i7 920 OCPost Date: 2008-12-28 |
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Slater 
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Hi I recently got my rig and was hoping for possibly a higher oc, is it possible that speed step might be on? Here is a screen shot, I really have no idea how to oc my self lol.
http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=2rxtzio&s=5   
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skyR
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Posted: 28 Dec 2008 at 6:00pm |
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20 x 160 is 3.2GHz.
with turbo mode, 21 x 160 is 3.36GHz If that was taken idle, you don't have speedstep on. Even if you do have it on, turning it off won't give you a higher number. If you want a higher overclock, you need to raise the bclock to 200MHz for 4GHz while lowering the multi for memory, qpi, and uncore so they remain stable (bclock influences every part of the cpu). |
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Slater
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Posted: 28 Dec 2008 at 6:02pm |
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I have never overclocked before so should I even take the chance?
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skyR
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Posted: 28 Dec 2008 at 6:09pm |
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You should read about overclocking an i7 first on the forums. If you are confident, understand it, and are not a total newbie with electronics. It's worth giving it a try yourself. It's very easy and it seriously does take someone who is a dumbass to kill their PC doing a moderate overclock.
If you are a total newb with electronics, I'd call and get Digital Storm to walk you through it. |
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DST4ME
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Posted: 28 Dec 2008 at 6:10pm |
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Call DS and ask them to help you get a higher OC
 
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Slater
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Posted: 28 Dec 2008 at 10:03pm |
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I just got it up to 4ghz heres a screenshot sorry if it is horrible I can try to do another one (second time I have attempted putting screenshots up). How do the temperatures look? I took HT off should I enable it?
http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=11vse39&s=5 http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=bi4d2t&s=5 Edited by Slater - 28 Dec 2008 at 10:19pm |
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skyR
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Posted: 28 Dec 2008 at 10:20pm |
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temps are okay for idle. you have to do a stress test for at least 3+ hours to check for stability and temps.
HT is hyperthreading which gives you a virtual core for every physical core. So with a Core i7, you would have 8 cores in total. You can keep it disabled or enabled. Just a matter of what you going to be using the pc for. Edited by skyR - 28 Dec 2008 at 10:20pm |
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Slater
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Posted: 28 Dec 2008 at 10:20pm |
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sorry I put the pictures on and for gaming should I enable hyperthreading?
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skyR
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Posted: 28 Dec 2008 at 10:22pm |
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most games don't use more than 2 cores so =\
use orthos or prime95 to stress test your cpu. |
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Slater
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Posted: 28 Dec 2008 at 10:23pm |
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lol whats your thoughts though should I or shouldnt I? It was enabled before.
how long should I run prime95? Edited by Slater - 28 Dec 2008 at 10:24pm |
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skyR
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Posted: 28 Dec 2008 at 10:28pm |
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I'd keep it enabled
run prime95 for at least 3 hours but 6-8 is highly recommended if you are a heavy user. Edited by skyR - 28 Dec 2008 at 10:29pm |
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Slater
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Posted: 28 Dec 2008 at 10:29pm |
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Alright thanks if I run into any problems with orthos or prime95 I will come back.I am going to download both but what are your thoughts on which one you would recommend?
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skyR
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Posted: 28 Dec 2008 at 10:33pm |
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prime95 stresses better so I'd go with that unless you have compatibility issues or something. If any core fails stability test, you need to lower your clock or increase the vcore.
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Slater
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Posted: 28 Dec 2008 at 10:37pm |
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How long should I leave it on for?
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skyR
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Posted: 28 Dec 2008 at 10:41pm |
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6-8 hours. or 3 if you don't really care about stability or you aren't a very heavy user.
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Slater
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Posted: 28 Dec 2008 at 10:43pm |
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about 2 minutes into it I hit a blue screen starting to wonder if trying to overclock was a bad idea now
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skyR
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Posted: 28 Dec 2008 at 10:48pm |
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did you remember to lower the QPI, Uncore, and memory multis? maybe lower your bclock to 180.
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Slater
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Posted: 28 Dec 2008 at 10:49pm |
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I think I set the voltage to high most people use 1.35
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skyR
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Posted: 28 Dec 2008 at 10:58pm |
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vcore is recommended to be under 1.37 for 24/7 use. but if you are using 1.5v and you can't get it stable, that means you have to lower your clocks/multis.
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Slater
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Posted: 28 Dec 2008 at 11:17pm |
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I put the it down to 1.3 which I belive was default and set it to 190x20 going to try testing it now. If I can come out with a stable 3.8 ghz I wont bother going for 4. I am a novice as it is.
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Slater
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Posted: 29 Dec 2008 at 12:15am |
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Well I basically gave up I will try contacting DS and see if they can help me I ended up reverting to defaults so I lost my 3.2
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Mezzeron
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Posted: 29 Dec 2008 at 1:20am |
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Im not sure what mobo you are using, but on the EVGA website there is an awesome OC guide for the EVGA mobo. The tech's will even help you through it. Not sure how different it would be for an ASUS mobo though.
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jtspectra2
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Posted: 05 Jan 2009 at 9:09pm |
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call DS and ask for steve. he got his 920 to like 4.5 ghz on air. lol .
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Gringo
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Posted: 09 Jan 2009 at 4:19pm |
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OMG! i hope when I order my comp DS will make it come to 3.8 or something like that.. 4.5 is crazy! (on air of course)
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stmbtwilli
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Posted: 10 Jan 2009 at 4:20pm |
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My 920 is oc'd to 3.82.
Having a problem with the dual card sli bridge but the overclocking is fine.
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