TPU's Core i7 Overclocking and Feedback

Castiel · Feb 19, 2009

I'm learning how to OC the Core i7, and I came by this video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwbzQblRQ7I
Is this good?

If I follow these steps how much of a OC will I get and how far could I get with a DFI LP jr?

Binge · Feb 19, 2009

Did you notice how the motherboard boxes change every time the camera cuts? That guide is basically a walkthrough of the Gigabyte motherboard's bios and the basic overclocking in general. Great vid to understand the lingo you don't understand about the i7.

Fitseries3 · Feb 19, 2009

Chicken Patty said:
hahaha, damn dude, you guys are loving that ram Great results though

think about it.....

you pay $50 for the ram and $100+ more for aluminum heatspreaders.

WHY?

Chicken Patty · Feb 19, 2009

Fitseries3 said:
think about it.....

you pay $50 for the ram and $100+ more for aluminum heatspreaders.

WHY?

you can just keep them cool with a fan. Too bad I didn't know about this before hand when i built the i7 rig

dark2099 · Feb 19, 2009

Exactly why I decided to keep the Corsair Ram fan I got, and sold the ram alone. I was running 1.9v through them and they weren't even warm, like room temp.

Chicken Patty · Feb 19, 2009

dark2099 said:
Exactly why I decided to keep the Corsair Ram fan I got, and sold the ram alone. I was running 1.9v through them and they weren't even warm, like room temp.

my corsair get pretty hot, thats why I did this :laugh:

, hey it works

Fitseries3 · Feb 19, 2009

Fitseries3 · Feb 19, 2009

SystemViper · Feb 19, 2009

Nice score,

Where do you get that EVGA voltage pumper?

Fitseries3 · Feb 19, 2009

evga's site. or.... someone nice

n-ster · Feb 19, 2009

I would like to know of this ram (same as you are talking about I believe but in 6gb format) is compatible with the ud4p... I heard ppl getting compatibility issues with the ud3 I think...

Also, what extra cooling do you need to compensate for no heatspreaders? just fans?

Fitseries3 · Feb 19, 2009

yes. binge ordered them and dark is getting some soon.

im not using any cooling on mine and they seem fine. only a few C above room temp.

n-ster · Feb 19, 2009

Great! so the only thing I gotta worry about is compatibility with mobo?

Fitseries3 · Feb 19, 2009

yeah but from what i read its just ppls stupidity on OCing.

n-ster · Feb 19, 2009

nono that's when ppl say "OMG RAM SAYS 1600mhz and its only running at 1066"... that's the ppls stupidity on OCing I think

Binge · Feb 19, 2009

It's true these might not need any extra cooling, but I'm going the extra mile! These are available at a lot of the aftermarket shops, "Enzotech Unicorn Memory Heatspreader"

Chicken Patty · Feb 19, 2009

BINGE i had seen some one use those before, they are beautiful heat spreaders bro, great choice :toast:

DanishDevil · Feb 19, 2009

Those look SWEET! :rockout:

Solaris17 · Feb 19, 2009

SystemViper said:
Nice score,

Where do you get that EVGA voltage pumper?

here ya go

http://www.solarisutilitydvd.com/Downloads/Programs/Utilities/EGVT_Setup_10.exe

Thrackan · Feb 19, 2009

Just bumpin' in here as I'm looking to get a waterblock on my i7.

Several issues come to mind:

- I haven't seen a (decent) roundup comparing several blocks on i7 yet.
- I've heard rumours that the GTX actually pwns the GTZ on i7. Dunno how much is true there.
- So far, I've seen Alphacool, Aqua-Computer, D-Tek, Swiftech and EK have blocks fitting i7.
- I'm so virgin to watercooling I can't even say which of the above brands, with their respective products, would do better even on a C2Q...

Why go watercooling then? Well, most of all, I hate a 3,33 Ghz clock on 40C idle (65 load). I want to clock this baby up further while keeping it at a decent temp...
Second reason is me just getting a good deal on a rad, pump, fittings and some tubing

Any i7-crew willing to shed some light here?

