~Intel Core i3/i5 32nm Dual Core OverCLARKing Thread~

[[XC] 4X4N]

This is Fry's combo from a few weeks ago i5 661 and Biostar TH55B. This is in an enclosed case with just an old Big Typhoon for cooling. Also using the on board IGP, is anyone else? Just a quick linx pass, once I get the 1156 bracket for the TRUE I'll stress it more.

[radaja]

[XC] 4X4N,wow nice OC with low vcore.

well i finally got past 235 bclk.i had to raise my cas to 10
i think my ram were at its limit at cl9.i mean they are 1600
cl9's and ive got them to 1880 cl9.there's not much loss in
performance by going to 10 and this speed.

http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=1050688

17x238@4046 DDR3-1904 10-10-10-24 1t QPI@4760
Prime95 blend 1hr 22m


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SuperPi 1m and Everest cache & memory benchmark

[WhiteFireDragon]

for those that also have the Biostar TH55B, can you also please check the quality of the voltage regulations? here's how: keep the voltages in your BIOS the same, but change the CPU multiplier. if you increase the multiplier, the vcore shown in cpuz should increase, and if you decrease the multiplier, the voltages should drop too. much appreciated if you can verify this and post back in here, thanks!

[[XC] 4X4N]

for those that also have the Biostar TH55B, can you also please check the quality of the voltage regulations? here's how: keep the voltages in your BIOS the same, but change the CPU multiplier. if you increase the multiplier, the vcore shown in cpuz should increase, and if you decrease the multiplier, the voltages should drop too. much appreciated if you can verify this and post back in here, thanks!

I'll check this out tomorrow and see if I experience the same.

[pangingIII]

Here are my result with a i5 661

200X25, 5GHz SPI32M stable:

what Windows were you using? any tweak?

wonder if i can get a better result on the superpi 32m with my hardware.

[radaja]

The gigabyte H55M-UD2H is an awesome board.have to say,the board is a great
little overclocker.it's just as fun to play with as my EP45-UD3P,if i had better ram
my H55 OCing adventure would have so many possibilities.right now it's the only
thing holding back.i think i could even get up to 250bclk with decent low cas ram.
i havent even explored the x22 multiplier on my i3-530 yet,having too much fun at
lower multi's and higher bclk's.the board is very consistent and reliable so far.
and as the bclk keeps going higher the possible combinations of OC's get better.
the one thing i found boring with my i7-920 setup was the bclk wall of 222.it really
put a limit on the OCing fun


I raised the multiplier from 17 to 19 at 238bclk and got this.

http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=1050831

19x238@4522 DDR3-1904 10-10-10-24 1t QPI@4760
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[TinTin]

TinTin,thanks for the advice about QPI link speed
i went to x40 and got an increase in superpi and everest.

19x235@4465 DDR3-1880 9-9-9-24 1t w/QPI at x36@4230


19x235@4465 DDR3-1880 9-9-9-24 1t w/QPI at x40@4700


20x235@4700 DDR3-1880 9-9-9-24 1t w/QPI at x36@4230


20x235@4700 DDR3-1880 9-9-9-24 1t w/QPI at x40@4700


boost in performance is very nicesince memory performance
isnt that great to begin withnow if i only had some cas8
DDR3-2000 ram i would be golden,i could push it even further

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The performance of my M3E @ high BCLK is recovered! Still BIOS 503....

Get some Adata XPG+ DDR3 2200 CL8 4GB

running Server 2003
CL7-7-7 Test


CL6-7-6 Test

[TinTin]

what Windows were you using? any tweak?

wonder if i can get a better result on the superpi 32m with my hardware.

server 2003 and doing copy waza! Vista or WIN7 is very slow in SPI...

[LagunaX]

Ok guys...help me out here:

Gonna get the i3 540.
Gonna get this $124 DDR3 2133 (PC3 17000) CAS 9 2x2gb ram:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820144375

Have an old TRUE and am going to buy the 1156 adapter for $12.

