I decided to try overclocking for the first time. Problem is my PC will no longer boot to windows. The screen is just staying black. How can I get into my bios to change the settings?
Open up your case, look at the motherboard. If you have a CMOS reset button, press it (your motherboard manual should tell you about this). Or, you can pop out the CMOS battery (looks like a big watch battery) and keep it out for a couple of minutes. Then put it back in. All settings should be restored to normal.
Open up your case, look at the motherboard. If you have a CMOS reset button, press it (your motherboard manual should tell you about this). Or, you can pop out the CMOS battery (looks like a big watch battery) and keep it out for a couple of minutes. Then put it back in. All settings should be restored to normal.
I switched it off at the mains for a second then switched it back on. After that it let me back into the bios. I've managed to get back into windows. I was trying for 3.6 with 1.1 voltage. Guess my C0/C1 920 couldn't handle it. Anyone got any tips for overclocking this thing?
So far it's running stable in prime95. Temps are a little higher than I hoped for, first core has reached 70oc, the othe three are around 67oc. I've got it at 3.2MHz Core voltage 1.25 Dram voltage 1.64 Ram timings 7-7-7-20 Dram frequency 1282Mhz Do you think there's anything I should change or something I might've missed. I wanted around 3.6 but god knows what my temps will be like at that speed.
I switched it off at the mains for a second then switched it back on. After that it let me back into the bios. I've managed to get back into windows. I was trying for 3.6 with 1.1 voltage. Guess my C0/C1 920 couldn't handle it. Anyone got any tips for overclocking this thing?x-2tha-z
So you jumped up your speed by 1GHz on your first try? You really should be upping it by 100-200Mhz at a time, and then run tests for stability, and then repeat. What you did is a good way to kill a motherboard or your processor.
[QUOTE="x-2tha-z"]I switched it off at the mains for a second then switched it back on. After that it let me back into the bios. I've managed to get back into windows. I was trying for 3.6 with 1.1 voltage. Guess my C0/C1 920 couldn't handle it. Anyone got any tips for overclocking this thing?ProudLarry
So you jumped up your speed by 1GHz on your first try? You really should be upping it by 100-200Mhz at a time, and then run tests for stability, and then repeat. What you did is a good way to kill a motherboard or your processor. This is what happens when noobs try overclocking.
Tried 3.4Mhz. Instant BSOD when I started prime95. I've dropped it down to 3.3Mhz. Seems fine so far. If it's stable at 3.3 I think I'll just leave it at that. How long should I run Prime95 before I know it's stable? Are there any other tests I should run?
BSOD after 15 minutes of Prime95 with CPU @ 3.3Mhz. This is pathetic. I thought 920's were good for overclocking? Mine isn't doing too well. Looks like 3.2 is as high as I can get it. What am I doing wrong?
I lol'd really hard when I read that you were crying because your 920 won't be stable at 3.3ghz with 1.1 volts.
My 9950 black edition is barely stable at 3.0ghz with 1.4 volts so shut your mouth and increase your voltage. I know people with i7s at 4.1 ghz with 1.3 volts, so obviously you know nothing about overclocking.
rakan959
What has your CPU to do with his CPU?, no reason to bash others just because they don't have the knowlage.
BSOD after 15 minutes of Prime95 with CPU @ 3.3Mhz. This is pathetic. I thought 920's were good for overclocking? Mine isn't doing too well. Looks like 3.2 is as high as I can get it. What am I doing wrong?x-2tha-z
I have no i7 to play with so i cant give you directions on exsact parameters to play with but i'll try anyway. The ram modules is usally the thing that keeps folks from doing good OC's, you should try lower the speed to 1333Mhz and try OC'ing again. I7's are no diffrent in that aspect, theres a main clock on the MB witch determin over multiplers how ram and CPU's and other links work, with a incorrect ration on one of theese you'll have a hard time OC'ing as the part to hit a wall first is unlikely the CPU. Either lowqer the ram speed so it's lower than Stock recomended speed. and try raising the CPU speed.
doesn't look like you know what you're doing...u might want to do some reading about overclocking ur ram is most likely the one causing ur system unstable as it couldn't handle higher frequency...try to lower the timings
Thanks for the info guys. I've decided to get braver. I've increased the vcore to 1.3v. Trying it at 3.3Ghz. My temps are around 72C. I'll let prime run for an hour then I'll try for 3.4Ghz. If I can get 3.4 with 1.3v, I'll be happy with that.
