gigabyte z68ap-d3 bios settings

[kiel]

looking for some help getting my chip to 4.8ghz stable, i have managed to get it to boot fine, but it blue screens after about an hour

i know the volts are pushing it a bit, but if i put them up a little bit more, would it be stable?

 

[dugdiamond]

we could really do with a bit more info about your rig.

 

[kiel]

i5 2500k currently @ 4.5ghz
12gb 1600mhz kingston hyperx blu
xigmatech prime 140 cooler
gigabyte z68ap-d3
crucial m4 256gb
6950 2gb sapphire dual fan edition



current changes to get it stable at 4.5, all i had to do was up the vcore by .10 and set it to X45

 

[dugdiamond]

thankyou

i am sure someone can answer your question much better now

 

[dragoonk]

You could try slightly increasing the voltage a bit... but i suggest keeping your eyes on the temperatures. If voltage cures it, then it's simple. If not, you may have reached the chip's limits or you need to make minor modifications to your other components/bios values that might influence your OC.

 

[kiel]

im quickly approaching the unsafe volts for my chip at 4.8, i may end up sticking to 4.5/4.6 for 24/7, its happily at 4.5 now so cant really complain lol

 

[tinytomlogan]

Might help to post your bios too mate, we need a lot more info than you are giving.

Also look at reviews because that board might not even have 4.8 in it.......

 

[kiel]

ok here goes, this is some screenshots as it stands at 4.5 from my touch bios, dont worry i am not using that to oc my pc, im using the normal bios, this is just to show my bios settings as my iphone camera wouldnt be any good taking pics of my screen, if i need to show more details then so be it, lemme know

 

[dragoonk]

It's either your chip, your board or some bios settings. For example, I tried overclocking my chip to 4.0 GHz cause I heard it's possible, but I never reached the same results. some got it to 4.0 GHz and with lower volts, some got it to 4.5 with lower volts than I am using now for 3.93. Silicon lottery they call it.

 

[kiel]

seeing as though the reviews suggest that the board doesnt have it in it, would it make any difference upgrading the board to get a better oc? i.e lower voltages maybe?

 

[dragoonk]

i don't know for sure if changing the board will change the CPu's appetite for voltage, as for the OC... do you think it' worth upgrading for a couple hundred MHz in addition?

 

[kiel]

yeh you could be right tbh, i think i will concentrate on modding my case some more, im thinking of putting a loop into it soon

 

[dragoonk]

If you would share a pic or two with your mod, that'd be brilliant. I probably have the worst case ever. Everyone here talks about well known case brands and models... mine's worth less than a cut toenail lol. the front side just falls off, the metal is thin... it's all over the place...