Goal is 4.6ghz on air orthos/prime stable.

Can be P55 or H55/H57, ATX or MATX. USB3 would be nice.

What's the cheapest board that can get me the highest stable overclock?

And is there a board that doesn't cut your PCI-E bandwidth in half by enabling usb3/SATA 6g?

Crossfire would be nice but not absolutely necessary.

OK - GO!

[[XC] 4X4N]

for those that also have the Biostar TH55B, can you also please check the quality of the voltage regulations? here's how: keep the voltages in your BIOS the same, but change the CPU multiplier. if you increase the multiplier, the vcore shown in cpuz should increase, and if you decrease the multiplier, the voltages should drop too. much appreciated if you can verify this and post back in here, thanks!

Here you go. It definitely drops the voltage with the multi, I couldn't even boot with the same settings until I went all the way down to 20. Don't know why it does this. Also, tried to run 200 bclk with no luck. Only tried for a little while, but it would never make it to windows.

This shot is with exact same settings in bios except for the muli.

[WhiteFireDragon]

Here you go. It definitely drops the voltage with the multi, I couldn't even boot with the same settings until I went all the way down to 20. Don't know why it does this. Also, tried to run 200 bclk with no luck. Only tried for a little while, but it would never make it to windows.

This shot is with exact same settings in bios except for the muli.

*snip pics*

yes, this is exactly what i'm talking about, thanks for verifying. i guess it's not just my biostar mobo that does this, and and looks like it's ONLY biostar and not gigabyte. i have two different biostar H55 models that has this problem

4X4N, i could boot into windows at 230bclk, but you'll need to increase your vtt to around 1.25v or higher.

Ok guys...help me out here:

Gonna get the i3 540.
Gonna get this $124 DDR3 2133 (PC3 17000) CAS 9 2x2gb ram:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820144375

Have an old TRUE and am going to buy the 1156 adapter for $12.

Goal is 4.6ghz on air orthos/prime stable.

Can be P55 or H55/H57, ATX or MATX. USB3 would be nice.

What's the cheapest board that can get me the highest stable overclock?

And is there a board that doesn't cut your PCI-E bandwidth in half by enabling usb3/SATA 6g?

Crossfire would be nice but not absolutely necessary.

OK - GO!

well from my own experience of using 3 s1156, each has their own weakness and strengths. bios are still buggy in different ways. i tried clocking on a gigabyte P55M-UD4 and this mobo is really fussy and needs a lot of tweaking. surprisingly, the biostar H55 i have clocked the same, except with almost no tuning except for setting a few voltages. only problem is a few memory multiplier that's still buggy and the vcore drop as you change the CPU multiplier (mentioned in my post above). since you mentioned "cheapest" board, with highest clock, i'd probably recommend the $90 biostar TH55/B. 4.6ghz is pretty easy, so just go with whatever's the cheapest.

as for memory, i wouldn't waste such high bandwidth on these 32nm clardales, unless of course you like to tweak memory and don't care much about the difference it really makes. i'd probably shave a few bucks on the memory as well.

[radaja]

Ok guys...help me out here:

Gonna get the i3 540.
Gonna get this $124 DDR3 2133 (PC3 17000) CAS 9 2x2gb ram:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820144375

Have an old TRUE and am going to buy the 1156 adapter for $12.

Goal is 4.6ghz on air orthos/prime stable.

Can be P55 or H55/H57, ATX or MATX. USB3 would be nice.

What's the cheapest board that can get me the highest stable overclock?

And is there a board that doesn't cut your PCI-E bandwidth in half by enabling usb3/SATA 6g?

Crossfire would be nice but not absolutely necessary.

OK - GO!