[QUOTE="mike4realz"]doesn't look like you know what you're doing...u might want to do some reading about overclocking ur ram is most likely the one causing ur system unstable as it couldn't handle higher frequency...try to lower the timings Do you think I should try 8-8-8-24?
[QUOTE="x-2tha-z"]So far it's running stable in prime95. Temps are a little higher than I hoped for, first core has reached 70oc, the othe three are around 67oc. I've got it at 3.2MHz Core voltage 1.25 Dram voltage 1.64 Ram timings 7-7-7-20 Dram frequency 1282Mhz Do you think there's anything I should change or something I might've missed. I wanted around 3.6 but god knows what my temps will be like at that speed. 70c is too high imo, i'd lower it, i dont think you want to be hitting over 60 tbh
[QUOTE="x-2tha-z"][QUOTE="mike4realz"]doesn't look like you know what you're doing...u might want to do some reading about overclocking ur ram is most likely the one causing ur system unstable as it couldn't handle higher frequency...try to lower the timings Do you think I should try 8-8-8-24? as long as ur memory support such timings, go ahead...ur goal is to find the most stable settings to achieve ur desired OC
[QUOTE="mike4realz"]doesn't look like you know what you're doing...u might want to do some reading about overclocking ur ram is most likely the one causing ur system unstable as it couldn't handle higher frequency...try to lower the timingsx-2tha-z
Do you think I should try 8-8-8-24?
just as reference your Co versions of the 920 need more volts than the D0's d0's some weren't even able to hit 4ghz but as far as 1.1v go your going to need a little more than that...
[QUOTE="x-2tha-z"]So far it's running stable in prime95. Temps are a little higher than I hoped for, first core has reached 70oc, the othe three are around 67oc. I've got it at 3.2MHz Core voltage 1.25 Dram voltage 1.64 Ram timings 7-7-7-20 Dram frequency 1282Mhz Do you think there's anything I should change or something I might've missed. I wanted around 3.6 but god knows what my temps will be like at that speed.sn4k3_64
70c is too high imo, i'd lower it, i dont think you want to be hitting over 60 tbh
70c is fine my 920 sits at 75c depending on room temp you don't want to go anything over 85c with these chips if you don't want to start hitting the thermal threshhold.
[QUOTE="sn4k3_64"][QUOTE="x-2tha-z"]So far it's running stable in prime95. Temps are a little higher than I hoped for, first core has reached 70oc, the othe three are around 67oc. I've got it at 3.2MHz Core voltage 1.25 Dram voltage 1.64 Ram timings 7-7-7-20 Dram frequency 1282Mhz Do you think there's anything I should change or something I might've missed. I wanted around 3.6 but god knows what my temps will be like at that speed.Neo_revolution7
70c is too high imo, i'd lower it, i dont think you want to be hitting over 60 tbh
70c is fine my 920 sits at 75c depending on room temp you don't want to go anything over 85c with these chips if you don't want to start hitting the thermal threshhold.
I thought that anything over 60 is dangerous for a cpu o.0
[QUOTE="sn4k3_64"] 70c is too high imo, i'd lower it, i dont think you want to be hitting over 60 tbhsn4k3_64
70c is fine my 920 sits at 75c depending on room temp you don't want to go anything over 85c with these chips if you don't want to start hitting the thermal threshhold.
I thought that anything over 60 is dangerous for a cpu o.0 some Amd procs yest as for the 920's and up no 70c-80c is fine unless your a heat freak but i have had mine between 4.0 and 4.2ghz between 1.32v and 1.35v max temp i saw for my rig was 75c but thats also with my push/pull Veno-X setup and my 932 case temps will be different with different setups if you want a guide to help ill post the link.
this is the first one i sued when i first started with my i7 920:http://www.overclock.net/intel-cpus/538439-guide-overclocking-core-i7-920-930-a.html
and heres the second:http://www.clunk.org.uk/forums/overclocking/22106-core-i7-overclocking-guide-beginners.html
This is strange. I got BSOD with 3.3Ghz and 1.3vcore but it's stable at 3.2Ghz with 1.25vcore. I wonder how much extra volts I'd have to give it to get stable 3.3Ghz? I didn't really want to go above 1.3v. I'll check out the two guides that have been posed above. Thanks for that. I read a guide before I started this, believe it or not. In the guide it said to increase to 3.6Ghz with 1.1vcore. Guess it wasn't a very good guide.
