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Core i7 980X Overclocking And Feedback

Wile E said:
Have you tried with HT off? I don't think 06 can use all 12 threads, so it may be using virtual cores when a physical one is left idle.
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Tried it with the HToff and came up with the same score.

Thanks for a idea though.
 
Got a boot in at 4.82Ghz just messing around to see what i could get into windows at.

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rickss69 said:
Still on water? ;)
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Yea on water...I didnt run anything on that but at that voltage i could if it was stable.

That would be max for my water setup though.
 
Just broke the 30k mark on 3dmark 06 with 1 5870.

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I'll be watching this thread with envy. Pretty fast chip but I was really shocked to see a 4.2ghz @ 6/12 still only pulling 4 seconds which is damn quick but I would have thought it to do it faster :-)

@ Asylum, you sure do run 3dmark and vantage more than anyone Ive ever seen, it never gets boring?
 
I'm really surprised you guys are having a hard time getting these up there. I've read several reports that 5GHz was possible on air-cooling.
 
Wahoooo, just signed a new contract whch should last several months, so i see myself getting the 980x with my next check, but i also need a good MB, i am thinking the RE3 or UD9.

i am so excited, it tough sitting on the sidelines with this monster out there....
look forward to rocking with you guys very soon!

tilll then i thin k i'll burn up some 775 stuff....
 
Do want, but I've never bought a $1000 chip in my life, and I'm not going to start now. I'll be waiting for a few months until there is a healthy number of used chips available.
 
My last EE was a QX9650, and I got it at a healthy discout. :pimp:

I was just reading an article at Xbit Labs:

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/intel-core-i7-980x.html

They did not have a good overclock on their chip either:

Due to higher Vcore we could get our CPU to run stably at a much higher clock rate of 4.13 GHz.

Frankly speaking, this is not what we have expected to see during our Core i7-980X overclocking experiments. It turns out that although this processor was made using the most advanced production process, it doesn’t overclock any better than a one-year-old 45 nm processor. In other words, if you overclock without involving any special cooling techniques or equipment, then the frequency potential of the new Gulftown processor will be about the same as that of Bloomfield CPUs that can go as high as 4.0-4.2 GHz.

By the way, I would like to point out two things, whichw e noticed during Core i7-980X overclocking. First, Gulftown remains relatively cool even when its frequency increase is accompanied by the corresponding Vcore increase. 60 degrees under maximum load is very low temperature, especially compared with the temperatures of Core i7 Bloomfield processors overclocked by raising their core voltage. Second, you need to carefully select your voltage settings if you want to succeed in Gulftown overclocking, because by raising it too high you can damage its overclocking potential. For example, our processor sample worked at 4.13 GHz when its Vcore was increased by 0.15 V above the nominal, but as soon as we pushed it 0.2 V higher, the CPU failed to pass stability tests even at 4.0 GHz frequency.
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Hell, I have 4.4GHz on my 920... :confused:
 
I don't see where that is coming from Ski - You have seen Asylum and I up to 4.8GHz so far without extreme cooling or excessive volts. I am well satisfied at this point in my testing...;) As for 5GHz on air...you need to question those sites you visit lol. :laugh:
 
All of this is fine and dandy, but if you can do little with it the point is moot...you simply need better cooling to take advantage of it. These chips do not clock like other quad cores. One tip I can share is they hate vtt. :)


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From what i have read, you need to be very carefull when buying a ES version of the 980x. I have seen many people talk about them being over sensitive to voltage and easy to ruin. With that being said, i have seen nothing but good OC results from the retail 980x's
 
What have you seen, Steve? Post some numbers up if you don't mind :toast:

I was hoping for 5GHz+ if I got one, especially since I have very good watercooling.

Rick - I can't see your pics now (work proxy), so I'll have to check these out later.
 
From what i have seen that they have been doing at least 4.5-5ghz on water, pretty consistently with retail chips. I have been watching that "other " forum and there are a lot of posts in that space. SO that is what i would expect for a retail 980x, but also that is in benching mode, i bet because of heat and other stuff the 24/7 speed of the chip is between 4 and 4.5ghz. Kinda makes you wonder, you pay the 1k, get the chip, blast out soem vantage and 06 and other stuff and then settle back into youir 24/7 mode and it's performing like your i7 920 unless you do a lot of compiling, video encoding/editing, flash work, rippin or stuff like that.

I am debating on getting one, for me the summer isn't about computers, i have my fun in the winter, but i DO like that 980x and work is up, so i can afford one real soon..... MUST make correct decision, MUST hold back, LOL wtf it's friggin wak.... but that is us and this space...


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I tell you the more i read the more it tells me to wait...
 
SystemViper said:
From what i have seen that they have been doing at least 4.5-5ghz on water, pretty consistently with retail chips. I have been watching that "other " forum and there are a lot of posts in that space. SO that is what i would expect for a retail 980x, but also that is in benching mode, i bet because of heat and other stuff the 24/7 speed of the chip is between 4 and 4.5ghz. Kinda makes you wonder, you pay the 1k, get the chip, blast out soem vantage and 06 and other stuff and then settle back into youir 24/7 mode and it's performing like your i7 920 unless you do a lot of compiling, video encoding/editing, flash work, rippin or stuff like that.

I am debating on getting one, for me the summer isn't about computers, i have my fun in the winter, but i DO like that 980x and work is up, so i can afford one real soon..... MUST make correct decision, MUST hold back, LOL wtf it's friggin wak.... but that is us and this space...