LagunaX,i agree and disagree with WhiteFireDragon on this.like him i think you should get
one of the cheaper boards like mine 240bclk.but totally disagree about the memory.i skimped on the memory
and it just not worth it.GET THE BEST memory you can afford,BECAUSE of the sucky memory performance,you
will want to crank it up to compensate for this.DDR3-2200 cl7 or cl8 ram is the way to go.thats what i've got
to get now because i need it

[[XC] 4X4N]

yes, this is exactly what i'm talking about, thanks for verifying. i guess it's not just my biostar mobo that does this, and and looks like it's ONLY biostar and not gigabyte. i have two different biostar H55 models that has this problem

4X4N, i could boot into windows at 230bclk, but you'll need to increase your vtt to around 1.25v or higher.

I was at 1.3 vtt, but I think the problem is the on board video. I change the setting to be below 900, but still no go. At below 200 bclk I have had the video over 1000 without issue.

[WhiteFireDragon]

LagunaX,i agree and disagree with WhiteFireDragon on this.like him i think you should get
one of the cheaper boards like mine 240bclk.but totally disagree about the memory.i skimped on the memory
and it just not worth it.GET THE BEST memory you can afford,BECAUSE of the sucky memory performance,you
will want to crank it up to compensate for this.DDR3-2200 cl7 or cl8 ram is the way to go.thats what i've got
to get now because i need it

well as long as your memory is not the limiting factor in your CPU overclocks, then the speed and timing shouldn't really matter for a daily usage. like i mentioned, these are only good for tweaking, benching, and looking at numbers in everest. how much faster is your computer having 1333mhz memory vs 2500mhz? price difference between these two speeds are like double if not tripled, while overall computer performance is only a couple percentage difference.

i just personally think getting a cheap budget platform with expensive memory to compensate is not a wise way to spend your money, especially when the off-die memory controller of clarkdales already suck. but hey, everyone is entitled to how they spend their own money

I was at 1.3 vtt, but I think the problem is the on board video. I change the setting to be below 900, but still no go. At below 200 bclk I have had the video over 1000 without issue.

ah i didn't realized you were using the CPU's onboard graphics. i got 230blck with an external GPU. i couldn't get over 200bclk with onboard either.

[radaja]

i agree with you there.for everyday use it not worth spending extra for memory that nets you very
little in return,but for OCing and benching its almost a necessity.but i assume thats what LagunaX
was planning on doing by his 4.6 statement.

[LagunaX]

Thanks guys - guess 4gb of ddr3 2200 ram is about $200 plus tax for me...

Time to sell that unopened box q822a430 e8600 on ebay then...if I hadn't gotten around to it by now it's time to go!

[radaja]

i got 240bclk

http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=1052719

19x240@4560 DDR3-1920 10-10-10-24 1t QPIx40@4800
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[Exeodus]

I have been tweaking a i3-530 that I got for 99 bucks at Micro Center.

I have been testing it with a ASUS P7P55D Deluxe, updated to the latest bios.

So far 4Ghz has been a cakewalk.



I was having a hard time figuring out why the ram would not run cas 7 even though the bios said it was. Then I seen that older CPU-Z was having issues showing the proper cas. So far it is running cas 7 at 1520mhz.

[Exeodus]

Up to 4.19 ghz stable, voltage up to 1.28. You can't beat the load temps of 52c. That is on air with a Xigmatek 3 pipe cooler.

[sanityDC]

Hehe, got the same setup from Fry's last week... $125 after MIR...
Here is what I got so far without even trying...



Great to see others have great results, especially considering the price of the combo....

And oh yeah... I upgraded from e7300@3.8GHz and this setup (i3) totally p0wns compared...

very nice, you upgraded from the e6400 and gb 965p ds3 too by the looks of your signature... too funny! had that set exact set up since august of 06, I was using the F8a bios though.

[radaja]

heres my latest 242bclk.

