Intel Core i5 & i7 Sandy Bridge Overclocking and Feedback

PaulieG · Apr 17, 2011

rickss69 said:
I have the Biostar TP67B+, ASUS WR Revolution and AsRock Extreme 6 on hand atm. The AsRock requires a substantial amount of vcore vs all the others at any given clock just to boot into Windows. The WR Revolution is a very capable mb but with a buggy and annoying bios. The Biostar has no faults that I have been able to discern. The B+ version of Biostar is perfect if not going for maximum clocks...otherwise the XE seems to be just about as good as it gets for this platform.

I agree, except for one thing. The VRM's get quite warm on the XE. I've experienced this, as have many other users. Just something to be aware of.

Frizz · Apr 18, 2011

Fourstaff said:
SB overclockers, I need your help!

Also, what sort of temps are you guys getting with mid overclock (4-4.5Ghz)? Sneeky mentioned that a 212+ can take the processor all the way to that region, but I just want to confirm.

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With the corsair H50 In my Antec 1200 with all fans on max I was getting 58-62 on a 25 pass LinX run. Ran with 1.325vcore and a 4.5ghz overclock. In my raven case with limited intake my temps have reached around 68's during stress tests, but during normal operation eg. gaming etc. I don't go past 55. To answer your question I think a 4ghz overclock on even the stock cooler is decent enough as you'd only require a very low amount of vcore.

mjkmike · Apr 18, 2011

This isn't a mid overclock but it is on a 212+

Added a 1300 rpm slip stream 120 for push/pull and now hover at 65c. Should also note that my 1055t vents towards this rig.

Frizz · Apr 18, 2011

Anyone else seen this new cooler from thermaltake? The Frio Overclocking King Cooler... it cools better than the D14 apparently and is much smaller in size.

http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/3858/thermaltake_frio_ock_cpu_cooler_review/index6.html

I'm considering getting rid of my H50 for one of these heatsinks and some thermal pads.

LagunaX · Apr 18, 2011

taking its design cues from the game Star Craft II...

sold! =)

cadaveca · Apr 18, 2011

randomflip said:
Anyone else seen this new cooler from thermaltake? The Frio Overclocking King Cooler... it cools better than the D14 apparently and is much smaller in size.

http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/3858/thermaltake_frio_ock_cpu_cooler_review/index6.html

I'm considering getting rid of my H50 for one of these heatsinks and some thermal pads.

If you can handle the niose....it's also the LOUDEST cooler.

TT said:
Here is what it takes for Thermaltake to smash the competition, that's right, 76 dB of noise pollution.

If you want your cooler to be so loud you can't hear people in the same room talk, give it a go! :laugh:

LagunaX · Apr 18, 2011

58db idle 76db load - wonder how it would perform with a pair of Scythe 1850rpm Gentle Typhoons or Noctua NF-P14 FLX's.

WhiteNoise · Apr 18, 2011

Yeah thats a bit too loud. The H50 is a decent cooler. It performs on par with a good quality air cooler.

Other companies make sealed water coolers that perform better though or just buy a water cooling kit like one of the XSPC RASA systems. Cheap and good performer.
http://www.frozencpu.com/products/1...Universal_CPU_Water_Cooling_Kit_Hot_Item.html

cadaveca · Apr 18, 2011

WhiteNoise said:
Yeah thats a bit too loud. The H50 is a decent cooler. It performs on par with a good quality air cooler.

Other companies make sealed water coolers that perform better though or just buy a water cooling kit like one of the XSPC RASA systems. Cheap and good performer.
http://www.frozencpu.com/products/1...Universal_CPU_Water_Cooling_Kit_Hot_Item.html

I do not think the H50 is adequate for real clocking. The H70, with fins lowered to inaudible, does a far better job than the H50 with it's fan @ max.

I have one high-leakage chip, and one low-leakage. The H70 has some issues with the high leakage chip...4.3ghz @ stock volts get 60c with IBT maximum(7GB ram usage) after 4 hours. the low-leakage, with higher volts, and 4.7ghz, hits 55c.

WhiteNoise · Apr 18, 2011

Personally I wouldn't use any of the Corsair sealed water kits for overclocking. I have a proper loop. That said the Corsair units are fine as long as you don't expect better cooling than you would get from a good/high end air cooler.

cadaveca · Apr 18, 2011

WhiteNoise said:
Personally I wouldn't use any of the Corsair sealed water kits for overclocking. I have a proper loop. That said the Corsair units are fine as long as you don't expect better cooling than you would get from a good/high end air cooler.

I dunno that the effectiveness of real watercooling is required with Sandybridge, but on a whole, otherwise, I totally agree. With reviewing boards, it's quick and easy installation that is my main concern, as well as noise. The H70 performs on par with the Noctua NH-C14, with zero noise from the H70, and I'll be adding a Noctua D14 to my stable of parts for testing very soon...I am hoping the D14 on silent mode works as well, if not better, than the H70.

