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  • Overclock suggestions?

    I've never OC before and would like a few suggestions what to do.
    Here is my first try at it. I'm stable at 3.02 GHz...
    I have:

    GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P V1.0/1.1 BIOS F9
    Q9400 w/ OCZ Reaper HPC 8GB (4x2GB) DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500)
    Vista Ultimate 64-bit

    BIOS
    Code:
    MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)
    Robust Graphics Booster .................[Auto]
    CPU Clock Ratio .........................[ 8 X]
    Fine CPU Clock Ratio..................... +0.0
    CPU Frequency .......................3.02GHz( 400x8)
    
    
    Clock Chip Control 
    Standard Clock Control
    CPU Host Clock Control...................[Enabled]
    CPU Host Frequency (Mhz) ................[400]
    PCI Express Frequency (Mhz) .............[100]
    C.I.A.2 .................................[Disabled]
    
    Advanced Clock Control [Press Enter]
    CPU Clock Drive........................<<< 800mV
    PCI Express Clock Drive................<<< 800mV
    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...................[400MHz]
    System Memory Multiplier ................[2.66D]
    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.................................4...[Auto]
    tWTR.................................4...[Auto]
    tWR..................................8...[Auto]
    tRFC................................72...[Auto]
    tRTP.................................4...[Auto]
    Command Rate (CMD) ..................0...[Auto]
    
    Channel A Timing Settings
    Static tRead Value..................10...[Auto]
     tRD Phase0 Adjustment...............0...[Auto]
     tRD Phase1 Adjustment...............0...[Auto]
     tRD Phase2 Adjustment ..............0...[Auto]
     tRD Phase3 Adjustment...............0...[Auto]
    
    Trd2rd(Different Rank)...............8...[Auto]
    Twr2wr(Different Rank)...............8...[Auto]
    Twr2rd(Different Rank)...............7...[Auto]
    Trd2wr(Same/Diff Rank)...............9...[Auto]
    
    Dimm1 Clock Skew Control.................[Auto]
    Dimm2 Clock Skew Control.................[Auto]
    DDR Write Traing.........................[Auto]
    
    Channel A Driving Settings
    Driving Strength Profile.................[Auto]
    
    Data Driving Pull-Up Level...............[Auto]
    Cmd Driving Pull-Up Level................[Auto]
    Ctrl Driving Pull-Up Level...............[Auto]
    Clk Driving Pull-Up Level................[Auto]
    
    Data Driving Pull-Down Level.............[Auto]
    Cmd Driving Pull-Down Level..............[Auto]
    Ctrl Driving Pull-Down Level.............[Auto]
    Clk Driving Pull-Down Level..............[Auto]
    
    Channel B Timing Settings
    Static tRead Value..................10...[Auto]
     tRD Phase0 Adjustment...............0...[Auto]
     tRD Phase1 Adjustment...............0...[Auto]
     tRD Phase2 Adjustment ..............0...[Auto]
     tRD Phase3 Adjustment...............0...[Auto]
    
    Trd2rd(Different Rank)...............8...[Auto]
    Twr2wr(Different Rank)...............8...[Auto]
    Twr2rd(Different Rank)...............7...[Auto]
    Trd2wr(Same/Diff Rank)...............9...[Auto]
    
    Dimm1 Clock Skew Control.................[Auto]
    Dimm2 Clock Skew Control.................[Auto]
    DDR Write Traing.........................[Auto]
    
    Channel B Driving Settings
    Driving Strength Profile.................[Auto]
    
    Data Driving Pull-Up Level...............[Auto]
    Cmd Driving Pull-Up Level................[Auto]
    Ctrl Driving Pull-Up Level...............[Auto]
    Clk Driving Pull-Up Level................[Auto]
    
    Data Driving Pull-Down Level.............[Auto]
    Cmd Driving Pull-Down Level..............[Auto]
    Ctrl Driving Pull-Down Level.............[Auto]
    Clk Driving Pull-Down Level..............[Auto]
    
    Motherboard Voltage Control
    >>> CPU
    Load-Line Calibration....................[Disabled]
    CPU Vcore.......................1.21250V.[1.22500V]
    CPU Termination.................1.200V...[Auto]
    CPU PLL.........................1.500V...[Auto]
    CPU Reference...................0.760V...[Auto]
    
    >>> MCH/ICH
    MCH Core........................1.100V...[1.18V]
    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...[Auto]
    DRAM Term.......................0.900V...[Auto]
    Channel A Referance.............0.900V...[Auto]
    Channel B Referance.............0.900V...[Auto]
    
