I7 950 4.3 Ghz Wall

at the moment i am working. i can not do that but tomorow i will post my voltage. can you confirm that tu are using a i7 950. and my mem are 8-9-8-24 @2000 mhz with 1.65. when i try to oc the cpu i will have to put this manualy, or on auto>?
do we have to disble the power saving option ?
do we have tu disble the hyper treading?
cpu spread?
what about the pci -e frec . do we nee to go 103?
 
Ah ok when you are in front of your system then we can carry on. It is better that way.

When you overclock your system it is better to set your ram manually. BUT at 2000MHz you can leave them on auto for this exercise. As long as you play carefully with your ram dividers.

But we will talk about that tomorrow or the next day.

To answer your other questions.

Right now I am on a 950 CPU. The text I sent (the bios information list is one for bios 9 of the RE3)
Yes disable all power saving options. All of them.
I do not disable HT - only as a last resort do I do that.
CPU-spread yes.
PCi-e well we can leave it at 100 for now. But if you have a CPU that is a little difficult to get a high BLK with then you will have to try a higher PCi-e frequency. But cross that bridge when we get there ok.

What you need to have are the following applications.

CPU-z the latest version please.
Core Temp 0.99.7 or newer.
Setfsb 2.2..134.98 the free ware version
and the Asus overclocking tool. ASUS Turbo V get the latest version from the Asus support.

Right see you tomorrow.

By the way - A mate has done 5GHz with his i7-950 on water.

LINK
 
i got all the programs redy home. asus rapmage 3 extreme has put out a new bios 1005 (and i update to that.
well if we manage 4.6 stabil i will be more than happy ( till we get 5.00 =))
 
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I managed to get 4.6 for a few benchies and didn't have to go over 1.45

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i wouldn't feel comfortable putting 1.6Vcore through a I7 and im surprised you are having to? i was using a RE2 and the RE3 doesn't clock as good so perhaps that's the problem.
 
kitfit1 said:
A quick look HERE would tell you otherwise:)
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hehe he even says its not stable..wouldn't do 30 loops took 2 attempts to get the screenie.

no ones saying 4.6 and higher is not possible, a cheery picked CPU with the right kind of set up and under extreme cooling will be able to get that.

To have it stable at that speed is a different matter altogether.

If you are going to aim for a high clock on a "suicide" run, which to be honest 1.6vcore is, just be prepared for something to stop working.
 
Sayso said:
I managed to get 4.6 for a few benchies and didn't have to go over 1.45

*EPIC PICTURE*

*EPIC PICTURE*

i wouldn't feel comfortable putting 1.6Vcore through a I7 and im surprised you are having to? i was using a RE2 and the RE3 doesn't clock as good so perhaps that's the problem.
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Wouldn't mind seeing some temps idle and at load and also wouldn't mind seeing what settings you used to reach such a high overclock.

Nice job dude.
 
q6600 said:
yes but the memory dividers are difrent. than a i7 920.
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No they aren't.

If a 920 and a 950 are set to the same BCLK and Multiplier the RAM dividers are exactly the same.

For example 200BCLK with 20x multipler will give you 1600MHz with an 8x divider and 2000Mhz with a 10x divider and 1200 with a 6x divider and so on.

The chips are the same. The 950 has a higher multi to allow you to "multi clock" your CPU (using higher multi lower BCLK) more easily.
 
NathWraith said:
You must be joking.

The RE3 BIOS is terrible in comparison.
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:) I am referring to the lay out of the bios being similar to each other. What bios are you using that displeases you so much when compared to the RE2? Just interested that is all.

q6600 - Really not sure what the post your quote was on about - the bios limits the number of dividers in conjunction with the iMC (CPU) and as was correctly stated the only difference between the 950 and a 920 is the multi. ;)
 
Skeng said:
Wouldn't mind seeing some temps idle and at load and also wouldn't mind seeing what settings you used to reach such a high overclock.

Nice job dude.
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Idle temps were about 40C and max temp about 60ish, but i didn't bother to do any stress testing at 4.6 as it wouldn't have made it...i was just trying for some high benchies.

At 4.4 where the max temp was 70C while stressing on the highest core (i was running at 4.4 as my 24/7 clock for a bit) remember i had a quad and a triple (thin) RAD in series and was also cooling the chipset and GPU so there was a lot of cooling.

Settings wise 220 x 21, Vcore 1.45, qpi 1.8, RAM at stock and everything else a few notches above minimum, I was using Trident 1800 rated RAM.

I had a good CPU, i tried another one in the same set up and was unable to get anywhere near this, i thing it maxed out at 4.2Ghz and needed 1.35 to do it.

As for saying "ive got a 950 not a 920"??? its exactly the same CPU with a different multiplier nothings stopping you using the same settings...in fact in theory as you have a higher binned chip it should be easier!! saying that ethers a reason that the 920 at the time i bought it was the chip of choice as it was just as capable as the "higher" binned chips.
 
good luck, hopefully see the results when i get home from work tomorrow morning :(

Take it slow and use some small benches (super pi, wprime etc) and of course get a cpu-id validation.

If you start to stress test at a HIGH clock keep an eye on temps, i wouldn't personally leave them when you go to bed...ive had a pump fail when doing this and i had some components damaged.

And most of all remember your supposed to be having fun, when you have seen your 20th BSD and your getting ****ed off give it a rest and use your PC for a good gaming session :)
 
q6600 said:
yes but the memory dividers are difrent. than a i7 920.
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no - they are the same. they are bloomfield cpus. they are all identical except for the top end multiplier.

when i say identical

i mean completely identical.

q6600 said:
"however my only gripe is that the chip gave me only two memory dividers opposed to the five dividers that my 920 gives"
from
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18017286
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they do that sometimes. you on the latest bios version?
its the bios, the chip will have the exact same memory dividers as any other bloomfield chip

because, its a bloomfield

and they are all the same

q6600 said:
@Sayso nice one , but im intrested in i7 950 not 920.
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the 920 is a bloomfield chip, it is the same as the 920, 930, 950, 960, 975. how many times to i have to say on this forum that a D0 chip will clock the same as any other D0 chip. intel dont even speedbin bloomfields in the same way that they did with 45nm core 2 quads.

COLD HARD FACTS

all bloomfields clock the same. you will not get more than 4.4-4.5ghz on any bloomfield cpu without using stupid volts or needing exceptional cooling.

if you are hitting 4.3ghz, it is very very unlikely that you will get higher without significant voltage increases.

what reference material are you reading to help you?
 
@rjkoneill till now only your advise from this forum. well i least i go it all i7do are the same and in theory they will oc in the same way. when i go home i will try the oc sesion with day1 help ( i hope) and i whant a 4.6 on 3dvantage cpu test.
and yes im on 1005 bios last foe re3
 
yeah, that should be ok

the latest bios is massively improved from the 0704 bios which was utterly shambolic.
[most boards ship with this bios installed]

the 950 should give you a lot of headroom for multi clocks but i would personally look at getting the bclk as high as you can

you have a rampage III

take advantage of the fact that the board will have a large bclk ceiling.
 
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