TPU's Core i7 Overclocking and Feedback

Fitseries3 · Jan 2, 2010

wow... 300 pages of i7 talk in 14 months.

its crazy to think i've had i7/x58 for over a year now.

i have my reciept here for my 1st i7 920 and RIIE dated 11-17-08

i think i've had almost every x58 since then... almost.

and now im running a xeon 3520 while i wait for the i9s to come out.

its been fun and i hope it continues to be that way.

:toast:

fatguy1992 · Jan 2, 2010

Yesterday I did a quick test with my W3570, I got this...

http://www.hwbot.org/result.do?resultId=936839

I should get much better scores next time, I had really bad evap contact, evap @ -85C and CPU @ -25C

Since this is a high leakage chip, it overclocks better with lower temps rather then more voltage.

Chicken Patty · Jan 2, 2010

Good job Daniel. Why can you do to improve evap. Contact?

SummerDays · Jan 2, 2010

Fitseries3 said:
wow... 300 pages of i7 talk in 14 months.

its crazy to think i've had i7/x58 for over a year now.

i have my reciept here for my 1st i7 920 and RIIE dated 11-17-08

Same here, I ordered when they had just came out, manufactured in Costa Rica. Motherboard prices have dropped by a good 40%.

I can't remember how much they were when they came out, $400?

Fitseries3 · Jan 2, 2010

i paid $465 shipped overnight from asus usa

cpu was $320 overnighted

Chicken Patty · Jan 2, 2010

In December of 08 I ordered mine. $300 for CPU and $300 for motherboard. Overnight was about $50

Jakethesnake011 · Jan 2, 2010

How are you liking the new chip fit? It is much different than an i7 920? Some have said the Xeon's are binned better due to the reliability that they are expected to hold up to, I am not sure if such is true.
Can you post some pics of the clocks you can run, I did see the 4.2ghz 3d mark 06 run with something like 1.27v for vcore, if you have any others laying around please share

Fitseries3 · Jan 2, 2010

its a tad better than a i7 but not alot.

i'll get more runs in after a bit.

fatguy1992 · Jan 3, 2010

Chicken Patty said:
Good job Daniel. Why can you do to improve evap. Contact?

Level the insulation out around the cpu so the evap can touch the CPU.

PaulieG · Jan 3, 2010

Fitseries3 said:
its a tad better than a i7 but not alot.

i'll get more runs in after a bit.

I've had 2 of the 1156 Xeons. They were fairly disappointing. The 860's in general are better for sure.

Chicken Patty · Jan 3, 2010

fatguy1992 said:
Level the insulation out around the cpu so the evap can touch the CPU.

Ha, gotcha. Isn't the insulation soft? Like I mean if you screw down the evap block, whatever you wanna call it, the insulation should give right?

Binge · Jan 3, 2010

Chicken Patty said:
Ha, gotcha. Isn't the insulation soft? Like I mean if you screw down the evap block, whatever you wanna call it, the insulation should give right?

It's pretty malleable but it depends on what kind of insulation you're using. If it's foam then it'll give quite a bit, but if it's needed eraser then it won't give as much as you might think.

Good suggestion Fatty

Binge · Jan 3, 2010

SummerDays said:
Same here, I ordered when they had just came out, manufactured in Costa Rica. Motherboard prices have dropped by a good 40%.

I can't remember how much they were when they came out, $400?

Fit got me before I almost signed off the interwebs and I got in contact with someone on anandtech who was selling a 920 and Rampage II Extreme for $500 shipped.

That was a good November 08

Fitseries3 · Jan 3, 2010

x58's i've owned and am quite familiar with...

asus..
RIIE
RIIgene
p6t6 ws revolution
p6t dlx

dfi...
ut-x58-t3eh8
dk-x58-t3eh6

gb...
x58-ud5
x58-ud3

ecs...
x58a

foxconn...
renaissance

evga...
classified 759
classified 760

and i hate to say it...

i had an intel x58 for a few days that i sold to a friend that wanted a fast machine.

PaulieG · Jan 3, 2010

Fitseries3 said:
x58's i've owned and am quite familiar with...

asus..
RIIE
p6t6 ws revolution
p6t dlx

dfi...
ut-x58-t3eh8
dk-x58-t3eh6

gb...
x58-ud5

ecs...
x58a

foxconn...
renaissance

evga...
classified 759
classified 760

and i hate to say it...

i had an intel x58 for a few days that i sold to a friend that wanted a fast machine.

