New build - Needs overclocking

You have to up the vcore when a stress test fails, untill it will run and pass without fail, its a pain, but thats how it goes if we want nice clocks on lower volts then auto settings.

You may not have to add a lot, just alittle, so raise it slowly 1 step at a time, and test each step, untill it passes IBT.
 
Generally makes no difference which way round u have them, maybe 1 or 2c at max, if have them as intakes.

So basicly its down to personal choice really how u want them.

But i do agree with rjkoneill, those temps don't seem right for that cooler, so might be worth checking the seating of the cooler again.
 
bifday2k said:
You have to up the vcore when a stress test fails, untill it will run and pass without fail, its a pain, but thats how it goes if we want nice clocks on lower volts then auto settings.

You may not have to add a lot, just alittle, so raise it slowly 1 step at a time, and test each step, untill it passes IBT.
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rjkoneill said:
if your temps are that high under those reasonable settings. i would consider a reseat of the HSF
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thingemajib said:
personally, i would swap the h50 fans around, so that they blow out of the case.
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Day 2

I figured as the 2 140mm fans at the top are both blowing out, the 2 on the h50 would be better used blowing in.

I have taken the advice and made sure the h50 is seated properly with Arctic Cooling MX-3 Thermal Compound, and the temps seem a little bit better.

cpu ratio 21
bclk 191
dram frequency 1528
9-9-9-28-2
dram voltage 1.64v
LLC level 2
Qpi 1.30
vcore 1.25

I tried the above settings in a 10 minute prime95 blend test. Temps never went over 71c but it bsod'd during the last minute. (so close)

Before this I tried the same test with the vcore one step below and it bsod'd after about a minute.

So next I will try upping the vcore another step.

Thank you to all that have offered advice.
 
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Things seem to be getting better

cpu ratio 21
bclk 191
dram frequency 1528
9-9-9-28-2
dram voltage 1.64v
LLC level 2
Qpi 1.30
vcore 1.3125

prime75benchmark.jpg


The idle temps are still a bit high but its a big improvement.

How long should I test it for in prime95?
 
A good few hours at least, most do 8 hours, some do 12/24 all depends on your time and stuff. Id say a good 4+ hours bare minimum.

Make sure prime is showing 8 worker threads though, and that real temp is showing 100% cpu useage
 
Which prime test u running, Small, large or blend?

But it sounds like you will either need more vcore or qpi, most probably vcore as ur blck is'nt that high.

Might be best to wait for rjkoneill to reply, as honestly with those settings it should'nt be failing that fast, somethings not quite right. And as he has more experience of I7's and those mobo's too he is ur best bet, but i'll try and help where i can.
 
Ok lets try it with more volts then needed, and work backwards. Try the settings below

cpu ratio 20

bclk 200

dram frequency 1603 (or around 1600)

9-9-9-24-1T (you have the same memory as me, and this is its stock speed and timing, so its fine)

dram voltage 1.64v (same voltage i use for mine, again won't let me choose 1.65 for some reason).

LLC level 2

Qpi 1.35

vcore 1.35

CPU Spread Spectrum Off
PCIE Spread Spectrum Off

Qpi clock and uncore stuff leave as auto. May want to turn turbo mode off aswell. All the C state stuff turn off, same for intel speedstep stuff aswell for now, turn that off to untill we have a stable clock for you.

Ok so load those settings, it should easily boot up no issues with those settings, its just if it will be to high on the heat or not, but only running prime will we know that, but we need to get u a stable setup, and then work backwards lowering stuff.

Also this might be usefull to you, not your mobo i know, but can be helpfull explaining stuff http://www.clunk.org.uk/forums/overclocking/22106-core-i7-overclocking-guide-beginners.html
 
Some thing is seriously wrong if you are idleing at those temps, even on air cooling that should idle no more then mid 40's.

i don't want to this to sound wrong, or that you take offense to it, but have you 100% made sure that the coolers waterblock is attached right, those idle temps are way way to high, and we really can't go futher untill thats sorted out, becuase as soon as u stress it will fail due to temps.

I would take the time to make sure the cooler is 100% correct, and the thermal paste is'nt to little or to much.

I know the vcore and qpi volts i gave u will hot things up for now, but still should'nt be idleing at that.

1: Check you can hear the pump on the H50 (stop the fans and put ur ear near it if needs be)
2: Recheck seating and thermal paste

Here is an example, im currently folding (F@H) at those temps you are idleing at and my cpu is at 100% load, so as u can see, idleing at those temps something is wrong somewhere, and everything seems to indicate the cooler, either seating, paste or combination of all.
 
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rebel rebel said:
With those settings its idling at 63 - 63 - 62 - 60.
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As pointed out by everyone else, there's something seriously wrong with those idle temps. I wouldn't attempt to go any further until you find out why they are so high. In comparison, I went for a milder OC yesterday (3.34GHz, VCore and QPI at 1.2v or less) and my temps were maxed out at 64 degrees from Prime95, in my room which is like an oven :)
 
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bifday2k said:
Some thing is seriously wrong if you are idleing at those temps, even on air cooling that should idle no more then mid 40's.

i don't want to this to sound wrong, or that you take offense to it, but have you 100% made sure that the coolers waterblock is attached right, those idle temps are way way to high, and we really can't go futher untill thats sorted out, becuase as soon as u stress it will fail due to temps.

I would take the time to make sure the cooler is 100% correct, and the thermal paste is'nt to little or to much.

I know the vcore and qpi volts i gave u will hot things up for now, but still should'nt be idleing at that.

1: Check you can hear the pump on the H50 (stop the fans and put ur ear near it if needs be)
2: Recheck seating and thermal paste

Here is an example, im currently folding (F@H) at those temps you are idleing at and my cpu is at 100% load, so as u can see, idleing at those temps something is wrong somewhere, and everything seems to indicate the cooler, either seating, paste or combination of all.
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admoo said:
As pointed out by everyone else, there's something seriously wrong with those idle temps. I wouldn't attempt to go any further until you find out why they are so high. In comparison, I went for a milder OC yesterday (3.34GHz, VCore and QPI at 1.2v or less) and my temps were maxed out at 64 degrees from Prime95, in my room which is like an oven :)
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Its definately seated properly, but the last lot of thermal compound is looking messy now due to me taking a look at it.

I can hear water flowing when I stop the fans.

I've taken off the 120mm fractal fan because I don't think having 2 different speed of fan is beneficial. The temps hardly changing at all without it supports this theory.

I am going to order some more thermal paste and 2 new fans tonight. Im thinking 2 apache vipers but im open to suggestions. If anyone can suggest some decent thermal compound too that would be great.

I will resume the overclocking once the new fans and thermal compound arrive.

Thank you everyone for your help.
 
viper fans are very good i use 2 for my custom water, top notch fans, u may need to get the akasa pwm fan spliter to go along with them.

Thermal pasted id say either MX-2 or MX-3.
 
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