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Well, i am just finished with over clocking my system ( i think).
Keep in mind that i dont really know much about over clocking, so i need help in deciding if what i have done is correct, and if i can assume this is a safe and stable system.
Computer specs:
CORSAIR FULL TWR OBSIDIAN SERIES 800D
COOLERMASTER Hyper212 Plus
CORSAIR Power Supply 850W HX
CORSAIR 4GB (KIT) DDR3 1600MHz/ CL7/ DOMINATOR GT
GIGABYTE GA-P55A-UD6, P55, Socket-1156
XFX HD 5970
Over clocking process :
To start with i tried to understand my system. I have 1600 Mhz RAM which the mother board supports, but the i7-860 has a FSB of 133 and this only supports a memory speed of 1333.
First i went into the bios and set the RAM timing to 7-7-7-20. I then set the multiplier to 10 so it was running at 133x10 =1333
I then went altered the Base Clock (BCKL) from 133 to 160 directly. Just choose this since it would make the RAM operate at 1600 Mhz. The CPU was now running at 160x22=3,5 Ghz
I then did a torture test with prime95 for 15 mins and everything was fine.
See below pictures from CPU-Z
So, the big question is. Did i do this correctly? And can i safetly use this settings?
Keep in mind that i dont really know much about over clocking, so i need help in deciding if what i have done is correct, and if i can assume this is a safe and stable system.
Computer specs:
CORSAIR FULL TWR OBSIDIAN SERIES 800D
COOLERMASTER Hyper212 Plus
CORSAIR Power Supply 850W HX
CORSAIR 4GB (KIT) DDR3 1600MHz/ CL7/ DOMINATOR GT
GIGABYTE GA-P55A-UD6, P55, Socket-1156
XFX HD 5970
Over clocking process :
To start with i tried to understand my system. I have 1600 Mhz RAM which the mother board supports, but the i7-860 has a FSB of 133 and this only supports a memory speed of 1333.
First i went into the bios and set the RAM timing to 7-7-7-20. I then set the multiplier to 10 so it was running at 133x10 =1333
I then went altered the Base Clock (BCKL) from 133 to 160 directly. Just choose this since it would make the RAM operate at 1600 Mhz. The CPU was now running at 160x22=3,5 Ghz
I then did a torture test with prime95 for 15 mins and everything was fine.
See below pictures from CPU-Z
So, the big question is. Did i do this correctly? And can i safetly use this settings?