good read !!

I see you are using extreme cooling-----way out my league.

I have a  question about your Power Management Setup. I am running just fine with ACPI Suspend Type ( S1 ) , 
HPET Support ( Enabled ) , HPET Mode ( 32-bit ) .My BIOS template is posted in this thread. Why do you have your  HPET Mode set to 64-bit?

sirjamesddj

I think this will be beneficial both to those who already have this processor, and those who will shortly be purchasing it.
As usual, overclock at your own risk.
Thanks all!


Mother Board (EVGA X58 Classified 760)                                                       
Drivers (9.1.1.1025)
Bios (S649)                                                                                                     
CPU (Intel i7-980X )                   
CPU Cooler (Swiftech Apogee XT)
Memory (6GB G.Skill Perfect Storm DDR3 2000)
PSU (Antec TPQ1200W)
GPU (EVGA 9800GT SC for now :))
Drivers (197.13)                                                                                                  
Operating System (Windows 7 64-bit Professional)


Frequency Control
CPU Clock Ratio (27x)                                                                                         
CPU Host Frequency (Mhz) (167)                                                                      
MCH Strap (auto)
CPU Uncore Frequency (Mhz) (4016/28x)                                                
CPU Clock Skew (disabled)
Spread Spectrum (disabled)
PCIE Frequency (Mhz) (100) If using SSDs, Check with your SSD manufacturer before raising above 100.  

....

Wow, the CPU Vcore seems high for a 980x, 133X29 will get you 3.8 without even touching the Vcore..

"WCG"   That is the acronym for World Community Grid.


It is not only a great cause, of which I devote my PC to 24/7. it is also the ultimate stability test for an overclock.

Prime95 and LinX are a joke.  I have had many overclocks that would pass both, yet within 10 minutes of running WCG @ 100% all cores on the CPU, they would lockup or bluescreen.

You can learn more about WCG here...  http://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/

I'm just a humble guy trying to share a 100% stable, 24/7 OC with others.

Sorry, but some of the templates I have seen in this thread and others, I don't believe they are truly stable for 24/7 use running 100% of all 6 cores.

I am NOT boasting about low VCORE  for my current oc in my sig.


Thanks for this rjbarker:
"Also....a lot of you folks are boasting low vcore...but I notice in your Templates your sporting "VDroop Disabled".....you do realize that your vCore is going up dramatically under full load testing......I prefer to set mine to "With VDroop" and "up" the vCore systematically....testing at each step.... "

I am going to  try With VDroop in my latest oc template.

Also, some of the experts(I am a novice) in this thread have been complaining about LinX.

I understand it's stated by Intel that the limit or w/e on the 980x is 1.4v but I am wondering how many people have seen severe failures by going beyond this on a 24/7 overclock. Or, is it going beyond 1.4v on VTT that is deemed damaging by Intel? There's really alot of confusion -.-

For example, I found that only place I could get stable @ 4.4ghz was 1.41875v, mind you I am running with VDROOP off so that voltage can get as high as 1.44v, or so...

I am on water so my temps never get even close to out of control, just curious about it all I spose as I seen some pretty insane numbers on this thread and several other 980x template threads on various forums.

Need some help guys with my 980X OC......seems I rally have t push the vcore to get stable at 4.11......

trying to go higher as in 4.23 I require large leap again in vCore...at least 1.40625v (without VDroop)...and Vtt 1.325v . both load at vcore 1.42v and vtt 1.4v respectively...

I have been testing the settings with P95 Small FFT as Linx will pass and obviously not the same amount of load on the cores as P95....

I notice many have:
IOH PLL vCore and CPU PLL Vcore set to around 1.4 - 1.5v, mine is left on Auto which defaults to 1.8v.....any explanation or something I'm missing?

