Core i7 920 Overclocking Tutorial
Push your i7 920 to 4GHz with the GA-EX58-EXTREME
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Step-by-step guide to push your Core i7 920 to 4GHz
Core i7 920 Overclocking Tutorial
Agendaļ¼
Testing Equipment (P3)
Install hardware (P6)
Performance & temperature basics of the core i7 920 (P9)
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BIOS Settings to achieve 4GHz overclock (P12)
4GHz i7 920 Performance and Temperature (P18)
TURBO BOOST function to reach 4.2GHz (P24)
Reload Profile with EZ-Share BIOS (P25)
Advanced Overclock Uncore & DDR3 Frequency (P26)
Final Words (P27)
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The goal of this article is to show how to make the Core i7 920 go to a
higher frequency (overclock to 4GHz) while maintaining stable
operation. Keep in mind, 4GHz is a higher frequency than the most
expensive i7 Extreme 965 (3.2GHz) CPU. So, if you are able to increase
the i7 920 stock frequency of 2.66GHz to 4GHz, you are able to
achieve an almost 50% higher clock. Theoretically, this means your
CPU will be able to calculate almost twice as fast as your stock CPU,
which is almost double your stock performance.
So, let’s take a look at how to do it.
Testing Equipment
First of all, allow me to introduce the main components of the X58
Platform. As you can see in the pictures below, the platform I will
be using today includes the Intel CORE i7 920 processor, the
GIGABYTE
GA-EX58-EXTREME motherboard
and
CORSAIR
TR3X6G1333C9 3 channel DDR3 memory. These 3 components are
the main elements for overclocking . The CPU is the main executing
unit. CPU overclocking involves raising the frequency in order to
achieve performance gains for your applications. The Intel Core i7
has 3 different models, the i7 920, i7 940 and Extreme i7 965.
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Intel Core I7 920
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Intel Core i7 920, GA-EX58-EXTREME and Corsair TR3X6G1333C9
The Intel Core i7 920 is a native quad core processor with each
core supporting 2 threads each (Hyper Threading). Core i7 CPUs
are based on a 45nm process design and feature a new LGA 1366
socket. The i7 920 also features an 8MB L3 Smart C