OC Help E7300 & GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P & mushkin XP 996619 2x2GB

[gigamush]

This is my first time trying to OC this build and am looking for advice on improving from here while keeping in mind I am looking for a safe 24/7 OC. I am not looking to Volt much more but I am sure that there is plenty of OC potential left.

MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)
Robust Graphics Booster ..................: Auto
CPU Clock Ratio ..........................: 10x
Fine CPU Clock Ratio .....................: 0.0
CPU Frequency ............................: 3.33GHz (333x10)

Clock Chip Control
Standard Clock Control
CPU Host Clock Control..................: [Enabled]
CPU Host Frequency (Mhz) ...............: 333Mhz
PCI Express Frequency (Mhz) ............: 100

C.I.A.2 .................................:[Disabled]

Advanced Clock Control [Press Enter]
CPU Clock Drive...........................: 800
PCI Express Clock Drive...................: 900
CPU Clock Skew (ps).......................: 0
MCH Clock Skew (ps).......................: 0

DRAM Performance Control
Performance Enhance....................: [Standard]
Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P.)........: Disabled
(G)MCH Frequency Latch.................: [AUTO]
System Memory Multiplier ..............: 3.20B
Memory Frequency (Mhz) ................: 1066
DRAM Timing Selectable ................: [Manual]

Standard Timing Control
CAS Latency Time....................... 5
tRCD .................................. 5
tRP'................................... 5
tRAS................................... 15

Advanced Timing Control                                     MemSet Reading
tRRD........................................... [AUTO]        4
tWTR........................................... [AUTO]        12
tWR............................................ [AUTO]        
tRFC........................................... [AUTO]        68
tRTP........................................... [AUTO]        6
Command Rate (CMD) ............................ 2t

Driving Strength Profiles
Driving Strength ............................ 1066

Channel A
Static tRead Value..........................: Auto
tRD Phase0 Adjustment.......................: Auto
tRD Phase1 Adjustment.......................: Auto
tRD Phase2 Adjustment ......................: Auto
tRD Phase3 Adjustment.......................: Auto
Trd2rd(Different Rank)......................: Auto
Twr2wr(Different Rank)......................: Auto
Twr2rd(Different Rank)......................: Auto
Trd2wr(Same/Diff Rank)......................: Auto
Dimm1 Clock Skew Control....................: Auto ps
Dimm2 Clock Skew Control....................: Auto ps

Channel B
Static tRead Value..........................: Auto
tRD Phase0 Adjustment.......................: Auto
tRD Phase1 Adjustment.......................: Auto
tRD Phase2 Adjustment ......................: Auto
tRD Phase3 Adjustment.......................: Auto
Trd2rd(Different Rank)......................: Auto
Twr2wr(Different Rank)......................: Auto
Twr2rd(Different Rank)......................: Auto
Trd2wr(Same/Diff Rank)......................: Auto
Dimm1 Clock Skew Control....................: Auto ps
Dimm2 Clock Skew Control....................: Auto ps

Motherboard Voltage Control
Voltage Type.���... Manual
CPU
CPU Vcore�.���....... 1.21250V.........: 1.36250V
CPU Termination�..... 1.200V*..........: 1.240
CPU PLL�������....1.500V*..............: 1.500

CPU Referen.����....0.760V*.........: Auto

MCH/ICH
MCH Core�����.....1.100V.............: 1.240
MCH Reference�.��.0.760V.............: Auto
MCH/DRAM Ref.�....0.900V.............: Auto
ICH I/O������.....1.500V.............: Auto
ICH Core����......1.100V.............: Auto

DRAM
DRAM Voltage ��....1.800V............: 1.980
DRAM Termination .�0.900V............: Auto
Channel A Reference 0.900V...........: Auto
Channel B Reference 0.900V...........: Auto

Advanced BIOS Features
Limit CPUID Max. to 3 ........................: [Disabled]
No-Execute Memory Protect ....................: [Enabled]
CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E) ......................: [Disabled]
C2/C2E State Support .........................: [Disabled]
x C4/C4E State Support .......................: [Disabled]
CPU Thermal Monitor 2 (TM2) ..................: [Enabled]
CPU EIST Function ............................: [Disabled]

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[gigamush]

Re: OC Help E7300 & GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P & mushkin XP 996619 2x2GB

CPU-Z Validator 3.0

Dropped My voltages and found myself a nice & quiet, low voltage 24/7 OC.

