Gigabyte X58A-UD3R questions

tyrel68 · Jun 16, 2010

Gigabyte X58A-UD3R revision 1.0
i7 920 @ 2.67 Ghz
Cooler Master Hyper N520 Copper Heat pipe
OCZ Gold Tri Channel 6GB PC16000 DDR3 2000MHz Memory - 3x2048MB

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Specifications
	  Memory Category:  	Desktop
	
	  Memory Type:  	DDR3
	
	  Memory Speed:  	PC16000
	
	  Memory Speed MHz:  	2000MHz
	
	  Memory Size:  	3 x 2048MB
	
	  Total Memory Size:  	6GB
	
	  Memory Modules:  	3
	
	  Memory Channels:  	Triple
	
	  Memory Socket:  	DIMM
	
	  Memory CAS Latency:  	10
	
	  Memory Timing:  	10-10-10-30
	
	  Pins:  	240
	
	  Voltage:  	1.65V
	
	  ECC:  	No
	
	  Memory Buffer:  	Unbuffered

Anyway i am trying to learn but i can fairly easily find my motherboard and CPU combo as examples but i have a harder time figuring out the memory in the mix.

Any thoughts? I am not looking or expecting 4.0Ghz on air cool but even 3.5ish would be good and i know that's not extreme.

I am not even clear if overclocking the ram is even needed but hey i got the ceiling might as well explore.

dejo · Jun 16, 2010

know that some of the i7 cpu's wont do 2000 on mem speed, and when they do they generally need quite a bit of qpi vtt. I would try your mem at 1600 speeds first, get your cpu clocks where you want them and then try to get what you can out of the memory.

tyrel68 · Jun 16, 2010

aw fair enough 1600 timings are easier to find anyway haha at least with the 2000 mhz ceiling should help stability

dejo · Jun 16, 2010

is the memory that you have rated 2000 at 10-10-10?

tyrel68 · Jun 16, 2010

dejo said:
is the memory that you have rated 2000 at 10-10-10?

yep

the info i posted in the first post is the official specs of the memory

P.S.
I know it was overkill but i wanted it haha

dejo · Jun 16, 2010

I would try 1600 at 8-8-8-20 and see if it will run, if it does try 1600 at 7-7-7-20. I am not sure what chips that memory has on it so not really sure what to expect them to do at lower speeds. I had some of the original 1600 7-7-7-24 ocz platinum that would do 2100 8-9-8-18. But for the most part the ocz memory barely does what the rate it to do.

tyrel68 · Jun 16, 2010

dejo said:
I would try 1600 at 8-8-8-20 and see if it will run, if it does try 1600 at 7-7-7-20. I am not sure what chips that memory has on it so not really sure what to expect them to do at lower speeds. I had some of the original 1600 7-7-7-24 ocz platinum that would do 2100 8-9-8-18. But for the most part the ocz memory barely does what the rate it to do.

ya anyway i know 2000MHz isnt really needed unles si REALLY go nuts overclocking like 4 ghz i think

dejo · Jun 16, 2010

the higher your clock speeds the less likely to get 2000 on mem, as your uncore will go up with bclk. if you have a really good chip you can make it way on up there if the mem and chip are up to it, but there are many factors for it to happen.

tyrel68 · Jun 16, 2010

Is the only thing that woiuld damage the computer too higna voltage ie past 1.65?

dejo · Jun 16, 2010

1.65 is the thoeretical max for memory, that would be a ton for the cpu. if you are on air I would recommend staying around 1.4 or 1.45 max for air, some chips will run cooler than others with all else being the same, and I am not sure what chip you have (could have 2 exact same chips that run about 10c different). 4.0ghz should be no problem as far as clocks go, temps I would monitor with realtemp or coretemp

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