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I'm trying to do this with my I7-3930K cpu but I don't think it's possible. Apparently one of the requirements to use AMT is the processor must support vPro and the 3930K doesn't. Strangely, the BIOS does have AMT enabled but I'm not sure what sense that makes if I can't even use it, at least...

What does the Suite have to do with it? I'm talking about the adjustments necessary for a successful overclock to 4.7 GHz from the BIOS. And I have the suite installed anyway, not that it matters.

So you mean if I was to reset my BIOS to factory default (out of the box settings), set the clock multiplier to x47 and the voltages, which I think are on Auto by default, it will be enough to run 4.7 GHz stable? If I recall, I couldn't go very high without adjusting the cpu voltage manually...

"I scaled back how much voltage it would add with clock speed." Not sure what you mean there. The voltage needs to be set by you manually if you're going to overclock that high. I'm running at 4.8 GHz and my voltage is I believe set to 1.38 in the bios, but it actually runs at 1.41 because I...

Can someone tell me or verify if their post screen shows 4600 MHz if yours is overclocked to 4.6 GHz? I have mine overclocked to 4.60 GHz (x38 multiplier * 121 BCLK) and cpu-z shows 4600 MHz for core #0. So I think I'm running at 4.60 GHz...but I'm running some benchmarks in comparison to...

And how did you "get all the air out of your block?" That's a significant reduction in temps. Hard to believe almost. I wonder if that's something I can do with the H80 cooler...or H100 I plan on getting instead. I use the same thermal paste at least :-/ I have only one that runs 10C cooler...

Ok. I changed motherboards. I now have the Sabertooth x79 and things are MUCH better. It took me a while but I finally figured out how to OC on this board. I didn't realize that the speed shown at the post (4000MHz in my case) is not the real cpu speed. I went into windows & fired up CPU-Z and...

As soon as I bump up the multiplier, even if just by one, it won't post! So, if I change it from 32x to just 33 it won't post anymore and I have to clear the cmos. Today however, I bought the sabertooth...one of them is going back and I think it'll be the gigabyte. I find the sabertooth less...

I was wondering if someone has good experience overclocking, especially on this mobo and cpu. For the life of me I can't get it to overclock, at all! Stock speed is 3.20 GHz...with turbo boost on by default it goes to 3.50 GHz...if I go beyond that it fails to post. I've read others able to...

Yikes. You know you have an old pc when you're the last one to post a message here and its date is a year and a half old. Nevertheless, my p5e-vm hdmi and q6600 has proven to be a very powerful system for my needs. I have a strange problem with it. I've got a few random BSOD's lately so I...

No worries. I often find myself relieved when I've been working on something for so long to finally have it over and done with. So much less stress and more time. So I think I'll abort my little project and leave it at 3.66 GHz. Saves me some time. Though I wish I'd know exactly what to do...

NichoTL: Hey there! Long time no chat. Not sure if you remember me. It's been just over a year since I last logged on. I haven't been doing anything with my hardware since last time. I've been pretty busy with life...moved a couple of times from a home to apt and back to a home last week so...

Ahh. I may have misunderstood those stats. When I disabled my pagefile completely it says 8099M for total page file...which is about 8GB and that would be correct if it's only including my physical ram. The only discrepancy then is the graphical box shows 2.78GB (after disabling pagefile...

Can someone tell me why Task Manager shows that my page file size is 4219M / 13199M? I'm not sure what the 13199M means (max?) but I assume the 4219M is my actual pagefile size. It seems that regardless of what I set my pagefile size to be, it's always the same. I currently have it set to...

My decision is based on the results I've got. I'm quite sure I haven't missed anything. Like bing pointed out above: "<< [exhaust fan ] << [hs ] << [hs fan] << [ front fan (optional)] << cool fresh air" and that's just how I had it but the result was totally surprising to me too. I...

It wasn't the pushpins as I had no trouble this time. It even posted but then I shut it down to rotate only the fan on the HS and after I shut it down the 2nd time, that was it. But I may be lucky afterall. I tried the cpu on the kids pc and it posted?!?! I tried it like 8 times on my board...

It's all over for my Q6600!! *Sniff* I've no idea what happen but you can guess. After I changed back the HS to the way it was, I couldn't POST anymore. Tried it using the Q6600 I took from the kids pc and it POSTS fine. Inspecting my cpu closely, I can see a tiny spec of "something", like...

Well, I tried just about every combination possible now and the way I mounted the HS and fan originally is still the best. I mounted it the way you said and I don't know why but the it seems the fan air blowing through the HS doesn't go to the rear but down and to the rear, and missing my rear...

Ok. Well, so far I'm using the pc as I normally do (24/7 full throttle) and no problems while I keep lowering the voltages. I'll continue lowering them until I have instability issues, then raise them back up a notch or two. I'd really like to lower the cpu voltage which would lower my temps...

