Hi all - as a newbie to the overclocking scene I'd be grateful if you could pass on some wisdow re my settings.
I'm going for 3.8ghz, looking for a stable 24/7 that won't fry my chip in 2 years but will give me the extra performance for the odd game and HD encoding.
I've got the current settings which seem stable so far (I've still to run a 12 hr prime test) but would appreciate any thoughts on improving this in terms of power efficiency, stability and temps.
My current settings are:
CPU multiplier: x21
Bclk: 180
vcore: 1.19375
vtt: 1.335v
IOH core: 1.260v
DRAM: 1.66
QPI link speed (AUTO at 6.48ghz)
Uncore (AUTO at 3600)
Mem settings otherwise on auto (need to set for defaults here I guess? I have Kingston DDR3 1333 ram).
HT: on (this okay?)
Turbo: off (should I enable)
I'm getting temps about 60c at 100% load and around 38 - 40c at idle using prime95 which seems respectable? What do you think? I'm using a Corsair H50 on a push / pull setup.
I only really use Windows 7 for the odd game otherwise I'm running Mac OS X
Thanks all for your help?
Alex
I'm going for 3.8ghz, looking for a stable 24/7 that won't fry my chip in 2 years but will give me the extra performance for the odd game and HD encoding.
I've got the current settings which seem stable so far (I've still to run a 12 hr prime test) but would appreciate any thoughts on improving this in terms of power efficiency, stability and temps.
My current settings are:
CPU multiplier: x21
Bclk: 180
vcore: 1.19375
vtt: 1.335v
IOH core: 1.260v
DRAM: 1.66
QPI link speed (AUTO at 6.48ghz)
Uncore (AUTO at 3600)
Mem settings otherwise on auto (need to set for defaults here I guess? I have Kingston DDR3 1333 ram).
HT: on (this okay?)
Turbo: off (should I enable)
I'm getting temps about 60c at 100% load and around 38 - 40c at idle using prime95 which seems respectable? What do you think? I'm using a Corsair H50 on a push / pull setup.
I only really use Windows 7 for the odd game otherwise I'm running Mac OS X
Thanks all for your help?
Alex