i7 920 C0 Overclock 3.6ghz-3.8ghz help

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  1. Posts : 41
    Windows 7 Professional 64bit
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    i7 920 C0 Overclock 3.6ghz-3.8ghz help


    Hi guys I have been running my cpu at 3.8ghz for some time now, as of late i have noticed it is not entirely stable, if i run it to hard for too long i get a BSOD with the error "clock innterrupt not received on a secondary processor within the allocated time interval".
    i7 920 C0 Overclock 3.6ghz-3.8ghz help-bsod1.jpg (it never actually finishes the "crash dump")
    I am aiming for around a 3.6 to 3.8 overclock, which seeing as i have an earler revision C0 chip is probably all i can get. I have a Trition 81 cooler which at the time i got the system was almost the only one available, it seems to work alright but the cpu does get a bit hot, hence the reason for a less aggressive target.
    Current timing's below:
    Cpu ratio: 20.0
    Base clock: 190
    PCIE freqency: 100
    Cpu Voltage 1.35
    Cpu Pll Voltage:1.88
    Qpi/Dram Core voltage:1.35
    Dram Bus voltage 1.64
    Speedstep : disabled

    Everything else on auto see images
    i7 920 C0 Overclock 3.6ghz-3.8ghz help-bios1.jpg
    i7 920 C0 Overclock 3.6ghz-3.8ghz help-bios2.jpg
    i7 920 C0 Overclock 3.6ghz-3.8ghz help-bios3.jpg

    I would rather it be stable and cool than a high overclock

    Any help would be great,
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  2. Posts : 545
    Windows 10 Technical Preview - x64
       #2

    One thing you can do right off the bat is set the memory timings, command rate (if an option), and the voltage manually.

    Another thing is, and I'm presuming here, you can just crank up the multiplier and bus speeds and expect instant stability. You have to do it in incremental steps. Overclocking is a time consuming process and you're going to be doing this for hours (and i do mean hours). If you did work your way to where you're aiming now, what was the last stable frequency/voltage? In any case, 1.35v is a little low for 3.6 or 3.8.
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  3. Posts : 41
    Windows 7 Professional 64bit
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Terronium 12 said:
    One thing you can do right off the bat is set the memory timings, command rate (if an option), and the voltage manually.

    Another thing is, and I'm presuming here, you can just crank up the multiplier and bus speeds and expect instant stability. You have to do it in incremental steps. Overclocking is a time consuming process and you're going to be doing this for hours (and i do mean hours). If you did work your way to where you're aiming now, what was the last stable frequency/voltage? In any case, 1.35v is a little low for 3.6 or 3.8.
    Not to sure how to set the memory timings which is why i never did it, i am running triple channel memory which i believe complicates things, as well as different brands/modules.
    The last it was truly stable, which was quite a while ago 8 months + was at 3.3ghz, almost everything was at auto except the base clock and the cpu voltage, i think the cpu voltage was around 1.3 and the base clock around 170
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  4. Posts : 545
    Windows 10 Technical Preview - x64
       #4

    Why are you running three different DIMM's?

    That alone complicates thing more than necessary.
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  5. Posts : 41
    Windows 7 Professional 64bit
    Thread Starter
       #5

    Terronium 12 said:
    Why are you running three different DIMM's?

    That alone complicates thing more than necessary.
    Was just the way the build progressed, i had two initially, than bought another one, was than given three
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  6. Posts : 545
    Windows 10 Technical Preview - x64
       #6

    So now you have three DIMM's anyone of which might operate at a lower or higher stock frequency and/or voltage. Have a look and see what they are.

    Use CPU-Z.
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  7. Posts : 41
    Windows 7 Professional 64bit
    Thread Starter
       #7

    Memory Specs:
    i7 920 C0 Overclock 3.6ghz-3.8ghz help-1.jpg
    i7 920 C0 Overclock 3.6ghz-3.8ghz help-2.jpg
    i7 920 C0 Overclock 3.6ghz-3.8ghz help-3.jpg
    i7 920 C0 Overclock 3.6ghz-3.8ghz help-4.jpg
    i7 920 C0 Overclock 3.6ghz-3.8ghz help-5.jpg
    i7 920 C0 Overclock 3.6ghz-3.8ghz help-6.jpg
    i7 920 C0 Overclock 3.6ghz-3.8ghz help-7.jpg

    I am currently running on default bios settings, don't know if that matters
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  8. Posts : 545
    Windows 10 Technical Preview - x64
       #8

    I wouldn't recommend trying to overclock any further as it's most likely the inconsistency in the DIMM's that's causing the BSOD's. I wouldn't at all be surprised if you got Memory Management stop screens because of this.

    Get yourself 8GB of identical DIMMs and then you can worry about getting to 3.6 or 3.8, or at least (for the time being) remove the Corsair and Kingston sticks.
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  9. Posts : 12,364
    8 Pro x64
       #9

    Terronium 12 said:
    remove the Corsair and Kingston sticks.
    Yep.

    You have 3 different brands populating all dimms - no wonder you're having an issue.

    Stick with matched sets.
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  10. Posts : 2,164
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit
       #10

    Terronium 12 said:
    I wouldn't recommend trying to overclock any further as it's most likely the inconsistency in the DIMM's that's causing the BSOD's. I wouldn't at all be surprised if you got Memory Management stop screens because of this.

    Get yourself 8GB of identical DIMMs and then you can worry about getting to 3.6 or 3.8, or at least (for the time being) remove the Corsair and Kingston sticks.
    How do you get 8GB with Triple Channel memory? it's going to be 6GB or 9GB. Remember, he has 6 DDR3 slots and you use 3 at a time for Triple Channel.
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