I didn't know you'd need a pic of my case to determine that. Or a pic of my temps?

Yikes. It never even occurred to me to try that, or that that's what you were trying to say. Ugh! Pushpins time again. I can hardly wait ;--[ So the voltages I posted are OK then?

I'm not sure who's misunderstanding who but I'll try to explain again. I had to deal with the pushpins again when I changed the orientation of the HS. If you want to rotate the HS you have to remove it first, hence the pushpins. I'm not sure if you meant to post a picture above or not but...

NichoTL/Mr. Guvernment: Several curses later (thanks to the pushpins again), it turns out that blowing the air out of the HS is more efficient than in. This makes sense, at least in my case, because hot air is being pulled from the HS down and around the video card (the video card's...

Like I said, I'll still do it, I just don't understand how rotating helps since the fan itself already does the rotating. It still turns clockwise. Inverting I understand completely. So don't get me wrong, I'm not implying you're incorrect. So I'll invert the fan and turn it 90 degrees...

NichoTL/bing: You might be right about inverting the fan so that it pushes fan into the HS rather than out, but I don't understand what difference does it make whether I rotate it 90 degrees one way or another. How does that make a difference? Regardless, I'll try it and see if...

Well, here it is finally. You can see where the fan is mounted on the HS now. And it's pulling hot air away from the cooler (I put my hand right under it and it my cold hand was getting nice and warm so it's definitely working). You can also see me temporarily using an Ultra PSU as backup...

Ok. Look at my previous pic I posted on page 62, post# 1238. The only difference now is that I have the OCZ Vendetta 2 HS on there now instead of the Blue Orb II you see in the picture. Better yet, here it is again: The OCZ Vendetta 2 HS fins are stacked one on top of each other and...

You've got the wrong voltage for the cpu. It should be around 1.2 to 1.5V and nowhere near 1.9V unless it's for your ram. You also need to post more settings. What's the cpu voltage? Dram? FSB? PLL? NB? FSB Term? CPU Ratio? Memory timings and what its rated at. Also, what coolers do you...

Ok, we're on par with that then. Like you said, if it ain't broke don't fix it and that's what I'm doing. Yes, I have a case fan at the front (blowing air in) and back (blowing air out) and the Scythe fan mounted under the HS (in my vertical tower it's under the HS and it's hopefully taking...

Using post #1378 as reference, my HS fan (Scythe 2K RPM) is mounted under the HS instead of over like in this pic. So it's blowing air out of the HS and down to the bottom of the case. A front fan picks up air and the rear fan blows everything out. Is that OK or is that less efficient than...

Just wanted to say a big thank you to NichoTL and bing, especially NichoTL, for helping me OC my Q6600 from 3 GHz to 3.6 GHz! I couldn't have done it without you guys! My apologies if I forgot anyone else. The OCZ Vendetta 2 made all the difference too! I'm able to run stable at vCPU 1.45V (I...

The fan on a cpu cooler (OCZ Vendetta 2 in my case), is it better to exhaust the HS heat or to intake air? I have a vertical tower so the fan is mounted on the HS horizontally and is facing the bottom of the case and blowing the hot air out from the HS and out the back of my case through a...

I guess it's cpu dependent then. I can type whatever I want but it doesn't accept decimals.

Yes, it allows you to TYPE the number instead as an alternative, but it still does not accept halves. My multiplier is set at 9x. If I type 8.5 it still shows 9x so decimals are not accepted. Is everyone else able to type it in theirs? Bios 0604 here, Q6600.

Hehe. Then you understand what he's saying? Because I don't. Sounds like he's saying to set a number divided by 2 in the BIOS...doesn't make any sense. There's no such setting obviously and I don't feel like solving riddles tonight.

What is N/2 supposed to mean?

vCPU 1.45 vPLL 1.6 vDRAM 2.00 FSB 1.36 NB 1.33 SB 1.2 I've lowered the vCPU now to 1.4375. Left the speed at 3.50GHz. PLL to 1.64 DRAM 2.1 FSB 1.4 NB 1.35 We'll see if this is stable. If it is, I'll start lowering all except the vCPU for now.

I don't see the point of that unless you leave that fan and NOT switch to the 3 pin fan. That's like saying I"m going to open up the window when it's freezing outside but when it gets hot outside again you're screwed. I think it makes more sense to OC only to the point that is safe and you...

No, I don't plan on selling or replacing this cpu any time soon. Well, I thought my system was stable after stressing it for 15 hours but it just rebooted during it's 16th hour!! Geez, can't even get 3.50GHz stable with this HS without hitting what will probably be 75C or so (I'm hitting 70C...

I do. But for $11 plus $10 shipping plus taxes, it's too pricey for me. I didn't see it in my local store. My P5E-VM HDMI doesn't have halves. Yours does?!!