Anyhow...here is my stable Template (P95 6 hrs Small FFT)....please hve a look and let me know if I'm missing something obvious to get my vCore down or to try and get stable (P95) at 4.2 +

Mother Board ( EVGA Classified E-759- A1 )                                                       
Drivers (9.1.1.1025 )
Bios ( 74 )                                                                                                     
CPU ( Intel Core i7 980 XE )                   
CPU Cooler (Air - TRUE Push / Pull w IC7 )
Memory (Dominator 1600 Mhz 6 GB  )
PSU ( Corsair AX 1.2 kW )
GPU ( EVGA 480 GTX x 2 Sli -  OC’d 1640 / 1925 Mhz)
Drivers ( 260.63 Beta )                                                                                                  
Operating System ( Windows 7 x64 )  


Frequency Control
CPU Clock Ratio (31)                                                                                        
CPU Host Frequency (Mhz) (133 )                                                                      
CPU Frequency ( 4.11 GHz )
MCH Strap (1600 Mhz )
CPU Uncore Frequency (Mhz) ( x24 - 3200 Mhz)                                                
CPU Clock Skew (0 ps )
Spread Spectrum (disabled )
PCIE Frequency (Mhz) (100 )
OC Recovery (disabled)
Turbo Performance (disabled ) 

Memory Feature        
Memory Speed (1600 Mhz )
Memory Control Setting ( 2:12)
Memory Frequency (auto )
Channel Interleave Setting (auto  )
Rank Interleave Setting (auto )
Memory Low Gap ( auto)
tCL Setting ( 8)
tRCD Setting (8 )
tRP Setting (8 )
tRAS Setting (24)
tRFC Setting (88 )
Command Rate (1T )


Voltage Control
EVGA VDroop Control (with  Vdroop / without Vdroop )
CPU VCore (1.4125v )  – 1.34375v         in both cases – Prime 95 Full Load   = 1.355v                                                                                  
CPU VTT Voltage ( + 100mv - 1.30v /  + 50mv - 1.250v) – Stock 1.2v
CPU PLL VCore ( 1.8v) - Auto
**IOH PLL VCore (1.8v ) - Auto
DIMM Voltage ( 1.65v)
DIMM DQ Vref (+0 )
QPI PLL VCore (1.1v ) - Auto
IOH VCore (1.125v ) – for Sli config
IOH/ICH I/O Voltage (1.5v ) - Auto
**BR04 ( NF200) Voltage (1.2v ) (only on E-759) - Auto
**VTT PWM Frequency (250 khz )
**CPU PWM Frequency (800 khz)
**CPU Impedance (Auto )
**QPI Signal Compensation (Auto ) defaults to 4.8 GT/s
ICH VCore (1.1v )
*PWM Frequency (default )


CPU Feature
Intel SpeedStep ( disabled)
Turbo Mode Function (disabled )
CxE Function (disabled )
Execute Disable Bit ( disabled)
Virtualization Technology (disabled )
Intel HT Technology (enabled )
Active Processor Cores (all )
QPI Control Settings (enabled )
QPI Link Fast Mode (enabled )
QPI Frequency Selection ( auto)


PnP/PCI     PCI Express
Maximum Payload Size ( 128 bytes) Auto

Power Management Setup
ACPI Suspend Type (S3 )   
HPET Support (enabled )     
HPET Mode (32 Bit ) 
Max Temps / Operating Temps under Full P95 Small FTT Load:
Core 0 – 65C / 63C
Core 1 – 64C / 63C
Core 2– 56C / 55C
Core 3 – 60C / 58C
Core 4 – 66C / 65C
Core 5 – 69C / 67C
 
* LinX x64 - Max Memory -  25000 Problem Size – 35 Cycles -  No errors -  51 G/Flops
Prime 95 Small FTT – 6 Hrs
 
* With 980X I have consistently found lower Max Temps running LinX Test vs P95 and have also found that passing LinX consistently results in failing P95 (BSOD requiring further bumps in VCore). At this point its fair to say P95 is the better choice for testing 980X OC stability.

Nice Kmoore,
Welcome to the club 

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I think I agree Kmoore..
 
I have a 3031A that I was able to hunt down at my local Fry's Electronics (made em bring me all the 980's they had in stock LOL and all of em but the 3031 I bought were newer batches and different/smaller packaging)
 
Right now im at 4.45 and testing small FTT's in the background as I type. Currently at +125 VTT and 1.39 VCore.
 
3 hours, so far so good..

Inoxim-NorCal

I think I agree Kmoore..

I have a 3031A that I was able to hunt down at my local Fry's Electronics (made em bring me all the 980's they had in stock LOL and all of em but the 3031 I bought were newer batches and different/smaller packaging)

Right now im at 4.45 and testing small FTT's in the background as I type. Currently at +125 VTT and 1.39 VCore.

3 hours, so far so good..

Is yours a 259 also ??? as that would make 3. 

