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Crayon Shin Chan wrote:kamikaziechameleon: I know this will be hard to believe, so put your seatbelt on.
I'm using Kingston ValuRAM. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, ValuRAM. I think the fastest I"ve ever run it is 1466MHz, and that was around 1.7V. Right now I'm at 1418MHz with 1.65V. My overclocking potential is limited by how hot my CPU gets, not my el cheapo RAM. Hard to believe, I know. But it's true. As a bonus, it's running with slightly tighter timings than the SPD recommends for 1333MHz operation - 9-9-9-24-27 1T.
Crayon Shin Chan wrote:I'm using Kingston ValuRAM. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, ValuRAM. I think the fastest I"ve ever run it is 1466MHz, and that was around 1.7V. Right now I'm at 1418MHz with 1.65V. My overclocking potential is limited by how hot my CPU gets, not my el cheapo RAM. Hard to believe, I know. But it's true. As a bonus, it's running with slightly tighter timings than the SPD recommends for 1333MHz operation - 9-9-9-24-27 1T.
Crayon Shin Chan wrote:Does your voltage change from 1.4625V at all when you load the CPU? I see you got the 95W version, that's nice. I booted into Win7 at 286*14=4GHz once, but LinX and Prime95 both reported errors, so I backpedaled. I think I ran memtest86+ with the CPU at 4GHz, with almost 1.8V on the RAM at 1900MHz. It passed, although I'm not sure how trustworthy those results are since the 4GHz CPU didn't calculate LinX or P95 correctly.
ChangWang wrote:That's handy. Looks like many people are comfortable with 1.5 and a few with 1.55. Well, if I end up fiddling with my 955 (definitely no promises), will it bother anyone if I post in this thread?I've read all kinds of ranges on the voltage thing. For example check out this nifty spreadsheet I found: http://www.overclock.net/amd-cpus/72050 ... -club.html
kamikaziechameleon wrote:Its funny to me that intel processors have tons of OC walk throughs on how to tweak and twist them for every ounce of preformance, but if you search how to overclock 1090T you get a bunch of forum threads like this one, not saying that this processor doesn't overclock I'm sayin that websites immediately relegate it to a kinda underground status and don't support it with enthusiast articles even though the 1090T and 1050 are very uniquely positioned since the last round of price cuts.
The key BIOS settings to adjust before proceeding with CPU Performance tuning:
Disable “Cool „n‟ Quiet” –power saving item from the BIOS menu
Disable “C1E” –item from the BIOS menu
Disable “CPU Fan Control” –item from the BIOS menu (allows max cooling)
Ensure that CPU NB, Memory or HT Link values are running at default stable values
The key settings in the Windows® XP or Windows Vista® operating system to adjust before overclocking the
CPU:
Close all major applications and background tools and save any open documents
Set OS to “High performance” mode via “Control Panel / Power Options”
Close any third party hardware / clock monitoring and system information programs
ChangWang wrote:http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1569216
Notice how he takes the noob to school and continues to drop knowledge