oc's i7 930 bundle 100c

fluidz · 20 May 2010 at 00:28

MameFX said:
I would reseat the cpu,but if you are unsure about doing this yourself then just rma your hardware,it could be faulty.

Done already, 5 times, to clean it each time.

bulldog147 · 20 May 2010 at 01:22

fluidz said:
Done already, 5 times, to clean it each time.

Can you try any spare cpu cooler to test it ? Have you peeled off the heatsink ?

fluidz · 20 May 2010 at 01:30

Unfortunately they didnt send me the stock heatsink with the bundle. I've a spare 775 Hs, but not 1366.

bulldog147 · 20 May 2010 at 01:32

fluidz said:
Unfortunately they didnt send me the stock heatsink with the bundle. I've a spare 775 Hs, but not 1366.

why ? it should be including - it parts of bundle!

bulldog147 · 20 May 2010 at 01:34

What motherboard do you have ? is it Gigabyte GAEX58-UD5 ?

bulldog147 · 20 May 2010 at 01:45

fluidz - try my setting as mine 4ghz is stable for 24 hours on this setting:

Advanced CPU Features:
CPU Clock Ratio ................................ [20]
Intel(R) Turbo Boost Tech ................. [Enable]
CPU Cores Enabled .......................... [All]
CPU Multi Threading ..........................[Enable]
CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E) ................. [Enable]
C3/C6/C7 State Support ................... [Disable]
CPU Thermal Monitor ........................ [Enable]
CPU EIST Function ............................ [Enable]
Virtualization Technology ................. [Enable]
Bi-Directional PROCHOT .................... [Enable]

Uncore & QPI Features:
QPI Link Speed ..............................[x36] 6.87GHz
Uncore Frequency ..........................[x17] 3247MHz
Isonchronous Frequency ...............[Enable]

Standard Clock Control:
Base Clock (BCLK) Control .................. [Enable]
BCLK Frequency (MHz) .........................[191]
PCI Express Frequency (MHz) ............. [101]
C.I.A.2........................................... ....... [-]

Advanced Clock Control:
CPU Clock Drive ..............................[900]
PCI Express Clock Drive ................ [700]
CPU Clock Skew ............................ [0]
IOH Clock Skew ............................. [0]

Advanced DRAM Features:
Performance Enhance .......................... [Turbo]
Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P) ........... [Disable]
System Memory Multiplier (SPD) ........... [ 8.0]
DRAM Timing Selectable (SPD) ............. [Expert]

Channel A + B + C

Channel A Timing Settings:
##Channel A Standard Timing Control##
CAS Latency Time ..................[8]
tRCD ......................................[8]
tRP ........................................[8]
tRAS ......................................[24]
CR..........................................[1]

Advanced Voltage Control:
CPU i7 930
Load Line Calibration .................... [Disabled]
CPU Vcore [1.26875]
Dynamic Vcore grayed out
QPI/VTT Voltage [1.200]
CPU PLL [1.800]
PCIE 1.500v ...................................[Normal]
QPI PLL 1.100v ..............................[Normal]
IOH Core [1.140]
ICH I/O 1.500v ...............................[Normal]
ICH Core 1.1v ................................[Normal]

DRAM
DRAM Voltage [1.660]
DRAM Termination 0.750v.......... [auto]
Ch-A Data VRef. 0.750v ...........[auto]
Ch-B Data VRef. 0.750v ...........[auto]
Ch-C Data VRef. 0.750v ...........[auto]
Ch-A Address VRef. 0.750v ........[auto]
Ch-B Address VRef. 0.750v ........[auto]
Ch-C Address VRef. 0.750v ........[auto]

fluidz · 20 May 2010 at 05:30

I recorded a video of me installing the Hsf, for the 6th time, using Prolimatech paste.

You can see how I installed it here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h645OWyt_l0

fluidz · 20 May 2010 at 05:30

bulldog147 said:
fluidz - try my setting as mine 4ghz is stable for 24 hours on this setting:

Advanced CPU Features:
CPU Clock Ratio ................................ [20]
Intel(R) Turbo Boost Tech ................. [Enable]
CPU Cores Enabled .......................... [All]
CPU Multi Threading ..........................[Enable]
CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E) ................. [Enable]
C3/C6/C7 State Support ................... [Disable]
CPU Thermal Monitor ........................ [Enable]
CPU EIST Function ............................ [Enable]
Virtualization Technology ................. [Enable]
Bi-Directional PROCHOT .................... [Enable]

Uncore & QPI Features:
QPI Link Speed ..............................[x36] 6.87GHz
Uncore Frequency ..........................[x17] 3247MHz
Isonchronous Frequency ...............[Enable]

Standard Clock Control:
Base Clock (BCLK) Control .................. [Enable]
BCLK Frequency (MHz) .........................[191]
PCI Express Frequency (MHz) ............. [101]
C.I.A.2........................................... ....... [-]

Advanced Clock Control:
CPU Clock Drive ..............................[900]
PCI Express Clock Drive ................ [700]
CPU Clock Skew ............................ [0]
IOH Clock Skew ............................. [0]

Advanced DRAM Features:
Performance Enhance .......................... [Turbo]
Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P) ........... [Disable]
System Memory Multiplier (SPD) ........... [ 8.0]
DRAM Timing Selectable (SPD) ............. [Expert]

