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[supershanks]

yep running >1000 needs 5,5,5,?? I can manage with a tras (=??) of 10 on my crucial 8500

try Setting here & if it fails Precharge Delay(tRAS) : = 10 --> 11 & test ---> 12 & test if needed

Optional :-

CPU/PCIEX Clock Driving Control: 800mV---> Try 1000Mv

PCI-E OverVoltage Control: +0.05v --> Try 0.35v
FSB OverVoltage Control: +0.10v ---> Try 0.20v
(G)MCH OverVoltage Control: +0.25v ---> Try 0.175v

Just curious, what are DDR Ref, DDR Term Volt Control & MCH Ref Volt Control used for?

I've never had to touch them, tried them but did rock all basically, for me,

luck

[lokeey]

Originally Posted by supershanks

yep running >1000 needs 5,5,5,?? I can manage with a tras (=??) of 10 on my crucial 8500

try Setting here & if it fails Precharge Delay(tRAS) : = 10 --> 11 & test ---> 12 & test if needed

Optional :-



I've never had to touch them, tried them but did rock all basically, for me,

luck

awesome! thanks for the help shanks! this is the most assistance i've gotten on overclocking. great tips and awesome reviews!

[Marcus]

yeah ! your rock ! supershanks thanks for the help here !

for the memory I wanted the balistic but at my local store they had only the hyper 9600 at that time....so should I look for 2x 2G like...I like Patriot too what you think?

Hey I also wanted to know if you bowed your water block and if using arctic silver 5 will be better then arctic ceramic

thanks !
Marcus

[lokeey]

Cool!

After making those changes on my timings from 15 to 12 and upping my voltages on FSB and NB, I noticed that after saving the BIOS my PC didn't power down this time. It was more of a graceful reboot. Before it was powering down and then it would charge back up. Interesting.

I'll stress test it this weekend and see how it goes.

After I get a solid 10 to 12 hours or testing, without errors...do I graduate to video overclocking?

Thanks again, supershanks!

I may have to break my hiatus and pour myself a glass of Red Chimay to celebrate, providing everything goes well.

[lokeey]

oh yeah, one more thing i forgot to ask. is the corsair HX620 okay or should i consider getting a bigger PSU?

[supershanks]

Thanks guys

@Marcus,
I must admit i'm not a great fan of kingston , i've found crucial direct very good, I understand that there are some issues orfering from the US for canada not sure. i'm on the oyher side of the pond

What Patriot are you looking at ??

I also wanted to know if you bowed your water block

Sorry not sure what you mean by bowed ?? Am just using ceramique atm.

@lokeey

It was more of a graceful reboot

Good you've got it purring

After I get a solid 10 to 12 hours or testing, without errors...do I graduate to video overclocking?

Naw that's to easy, Onwards & upward, expect 4.5k by next week

pour myself a glass of Red Chimay to celebrate, providing everything goes well.

Save some for weekend when you've clocked your 12 hours

Remember if you do , we want to see pics & settings

is the corsair HX620 okay or should i consider getting a bigger PSU?

can you do me a favour please & put your components in your signature like Marcus, or in the

Lokeey's PC Specs

to do that goto UserCP & 4th down under settings & options [Edit Extra Options] & fill in the boxes, will check iyt out later. Yhanks it saves haveing to search back to your initial post .

cheers

[lokeey]

can you do me a favour please & put your components in your signature like Marcus, or in the to do that goto UserCP & 4th down under settings & options [Edit Extra Options] & fill in the boxes, will check it out later. Thanks it saves having to search back to your initial post.

No prob....here ya go!

[supershanks]

you should be fine with the corsair HX620

luck

[Marcus]

I think I have no chance...3.4 is good at 1.375 vcore to get higher I have to crank the voltage too high like 1.450v to 1.500v :-)~~~ and the temps gettings crazy a bit over 60C....

I will try later if I get new memory :-)

bowing the water block is explained here :-)
:: View topic - Can someone explain bowing to me?


Marcus

[supershanks]

Thank's for the info on bowing, no i don'T have in the past tested cpu ihs & blocks by applying a thin layer of paste & putting it against a piece ogf glasss to check flatness, but have gone no further.

I think I have no chance...3.4 is good at 1.375 vcore to get higher I have to crank the voltage too high like 1.450v to 1.500v

We mentioned that before by upping some of the other voltages as i suggested in earlier posts . pci-e over voltage control , I always ran on 0.35v , upping FSB 0.20v is good, (G) Mch to around 0.175~0.200v Means you can get away with lowering CPU voltage.

It's not an exact science though, as everyone's parts are different. you need to do some tweaking to find the best settings for your parts. All we can do is tell you what worked for us & hopefully give you some pointers.

luck