i7 930 overclocking thread

It's worth a shot, though if the H50 surface is not flat then only lapping will help.

The new version of the Cogage True Spirit 1366 has a really nice bolt retention. It goes tight enough so that you can't move the heatsink after tightening down. I used a bit less TIM the second time around and did 2 opposing sides first (instead of trying to tighten all four). I also made sure that I did 5 rotations on each side alternately while keeping the heatsink flat so the retention kit would evenly go down. Then I repeated the same procedure on the other 2 opposing bolts.

You feel the cogage true spirit is good enough for the i7 930??? I am putting together a build and have that for my planned cooler, but may upgrade stuff if it is useful. I was thinking of getting the venomous-x but it puts me further over budget. How are your temps??? What is you OC???
 
User Name: SuperBrandon
CPU: i7 930
FPO/Batch #: 3001A124
Store: Microcenter, Denver, CO
Purchased In: March 2010

OC: 4.2 Ghz
Stability: 24h P95, constant gaming
Temp (Idle / Load): 49c / 85c
Hyper Threading / Turbo Boost / Multiplier: (Example: Yes / No / 21x)
Stepping: 5
Revision: D0
Vcore/Core Voltage: 1.376V
Cooling: H-50 Corsair noob water kit ;) - dunno if this really counts as water
Cooler brand/model: H-50

Motherboard: EVGA x58 Triple SLI
Bios Version: 49
Operating System: W7 x64

RAM brand & type: 6x2GB G.Skill Trident 2000
RAM Part #: 16000CL9T-6GBTD
RAM rated speed: 2000 Mhz
RAM actual speed: 1596 Mhz
RAM Latency: 9-9-9-24 2T
RAM Voltage: 1.65v
 
User Name: SuperBrandon
CPU: i7 930
FPO/Batch #: 3001A124
Store: Microcenter, Denver, CO
Purchased In: March 2010

Just curious, when did you get yours? Was wondering if we were both there on the same day. lol

I went on Tuesday (March 22).
 
Resorted the list of OC's according to batch number. I also added the batch numbers from the Overclock.net batch number thread. Most people with decent cooling are hitting at least 4.0 GHz with the 930. Lots of 4.2GHz (200 Bclk). Getting the feeling that folks are expecting 4.2 or the chip sucks. ;)

Thanks everyone for contributing your OC's. Folks with incomplete info please update your profiles.
 
User Name: (skindogg)
CPU: i7 930
FPO/Batch #: (Example: 3951A687)
Store: (Microcenter Columbus, OH)
Purchased In: (March 11 2010)

OC: (3959.2Mhz)
Stability: (WIP: Ran 20 Linx passes at 2048MiB)
Temp (Idle / Load): (Example: 41c / 76c)
Hyper Threading / Turbo Boost / Multiplier: (Yes / No / 21x)
Stepping: (5)
Revision: (D0)
Vcore/Core Voltage: (1.3375V)
Cooling: (Air)
Cooler brand/model: (NH-U12P SE1366)

Motherboard: (EVGA X58 SLI LE)
Bios Version: (S71H)
Operating System: (Win7 64)

RAM brand & type: (OCZ 3x2GB DDR3)
RAM Part #: (OCZ3G1600LV2G)
RAM rated speed: (1600 MHz)
RAM actual speed: (754 MHz - 2x CPU-Z DRAM Frequency)
RAM Latency: (9-9-9-24-88 1T)
RAM Voltage: (1.65V)


Some Notes:
Had trouble getting over 185Bclk. I think it's temperature related even though my CPU isn't going over 75. Could be VREGs maybe. It's like 40F today and I opened a window. Put the BCLK to 189 and ran linx. Now my load temps are like 67C but i'm not erroring like I was before the window was open lol.

With the window open, idle is 29C and load 65C. I think i'm going to have to dial it back to 182BCLK for 24/7 since I need to be folding and BFBC2 stable.
 
User Name: Nightwish68
CPU: i7 930
FPO/Batch #: 3001A185
Store: Highflow.nl, Dutch watercooling shop
Purchased In: March 2010

OC: 4209 MHz
Stability: LinX 20 runs (25.000 problem 4.7GB), 1 Hour OCCT, 20 runs Intel Burntest V2 Stress Level: High (2048 MB)
Temp (Idle / Load): 31-37C / 64-71C
Hyper Threading / Turbo Boost / Multiplier: Yes / No / 21x
Stepping: 5
Revision: D0
Vcore/CoreVoltage: 1.34V
Cooling: Water
Cooler brand/model: EK Supreme HF

Motherboard: Asus Rampage II Extreme
Bios Version: 1802
Operating System: Win7 Pro 64

RAM brand & type: Corsair Dominator GT
RAM Part #: CMT6GX3M3A1600C7
RAM rated speed: 1600 MHz
RAM actual speed: 1603 MHz
RAM Latency: 9-9-9-20 1T
RAM Voltage: 1.65V

I think a higher OC should be possible, didn't try to reach the cpu's max yet.
 