Solaris17 · Feb 19, 2009

Thrackan said:
Just bumpin' in here as I'm looking to get a waterblock on my i7.

Several issues come to mind:

- I haven't seen a (decent) roundup comparing several blocks on i7 yet.
- I've heard rumours that the GTX actually pwns the GTZ on i7. Dunno how much is true there.
- So far, I've seen Alphacool, Aqua-Computer, D-Tek, Swiftech and EK have blocks fitting i7.
- I'm so virgin to watercooling I can't even say which of the above brands, with their respective products, would do better even on a C2Q...

Why go watercooling then? Well, most of all, I hate a 3,33 Ghz clock on 40C idle (65 load). I want to clock this baby up further while keeping it at a decent temp...
Second reason is me just getting a good deal on a rad, pump, fittings and some tubing

Any i7-crew willing to shed some light here?

what do you need light on? WC imo is the only way to go on I7 because of HT you need more voltage then the 45nm core2 procs anything after 4Ghz imo needs an incredable amount of voltage and even then its pushing water. and 4Ghz gets hot enough as it is load.

Binge · Feb 19, 2009

Watercooling is all about the configuration of the block. How the water flows through the block is important depending on the processor. The rest of your questions I think are based on tubing? Let me quote myself for a moment. I just gave some insight in PMs to someone.

TBH tubing size is to affect flow/pressure. The reason people use 1/2" ID is if they're using a high flow pump only because of water pressure. If the water pressure is too high you can damage your pump. If the flow is also too low you will increase the water pressure. If say you had an EK supreme water block you'd want wide tubing and a high flow pump because the EK block is restrictive. The Apogee GTZ is a high flow block so you really don't need much at all to get it to work well

So because the GTZ is high flow you can use lower ID tubing without any problems because the water will be moving through it at a high rate without increasing the pressure. I hope that helps things a little.

Thrackan · Feb 19, 2009

Solaris17 said:
what do you need light on? WC imo is the only way to go on I7 because of HT you need more voltage then the 45nm core2 procs anything after 4Ghz imo needs an incredable amount of voltage and even then its pushing water. and 4Ghz gets hot enough as it is load.

Most of all, which block I should get. For the record, I'm not getting a TEC block, but anything else with good performance is acceptable

Binge · Feb 19, 2009

Thrackan said:
Most of all, which block I should get. For the record, I'm not getting a TEC block, but anything else with good performance is acceptable

Depends on what you want

Restrictive or non-restructive. The more restrictive the cpu block the less restrictive you have to make your tubing and radiator, and you have to purchase a more powerful pump as well.

Fitseries3 · Feb 19, 2009

here is why i say GTZ is shit for i7....

the blue rectangle represents the i7 Die under the IHS of the i7 chip...

notice how it doesnt cover the entire Die. the parts not covered are the QPI links and memory controller.

here's the dtek fuzion v1/v2 base....

and a GT/GTX base which obviously covers the whole core.....

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Power Supply	Cooler Master 850w
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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

TPU's Core i7 Overclocking and Feedback

Castiel

Binge

Overclocking Surrealism

Fitseries3

Eleet Hardware Junkie

Chicken Patty

dark2099

Chicken Patty

Fitseries3

Eleet Hardware Junkie

Fitseries3

Eleet Hardware Junkie

SystemViper

Fitseries3

Eleet Hardware Junkie

n-ster

Fitseries3

Eleet Hardware Junkie

n-ster

Fitseries3

Eleet Hardware Junkie

n-ster

Binge

Overclocking Surrealism

Chicken Patty

DanishDevil

Solaris17

Super Dainty Moderator

Thrackan

Solaris17

Super Dainty Moderator

Binge

Overclocking Surrealism

Thrackan

Binge

Overclocking Surrealism

Fitseries3

Eleet Hardware Junkie

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