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- Jul 20, 2010
Hey guys,
Long-time lurker, first time poster...
Some details about my system:
GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD3R
G.SKILL 12GB (6X2GB) DDR3 1600MHz
INTEL i7 930 2.8GHz
Corsair A50 CPU Cooler
Windows 7 64-bit
I messed around with the BIOS settings trying to overclock my CPU and I got it up to 3.5 GHz. With Realtemp, it measured 45o - 65o C under load. Is that safe with my cheap cooler?
Also, with it overclocked, Windows shows Installed RAM: 12 GB (8 GB usable)
Only when I load 'optimized' BIOS settings does it show 12 GB usable. How can I get it to use all 12 GB?
I'm not looking to overclock it too much (I don't have good enough cooling) but I would be happy with a stable 3.5 GHz using all 12 GB RAM. Any suggestions? Anyone have a similar setup?
Thanks!
rocko
Long-time lurker, first time poster...
Some details about my system:
GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD3R
G.SKILL 12GB (6X2GB) DDR3 1600MHz
INTEL i7 930 2.8GHz
Corsair A50 CPU Cooler
Windows 7 64-bit
I messed around with the BIOS settings trying to overclock my CPU and I got it up to 3.5 GHz. With Realtemp, it measured 45o - 65o C under load. Is that safe with my cheap cooler?
Also, with it overclocked, Windows shows Installed RAM: 12 GB (8 GB usable)
Only when I load 'optimized' BIOS settings does it show 12 GB usable. How can I get it to use all 12 GB?
I'm not looking to overclock it too much (I don't have good enough cooling) but I would be happy with a stable 3.5 GHz using all 12 GB RAM. Any suggestions? Anyone have a similar setup?
Thanks!
rocko