This is strange. I got BSOD with 3.3Ghz and 1.3vcore but it's stable at 3.2Ghz with 1.25vcore. I wonder how much extra volts I'd have to give it to get stable 3.2Ghz? I didn't really want to go above 1.3v. I'll check out the two guides that have been posed above. Thanks for that. I read a guide before I started this, believe it or not. In the guide it said to increase to 3.6Ghz with 1.1vcore. Guess it wasn't a very good guide.x-2tha-z
every chip is differnt also did you set other voltages on your mobo or just vcore??
[QUOTE="x-2tha-z"]This is strange. I got BSOD with 3.3Ghz and 1.3vcore but it's stable at 3.2Ghz with 1.25vcore. I wonder how much extra volts I'd have to give it to get stable 3.2Ghz? I didn't really want to go above 1.3v. I'll check out the two guides that have been posed above. Thanks for that. I read a guide before I started this, believe it or not. In the guide it said to increase to 3.6Ghz with 1.1vcore. Guess it wasn't a very good guide.Neo_revolution7
every chip is differnt also did you set other voltages on your mobo or just vcore?? Just vcore. Everything else is set to auto.
[QUOTE="x-2tha-z"]This is strange. I got BSOD with 3.3Ghz and 1.3vcore but it's stable at 3.2Ghz with 1.25vcore. I wonder how much extra volts I'd have to give it to get stable 3.2Ghz? I didn't really want to go above 1.3v. I'll check out the two guides that have been posed above. Thanks for that. I read a guide before I started this, believe it or not. In the guide it said to increase to 3.6Ghz with 1.1vcore. Guess it wasn't a very good guide.x-2tha-z
every chip is differnt also did you set other voltages on your mobo or just vcore?? Just vcore. Everything else is set to auto. set cpu/vtt's max intel spec is 1.35 so don't go over that unless you have good cooling...
70c is fine my 920 sits at 75c depending on room temp you don't want to go anything over 85c with these chips if you don't want to start hitting the thermal threshhold.
Neo_revolution7
I thought that anything over 60 is dangerous for a cpu o.0 some Amd procs yest as for the 920's and up no 70c-80c is fine unless your a heat freak but i have had mine between 4.0 and 4.2ghz between 1.32v and 1.35v max temp i saw for my rig was 75c but thats also with my push/pull Veno-X setup and my 932 case temps will be different with different setups if you want a guide to help ill post the link.
this is the first one i sued when i first started with my i7 920:http://www.overclock.net/intel-cpus/538439-guide-overclocking-core-i7-920-930-a.html
and heres the second:http://www.clunk.org.uk/forums/overclocking/22106-core-i7-overclocking-guide-beginners.html
I looked through the guide and changed my settings. Some of the settings on my MB are different though. Example, my qpi doesn't have a multiplier setting. Only qpi I could see was QPI Link Data Rate. There was three different settings to choose from but I just left it at auto. I disabled the power saving features mentioned in the guide. I'm running prime again. 1.3vcore, CPU at 3.3Ghz. Temps up to 74C.
So far it's running stable in prime95. Temps are a little higher than I hoped for, first core has reached 70oc, the othe three are around 67oc. I've got it at 3.2MHz Core voltage 1.25 Dram voltage 1.64 Ram timings 7-7-7-20 Dram frequency 1282Mhz Do you think there's anything I should change or something I might've missed. I wanted around 3.6 but god knows what my temps will be like at that speed.x-2tha-z
1.1v is pretty low for 3.6GHz on a i7-920. I've got my i7-920 at 3.8Ghz with 1.24v. My temps never go higher than 60C.
I laughed so hard at this thread. I think TC should read more on what he is trying to do instead of just winging it. I cant believe he tried overclocking it by almost 1Ghz on 1.1 voltage. LOL. I'm just waiting for a "I fried my CPU how do I fix it" thread.
I laughed so hard at this thread. I think TC should read more on what he is trying to do instead of just winging it. I cant believe he tried overclocking it by almost 1Ghz on 1.1 voltage. LOL. I'm just waiting for a "I fried my CPU how do I fix it" thread.
Fizz111
I was following this guide http://www.clunk.org.uk/forums/overclocking/22106-core-i7-overclocking-guide-beginners.html I've read a few things about overclocking over the past year. Each time I think, **** that, and I don't try it. I was scared to damage something. Now I'm past caring. If I damage something, so be it. You don't learn unless you try.