    Advanced Settings
    HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability................[Enabled]
    Limit CPUID Max. to 3....................[Disabled]
    No-Execute Memory Protect................[Enabled]
    CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E)..................[Disabled]
    C2/C2E State Support.....................[Enabled]
    x C4/C4E State Support...................[Disabled]
    CPU Thermal Monitor 2(TM2) ..............[Enabled]
    CPU EIST Function........................[Disabled]
    Virtualization Technology................[Disabled]
    Init Display First.......................[PEG]
    
    Integrated Peripherals
    SATA Port0-3 Native Mode.................[Enabled]
    Azalia Codec.............................[Auto]
    Onboard Serial Port 1....................[Disabled]
    Onboard Parallel Port....................[Disabled]
    Parallel Port Mode....................... SPP
    Legacy USB Storage Detect ...............[Enabled]
    
    Power Management Setup
    ACPI Suspend Type........................[S1(POS)]
    Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN.....................[Delay 4 Sec.]
    PME Event Wake Up........................[Disabled]
    Power On by Ring.........................[Disabled]
    Resume by Alarm..........................[Disabled]
    HPET Support.............................[Enabled]
    HPET Mode................................[64-bit mode]
    Power On By Mouse........................[Disable]
    Power On By Keyboard.....................[Disable]
    KB Power ON Password.....................Enter
    AC Back Function.........................[Soft-Off]
    
    PnP/PCI Configurations
    PCI1 IRQ Assignment......................[Auto]
    PCI2 IRQ Assignment......................[Auto]
    Lian-Li PC-A77B Case
    OCZ Z Series Gold 1000W PS
    GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P V1.0/1.1
    Q9400
    OCZ Reaper HPC 8GB (4x2GB)DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500)
    Vista Ultimate 64-bit
    (2) Samsug 1.5Tb HD in RAID 1 (OS)
    9650SE-16ML RAID Card with BBU running
    (16) Western Digital Caviar Black WD7501AALS 750GB 7200 in RAID 6
    (3) AMS DS-3151SSBK Backplanes
    EVGA GTX 280 Video Card
    (1) 28" (1900 X 1200)
    (1) 21" (1680 X 1050)
    Last edited by mr.radon; 01-10-2010, 06:45 PM.

  • #2
    Re: Overclock suggestions?

    Was hoping to get some advice on these settings, she seems stable, more testing on memory though.

    New settings:
    GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P V1.0/1.1
    Q9400
    OCZ Reaper HPC 8GB (4x2GB)DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500)
    Vista Ultimate 64-bit
    Code:
    MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)
    Robust Graphics Booster .................[Auto]
    CPU Clock Ratio .........................[ 8 X]
    Fine CPU Clock Ratio..................... +0.0
    CPU Frequency .......................3.40GHz( 425x8)
    
    
    Clock Chip Control 
    Standard Clock Control
    CPU Host Clock Control...................[Enabled]
    CPU Host Frequency (Mhz) ................[425]
    PCI Express Frequency (Mhz) .............[100]
    C.I.A.2 .................................[Disabled]
    
    Advanced Clock Control [Press Enter]
    CPU Clock Drive........................<<< 800mV
    PCI Express Clock Drive................<<< 900mV
    CPU Clock Skew (ps)....................<<< 150ps
    MCH Clock Skew (ps)....................<<< 250ps
    
    
    DRAM Performance Control
    Performance Enhance......................[Standard]
    Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P.)..........[Disabled]
    (G)MCH Frequency Latch...................[333]
    System Memory Multiplier ................[2.640B]
    Memory Frequency (Mhz) ...................1020
    DRAM Timing Selectable ..................[Manual]
    Standard Timing Control
    CAS Latency Time..........................   5
    tRCD .....................................   5
    tRP'......................................   5
    tRAS......................................  15
    
    Advanced Timing Control
    tRRD.................................4...[3]
    tWTR.................................4...[3]
    tWR..................................8...[6]
    tRFC................................72...[54]
    tRTP.................................4...[3]
    Command Rate (CMD) ..................0...[2]
    
    Channel A Timing Settings
    Static tRead Value..................10...[Auto]
     tRD Phase0 Adjustment...............0...[Auto]
     tRD Phase1 Adjustment...............0...[Auto]
     tRD Phase2 Adjustment ..............0...[Auto]
     tRD Phase3 Adjustment...............0...[Auto]
    
    Trd2rd(Different Rank)...............8...[Auto]
    Twr2wr(Different Rank)...............8...[Auto]
    Twr2rd(Different Rank)...............7...[Auto]
    Trd2wr(Same/Diff Rank)...............9...[Auto]
    
    Dimm1 Clock Skew Control.................[Auto]
    Dimm2 Clock Skew Control.................[Auto]
    DDR Write Traing.........................[Auto]
    
    Channel A Driving Settings
    Driving Strength Profile.................[Auto]
    
