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Windows 7 - Is it advisable to turn of turbo boost? |
01-18-2012
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Is it advisable to turn of turbo boost? Hello,
I've done a mild overclock on my i5 2500k processor. I simply changed the multiplier to x44.
Should I disable turbo boost in my bios? And, or, maybe think of anything else?
Thanks in advance.
| My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number MSI OS Windows 7 64 Bit CPU Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 2500k @ 3.30GHz OC@ 4.4GHz Motherboard GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 Memory Corsair 8GB DDR3 RAM LP @ 1600Mhz Graphics Card Nvidia GTS450 1GB Monitor(s) Displays 22" 16:10 Screen Resolution 1680x1050 Keyboard Steelseries G7 Mouse Steelseries Xai PSU Corsair 750Watt Internet Speed 10Mbit |
01-18-2012
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Has it held out under a lengthy burn in test? | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom built machine OS W7 x64 CPU Intel Q9300 2.5Ghz Quad LGA775 (Would like Q9650) Motherboard Gigabyte GA-EP45T-UD3R (F6 Bios) Memory 4Gb OCZ Gold 1,333Mhz Graphics Card Palit HD4850 O/C Sonic 512Mb DDR3, Dual DViD's Sound Card Azalia to twin Samson 50w Studio Monitors Monitor(s) Displays Twin Dell (E-IPS) U2311H 23.6" Screens Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080 @ 60Hz Keyboard Cherry PS/2 custom model Mouse Logitech M500 Laser Mouse PSU OCZ 600w Case Lian-Li PC8 acoustifoamed' aluminium tower Cooling Scythe 140mm Zipang Hard Drives Twin 1Tb Barracuda archivage, Twin TV/PVR 2Tb Samsungs, (80Gb Barracuda for the OS, but SSD envisaged...) Internet Speed ADSL2+ @14Mbps downstream & Cat6 Gigabit Ethernet Other Info Silicon Dust HD Homerun Dual FTA (Ethernet) TV Tuner, Billion BiPac 7800N router & ZyXEL 8x Gigabit Switch. Lian-Li CR26 Card Reader, Samsung SCX4300 AiO laser printer/scanner. NOD32 Anti-Virus. |
01-18-2012
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Hi Qdos, what tool can you suggest me? Also another thing I noted, I am noobie at this.. but my memory dram frequency is at 668.7 Mhz
I guess that should be higher right? Assuming it originally runs @1600Mhz?
I ran Super Pi a few times and that went fine. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number MSI OS Windows 7 64 Bit CPU Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 2500k @ 3.30GHz OC@ 4.4GHz Motherboard GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 Memory Corsair 8GB DDR3 RAM LP @ 1600Mhz Graphics Card Nvidia GTS450 1GB Monitor(s) Displays 22" 16:10 Screen Resolution 1680x1050 Keyboard Steelseries G7 Mouse Steelseries Xai PSU Corsair 750Watt Internet Speed 10Mbit |
01-18-2012
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Have a look at the thread below Hardware - Stress Test With Prime95
It sounds like you have your multipliers set incorrectly for your RAM, assuming your motherboard supports a bus speed of 1,600Mhz - so I would definitely adjust that foremost. