[Tutorial] Intel Overclocking Guide

[R3c0nna1ssanc3]

Thanks man. I have been meaning to over clock for like a year now.

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[Lazydude2000]

Great tutorial!

I have a Intel Q9650 with stock CPU cooling. How far do you think i could go with overclocking without destroying my CPU?

[ElephantShoe]

Realtemp sometimes gets odd readings for me. My best bet is to check the temp in BIOS. =( Anyways, my mobo has an on-board temp screen anyways.

Nice tutorial by the way.

[tusku]

Great tutorial!

I have a Intel Q9650 with stock CPU cooling. How far do you think i could go with overclocking without destroying my CPU?

4GHz is piece of cake. 445FSB. 1.25ish volts. Done.

[ElephantShoe]

4GHz is piece of cake. 445FSB. 1.25ish volts. Done.

You sure that's possible with a stock cooler?

And what do you think it would take to get to 4.0 ghz with an i7 920 (2.67 ghz stock)? I have a Xigmatek DK air cooler. Wish I was experienced with water cooling, the i7 was my first build.

[tusku]

You sure that's possible with a stock cooler?

Absolutely!

And what do you think it would take to get to 4.0 ghz with an i7 920 (2.67 ghz stock)? I have a Xigmatek DK air cooler. Wish I was experienced with water cooling, the i7 was my first build.

If you go past 3.4GHz, I recommend to use A TRUE or Megahalem.
IF you want to go near 4.0GHz, I either of the two will do the thing but if you can get a watercooling system, it would be best.

[ElephantShoe]

Absolutely!

And what do you think it would take to get to 4.0 ghz with an i7 920 (2.67 ghz stock)? I have a Xigmatek DK air cooler. Wish I was experienced with water cooling, the i7 was my first build.

If you go past 3.4GHz, I recommend to use A TRUE or Megahalem.
IF you want to go near 4.0GHz, I either of the two will do the thing but if you can get a watercooling system, it would be best.

I want to get to at least 3.4 ghz without putting too much stress on the CPU. If I ever replace my DK, it will definitely be watercooling. Before considering the DK, I was thinking about a lapped TRUE, but seeing how Newegg didn't sell TRUEs, I was really disappointed. =(

By the way, what do you think I should start at for FSB and voltage to get a stable 3.4? I know it's a very ball park estimate, but I'll start from their and see if I can get some good stability.

[tusku]

First of all, post your specs please.

[ElephantShoe]

First of all, post your specs please.

Sure, sorry.

Mobo: Intel evga x58 (Tri SLI qualified)
CPU: I7 920 Bloomfield (2.67 ghz stock)
PSU: Corsair 750 W
RAM: gSkill 6 GB (DD3 1333)

Not sure if these specs are necessary:

GPU: nVidia 9800 GTX
HDD: 1.5 TB divided upon 3 HDDs. 1 TB is in RAID 0.
OS: Windows 7 64 Bit

[tusku]

Update your BIOS.

Then try following......
3.03GHz - 143BClk *21
DDR3-1333 8/8/8/20 @1.5v
Vcore 1.175V ( 1.152V load) [Try increasing by 1 notch if seems unstable]
1.22V QPI
1.8V PLL.