TPU's Core i7 Overclocking and Feedback

PaulieG · May 10, 2009

Chicken Patty said:
Thanks Binge. The EVGA board does get some good High BCLK, mine has not been pushed hard so I stay relatively low at about 208 max, I dont dare to push further than that. I have seen EVGA's go higher than that but don't recall correctly.

the DFI however seem to be higher on average.

I'm really thinking of trying the EVGA. You have the A1, correct?

trt740 · May 10, 2009

Paulieg said:
I'm really thinking of trying the EVGA. You have the A1, correct?

Very good board but my voltage regulator got hot as hell you may want to water cool that but it's a very good board, and both versions of EVGA x58 are physically identical the only thing separating them is warranty. A1 has lifetime and TR 2 years I think , but they are the same board.

PaulieG · May 10, 2009

trt740 said:
Very good board but my voltage regulator got hot as hell you may want to water cool that but it's a very good board, and both versions of EVGA x58 are physically identical the only thing separating them is warranty. A1 has lifetime and TR 2 years I think , but they are the same board.

The Vregs on the Blood Rage get hot too. I just use some Enzotech heatsinks, and have a 240mm fan blowing over my tech station. I'm leaning more towards the EVGA A1 right now, though the DFI is still in the running. They are about the same price right now.

Chicken Patty · May 10, 2009

Paulieg said:
I'm really thinking of trying the EVGA. You have the A1, correct?

yeah I believe so, here is my board.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813188039

I simply love the board, just make sure to use the latest BIOS, their BIOS releases are very good and feature lots of improvements. The BIOS is super easy, and it overclocks great.

I do 4Ghz @ 1.32v idle 1.35v load for daily use/crunching.

I can do 4.3ghz stable for about a day or so which is my benchmark settings with HT on. at under 1.5v. I think a good batch CPU on this board will shine. Mine is a decent overclocker, but i've seen some sick i7 chips out there.

Thrackan · May 10, 2009

I just ordered 6Gb of crucial sticks, I wonder how well I can clock those babies

mudkip · May 10, 2009

Thrackan said:
I just ordered 6Gb of crucial sticks, I wonder how well I can clock those babies

which one

n-ster · May 10, 2009

mudkip said:
which one

I'm guessing theses

Fitseries3 · May 10, 2009

prime cuts

mine havent let me down yet and i run them 1600-2000+ most of the time.

n-ster · May 10, 2009

Hey Fit... at 1600, what CL to you run them at? and how much voltage do you put through them?

Fitseries3 · May 10, 2009

i just use auto.

you guys need to stop trying to set everything manually.

thats probably why you cant get simple OCs stable.

YES i know how to tweak the hell outta the ram but you dont need to really.

the only thing super high mem clocks does is get good superPI times. 1200mhz vs 2000mhz there is almost no difference in performance in games, 3d benches or everyday life.

sorry for being so harsh but yeah...

n-ster · May 10, 2009

What I heard was after 1600, you won't see a damn difference with 2k... but if you leave everything auto and stuff, won't it put a lot of voltage? isn't that real bad for i7s?

Fitseries3 · May 10, 2009

i've run from 1.5v to 2.3v on the mem with no problems. you just need the vtt set correctly.

most bios's wont allow you to burn up the cpu that way anymore.

n-ster · May 10, 2009

2.3V

I would be scared to go over 1.7~1.8V... Why does intel say 1.66V max?

Fitseries3 · May 10, 2009

only cause of the vtt requirements. has nothing to do with the ram itself.

intel wants you to not even come close to damaging the cpu therefore they create a "max recommended voltage" for vcore, vtt, vmem, etc.

N4cot1c · May 10, 2009

I'm using alcohol for a biocide. Is that fine?

Chicken Patty · May 10, 2009

very nice dude, can you get some better pics of the whole case and the rad, I like how you mounted that

As far as the alcohol, i'm not sure bro.

N4cot1c · May 10, 2009

yea camera died lol

N4cot1c · May 10, 2009

Get ready for a barrage of pics......

Sorry if it too many pics......

crazy pyro · May 10, 2009

Bloody hell that case is MASSIVE, when people are trying to show the size of their case they never seem to give you anything to compare it against.

ste2425 · May 10, 2009

how noisy is that thing? i bet it rises an inch and floats with that many fans

Binge · May 10, 2009

Alcohol will corrode copper and the motor of your pump if left in contact for elongated periods of time. I suggest a kill coil or colloidal silver.

N4cot1c · May 10, 2009

Chicken Patty · May 11, 2009

n4cotic, that looks awesome dude. Love the rad mounted like that, I think you did a great job :toast:

and thanks for the pictures.

N4cot1c · May 11, 2009

NP it was my first attempt. I am really proud of it. I need to get some of that feser fluid. Does it foam at all?

t_ski · May 11, 2009

Straight distilled water is the way to go, just as fit says. Just keep your rig out of the window and you shouldn't have to worry about algea. I've never had any kind of algea issues with my loops, and every loop I've done (exceopt the first) was straight distilled.

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