i7 920 overclocking thread

[Toonshorty]

And that proves it why spend £800 for an i7 965 that can get to 4.2GHz from 3.2GHz or spend £200 for an i7 920 that can get to 4.0GHz from 2.66GHz

[XFreeRollerX]

Originally Posted by {core2duo}werd

my ambient is 21degrees celcious, and with the stock cooling in my antec 1200 case the northbridge idles at 32-35 degrees celcious, and it loads around 50 degrees. I put an 80mm fan blowing on the north bridge and now it only loads into the low 40's. like i said the current bios doesn't allow you to remove the over current protection, so i would try to find one that does if you aren't buying an extreme.

What I am more concerned about is when the RAM slots are full.. will you ever be getting more RAM?

I know there is a massive difference on my current chipset... With 2-4GB (two sticks) installed, my NB doesnt go more than 5*C over room ambient (35*C max with 30*C ambient) but when I put in 4 sticks (8GB) I start going over 50*C ON A LIQUID COOLED chipset! Air cooling would be past 60*C which is unacceptable.

Keep posted! I need to know before I buy as I don't have much money to spare

Thanks for input

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[{core2duo}werd]

Originally Posted by XFreeRollerX

What I am more concerned about is when the RAM slots are full.. will you ever be getting more RAM?

I know there is a massive difference on my current chipset... With 2-4GB (two sticks) installed, my NB doesnt go more than 5*C over room ambient (35*C max with 30*C ambient) but when I put in 4 sticks (8GB) I start going over 50*C ON A LIQUID COOLED chipset! Air cooling would be past 60*C which is unacceptable.

Keep posted! I need to know before I buy as I don't have much money to spare

Thanks for input

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I might get a triple channel kit, but other than that i don't plan on getting more ram for awhile. the reason your chipset is getting hot might be because the ram controller is on the north bridge, so the CPU might get hotter when you add more ram on an i7 machine.

[XFreeRollerX]

Originally Posted by {core2duo}werd

I might get a triple channel kit, but other than that i don't plan on getting more ram for awhile. the reason your chipset is getting hot might be because the ram controller is on the north bridge, so the CPU might get hotter when you add more ram on an i7 machine.

Ah

How are your temperatures on the current LCS you got going now?

you mind running realtemp and PRIME95 x64 and finding the highest load temp after a few minutes?

[{core2duo}werd]

Originally Posted by XFreeRollerX

Ah

How are your temperatures on the current LCS you got going now?

you mind running realtemp and PRIME95 x64 and finding the highest load temp after a few minutes?

[Toonshorty]

Are they the temps at 3.88GHz? If so thats not bad, although for air cooling overclocking to 3.8GHz and beyond may be a little harder.

[{core2duo}werd]

Originally Posted by Toonshorty

Are they the temps at 3.88GHz? If so thats not bad, although for air cooling overclocking to 3.8GHz and beyond may be a little harder.

yeah it is, i don't know why real temp says 3.6 but cpu-z reports 3.88

[zlojack]

CPU configuration > CPU TM Function

Hey c2dwerd, did you try this?

That supposedly is the famous setting you need.

[XFreeRollerX]

ok thanks for posting that, I was curious if it was pointless to get a phase setup but looks like not the case

[{core2duo}werd]

Originally Posted by zlojack

Hey c2dwerd, did you try this?

That supposedly is the famous setting you need.

that's disabled, but that has been there since the late p4 days. i asked Asus when i called and they said that was not the option i was looking for anyways.