Overclocking the Gigabyte X58 UD4P

[Gokuboo]

Re: Overclocking the Gigabyte X58 UD4P

I did as you suggested and my temps are way down that's for sure. The closest I could get to the memory muti was 1333. Is that not a big performance hit from 1600? I set it from 10 to 8. Haven't run tests yet to see if stable. I will do that soon. Memory timings are 9-9-9-24 T1 with timings set to auto.

[wazza300]

Re: Overclocking the Gigabyte X58 UD4P

no its not bad,and timings dont make much difference to performance really if you can get it stable with manual settings then do so but auto will be fine for trouble free ram,only way you can raise memory multi to match ram specs is to raise you bclk so you get 1600mhz ram you should ge able to do that with those settings i gave you

[Gokuboo]

Re: Overclocking the Gigabyte X58 UD4P

It's a no go, not stable . I can't even watch a movie while my raid checks itself because of BOSD. I'm almost willing to go back to bios version F9. My old oc settings don't even work. But I'm willing to stick with it if you guys don't mind continuing to help me.

Going to try dropping my OC to 3.2 since I can set ram to 1600 exactly instead of 1667 with a 3.3 OC. That might be an issue. I'm not sure how touchy ram is about that.

[Gokuboo]

Re: Overclocking the Gigabyte X58 UD4P

Thanks, due to everyone's help I figured out I was being a bit to aggressive with my OC. I went with a 3.2 OC which allowed me to set my ram at exactly 1600. I don't think it's a major difference from 3.3 to 3.2 .

I ran some stress tests and I'm STABLE! . My full load temps are around 50c... that's about a 15c drop! And about a 10c drop on idle temps (I guess it's true when they say "AUTO" is EEeeevil when you OC. Couldn't have done it without the help from the people on these forums! Below I'll post my bios in case anyone is looking for a modest OC.

To everyone THANK YOU AGAIN!

Advanced CPU Features:
CPU Clock Ratio ...............................[20x]
Intel(R) Turbo Boost Tech .................. [Enabled]
CPU Cores Enabled ............................[All]
CPU Multi Threading .........................[Enabled]
CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E) ................... [Enabled]
C3/C6/C7 State Support .................... [Disabled]
CPU Thermal Monitor ........................ [Enabled]
CPU EIST Function ...........................[Disabled]
Virtualization Technology ...................[Enabled]
Bi-Directional PROCHOT ..................... [Enabled]


Uncore & QPI Features:
QPI Link Speed ............................[x44]
Uncore Frequency ...........................[20]
Isonchronous Frequency ..................[Enabled]


Standard Clock Control:
Base Clock (BCLK) Control ...............[Enabled]
BCLK Frequency (MHz) .....................[160]
PCI Express Frequency (MHz) ........... [100]

C.I.A.2 [Disabled]

Advanced Clock Control:
CPU Clock Drive ............................[800mV]
PCI Express Clock Drive ................... [900mV]
CPU Clock Skew ............................. [0ps]
IOH Clock Skew ............................. [0ps]


Advanced DRAM Features:
Performance Enhance .....................[Standard]
Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P) ......... [Disabled]
System Memory Multiplier (SPD) ........ [10.0]
DRAM Timing Selectable (SPD) .......... [Expert]

Channel A + B + C

Channel A Timing Settings:
##Channel A Standard Timing Control##
CAS Latency Time ..................... [8]
tRCD ..................................[8]
tRP ...................................[8]
tRAS ................................. [24]


##Channel A Advanced Timing Control##
tRC ........................................[AUTO]
tRRD .......................................[AUTO]
tWTR ...................................... [AUTO]
tWR ........................................[AUTO]
tWTP .......................................[AUTO]
tWL ........................................[AUTO]
tRFC .......................................[AUTO]
tRTP .......................................[AUTO]
tFAW ...................................... [AUTO]
B2B CAS DELAY...............................[AUTO]
Command Rate (CMD) ..........................[1]

##Channel A Misc Timing Control##
Round Trip Latency ...................[AUTO]



Advanced Voltage Control:

CPU
Load Line Calibration ................. [Disabled]
CPU Vcore ...............................[1.20625]
QPI/VTT Voltage 1.150v ..................[1.260]
CPU PLL 1.800v ..........................[1.8]

MCH/ICH
PCIE 1.500v ..........................[1.5]
QPI PLL 1.100v .......................[1.2]
IOH Core 1.100v .....................[1.16]
ICH I/O 1.500v .......................[1.5]
ICH Core 1.1v ........................[1.14]

DRAM
DRAM Voltage 1.500v .......[1.66]
DRAM Termination 0.750v [AUTO]
Ch-A Data VRef. 0.750v [AUTO]
Ch-B Data VRef. 0.750v [AUTO]
Ch-C Data VRef. 0.750v [AUTO]
Ch-A Address VRef. 0.750v [AUTO]
Ch-B Address VRef. 0.750v [AUTO]
Ch-C Address VRef. 0.750v [AUTO]

[Lsdmeasap]

Re: Overclocking the Gigabyte X58 UD4P

Superb to see you are now stable! Thanks for posting your settings for others.

