Devastator0
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Hi All,
So, I have an old rig that I have lying around as my Windows 10 test/bitch PC and I am trying to keep it in a useable state.
As the title suggests, it has an Intel Core i7 920 chip (D0 Stepping I believe. As I understand it, the D0 chips don't need as high of a voltage to OC as the C0 ones do/did) with an Asus P6T Deluxe V2 board in it. Also have 12GB (6x2GB sticks) of G.Skill RAM in it. Also running 2x150GB WD Velociraptor drives in it and an EVGA GTX 570 (Stock). CPU is being cooled by a Noctua NH-U12P SE2.
Now, I've tried to wrap my head around what I need to do with regards to trying to overclock the i7 on it but I've never really had much success. As the PC sits, it's currently at stock settings.
My latest attempt has managed to get the rig to boot with a 3.7Ghz overclock, but for some reason the system would only detect ~4GB of the installed RAM. I have been trying to hunt around to try and find someone with a similar set up to try and compare what they are using as a guide but can't really find anything that useful (Anything I have come across has been so convoluted/confusing that it makes the whole process seem like a headache).
Since I am a newbie to the OC3D forums, I thought I should throw it out there to see what people think or can suggest for me.
So, I have an old rig that I have lying around as my Windows 10 test/bitch PC and I am trying to keep it in a useable state.
As the title suggests, it has an Intel Core i7 920 chip (D0 Stepping I believe. As I understand it, the D0 chips don't need as high of a voltage to OC as the C0 ones do/did) with an Asus P6T Deluxe V2 board in it. Also have 12GB (6x2GB sticks) of G.Skill RAM in it. Also running 2x150GB WD Velociraptor drives in it and an EVGA GTX 570 (Stock). CPU is being cooled by a Noctua NH-U12P SE2.
Now, I've tried to wrap my head around what I need to do with regards to trying to overclock the i7 on it but I've never really had much success. As the PC sits, it's currently at stock settings.
My latest attempt has managed to get the rig to boot with a 3.7Ghz overclock, but for some reason the system would only detect ~4GB of the installed RAM. I have been trying to hunt around to try and find someone with a similar set up to try and compare what they are using as a guide but can't really find anything that useful (Anything I have come across has been so convoluted/confusing that it makes the whole process seem like a headache).
Since I am a newbie to the OC3D forums, I thought I should throw it out there to see what people think or can suggest for me.
