Help me with my lost overclock please :)

Andy Pandy · 10 Nov 2015 at 17:05

Hi all. I have just updated my bios for my Gigabyte X58-UD5 motherboard to the latest version and since then I have lost my overclock settings to get me to 4ghz. I did take photos of all these settings but when I entered them I couldn't boot into Windows.

I really have no idea on how to overclock, I bought the CPU in an overclocked bundle many years ago. Would anyone know how to get me to around 3.5 ghz with minimal effort required

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Thanks!

wazza300 · 10 Nov 2015 at 17:58

4ghz try

21x191 bclk
8x mem multi
16x uncore freq
1.32v qpi/vtt
set dram voltage to 1.65v
cpu voltage set to normal
try dvid +0.0750v
disable c1e in the bios

Andy Pandy · 10 Nov 2015 at 18:42

I can't see any of those options in the bios I'm afraid

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wazza300 · 10 Nov 2015 at 20:13

its all in the bios

post your screenshot settings and ill tell you what to adjust

Andy Pandy · 10 Nov 2015 at 20:22

Haha I am extremely useless when it comes to building computers and doing any form of technical things with them :cool:

I will post up the screenshots as soon as I get back home

. Thanks!

Andy Pandy · 10 Nov 2015 at 21:55

Here are the pictures I took of the settings in my Bios. If I have missed an important section then please let me know

Thanks!

wazza300 · 11 Nov 2015 at 16:27

did you try entering all those settings? apart from cpu vcore set that to normal,it will unlock dvid and set that to around +0.0750v

look for the sata port or anything labelled as ide and set those to ahci in the bios (ide is default setting and your ssd will need ahci for faster performance)

stooeh · 11 Nov 2015 at 17:54

First thing i would do is check your DRAM voltage/speeds. I had the same bundle I believe and RAM was always the culprit for causing to fail to boot.
I still have the system next to me but it has a Xeon in it now and different RAM so can't really check the settings

Wazza's settings look good though and bear in mind that wiping BIOS may have changed the HD boot order.

Andy Pandy · 12 Nov 2015 at 11:56

Ok I have put in the settings you said and I am back to 4ghz! My cpu fan doesn't seem to be as fast as it used to be on the old bios I had, the fans will ramp up if the cpu gets too hot right?

My computer seems incredibly responsive now but in my games it seems to have made everything super sped up. Like I'm playing at 4x fast forward. Is this a coincidence to do with the overclock?

One last edit haha, the cpu used to downclock to 2.6ghz when it was idling, now it's always at 4ghz. Is this something to worry about?

wazza300 · 12 Nov 2015 at 16:47

that's down to a fixed cpu voltage,before when it was at stock it would downclock

if you download cpu-z and look to see what the cpu voltage is and tell me

did you save your bios and oc settings to a usb stick yet? use @BIOS

yh the fans will ramp up according to temps,use coretemp to see your temperatures

Andy Pandy · 12 Nov 2015 at 18:38

Oh I see. I'm at work so when I get home later I will check what the voltage is set to. Thanks for all the help you are giving me

Andy Pandy · 12 Nov 2015 at 21:45

Ok CPU-Z is saying my Core Voltage is 1.264v. Does this help

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wazza300 · 12 Nov 2015 at 21:59

You can set cpu vcore to normal

Then set dvid to +0.0750v,then stress the CPU with prime95 and see what CPU v is in cpu-z and tell me

Andy Pandy · 13 Nov 2015 at 15:49

I can't set the v core to normal. It just gives me a whole page of different numbers I can choose from. Also the DVID setting is blanked out and I can't change it.

stooeh · 13 Nov 2015 at 16:27

I don't remember having DVID choice to use offset mode on mine - I can take a look but the chip should downclock with speedstep on (EIST) just won't lower the volts as well

Edit: Just had a look on my UD5 and there is a Normal option which allows changing of DVID - that's with the F13 BIOS

wazza300 · 13 Nov 2015 at 16:29

you have to scroll through the cpu vcore voltage list till you see normal,once you set it to that it unlocks dvid for adjustment

it wont downclock otherwise,not unless its set to normal and add any extra voltage needed through dvid

I used to have the ud5 x58 board and an i7 920,

Andy Pandy · 13 Nov 2015 at 16:46

Oh I get you. Sorry I'm so useless at this. I will try that soon

wazza300 · 13 Nov 2015 at 16:51

just keep the first two numbers as 0 in dvid so not to apply too much/overvolt the cpu

so plus is to add +0.0750v,it doesn't have to be exact but near abouts to that amount

then you have to see what the load cpu voltage is so you can adjust dvid to give you around 1.306v(1.26v due to vdroop) at load (that's what ocuk have set using a fixed cpu v)

Andy Pandy · 14 Nov 2015 at 15:31

I've just changed the cpu voltage to normal and adjusted the Dvid to what you said and cpu z is still showing my core speed at 4010 MHz. Is there a problem with this?

wazza300 · 14 Nov 2015 at 17:16

do you have all the powersaving enabled in the bios? c1e/eist/c3/c6

and using balanced power profile in windows power saving options