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[Lsdmeasap]

Re: OC Help E7300 & GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P & mushkin XP 996619 2x2GB

Nice results! You could get better scores if you manually set things. Auto is for sure not the best for performance!

Give me your settings you are using above and I will give you some ram ranges to work with.

[gigamush]

Re: OC Help E7300 & GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P & mushkin XP 996619 2x2GB

Nice results! You could get better scores if you manually set things. Auto is for sure not the best for performance!

Give me your settings you are using above and I will give you some ram ranges to work with.

I am using F4 BIOS

MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)
Robust Graphics Booster ..................: Fast
CPU Clock Ratio ..........................: 10x
Fine CPU Clock Ratio .....................: 0.0
CPU Frequency ............................: 3.55GHz (355x10)

Clock Chip Control
Standard Clock Control
CPU Host Clock Control..................: [Enabled]
CPU Host Frequency (Mhz) ...............: 355Mhz
PCI Express Frequency (Mhz) ............: 100
C.I.A.2 ................................: [Disabled]

Advanced Clock Control [Press Enter]
CPU Clock Drive...........................: 800
PCI Express Clock Drive...................: 900
CPU Clock Skew (ps).......................: 0ps
MCH Clock Skew (ps).......................: 0ps

DRAM Performance Control
Performance Enhance....................: [Standard]
Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P.)........: [Disabled]
(G)MCH Frequency Latch.................: [Auto]
System Memory Multiplier ..............: 3.00A
Memory Frequency (Mhz) ................: 1066
DRAM Timing Selectable ................: [Manual]

Standard Timing Control
CAS Latency Time....................... 5
tRCD .................................. 5
tRP'................................... 5
tRAS................................... 15

Advanced Timing Control                                     
tRRD........................................... [Auto]        
tWTR........................................... [Auto]        
tWR............................................ [Auto]        
tRFC........................................... [Auto]        
tRTP........................................... [Auto]        
Command Rate (CMD) ............................ 2T

Driving Strength Profiles
Driving Strength ............................ 1066

Channel A
Static tRead Value..........................: Auto
tRD Phase0 Adjustment.......................: Auto
tRD Phase1 Adjustment.......................: Auto
tRD Phase2 Adjustment ......................: Auto
tRD Phase3 Adjustment.......................: Auto
Trd2rd(Different Rank)......................: Auto
Twr2wr(Different Rank)......................: Auto
Twr2rd(Different Rank)......................: Auto
Trd2wr(Same/Diff Rank)......................: Auto
Dimm1 Clock Skew Control....................: Auto 
Dimm2 Clock Skew Control....................: Auto 

Channel B
Static tRead Value..........................: Auto
tRD Phase0 Adjustment.......................: Auto
tRD Phase1 Adjustment.......................: Auto
tRD Phase2 Adjustment ......................: Auto
tRD Phase3 Adjustment.......................: Auto
Trd2rd(Different Rank)......................: Auto
Twr2wr(Different Rank)......................: Auto
Twr2rd(Different Rank)......................: Auto
Trd2wr(Same/Diff Rank)......................: Auto
Dimm1 Clock Skew Control....................: Auto 
Dimm2 Clock Skew Control....................: Auto 

Motherboard Voltage Control
Voltage Type.………... Manual
CPU
Load Line Calibration .................: [Enabled]
CPU Vcore............ 1.21250V.........: 1.32500V
CPU Termination…..... 1.200V*..........: 1.200V
CPU PLL...............1.500V*..........: 1.500V
CPU Reference.........0.760V*..........: 0.760V

