MonkeyyNinja Posted February 26, 2011 Posted February 26, 2011 Why is your Core Voltage 0.10v, is that even possible The way MSI BIOS's Display voltages is very strange; that's actually the vid PLUS that voltage, so my actual CPU voltage is 1.3375 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IVIYTH0S Posted February 26, 2011 Posted February 26, 2011 The way MSI BIOS's Display voltages is very strange; that's actually the vid PLUS that voltage, so my actual CPU voltage is 1.3375 oh I've seen that before but usually it'd be beside the normal voltage with a + or -, what of the memory?? Is that a number you type in, or pick out of a list of maybe 4-5 different speeds? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonkeyyNinja Posted February 26, 2011 Posted February 26, 2011 (edited) yeah all of those voltages can be edited, but no custom ones. I'm happy with the provided number's though, because the increments are quite small. Edited February 26, 2011 by MonkeyyNinja Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IVIYTH0S Posted February 26, 2011 Posted February 26, 2011 I don't think it's your memory holding you back...maybe try raising "FSB Terminator Voltage" a little bit. The MSI wording is alien to me lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluePanda Posted February 26, 2011 Posted February 26, 2011 Does your RAM really need 2.1 volts? Default 1.8 should be fine for 800MHz... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonkeyyNinja Posted February 26, 2011 Posted February 26, 2011 Yeah the MSI wording can get a bit confising sometimes. Anyway, I dropped my speed back down to 400x8 (3.2ghz) and increased the Terminator (somewhere in the 2.2v range, dont quite remember), and reduced my memory voltage to 2.0v. Running pretty stable right now, took quite a while for a core to fail in prime95, and even after it did the last three kept running until I stopped the op a while later. I started messing with the NB again, but any time I increased it to 1.4v or above (in the red, but "safe") I got BSODs all over the place. I was wondering if I should try upping the Memory terminator voltage or maybe the fsb terminator a bit more. Remember, I'm trying for 3.6. Something I haven't mentioned is that my temps are great; never get above 50 Degrees Celsius. Any idea where I should go from here? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IVIYTH0S Posted February 26, 2011 Posted February 26, 2011 Maybe try raising the southbridge a little, and try to get the code that appears during the BSOD Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonkeyyNinja Posted February 26, 2011 Posted February 26, 2011 Based on the errors I'm getting (mainly "paged_fault_in_non-paged_area" And "memory_management" BSODs), I think. just have really really unstable RAM. Right now I've got my computer running in safe mode @ 3.6ghz (450x8 and 800). I set my RAM to [email protected] and upped my SB, Memory Terminator and FSB Terminator voltages, and now I can at least boot and reply. I think all I need to do is get my memory stable and with some luck and some more help from you guys I'll be good to go. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonkeyyNinja Posted February 26, 2011 Posted February 26, 2011 I had to revert to 3.0ghz; I changed some things and it refused to post. I'm callin' it good for today; I feel a bit too much like punching a hole through a wall for my liking. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IVIYTH0S Posted February 26, 2011 Posted February 26, 2011 Yeah... welcome to nvidia chipsets, I had both the 680i and 780i boards....let's just say you don't appreciate Core 2's until you pop them into a P45 board. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asinorum Posted February 27, 2011 Posted February 27, 2011 (edited) I have a Q9450 @ 3.6GHz on a EVGA 780i board with a EVGA GTX 570 too. It was pretty frustrating to overclock, but I can say now that I have a safe 24/7 stable 3.6GHz overclock. Here are my specs, maybe it will help you: CPU: 1.425v (BIOS) CPU-Z reads 1.376v RAM: 2.1v FSB: 1.4v SPP: 1.45v MCP: 1.525v HT: 1.3v After a lot of research I found out that our 780i boards weren't really made for the 45nm cpu because their GTLREF lanes can't go negative like this chip likes. I found luck however, by setting my GTLREF lanes to 0mv. Passed 21 hours in prime95 small FFTs. Also passed large FFTs and Blend for around 10 hours. Haven't had any problems with it. Cooling is a H70, idles around 38-39C and under load it is 58C. I'm using this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231246 for RAM and it was really nice for my overclock. I wanted to get this to 3.8-4.0GHz, but I've given up and will just buy a new cpu, mb, and ram when the pci-e 3.0 boards come out at the end of this year/beginning of next. Edited February 27, 2011 by Asinorum Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IVIYTH0S Posted February 27, 2011 Posted February 27, 2011 I have a Q9450 @ 3.6GHz on a EVGA 780i board with a EVGA GTX 570 too. It was pretty frustrating to overclock, but I can say now that I have a safe 24/7 stable 3.6GHz overclock. Here are my specs, maybe it will help you: CPU: 1.425v (BIOS) CPU-Z reads 1.376v RAM: 2.1v FSB: 1.4v SPP: 1.45v MCP: 1.525v HT: 1.3v After a lot of research I found out that our 780i boards weren't really made for the 45nm cpu because their GTLREF lanes can't go negative like this chip likes. I found luck however, by setting my GTLREF lanes to 0mv. Passed 21 hours in prime95 small FFTs. Also passed large FFTs and Blend for around 10 hours. Haven't had any problems with it. Cooling is a H70, idles around 38-39C and under load it is 58C. I'm using this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231246 for RAM and it was really nice for my overclock. I wanted to get this to 3.8-4.0GHz, but I've given up and will just buy a new cpu, mb, and ram when the pci-e 3.0 boards come out at the end of this year/beginning of next. Wow that's an awesome find, I wonder how someone figured something like that out though Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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