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom built machine OS W7 x64 CPU Intel Q9300 2.5Ghz Quad LGA775 (Would like Q9650) Motherboard Gigabyte GA-EP45T-UD3R (F6 Bios) Memory 4Gb OCZ Gold 1,333Mhz Graphics Card Palit HD4850 O/C Sonic 512Mb DDR3, Dual DViD's Sound Card Azalia to twin Samson 50w Studio Monitors Monitor(s) Displays Twin Dell (E-IPS) U2311H 23.6" Screens Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080 @ 60Hz Keyboard Cherry PS/2 custom model Mouse Logitech M500 Laser Mouse PSU OCZ 600w Case Lian-Li PC8 acoustifoamed' aluminium tower Cooling Scythe 140mm Zipang Hard Drives Twin 1Tb Barracuda archivage, Twin TV/PVR 2Tb Samsungs, (80Gb Barracuda for the OS, but SSD envisaged...) Internet Speed ADSL2+ @14Mbps downstream & Cat6 Gigabit Ethernet Other Info Silicon Dust HD Homerun Dual FTA (Ethernet) TV Tuner, Billion BiPac 7800N router & ZyXEL 8x Gigabit Switch. Lian-Li CR26 Card Reader, Samsung SCX4300 AiO laser printer/scanner. NOD32 Anti-Virus. |
01-18-2012
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Thanks Qdos, this will help me a lot. I only just got this system, build it myself. I've looked around and between 4.4-4.5 Ghz should be fine with a i5 2500k. I am not using a stock cooler so temps should also be fine. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number MSI OS Windows 7 64 Bit CPU Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 2500k @ 3.30GHz OC@ 4.4GHz Motherboard GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 Memory Corsair 8GB DDR3 RAM LP @ 1600Mhz Graphics Card Nvidia GTS450 1GB Monitor(s) Displays 22" 16:10 Screen Resolution 1680x1050 Keyboard Steelseries G7 Mouse Steelseries Xai PSU Corsair 750Watt Internet Speed 10Mbit |
01-18-2012
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Okay, so I am a bit confused with what I should set my system memory multiplier at.
I can pick between:
8.00
10.66
13.33
16.00
18.66
21.33
I've tried 16.00, then it shows as 1600 in the bios. But when I go into windows it tells me it runs at 802Mhz (9-9-9-24) | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number MSI OS Windows 7 64 Bit CPU Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 2500k @ 3.30GHz OC@ 4.4GHz Motherboard GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 Memory Corsair 8GB DDR3 RAM LP @ 1600Mhz Graphics Card Nvidia GTS450 1GB Monitor(s) Displays 22" 16:10 Screen Resolution 1680x1050 Keyboard Steelseries G7 Mouse Steelseries Xai PSU Corsair 750Watt Internet Speed 10Mbit |
01-18-2012
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If it's dual channel RAM then 800Mhz would be right... | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom built machine OS W7 x64 CPU Intel Q9300 2.5Ghz Quad LGA775 (Would like Q9650) Motherboard Gigabyte GA-EP45T-UD3R (F6 Bios) Memory 4Gb OCZ Gold 1,333Mhz Graphics Card Palit HD4850 O/C Sonic 512Mb DDR3, Dual DViD's Sound Card Azalia to twin Samson 50w Studio Monitors Monitor(s) Displays Twin Dell (E-IPS) U2311H 23.6" Screens Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080 @ 60Hz Keyboard Cherry PS/2 custom model Mouse Logitech M500 Laser Mouse PSU OCZ 600w Case Lian-Li PC8 acoustifoamed' aluminium tower Cooling Scythe 140mm Zipang Hard Drives Twin 1Tb Barracuda archivage, Twin TV/PVR 2Tb Samsungs, (80Gb Barracuda for the OS, but SSD envisaged...) Internet Speed ADSL2+ @14Mbps downstream & Cat6 Gigabit Ethernet Other Info Silicon Dust HD Homerun Dual FTA (Ethernet) TV Tuner, Billion BiPac 7800N router & ZyXEL 8x Gigabit Switch. Lian-Li CR26 Card Reader, Samsung SCX4300 AiO laser printer/scanner. NOD32 Anti-Virus. |
01-18-2012
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#8 | | Windows 7 SP1, Home Premium, 64-bit |
It's double data rate RAM (DDR). 2 x 800 = 1600.
