point me to the direction of a guide to overclock UD3R

[LOUISSSSS]

just got my new UD3R and it has so many more options than my old ds3p.

which guide did you guys all follow to overclock on this board?

 

[elconejito]

I googled all over the place. I found several threads in the various forums, usually some sort of "official" thread and they were all really long... like 50-100 pages worth of posts. I just started getting a feel for what volts people were running for similar CPUs and started there. Mostly trial and (a lot of) error on my part 🙂 Never did find a specific guide though...

 

[PCTC2]

I just BSed it until I got it right. I'll post my settings later.

 

[LOUISSSSS]

yea because i have no idea what some of those settings and voltages even mean, i dont know which are safe, unsafe to set. and which are crucial to change to get stability

 

[lavaheadache]

here is a quickie

enable load line calibration- it should eliminate vdroop even on load

vcore depends on how good your q6600 is. If you can't get to 3.6 (9x400) with 1.4 or less I wouldn't recommend going too much higher cause heat will start becoming a factor.

termination set that just a little higher than you vcore.

pll leave at auto

reference should be .67 of your vcore value for quads and .63 for dualies

you can but your northbridge to like 1.35 or so to gain stability and possibly to lower your vcore.

fwiw my q6600 with a vid of 1.225 can run 400x9 stable with the following settings

llc-enabled
vcore-1.3625 in windows I'm showing 1.344
termination-1.38
pll- auto
reference-.914

My temps are very good using a coolermaster v8 just about 60-63 depending on ambient full load

3.2 was achieved with 1.32 vcore showing 1.29 in windows

hope this helps

 

[LOUISSSSS]

Originally posted by: lavaheadache
here is a quickie

enable load line calibration- it should eliminate vdroop even on load

vcore depends on how good your q6600 is. If you can't get to 3.6 (9x400) with 1.4 or less I wouldn't recommend going too much higher cause heat will start becoming a factor.

termination set that just a little higher than you vcore.

pll leave at auto

reference should be .67 of your vcore value for quads and .63 for dualies

you can but your northbridge to like 1.35 or so to gain stability and possibly to lower your vcore.

fwiw my q6600 with a vid of 1.225 can run 400x9 stable with the following settings

llc-enabled
vcore-1.3625 in windows I'm showing 1.344
termination-1.38
pll- auto
reference-.9414

My temps are very good using a coolermaster v8 just about 60-63 depending on ambient full load

3.2 was achieved with 1.32 vcore showing 1.29 in windows

hope this helps

i'd like to get a little more info on the bolded sections. i noticed your reference is at .9414, that isn't = .67 * 1.3626...
what exactly does CPU Termination and CPU reference voltage mean?

 

[elconejito]

Here's how I understand CPU Termination (obviously, if I'm off here somebody correct me). I gleaned this through a billion threads of semi-conflicting information and some really techie stuff that, quite frankly, gave me a headache reading.

As you climb in FSB speeds you introduce "noise" into the signal between the FSB and the CPU. If you increase the CPU voltage or the NB voltage you can overcome this to a certain extent. Increasing the CPU Termination (also called FSB Termination or Vtt depending on the mobo, or the forum, or the poster, or the reviewer...) increases the voltage of the "signal" between the CPU and FSB. In theory, this is will allow you to either reach higher FSBs with the same CPU and NB voltages *OR* more importantly, reach the FSB you want at lower CPU and NB voltages.

The general consensus is for 45nm quads you shouldn't go over 1.4v here or your CPU will explode (or something). This is important in particular if you have it set on auto at high FSB speeds as auto apparently cranks this value up. I don't know what the limit is for 65nm quads or 45/65nm duals. I have also seen some places where people have said the 1.4v limit is rubbish so take it with a grain of salt, but for my purposes I've seen it mentioned often enough where I'm trying to stay as far away from it as possible (currently at 1.3v).

I have no idea what the reference values do (either CPU, NB, or SB reference). I think that's above my pay grade...

 

[lavaheadache]

Originally posted by: LOUISSSSS

Originally posted by: lavaheadache
here is a quickie

enable load line calibration- it should eliminate vdroop even on load

vcore depends on how good your q6600 is. If you can't get to 3.6 (9x400) with 1.4 or less I wouldn't recommend going too much higher cause heat will start becoming a factor.

termination set that just a little higher than you vcore.

pll leave at auto

reference should be .67 of your vcore value for quads and .63 for dualies

you can but your northbridge to like 1.35 or so to gain stability and possibly to lower your vcore.

fwiw my q6600 with a vid of 1.225 can run 400x9 stable with the following settings

llc-enabled
vcore-1.3625 in windows I'm showing 1.344
termination-1.38
pll- auto
reference-.9414

My temps are very good using a coolermaster v8 just about 60-63 depending on ambient full load

3.2 was achieved with 1.32 vcore showing 1.29 in windows

hope this helps

i'd like to get a little more info on the bolded sections. i noticed your reference is at .9414, that isn't = .67 * 1.3626...
what exactly does CPU Termination and CPU reference voltage mean?

typo man should be .914 but yeah I don't know what it means just read that in a guide somewhere. seems to be true though

 

[SonnyDaze]

I read through this guide. And used some trial and error.