Gigabyte Z77 Overclocking Guide

[BeyondNight]

I have an Odd issue with my UD3H, i cant change the LLC in the Bios, its just stuck on AUTO, but i can in the 3DPower Application in windows, but every time the computer cold boots the LLC i set in the Application gets reset.

Anyone dare to take a guess as to what it might be ?

P.s. when i do enable the LLC in the Application it does work.

 

[ryanroo]

first off cheers Tom you are a legend! i have been pussy footing about for months about overclocking. i didnt have a clue and i was too scared to try!. today i watched this video and grew a set of balls.

my rig...

i5 3570k
z77x-d3h
Kuhler h20 620
cm 700w psu
8gb corsair vengence
gigabyte HD 7950


im sitting @ 4.2ghz on 1.2v and my highest temp is 71. its stable im now opening a beer to celebrate!

i think i will leave it at that for the time being. i will perhaps look at a better cooler in the future then push it futher.

 

[TTucker]

Great video learnt a great deal, managed to get mine to 4.4ghz at 1.085v in the bios

Spec:
Asus P8z77 V Premium
I7 3770k
Corsair Dominator platinum 16gb 2400 (2x8)
Corsair Ax1200i
Corsair H100i Sp120 performance push/pull
Samsung 840pro 256gb

 

[Ghost_X]

Whats the max voltage anyone should put into their CPU 3570k. I have an overkill amount of rads in my water-cooling loop. It is keeping my current x6 1100T @ 3750MHz @ 1.332V (auto) at 21C at the core and 34C at the socket. (Might be the broken temp sensors on the x6 but its very cool anyway).

I'm not pushing that x6 any further because I an getting my 3570k soon anyway so there is no need.

So anyway. Whats the highest voltage I can put a 3570k to to not damage it significantly. And what clocks can I be >>expecting<< at said voltage. Will be using an AXi PSU and z77 Maximus V Forumla on it so I expect that should give good power to the CPU.

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I also wanted to ask if ttl could make an overclocking guide on a watercooled GPU. Preferably a 7970 because they overclock well. What is the max voltage on that without doing any damage? (Temps ignored).

Thanks!

 

[Greenback]

there is never overkill on rads only future proofing

tom that was very useful you changed a lot less bits in bios then another guide I read

 

[alite2000]

Thanks

Good thing there is a video

"I DON'T DO READING"

 

[juan_rugge]

Hello from Argentina!!

First they all, forgive my English, is not very good..

I found the guide very helpful, great work Tom. Am a noob in OC, new in the forum, and this morning i made my first CPU OC! My target is 4.2 or 4.3 Ghz because my heatsink is not very good, but I think can handle that OC, until I get my hands into something more decent, in this moment, imports here are complicated :S. My rig is:

i7-3770k
ASUS Maximus V Formula
Kingston 4x2GB 1333 9-9-9-24
ASUS GTX 680 DCU2
Heatsink don't know the name, a friend gave it to me, it's like a CollerMaster Hyper TX3, small but works..
PSU Thermaltake TR2 RX 850w
Windows 7 ultimate 64 bits Update
Bios Update

I have two problems: a) the vcore it's not stable, i have sametimes vdroop (-0.010v), sametimes overvoltage (+0.015v) right now I have a setting of 4.2ghz 1.140v, but when I check on CPU-Z, OCCT or ASUS AI Suite II, Vcore is 1.155v and makes small changes, like 1.144v, 1.150v, 1.158v when stress the system (this happen with 1.140, 1.170 or 1.200 always, at almost the sames ups and downs), so i go and check the Vcore loadline calibration, the Maximus V Formula has 4 sets:

Regular: high Vdroop
Medium: medium Vdroop
High: low Vdroop
Ultra High: here is where I have the problem of Vdroop and overvoltage
Extreme: just more overvoltage

I have disable C1E, C3/C6, EIST.. don't know where could be the problem.

b) temperature readings, I start using OCCT, and the idle temperatures call my attention, were very high, 25 degrees above ambient (ambient temperature read from a very accurate mercury thermometer), check in AI Suite II and temp was 10°C above ambient, download RealTemp and is the same as AI Suite II, so check in the bios and was 10°C above ambient.. I am having a problem with OCCT? Can I trust on RealTemp?

