M&Ps Ivy Bridge Over-Clocking Experience

[Kyle]

Well done

 

[Master&Puppet]

Nice IB oc guide :rock:
I use the 24/7 fixed methode,because i run f@h 24/7 and i also use it for normal daily use.If one takes the time itll run for ages ^_^
I only reboot when i update windows.

Specs:
Cpu-3770k,4.5ghz @ 1.18v with NH-D14
Mobo-Asus M5G
Ram-Gskill Trident-X 2400mhz
Gpu-Msi HD5770 Hawk
Psu-Seasonic 620w
SSD-Corsair Force GT 120gb

Its way overkill for my use,but i like running Folding @ Home 24/7.:lol:

Nice clock with decent volts and temps

 

[jamesriley94]

Is that while running the NH-D14 at 12v?

 

[Yeren]

^^^ That is a very very nice clock and voltage combo

 

[kilobravo]

Nice clock with decent volts and temps

Thanks ^_^
It takes 24-48h tweaking the oc with several stability tests before i start folding.

Is that while running the NH-D14 at 12v?

Yes i run the fans at 12v,the NH-D14 is silent enough for me.

^^^ That is a very very nice clock and voltage combo

Guess i got lucky in the chip lottery :lol:
I had it boot 6ghz on Dice with some stupid volts running through.

 

[AzR3aeL]

Nice clock buddy

 

[Josh Weston]

I'm not jealous of your volts, I promise.
=[

 

[AzR3aeL]

They are nice volts for the clock, maybe Intel have bettered there production lately

 

[CPMFW]

looks like you´ve won the chip lottery
nice clocks and temps...

 

[AzR3aeL]

Two lottery winners in as many weeks, maybe a good idea to note down the batch numbers

 

[kilobravo]

I'm not jealous of your volts, I promise.
=[

Its only for benchmarks on subzero.Anything more than 1.25v isnt recommended.

They are nice volts for the clock, maybe Intel have bettered there production lately

The chip i have is a little better at 4.5ghz,but on air or water it still need more then 1.42v at 5ghz to do some benchmarks.
4.9ghz i "only" need 1.375v,but 5.0ghz i have to use 1.465v to run cinebench.

 

[AzR3aeL]

I skipped 4.9 so not sure on volts, but I remember needing 1.400v for my 5.0Ghz clock on 3570k, would be interesting to find out if our chips where made near the same time as each other,

 

[AzR3aeL]

Had a chance to fine tune some of the CPU PLL and SA volts thanks to M&P advice, I am much happier will temp control now

 

[XtremePhysX]

Nice, that should help me a lot if I get an Ivy Bridge

 

[Master&Puppet]

Had a chance to fine tune some of the CPU PLL and SA volts thanks to M&P advice, I am much happier will temp control now

Nice

You even posted a flattering picture of me too.

 

[madness777]

The automatic and manual profiles shared mostly common settings of which the important ones are:
Bclk: 1000KHz

Isn't that 100.000kHz? M=10^9, k=10^6
Yea, I'm very demanding

 

[Master&Puppet]

Isn't that 100.000kHz? M=10^9, k=10^6
Yea, I'm very demanding

Haha. You raise a good point.

Why MSI decided to write the BIOS in 10s of KHz I just don't know but if you look at the screen shot you'll see that this "10,000" figure is referred to as "[10 KHz]".

I.e. this '10,000' figure is per 10 lots of KHz so 10,000 x 10 = 100,000 KHz which is 100 million Hz which is 100Mhz. :angry:

1 MHz is 10^6 and KHz 10^3:
MHz = 1 million hz
Khz = 1000 hz

 

[Gurt11]

Thanks for this ! ^^ it explained a few things I didn't understand in the bios. We seriously need some '+rep' buttons here

 

[coffeefoot]

Thanks again for this, Mr. M&P ! I like it someone can take me to school.
I have noticed a few things:
1. on my board(GD65), the droop control goes by %, 100% being the most control. I cannot seem to get the higher clocks without having the droop on max. On the lowest setting, I could only get the stock turbo boost of 3.8. With the droop on 100%, I can get 4.4.
2. In order to take advantage of the speed stepping, I had to go to the cpu features menu and enable "Intel C-state".
3. Since this overclock, I have noticed shockwave crashes more often than before. I'm wondering if this is a function of anything I have done with the overclocking. I followed your guide to the letter , so is there anything in there that would affect shockwave?

 

[Master&Puppet]

1. on my board(GD65), the droop control goes by %, 100% being the most control. I cannot seem to get the higher clocks without having the droop on max. On the lowest setting, I could only get the stock turbo boost of 3.8. With the droop on 100%, I can get 4.4.

That's correct - MSI updated the BIOS to % rather than levels. You can quite happily set 100% to counter Vdroop because MSIs vdroop control is not as aggressive as other manufacturers'.

2. In order to take advantage of the speed stepping, I had to go to the cpu features menu and enable "Intel C-state".

Yes C1E is a pathway through which the OS can tell the motherboard to back off the pedal. You should have it enabled for a turbo overclock. It can also be enabled for a fixed overclock (this will allow the CPU to rest @ 1.6GHz whilst drawing fewer Watts even if the volts remain the same although it may adversely affect stability).

3. Since this overclock, I have noticed shockwave crashes more often than before. I'm wondering if this is a function of anything I have done with the overclocking. I followed your guide to the letter, so is there anything in there that would affect shockwave?

I can't think of anything that would specifically affect shockwave, however:
a. General stability is always a factor. What stress testing have you been doing? I would advise using the latest Prime95 and running it for 8-24 hours.
b. Make sure that you have the latest shockwave installed along with the latest graphics drivers too (I assume you have not overclocked your GPU).
c. If it persists then try using a different internet browser and see if the issue persists.

Hope that helps