Settings for 3.8GHz overclock: i7-920, Gigabyte EX58-UD5 with latest F12 BIOS

[kingofleinster]

Re: Settings for 3.8GHz overclock: i7-920, Gigabyte EX58-UD5 with latest F12 BIOS

I'm using Wazza settings for the last year or so , But I want to try and move up to 4.2ghz , I have same mobo as above plus H70 cooler , I using the corsair XMS3 6GB 1600 at 8 8 8 20 , Any Ideas most welcome

Cheers
Paul

[QUOTE=wazza300;371121]heres what i use for 3.8ghz for howardb,

Advanced CPU Features:
CPU Clock Ratio ............................. [21x]
DP Frequency ................................ 3.80GHz (180x21)
Intel(R) Turbo Boost Tech ................... [Enabled] disabled if you have 930 chip
CPU Cores Enabled ........................... [All]
CPU Multi Threading ......................... [Enabled]
CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E) ..................... [Disabled] use balanced profile in win7 power saving options
C3/C6/C7 State Support ...................... [enabled]
CPU Thermal Monitor ......................... [Enabled]
CPU EIST Function ........................... [enabled]
Virtualization Technology ................... [enabled]
Bi-Directional PROCHOT ...................... [Enabled]

Uncore & QPI Features:
QPI Link Ratio .............................. [x36]
QPI Link Speed .............................. 7.xxGHz
Uncore Frequency ............................ [x17]
Isonchronous Frequency ...................... [Enabled]

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


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] --> Disable XMP and manually adjust your ram latencies
System Memory Multiplier (SPD) ........ [8.0]set to this to give you 1600mhz ram speed
Memory Frequency (Mhz) ................ 1600 will set it to 1440mhz due to 180bclk
DRAM Timing Selectable (SPD) .......... [Quick]
Profile DDR Voltage ................... xxxxV
Profile QPI Voltage ................... xxxxV
Channel Interleaving .................. [Auto]
Rank Interleaving ..................... [Auto]

Channel A + B + C

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



##Channel A Advanced Timing Control##
tRC ........................................ [Auto]
tRRD ....................................... [Auto]
tWTR ....................................... [Auto]
tWR ........................................ [Auto]
tWTP ....................................... [Auto]
tWL ........................................ [Auto]
tRFC ....................................... [Auto]
tRTP ....................................... [Auto]
tFAW ....................................... [Auto]
Command Rate (CMD) ......................... [Auto]

##Channel A Misc Timing Control##
B2B CAS Delay .............................. [Auto]
Round Trip Latency ......................... [Auto]

Advanced Voltage Control:

CPU
Load Line Calibration ...................... [disabled]
CPU Vcore .......................... 1.2375V [normal] also look for dvid in bios and set to normal
QPI/VTT Voltage .................... 1.175V [1.315V] or 1.3000v may need more if unstable
CPU PLL ............................ 1.800V [auto]

MCH/ICH
PCIE .............................. 1.500v [auto]
QPI PLL ........................... 1.100v [auto]
IOH Core ........................... 1.100v [auto]
ICH I/O ............................ 1.500v [auto]
ICH Core ........................... 1.100v [auto]

DRAM
DRAM Voltage ....................... 1.500V [1.660V]
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]

@grillo you can try those above but with around 1.3-1.4v for qpi/vtt voltage[

[Lsdmeasap]

Re: Settings for 3.8GHz overclock: i7-920, Gigabyte EX58-UD5 with latest F12 BIOS

Try this for 4.2
Advanced CPU Features:
CPU Clock Ratio ............................. [21x]
DP Frequency ................................ 4.20GHz (200x21)
Intel(R) Turbo Boost Tech ................... [Enabled] << Disabled and set x21 above, or if 920 and you can't do that, set enabled and x20 above resulting in x21
CPU Cores Enabled ........................... [All]
CPU Multi Threading ......................... [Enabled]
CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E) ..................... [Disabled] use balanced profile in win7 power saving options
C3/C6/C7 State Support ...................... [enabled]
CPU Thermal Monitor ......................... [Enabled]
CPU EIST Function ........................... [enabled]
Virtualization Technology ................... [enabled]
Bi-Directional PROCHOT ...................... [Enabled]