I've been meaning to post this. The CPU starts to get too hot after 4.2, I'll probably do some more work on it later and get the cooling installed better.

User Name: Spammy1984
CPU: i7 930
FPO/Batch #: 3001A141
Store: Compusa Online
Purchased In: March 2010

OC: 4200MHz
Stability: OCCT 12 hours
Temp (Idle / Load): 45/85
Hyper Threading / Turbo Boost / Multiplier: Yes/No/21x
Stepping: 5
Revision: D0
Vcore/Core Voltage: 1.35v
Cooling: Water 120 and 240 radiator shared with GPU
Cooler brand/model: Asetek Waterchill

Motherboard: MSI X58m
Bios Version: 3.5
Operating System: Win7 64

RAM brand & type: G.Skill DDR3
RAM Part #: F3-12800CL7T-6GBPI
RAM rated speed: 1600MHz
RAM actual speed: 1600MHz
RAM Latency: 7-8-7-24 2T
RAM Voltage: 1.5v
 
I'm rock solid stable 4.1 @ 1.275v. Locks up @ 4.2 after priming for a couple seconds.

Loads temps are 78C on the hottest core. Can't figure out why it runs so hot with it being watercooled...
 
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I'm rock solid stable 4.1 @ 1.275v. Locks up @ 4.2 after priming for a couple seconds.

Loads temps are 78C on the hottest core. Can't figure out why it loads so much being watercooled and all.

78C doesn't sound bad. You need to stay below 83c in Linx (20 runs). I'm assuming HT is on otherwise your looking at another 10-15C.

You could always try reducing voltages to see if you can get your temps further down. On the OC at 4.2GHz have you tried following Cecil's guide in post 2?

When you have a chance can you please post your details in the format listed in post 1. Thanks!
http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?p=1035538915#post1035538915
 
So I've read through this thread as well as a few others on other forums. I'm looking at picking up a 930 from Microcenter (since they've been sold out of 920s forever now) and am curious as to how well I'll be able to overclock it. This is what I'm thinking for components:

I7 930
EVGA X58 SLI
Antec Three Hundred case (the Nine Hundred Two won't fit in my desk or I'd get that)
Corsair H50 cooler
Thermaltake 850W modular PSU
1x ATI 5850

Now, I live in Houston so hot environment. Looking at some of the OCs here in this thread I see where people using H50s for cooling are running in excess of 80C. That's a bit warmer than I'm comfortable with.

What sort of OC can I expect from a setup like this? 3.6ghz keeping the temperatures relatively low? Or is 4.0 completely doable?
 
User Name: damstr
CPU: i7 930
FPO/Batch #: 3951A690
Store: Newegg
Purchased In: March 2010

OC: 4100MHz
Stability: Prime Stable 2 hours
Temp (Idle / Load): 45/78
Hyper Threading / Turbo Boost / Multiplier: Yes/No/21x
Stepping: 5
Revision: D0
Vcore/Core Voltage: 1.275v
Cooling: Water HEATKILLER Rev 3.0
Cooler brand/model: Feser 360MM Radiator

Motherboard: Evga X58 SLI
Bios Version: ???
Operating System: Win7 64

RAM brand & type: Corsair Dominator DD3 3x2GB
RAM Part #: F3-12800CL7T-6GBPI
RAM rated speed: 1600MHz
RAM actual speed: 1600MHz
RAM Latency: 7-8-7-24 2T
RAM Voltage: 1.5v
 
User Name: membrain
CPU: i7 930
FPO/Batch #: 3001A786
Store: Frys
Purchased In: March 2010

OC: 4210MHz
Stability: Prime Stable 2 hours
Temp (Idle / Load): 28/59
Hyper Threading / Turbo Boost / Multiplier: Yes/No/21x
Stepping: 5
Revision: D0
Vcore/Core Voltage: 1.488v
Cooling: Water
Cooler brand/model: Corsair H-50

Motherboard: MSI X58 PRO-E
Bios Version: 7522v8A
Operating System: Win7 64

RAM brand & type: Corsair DD3 3x2GB 1600
RAM Part #: ?
RAM rated speed: 1600MHz
RAM actual speed: 1333MHz
RAM Latency: 9-9-9-24 2T
RAM Voltage: 1.65v

http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?p=1035537556#post1035537556
 
Vcore/Core Voltage: 1.488v

Is that a typo? Seems pretty high. I know your using water, but the H50 is entry level.

