Asus P7P55D Pro & i5-750 (Jzenso 1st OCing Experience)

[jzenso]

What's good overclockers
This is my first build & first few attempts to Overclock ever,
I've always wanted to build my own rig and tweak it out.
I said screw it, It's time!
I won't ramble on how I find OCing interesting till your ears fall off!, So lets dive into it!
But before we do I just have to give a shout-out to BROLLOCKS for all his ongoing assistance & guidance on OCing.
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JZENSO RIG SPECS
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LIAN LI Lancool PC-K62 Black 0.8 mm SECC, Plastic + Mesh ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
ASUS P7P55D PRO LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Intel Motherboard
Intel Core i5-750 Lynnfield 2.66GHz LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Processor
ARCTIC COOLING MX-2 Thermal Compound
Prolimatech Megahalems Rev.B CPU Cooler
2x-COOLER MASTER R4-L2R-20CR-GP 120mm Red LED Case Fan
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory
XFX HD-477A-YDFC Radeon HD 4770 512MB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
Scythe KM02-BK 5.25" Bay Fan Controller
ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner
Rosewill RNX-A5 2.4 GHz Indoor 5 dBi High Performance Detachable Omni-Directional Antenna
Rosewill RNX-G300EX IEEE 802.11b/g PCI Wireless Card 64/128-Bit WEP, 802.1x, WPA, WPA2, AES, TKIP with 100cm cable external 2 dBi Antenna
Rosewill RMP-2000 Multi-Functional Mousepad w/ 4 Ports USB 2.0 Hub
Rosewill RKM-1600RF Slim Wireless Multimedia Keyboard and Laser Mouse
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JZENSO RIG SCREENSHOTS
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STRESS TEST PROGRAMS USED
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Super PI 32,Wprime32/1024,LinX,OCCT & Prime95
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STABLE OC SCREENSHOTS -(ALL TESTS PASSED)
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NON-STABLE OC SCREENSHOTS - (DID NOT PASS OCCT/LinX & OR PRIME 95)
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So, What do you guys & gals think?
If I can better my OC's by changing a few parameters and or you have input (ex. RAM timing/Voltages) please do not hesitate to contact me
I want to get better at this and learn whatever I can about OCing/Solidifying my OC's from my rig.
Thanks for taking the time to check out my thread!
Peace

 

[Brolloks]

Well done Jason, you have really done great !

 

[jzenso]

I still think my FIXED voltage & IMV voltage & RAM timings are to high...Am I to understand the lower the ram timing the better it is? (ex.7.7.7.20/8.8.8.20 vs 9.9.9.24).
What is the lowest/highest I should set my FIXED & IMV voltages to?
An should my DRAM voltage remain 1.65v throughout my OCing?

 

[Brolloks]

Lower RAM timings are preferable, but sometimes you have to sacrifice RAM speeds, so it is a give and take and you need to play with it, same with RAM voltage, tighter and higher speeds need more voltages

 

[jzenso]

The highest I went was between 1.48-1.55 on fixed & imc voltages, I'm still having difficulty getting 4.4 OC stable...sighs..push push push haha

 

[OregonDonor]

Is your RAM holding you back? Looks to me like if it's underclocked you see good results?

What is IMC voltage anyhow? I have mine set to auto and I know it runs in the red as far as BIOS is concerned.

 

[Lavacon]

Nice OC

What are you running for voltage on your cpu in bios for your 4,200ghz OC?

 

[jzenso]

Lavacon:4.2ghz
FIXED.V-1.35
IMC.V-1.25
DRAM.V-1.65

 

[Lavacon]

It would seem that I need to make more adjustments. When I'm @ 4 ghz my temps are MUCH higher @ full load... hmmm

Edit: I was mistaking your idle temps for load

 

[jzenso]

Oregondonor: Where are you at as far as a stable OC?
try taking it off of auto and fine tune your voltages?

 

[jzenso]

Lavacon: my 100% load temps for 4.2ghz are between 50's-mid 60's

 

[OregonDonor]

Oregondonor: Where are you at as far as a stable OC?
try taking it off of auto and fine tune your voltages?

I'm stable at 4.2GHz with just CPU Voltage set to 1.29375 and everything else set to Auto but running prime95 I'm in the upper 60s.

It's dead week and I need to study so I don't have time right now to play. Spring break is almost here and then I'll play some more.