[Gigabyte X58 UD3r Rev2] - Overclocking advice

[Hyrule]

PC Spec's listed below:

Basically was given this PC by a friend who has emigrated abroad (nice friend I know). The last time I fiddled inside the Bios of a PC or opened the case, the top processor at the time was a 486DX2, so I'm a little out of my depth , so forgive any silly questions.

I'm going to be using the PC for mainly the following, Adobe Photoshop, Video-editing, Gaming and Audio creation/converting.

It's running at default settings in the bios, but wanted to toy around with overclocking it a bit. Wanted to increase the CPU speed to say around 3.4/3.5ghz. The memory will only run at 1066mhz, if I change it in the bios to run at 1600mhz, I either get endless POST boots or warning errors about overclocking failures.

Was wondering if anyone has any suggestions of what settings I need to change for the cpu to achieve the desired speeds and be stable and also for the memory to run at the advertised speed.

I've checked that the memory modules are in the correct slots for triple channel memory, according to the motherboard manual.

• Intel i7 930 2.8GHz Socket 1366 + Noctua NH-D14 Dual Radiator and Fan
• Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R Intel X58 Socket 1366 Motherboard
• Corsair 60GB Force SSD 2.5" SATA-II (Windows 7 64bit Ultimate - OS Drive)
• Kingston 6GB (3x2GB) 1600MHz/PC3-12800 HyperX XMP Memory Kit CL8(8-8-8-24)
• Gigabyte GTX 460 Super OverClock Edition 1GB Dual DVI HDMI PCI-E Graphics
• BitFenix Colossus White Case
• Antec EarthWatts 650W PSU - 80Plus Certified 12cm Fan 3x 12V Rails

If any more info is needed let me know and thanks in advance.

H

 

[redduc900]

Give these settings a try for 3.52GHz. If you disable Turbo then you can also lower the Vcore from 1.35V to ~1.20 - 1.25V (estimated; your specific chip may not require 1.35V w/ Turbo enabled, and even less than 1.20V w/ it disabled)...

CPU Clock Ratio............................: 22
CPU Frequency ........................(GHz): 3.52
> Advanced CPU Core Features [Press Enter]

Intel(R) Turbo Boost Tech..................: Enabled
CPU Cores Enabled..........................: ALL
CPU Multi Threading........................: Enable
CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E)....................: Disabled
C3/C6/C7 State Support.....................: Disabled
CPU Thermal Monitor........................: Enabled
CPU EIST Function..........................: Disabled
Bi-Directional PROCHOT.....................: Enabled

QPI Clock Ratio............................: AUTO
QPI Link Speed........................(GHz): 5.76
Uncore Clock Ratio.........................: AUTO
Uncore Frequency......................(MHz): 3200
>>>>> Standard Clock Control
Base Clock(BCLK) Control...................: Enabled
BCLK Frequency(MHz)........................: 160
Extreme Memory Profile(X.M.P.).............: Disabled
System Memory Multiplier (SPD).............: 10
Memory Frequency(MHz)......................: 1600
PCI Express Frequency(MHz).................: AUTO
>>>>> Advanced Clock Control
CPU Clock Drive (mV).......................: 800
PCI Express Clock Drive (mV)...............: 900
CPU Clock Skew (ps)........................: 0
IOH Clock Skew (ps)........................: 0

> Advanced Memory Settings [Press Enter]

Extreme Memory Profile(X.M.P.).............: Disabled
System Memory Multiplier (SPD).............: 10
Memory Frequency(MHz)......................: 1600
Performance Enhance........................: Turbo
DRAM Timing Selectable (SPD)...............: Quick
Channel Interleaving.......................: 6 [AUTO]
Rank Interleaving..........................: 4 [AUTO]
>>>>> Channel A, B, & C
> Channel A, B, & C Timing Settings [Press Enter]

>>>>> Channel A, B, & C Standard Timing Control
Cas Latency Time...........................: 8
tRCD.......................................: 8
tRP........................................: 8
tRAS.......................................: 24
>>>>> Channel A, B, & C Advanced Timing Control
tRC........................................: 27 [AUTO]
tRRD ......................................: 4 [AUTO]
tWTR ......................................: 4 [AUTO]
tWR........................................: 8 [AUTO]
tWTP.......................................: 19 [AUTO]
tWL........................................: 7 [AUTO]
tRFC.......................................: 60 [AUTO]
tRTP.......................................: 4 [AUTO]
tFAW.......................................: 16 [AUTO]
Command Rate (CMD) ........................: 2 [AUTO]
>>>>> Channel A, B, & C Misc Timing Control
B2B CAS Delay..............................: - [AUTO]
Round Trip Latency.........................: 55 [AUTO]

> Channel A, B, & C Turnaround Setting [Press Enter]

>>>>> Channel A, B, & C Reads Followed By Reads
Different DIMMs............................: 6 [AUTO]
Different Ranks............................: 5 [AUTO]
On The Same Rank...........................: 1 [AUTO]
>>>>> Channel A, B, & C Writes Followed By Writes
Different DIMMs............................: 6 [AUTO]
Different Ranks............................: 6 [AUTO]
On The Same Rank...........................: 1 [AUTO]

> Advanced Voltage Settings [Press Enter]

>>> CPU
LoadLine Calibration.......................: AUTO
CPU Vcore..................................: 1.350
xDynamic Vcore(DVID).......................: +0.00
QPI/VTT Voltage............................: 1.3350
CPU PLL....................................: 1.80 [AUTO]
>>> MCH/ICH
PCIE.......................................: 1.50 [AUTO]
QPI PLL....................................: 1.10 [AUTO]
IOH Core...................................: 1.10 [AUTO]
ICH I/O....................................: 1.50 [AUTO]
ICH Core...................................: 1.10 [AUTO]
>>> Dram
DRAM Voltage...............................: 1.660
DRAM Termination...........................: 0.75 [AUTO]
Ch-A Data VRef.............................: 0.75 [AUTO]
Ch-B Data VRef.............................: 0.75 [AUTO]
Ch-C Data VRef.............................: 0.75 [AUTO]
Ch-A Address VRef..........................: 0.75 [AUTO]
Ch-B Address VRef..........................: 0.75 [AUTO]
Ch-C Address VRef..........................: 0.75 [AUTO]

 

[Hyrule]

Thanks redduc900

I'm trying these settings now, so far so good, stable

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