Gigabyte - UD3R + i7 920 Clockable to 4.0 ?

chris west

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Hello! i just got my shipment from DPD..

ive set up the base unit and i would like to know If my setup is Ok to clock the I7 920 to @4.0? mgz ? allso is there a vid or pics of the bios setup i can follow to clock it? IE what settings to change and where?.

this is what i recived

Gigabyte Ga-EX58-UD3R
intel I7 920 ( SLBEJ ) D0 stepping
Patriot viper 6Gig
Asus Gforce 250
Titan TTC-NK85TZ Fenrir Cpu cooler
Seagate barracuda 1TB
OCZ ModXStream Pro 700W PSU
Sony dvdRW X24speed

All help would be gratefull thanks
 
Overclock it and find out.

Google for a guide, don't thieve someone elses bios settings or it'll all end in tears. Set voltages the minimum/stock, so ram to 1.65 or 1.66, the rest to the default values (bios should tell you) and the processor to whatever voltage cpu-z says it's using at the moment.

Increase bsck and test for stability, repeat until fails test.
Increase either vcore or qpi voltage, retest, if it fails try the other. If both fail you need to increase the bsck in smaller steps.

^crude, but will get you to 3.6ish. Keep an eye on temperatures, if it breaks 85 stop and come back here.
 
Hi, These are the settings I used to get a stable 4.0GHz -
cpu freq - 4.00ghz (211x19)
turbo boost tech - disabled
cpu multi threading - enabled
uncore freq - (x13) 2743mhz
performance enhance - standard
mem multi - 6.0/1266
cpu vcore - 1.3125
qpi/vtt - 1.32
ioh core - auto
dram volt 1.64
I have a few things the same so should not be much difference. I could probably tweek a few settings/lower them abit but my temps don't go over 70c full load so...
Good luck, let us know how you get on!
 
COOL thanks for this info ill have a mess about then :D
BTW do i use the wizzard in windows from easytune? or is it best to sort it in bios ( the old school way?) thanks again
 
GazzyGG said:
Hi, These are the settings I used to get a stable 4.0GHz -
cpu freq - 4.00ghz (211x19)
turbo boost tech - disabled
cpu multi threading - enabled
uncore freq - (x13) 2743mhz
performance enhance - standard
mem multi - 6.0/1266
cpu vcore - 1.3125
qpi/vtt - 1.32
ioh core - auto
dram volt 1.64
I have a few things the same so should not be much difference. I could probably tweek a few settings/lower them abit but my temps don't go over 70c full load so...
Good luck, let us know how you get on!
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Hello ive tryed this but i cant seam to get it right lol erm ill do a bios update and try again .. IS it possible for u to post some screens of your bios settings my be im missing something thanks again :D
 
I wouldn't use other peoples settings, each chip is different, as JonJ678 says

My 920 wont do 211x19 for example, despite HUGE voltages, it will however do 200x21 [Turbo boost enabled] which ends up being a higher clock :D [This isn't to say yours will, its just to illustrate the differences between chips]

I'd suggest starting afresh, set the RAM timings and voltages manually first - set it to 8,8,8,24 2T and set the voltage to 1.66v

This is worth reading, i know yours isn't an ex58-extreme, but most of the principles still stand

http://images.tweaktown.com/imagebank/Core i7 920 oc 4G 2008.12.12_(ENG).pdf

I was in your place a few months back, i tried pinching other peoples settings, and failed COMPLETELY, read the overclocking guide above, and the guides on this forum, it'll make it SO much easier if you understand what each bios setting does
 
Great you are at 4.0Ghz now. The previous comment is right I tried lots of settings other people used before I got a stable setup.
My PC takes a while to boot up as well. Must be something to do with applying your 4.ghz settings to boot at that speed?
 
If you haven't tested for stability yet do these tests, in this order:

Prime95 Small fft's first for an hour or so, if it fails reduce the clock or up the vcore and/or qpi/vtt voltages and retest

Prime95 Blend test, running it for 2 hours or so without failure should be good enough, but 8 hours/overnight stable is preferable. Again if it fails reduce the clock or up the vcore and/or qpi/vtt voltages and retest

Intel burn test 10 passes on maximum, auto threads followed by 16 threads, maximum RAM, again, failure requires attention

Finally LinX for 20 or so passes - this, i find, creates the highest temperatures so keep an eye on them

Ideally you don't want temps over 80, but 85 should be fine. If you get any temps higher than that, stop the tests and come back here, ESPECIALLY if the temperatures creep into the 90's

Obviously the higher the voltage you put through the chip, the higher the temps will be, so each time you change the voltage keep and eye on the temps [Core temp or real temp will monitor these nicely for you]
 
You saved your settings right when you had a stable 4ghz? F12 i think. (call the bios save something like '4ghz stable'.That's what I do when I'm messing).
 
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yes ofc i saved my settings :D im thinking i dont really notice that much from the 2.66 settings ? why is this should it look faster? or am i missing something??
 
Oh when i got it sorted.. can i leave the computer on all the time? like 24/7 i dont norm turn my pcs off at all only if i get a crash or blue screen.. im just asking coss i dont want to burn out the CPU running higher then normal. etc i dont have the cash to keep bunging out :D

Ps Long hours palying WOW and stuff too :D
 
Yeah, should be ok! Your PC is not running at 4ghz all the time, well not unless you turned off the power saving etc. Even if you play WoW for hours on end your PC temps should not go that high. Only if it was at 100% load all the time!
 
To be honest, with my i7, even at baseclock WoW takes up a maximum of 30% CPU power...

WoW just isn't an intensive game for current technology anymore. For a start it was written for single core machines and you actually need to tell it that it can use more cores in the config.wtf file.

If all you're worried about is WoW, then I wouldn't worry about burnout too much.
 
Arachnae said:
To be honest, with my i7, even at baseclock WoW takes up a maximum of 30% CPU power...

WoW just isn't an intensive game for current technology anymore. For a start it was written for single core machines and you actually need to tell it that it can use more cores in the config.wtf file.

If all you're worried about is WoW, then I wouldn't worry about burnout too much.
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need to tell it that it can use more cores in the config.wtf file.?? WOW how pray tell :D id be a happy bunneh if u show me :D
 
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