i7 960 - BEST way to OVERCLOCK?!

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Cuzzin Chizzy

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I'm looking for a way to get a good overclock on an i7 960/rampage iii formula combo. I want to mess with voltages as little as possible.

I tried to do an overclock with a 200BCLK and 21 multi, and though it seemed stable, it was running pretty hot and I didn't really like having to mess with the voltages.

A few ?'s

If I try a 168 BCLK and 25 multi would I have to worry about voltage as much?

What's the easiest way to get a decent overclock without more voltage/heat?

Is there any advantage to having a higher base clock vs higher multi?
 
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Eximo

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168x25 seems fairly reasonable. You will need to provide the rest of your specs, voltage, ram speed, etc. Though you may find stabilty at certain BCLKs, sometime going a little above or below your target produces better results.

I found myself limited by my ram more then anything. I've run my chip from .9 volts to 1.3 without any temperature issues. I have an Tuniq Tower Extreme on it.

i7 950 @ ~3.85 (161 x 24, 1.175 volts), Rampage III Formula, 3x4GB Corsair Dominator 1600
 
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I am using 200 BCLK and 21 multi for 4.2ghz on a 930 with 1.296v. My idle temps are mid 30's and levels out at about 70 under prime95 with a Corsair h70 cooler. In the 50's when gaming.

I found that i could keep my voltages quite low up until about 3.9ghz but then had to start giving it more juice to get past that and keep stable. Tried a number of multipliers and bclk combinations with varying results but my chip seemed to like the 21.

In my experience I struggled to get an overclock I was happy with without quite a bit of playing with the voltages in bios. Getting where I wanted to in terms of speed and then dialing the voltages back at small increments and then re testing. My original volts @ 4.2ghz was 1.35 and by shaving it down to just under 1.3 took nearly 5 degrees off my temps so it can be worth it especially for the reduction in heat.
 
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