[QUOTE="x-2tha-z"]So far it's running stable in prime95. Temps are a little higher than I hoped for, first core has reached 70oc, the othe three are around 67oc. I've got it at 3.2MHz Core voltage 1.25 Dram voltage 1.64 Ram timings 7-7-7-20 Dram frequency 1282Mhz Do you think there's anything I should change or something I might've missed. I wanted around 3.6 but god knows what my temps will be like at that speed.BluRayHiDef
1.1v is pretty low for 3.6GHz on a i7-920. I've got my i7-920 at 3.8Ghz with 1.24v. My temps never go higher than 60C.
[QUOTE="x-2tha-z"]So far it's running stable in prime95. Temps are a little higher than I hoped for, first core has reached 70oc, the othe three are around 67oc. I've got it at 3.2MHz Core voltage 1.25 Dram voltage 1.64 Ram timings 7-7-7-20 Dram frequency 1282Mhz Do you think there's anything I should change or something I might've missed. I wanted around 3.6 but god knows what my temps will be like at that speed.x-2tha-z
1.1v is pretty low for 3.6GHz on a i7-920. I've got my i7-920 at 3.8Ghz with 1.24v. My temps never go higher than 60C.
Do you have a C0/C1 i7 920?
No. I have D0:) D0 overclocks more easily than C0.
[QUOTE="x-2tha-z"]So far it's running stable in prime95. Temps are a little higher than I hoped for, first core has reached 70oc, the othe three are around 67oc. I've got it at 3.2MHz Core voltage 1.25 Dram voltage 1.64 Ram timings 7-7-7-20 Dram frequency 1282Mhz Do you think there's anything I should change or something I might've missed. I wanted around 3.6 but god knows what my temps will be like at that speed.x-2tha-z
1.1v is pretty low for 3.6GHz on a i7-920. I've got my i7-920 at 3.8Ghz with 1.24v. My temps never go higher than 60C.
70c is fine my 920 sits at 75c depending on room temp you don't want to go anything over 85c with these chips if you don't want to start hitting the thermal threshhold.
Neo_revolution7
I thought that anything over 60 is dangerous for a cpu o.0 some Amd procs yest as for the 920's and up no 70c-80c is fine unless your a heat freak but i have had mine between 4.0 and 4.2ghz between 1.32v and 1.35v max temp i saw for my rig was 75c but thats also with my push/pull Veno-X setup and my 932 case temps will be different with different setups if you want a guide to help ill post the link.
this is the first one i sued when i first started with my i7 920:http://www.overclock.net/intel-cpus/538439-guide-overclocking-core-i7-920-930-a.html
and heres the second:http://www.clunk.org.uk/forums/overclocking/22106-core-i7-overclocking-guide-beginners.html
I looked through the first guide again. I don't seem to have QPI or Memory on my bios with selectable multipliers. I wonder if they're called something else? The qpi/uncore is called qpi/DRAM on my bios for some strange reason.
[QUOTE="sn4k3_64"] I thought that anything over 60 is dangerous for a cpu o.0x-2tha-z
some Amd procs yest as for the 920's and up no 70c-80c is fine unless your a heat freak but i have had mine between 4.0 and 4.2ghz between 1.32v and 1.35v max temp i saw for my rig was 75c but thats also with my push/pull Veno-X setup and my 932 case temps will be different with different setups if you want a guide to help ill post the link.
this is the first one i sued when i first started with my i7 920:http://www.overclock.net/intel-cpus/538439-guide-overclocking-core-i7-920-930-a.html
and heres the second:http://www.clunk.org.uk/forums/overclocking/22106-core-i7-overclocking-guide-beginners.html
I looked through the first guide again. I don't seem to have QPI or Memory on my bios with selectable multipliers. I wonder if they're called something else? The qpi/uncore is called qpi/DRAM on my bios for some strange reason.
they might look up a guide or some forums on what your bio's voltages/multi are so u can get a an idea of what your bio's options are.
After using the settings in the guide you posted, like the voltage settings and disabling the power saving features, I'm getting a stable overclock. It's currently running at 3.36Ghz. I'll let it run in prime for a bit longer, the I'll try 3.4Ghz. I don't think I'm going to try for over 3.4.
After using the settings in the guide you posted, like the voltage settings and disabling the power saving features, I'm getting a stable overclock. It's currently running at 3.36Ghz. I'll let it run in prime for a bit longer, the I'll try 3.4Ghz. I don't think I'm going to try for over 3.4.x-2tha-z
let prime run for 24hrs max if u want to let it run that long, after that download occt and run linpack for 8 hours or more if u want a true stable clock.
