I just finished buiding my new computer yesterday, the basic specs are as follows:
CPU: Intel I7 990x (Stock DBX-B thermal solution Cooling)
MB: Intel Extreme X58 LGA 1366 DX58SO2
PS: Antec High Current Pro HCP-1200
Memory: Kingston HyperX KHX1600C9D3K3/12GX DDR3-1600 (6x4GB) CL9
Case: IN WIN DESTINY-Extreme Series Ironclad (4 20mm fans 1 120mm fan)
HDD: 300GB WD VelociRaptor 10,000 rpm X2 (Raid 0)
OS: Win7 Pro 64bit
Display Adapter: X2 SLI eVGA GeForce GTX 460 SuperClocked 1 GB - GDDR5 SDRAM
ASUS Xonar DX 7.1 Channels PCI Express x1 Interface Sound Card
The computer seems to run fine at stock settings, but I did not buy the I7 990X to run it at stock settings. However, I'm new to OCing. I'm looking for an optimal stable OC walkthrough. I've tried using the intel (Slight OC) autotuning app and noticed that it only raised my ram speed to 1338Mhz (or thereabouts). THe point is, I'd like to take advantage of the 1600Mhz ram I have, but I don't want to destroy the machine either by doing somthing wrong. I've conducted an exhaustive search using all the terms my limited computer speak vocabulary could come up with, but have struck out...
I'd appreciate any help I could get!
Thank you!
CPU: Intel I7 990x (Stock DBX-B thermal solution Cooling)
MB: Intel Extreme X58 LGA 1366 DX58SO2
PS: Antec High Current Pro HCP-1200
Memory: Kingston HyperX KHX1600C9D3K3/12GX DDR3-1600 (6x4GB) CL9
Case: IN WIN DESTINY-Extreme Series Ironclad (4 20mm fans 1 120mm fan)
HDD: 300GB WD VelociRaptor 10,000 rpm X2 (Raid 0)
OS: Win7 Pro 64bit
Display Adapter: X2 SLI eVGA GeForce GTX 460 SuperClocked 1 GB - GDDR5 SDRAM
ASUS Xonar DX 7.1 Channels PCI Express x1 Interface Sound Card
The computer seems to run fine at stock settings, but I did not buy the I7 990X to run it at stock settings. However, I'm new to OCing. I'm looking for an optimal stable OC walkthrough. I've tried using the intel (Slight OC) autotuning app and noticed that it only raised my ram speed to 1338Mhz (or thereabouts). THe point is, I'd like to take advantage of the 1600Mhz ram I have, but I don't want to destroy the machine either by doing somthing wrong. I've conducted an exhaustive search using all the terms my limited computer speak vocabulary could come up with, but have struck out...
I'd appreciate any help I could get!
Thank you!