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Nice....thanks for stopping by Stick around a bitFound this forum searching google for some hints on overclocking my i7 860 and like some of the other posters I just had to register to post my appreciation.
Only problem I have now is to make a good chunk of time available to try this out without the gf complaining to much...
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Nice....thanks for stopping by Stick around a bit
Unless you have an unlocked multiplier chip, you cant move your multi up outside of the turbo function (which on most boards can be permanent).
With that said, IMHO, thats the game, a nice solid bclck will improve performance a bit more than only a raised multi.
You cant change SPD number...thats just a setting for a specific speed. You would need to know your memory's default timings/voltage (the SPD you were talking about!). I would set those 4 main timings manually as well as the voltage.
You can change the memory latency speed though (which was what you were talking about with just the wrong terminology). I doubt you will be able to go to 6.
So, are you ready to start overclocking? After entering your BIOS and lowering the CPU & MEM multipliers, go to the voltages section and raise your IOH to 1.3-1.35V and your CPU VTT to +0.2V. Then restart your machine and go back into the BIOS
If the test ran without error, raise the bclock by 10MHz, reboot into your OS and run the test again. If the test failed, raise the CPU VTT voltage by a small increment, reboot into your OS and run the test again
What is the maximum safe CPU VTT voltage? Depends on a lot of things, but I feel like these are some basic conservative guidelines. If you’re running the stock Intel heatsink and fan, I would not advise more than +0.2V, if you are running a high end air cooler
So do I just adjust the bclock frequency and leave the CPU VTT Voltage alone after setting to +0.2V in step one?