So I recently completed a PC Build (my very first) and I was very pleased with the results . I'm running a i7 930, with a Gigabyte X58 UD3R, 6gb of gskils DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800). However I have run into a problem. I bought the i7 with the intention of overclocking it but the system continued to fail to post above 2.95 GHz with all settings standard except BCLK frequency , EIST, and C1E turned off. Doing a further check on the system I found the BIOS temp reading for the CPU to be at 90*C while Furmark had the system reading at 45*C. It seems that the problem resides in the Mobo (based on the BIOS temp reading) though I am clueless as to what the problem might be. I am currently in contact with Gigabyte to determine the problem and a solution, however their customer support is absolute trash and has been a real pain to deal with. Has anyone on here experience this issue or something similar? help would be greatly appreciated. If you need any other info let me know and I will happily provide it.
Difficulties overclocking i7 930 CPU with Gigabyte X58 UD3R Mobo
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You should be able to overclock straight away to more than 4Ghz without any issues at all. If you can't then you need to learn a bit more about your motherboards BIOS and what it's features do.
Make sure you have control of the advanced settings and disable anything you don't need, like all the auto-overclocking features. Manually set the vCore to 1.2V, BCLK to 133, RAM to X12 for 1600Mhz. You'll notice ideal values next to the actual values so use these ideals as a start.
And use Real Temp to monitor temps.
Make sure you have control of the advanced settings and disable anything you don't need, like all the auto-overclocking features. Manually set the vCore to 1.2V, BCLK to 133, RAM to X12 for 1600Mhz. You'll notice ideal values next to the actual values so use these ideals as a start.
And use Real Temp to monitor temps.
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