TPU's Core i7 Overclocking and Feedback

[Chicken Patty]

This is mine:

http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=66317

thats pretty cool bro, how much did it run to make one like that?

 

[t_ski]

I don't remember for sure, but I think iut was only $30-40.

 

[Chicken Patty]

I don't remember for sure, but I think iut was only $30-40.

wow dude thats awesome, not bad at all. Benchtables are just very convenient to swap out hardware and what not.

 

[Binge]

That does look like fun. I've had mine on a station for a while now and I can't say I regret the choice.

 

[DanishDevil]

Hey guys, just now getting an X58 mobo and an i7 920 D0. I've heard that the new batch of D0's (390XXXXX) are bad clockers. Has anybody seen any hard evidence of this? The guy that told me had no data to back himself up.

 

[Chicken Patty]

Hey guys, just now getting an X58 mobo and an i7 920 D0. I've heard that the new batch of D0's (390XXXXX) are bad clockers. Has anybody seen any hard evidence of this? The guy that told me had no data to back himself up.

it is not dependant on batch. I7's vary a lot from batch to batch. I've seen supposely "bad batches" that have great overclockers, and "good batches" that have crappy ones.

 

[mudkip]

Hey guys, just now getting an X58 mobo and an i7 920 D0. I've heard that the new batch of D0's (390XXXXX) are bad clockers. Has anybody seen any hard evidence of this? The guy that told me had no data to back himself up.

not true all batches have good and bad overclockers.

Btw my undervolt

http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=645954

 

[PaulieG]

wow dude thats awesome, not bad at all. Benchtables are just very convenient to swap out hardware and what not.

Yeah. I'll never use a case in my workshop rigs again. Just one for the family PC. Tech stations are just so much easier, especially when water cooling.

 

[Chicken Patty]

Yeah. I'll never use a case in my workshop rigs again. Just one for the family PC. Tech stations are just so much easier, especially when water cooling.

I need to get me a few for my crunchers

 

[DanishDevil]

Thanks for the help guys. I figured most of the batch stuff was hoopla anyway. I know it pretty much is for the Core 2's, but I thought maybe not with i7's. I'll be picking up my D0 tomorrow

 

[Jakethesnake011]

I was thinking of making one out of wood and staining the wood after I sanded it with a nice cherry color and then making a pexi-glass motherboard tray like the one on the Microcool acrylic tech stations, the one binge was selling. Or just trying to make it all out of Plexiglass but I am goign to have a problem with that making a 2 level and keeping the second level up. Unlike wood I do not think I can make Plexiglass beams to support the 2nd level at the 4 corners. I was thinking of bending some medal and trying to set it up like the Micro cool station...looks complex... Thinking about using the 1/2" plexi I have here.

 

[t_ski]

I used 1/2" copper pipe for mine, then took some threaded rod with nuts & washers on each end to hold it all tight. You can buy some aluminum stock in some hardware stores, too.

 

[kylzer]

I LIKE I7

 

[mudkip]

So do we all

 

[Fitseries3]

here's my 3dmark stable OC...


i'll run 3dmark again since its not included in the pic

 

[Fitseries3]

 

[Chicken Patty]

good job fit

 

[mastrdrver]

Nice Fits.

Where did you get a power supply with a negative 5v source?

What are your uncore and memory speeds? Also, how is cpu-z showing a different speed than Everest in that first pic?

 

[wolf]

I LIKE I7

[url]http://valid.canardpc.com/cache/banner/646996.png[/url]

So do we all

you mean, So say we all?

And @ Fits, looks like if you were running those 295's at your max oc.... your withing tasting distance of 40k

 

[Jakethesnake011]

Just ordered a Patriot torqx 128Gb SSD. I can not wait to see how this performs. Has some great specs to it.

 

[SystemViper]

here's my 3dmark stable OC...


i'll run 3dmark again since its not included in the pic


http://img.techpowerup.org/090810/Capture041561.jpg

I like that voltage for the Mhz,
would you be able to run that on air or do you think that
it only managable under water. With this hot weather i find on my 24/7 system
I am using speedstep and keeping he cores as cool as possible since i am on just air for the moment.
but i am planning to put it in a LIAN LI PC-A05NB Black Aluminum ATX Mini Tower and i might
try a cpu only loop with a PA120.1 and the HK 3.0
i'm still on the fence to do it or not, the next couple of days will tell the tale.

 

[Fitseries3]

i stopped using the MM case and cases in general due to the heat buildup inside.

i just run my setup in open air on my techstation. no extra fans unless im benching the video cards.

i think it would run on air but it may have some BSODs every few runs on benches due to heat.

i keep it pretty fridgid in my apt. ... around 68f or so.

i would give you a test on air but im done with air cooling LOL!

and the question about the misreadings....

its a bug in the software when 32bit apps are used in 64bit OS.

this is a different psu im using but i cannot comment on it at this time. i WILL be able to comment on it later this week and it may be something a few of you are interested in.

 

[Fitseries3]

Just ordered a Patriot torqx 128Gb SSD. I can not wait to see how this performs. Has some great specs to it.

why not 2 ssds in raid? would produce FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAR better performance than a single drive.

 

[Fitseries3]

you mean, So say we all?

And @ Fits, looks like if you were running those 295's at your max oc.... your withing tasting distance of 40k

max OC on my 295s is 736core and i believe 1300 or so on mem but not in combination.

this is actually my OC i ran in the 42k run i did a while back.

EDIT: heres the max OC... http://img.techpowerup.org/090615/Capture031.jpg

 

[Jakethesnake011]

For the price a single 128gb was the best bet I thought. I would pay the same price for the single 128gb as I would for 2 30gb drives. I plan on adding another one later when I get some more money.