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I tell you the more i read the more it tells me to wait...
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You are correct Viper - These are great for benching and other intended apps...I hope no one buys one expecting to breeze up to 5GHz on water. I know the excitement gets the better of some when listening to all the hype. We are just playing and experimenting with them for the fun of it atm. :)
 
These retail chips clock pretty well... Im more than happy with my purchase.

Anyone thinking they can get to 5.0Ghz on air is a dreamer...Maybe if they got the very best chip out of all it might be possible.

4.9Ghz -5.0Ghz will push the limits of any good water cooling system just for boot up without benching anything.

So far the best i can get 3dmark stable is around 4.7Ghz.

I dont see getting much over that without dice or ln2 for anyone.

As rick stated before...These chips are alittle trickie on voltages and will take you some time to get them dialed in for bench runs.
 
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To all you guys that have 980x :toast:

This is one of the most impressing processors ive seen so far.

For the Price tag of 1000 dollars, you get something that has 6 cores hyper threaded, and are doing 4.0Ghz granted the right motherboard and cooling.

But all these pics so far im seeing at 4.25Ghz+ easy!!!!!


Intel just hasn't passed AMD right now, they gone there own MEGA level, these retail chips are clocking like they are on crack. :roll:

Well Crack being the voltage i say.

Also there running cool to my eyes but thats on water systems at the moment. A 980x for me will be a dreamer i might be getting if i can get a job or convince some of my blood line to help out on.


I don't know about you, but threads and more threads and all those accounts of new processor first time over-clocks, this by far has to be one of the best launches of a processor for how exceptionally well i7 980x's are to over-clocking.
 
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gulftown has some new rules u should follow.

And please take my rules seriously because i have killed a gulftown.

1. ABSOLUTELY NO MORE VCORE THEN 1.45 for 24/7
2. ABSOLUTELY NO MORE THEN 1.35 for CPU VTT for 24/7
3. Try to stay below 1.375 for QPI/DRAM.

1 and 2 will kill your CPU in a matter of months. Especially if ur unlucky and grab'd an A0 ES.
The memory controller on the 980X which is a B1 is a bit more durable.. however... DONT RISK IT ON A 1G CPU!
This is a 32nm processor and not a 45nm like the other i7's.

They like odd multi's when you go past 170bclk.
They like even multi's near 133-150.

Some little strange things i noticed..

ALso they HATE UNCORE. So try to keep your uncore low.

Anyhow enjoy your 980X.

Ive had a A0 gulfy last year november, pop'd it and ended up getting a 980X as a replacement. :X

IF u have any personal questions regarding the cpu, pm me.
Unless u work for intel, i dont think anyone on this forum has had more hands time on gulftown then i have.
 
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Naekuh said:
gulftown has some new rules u should follow.

And please take my rules seriously because i have killed a gulftown.

1. ABSOLUTELY NO MORE VCORE THEN 1.45 for 24/7
2. ABSOLUTELY NO MORE THEN 1.35 for CPU VTT for 24/7
3. Try to stay below 1.375 for QPI/DRAM.

1 and 2 will kill your CPU in a matter of months. Especially if ur unlucky and grab'd an A0 ES.
The memory controller on the 980X which is a B1 is a bit more durable.. however... DONT RISK IT ON A 1G CPU!
This is a 32nm processor and not a 45nm like the other i7's.

They like odd multi's when you go past 170bclk.
They like even multi's near 133-150.

Some little strange things i noticed..

ALso they HATE UNCORE. So try to keep your uncore low.

Anyhow enjoy your 980X.

Ive had a A0 gulfy last year november, pop'd it and ended up getting a 980X as a replacement. :X

IF u have any personal questions regarding the cpu, pm me.
Unless u work for intel, i dont think anyone on this forum has had more hands time on gulftown then i have.
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Thanks for you post. If you have any Screen shots please feel free to post them.
All the info you can give us would be great.
 
Naekuh said:
gulftown has some new rules u should follow.

And please take my rules seriously because i have killed a gulftown.

1. ABSOLUTELY NO MORE VCORE THEN 1.45 for 24/7
2. ABSOLUTELY NO MORE THEN 1.35 for CPU VTT for 24/7
3. Try to stay below 1.375 for QPI/DRAM.

1 and 2 will kill your CPU in a matter of months. Especially if ur unlucky and grab'd an A0 ES.
The memory controller on the 980X which is a B1 is a bit more durable.. however... DONT RISK IT ON A 1G CPU!
This is a 32nm processor and not a 45nm like the other i7's.

They like odd multi's when you go past 170bclk.
They like even multi's near 133-150.

Some little strange things i noticed..

ALso they HATE UNCORE. So try to keep your uncore low.

Anyhow enjoy your 980X.

Ive had a A0 gulfy last year november, pop'd it and ended up getting a 980X as a replacement. :X

IF u have any personal questions regarding the cpu, pm me.
Unless u work for intel, i dont think anyone on this forum has had more hands time on gulftown then i have.
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Thanks for the tips on voltages. I was wondering what the limits of 32nm were. 1.45 is still better than Yorkfield, which degraded over 1.4v. They really cleaned up the leakage on 45nm with Nehalem, and seem to have carried that over pretty well to 32nm. And just curious, but how did you arrive at those numbers? Have numerous people been able to run 1.45V for extended periods of time, or was that just your chip? After having degraded my 45nm Yorky, I'm leery of even running 1.45v on a 32nm for 24/7.

I have yet to even clock an i7 at all, so this will be quite a learning experience for me once I get my ram. I wonder if I'll end up killing any during my learning period. lol.
 
Mine was purchased purely for benching...a waste of money in my opinion for something to run 24/7. I have plenty of sources from the Hwbot teams on voltages, bios and tweaks for 6GHZ + runs. This is just a toy for me to play with atm. :toast:
 
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