MCH/ICH
MCH Core…………….....1.100V.............: Auto
MCH Reference….…….0.760V.............: Auto
MCH/DRAM Ref.…....0.900V.............: Auto
ICH I/O……………….....1.500V.............: Auto
ICH Core…………......1.100V.............: Auto

DRAM
DRAM Voltage ……....1.800V............: 1.980
DRAM Termination .…0.900V............: Auto
Channel A Reference 0.900V...........: Auto
Channel B Reference 0.900V...........: Auto

Advanced BIOS Features
Limit CPUID Max. to 3 ........................: [Disabled]
No-Execute Memory Protect ....................: [Enabled]
CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E) ......................: [Disabled]
C2/C2E State Support .........................: [Disabled]
x C4/C4E State Support .......................: [Disabled]
CPU Thermal Monitor 2 (TM2) ..................: [Enabled]
CPU EIST Function ............................: [Disabled]

Thanks for any help you can give.

[Lsdmeasap]

Re: OC Help E7300 & GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P & mushkin XP 996619 2x2GB

Here would be some optimal settings for most all your settings at the speed you posted

MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)
Robust Graphics Booster ..................: Fast
CPU Clock Ratio ..........................: 10x
Fine CPU Clock Ratio .....................: 0.0
CPU Frequency ............................: 3.55GHz (355x10)

Clock Chip Control
Standard Clock Control
CPU Host Clock Control..................: [Enabled]
CPU Host Frequency (Mhz) ...............: 355Mhz
PCI Express Frequency (Mhz) ............: 100
C.I.A.2 ................................: [Disabled]

Advanced Clock Control [Press Enter]
CPU Clock Drive...........................: 800
PCI Express Clock Drive...................: 900
CPU Clock Skew (ps).......................: 0ps
MCH Clock Skew (ps).......................: 50-150ps

DRAM Performance Control
Performance Enhance....................: [Standard]
Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P.)........: [Disabled]
(G)MCH Frequency Latch.................: [Auto]
System Memory Multiplier ..............: 3.00A (You may also try 3.20B for 1120Mhz)
Memory Frequency (Mhz) ................: 1066
DRAM Timing Selectable ................: [Manual]

Standard Timing Control
CAS Latency Time....................... 5
tRCD .................................. 5
tRP'................................... 5
tRAS................................... 15

Advanced Timing Control
tRRD........................................... 3-5
tWTR..........................................3-6
tWR............................................ 4-6
tRFC........................................... (48-50) 52-62
tRTP........................................... 3-5
Command Rate (CMD) ............................ 2T

Driving Strength Profiles
Driving Strength ............................ 1066 <<< Test 800 and 1200 also

Channel A
Static tRead Value..........................: 6/7-10 << MOST Impact on performance, and you are using 11 now (Performance Level in Memset) so you know lower will for sure improve those scores! A & B Should match

tRD Phase0 Adjustment.......................: Auto
tRD Phase1 Adjustment.......................: Auto
tRD Phase2 Adjustment ......................: Auto
tRD Phase3 Adjustment.......................: Auto
Trd2rd(Different Rank)......................: Auto
Twr2wr(Different Rank)......................: Auto
Twr2rd(Different Rank)......................: Auto
Trd2wr(Same/Diff Rank)......................: Auto
Dimm1 Clock Skew Control....................: Auto
Dimm2 Clock Skew Control....................: Auto

Channel B
Static tRead Value..........................: 6/7-10
tRD Phase0 Adjustment.......................: Auto
tRD Phase1 Adjustment.......................: Auto
tRD Phase2 Adjustment ......................: Auto
tRD Phase3 Adjustment.......................: Auto
Trd2rd(Different Rank)......................: Auto
Twr2wr(Different Rank)......................: Auto
Twr2rd(Different Rank)......................: Auto
Trd2wr(Same/Diff Rank)......................: Auto
Dimm1 Clock Skew Control....................: Auto
Dimm2 Clock Skew Control....................: Auto

