Overclocking Intel i7 950 to 3.8ghz are these settings safe?

camdenpaul · 13 Jan 2011 at 00:41

Hi Everyone, I just want to check are these settings safe,
Intel i7 950 cpu GA-x58-usb3 motherboard
165x23 = 3.79ghz
Memory is 1600mhz but its overclock to 1650 cos bclk is 165
qpi/vtt volts is 1.3555 is this safe? It's in different colour in the bios bcos its over by 5 of 1.35 but if i lower it, it make the IOH Core go from 1.10 to 1.14 is this safe?
Vcore is 1.325
IOH Core is 1.10 but if i lower my qpi/vtt it go up
Dram 1.60v i got it on

Hope someone can help me with this or tell me if these settings are fine or not

mattup · 13 Jan 2011 at 03:49

All looks good to me.

My 950 runs at 4Ghz with the following
200bclk x 20
cpu 1.275v
Qpi 1.3185v
ram 1.65
ioh/ich 1.113
cpu pll 1.8

What temps do you get when loaded?

Matt

q6600 · 13 Jan 2011 at 07:58

mattup said:
All looks good to me.

My 950 runs at 4Ghz with the following
200bclk x 20
cpu 1.275v
Qpi 1.3185v
ram 1.65
ioh/ich 1.113
cpu pll 1.8

What temps do you get when loaded?

Matt

Same here
174 x 23
1.27v core
1.35 qpi / vtt

NathWraith · 13 Jan 2011 at 10:31

OPs setting look fine.

Personally I prefer to stick to a 200BCLK as it gives a far rounder RAM speed (1600, 2000 etc). But you have to be confident that your board can manage 200BCLK, the majority of X58 boards can.

Also having a higher BCLK as oppose to a higher multi generaly requires less CPU vcore.

Too Tall · 13 Jan 2011 at 18:38

Those volts look a little high mate, try to bring them down a little.