Na, not much diff between 3.2 and 3.3, you could however run higher CPU Speed and still be at 1600 you know, if you want to try that out let us know

[Gokuboo]

Re: Overclocking the Gigabyte X58 UD4P

@Lsdmeasap Yes, I would like to try a higher OC but I don't know what to shoot for. As for my ram staying at 1600 when I raise the speed of the cpu my ram automatically goes up. In other words for some reason I get really lost when trying to get a higher OC.

So what do I go for and still get decent temps? 3.4, 3.6? I know you like people to say what OC they are going for and then you help them out. Sadly as you see I've exhausted my knowledge just getting a stable/power efficient 3.2

[Gokuboo]

Re: Overclocking the Gigabyte X58 UD4P

After some research I'd like to go for a 3.6 OC if anything. I think it would be more worth while than just going to 3.4. Seems that would put me at better performance and not much more added heat (depending on cpu). I'm guessing I'd have to mess with the cpu multiplier at this point? Everything else I've tried so far puts ram above 1600 unless I've missed something.

[wazza300]

Re: Overclocking the Gigabyte X58 UD4P

After some research I'd like to go for a 3.6 OC if anything. I think it would be more worth while than just going to 3.4. Seems that would put me at better performance and not much more added heat (depending on cpu). I'm guessing I'd have to mess with the cpu multiplier at this point? Everything else I've tried so far puts ram above 1600 unless I've missed something.

if you raise cpu multi to give you 3.4ghz youll need to go into ram multiplier and set it to or as close to without going over your rams rated mhz speed

[Gokuboo]

Re: Overclocking the Gigabyte X58 UD4P

@wazza300 When I do that I can only get so close and its nowhere close to my rated speed. Is that normal? When I do raise my OC do I have to raise the ram speed so its compatible? Example would be if I oc to 3.6 and ram speed goes to 1700 is that just they way it works so its compatible? Or do you have to throttle back the memory speed somehow?

[wazza300]

Re: Overclocking the Gigabyte X58 UD4P

yes thats what the ram multi is for,whats your ram 1600mhz? and what cooler? intel cpu cooler? only way to use your full ram speed is to raise bclk to match it but for 3.6 youll need to set it as close as you can but not over as it will cause crashes

[Gokuboo]

Re: Overclocking the Gigabyte X58 UD4P

@wazza300 Great, I understand now thank you. My cpu cooler is in my sig. I have QPI Link Speed to x44 do you think I need to change it to x36? I believe my current bios is on this page or one before. Although I won't be using full ram but OC'ing cpu will I take a performance hit or does the OC on the cpu make up for it? Yes ram is currently at 1600mhz.

[wazza300]

Re: Overclocking the Gigabyte X58 UD4P

@wazza300 Great, I understand now thank you. My cpu cooler is in my sig. I have QPI Link Speed to x44 do you think I need to change it to x36? I believe my current bios is on this page or one before. Although I won't be using full ram but OC'ing cpu will I take a performance hit or does the OC on the cpu make up for it?

leave it as it is for now, cant you set cpu bclk to match ram? but if you dont want to overclock that high just use lower ram multi

[Gokuboo]

Re: Overclocking the Gigabyte X58 UD4P

leave it as it is for now, cant you set cpu bclk to match ram? but if you dont want to overclock that high just use lower ram multi

With my cpu bclk set as it is now 160 for 3.2 that does match my ram @1600

[Gokuboo]

Re: Overclocking the Gigabyte X58 UD4P

@wazza300 Thank you, your advice helped me a lot. I believe I have a solid 3.6 OC now. I ran some stress test and all is well. During the stress test I had a few minor and quick freezes. I think it's due to my Raid 1 doing a volume check because of BSOD while testing voltages. I'm always a little laggy when that happens. I think some things just load slower because of the volume check. If it was a real issue I don't think I would pass. Can anyone confirm if my theory is correct? Also only 1c increase in temperature (I'm extremely shocked by this). If I missed anything I should have adjusted please let me know.

