I've never OC before and would like a few suggestions what to do.
Here is my first try at it. I'm stable at 3.02 GHz...
I have:
GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P V1.0/1.1 BIOS F9
Q9400 w/ OCZ Reaper HPC 8GB (4x2GB) DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500)
Vista Ultimate 64-bit
BIOS
Code:
MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)
Robust Graphics Booster .................[Auto]
CPU Clock Ratio .........................[ 8 X]
Fine CPU Clock Ratio..................... +0.0
CPU Frequency .......................3.02GHz( 400x8)
Clock Chip Control
Standard Clock Control
CPU Host Clock Control...................[Enabled]
CPU Host Frequency (Mhz) ................[400]
PCI Express Frequency (Mhz) .............[100]
C.I.A.2 .................................[Disabled]
Advanced Clock Control [Press Enter]
CPU Clock Drive........................<<< 800mV
PCI Express Clock Drive................<<< 800mV
CPU Clock Skew (ps)....................<<< 0ps
MCH Clock Skew (ps)....................<<< 0ps
DRAM Performance Control
Performance Enhance......................[Standard]
Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P.)..........[Disabled]
(G)MCH Frequency Latch...................[400MHz]
System Memory Multiplier ................[2.66D]
Memory Frequency (Mhz) ...................1066
DRAM Timing Selectable ..................[Manual]
Standard Timing Control
CAS Latency Time.......................... 5
tRCD ..................................... 5
tRP'...................................... 5
tRAS...................................... 15
Advanced Timing Control
tRRD.................................4...[Auto]
tWTR.................................4...[Auto]
tWR..................................8...[Auto]
tRFC................................72...[Auto]
tRTP.................................4...[Auto]
Command Rate (CMD) ..................0...[Auto]
Channel A Timing Settings
Static tRead Value..................10...[Auto]
tRD Phase0 Adjustment...............0...[Auto]
tRD Phase1 Adjustment...............0...[Auto]
tRD Phase2 Adjustment ..............0...[Auto]
tRD Phase3 Adjustment...............0...[Auto]
Trd2rd(Different Rank)...............8...[Auto]
Twr2wr(Different Rank)...............8...[Auto]
Twr2rd(Different Rank)...............7...[Auto]
Trd2wr(Same/Diff Rank)...............9...[Auto]
Dimm1 Clock Skew Control.................[Auto]
Dimm2 Clock Skew Control.................[Auto]
DDR Write Traing.........................[Auto]
Channel A Driving Settings
Driving Strength Profile.................[Auto]
Data Driving Pull-Up Level...............[Auto]
Cmd Driving Pull-Up Level................[Auto]
Ctrl Driving Pull-Up Level...............[Auto]
Clk Driving Pull-Up Level................[Auto]
Data Driving Pull-Down Level.............[Auto]
Cmd Driving Pull-Down Level..............[Auto]
Ctrl Driving Pull-Down Level.............[Auto]
Clk Driving Pull-Down Level..............[Auto]
Channel B Timing Settings
Static tRead Value..................10...[Auto]
tRD Phase0 Adjustment...............0...[Auto]
tRD Phase1 Adjustment...............0...[Auto]
tRD Phase2 Adjustment ..............0...[Auto]
tRD Phase3 Adjustment...............0...[Auto]
Trd2rd(Different Rank)...............8...[Auto]
Twr2wr(Different Rank)...............8...[Auto]
Twr2rd(Different Rank)...............7...[Auto]
Trd2wr(Same/Diff Rank)...............9...[Auto]
Dimm1 Clock Skew Control.................[Auto]
Dimm2 Clock Skew Control.................[Auto]
DDR Write Traing.........................[Auto]
Channel B Driving Settings
Driving Strength Profile.................[Auto]
Data Driving Pull-Up Level...............[Auto]
Cmd Driving Pull-Up Level................[Auto]
Ctrl Driving Pull-Up Level...............[Auto]
Clk Driving Pull-Up Level................[Auto]
Data Driving Pull-Down Level.............[Auto]
Cmd Driving Pull-Down Level..............[Auto]
Ctrl Driving Pull-Down Level.............[Auto]
Clk Driving Pull-Down Level..............[Auto]
Motherboard Voltage Control
>>> CPU
Load-Line Calibration....................[Disabled]
CPU Vcore.......................1.21250V.[1.22500V]
CPU Termination.................1.200V...[Auto]
CPU PLL.........................1.500V...[Auto]
CPU Reference...................0.760V...[Auto]
>>> MCH/ICH
MCH Core........................1.100V...[1.18V]
MCH Reference...................0.760V...[Auto]
MCH/DRAM Ref....................0.900V...[Auto]
ICH I/O.........................1.500V...[Auto]
ICH Core........................1.100V...[Auto]
>>> DRAM
DRAM Voltage....................1.800V...[Auto]
DRAM Term.......................0.900V...[Auto]
Channel A Referance.............0.900V...[Auto]
Channel B Referance.............0.900V...[Auto]
Advanced Settings
HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability................[Enabled]
Limit CPUID Max. to 3....................[Disabled]
No-Execute Memory Protect................[Enabled]
CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E)..................[Disabled]
C2/C2E State Support.....................[Enabled]
x C4/C4E State Support...................[Disabled]
CPU Thermal Monitor 2(TM2) ..............[Enabled]
CPU EIST Function........................[Disabled]
Virtualization Technology................[Disabled]
Init Display First.......................[PEG]
Integrated Peripherals
SATA Port0-3 Native Mode.................[Enabled]
Azalia Codec.............................[Auto]
Onboard Serial Port 1....................[Disabled]
Onboard Parallel Port....................[Disabled]
Parallel Port Mode....................... SPP
Legacy USB Storage Detect ...............[Enabled]
Power Management Setup
ACPI Suspend Type........................[S1(POS)]
Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN.....................[Delay 4 Sec.]
PME Event Wake Up........................[Disabled]
Power On by Ring.........................[Disabled]
Resume by Alarm..........................[Disabled]
HPET Support.............................[Enabled]
HPET Mode................................[64-bit mode]
Power On By Mouse........................[Disable]
Power On By Keyboard.....................[Disable]
KB Power ON Password.....................Enter
AC Back Function.........................[Soft-Off]
PnP/PCI Configurations
PCI1 IRQ Assignment......................[Auto]
PCI2 IRQ Assignment......................[Auto]
Lian-Li PC-A77B Case
OCZ Z Series Gold 1000W PS
GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P V1.0/1.1
Q9400
OCZ Reaper HPC 8GB (4x2GB)DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500)
Vista Ultimate 64-bit
(2) Samsug 1.5Tb HD in RAID 1 (OS)
9650SE-16ML RAID Card with BBU running
(16) Western Digital Caviar Black WD7501AALS 750GB 7200 in RAID 6
(3) AMS DS-3151SSBK Backplanes
EVGA GTX 280 Video Card
(1) 28" (1900 X 1200)
(1) 21" (1680 X 1050)
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