Hey all-- Would like to overclock?

[Sinfulace12]

Would like to overclock to 3.2 GHz + (as much as safely possible...hoping that 4 is easily doable but I won't push my luck; if 4 is doable please inform me of how to do it )

Im a big noob when it comes to this stuff so please explain carefully and step by step.. I will do my best ><

Thank you in advanced I apreciate any effort given

 

(shown in the thermal controller ambients 1 2 and 3)

My current temp is 82.4 degrees Fahrenheit Roughly..

OR in C it is 28 Degrees

It IS liquid cooled with the standard alienware auora thingy.. (almost positive on that)

 

Heres the specs..

 

9GB ddr3 ram

 

Windows 7 Home Premium (x64) (build 7600)

Install Language: English (United States)

System Locale: English (United States)

 

2.67 gigahertz Intel Core i7 920

32 kilobyte primary memory cache

1024 kilobyte secondary memory cache

8192 kilobyte tertiary memory cache

64-bit ready

Multi-core (4 total)

Hyper-threaded (8 total)

 

990.92 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity

732.07 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space

 

PLDS DVD+-RW DH-24AAS ATA Device [Optical drive]

 

ST31000528AS [Hard drive] (1000.20 GB) -- drive 0, s/n 9VP3FYMT, rev CC45, SMART Status: Healthy

 

Alienware Aurora 00

System Serial Number: 6LZ0NL1

Chassis Serial Number: 6LZ0NL1

Enclosure Type: Desktop

 

Board: Alienware 0H869M A00

Serial Number: ..CN697029870272.

Bus Clock: 133 megahertz

BIOS: Alienware A09 10/28/2009

 

9208 Megabytes Usable Installed Memory

 

Slot 'DIMM0' has 2048 MB (serial number 922E7105)

Slot 'DIMM1' has 1024 MB (serial number 9116831F)

Slot 'DIMM2' has 2048 MB (serial number 922E707F)

Slot 'DIMM3' has 1024 MB (serial number 9316431F)

Slot 'DIMM4' has 2048 MB (serial number 912E7112)

Slot 'DIMM5' has 1024 MB (serial number CA16731F)

 

 

c: (NTFS on drive 0) 990.92 GB 732.07 GB free

 

 

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 [Display adapter]

DELL S199WFP [Monitor] (19.1"vis, s/n 737317AL7EPU, October 2007)

 

Standard floppy disk controller

ATA Channel 0 [Controller]

ATA Channel 1 [Controller]

ATA Channel 2 [Controller]

ATA Channel 3 [Controller]

ATA Channel 4 [Controller]

ATA Channel 5 [Controller]

Standard AHCI 1.0 Serial ATA Controller

 

Silicon Image SiI 3132 SATALink Controller

Intel® ICH10 Family USB Enhanced Host Controller - 3A3A

Intel® ICH10 Family USB Enhanced Host Controller - 3A3C

Intel® ICH10 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 3A34

Intel® ICH10 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 3A35

Intel® ICH10 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 3A36

Intel® ICH10 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 3A37

Intel® ICH10 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 3A38

Intel® ICH10 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 3A39

 

Realtek High Definition Audio

Edited December 2, 2010 by Sinfulace12

[JJRKOC]

Here are a few guides to get you started:

http://www.maximumpc.com/article/features/ultimate_core_i7_overclocking_guide_we_push_nehalem_its_limits

http://www.overclock.net/intel-cpus/538439-guide-overclocking-core-i7-920-930-a.html

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/core-i7-920-overclocking.html

[Sinfulace12]

Here are a few guides to get you started:

http://www.maximumpc.com/article/features/ultimate_core_i7_overclocking_guide_we_push_nehalem_its_limits

http://www.overclock.net/intel-cpus/538439-guide-overclocking-core-i7-920-930-a.html

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/core-i7-920-overclocking.html

 

Ok , Can I use this intel extreme tuning software to help me with this? Or should I just go straight to the bios?

Any reccomendations on settings from what ive given you here? Thanks again really apreciate the time either way

Edited December 2, 2010 by Sinfulace12

[JJRKOC]

If your hardware supports the Intel ETU go ahead and give that a try to start out. Once you're more comfortable with the BIOS settings you can try changing the BIOS directly. Keep an eye on your CPU temps while you're overclocking.

[Sinfulace12]

If your hardware supports the Intel ETU go ahead and give that a try to start out. Once you're more comfortable with the BIOS settings you can try changing the BIOS directly. Keep an eye on your CPU temps while you're overclocking.

 

ok thanks man, What temp should I be looking for at most? 50 C?

Also the software doesnt seem to be working guess I will try Bios

Edited December 2, 2010 by Sinfulace12

[Sinfulace12]

ok thanks man, What temp should I be looking for at most? 50 C?

Also the software doesnt seem to be working guess I will try Bios

 

ok soooo itried it and i had to Manually reset my cmos lol guess im done trying i dont wanna mess it up more unless someone has some insight / settings for me.

 

Thanks again guys.

[wevsspot]

Not sure about the Alienware BIOS, but overclocking the socket 1366 i7 920 is pretty much the same around the world. For a safe overclock you can shoot for 3.2Ghz easy.

 

Enter your BIOS.

 

Enable manual BCLK control

Change the BCLK from [Auto] or [133] and change to [160]

Change CPU Multiplier setting from Auto to [20]

Disable Intel Turbo Mode

Disable C1E and TM Protection

Take CPU voltage control off Auto and change to 1.26v (assuming you have a D0 revision I7 920)

Change memory multiplier to yield an effective memory frequency equal to or below the memory speed specified by your memory manufacturer

Please post up the make and model of your memory or a cpuz screenshot and we can tell you what its supposed to be

 

Save settings, exit and reboot.

 

Use a template or post up .jpgs of your BIOS screens and we can walk you through it if the above doesn't work.

[Sinfulace12]

Not sure about the Alienware BIOS, but overclocking the socket 1366 i7 920 is pretty much the same around the world. For a safe overclock you can shoot for 3.2Ghz easy.

 

Enter your BIOS.

 

Enable manual BCLK control

Change the BCLK from [Auto] or [133] and change to [160]

Change CPU Multiplier setting from Auto to [20]

Disable Intel Turbo Mode

Disable C1E and TM Protection

Take CPU voltage control off Auto and change to 1.26v (assuming you have a D0 revision I7 920)

Change memory multiplier to yield an effective memory frequency equal to or below the memory speed specified by your memory manufacturer

Please post up the make and model of your memory or a cpuz screenshot and we can tell you what its supposed to be

 

Save settings, exit and reboot.

 

Use a template or post up .jpgs of your BIOS screens and we can walk you through it if the above doesn't work.

 

 

got it to work thanks very much.

[wevsspot]

No problem.

 

The i7 920 is usually pretty easy to get up to 3.2Ghz without a sweat.

 

One question I didn't answer was temps. You are safe up to 70 - 75C under heavy load. I like to keep my threshold around 70C personally, but a few others are comfortable with a little higher temps.