So I've read through this thread as well as a few others on other forums. I'm looking at picking up a 930 from Microcenter (since they've been sold out of 920s forever now) and am curious as to how well I'll be able to overclock it. This is what I'm thinking for components:

I7 930
EVGA X58 SLI
Antec Three Hundred case (the Nine Hundred Two won't fit in my desk or I'd get that)
Corsair H50 cooler
Thermaltake 850W modular PSU
1x ATI 5850

Now, I live in Houston so hot environment. Looking at some of the OCs here in this thread I see where people using H50s for cooling are running in excess of 80C. That's a bit warmer than I'm comfortable with.

What sort of OC can I expect from a setup like this? 3.6ghz keeping the temperatures relatively low? Or is 4.0 completely doable?

It depends a lot on your voltage settings. 80C seems fine so long as you keep it below 83c in LinX. Try Cecil's guide in thread 2. He has a guide for going to 4GHz, then how to lower the voltages if your going for lower temps. You can always turn off HT and get 10-15c lower temps.

You can also ping rogercomley who got 3.8GHz at 1.184V with sub 60C temps. http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1507608
 
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Yes, I know it's on the high side but it gets me to 4.2 without any issues. I plan on tweaking some this weekend
 
User Name: Cyant
CPU: i7 930
FPO/Batch #: 3001A125
Store: Microcenter Cambridge
Purchased In: 28th March 2010

OC: 4200Mhz (21x200 bClk)
Stability: 20 runs LinX plus 1h Prime95 (so far) - Stable in games that's what mathers to me anyway =)
Temp: Idle 38 - Load 68
Hyper Threading / Turbo Boost / Multiplier: No / No / 21x
Stepping: 5
Revision: D0
Vcore/Core Voltage: 1.325v
Cooling: Air
Cooler brand/model: Noctua NF-D14

Motherboard: Asus P6T Deluxe v1
Bios Version: Ill check that when I reboot
Operating System: Win7 x64

RAM brand & type: 12GB Gskill (6x 2GB DDR3)
RAM Part #: F3-12800CL9T-6GBNQ
RAM rated speed: 1600Mhz
RAM actual speed: 1600Mhz (2x CPU-Z DRAM Frequency)
RAM Latency: 9-9-9-24 2T
RAM Voltage: 1.5v
 
Yes, I know it's on the high side but it gets me to 4.2 without any issues. I plan on tweaking some this weekend

I was thinking of the Vcore max for air cooling which Cecil says shouldn't go over 1.4V. For water he says 1.5V. I'm still pretty new to i7 overclocking so I haven't done much reading on the long term safe voltage limits and I'm relying on the guides for my info.

Your temps look great (did you try doing 20 runs of LinX?) so I guessing you should be fine. I'm just going to be more careful when I try to reproduce your overclock on my MSI x58 Pro-E. ;)
 
I wouldnt really count the H50 as real water. Its ok, but doesnt hold a candle to a real loop.

1.4Vcore is plenty, even for 4.2. I can run my 920 4.4HT on 20x Linx stable with 1.35v. I know I have the best batch, but the difference shouldnt be that much.
 
I was thinking of the Vcore max for air cooling which Cecil says shouldn't go over 1.4V. For water he says 1.5V. I'm still pretty new to i7 overclocking so I haven't done much reading on the long term safe voltage limits and I'm relying on the guides for my info.

Your temps look great (did you try doing 20 runs of LinX?) so I guessing you should be fine. I'm just going to be more careful when I try to reproduce your overclock on my MSI x58 Pro-E. ;)

FYI, the temps on my MSI Pro-E IOH are now at 40C with a 18C ambient after adding a small fan blowing over the heatsink. The night I set this up it was stable at 73C without the fan and went down to 46C with. I used an old AMD 60mm fan. Running at 7v it's basically silent.

Steve
 
User Name:eek:ilfieldtrash
CPU: i7 930
FPO/Batch #: 3952A521
Store: MC Dallas Tx
Purchased In: March 2010 microcenter dallas tx

OC: 3.4ghz
Stability: 10linx runs, 18 hours prime stable
Temp (Idle / Load): 38/78
Hyper Threading / Turbo Boost / Multiplier: yes/yes/21
Stepping: 5
Revision: D0
Vcore/Core Voltage: 1.18 in bios
Cooling: air
Cooler brand/model: cm 212+

Motherboard: ga x58 ud3r
Bios Version:
Operating System:Win7 64

RAM brand & type: corsair dominator 3X2gb
RAM Part #:
RAM rated speed: 1600mhz
RAM actual speed:1296mhz
RAM Latency:8-7-7-24 1t
RAM Voltage: 1.6

I'll get the rest of the info when I can.
 