It's crazy how we can go through so many boards in the name of benching. :laugh:

. Here's my i7 boards, both x58 and p55:

x58
Biostar x58 Tpower
Gigabyte UD5
Gigabyte UD3
Asus Gene
Foxconn Blood Rage
Asrock x58 Extreme
DFI DK x58 t3eh6

p55
EVGA p55 FTW (current board)
Gigabyte p55-UD4
Gigabyte p55A-UD6 (current board)
Asrock p55 Extreme (current board)

mastrdrver · Jan 3, 2010

http://forums.techpowerup.com/showpost.php?p=1700947&postcount=237

Letting the temps drop a few to take a shot at 4ghz. :rockout:

Fitseries3 · Jan 9, 2010

hey guys i think i figured something out.

can you please post me a pic of your mobos... i just need to see the upper part of the board, 1st pcie slot to the upper edge by the cpu socket.

most boards have cooling only on the VRMs for cpu power control and lack proper PLL and VTT cooling. some boards also lack proper 2+ stage mem and IOH VRM cooling as well.

i have found that if you cool these spots you can gain 300-700mhz but YMMV.

i'd need to see your board to know what needs extra cooling..... so if you are interested post a pic for me and i'll tell you more.

t_ski · Jan 9, 2010

My board is the same as yours...

Fitseries3 · Jan 9, 2010

Chicken Patty · Jan 9, 2010

Fitseries3 said:
http://img.techpowerup.org/100109/Capture676.jpg

It has cute little heat sinks. Is that what you are trying to show?

Fitseries3 · Jan 9, 2010

read up a few posts

Chicken Patty · Jan 9, 2010

Yeah I read that, but is that the parts of the board that were lacking cooling according to your post?

Fitseries3 · Jan 9, 2010

on the classifieds there are a few spots yes.

Chicken Patty · Jan 9, 2010

Fitseries3 said:
on the classifieds there are a few spots yes.

That's pretty cool. I do bet those areas get really hot under some load and good clocking. Smart move there. Is that the first board you see cooling those particular areas? I ask you because you've had more boards than I probably will ever have in my lifetime.

Tatty_Two · Jan 9, 2010

Still got my old C0 chip steaming along, even on air she benches at 4,2gig on less than 1.3V with temps never going out of the 60's, had a play earlier today, got her to 4.4gig on 1.4V but she was getting a bit toasty there, I ran 2006 at 4.2gig with just one of my 4890's as I had not run the bench in like a year! ...............

Processor	W3570 - W3540 - Q6600 - Celeron 360
Motherboard	EVGA X58 Classified - MSI X58 Eclipse - ASUS Commando
Cooling	Kayl Custom Built Dual Stage Cascade - IFX-14
Memory	Corsair DDR3 Dominator GT 6GB 1866MHz - Cellshock DDR2 4GB 1066MHz
Video Card(s)	2x EVGA GTX275 - 9400GT - 7600GT
Storage	Samsung 750GB HDD
Display(s)	Samsung 21.6' 2253LW
Case	Antec 1200
Audio Device(s)	None
Power Supply	TT 750watt - Coolermaster Real Power Pro 1000watt
Software	Windows XP - Windows 7 - what else should I put here?
Benchmark Scores	Too many to list :P

Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Motherboard	ASUS ROG Crosshair X670E Hero
Cooling	ARCTIC Liquid Freezer III 360 A-RGB // X12 Phanteks D30-120 D-RGB Fans
Memory	G.SKILL Trident Z5 Neo RGB Series (AMD Expo) DDR5 RAM 32GB (2x16GB) 6000MT/s CL30
Video Card(s)	ZOTAC Gaming GeForce RTX 4090 AMP Extreme AIRO
Storage	Samsung Pro 980 2TB NVMe (OS and Games) // WD Black 10TB HDD (Storage)
Display(s)	SAMSUNG 34-Inch Ultrawide 75Hz (Desk Games) // SAMSUNG 49-Inch Ultrawide 144Hz (Sim Racing Rig)
Case	Phanteks NV7
Power Supply	Seasonic Vertex GX-1200, 1200W 80+ Gold, ATX 3.0
Software	Windows 11 Pro

Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Motherboard	ASUS ROG Crosshair X670E Hero
Cooling	ARCTIC Liquid Freezer III 360 A-RGB // X12 Phanteks D30-120 D-RGB Fans
Memory	G.SKILL Trident Z5 Neo RGB Series (AMD Expo) DDR5 RAM 32GB (2x16GB) 6000MT/s CL30
Video Card(s)	ZOTAC Gaming GeForce RTX 4090 AMP Extreme AIRO
Storage	Samsung Pro 980 2TB NVMe (OS and Games) // WD Black 10TB HDD (Storage)
Display(s)	SAMSUNG 34-Inch Ultrawide 75Hz (Desk Games) // SAMSUNG 49-Inch Ultrawide 144Hz (Sim Racing Rig)
Case	Phanteks NV7
Power Supply	Seasonic Vertex GX-1200, 1200W 80+ Gold, ATX 3.0
Software	Windows 11 Pro