Motherboard Voltage Control
Voltage Type.………... Manual
CPU
Load Line Calibration .................: [Enabled]
CPU Vcore............ 1.21250V.........: 1.32500V
CPU Termination…..... 1.200V*..........: 1.200V (1.24-1.36)
CPU PLL...............1.500V*..........: 1.500V
CPU Reference.........0.760V*..........: 0.760V (I suggest Auto for all Ref voltages)

MCH/ICH
MCH Core…………….....1.100V.............: 1.2-1.3 (1.24-1.28 likely good)
MCH Reference….…….0.760V.............: Auto
MCH/DRAM Ref.…....0.900V.............: Auto
ICH I/O……………….....1.500V.............:1.55-1.6
ICH Core…………......1.100V.............: 1.1x-1.2

DRAM
DRAM Voltage ……....1.800V............: 1.980 (2.0-2.1 ~ 2.0-.205 likely good)
DRAM Termination .…0.900V............: Auto
Channel A Reference 0.900V...........: Auto
Channel B Reference 0.900V...........: Auto

[gigamush]

Re: OC Help E7300 &amp; GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P &amp; mushkin XP 996619 2x2GB

Still testing for additional memory tweaking but this sweet spot tested stable.

MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)
Robust Graphics Booster ..................: Fast
CPU Clock Ratio ..........................: 10x
Fine CPU Clock Ratio .....................: 0.0
CPU Frequency ............................: 3.60GHz (360x10)

Clock Chip Control
Standard Clock Control
CPU Host Clock Control..................: [Enabled]
CPU Host Frequency (Mhz) ...............: 360Mhz
PCI Express Frequency (Mhz) ............: 100
C.I.A.2 ................................: [Disabled]

Advanced Clock Control [Press Enter]
CPU Clock Drive...........................: 800
PCI Express Clock Drive...................: 900
CPU Clock Skew (ps).......................: 0ps
MCH Clock Skew (ps).......................: 50ps

DRAM Performance Control
Performance Enhance....................: [Standard]
Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P.)........: [Disabled]
(G)MCH Frequency Latch.................: [Auto]
System Memory Multiplier ..............: 3.33D
Memory Frequency (Mhz) ................: 1066 1200
DRAM Timing Selectable ................: [Manual]

Standard Timing Control
CAS Latency Time....................... 5
tRCD .................................. 5
tRP'................................... 5
tRAS................................... 15

Advanced Timing Control                                     Memset
tRRD........................................... 4            4
tWTR........................................... 4            12
tWR............................................ 4            9
tRFC........................................... 68            68
tRTP........................................... 4            6
Command Rate (CMD) ............................ 2T            2T

Driving Strength Profiles
Driving Strength ............................ 1066

Channel A
Static tRead Value..........................: 7
tRD Phase0 Adjustment.......................: Auto
tRD Phase1 Adjustment.......................: Auto
tRD Phase2 Adjustment ......................: Auto
tRD Phase3 Adjustment.......................: Auto
Trd2rd(Different Rank)......................: Auto
Twr2wr(Different Rank)......................: Auto
Twr2rd(Different Rank)......................: Auto
Trd2wr(Same/Diff Rank)......................: Auto
Dimm1 Clock Skew Control....................: Auto 
Dimm2 Clock Skew Control....................: Auto 

Channel B
Static tRead Value..........................: 7
tRD Phase0 Adjustment.......................: Auto
tRD Phase1 Adjustment.......................: Auto
tRD Phase2 Adjustment ......................: Auto
tRD Phase3 Adjustment.......................: Auto
Trd2rd(Different Rank)......................: Auto
Twr2wr(Different Rank)......................: Auto
Twr2rd(Different Rank)......................: Auto
Trd2wr(Same/Diff Rank)......................: Auto
Dimm1 Clock Skew Control....................: Auto 
Dimm2 Clock Skew Control....................: Auto 