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I almost think another category for the H50 is needed...it's not really in the water cooling classification of performance, there are air coolers that do as well, they are just more expensive. I mean, when you say 'water cooled' you immediately think super low temps no matter what...and the H50 is not that (but it does fit my needs very well).
 
User A-Hol
CPU: i7 930
FPO/Batch #: 3001A131
Store: MC Detroit
Purchased In: March 2010

OC: 4.2 ghz
Stability: 20linx runs
Temp (Idle / Load):43/82
Hyper Threading / Turbo Boost / Multiplier: yes/no/21
Stepping:
Revision:
Vcore/Core Voltage: 1.375 in bios
Cooling: air
Cooler brand/model: noctua nh-d14

Motherboard: Asus p6x58d
Bios Version:
Operating System:Win7 64

RAM brand & type: Mushkin blackline 3x2gb
RAM Part #:
RAM rated speed: 1600mhz
RAM actual speed:
RAM Latency:
RAM Voltage: 1.6

Was getting 1 core that was 3-4C higher than 2 others and 7c higher than the last. Brought it back down to 4ghz and vcore to 1.265 and 71C load. Think i should probably redo the tim and try it again. But have to say I'm pretty happy getting to 4.2
 
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Was getting 1 core that was 3-4C higher than 2 others and 7c higher than the last. Brought it back down to 4ghz and vcore to 1.265 and 71C load. Think i should probably redo the tim and try it again. But have to say I'm pretty happy getting to 4.2

Congrats on your OC. I'll add you to the list later. Thanks also to all the folks that have added profiles to the thread.

That large differences between core temps can mean that your heatsink is not mounted optimally. Not sure what process you used, but I used to have 2 cores 4-5C hotter than the others. After redoing the TIM and remounting the heatsink with attention on constant pressure while mounting it brought down my temperatures and also resulted in 1 core being 1c above the rest.
 
Congrats on your OC. I'll add you to the list later. Thanks also to all the folks that have added profiles to the thread.

That large differences between core temps can mean that your heatsink is not mounted optimally. Not sure what process you used, but I used to have 2 cores 4-5C hotter than the others. After redoing the TIM and remounting the heatsink with attention on constant pressure while mounting it brought down my temperatures and also resulted in 1 core being 1c above the rest.

Added my batch to original post. I think I may have put too much TIM. I'm a bit rusty as this was my first build since my OLD AMD 1700+.

How would you go about removing the old TIM? alcohol?
 
Added my batch to original post. I think I may have put too much TIM. I'm a bit rusty as this was my first build since my OLD AMD 1700+.

How would you go about removing the old TIM? alcohol?

Depends on your TIM. I just whip mine off with tissues till no traces are left. You can use some alcohol if yours doesn't want to come off or if you have a greasy type.
 
I can't seem to hold a stable 4.2 overclock. I'm a bit of a newbie but during I've been using 3dMark Vantage's CPU tests and I can't reach 4.2 without getting a blue screen. Is it possible to distinguish if voltage is causing these crashes? I can get 4.1 easily, but 4.2 seems to elude me. I have not really fiddled with Uncore or those other settings at all. Do I have to worry about DRAM voltages or anything like that since my RAM is been overclocked? DDR3 1600 RAM can handle 1680 at 1.62v right?

EDIT: My multiplier has been 20x. Would that give me problems? Should I do 21x?
 
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I can't seem to hold a stable 4.2 overclock. I'm a bit of a newbie but during I've been using 3dMark Vantage's CPU tests and I can't reach 4.2 without getting a blue screen. Is it possible to distinguish if voltage is causing these crashes? I can get 4.1 easily, but 4.2 seems to elude me. I have not really fiddled with Uncore or those other settings at all. Do I have to worry about DRAM voltages or anything like that since my RAM is been overclocked? DDR3 1600 RAM can handle 1680 at 1.62v right?

I only went to 4.2 to see if it would, but I decided to back down to 3600 since I really have no use in extreme overclocking (don't even have a good video card yet). That being said, my mem is currently at 1710 MHZ right now (and I have TB enabled with SpeedStep to reduce idle power consumption). Mem voltage is at 1.65v no problem, ymmv but uncore is usually only a problem if you leave the stock settings, set it to 20/10 or to 16/8 and memory can be handled easily.
 
