Hardware
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* [Intel Core i7 930 @ 2.8Ghz](http://ark.intel.com/products/41447/Intel-Core-i7-930-Processor-8M-Cache-2_80-GHz-4_80-GTs-Intel-QPI)
* [ASUS P6X58D Premium](https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/P6X58D_Premium/)
* [Coolermaster Hyper 212 Plus Heatsink](http://www.coolermaster.com/cooling/cpu-air-cooler/hyper-212-plus/) with [Arctic Silver](https://www.amazon.com/Arctic-Silver-AS5-3-5G-Thermal-Paste/dp/B000OGX5AM) thermal paste
Settings for 3.8Ghz
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Works very well and with good temps. ~45C resting and ~80C peaks at 100%.
4.0Ghz would've been nice but this will work for me very well.
Ai Overclock Tuner.....................[Manual]
CPU Ratio Setting......................[21.0]
Intel(r) SpeedStep(tm) Tech............[Disabled]
Xtreme Phase Full Power Mode...........[Enabled]
BCLK Frequency.........................[181]
PCIE Frequency.........................[100]
DRAM Frequency.........................[DDR3-1451MHz]
UCLK Frequency.........................[2903MHz]
QPI Link Data Rate.....................[Auto]
CPU Voltage Control....................[Manual]
CPU Voltage............................[1.25]
CPU PLL Voltage........................[1.80]
QPI/DRAM Core Voltage..................[1.25000]
IOH Voltage............................[1.14]
IOH PCIE Voltage.......................[1.50]
ICH Voltage............................[1.20]
ICH PCIE Voltage.......................[1.50]
DRAM Bus Voltage.......................[1.64]
DRAM DATA REF Voltage on CHA...........[Auto]
DRAM CTRL REF Voltage on CHA...........[Auto]
DRAM DATA REF Voltage on CHB...........[Auto]
DRAM CTRL REF Voltage on CHB...........[Auto]
DRAM DATA REF Voltage on CHC...........[Auto]
DRAM CTRL REF Voltage on CHC...........[Auto]
Load-Line Calibration..................[Enabled]
CPU Differential Amplitude.............[800mV]
CPU Clock Skew.........................[Delay 300ps]
CPU Spread Spectrum....................[Disabled]
IOH Clock Skew.........................[Auto]
PCIE Spread Spectrum...................[Disabled]
C1E Support............................[Disabled]
Hardware Prefetcher....................[Enabled]
Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch...........[Enabled]
Intel(r) Virtualization Tech...........[Disabled]
CPU TM Function........................[Enabled]
Execute Disable Bit....................[Enabled]
Intel(r) HT Technology.................[Enabled]
Active Processor Cores.................[All]
A20M...................................[Disabled]
Intel(r) SpeedStep(tm) Tech............[Disabled]
Intel(r) C-STATE Tech..................[Disabled]
Experiments around 4.0Ghz
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Same as 3.8Ghz except
BCLK Frequency.........................[190]
CPU Voltage............................[1.35]
DRAM Frequency.........................[DDR3-1531MHz]
UCLK Frequency.........................[3063MHz]
Not stable.
BCLK Frequency.........................[191]
CPU Voltage............................[1.3]
Runs quite hot with maxes of 95C and is not stable.
BCLK Frequency.........................[190]
CPU Voltage............................[1.28125]
Not stable. I don't care and I give up.
Resources
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* [CPU-Z](http://www.cpuid.com) for CPU information
* [Real Temp](https://www.techpowerup.com/downloads/2089/real-temp-3-70/mirrors) for to view temperature (v3.70)
* [LinX](https://github.com/sanekgusev/LinX-old/releases/tag/0.6.5) for 'quick' stability testing.
* [Prime95 for long-term stability-testing](http://www.mersenne.org/download/#download).
This is to be used after LinX yields a good result (keep an eye on temp)
* [PerformanceTest](http://www.passmark.com/download/pt_download.htm) for a quick before and after.
* Forum threads, etc
- http://www.overclock.net/t/662236/official-the-asus-p6x58d-premium-e-thread
- http://www.overclock.net/t/798321/oc-i7-930-on-asus-p6x58d-e#post_10321869
- http://www.overclockers.com/3-step-guide-overclock-core-i3-i5-i7/