Thanks for the help and again, forgive my English LOL..

 

[mjl4878]

Loved the video and just starting to go through it with my system. So far from what I can see, on the stock test, after dropping voltage to 1.15v I'm running the occt test now. Seems to have maxed out in some of the phases of the test as high as 58 which seems like it might be starting out a little on the high side but we'll see.


System specs:
Z77MX-UD3h
2600k
H80i
Kingston Hyper X 4x4gb 1600 9 9 9 27
Samsung 840 Pro
GTX 670 FTW

 

[Warchild]

Tom your are the f**king dogs b****cks!

Took your guide as a fantastic setup to delve into my sabertooth Z77 board and incorporate as close as I could to match your settings.

I have managed to tweak my i5 3570k to 4.5ghz and maintain it at 1.18volts. Originally I thought I had bummed out in the cpu lottery contest, but now I beg to differ. I had a general idea of overclocking before, but could not surpass 4.4 without pumping a stupidly high voltage (1.47Volts iirc). Personally I'm happy with the result and don't want to push it more. But seriously, superb walkthrough and good luck to the rest of you with our OCing.

As I write this my prime95 has been running flat out for 2hours. Will let it keep going while I'm at work and hopefully I can get home to see it still rocking strong. Looking at RealTemp it was currently at 68C. (watercooled)

 

[Master&Puppet]

Whats the highest voltage I can put a 3570k to to not damage it significantly. And what clocks can I be >>expecting<< at said voltage. Will be using an AXi PSU and z77 Maximus V Forumla on it so I expect that should give good power to the CPU.

-----------------------------------------------------

I also wanted to ask if ttl could make an overclocking guide on a watercooled GPU. Preferably a 7970 because they overclock well. What is the max voltage on that without doing any damage? (Temps ignored).

Thanks!

Under a water cooled setup around 1.3v - 1.35v if temperatures are decent.
Clocks will depend on the silicon lottery but I'd expect 4.5GHz and higher typically.
The heat issue is related to the chip design as well as the amount of cooling you have. After a certain voltage (1.35v+) the chip can't rid itself of enough heat to keep it cool.

For a AMD 7950/7970 under water I'd look at 1.2v - 1.3v on the core.

there is never overkill on rads only future proofing

Not really true. Energy consumption is decreasing with each generation of tech so you need less and less as time moves on.

 

[king12]

sabertooth

easy dudes,
I'm trying to under voltage my new rig but my mobo is hell bent on oc everything.
any ideas on what i should and shouldn't be tinckering with?
cheers

 

[tinytomlogan]

easy dudes,
I'm trying to under voltage my new rig but my mobo is hell bent on oc everything.
any ideas on what i should and shouldn't be tinckering with?
cheers

Watch the video.... everything is in there. Your mobo does allow undervolting if you set it up right.

 

[king12]

sabertooth

hey mr logan,
i i have set the cpu voltage to 1.1v
however the noew turbo speed is 3.7ghzm i've also changed the load calibration to extreme.
However the uefi bios has a 'ez' mode, which guves 3 options, low power, normal powr ans 'asus' optimal.
does it matter which of these i choose?
and i have one core that reads 1.5c when loaded
cheers

 

[Ghost_X]

Any luck on the 79X0 watercooled overclocking guide?

