Okay this is my first post here but that comes from years of using this site for collecting tips and advice. I use the RSS feeds and read the review religiously. Thank you is in order for the moderators and review staff for the most through and thought provoking advice and reviews. With out a doubt AnandTech is one of the most valuable resources on the net for serious performance geeks. Again Thank You!
I was going to post this up in it's own thread as a small token to repay all that I have gained from paying attention to the details offered here, but this seems as good a place as any. If peeps use the search like I do they will find the answer without starting a thread. As far as helping is concerned unless I have the same specs I usually let the more educated handle it.
@ turbosnake I offer this to you as a starting point and did not come to me without much trial and error. Hosed a couple of windows installs in the process as well and you should be aware of the corruption Nvidia Sata/Raid controllers are prone to when overclocking before you proceed. So use these settings at your own risk and remember your hardware could react differently.
I do not know what level of expertise you have and I would not want to be redundant but If I had advice for you it would be to start out with only 2x2GB of RAM and find out from Patriot what timings to use for your desired specs. Mushkin was very helpful to me and Patriot maybe helpful as well.
QX9650 Overclock @ 3.8
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System Specifications
Motherboard = Striker II Extreme (nForce 790i Ultra SLI)
PSU = Corsair TX750 ( 750W )
CPU = Intel QX9650 C0 VID 1.2250v ( EK-Supreme Plexi WB)
RAM = Mushkin 996601 DDR3 XP3-12800 7-7-6-18 2x2GB
HDD = WD01500AHFD Raptor ( 150GB x2 Raid 0)
VGA1 = EVGA GTX 280 FTW 1GB (DD Tieton FC WB)
VGA2 = none
VGA3 = none
SPU = SupremeFX II 8-CH Audio
Optical = LG GGW-H20LK
NorthBridge Cooling = AIR stock HS
SouthBridge Cooling = AIR stock HS
CPU H20 = Loop #1 BIPII, Alphacool DDC2, ½? Tygon 3603, PrimoChill Ice
GPU H20 = Loop #2 BIPII, Alphacool DDC2, ½? Feser TUB-403F, primoChill Ice
RAM Cooling = Corsair Dominator Fan
Case = CoolerMaster CM Stacker STC-T01-UW1 Black/Blue w/clear side pnl
Fans = 7x Yate Loon D12SL-12, 3x A.C. Ryan Blackfire4 80mm, CM-Blower
nFORCE Chipset Drivers Version = nVIDIA nFORCE Drivers v20.08
ForceWare/GeForce Drivers Version = nVIDIA ForceWare v182.05
Sound Card Drivers Version = SoundMAX AD1988B v 6.10.0x.6320
Optical Drive Software = Cyberlink 7 ultra Hi-Def Suite
OS = Windows Vista Ultimate 64bit SP1
BIOS version 1202 (Beta)
BIOS Settings
Extreme Tweaker
CPU Level Up = Auto
Memory Level Up = Auto
AI Overclock Tuner = Manual
CPU Multiplier = 9.5
FSB - Memory Clock Mode = Linked
FSB - Memory Ratio = Synch
FSB (QDR) MHz = 1600
MEM (DDR) MHz = 1600
LDT Frequency = 5x
PCIE Bus Slot 1 & 2 MHz = 100
PCIE Bus Slot 3 MHz = 100
SPP<->MCP Ref Clock, MHz = 200
SLI-Ready Memory = Disabled
Memory Timing Setting
P1 = Enabled
P2 = Enabled
tCL ( CAS Latency ) = 7
tRCD = 7
tRP = 6
tRAS = 18
Command Per Clock (CMD) = 1T
tRRD = 6
tRC = 32
tWR = 10
tWTR = auto 27
tFAW = auto 32
tRD = auto/9
tRTP = auto/6
tRFC = 88
tREF = 7.8uS
Over Voltage
(= Bios/actual as reported Everest Ultimate 5.0)
CPU Voltage = 1.35v/(1.38v)
Loadline Calibration = Auto
CPU PLL Voltage = 1.54v/(1.58v)
CPU VTT voltage =1.24v/(1.26v)
Memory Voltage = 1.76v/(1.82v)
NB Core Voltage = 1.44v/(1.49v)
SB Core Voltage = 1.50v/(1.49v)
CPU GTL REF0 Ratio = -36
CPU GTL REF1 Ratio = -32
CPU GTL REF2 Ratio = -32
CPU GTL REF3 Ratio = -36
NB GTL REF Ratio = Auto
DDR3 CHA1 Ref Volt = Auto
DDR3 CHB1 Ref Volt = Auto
DDR3 CHA2 Ref Volt = Auto
DDR3 CHB2 Ref Volt = Auto
CPU Configuration
CPU Internal Thermal Control = Enabled
Limit CPUID MaxVal = Disabled
Enhanced C1 (C1E) = Disabled while overclocking/Enabled after stable
Execute Disable Bit = Enabled
Virtualization Technology = Disabled
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep(tm) Tech. =
CPU Core 2 = Enabled
CPU Core 3 = Enabled
CPU Core 4 = Enabled
Spread Spectrum Control
CPU Spread Spectrum = Disabled
PCIE Spread Spectrum = Disabled
MCP PCIE Spread Spectrum = Disabled
SATA Spread Spectrum = Disabled
LDT Spread Spectrum = Disabled
Problem Description
IBT linkback x8 passed
Prime95 12hrs Stable
Memtest86 2.11 12 passes 0 errors
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