Overclocking Intel Core i7 920 Extreme Tutorial

Step-by-step guide to encourage your Core i7 920 to 4GHz. Agenda: Testing Equipment (P3), Install hardware (P6), Performance & temperature basic core i7 920 (p9), the BIOS settings to reach 4GHz overclock (P12), 4GHz Performance and Temperature i7 920 (P18), TURBO BOOST function to reach 4.2GHz (P24), Reload Profile Share with EZ-BIOS (P25), Advanced Uncore & DDR3 Overclock Frequency (P26), Final Words (P27). As you can see in the picture below, the platform I will use today, including the Intel Core i7 920 processor, the GIGABYTE GA-EX58-EXTREME motherboard and TR3X6G1333C9 CORSAIR DDR3 memory channel 3. The purpose of this article is to show how to create a Core i7 920 go to higher frequencies (overclock to 4GHz) while maintaining stable operation. REMEMBER, 4GHz is a higher frequency than the most expensive i7 Extreme 965 (3.2GHz) CPU. So, if you are able to increase the frequency i7 920 stock 2.66GHz to 4GHz, you can reach almost 50% higher clock. The motherboard itself is also equipped with GIGABYTE’s Ultra Durable 3 technology, additional features of the copper inner layer and high-quality components that help to lower the surface temperature of the PCB. GIGABYTE is also onboard the new Hybrid Silent Pipe 2, which includes water blocks, coolant allows end users to build a liquid cooling system, further helping to reduce temperatures NB helpful when doing extreme overclocking. Next go to M.I.T. and we will begin our search for 4GHz. With the Core i7 platform, CPU clock multiplier is calculated by Bclk times. For example, i7 920 votes 2.66GHz, (20X133MHz = 2660MHz). 133MHz is Bclk, 20 is a multiplier. To i7 920, multiplier is locked by Intel, so there is only one way to increase the frequency i7 920, and it is to raise Bclk!. So our goal 4GHz, Bclk to 200MHz.