Motherboard Voltage Control
Voltage Type.………... Manual
CPU
Load Line Calibration .................: [Enabled]
CPU Vcore............ 1.21250V.........: 1.32500V
CPU Termination…..... 1.200V*..........: 1.200V
CPU PLL...............1.500V*..........: 1.500V
CPU Reference.........0.760V*..........: Auto

MCH/ICH
MCH Core…………….....1.100V.............: 1.240V
MCH Reference….…….0.760V.............: Auto
MCH/DRAM Ref.…....0.900V.............: Auto
ICH I/O……………….....1.500V.............: 1.570V
ICH Core…………......1.100V.............: 1.200V

DRAM
DRAM Voltage ……....1.800V............: 2.040V
DRAM Termination .…0.900V............: Auto
Channel A Reference 0.900V...........: Auto
Channel B Reference 0.900V...........: Auto

Advanced BIOS Features
Limit CPUID Max. to 3 ........................: [Disabled]
No-Execute Memory Protect ....................: [Enabled]
CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E) ......................: [Disabled]
C2/C2E State Support .........................: [Disabled]
x C4/C4E State Support .......................: [Disabled]
CPU Thermal Monitor 2 (TM2) ..................: [Enabled]
CPU EIST Function ............................: [Disabled]

[Lsdmeasap]

Re: OC Help E7300 &amp; GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P &amp; mushkin XP 996619 2x2GB

Scores are lookin better! How's the testing coming along now?

[gigamush]

Re: OC Help E7300 &amp; GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P &amp; mushkin XP 996619 2x2GB

Im completely stable at the above specs but I cant seem to improve my memory bandwidth. Any suggestions? I have tried lowering tRFC to 52 but improvements where negligible.

[gigamush]

Re: OC Help E7300 &amp; GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P &amp; mushkin XP 996619 2x2GB

changing my multiplier to 9 (400x9) 3.6Ghz and setting RAM to 1066 I get
Read 8500 Write 8500 Copy 8500 Latency 58.8ns. This leads me to conclude my RAM is performing better at the lower speed is this correct and why?

[Lsdmeasap]

Re: OC Help E7300 &amp; GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P &amp; mushkin XP 996619 2x2GB

Try this >>>

tRRD...........................................2-3
tWTR...........................................2-3
tWR............................................ 3-4
tRFC........................................... 48-50
tRTP........................................... 2-3


Driving Strength Profiles
Driving Strength ............................ 1066 << Test 800 and 1200


About your second reply there. It all depends on your subtimings, and the memory strap/multi choosen as well

[gigamush]

Re: OC Help E7300 &amp; GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P &amp; mushkin XP 996619 2x2GB

I have a quesion about prime95, orthos versus linpack(intel burn test)
I can no longer pass prime95 or orthos with any OC but I can run 20rds of linpack and it has no errors. Linpack is pushing temps on both cores to 65C while prime95 and orthos never get higher than 49C. My question is, is this OC stable if I can run 3dmark06, vantage, and linpack with no issues but always fail blend in prime95 and orthos? I am running vista64.

[Lsdmeasap]

Re: OC Help E7300 &amp; GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P &amp; mushkin XP 996619 2x2GB

How does 10 passes of Memtest86+ do? And how about 1 hour or two of test # 5 and Test # 7 in Memtest86+?

[gigamush]

Re: OC Help E7300 &amp; GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P &amp; mushkin XP 996619 2x2GB

Its ok now, I found out that either my screensaver or the vista sidebar was causing the issue and now I can pass everything fine. Memtest is the 1st thing I run and the last thing I run so yes its A-ok now. Thanks for all the help so far. I think a I am going to take a break from OCing for a while so I can get on with the killing.

[Lsdmeasap]

Re: OC Help E7300 &amp; GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P &amp; mushkin XP 996619 2x2GB

Nice to see you found your issue

Good luck with your killing, I hope that is game related!