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    Posted: 14 Feb 2010 at 1:57am
I have the core i7 960 cpu currently oc'ed to 3.8 ghz and I have stage 5 cooling, but I want to go higher and I'm a nub in the overclocking game so I was wondering if anyone could help me do it.
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justin.kerr is the guru of ocing here.  Below is a thread where he walked another person through ocing.  Hope this helps. 
 
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Alright thanks man haha i dont think justin wants to put up with another oc'ing nub lol he e-mailed me and I made a nubish mistake on my first response and I haven't gotten a reply since :p
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lol nice
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haha exactly, I would try to teach myself, but I'd rather not medle with my beautiful pc
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ok. lol can you post some Cpuz screen shots?
with these 3 tabs?
 
 
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Here you go.
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that is some loose timings, lol and no 25 multi ? hmm
need you to go into the BIOS, just like the other thread going on next to this one, and fill out the template
copy the template and replace what is in red with your settings
Frequency Control 
CPU Clock Ratio ( 20X )                                                                                          
CPU Host Frequency (Mhz) ( 133 )                                                                       
MCH Strap ( Auto ) 
CPU Uncore Frequency (Mhz) ( Auto )                                                 
CPU Clock Skew ( 0 ps ) 
Spread Spectrum ( Disabled ) 
PCIE Frequency (Mhz) ( 100 ) 


Memory Feature         
Memory Speed ( XMP Profile 1 ) 
Memory Control Setting ( Enabled ) 
Memory Frequency ( Auto -> 1600Mhz )                                                                 
Channel Interleave Setting ( 6 Way ) 
Rank Interleave Setting ( 4 Way ) 
Memory Low Gap ( Auto ) 
tCL Setting ( 9 ) 
tRCD Setting ( 9 ) 
tRP Setting ( 9 ) 
tRAS Setting ( 24 ) 
tRFC Setting ( 88 ) 
Command Rate ( 1t ) 


Voltage Control 
EVGA VDroop Control ( With VDroop ) 
CPU VCore ( Auto )                                                                                                 
CPU VTT Voltage ( Auto ) 
CPU PLL VCore ( Auto ) 
IOH PLL VCore ( Auto )  
DIMM Voltage ( 1.65 ) 
DIMM DQ Vref ( +0mV ) 
QPI PLL VCore ( Auto ) 
IOH VCore ( Auto ) 
IOH/ICH I/O Voltage ( Auto ) 
ICH VCore ( Auto ) 
PWM Frequency ( 800 Khz ) 


CPU Feature 
Intel SpeedStep ( Disabled ) 
Turbo Mode Function ( Enabled ) 
CxE Function ( Disabled ) 
Execute Disable Bit ( Enabled ) 
Virtualization Technology ( Enabled ) 
Intel HT Technology ( Enabled ) 
Active Processor Cores ( All ) 
QPI Control Settings ( Enabled ) 
QPI Link Fast Mode ( Enabled ) 
QPI Frequency Selection ( Auto ) 
OC Recorvery ( Disabled ) 

PnP/PCI     PCI Express 
Maximum Payload Size ( 128 )  
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Frequency Control
CPU Clock Ratio ( 24X )
CPU Host Frequency (Mhz) ( 159)
MCH Strap ( Auto )
CPU Uncore Frequency (Mhz) ( Auto )
CPU Clock Skew ( 0 ps )
Spread Spectrum ( Disabled )
PCIE Frequency (Mhz) ( 100 )


Memory Feature
Memory Speed ( Standard)
Memory Control Setting ( Enabled )
Memory Frequency ( Auto -> 1333Mhz )
Channel Interleave Setting ( 6 Way )
Rank Interleave Setting ( 4 Way )
Memory Low Gap ( Auto )
tCL Setting ( 11 )
tRCD Setting ( 11)
tRP Setting 11 )
tRAS Setting ( 28 )
tRFC Setting ( 88 )
Command Rate ( 1t )


Voltage Control
EVGA VDroop Control ( With VDroop )
CPU VCore ( Auto ) 1.3500v
CPU VTT Voltage ( Auto ) +150 mv
CPU PLL VCore ( Auto ) 1.800V
IOH PLL VCore ( Auto ) 1.100v
DIMM Voltage ( 1.60 )
DIMM DQ Vref ( +0mV )
QPI PLL VCore ( Auto ) 1.100v
IOH VCore ( Auto )
IOH/ICH I/O Voltage ( Auto ) 1.500v
ICH VCore ( Auto ) 1.050v
PWM Frequency ( 800 khz )


CPU Feature
Intel SpeedStep ( Disabled )
Turbo Mode Function ( Disabled )
CxE Function ( Disabled )
Execute Disable Bit ( Disabled )
Virtualization Technology ( Disabled )
Intel HT Technology ( Enabled )
Active Processor Cores ( All )
QPI Control Settings ( Enabled )
QPI Link Fast Mode ( Enabled )
QPI Frequency Selection ( Enabled )
OC Recorvery ( Enabled )

PnP/PCI PCI Express
Maximum Payload Size ( 100 )
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How high do you want to go? we can take it to 4.0Ghz without much troubles 4.1Ghz with a slight overclock on the RAM
 
