Questions:
• “to +0.2V” in the text, or should it be “by +0.2V”? – in Bclock voltages section
• Should “+0.5V of the CPU Vtt value” be “+0.5V above the CPU Vtt value” – in the Maximum safe memory voltage section
Thanks for those
• Is there such a thing as IOH on a LGA1156 motherboard with H55 chipset? What should you do with IOH when you have no PCIe cards (only using the Clarkdale iGPU)? – in the Bclock voltages section
No, all P55/H55/H57 based boards use a Platform Controller Hub (PCH), it should not need any adjustment for basic overclocking, leave on "auto"
• Is there such a thing as ICH on a ASUS LGA1156 motherboard?
no
• By following the 3-step guide, should I be ignoring ASUS DOCP and XMP profiles?
yes
• Should I be enabling the ASUS Xtreme Phase Full Power Mode (instead of the Auto default)?
depends, for maximum overclocking potential, you should enable it. If you are concerned about saving power, you should leave it disabled
• Should I be using Offset or Manual CPU voltage when I need to change it, or doesn’t it matter?
manual (this corolates to the "power saving features" mentioned in my guide
• Should I disable the ASUS CPU TM function during my OC testing?
shouldn't make any difference
• Is the Uncore Frequency the same as the ASUS iGPU frequency on a Clarkdale CPU?
NO! The uncore on all LGA1156 CPUs has a fixed ratio in relation to the bclock frequency....the iGPU frequency can be adjusted in most H55/H57 BIOSes See the section "Isolate the bclock from the iGPU (Clarkdale only)" under step #1
• Is the QPI/CPU Vtt voltage the same as ASUS IMC voltage?
yes
• Is the memory multiplier ratio you are talking about the same as ASUS DRAM frequency?
yes
• At what point in this Guide do you re-enable EIST, C1E, C-State (which package limit?), and the CPU TM function?
My guide is not geared to finding the best OC with these features enabled. If you intend to enable these features, then enable them from the start. This is because your OC limits will differ (will be lower) with these features enabled.
Thoughts/Suggestions:
• Start putting footnote references when something only does/not pertain to Clarkdale/Lynnfield/H55 or other chipsets/combinations
Great idea, might have to do this on the next revision.
• Consider adding a table of terminology you use vs. some of the common motherboard manufacturers (included at the end for my ASUS P7H55D-M EVO using the 903 BIOS)
While this would be idea, please keep in mind that this would be pretty difficult for me without having my hands on more equipment. I'm just an enthusiast doing this voluntarily at home. Currently I only have 1 LGA1156 motherboard and X58 motherboards from only 2 vendors.
• Consider adding that the Clarkdale iGPU clock (x) should be calculated to be the default base clock (b) times the default iGPU clock (c), divided by (over) the OC base clock (a). So x=bc/a Example: an i-3 Clarkdale with its iGPU clock at 733 and default bClock at 133, and it is to be overclocked to 210, the iGPU clock should be changed to 733x133/210 464 (as a math teacher, I simplified a forum post here to make it easier to calculate)
This is covered in the section "Isolate the bclock from the iGPU (Clarkdale only)"....just without the formula. I think it's a good idea to add the formula though, thanks!
• terminology –
o say “SpeedStep (EIST)” so the next person does not have to look it up
o say how IOH Core Voltage is related to certain “Northbridge” chips? Elaborate with another sentence? Is H55 Northbridge?
o Say how ICH Core Voltage is related to certain “Southbridge” chips? Elaborate with another sentence?
• Spelling, if you want it even more professional – “ferquency”, “that” should be “than”?, “manufactures” should be “manufacturer’s” – search and replace
Great suggestions, thank you!