DevilsTestament Posted November 5, 2009 Posted November 5, 2009 I was wondering if anyone here has ever overclocked an XFX nForce 790i Ultra SLI Mobo? I am currently build my first rig and want to know how to overclock my processor on this board it's a Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9770 running @ 3.2 GHz and I would like to overclock it to 3.7 GHz if possible. My setup will consist of: CPU= Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9770 @ 3.2 GHz. RAM= Corsair 6 Ghz. HDD= 2x WD 500 GHz at RAID 0 if possible also. GPU= 2x EVGA 295 GTX Superclocked straight from factory. PSU= Corsair 1000w. Case= Raven 2 by Silverstone. So if anyone here has ever done this type of overclock can you please help me out with some type guide I would really appreciate the help. If there is any other info that you guy's may need to hesitate to ask I will try to be as much help as possible from my end. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyper Posted November 6, 2009 Posted November 6, 2009 I was wondering if anyone here has ever overclocked an XFX nForce 790i Ultra SLI Mobo? I am currently build my first rig and want to know how to overclock my processor on this board it's a Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9770 running @ 3.2 GHz and I would like to overclock it to 3.7 GHz if possible. My setup will consist of: CPU= Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9770 @ 3.2 GHz. RAM= Corsair 6 Ghz. HDD= 2x WD 500 GHz at RAID 0 if possible also. GPU= 2x EVGA 295 GTX Superclocked straight from factory. PSU= Corsair 1000w. Case= Raven 2 by Silverstone. So if anyone here has ever done this type of overclock can you please help me out with some type guide I would really appreciate the help. If there is any other info that you guy's may need to hesitate to ask I will try to be as much help as possible from my end. Closed thing I had was a evga 780i with a QX9650 that I oc'ed to 4.0 with a pair of 8800GTS-640's. Kind of miss that system. ran pretty good, the chipset ran pretty hot if I recall though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob16314 Posted November 6, 2009 Posted November 6, 2009 Good mobo..VERY overclockable..Yes, the chipset does run a little more hot than most but it's not really an issue..You can change the thermal paste if you want/need to (see link)..That chipset is good up to 90C max..Mine runs normally at about 70C, never gets more than about 74C. "QX9770 running @ 3.2 GHz and I would like to overclock it to 3.7 GHz if possible" = That's not only possible, that should be EASILY attainable, given you have a decent cooling solution. Here's a good guide to start with: http://www.evga.com/forumsarchive/tm.asp?m=499530 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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