I'm not exactly a newb to overclocking, but I am new to overclocking on current platforms. Tomorrow I'm receiving my new board, a GA-P55A-UD4P and a four gig GSkill kit, the F3-16000CL9D-4GBTD. I'm planning to overclock the CPU to 3.2 with a BCLK of 160, as per this excellent article demonstrating better overall efficiency utilizing the Turbo Boost and power saving features of the Core i5 processor. The Trident RAM will therefore run at 1600 in this setup.
A few quick questions:
Will I be able to run in this configuration without increasing DRAM and QPI voltage, and what about the V-Core voltage? I'd of course prefer not to adjust any voltages, if possible.
What timings can I expect from auto DRAM settings, and if this RAM will run with tighter timings, what are they and how should I enter them in the BIOS?
Given how finicky WIN 7 x64 is, does one overclock before installing the OS these days? I ask, because I've seen that recommended, but not by anyone considered authoritative.
Lastly, if you have other suggestions for this board and RAM, considering my goal stated above, I'd certainly appreciate a complete BIOS settings description.
Thanking you in advance,
DAVE
A few quick questions:
Will I be able to run in this configuration without increasing DRAM and QPI voltage, and what about the V-Core voltage? I'd of course prefer not to adjust any voltages, if possible.
What timings can I expect from auto DRAM settings, and if this RAM will run with tighter timings, what are they and how should I enter them in the BIOS?
Given how finicky WIN 7 x64 is, does one overclock before installing the OS these days? I ask, because I've seen that recommended, but not by anyone considered authoritative.
Lastly, if you have other suggestions for this board and RAM, considering my goal stated above, I'd certainly appreciate a complete BIOS settings description.
Thanking you in advance,
DAVE
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