Core i7/X58 Overclocking Thread

[SteveRo]

SteveRo can you run your 2000 rated mem easier using higher multis and lower bclk's? Reason I am asking, trying to see if just my cpu, my ram or what. My OCZ 3x2gb 7,7,7 1600 I can run at 2100mhz 8,8,8 (12mem multi x175bclk) with 1.6qpi/vtt and 1.96DRAM for benching spi, etc without issue. However running mem at 10x202, I cant even boot (tried uncore 20 and 21). I can run 21x200, mem 10x200 2000 mhz but barely stable. Going to 201 and no boot, no matter what even trying much higher vtt, dram qpi pLL, even tried raising everything...different timings, taking outside in cold...no go. I dont know if it is because I have to crank my volts way up to run at 2000 to begin with and just cant handle anymore...curious how low voltage ie mem rated 2000 behaves.

rge - I am using bclock 143 because the gskill xmp turned me onto it.
I already knew my max prime stable oc for ht off was 4.43 (21x211) previously - it just worked out that I could get 4.43 exactly at 31x143.
What where the chances of that!
I am able to run 2k, 9-9-9 at qpi 1.55v and mem v at 1.84.
I think 1.55, 1.66 is the xmp v's for 2k, 999, I will need to check that.
So, I haven't tried any low bclock - high multi's, at least not lower than 143 anyway.
Give me a particular test case you would like to see - I will run it and let you know.