i7 920 overclocking thread

[{core2duo}werd]

yeah, i think intel is finally trying to compete in the overclocking segment with these newest extreme boards.

[OverclockTheStock]

its only a matter of time before people start phase cooling these and hit 5ghz

[{core2duo}werd]

i have heard that they have a cold bug.

[siric]

Hey if I were to go with i7 920 and the rampage II extreme board, which memory would you suggest? I prefer it to be a 6gb trip-channel kit. I don't know the correct mhz / voltage etc.

btw does anyone have the rIIe board? any experiences with OC'ing on this board? I'm new to the game.

[TFL Replica]

So much for future proofing by going 775 DDR3. But that's too harsh a lesson.

[{core2duo}werd]

basically a good name brand (corsair, OCZ, G.Skill, Crusial, etc.) that runs with 1.65v or less at as high Mhz as you can afford.

Originally Posted by TFL Replica

So much for future proofing by going 775 DDR3. But that's too harsh a lesson.

yeah, i know i have 1.9v ddr3...

[siric]

Thanks, the volts were bothering me. I picked OCZ Gold X58

- 1600MHz DDR3
- CL 8-8-8-24 (CAS-TRCD-TRP-TRAS)
- Gold Z3 XTC Heatspreader**
- 1.65 Volts

Pretty sweet but pretty damn expensive too!

The rampage II can go up to 24gb memory THATS INSANE who the hell would want that.. definitely future proof. It's actually a good deal, better than the p6t deluxe as its possible to go tri-SLI, I believe this isn't possible with the p6t, and it comes with x-fi which, for me, makes up for the extra costs or else i'd have to spend money to get the additional creative x-fi card.

Now what I'm also wondering, will Deneb be better than these chips? Or will the i7 be top-of-the-line for a very long time?

[{core2duo}werd]

Could someone with a kit that runs at 1.65v or less give me a picture of your ram timing control page? i'm thinking if i loosen my timings to the same as one of those kits maybe i can get my ram to work at higher clock speeds.

[zlojack]

Originally Posted by OverclockTheStock

its only a matter of time before people start phase cooling these and hit 5ghz

You mean like this?
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=206571

[TFL Replica]

Originally Posted by siric

...it comes with x-fi which, for me, makes up for the extra costs or else i'd have to spend money to get the additional creative x-fi card.

Now what I'm also wondering, will Deneb be better than these chips? Or will the i7 be top-of-the-line for a very long time?

Correction: That is not a real X-FI card. It's just the ADI2000 with EXACTLY the same audio quality as onboard audio as tested with rightmark. You can either live with that or buy a proper sound card.

Deneb will not be better than i7 period.