Uncore & QPI Features:
QPI Link Ratio .............................. [x36]
QPI Link Speed ..............................
Uncore Frequency ............................ x16-x18
Isonchronous Frequency ...................... [Enabled]

Standard Clock Control:
Base Clock (BCLK) Control ................ [Enabled]
BCLK Frequency (MHz) ..................... [200]
PCI Express Frequency (MHz) .............. [100]


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, best performance and stability on X58
Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P) ......... [Disabled] --> Disable
System Memory Multiplier (SPD) ........ [8.0]
Memory Frequency (Mhz) ................ 1600
DRAM Timing Selectable (SPD) .......... [Quick] << Expert, set each channel main timings and command rate one by one
Profile DDR Voltage ................... xxxxV
Profile QPI Voltage ................... xxxxV
Channel Interleaving .................. [Auto]
Rank Interleaving ..................... [Auto]

Channel A + B + C

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



##Channel A Advanced Timing Control##
tRC ........................................ [Auto]
tRRD ....................................... [Auto]
tWTR ....................................... [Auto]
tWR ........................................ [Auto]
tWTP ....................................... [Auto]
tWL ........................................ [Auto]
tRFC ....................................... [Auto]
tRTP ....................................... [Auto]
tFAW ....................................... [Auto]
Command Rate (CMD) ......................... [Auto] << 1T

##Channel A Misc Timing Control##
B2B CAS Delay .............................. [Auto]
Round Trip Latency ......................... [Auto]

Advanced Voltage Control:

CPU
Load Line Calibration ...................... [disabled] << Level 1
CPU Vcore .......................... 1.2375V [normal] also look for dvid in bios and set to normal << I suggest manually setting this, if you've been using DVID then you'll need to increase it yourself by guessing and tweaking until you find the right amount.
QPI/VTT Voltage .................... 1.175V [1.315V-1.38]
CPU PLL ............................ 1.800V or less 1.4-1.7

MCH/ICH
PCIE .............................. 1.500v
QPI PLL ........................... 1.100v [auto] auto or 1.2
IOH Core ........................... 1.100v [auto] 1.1-1.14
ICH I/O ............................ 1.500v
ICH Core ........................... 1.100v

DRAM
DRAM Voltage ....................... 1.500V [1.660V]
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]

[kingofleinster]

Re: Settings for 3.8GHz overclock: i7-920, Gigabyte EX58-UD5 with latest F12 BIOS

Hi

Thanks for the reply , I have the 920 chip , So do I Disable the turbo or leave it on , Sorry not sure what you mean in your config , I tried your setting with the Turbo on but the system would not boot .

Cheers
Paul

[wazza300]

Re: Settings for 3.8GHz overclock: i7-920, Gigabyte EX58-UD5 with latest F12 BIOS

what voltages does normal use for cpu voltage in bios? then i can tell you roughly what to set dvid too,i had no issues with dvid and all power saving turned on @4.2ghz with my board/chip

[kingofleinster]

Re: Settings for 3.8GHz overclock: i7-920, Gigabyte EX58-UD5 with latest F12 BIOS

what voltages does normal use for cpu voltage in bios? then i can tell you roughly what to set dvid too,i had no issues with dvid and all power saving turned on @4.2ghz with my board/chip

Hi Wazza

Thanks for replying , The normal Voltages are as follows

CPU
Load Line Calibration ...................... [disabled]
CPU Vcore .......................... 1.26250V
QPI/VTT Voltage .................... 1.175V
CPU PLL ............................ 1.800V

MCH/ICH
PCIE .............................. 1.500v
QPI PLL ........................... 1.100v
IOH Core ........................... 1.100v [
ICH I/O ............................ 1.500v
ICH Core ........................... 1.100v

DRAM
DRAM Voltage ....................... 1.500V
DRAM Termination ................... 0.750v
Ch-A Data VRef. .................... 0.750v
Ch-B Data VRef. .................... 0.750v
Ch-C Data VRef. .................... 0.750v
Ch-A Address VRef. ................. 0.750v
Ch-B Address VRef. ................. 0.750v
Ch-C Address VRef. ................. 0.750v