PaulieG · Apr 20, 2011

cadaveca said:
I dunno that the effectiveness of real watercooling is required with Sandybridge, but on a whole, otherwise, I totally agree. With reviewing boards, it's quick and easy installation that is my main concern, as well as noise. The H70 performs on par with the Noctua NH-C14, with zero noise from the H70, and I'll be adding a Noctua D14 to my stable of parts for testing very soon...I am hoping the D14 on silent mode works as well, if not better, than the H70.

Yeah, it's hard to justify water cooling on this platform unless you plan on running a 24/7 overclock of 5.0ghz or more. That however will require more vcore than is advisable for these chips, despite temps. Though there is nothing out from Intel to prove it, I have to think these 32nm chips are more susceptible to voltage degradation.

I'm sitting at 4.7 ghz on 1.31v, and I'm not breaking 60c in LinX (no AVX) with a Venomous-X.

20mmrain · Apr 20, 2011

Paulieg said:
Yeah, it's hard to justify water cooling on this platform unless you plan on running a 24/7 overclock of 5.0ghz or more. That however will require more vcore than is advisable for these chips, despite temps. Though there is nothing out from Intel to prove it, I have to think these 32nm chips are more susceptible to voltage degradation.

I'm sitting at 4.7 ghz on 1.31v, and I'm not breaking 60c in LinX (no AVX) with a Venomous-X.

Yeah you are right overall.... unless you are just concerned with noise or getting the best temps you can. For example.... while you are staying at just under 60c with that voltage.... I (Being Water cooled) am staying right around 48c to 51c at the same around the same voltage.

digibucc · Apr 20, 2011

ok i have not been paying attention at all... i didn't even realize sandy bridge was powerful until the other day ... how do the new cpus compare to i7 920? i doubt they are worth an upgrade, but still...

Frizz · Apr 20, 2011

cadaveca said:
I do not think the H50 is adequate for real clocking. The H70, with fins lowered to inaudible, does a far better job than the H50 with it's fan @ max.

Have to agree there, if you're going to be benching chips above 4.8ghz then it is a must to look for the best air cooler out there. I personally bought a H50 only because of its looks and aesthetics, I only really game and overclock my CPU to the standard OC eg. (Nehalem 4ghz/ Sandy 4.5) so I bought something that suited my needs.

20mmrain · Apr 20, 2011

digibucc said:
ok i have not been paying attention at all... i didn't even realize sandy bridge was powerful until the other day ... how do the new cpus compare to i7 920? i doubt they are worth an upgrade, but still...

well the i7 920 is comparable actually a little slower stock for stock then a i7 860. I will tell you that it was a noticeable and worthy upgrade from my i7 860 to a i7 2600k. And that is not factoring in overclocking. Once you do that....it is miles above the i7 860 and also the i7 920. At least it was to me. Again worthy performance increases are subjective though. Just telling you what I think IMO. :toast:

Akrian · Apr 20, 2011

bump

EastCoasthandle · Apr 20, 2011

Feedback: 2600k vs Q9650 OC'd

There is a thread that provides some pics of different games/benchmarks, etc between the 2600k vs Q9650. Found here.

PaulieG · Apr 20, 2011

Akrian said:
[url]http://img.gameru.net/th/08149.jpg[/url]
bump

Nice! Looks like we have similar chips. Gonna go do a 5.0 run now....

Frizz · Apr 21, 2011

Do you guys think going above 72C say to like 78-80C just to bench for a short period of time is safe?

I want to play with higher OC but I don't want to degrade my chip.

cadaveca · Apr 21, 2011

Thought that even though I psoted this elsewhere today, it might prove interesting to those more observant:

randomflip said:
Do you guys think going above 72C say to like 78-80C just to bench for a short period of time is safe?

I want to play with higher OC but I don't want to degrade my chip.

Seems to be OK 24/7, at least it is so far for me..running those temps pretty often, so if you're just gonna bench quickly, no, I don't think it's much of an issue, as I'm running AVX more often than not.

Akrian · Apr 21, 2011

randomflip said:
Do you guys think going above 72C say to like 78-80C just to bench for a short period of time is safe?

I want to play with higher OC but I don't want to degrade my chip.

as far as I know it's fine. got hit with 77c on cores today

. 72.5c is the tjmax of the cpu, not it's cores, download the manual for SB architectures D2 stepping. It says 80c max if my memory serves me right. and 1.52v max on cpu vid (not that I would EVER go beyond 1.45).

P.S. it it just me, or the caps on those 2 2600k are different 0_o

Frizz · Apr 21, 2011

I am getting only 53Gflops in intelburntest using 5ghz... something is wrong isn't there ;(

cadaveca · Apr 21, 2011

randomflip said:
I am getting only 53Gflops in intelburntest using 5ghz... something is wrong isn't there ;(

Did you manually select 8 threads?

Frizz · Apr 21, 2011

cadaveca said:
Did you manually select 8 threads?

Nope but I've done that now and been getting 57 Gflops, still pretty low, could my PSU have anything to do with it?

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Intel Core i5 & i7 Sandy Bridge Overclocking and Feedback

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