Need halp OC'ing my $4200 FFXIV rig

[FireCrystal]

Hi,

I'm in the process of building a FFXIV supercomputer and I would like to be able to OC the i7 950 CPU as soon as I finish the build. I'd like to get it up to 4.0GHz. I have absolutely 0 experience with OC'ing, and this is actually my first computer build so any information would be much appreciated it. BIOS templates and values would be a great help!

Here are the parts in detail:

Case: HAF X

CPU: i7 950

GPU: x2 480 GTX w/ backplate

mobo: EVGA X58 FTW3

RAM: 6GB Corsair Dominator TR3X6G1600C8D

CPU Cooler: Corsair H70

PSU: Thermaltake TR2 1200W ATX 80 PLUS

SSD: OCZ Vertex 2 120GB

HD: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB

Monitors: x3 Acer 3d monitors

Keyboard & Mouse: Logitech MK 5500

Headset: Logitech G930

Thanks!

[Knyghtmayre]

Hmmm... I thought this sounded familiar.

http://www.overclock.net/intel-gener...-4000-rig.html

The link that the first person replied with will be just fine for you I think.

[FireCrystal]

That is such a complicated guide though.. I am looking for a template to follow.. I don't want to end up burning my processor!

Also, I'm more interested in hearing input from FFXIV players =)

[MrSamuels]

Follow this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJOyZ...eature=related, but instead of stopping the target at 3600, go to around 3900 instead.

the go into advanced CPU options and do the following

CPU Ratio Setting: Auto
C1E Support: Disabled
Hardware Prefetcher: Enabled
Adjacent Cache Line PRefetch: Enabled
Intel (R) Virtualization Tech: Disabled
CPU TM Function: Disabled
Excute Disable Bit: Disabled
Intel (R) HT Technology: Disabled
Active Processor Cores: All
A20M: Enabled
Intel (R) SpeedStep (TM) Tech: Enabled
Intel (R) Turbo Mode Tech: Enabled
Intel (R) C State Tech: Disabled

This should give you a steady overclock of around 4 ghz, mine runs fine and runs at great temperatures. Tweak and change depending on your system and how far you dare to go.

If this still doesn't make sense to you, don't overclock your pc because the chances are you will break it.

[Evanos]

What Knyghtmayre said, if you can't follow a complicated guide and understand the mechanics of how your overclock is working maybe you should just stick to stock, or drop some more money and pay someone who knows what they are doing to take time to read for you.

[shidobu]

wow.. you guys are being super nice today
so i guess i wont laugh to fuckin hard
hahahahaha
hope you play other games besides 14.. cuz droping 4k for 1 game is kinda fuckin extreme. But its your money gl

[SaviorSelf]

GPU: x2 480 GTX

http://kevinchiu.org/emote/computerFire.jpg

[Zeh]

Hope you don't mind being black cuz your room is going to be hotter than africa

[Izzy]

Oh my god I laughed out loud.

How the fuck are you spending 4200 bucks on that shit? Mine cost around 1700 and it OC's to 4.0ghz and is arguably better than yours minus the 3 monitors.

[FireCrystal]

Thanks for the replies. I am gonna go ahead and try OC'ing with the information I got so far.

I am planning to use this PC for other games too, but it's primarily going to be for FFXIV. Imagine porn in Nvidia 3d surround vision?! =P

[Boyiee]

I guess when you put it that way, porn can be considered a game too.

[Kerberoz]

You better be running 3x 40inch monitors or some shit, that's the only acceptable reason to pay $4k for a pc.

[Boyiee]

FYI your computer is going to be very very loud, as well as be very very hot. Your room will be 80-85degrees easy.

[Katlan]

Hope you don't mind being black cuz your room is going to be hotter than africa

fuckin LOL at that and the picture. I just love the title. You couldnt be like "Looking for help on OC'ing my CPU".. you had to put "looking to OC my 4200$ comp"... and you list the keyboard, mouse, monitors... wtf? GUYS, GUYS, THIS IS EN EPEEN THREAD or can you really OC your mouse, keyboard, monitors? /sarcasm

inb4you burn your processor

btw, P.S:

Spoiler: show

my computer is bigger then urs

Spoiler: show

and cheaper

[Boyiee]

^ same

OP you can't follow some template to overclock, you are going to wreck your processor.

And what the fuck, cheap ass, why no 980x? Pussy.

[FireCrystal]

Lol, thanks for the input everybody. I guess it's hard to explain the urge for having the best stable performance PC on the market. I realize that I could have spent less money for a very similar build, but these parts seem to be highly reviewed and are definitely future proof.

980x would be just be crazy. Paying $1000 for something that I most likely won't utilize is stupid.
Regarding the room temperature.. I have central AC running 24/7. I believe the fans/airflow in the HAF X case should help as well as the Corsair H70. The x2 480 GTX both come with a backplate allowing them to run at least 10 degrees cooler.

[Boyiee]

I'd rather trade out one of the 480's for the 980x.

[SaviorSelf]

Or instead of 2x 480, why not just get one 5970? No idea of the temps on the 5970, but I'm sure it's much less than the 480's...

Edit: From a quick google-fu, I saw 5970 maxing out at 86 degrees, and 480 at 88. 2 of those at near 90­ degrees...eh. Unless you need the 2 GPU to support 3 monitors, you'd probably be better off with one 5970 (unless you like playing in a sauna; central air sucks)

[FireCrystal]

Does 5970 support 3d vision? Reason I got x2 480 is that they will allow me to play using Nvidia's 3d Vision and 3d Surround.. also they seem to outperform pretty much everything in every benchmark I've seen.

[Kerberoz]

Do you enjoy getting a headache after an hour of gaming and losing depth perception every time you shift your eyes? It's a gimmick.

Also if you want surround sound, get a good sound card and a good set of cans, all of the "gaming" surround-systems are a joke.