Hope that helps , If you need anymore info , Just ask

Cheers
Paul

[wazza300]

Re: Settings for 3.8GHz overclock: i7-920, Gigabyte EX58-UD5 with latest F12 BIOS

CPU Vcore .......................... 1.26250V if this is the amount normal uses then set dvid to +0.0925v (you might be able to lower later,or you might need to use more if unstable) = 1.355v total cpu voltage at load
QPI/VTT Voltage .................... 1.175V,i would set to around 1.35v again you might be able to lower later on

use a 21x200 bclk with turbo enabled
use 8x ram multi=1600mhz ram speed
use 17x uncore freq

try those and see if you have any luck,keep an eye on cpu voltage and core temps under load ect

[Lsdmeasap]

Re: Settings for 3.8GHz overclock: i7-920, Gigabyte EX58-UD5 with latest F12 BIOS

Hi

Thanks for the reply , I have the 920 chip , So do I Disable the turbo or leave it on , Sorry not sure what you mean in your config , I tried your setting with the Turbo on but the system would not boot .

Cheers
Paul

Sorry for the confusion on that!!

Some BIOSes differ in how that is handled, so it just depends on how your BIOS it setup. You want x21 CPU multi in the end, some BIOSes allow you to directly input that value, with turbo enabled, others only allow x20 and then you enable turbo for x21

[kingofleinster]

Re: Settings for 3.8GHz overclock: i7-920, Gigabyte EX58-UD5 with latest F12 BIOS

CPU Vcore .......................... 1.26250V if this is the amount normal uses then set dvid to +0.0925v (you might be able to lower later,or you might need to use more if unstable) = 1.355v total cpu voltage at load
QPI/VTT Voltage .................... 1.175V,i would set to around 1.35v again you might be able to lower later on

use a 21x200 bclk with turbo enabled
use 8x ram multi=1600mhz ram speed
use 17x uncore freq

try those and see if you have any luck,keep an eye on cpu voltage and core temps under load ect

I'm afraid those settings didnt work , The machine wouldnt boot ???

Any Ideas

[wazza300]

Re: Settings for 3.8GHz overclock: i7-920, Gigabyte EX58-UD5 with latest F12 BIOS

you just might need more cpu voltage for 4.2ghz,keep all the same except set dvid to +0.10000v which will give you 1.36250v total cpu voltage

[Lsdmeasap]

Re: Settings for 3.8GHz overclock: i7-920, Gigabyte EX58-UD5 with latest F12 BIOS

Some CPU's may need 1.35-1.44+ to run 4.2Ghz, it all depends on your CPU. What was your actual stable idle and load voltages for the 3.8Ghz settings mentioned above?

They may not matter, but it should give us a good idea of what you might need for 4.2Ghz. Did you try my suggested settings, or is the amount of Vcore needed the main issue for now so nothing will work until you find that?

[kingofleinster]

Re: Settings for 3.8GHz overclock: i7-920, Gigabyte EX58-UD5 with latest F12 BIOS

I got it working to a point

With what wazza told plus the extra 0.1000 qpi , but when I try to run a Linx test it gives me a lovely BSOD with an error code of 9c , Thats all the time I've had to mess with it .

Any Ideas ??

[wazza300]

Re: Settings for 3.8GHz overclock: i7-920, Gigabyte EX58-UD5 with latest F12 BIOS

so howmuch cpu and qpi/vtt now? not sure what 9c error is

[kingofleinster]

Re: Settings for 3.8GHz overclock: i7-920, Gigabyte EX58-UD5 with latest F12 BIOS

so howmuch cpu and qpi/vtt now? not sure what 9c error is

0x9C = QPI/VTT most likely, but increasing vcore has helped in some instances

The OverClockers BSOD code list

[wazza300]

Re: Settings for 3.8GHz overclock: i7-920, Gigabyte EX58-UD5 with latest F12 BIOS

ahh ok,just keep tabs on things,core temps ect and test