17x242@4114 DDR3-1936 10-10-10-24 1t QPI@4840

***Prime95 Blend******Prime95 Blend*****SuperPi32m*****
***1 Hour 53 Min********Stopped*****EverestCache&Memory



and 250bclk

16x250@4000 DDR3-2000 10-11-10-24 1t QPI@4500

***Prime95 Blend******Prime95 Blend**
***1 Hour 22 Min********Stopped*****

[radaja]

got it to 4750 w/HT with QPI@5000. but im having a hardtime getting it to
boot at 20x250@5000 w/Ht on and QPI@5000. going to try it as just a duallie.

http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=1061955

18x250@4500 DDR3-2000 10-11-10-24 1t QPI@5000

**Prime95 Blend*******Prime95 Blend******SuperPi32m*****
**1 Hour 22 Min*********Stopped*******EverestCache&Memory


http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=1062003

19x250@4750 ddr2000 10-11-10-24 1t Qpi@5000
SuperPi 32m and Everest Cache & Memory Benchmark


heres my exact bios settings for the 4750 run for the H55m-UD2H users

Advanced Frequency Settings

CPU Clock Ratio...........[  19  ]

QPI Clock Ratio..........................[  x40  ]
QPI Link Speed...........................[  10.0 ]

Standard Clock Control

Base Clock (BCLK) Control................[Enabled]
BCLK Frequency ..........................[250]
Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P.)..........[Disabled]
System Memory Multiplier (SPD)...........[  x8  ]
Memory Frequency (MHz).....................[ 2000 ]
PCI Express Frequency (MHz)..............[ 101 ]

Advanced Clock Control 

CPU Clock Drive..........................[ 800mV]
PCI Express Clock Drive..................[ 900mV]
CPU Clock Skew...........................[  0ps ]
PCH Clock Skew...........................[  0ps ]

Advanced Memory Settings

Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P.)..........[Disabled]
System Memory Multiplier (SPD)...........[ x8 ]
Memory Frequency (MHz)....................2000
Performance Enhance   (SPD)............. [Turbo]
DRAM Timing Selectable (SPD)............ [Expert]

Channel A & B

Channel A Timing Settings            [Press Enter]:
Cas Latency Time........................[10]
tRCD....................................[11]
tRP.....................................[10]
tRAS...................................[24]

>>>>>   Advanced Timing Control

tRC....................................[33]
tRRD...................................[4]
tWTR...................................[5]
tWR....................................[10]
tWTP...................................[22]
tWL....................................[8]
tRFC...................................[76]
tRTP...................................[5]
tFAW...................................[20]
Command Rate (CMD)......................[ 1T ]
Static tRD......................................[12]

Advanced Voltage Settings

>>> CPU
Load Line Calibration....................[Enabled]
CPU Vcore..................1.19375v......[1.397v ]
QPI/VTT Voltage............1.100v........[1.35v]
Graphics Core................1.10v........... [0.20v]

>>> MCH/ICH
PCH Core....................1.050v.....[1.12v]
CPU PLL......................1.800v.....[1.800v]

>>> DRAM
DRAM Voltage..............1.500v.....[1.62v]
DRAM Termination.........0.750v.....[Normal]
Ch-A Data VRef............0.750v.....[Normal]
Ch-A Data VRef............0.750v.....[Normal]
Ch-B Data VRef............0.750v.....[Normal]
Ch-B Data VRef............0.750v.....[Normal]

Advanced Core Features

CPU Cores Enabled........................[All]
CPU Multi-Threading......................[Enabled]
CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E)..................[Disabled]
C3/C6/C7 State Support...................[Disabled]
CPU Thermal Monitor......................[Disabled]
CPU EIST Function........................[Disabled]
Bi-Directional PROCHOT...................[Auto]

enjoy

[zsamz_]

nice to see ya hit 2k with the ram radaja

[radaja]

yea not bad for 1600 cl9 ripjaws

[WhiteFireDragon]

yeah 2000mhz is pretty respectable from 16000mhz. do those ripjaws scale well with voltage?