800 is what you should expect to see. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Ignatz Special; 4 speed manual gearbox; factory air conditioning; one of one OS Windows 7 SP1, Home Premium, 64-bit CPU Intel Sandy Bridge i5-2500, not overclocked Motherboard Gigabyte H67A-UD3H-B3, full ATX Memory 4 GB Crucial DDR3-1333 Graphics Card none; graphics are integrated on CPU Sound Card onboard: Realtek ALC892; external: USB Behringer UF0-202 Monitor(s) Displays NEC 90GX2-BK 19" LCD Screen Resolution 800 x 640 Keyboard Leopold Tenkeyless with Cherry Blue switches, USB Mouse Logitech or Microsoft optical wired; either USB or PS 2 PSU Seasonic SS-560KM, modular Case Antec Solo II Cooling CPU: Scythe Big Shuriken; Case: Scythe Slipstream 800 & 500 Hard Drives System: Intel 320 Series SSD, 80 GB;
Data: Samsung Spinpoint 103SJ, 1 TB;
Backup: WD Caviar Green WD15EADS-00P8B0, 1.5TB Other Info Power consumption of this system, including monitor: 68 watts at idle; 144 watts at full load |
01-18-2012
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Hey guys, thanks for your replies.
I changed everything back to default. When I look in CPU-Z my ram shows as 668.7 MHz
Check the screenshot:
[img]img861.imageshack.us/img861/9624/captureir.png[/img]
My ram is 8GB DDR3 Ram and should be running @1600Mhz.
But like you are saying its dual channel so it should be fine? | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number MSI OS Windows 7 64 Bit CPU Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 2500k @ 3.30GHz OC@ 4.4GHz Motherboard GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 Memory Corsair 8GB DDR3 RAM LP @ 1600Mhz Graphics Card Nvidia GTS450 1GB Monitor(s) Displays 22" 16:10 Screen Resolution 1680x1050 Keyboard Steelseries G7 Mouse Steelseries Xai PSU Corsair 750Watt Internet Speed 10Mbit |
01-18-2012
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#10 | | Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit sp1 |

Quote: Originally Posted by markvis14 Hey guys, thanks for your replies.
I changed everything back to default. When I look in CPU-Z my ram shows as 668.7 MHz
Check the screenshot:
[img]img861.imageshack.us/img861/9624/captureir.png[/img]
My ram is 8GB DDR3 Ram and should be running @1600Mhz.
But like you are saying its dual channel so it should be fine?
Dual channel ram will show clock speed 800.mhz each which will total 1600 mhz with the sticks each running at the suggested speed
if you up the ram frequency to the 1600mhz that will help you OC better and give you more room to play with
If you are new to this though ,I would read alot more about the multiplyer fsb ram timmings they all co exist to help the OC experience better
there are members here with much more experience with Intel over clocking
Just remember not all settings will be the same as others different systems different behaviors and block walls of overclocking | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Built by me Bulldozer series Generation FX OS Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit sp1 CPU BullDozer 8120-30p Oc'ed BE 4.5Ghz 1.44 V-core Motherboard MSI 990FXA-GD80 Memory 8 Gigs of Corsair Vengeance Ram 1600mhz-Oc'ed 1760 Mhz Graphics Card Radeon Diamond Hd 6870 1gb Msi Twin frozer Hd6870 1gb X-fire Sound Card THX tru souround sound audio Monitor(s) Displays 22" envision 1050dp hdmi 37in vizio hdmi dual monitors Screen Resolution 1680x1050 22"- 1920x1080 37" Keyboard Logitech wireless keyboard Mouse Logitech wireless mouse PSU AX850w Corsair Gold 80plus certified crosfire/sli Case 2-CoolerMaster Elite 371 Yes same case for 2 different Pc's Cooling Antec 620 Water cooling system and 4 120 mm LED fans Hard Drives Corsair 80 Gb SSD Seagate baracuda 500 Gb WD Mybook 500Gb Internet Speed Cable 20+ mb Other Info I have 2 systems Bulldozer AM3+ 8120-30P Oc'ed 4.5Ghz AM2+ 925 deneb 2.8 to 3.2 Ghz Both stable Both Gaming Rigs Diamond/MSI HD 6870 1Gb X-fire and Diamond HD5770 1Gb Also Hp Notebook 1.65 ghz Dual core amd E-450 8gb Patriot Ram DDR3 Discrete Gpu Hd6320 dedicated ram 1973 mb 15.5 screen All times are GMT -5. The time now is 07:34 PM. |  |