i7 3770K OC

Loxa · 6 Jan 2013 at 18:04

Hey, i recently purchased an overclocked bundle from OCUK and i had a few issues at the start with the overclock. After a few hours of help from Evoaddict i managed to get the system up and running (Stable). Im still not quite convinced that these are the optimal settings though, any other opinions on this?

CPU Ratio - Manual
CPU Clock - 44
Spread Spectrum - Disabled
Intel Turbo Boost Technology - Enabled
Internal PLL Overvoltage - Enabled
DRAM Frequency - 1866mhz
DRAM Configuration - 11-11-11-28-2
CPU Voltage - Manual
Cpu Voltage - Fixed
Cpu Voltage - 1.3200v
CPU loadline Calibration - Level 2
DRAM Voltage - 1.500v

That was the original CPU Voltage but i lowered it to 1.2250v without changing any other settings (Screenshot of temps etc below)

http://i50.tinypic.com/9isfhu.png

Loxa · 7 Jan 2013 at 00:57

crazeconnolly said:
Is the system permanently running at 4.4ghz???
Would you not perfer your system to run at bare minimum then turboboost to 4.4 ?
With turboboost it'll only use full 4.4ghz if the system requires it.

Yeah sorry i edited my post, turbo boost is enabled

Loxa · 8 Jan 2013 at 17:26

Ill be home tomorrow so ill be sure to give this a try 8 Pack and let you know

Loxa · 9 Jan 2013 at 20:26

Just got back, after googleing for a while i noticed a few people are doing a 4.4 OC on 1.15v. Is this worth trying for or should i just stay at the v im at since we are going to go for a higher OC

Loxa · 9 Jan 2013 at 21:08

Litmoose said:
1.32v seems to be a bit high for 4.4. mine does 4.6 at 1.24v. But then again I'm no oc master.

That was the old v, you should have read the post abit more. Im currently at 1.2250v

Whats your temps at?

Loxa · 9 Jan 2013 at 21:15

Litmoose said:
Sorry, must have missed that bit... Just over 70 in prime.

No worries, what do you use to view your temps? Core temp?

Atm im using HW Monitor but im not sure if one is better than the other (more accurate)

Loxa · 9 Jan 2013 at 21:59

8 Pack said:
Dont change the settings at all!!!!

Try 45 multi see what happens. Only add voltage if its needed.

The RAM needs work too for me but get the CPU to its max stable vs voltage vs heat clocks first and then we can work on the RAM.

Been running prime95 at 4.5ghz for 10minutes, top temp 63c and seems stable so far (i know 10minutes is nothing but just thought id inform you)

Loxa · 9 Jan 2013 at 22:19

8 Pack said:
30 mins is enough prime. Then just use your computer as normal, thats the best way of stability testing.

Ok, anything else i should do? higher multi? Or lower CPU V (im unsure where to go next)

Coming to 30minutes and max temp 66c

Loxa · 9 Jan 2013 at 23:29

Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: BlueScreen
OS Version: 6.1.7601.2.1.0.256.1
Locale ID: 2057

Additional information about the problem:
BCCode: d1
BCP1: 000000000000018A
BCP2: 0000000000000002
BCP3: 0000000000000000
BCP4: FFFFF8800664CF49
OS Version: 6_1_7601
Service Pack: 1_0
Product: 256_1

After playing League of Legends for 20minutes, ive gone back to 4.4 atm

Loxa · 10 Jan 2013 at 12:26

Anyone have any idea what caused my BSOD? Or is it just the case of not enough CPU Voltage

Loxa · 10 Jan 2013 at 14:38

8 Pack said:
Not sure on that BSOD code mate.

Ok np, ill do abit more research on it. It only ever happened to me when i went to 4.5ghz and since ive gone back to 4.4ghz its not happened again, so surely it was something to do with the OC at 4.5ghz

Appreciate the help anyway.

(On another note would lowering the CPU Voltage below 1.2250v reduce temps anymore? Or would cause the system to become unstable that low)

Loxa · 10 Jan 2013 at 15:33

8 Pack said:
Yes it was probably the overclock that caused BSOD if this is the only variable you changed.

Try dialing down the voltage for 4.4ghz. any drop in voltage does result in lower temps with Ivy CPU.

Ok, is going straight for 1.1150v to much? Sorry for the repeated questions

Loxa · 10 Jan 2013 at 16:58

8 Pack said:
yeah drop it in small increments. I doubt recent CPU's will do that clock with such low volts.

I tried an ambitious 1.190v and got BSOD (kind of expected), atm ive so far got a stable 1.220v

Think ill stay with that for now

Loxa · 21 Jul 2013 at 00:01

CPU Ratio - Manual
CPU Clock - 44
Spread Spectrum - Disabled
Intel Turbo Boost Technology - Enabled
Internal PLL Overvoltage - Enabled
CPU Voltage - Manual
Cpu Voltage - Fixed
Cpu Voltage - 1.2250v
CPU loadline Calibration - Level 2

These are my old OC settings but now i have a different i7 3770k and also 16gb of ram instead of 8gb, i was previously running

8GB
10-10-10-32-2 - 1.500v (1866Mhz)

Now i have

16GB
11-11-11-36 - 1.650v (2133Mhz)

So im basicly wondering if i will get a stable overclock of 4.4Ghz with this memory?

Loxa · 21 Jul 2013 at 21:59

Atm i managed 4.4ghz at 1.140v with 1600mhz (11-11-11-28), its a large difference from my last CPU which is nice since that ran at 1.250v. Just need to work on the memory

**To say the voltage is a lot lower the temps are the same as my old CPU**

Loxa · 23 Jul 2013 at 00:27

(This was after playing Arma 2 for a hour or two)

51c
57c
58c
58c

Yeah I was wondering if something was wrong with my application of the cooler because sometimes core 0 is 10c cooler than the other three cores.