandyBridge goodness is just perfect for my needs. For my benching and stuff like that, I use different motherboards for different benchmarks. Each board has its own strengths and weaknesses. There is no one board to rule them all. :D
 
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