Can you fill out a profile so we have more info. Also post your voltages, temps and prog used for stability testing. I also recommend checking Cecil's guide (link in post 2).

A bsod in Linx means it needs more Vcore 9/10 times. If it fails but doesnt bsod, its VTT or Vdimm related.

Make sure you use the 21x CPU multi, and 17x uncore.


If your temps are approaching 80C, then more voltage to get 4Ghz probably isnt a good idea. Up to low 80s is fine for linx, as you wont see much more then 70s doing daily tasks.
 
I'll fill out a profile once I'm satisfied with my clocks. I've been changing it up every few minutes.
 
Great thread. Very helpful information.

Just picked up a 930 from MicroCenter (batch 3951A694) and have an EVGA X58 board, memory, and H50 on their way in from the Egg. Wish me luck getting to 3.8 at sub-70C...
 
Great thread. Very helpful information.

Just picked up a 930 from MicroCenter (batch 3951A694) and have an EVGA X58 board, memory, and H50 on their way in from the Egg. Wish me luck getting to 3.8 at sub-70C...

That will be easy.
 
You can bump my listing to 4.4 ghz stable :) same voltages as listed. wooooo! On my way to 4.6ghz as soon as this AS5 cures over the next few weeks.
 
Just got my i7 930 last week, my RAM came in today, and picked up my board today from Microcenter. Will install everything and OC tomorrow! I'm excited. I'm moving up from a crappy oc'd [email protected] (not so stable/much more stable 24hr P95 @3.5ghz) with huge mid-high 60's under water temps.

I'll post here as soon as I'm stable.
 
I just wanted to get the CPU OC down before I started messing with the ram and here's my results! Although i'm 20 passes LinX stable with about 5041 MIB(Maximum) i'm gonna try to test with prime95/ tweak further settings to see if I could do with better settings. Also, I just wanted to get the CPU OC out of the way and i'm gonna start messing with the RAM.



User Name: BETA.
CPU: i7 930
FPO/Batch #: 3001A187
Store: Frys(City of Industry)
Purchased In: February 2010

OC: 21 x 192.5 mhz
Stability: 20 runs in LinX(Full memory load)
Temp: Idle: 44 Load: 77
Hyper Threading / Turbo Boost / Multiplier: Yes / No / 21x
Stepping: 5
Revision: D0
Vcore/Core Voltage: 1.27v
CPU VTT: 1.26v
CPU PLL: 1.50v
QPI PLL: 1.50v
ICH Core: 1.2v
IOH Core: 1.2v
Cooling: Air
Cooler brand/model: Thermalright Venomous X + Delta AFB1212SH

Motherboard: EVGA Classified
Bios Version: 51
Operating System: Windows 7 64 bit Professional

RAM brand & type: Corsair Dominator GT(6 Gigs)
RAM Part #: CMG6GX3M3A2000C7
RAM rated speed: 2000 Mhz
RAM actual speed: 1540 Mhz
RAM Latency: 7-7-7-20
RAM Voltage: 1.65
 
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Just got everything together and up running. Ran a quick and dirty OC job tonight, was hoping to hit 4.0ghz, but I'm happy at 4.2ghz. It is NOT P95 stable yet, and the RAM timings are still soft. Need to tidy things up, but maybe another night. Just happy to be running tonight!

User Name: ChucklesC6
CPU: i7 930
FPO/Batch #: 3001A125
Store: Microcenter (OC-Tustin)
Purchased In: April 2010

OC: 21 x 205 mhz 4.3ghz
Stability:20 pass Linx
Temp: Idle: 33 coolest core Load: 73 hottest core
Hyper Threading / Turbo Boost / Multiplier: Yes / No / 21x
Stepping: 5
Revision: D0
Vcore/Core Voltage: 1.4v
VTT : +200mv

Cooling: Water
Cooler brand/model: Swiftech Apogee XT + Swiftech MCR-320

Motherboard: EVGA X58 SLi
Bios Version: 51
Operating System: Windows 7 64 bit Professional

RAM brand & type: Patriot Viper
RAM Part #: PVT36G1600LLK
RAM rated speed: 1600 Mhz
RAM actual speed: 1636 Mhz
RAM Latency: 11-11-11-30
RAM Voltage: 1.65
 
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updated: I am P95 stable! 4.2 ghz, and my temps are dropping as the AS5 settles in :D

I'm now looking at 34 on the coolest core idle and 61 loaded on P95.
 
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