Better OC on my i7 920

[stuckinasquare3]

Hi all...I'm trying to get the most out of my i7 920 D0. I have it in a ex58-ud3r board with ocz ram at 1333mhz. I've looked at some guides online and have it at 3.6ghz which is almost a full ghz faster, but I'd like to see if I can get higher. My issues right now are that I'm worried about my temps getting too high if I increase the speed any more at the current voltage. I'd like to reduce my voltage I think.

Here are my current settings along with settings I'm curious about:

CPU clock ratio 21x
Qpi clock ratio - auto (???)
Uncore clock ratio - auto (???)
Bclk freq 171
Performance enhance (standard)
System memory multiplier 6 (brings my memory speed to 1026 but if I set it to 8, it will be more than 1333)
Load line calibration enabled (???)
CPU vcore (1.206)
Dram voltage (1.64)

All other voltages are auto

 

[ShadowVVL]

you should also include what cooler you are using.

 

[stuckinasquare3]

Sorry about that. Some more info:

I'm currently browsing the web / idling between 45-50C as reported by CoreTemp.
When I run Prime95 I can get over 80C

Stock voltage for the i7 920 is 1.25 I think so I'm actually already below it which is good. Probably just means I need to improve my cooling.

My CPU cooler is a scythe katana (I think similar to this http://www.scythe-usa.com/product/cpu/041/scktn3000_detail.html)

 

[ShadowVVL]

yeah I would get a new cooler

this should do it if you have the space.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835103181

 

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

If you are on an aftermarket cooler already you might want to try n lap it first. I seen an 8* drop on all cores after I used some 200 grit on my TRUE 120 (Black) .. there is no need for polishing unless you like the look.

 

[schmuckley]

http://www.overclock.net/t/538439/guide-to-overclocking-the-core-i7-920-or-930-to-4-0ghz/0_100

 

[john3850]

I7-930 wc
21 x 204 = maxed at 1.38v
21 x 200 = 4200Mhz Vcore – 1.3125v
VTT – 1.28v-1.35vat times
Pll – 1.88-190v
LLC - maxed
Vdimm – 1.48 @ 7-7-7
ioh auto
ich auto
ioh csi 1.34v
C1 enabled
speedsteep off
C stat off
Two fans to cool the PWMs + fan on nb.
Turbo mode off or it goes to 23x on 930 had one core at 4600Mhz running Super Pi a few times
Fixed multiplier at 21x