System Name	My i7 Build
Processor	Intel Core i7 920 @4.2
Motherboard	EVGA CLassified E760
Cooling	[Lapped & Washer Modded] Thermalright Ultra-120 w/ 2 Ultra KAze 3000 RPM Fans
Memory	Kingston HyperX DDR3 2000Mhz 8-9-8-21 1T
Video Card(s)	Sapphire 5870 Flashed with ASUS BIOS
Storage	Patroit Torqx 128gb SSD & 2-Samsung 1Tb 72k
Display(s)	ASUS VW266H 25.5" 1200p LCD
Case	Thermaltake Armor+ Full AtX
Audio Device(s)	EVGA onboard sound
Power Supply	Thermaltake 1200W ToughPower
Software	Windows 7 Ultimate Sig Edition
Benchmark Scores	Vantage 19492 3dmark06 23450 Super Pi: 9.906s for 1M

Processor	W3570 - W3540 - Q6600 - Celeron 360
Motherboard	EVGA X58 Classified - MSI X58 Eclipse - ASUS Commando
Cooling	Kayl Custom Built Dual Stage Cascade - IFX-14
Memory	Corsair DDR3 Dominator GT 6GB 1866MHz - Cellshock DDR2 4GB 1066MHz
Video Card(s)	2x EVGA GTX275 - 9400GT - 7600GT
Storage	Samsung 750GB HDD
Display(s)	Samsung 21.6' 2253LW
Case	Antec 1200
Audio Device(s)	None
Power Supply	TT 750watt - Coolermaster Real Power Pro 1000watt
Software	Windows XP - Windows 7 - what else should I put here?
Benchmark Scores	Too many to list :P

Processor	5800x(2)/5700g/5600x/5600g/2700x/1700x/1700
Motherboard	MSI B550 Carbon (2)/ MSI z490 Unify/Asus Strix B550-F/MSI B450 Tomahawk (3)
Cooling	EK AIO 360 (2)/EK AIO 240, Arctic Cooling Freezer II 280/EVGA CLC 280/Noctua D15/Cryorig M9(2)
Memory	32 GB Ballistix Elite/32 GB TridentZ/16GB Mushkin Redline Black/16 GB Dominator
Video Card(s)	Asus Strix RTX3060/EVGA 970(2)/Asus 750 ti/Old Quadros
Storage	Samsung 970 EVO M.2 NVMe 500GB/WD Black M.2 NVMe 500GB/Adata 500gb NVMe
Display(s)	Acer 1080p 22"/ (3) Samsung 22" 1080p
Case	(2) Lian Li Lancool II Mesh/Corsair 4000D /Phanteks Eclipse 500a/Be Quiet Pure Base 500/Bones of HAF
Power Supply	EVGA Supernova 850G(2)/EVGA Supernova GT 650w/Phantek Amps 750w/Seasonic Focus 750w
Mouse	Generic Black wireless (5)
Keyboard	Generic Black wireless (5)
Software	Win 10/Ubuntu

System Name	Molly
Processor	i5 3570K
Motherboard	Z77 ASRock
Cooling	CooliT Eco
Memory	2x4GB Mushkin Redline Ridgebacks
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte GTX 680
Case	Coolermaster CM690 II Advanced
Power Supply	Corsair HX-1000

System Name	Money Hole
Processor	Core i7 970
Motherboard	Asus P6T6 WS Revolution
Cooling	Noctua UH-D14
Memory	2133Mhz 12GB (3x4GB) Mushkin 998991
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Tri-X OC R9 290X
Storage	Samsung 1TB 850 Evo
Display(s)	3x Acer KG240A 144hz
Case	CM HAF 932
Audio Device(s)	ADI (onboard)
Power Supply	Enermax Revolution 85+ 1050w
Mouse	Logitech G602
Keyboard	Logitech G710+
Software	Windows 10 Professional x64

System Name	My i7 Beast
Processor	Intel Core i7 6800K
Motherboard	Asus X99-A II
Cooling	Nickel-plated EK Supremacy EVO, D5 with XSPC Bayres & BIX Quad Radiator
Memory	4 x 8GB EVGA SuperSC DDR4-3200
Video Card(s)	EVGA 1080 SuperClocked
Storage	Samsung 950 Pro 256GB m.2 SSD + 480GB Sandisk storage SSD
Display(s)	Three Asus 24" VW246H LCD's
Case	Silverstone TJ07
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	Corsair AX1200
Keyboard	Corsair K95
Software	Windows 10 x64 Pro

Processor	Intel Core i9 11900KF @ -.080mV PL max @220w
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK
Cooling	DeepCool LS520SE Liquid + 3 Phanteks 140mm case fans
Memory	32GB (4 x 8GB SR) Patriot Viper Steel Bdie @ 3600Mhz CL14 1.45v Gear 1
Video Card(s)	Asus Dual RTX 4070 OC + 8% PL
Storage	WD Blue SN550 1TB M.2 NVME//Crucial MX500 500GB SSD (OS)
Display(s)	AOC Q2781PQ 27 inch Ultra Slim 2560 x 1440 IPS
Case	Phanteks Enthoo Pro M Windowed - Gunmetal
Audio Device(s)	Onboard Realtek ALC1200/SPDIF to Sony AVR @ 5.1
Power Supply	Seasonic CORE GM650w Gold Semi modular
Software	Win 11 Home x64

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