Core i7/X58 Overclocking Thread

[dejanh]

Got my max stable bclk and 23x cpu clock, time for some RAM!

How are you guys finding your 1.65v rated kits when it comes to overclocking? I have virtually the same Corsair kit as i had on my X48 only that was 2x2gb 1.8v and now it's 3x2gb 1.65v. I had no problems with the old kit going to 1.99v and being 1800mhz stable, i'm not sure what to expect from the new kit.

Is it still reasonable to pump an extra .2v into the 1.65v kits and get some performance gains, or should we be more conservative now? I don't want to just jump start it with 1.85v incase i fry something

I have the Corsair Dominator XMS3 1.65V 3x2GB 1600MHz kit and I can easily get 1800MHz out of it without any voltage tweaks really. It runs 1800MHz just as it runs 1600MHz at 1.65V. Going to 1900MHz I have to up the voltage to about 1.68V - 1.7V, but that is it. Right now I am running them at 1.65V 1800MHz.

Cool!!!! What are your settings?

Wow that is a reference to an old post, hehe. Anyway, his settings won't matter to you. Every board is different from what I can tell so far. With Asus look only for Asus-specific settings. Just as an example, R2E overvolts every voltage you set, but the Gigabyte boards seem to undervolt.