    Data Driving Pull-Up Level...............[Auto]
    Cmd Driving Pull-Up Level................[Auto]
    Ctrl Driving Pull-Up Level...............[Auto]
    Clk Driving Pull-Up Level................[Auto]
    
    Data Driving Pull-Down Level.............[Auto]
    Cmd Driving Pull-Down Level..............[Auto]
    Ctrl Driving Pull-Down Level.............[Auto]
    Clk Driving Pull-Down Level..............[Auto]
    
    Channel B Timing Settings
    Static tRead Value..................10...[Auto]
     tRD Phase0 Adjustment...............0...[Auto]
     tRD Phase1 Adjustment...............0...[Auto]
     tRD Phase2 Adjustment ..............0...[Auto]
     tRD Phase3 Adjustment...............0...[Auto]
    
    Trd2rd(Different Rank)...............8...[Auto]
    Twr2wr(Different Rank)...............8...[Auto]
    Twr2rd(Different Rank)...............7...[Auto]
    Trd2wr(Same/Diff Rank)...............9...[Auto]
    
    Dimm1 Clock Skew Control.................[Auto]
    Dimm2 Clock Skew Control.................[Auto]
    DDR Write Traing.........................[Auto]
    
    Channel B Driving Settings
    Driving Strength Profile.................[Auto]
    
    Data Driving Pull-Up Level...............[Auto]
    Cmd Driving Pull-Up Level................[Auto]
    Ctrl Driving Pull-Up Level...............[Auto]
    Clk Driving Pull-Up Level................[Auto]
    
    Data Driving Pull-Down Level.............[Auto]
    Cmd Driving Pull-Down Level..............[Auto]
    Ctrl Driving Pull-Down Level.............[Auto]
    Clk Driving Pull-Down Level..............[Auto]
    
    Motherboard Voltage Control
    >>> CPU
    Load-Line Calibration....................[Disabled]
    CPU Vcore.......................1.21250V.[1.30000V]
    CPU Termination.................1.200V...[1.240]
    CPU PLL.........................1.500V...[1.570]
    CPU Reference...................0.760V...[0.755]
    
    >>> MCH/ICH
    MCH Core........................1.100V...[1.20V]
    MCH Reference...................0.760V...[0.825V]
    MCH/DRAM Ref....................0.900V...[0.910V]
    ICH I/O.........................1.500V...[1.570V]
    ICH Core........................1.100V...[1.100V]
    
    >>> DRAM
    DRAM Voltage....................1.800V...[1.96V]
    DRAM Term.......................0.900V...[Auto]
    Channel A Referance.............0.900V...[Auto]
    Channel B Referance.............0.900V...[Auto]
    
    Advanced Settings
    HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability................[Enabled]
    Limit CPUID Max. to 3....................[Disabled]
    No-Execute Memory Protect................[Enabled]
    CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E)..................[Disabled]
    C2/C2E State Support.....................[Enabled]
    x C4/C4E State Support...................[Disabled]
    CPU Thermal Monitor 2(TM2) ..............[Enabled]
    CPU EIST Function........................[Disabled]
    Virtualization Technology................[Disabled]
    Init Display First.......................[PEG]
    
    Integrated Peripherals
    SATA Port0-3 Native Mode.................[Enabled]
    Azalia Codec.............................[Auto]
    Onboard Serial Port 1....................[Disabled]
    Onboard Parallel Port....................[Disabled]
    Parallel Port Mode....................... SPP
    Legacy USB Storage Detect ...............[Enabled]
    
    Power Management Setup
    ACPI Suspend Type........................[S1(POS)]
    Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN.....................[Delay 4 Sec.]
    PME Event Wake Up........................[Disabled]
    Power On by Ring.........................[Disabled]
    Resume by Alarm..........................[Disabled]
    HPET Support.............................[Enabled]
    HPET Mode................................[64-bit mode]
    Power On By Mouse........................[Disable]
    Power On By Keyboard.....................[Disable]
    KB Power ON Password.....................Enter
    AC Back Function.........................[Soft-Off]
    
    PnP/PCI Configurations
    PCI1 IRQ Assignment......................[Auto]
    PCI2 IRQ Assignment......................[Auto]
    Lian-Li PC-A77B Case
    OCZ Z Series Gold 1000W PS
    GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P V1.0/1.1
    Q9400
    OCZ Reaper HPC 8GB (4x2GB)DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500)
    Vista Ultimate 64-bit
    (2) Samsug 1.5Tb HD in RAID 1 (OS)
    9650SE-16ML RAID Card with BBU running
    (16) Western Digital Caviar Black WD7501AALS 750GB 7200 in RAID 6
    (3) AMS DS-3151SSBK Backplanes
    EVGA GTX 280 Video Card
    (1) 28" (1900 X 1200)
    (1) 21" (1680 X 1050)

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