I laughed so hard at this thread. I think TC should read more on what he is trying to do instead of just winging it. I cant believe he tried overclocking it by almost 1Ghz on 1.1 voltage. LOL. I'm just waiting for a "I fried my CPU how do I fix it" thread.
Fizz111
no need to "lol" at the post he obviously needs help with overclocking if u don't want to help then don't bother posting i see no point in laughing at someone else's need of help because at one point in time you were in the same boat.
Despite over-clocking my i7-920 to a stable 3.8GHz, I don't think it was really worth the hassle. I don't notice any increased speed for any of the applications I run. I will admit that it's given me a greater 3DMark Vantage score and some extra frames in certain game benchmarks, but it hasn't resulted in anything noticeable. Unless your using CPU intensive applications like video encoding, you won't be able to appreciate the increased frequency. The i7-920 is more than great enough at its stock frequency.
Despite over-clocking my i7-920 to a stable 3.8GHz, I don't think it was really worth the hassle. I don't notice any increased speed for any of the applications I run. I will admit that it's given me a greater 3DMark Vantage score and some extra frames in certain game benchmarks, but it hasn't resulted in anything noticeable. Unless your using CPU intensive applications like video encoding, you won't be able to appreciate the increased frequency. The i7-920 is more than great enough at its stock frequency.
BluRayHiDef
In most games I play, there's quite a lot of noticeable dips in framerate. I'm hoping this overclock will decrease it a bit. If it doesn't, I'll just return everything to the default settings.
Despite over-clocking my i7-920 to a stable 3.8GHz, I don't think it was really worth the hassle. I don't notice any increased speed for any of the applications I run. I will admit that it's given me a greater 3DMark Vantage score and some extra frames in certain game benchmarks, but it hasn't resulted in anything noticeable. Unless your using CPU intensive applications like video encoding, you won't be able to appreciate the increased frequency. The i7-920 is more than great enough at its stock frequency.
x-2tha-z
In most games I play, there's quite a lot of noticeable dips in framerate. I'm hoping this overclock will decrease it a bit. If it doesn't, I'll just return everything to the default settings.
Your video card probably isn't up to par. I doubt that your i7-920, at the stock frequency, is bottlenecking your video card.
Despite over-clocking my i7-920 to a stable 3.8GHz, I don't think it was really worth the hassle. I don't notice any increased speed for any of the applications I run. I will admit that it's given me a greater 3DMark Vantage score and some extra frames in certain game benchmarks, but it hasn't resulted in anything noticeable. Unless your using CPU intensive applications like video encoding, you won't be able to appreciate the increased frequency. The i7-920 is more than great enough at its stock frequency.
x-2tha-z
In most games I play, there's quite a lot of noticeable dips in framerate. I'm hoping this overclock will decrease it a bit. If it doesn't, I'll just return everything to the default settings. How can we help you if you ignore the two post that actually were helping you? ? ? :roll: Iv'e said it before and i try once again: Make sure the ram isn't being the thing stopping you to go higher on the CPU! latency and timings wont help much, you'll have to lower the effective speed from the start.
I lol'd really hard when I read that you were crying because your 920 won't be stable at 3.3ghz with 1.1 volts.
My 9950 black edition is barely stable at 3.0ghz with 1.4 volts so shut your mouth and increase your voltage. I know people with i7s at 4.1 ghz with 1.3 volts, so obviously you know nothing about overclocking.
rakan959
Dude, chill lol. So what if the guy doesnt have much experience with overclocking, he probably spends more time socialising, rather than messing with a CPU.
Despite over-clocking my i7-920 to a stable 3.8GHz, I don't think it was really worth the hassle. I don't notice any increased speed for any of the applications I run. I will admit that it's given me a greater 3DMark Vantage score and some extra frames in certain game benchmarks, but it hasn't resulted in anything noticeable. Unless your using CPU intensive applications like video encoding, you won't be able to appreciate the increased frequency. The i7-920 is more than great enough at its stock frequency.
swehunt
In most games I play, there's quite a lot of noticeable dips in framerate. I'm hoping this overclock will decrease it a bit. If it doesn't, I'll just return everything to the default settings. How can we help you if you ignore the two post that actually were helping you? ? ? :roll: Iv'e said it before and i try once again: Make sure the ram isn't being the thing stopping you to go higher on the CPU! latency and timings wont help much, you'll have to lower the effective speed from the start. I've lowered it as far as I can. It's down to 970Mhz. I've set the CPU to 3.4Ghz on a 1.25vcore. All good so far. I've kept the timings at 8-8-8-24. I still don't really understand RAM timings anyway.
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