Just picked up 3012A Batch Finally found a sweet spot at 4GHz and 1.31V. How did so many people get theirs to 4.3-4.5GHz???
Testing now @ 4.1 but it seem to require a lot of voltage on the Vcore. 1.35ish.

UPDATE:  Turns out I am not stable after all.  All was going well until I walked over to my computer after watching TV to find it had a blue screen with STOP 1A Memory Management.  I will post a new thread asking for help.
 
Hello,
 
I recently upgraded from a 920 to 980X and here is where I seem to be stable at 4 GHz.  I really had to step up the v-core to get to this point, but I kept it at 1.4v which is my comfortable limit.  Also, at this point with 24C ambient temp my hottest core gets to 85C.  So, I think this is as far as I can take it.  But, I am happy with it.
 
But, of course, I welcome any suggestions for tweaking I might could do to improve things.  The other thing that I have noticed is that the voltage readings reported by e-leet (and AIDA64) differ a lot from what I set in the BIOS.  Is that normal?  I don't remember them differing as much on my 920 but it had been a while since I touched my BIOS settings.  And, on my 920 I was running SZ2R BIOS.  I jumped to 78 for my new chip.
 
Here is my template:
 
Mother Board ( EVGA X58 SLI E-758 )                                                       
Drivers ( 1008? ) [Not sure what this is – is this Intel Chipset version?]
Bios ( 78 )                                                                                                     
CPU ( 980X )                     
CPU Cooler ( Cooler Master H50 Push Pull Exhaust Into Case )
Memory ( Corsair XMS 6144MB PC12800 DDR3 1600MHz (3x2GB) )
PSU ( Corsair HX1000W )
GPU ( EVGA GTX 480 SC X 2 )
Drivers ( 266.58 )                                                                                                  
Operating System ( Windows 7 64bit Ultimate )


Frequency Control
CPU Clock Ratio ( 27 X )                                                                                         
CPU Host Frequency (Mhz) ( 151 )  [4086 Mhz]                                                         
MCH Strap ( DRAM Ratio )
CPU Uncore Frequency (Mhz) ( 3026 Mhz { 20X } )                                                
CPU Clock Skew ( 0 ps )
Spread Spectrum ( Disabled )
PCIE Frequency (Mhz) ( 100 ) Do not go above 100 with SSDs


Memory Feature        
Memory Speed ( Standard )
Memory Control Setting ( Enabled )
Memory Frequency ( 1333 Mhz / 2:10  ) [1513 Mhz]                                                 
Channel Interleave Setting ( 6 Way )
Rank Interleave Setting ( 4 Way )
Memory Low Gap ( 1.5G )
tCL Setting ( 8 )
tRCD Setting ( 8 )
tRP Setting ( 8 )
tRAS Setting ( 24 )
tRFC Setting ( 88 )
Command Rate ( Auto )  [1T]
tRL Setting ( +2 )


Voltage Control
EVGA VDroop Control ( With VDroop )
CPU VCore ( 1.4 ) [x - idle e-leet]                                                              
CPU VTT Voltage ( +125 ) [x - e-leet]
CPU PLL VCore ( Auto ) [1.8]
DIMM Voltage ( 1.65 ) [x - e-leet]
DIMM DQ Vref ( +0mV )
QPI PLL VCore ( Auto ) [1.1]
IOH VCore ( 1.15 ) [x - e-leet]
IOH/ICH I/O Voltage ( Auto ) [1.5]
ICH VCore ( Auto ) [1.1]
*PWM Frequency ( 800KHz )


CPU Feature
Intel SpeedStep ( Enabled )
Turbo Mode Function ( Disabled )
CxE Function ( Disabled )
Execute Disable Bit ( Enabled )
Virtualization Technology ( Disabled )
Intel HT Technology ( Enabled )
Active Processor Cores ( All )
QPI Control Settings ( Enabled )
QPI Link Fast Mode ( Enabled )
QPI Frequency Selection ( 6.4 GT/s )
OC Recorvery ( Enabled )

PnP/PCI     PCI Express
Maximum Payload Size ( 128 )
 
Power Management Setup
ACPI Suspend Type ( S3 )   
HPET Support ( Enabled ) 
HPET Mode ( 64-bit mode ) 
 

robotsociety9

Great job bud! hopefully people will be sharing soon :)

 
Agreed.
 
Very nice sir