need help overclocking my xeon cpu

Kaitlin Kaschak

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ok so i have a gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R with 16gb ddr3 ram and a xeon w3690 hex core. the cpu has an unlocked multiplier which is why i bought it. cooling my cpu is this AIO http://www.coolermaster.com/cooling/...quid-lite-240/

alongside 4 120mm fans that produce a 3.33 mm/h20 static preassure

lastly i will be adjusting the multi instead of the BLK seeing as how this cpu is unlocked, below is the link to my mobo

so i can boot at 1.267XXX volts multi is at X30 blk is at 133 and i can boot and i ran prime95 for 8 hours on blent test no issue if i raise the multi past X30 regardless of the volts used it either refuses to boot or blue screens at win 7 startup so looks like X30 is my limit any ideas im rather new to this stuff never messed with blk pll and QPI before and i have read a vew guides and im still lost


https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard...UD3R-rev-20#ov

im going to assume that x30 is the wall in terms of how far i can push my multiplier so not sure what to do im stuck at 4ghz no matter what volts i use BLK is at stock 133 qpi and pll have been left alone or on auto
 
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That's a complex CPU to overclock. There are controls like TDP (Total developed Power) TRL (Turbo Ratio Limit), and TDC ( Total Developed Current) to play with. 1.35V. is the suggested max. for that. But if it runs hot there will be throttling.
Here is a BCLK OC thread
https://www.overclock.net/forum/8-intel-general/1489955-official-x58-xeon-club.html
And here is a multiplier overclocking thread.
https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/throttlestop-overclocking-desktop-pcs.235975/
That's a complex CPU to overclock. There are controls like TDP (Total developed Power) TRL (Turbo Ratio Limit), and TDC ( Total Developed Current) to play with. 1.35V. is the suggested max. for that. But if it runs hot there will be throttling.
Here is a BCLK OC thread
https://www.overclock.net/forum/8-intel-general/1489955-official-x58-xeon-club.html
And here is a multiplier overclocking thread.
https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/throttlestop-overclocking-desktop-pcs.235975/
 
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