Nehalem 101 part1 - 1366 and X58

[Fr3ak]

Wasn't it kind of the same back in the AMD days? I don't remember what chipset it was, but A64 if I am not mistaken.

I take it that "uncore voltage" means VTT or QPI voltage? Pretty messed up naming =/ Intel should have published a "Nehalem naming and functions for dummys"-article. Seeing mainboard manufacturers using different wording, I am pretty sure, I am not the only one being a little confused here

But it seems Richard is wrong about one thing:
"BCLK Frequency - 200(MHz): BCLK = Base clock. This affects the QPI and uncore (L3 cache, northbridge) frequency too - some motherboards like the Intel Smackover allow the ratios to be adjusted, but the Asus does not. Here the ratio is 18x for the QPI and 16x for the uncore (northbridge/L3 cache). The uncore frequency must also always be below the QPI, we’re told."

Either he was using a different BIOS or he was testing the Intel Smack Over with a 965, because with anything non-XE, QPI and uncore cannot be changed with any board I have tested so far.

Edit: Might be a BIOS issue. The beta BIOS of the X58-Extreme also alows QPI and uncore clock changes on a 920.