 

[Makis]

Hi Community this is my first postage here on the overclock3d forum
Thanks for the nice overclocking guide but a few questions specially to my rig remained. So first i mention my rig:
I7-2600K @stock on auto 1.284v cooled with an H80i
G1 Killer Sniper 3 Z77 Bios F8J( Newest available
8 GB Corsair Dominator Platinum 1600 MHZ CL9
Gigabyte Gtx 670 OC
Samsung Pro 128 GB

So i would like to make an oc try, so first i have to detect the minimum voltage the cpu can handle to run, as i said 1.284 is auto in which steps do you suggest starting with?
Isnt a bit too much 1.28v for stock?
I would be very if you have suggestions how to start.
Thanks

 

[TTucker]

Hi Community this is my first postage here on the overclock3d forum
Thanks for the nice overclocking guide but a few questions specially to my rig remained. So first i mention my rig:
I7-2600K @stock on auto 1.284v cooled with an H80i
G1 Killer Sniper 3 Z77 Bios F8J( Newest available
8 GB Corsair Dominator Platinum 1600 MHZ CL9
Gigabyte Gtx 670 OC
Samsung Pro 128 GB

So i would like to make an oc try, so first i have to detect the minimum voltage the cpu can handle to run, as i said 1.284 is auto in which steps do you suggest starting with?
Isnt a bit too much 1.28v for stock?
I would be very if you have suggestions how to start.
Thanks

Watch the video.... everything is in there.

 

[seumasbeathan]

Hi Community this is my first postage here on the overclock3d forum
Thanks for the nice overclocking guide but a few questions specially to my rig remained. So first i mention my rig:
I7-2600K @stock on auto 1.284v cooled with an H80i
G1 Killer Sniper 3 Z77 Bios F8J( Newest available
8 GB Corsair Dominator Platinum 1600 MHZ CL9
Gigabyte Gtx 670 OC
Samsung Pro 128 GB

So i would like to make an oc try, so first i have to detect the minimum voltage the cpu can handle to run, as i said 1.284 is auto in which steps do you suggest starting with?
Isnt a bit too much 1.28v for stock?
I would be very if you have suggestions how to start.
Thanks

If you watch the video and give the guide a good read then all your questions will be answered

 

[juan_rugge]

a little help please.. what could be changing my Vcore? i also have one core that reads 1.5c under stress on OCCT, temperatures not working at all

 

[juan_rugge]

sorry

 

[juan_rugge]

Hello from Argentina!!

First they all, forgive my English, is not very good..

I found the guide very helpful, great work Tom. Am a noob in OC, new in the forum, and this morning i made my first CPU OC! My target is 4.2 or 4.3 Ghz because my heatsink is not very good, but I think can handle that OC, until I get my hands into something more decent, in this moment, imports here are complicated :S. My rig is:

i7-3770k
ASUS Maximus V Formula
Kingston 4x2GB 1333 9-9-9-24
ASUS GTX 680 DCU2
Heatsink don't know the name, a friend gave it to me, it's like a CollerMaster Hyper TX3, small but works..
PSU Thermaltake TR2 RX 850w
Windows 7 ultimate 64 bits Update
Bios Update

I have two problems: a) the vcore it's not stable, i have sametimes vdroop (-0.010v), sametimes overvoltage (+0.015v) right now I have a setting of 4.2ghz 1.140v, but when I check on CPU-Z, OCCT or ASUS AI Suite II, Vcore is 1.155v and makes small changes, like 1.144v, 1.150v, 1.158v when stress the system (this happen with 1.140, 1.170 or 1.200 always, at almost the sames ups and downs), so i go and check the Vcore loadline calibration, the Maximus V Formula has 4 sets:

Regular: high Vdroop
Medium: medium Vdroop
High: low Vdroop
Ultra High: here is where I have the problem of Vdroop and overvoltage
Extreme: just more overvoltage

I have disable C1E, C3/C6, EIST.. don't know where could be the problem.

b) temperature readings, I start using OCCT, and the idle temperatures call my attention, were very high, 25 degrees above ambient (ambient temperature read from a very accurate mercury thermometer), check in AI Suite II and temp was 10°C above ambient, download RealTemp and is the same as AI Suite II, so check in the bios and was 10°C above ambient.. I am having a problem with OCCT? Can I trust on RealTemp?

Thanks for the help and again, forgive my English LOL..

a little help please.. what could be changing my Vcore? i also have one core that reads 1.5c under stress on OCCT, temperatures not working at all

the third lol