Set Load-line Calibration (LLC) to Very High level in AI Suite



or in BIOS under DIGI+Power Control option


FYI, the LLC works like this:


P/S: just for reference. Different model.

ok thx

kevin, will setting LLC to Turbo affect the cpu life span?

I don't think so.
Ivy Bridge will not degrade at all, unlike Sandy Bridge & SB-E that degrade so fast.
I have been using Very High/Turbo LLC since one year ago.
Tortured up to 100C, my chip is still performing as perfect as brand new.
Ivy Bridge is as fast as lightning, as strong as a steel.

May I know what good wc u use? Aio?
My 3770k oc 4.5ghz with 1.305v with noctua d14, max temp oso reach 83"C...

Hi guys, this would be my very2 1st OC try since the E2140 era. Forget all those OC thingy.
Please do correct me if im doing wrong.



Motherboard : Gigabyte GA Z77M-D3H
Processor : i7 3770K
Ram : Corsair Vengeance 8GB DDR3 1333.
PSU : OCZ 850watt

Is that a stable OC? What's your max temp and what cooler are you using?

Bro owikh84, is this okay? 4.7GHZ with air


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havent test any stability or stress test yet. still getting the knowledge of overclocking, im currently on stock cooler. waiting for wc.

Perfect! Nice chip you got there

Stock cooler can't go higher. Put it under water is your best choice. But nothing can beat a delidded chip, which will offer 15-20C improvement.

Thanks bro, i manually set it to 1.28V instead of 1.27V for vcore and 1.28V yields me stable gflops and tremendous reduction in the intel burn test duration. I'm completely satisfied with my chip.

A happy Ivy Bridge owner spotted.
Now it's time to play with mem OC.

Got this PSC kit today... G.Skill Flare 2000C7



stock 2000 7-9-7


quick test on 2400 7-11-7

DDR3 2200MHZ @10-11-10-27


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Good job bro.
What vdimm, VCCSA, VCCIO?

i have a same problem last month and it end up with a dead chip..
now iam try to get another chip soon

This post has been edited by amadzack: Apr 11 2013, 04:42 PM

mine is still working but then again,the first 2 memory slots are not working. i can even oc my gc n stable but one thing is that no matter how many times i apply TIM on my chip,the temp is still that high and worse than before delidd. Have tried many methods of TIM application from line method to dot method but still same. Using mx4. perhaps someone can tell me what mistake that i made. Sometimes, one core is 15C hotter than the other core.

I suspect there is a bad contact between your IHS or die with your waterblock/ heatsink base.

im thinking the same thing too. no matter how thin is the TIM btw the IHS-DIE with dot method/line method, the temperature is still not even. kevin, do u have any idea on how to check the surface contact btw my nochua nd d14 with the IHS?

Hope it does have what you want, bro. This is my max memory oc, cause can't boot @ 2400MHZ ><


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