Channel A + B + C

Channel A Timing Settings:
##Channel A Standard Timing Control##
CAS Latency Time ..................[8]
tRCD ......................................[8]
tRP ........................................[8]
tRAS ......................................[24]
CR..........................................[1]

Advanced Voltage Control:
CPU i7 930
Load Line Calibration .................... [Disabled]
CPU Vcore [1.26875]
Dynamic Vcore grayed out
QPI/VTT Voltage [1.200]
CPU PLL [1.800]
PCIE 1.500v ...................................[Normal]
QPI PLL 1.100v ..............................[Normal]
IOH Core [1.140]
ICH I/O 1.500v ...............................[Normal]
ICH Core 1.1v ................................[Normal]

DRAM
DRAM Voltage [1.660]
DRAM Termination 0.750v.......... [auto]
Ch-A Data VRef. 0.750v ...........[auto]
Ch-B Data VRef. 0.750v ...........[auto]
Ch-C Data VRef. 0.750v ...........[auto]
Ch-A Address VRef. 0.750v ........[auto]
Ch-B Address VRef. 0.750v ........[auto]
Ch-C Address VRef. 0.750v ........[auto]

Ok will do, thanks mate.

EDIT :

Update : Tried the settings exactly, hitting 3819mhz max, not 4ghz like you mentioned. I'm hitting max 90c'ish in Linx.. Did you miss something out? Cheers.

fluidz · 20 May 2010 at 05:31

bulldog147 said:
What motherboard do you have ? is it Gigabyte GAEX58-UD5 ?

UD3

No cpu box either.. Just the motherboard box and Noctua box.. A small loss on resale value in the future.
However they did send me a courtesy game code for steam.. Which isn't all too bad. But doesn't make up for the issues i've had. I guess I'll try Bulldog147's settings then if they don't work I'll Rma.

acantril · 20 May 2010 at 06:48

I had the same problem with a full system (core i7 930 @ 4GHZ) i ordered from OCUK - temps reaching 100c under prime. I blogged about it here - its only got worse over time. I started to investigate and it seems on my board overclockers use load line calibration at level 2.. and a 1.3V VCORE. I can put the core to 1.32 with Load Line calibration at level 1 and achieve the same stability with 10c less temps at peak.

It seems that OCUK aren't doing their OC's right currently.

fluidz · 20 May 2010 at 07:06

After running Bulldog147's settings with my system for one hour using Linx, out of the blue, my pc just restarted.. Usually it would show errors. Temps were no more than 90c.. The pc hasn't restarted since i've had the system.

I've resorted it back to 3.66 Oc for the time being.

fluidz · 20 May 2010 at 07:06

acantril said:
I had the same problem with a full system (core i7 930 @ 4GHZ) i ordered from OCUK - temps reaching 100c under prime. I blogged about it here - its only got worse over time. I started to investigate and it seems on my board overclockers use load line calibration at level 2.. and a 1.3V VCORE. I can put the core to 1.32 with Load Line calibration at level 1 and achieve the same stability with 10c less temps at peak.

It seems that OCUK aren't doing their OC's right currently.

Thanks, i'll take a look.

EDIT:

UPDATE : Tried the Ocuk default settings, but changed the load line to 1, and vcore to 3.2v .. I've just loaded LinX, to find once 100% was utilized the temp jumped from 55c to 85c .. Within 30 seconds it climbed to 92c on core1.. and it was still rising.. I stopped the test.

fluidz · 20 May 2010 at 07:33

Also i've tried turning off all the power saving features within the Bios..

Yet..

My multiplyer, even though set at 21, will fluctuate between 20,21,20,21,20 when under Load..

And this is with any muliplyer, and with or without Turbo on.

When I first got the machine, set at 4ghz it didn't fluctuate like it is now.

rjk · 20 May 2010 at 09:09

Hi fluidz

sorry to hear about the trouble you have been experiencing with your bundle.

may i suggest that you use the customer support forum for assistance.

edit, just out of interest, the noctua cooler is held down by a spring retention mechanism.

when the pc is off can you feel any 'play' in the cooler at all?

does it move side to side or up and down with little force? the multi socket bracket for the noctua coolers are generally very good but not as sturdy as when the cooler was 1366 only.

the bundles are tested currently on akasa nero coolers, it is the default cooler so it means that it is the worst case scenario.

also, apologies for your comment about the cpu retail box. all of our bundles use OEM processors, this means they do not come with retail boxes

NathWraith · 20 May 2010 at 09:20

Oh dear

acantril said:
only got worse over time. I started to investigate and it seems on my board overclockers use load line calibration at level 2.. and a 1.3V VCORE. I can put the core to 1.32 with Load Line calibration at level 1 and achieve the same stability with 10c less temps at peak.

It seems that OCUK aren't doing their OC's right currently.

Of course we're not :rolleyes:

anyone who knows anything about overclocking will realise 1.3vcore is a perfectly acceptable voltage for a 4GHz overclock.

If people think they can produce better overclocks than us, then feel free to but I don't see the point of buying a pre-overclocked bundle to whine about "how much better" they can do it.

Im closing this thread as fluidz can now use the support forum to resolve his issue and I'v seen far too much OcUK bashing.