I do have a few questions I hope someone can answer for me please. The only voltage I adjusted was CPU Vcore.
1) Should I not touch the QPI/VTT?
2) Voltage for my ram is untouched but it's at 1440 now, is that ok?
3) Any noticeable performance decrease from 1600 to 1440?
4)Can I get 1600 back with my current OC?
Sorry for all of the questions. I really do appreciate all of your help. Below are the setting for my current 3.6 OC.

Advanced CPU Features:
CPU Clock Ratio ...............................[20x]
Intel(R) Turbo Boost Tech .................. [Enabled]
CPU Cores Enabled ............................[All]
CPU Multi Threading .........................[Enabled]
CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E) ................... [Enabled]
C3/C6/C7 State Support .................... [Disabled]
CPU Thermal Monitor ........................ [Enabled]
CPU EIST Function ...........................[Disabled]
Virtualization Technology ...................[Enabled]
Bi-Directional PROCHOT ..................... [Enabled]


Uncore & QPI Features:
QPI Link Speed ............................[x44]
Uncore Frequency ...........................[16]
Isonchronous Frequency ..................[Enabled]


Standard Clock Control:
Base Clock (BCLK) Control ...............[Enabled]
BCLK Frequency (MHz) .....................[180]
PCI Express Frequency (MHz) ........... [100]

C.I.A.2 [Disabled]

Advanced Clock Control:
CPU Clock Drive ............................[800mV]
PCI Express Clock Drive ................... [900mV]
CPU Clock Skew ............................. [0ps]
IOH Clock Skew ............................. [0ps]


Advanced DRAM Features:
Performance Enhance .....................[Standard]
Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P) ......... [Disabled]
System Memory Multiplier (SPD) ........ [8]
DRAM Timing Selectable (SPD) .......... [Expert]

Channel A + B + C

Channel A Timing Settings:
##Channel A Standard Timing Control##
CAS Latency Time ..................... [8]
tRCD ..................................[8]
tRP ...................................[8]
tRAS ................................. [24]


##Channel A Advanced Timing Control##
tRC ........................................[AUTO]
tRRD .......................................[AUTO]
tWTR ...................................... [AUTO]
tWR ........................................[AUTO]
tWTP .......................................[AUTO]
tWL ........................................[AUTO]
tRFC .......................................[AUTO]
tRTP .......................................[AUTO]
tFAW ...................................... [AUTO]
B2B CAS DELAY...............................[AUTO]
Command Rate (CMD) ..........................[1]

##Channel A Misc Timing Control##
Round Trip Latency ...................[AUTO]



Advanced Voltage Control:

CPU
Load Line Calibration ................. [Disabled]
CPU Vcore ...............................[1.32500]
QPI/VTT Voltage 1.150v ..................[1.260]
CPU PLL 1.800v ..........................[1.8]

MCH/ICH
PCIE 1.500v ..........................[1.5]
QPI PLL 1.100v .......................[1.2]
IOH Core 1.100v .....................[1.16]
ICH I/O 1.500v .......................[1.5]
ICH Core 1.1v ........................[1.14]

DRAM
DRAM Voltage 1.500v .......[1.66]
DRAM Termination 0.750v [AUTO]
Ch-A Data VRef. 0.750v [AUTO]
Ch-B Data VRef. 0.750v [AUTO]
Ch-C Data VRef. 0.750v [AUTO]
Ch-A Address VRef. 0.750v [AUTO]
Ch-B Address VRef. 0.750v [AUTO]
Ch-C Address VRef. 0.750v [AUTO]

[SolidBladez]

Re: Overclocking the Gigabyte X58 UD4P

Try this:


Advanced CPU Features:
CPU Clock Ratio ...............................[20x]
Intel(R) Turbo Boost Tech .................. [Enabled]
CPU Cores Enabled ............................[All]
CPU Multi Threading .........................[Enabled]
CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E) ................... [Disabled]
C3/C6/C7 State Support .................... [Disabled]
CPU Thermal Monitor ........................ [Enabled]
CPU EIST Function ...........................[Disabled]
Virtualization Technology ...................[Disabled]
Bi-Directional PROCHOT ..................... [Enabled]


Uncore & QPI Features:
QPI Link Speed ............................[x36]
Uncore Frequency ...........................[16]
Isonchronous Frequency ..................[Enabled]


CPU
Load Line Calibration ................. [Enabled]
CPU Vcore ...............................[1.32500] <-- Try lowering that after you enable LLC
QPI/VTT Voltage 1.150v ..................[1.260]
CPU PLL 1.800v ..........................[1.8]