How to set up GTL Ref Values for 45nm & 65nm

[mikeyakame]

I see your point, although I don't think the amount of time a user has been registered should mean all that much.

Looking at my join date you'd assume I was a n00b here, well this isn't so. It's my second account, I've actually been here since 2005, but I kinda expect the members here to see me as a n00b to overclocking, hardware, and forums in general. I'm only new to overclocking Intel systems. AMD was my brand for the last 4 years, and now things are all different!

And it does get slightly confusing.

Anyways... back to the point. I'm just so tired of the fluctuation in opinion and never knowing who is right or wrong. I don't just mean in this thread, but all over the Internet. There is no solid info anywhere as to which values are correct, how much voltage (be it vTT, PLL, vNB, etc) is "safe", and how to set it all up correctly. Not that I don't trust Mike's posts, on the contrary, he seems a very knowledgeable guy. I'd like to follow the advice here but the things I've tried so far have gotten me nowhere, which then makes me look further into it, only to discover about a million different opinions!

I have to laugh, though. Especially as you value Mike's opinions, yet he's been here only since May 2008!

I don't ever tell you to believe me. I'm just trying to help out. AGTL+ is AGTL+, GTL Reference multipliers are the same for all systems and all chips, why...because they all use the same design FSB. That is the reason Asus uses those values for all chips. Intel specifies between 0.65 - 0.69 multiplier, but that doesnt mean you cant deviate under or over if it works better with that particular board. I don't quote anything off forums, all that I know come from tech docs, books and real world applications. Take everything you read online with a grain of salt and form your own understanding based on common sense.

Opinion is opinion, not everything works for everybody depends on where the problems lie. Figuring out that bit is one thing nobody on the internet or even in person can automatically tell you. When I look at a system It takes me playing around to figure out where the weaknesses are, then figure out what to do from there. It's how you need to approach things. It's kinda like changing GTL Reference voltage when the problem lies in the PSU struggling to supply constant voltage, it won't fix the problem no matter how much knowledge you throw into it because the PSU is still the key weakness and without changing it all the knowledge in the world won't get you any further in your process!

I do all I can to help, I'm a pretty busy guy between work and other real life commitments I don't even find much time to work on my own system! Kinda sucks but thats life you know.