i7-P6T

papadan · 21 Oct 2009 at 12:39

Hi,first time here,i wanted to know how far my i7 920-P6T mobo can go ?.iv,e read upto 3.8ghz on this board,if it,s kept cool,is that correct.It,s oced to 3.2ghz now ,but would like MORE for FSX,i have a V8CPU cooler and 7 Zalman case fans, 3 of which blow directly onto mobo.thanks in advance.It,s not the delux or v2.

cmndr_andi · 21 Oct 2009 at 12:59

4GHz on that board should not be a problem.

Your main limiting factor will probably be your CPU cooler.

DragonQ · 21 Oct 2009 at 14:12

I have the deluxe V2 version of that motherboard so this information might not be useful at all but whatever.

I can reach 3.8GHz with all power saving features enabled (as well as HT). I need to disable C1E in order to get to 4GHz and above though. Temperatures have never been a problem for me except during the heatwave we had a few months ago - I did not run above 3.8GHz during that time.

papadan · 21 Oct 2009 at 17:10

Thanks for replying,would my set-up handle 3.8,i thought the V8 was supposed to be good,[read a lot of good reviews].

cmndr_andi · 21 Oct 2009 at 17:17

papadan said:
Thanks for replying,would my set-up handle 3.8

Should be fine, but it will depend on the CPU temperatures you are happy to live with.

I suggest clocking it to 3.8GHz, running a stress test and see what temps you get.

i thought the V8 was supposed to be good,[read a lot of good reviews].

It's not a bad cooler, but isn't up to the level of the top performing air cooling setups which you really want when heavily overclocking an i7.

papadan · 21 Oct 2009 at 17:26

thx Andy,where do i find the settings,i,m quite new at all this, i don,t want to start tinkering just yet,i trust myself to put in settings that are safe!.many thx.Dan

setter · 21 Oct 2009 at 17:32

Im using this particular guide to help me oc my i7 on a p6t deluxe v2.

http://www.overclock.net/intel-cpus/538439-guide-overclocking-core-i7-920-4-a.html

The guide is specific for a p6t deluxe but the bios settings should apply to any p6t board.

cmndr_andi · 21 Oct 2009 at 17:33

All the settings are in the BIOS (just press "delete" when your PC starts booting up). However, I wouldn't suggest changing anything in the BIOS until you have had a good read up on overclocking with an i7 (there is a lot of information out there).

For temperature monitor, use this. For a stress tester, I use this.

I suggest running the OCCT stress tester now on your current settings (1Hr should give you a good indication). Finding the maximum load temps at 3.2GHz will give you some indication of the temperatures you will be dealing with.

papadan · 21 Oct 2009 at 17:42

THANKS VERY MUCH,will clue myself up before attempting anything,can,t afford another rig.Dan

papadan · 1 Nov 2009 at 23:05

Iv,e run OTTC it stopped after 1min 5 secs saying CPU to hot,bearing in mind the 1st min is only monitoring Hmmm !
Idle.c
1=57
2=63
3=54
4=65
OCCT.c
1=98
2=100
3=86
4=100
V core=1.28
can anyone help i haven't got a clue myself,i,m starting to get worried now
because i know it,s not normal.many thanks.

magicroundabout · 2 Nov 2009 at 15:35

papadan said:
Iv,e run OTTC it stopped after 1min 5 secs saying CPU to hot,bearing in mind the 1st min is only monitoring Hmmm !
Idle.c
1=57
2=63
3=54
4=65
OCCT.c
1=98
2=100
3=86
4=100
V core=1.28
can anyone help i haven't got a clue myself,i,m starting to get worried now
because i know it,s not normal.many thanks.

i'd say your V8 isn't seated properly with idle temps like that.
Remember you only need a small amount of Paste on the CPU

magicroundabout · 2 Nov 2009 at 15:54

also try these articles

http://i4memory.com/wp/article/327

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/core-i7-920-overclocking.html

papadan · 2 Nov 2009 at 17:07

Thanks to everyone for the replies,it was the 2 top screws on the v8,2 turns on one 3 turns on the other.Now i,m getting 38c at IDLE-PRIME95-OCCT 67c-70c.Never thougth of checking, the rig is only 3 month old.

Thanks again. Dan