EVGA x58 LE Core i7 930 4ghz oc on Air

[NTruji]

This is my first overclock just verifying that all is well with my cpu. I've ran Prime 95 for hours and gamed for hours without any crashes. I think I can go lower on Vcore maybe? or push Ghz/Bclock up while pushing vcore & VTT more?



System:

Xclio Windtunnel Advanced Full Tower

EVGA X58 SLI LE

Intel Core i7 930

EVGA 460 GTX SC 1GB @ 837/1674/2110

Mushkin Redline DDR3 1600 6-8-6-24

Noctua NH-D14

(Air Cooling)

Room Temp = 80F







What I've changed:

Bclock = 190x21 (4ghz)

Uncore = x16

VTT = 100mV

Vcore = 1.3V

VDroop [Enabled]

HyperThreading [Enabled]

Fans @ Temp > 55C = 100%



Idle Temps = 39C-35C-37C-34C

100% Load Prime 95 = 70C-67C-66C-64C

Gaming Load = 66C-63C-62C-60C

 

[redduc900]

The overclock looks good, other than the DRAM timings at 11-11-11-29 (rated for 6-8-6-24 at 800 MHz). Or did you purposely loosen the timings until you find the max. clock?

 

[NTruji]

I just left all the memory settings to auto to make my life easier while oc'n the CPU, should I try to bump down my ram timings 1 value each till it doesn't boot? or will it run faster at the auto timings?

 

[Killador]

Anything over 4.2GHz in my opinion is not worth the extra heat unless you have really good cooling. 60°C for gaming should be the max.
Run your timings @ 8 8 8 20 or 7 7 7 16 and see if its stable for you - Only if you are overclocking higher...

 

[redduc900]

Just leave the timings where they're at currently until you find your max. overclock. Either that or adjust the timings to 6-8-6-24 at rated Vdimm, but lower the DRAM frequency by using a x6.0 multiplier = DDR3-1140 (570 MHz) at a 190 MHz BCLK.