 
Frequency Control
CPU Clock Ratio ( 24X )
CPU Host Frequency (Mhz) ( 159) bump to 161
MCH Strap ( Auto )
CPU Uncore Frequency (Mhz) ( Auto ) change to 20x
CPU Clock Skew ( 0 ps )
Spread Spectrum ( Disabled )
PCIE Frequency (Mhz) ( 100 ) up to 103


Memory Feature
Memory Speed ( Standard)
Memory Control Setting ( Enabled )
Memory Frequency ( Auto -> 1333Mhz ) change to 2:10
Channel Interleave Setting ( 6 Way )
Rank Interleave Setting ( 4 Way )
Memory Low Gap ( Auto )
tCL Setting ( 11 ) change to 9
tRCD Setting ( 11)  change to 9
tRP Setting 11 ) change to 9
tRAS Setting ( 28 ) change to 24
tRFC Setting ( 88 )
Command Rate ( 1t )


Voltage Control
EVGA VDroop Control ( With VDroop ) change to without
CPU VCore ( Auto ) 1.3500v  up to 1.376
CPU VTT Voltage ( Auto ) +150 mv
CPU PLL VCore ( Auto ) 1.800V
IOH PLL VCore ( Auto ) 1.100v
DIMM Voltage ( 1.60 ) change to 1.65
DIMM DQ Vref ( +0mV )
QPI PLL VCore ( Auto ) 1.100v change to 1.25
IOH VCore ( Auto ) change to 1.25
IOH/ICH I/O Voltage ( Auto ) 1.500v change to 1.51
ICH VCore ( Auto ) 1.050v change to 1.1
PWM Frequency ( 800 khz )


CPU Feature
Intel SpeedStep ( Disabled )
Turbo Mode Function ( Disabled ) change to enable
CxE Function ( Disabled )
Execute Disable Bit ( Disabled )
Virtualization Technology ( Disabled )
Intel HT Technology ( Enabled )
Active Processor Cores ( All )
QPI Control Settings ( Enabled )
QPI Link Fast Mode ( Enabled )
QPI Frequency Selection ( Enabled )
OC Recorvery ( Enabled )

PnP/PCI PCI Express
Maximum Payload Size ( 100 ) should be 128
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I was thinking like a 4.2 or so, but if that would be too complicated then a 4.1 would be cool.
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well after you make the changes I listed above, run Linx max memory 10 passes, if temps are good and it passes, try upping the B clock to 165, if it loads to windows the run this
 
open 6 instances of it, enter 920 for size in the first 5, start the first 5 then on the sixth let it auto calc all remaining memory so just hit start, make sure it does at least 100% 200% better. if it passes then run Linx 20 times, if that pases run prime95 for 12-24 hours blend test
This is what it will look like
 
 


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Alright I'll get to it then.
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I did it and I'm about to run the tests, only two issues though, there was no 1.736 option for the CPU Vcore so I picked the closest thing 1.375, and on the IOH/ICH I/O Voltage there was no 1.51 and the closest was a 1.525.
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yep, good. lol I have been overclocking on Gigabyte boards last few weeks, so sorry about the volatges. Clap
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haha its cool i got linx goin right now
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There's my max temps for 10 passes on linx.
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pl thats still below 80c, keep going, onto memtest that he posted then the 20 pass linx and then prime.

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This question is a testament of me being a nub, but is the Bclock, the CPU Host frequency?
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yes. Ouch
you did see how fast you CPU is running already? mice gain so far, and with the RAM a lot tighter in the timings it should be  a bit snapier to.
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yes, it is .. baseclock.
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yes lol, everything seemed faster already Ouch its pretty nice haha well im gonna go turn it up to 165
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just remember this is a very aggressive style, your overclock now rests in the ability to overclock your RAM. RAM overclocking is a real crap shoot. RAM is binned accordingly, so your RAM might just do 1600Mhz, and it might do 1700Mhz
So if it fails at 165, then we will have to make some changes to get you the overclock you want, without overclocking the RAM, but it is worth a shot to try it this way.
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alright i got you, well hopefully it passes im doing the memtest right now
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I got a memory error, saying that my computer cannot successfully store memory at the current settings and that I need to change them.
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that is what I guessed, RAM won't overclock for crap. ok time for plan B. lol
I will post of new settings in a min.
 
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is it because the ram I have is crap or what?
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nope, some RAM just won't overclock, they are guaranteed to do what is on the label, no guarantee that they will beat it.
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Ok lets try to put the B clock back to 161 and run the memtest to make sure that is error free, then we can move on from there
 
 
 
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ahh I see, alrighty
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Changed it to 161, and still got the memory error.
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Sheesh damn RAM go to 159 and see  you can do this in E-leet you don't have to restart.. sorry I should have told you that ealier
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alright well I was gonna download E-leet earlier but my motherboard isn't registered, where would my serial number and product code by located at.
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it is not a big deal, you can just re-start. E-leet is not on your PC from DS? hmm the serial number is on a sticker lower left, but may be covered by a GPU?
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yeah I can't see it lol, no I don't have it
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