i7 2600K @ 5Ghz!

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  1. Posts : 198
    Windows 7 Professional
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    i7 2600K @ 5Ghz!


    I’m posting this here instead of the sticky ‘Post Your Overclock’ cause I did not run Prime due to the temperatures I was reaching. So I feel this is not a legit OC. But I did run a stable 30min stress test in AIDA64. Being unfamiliar with Intel, reaching 91+ Celsius scared me enough to back out. However with a better cooler I’m confident that this machine can reach 5GHz+. Apart from setting the DRAM frequencies, everything was done within Asus AI Suite 2 that came bundled with the motherboard.

    Previous I could not get past 4.73GHz without BSOD but that was with tweaking the BCLK and multiplier together. Keeping the BCLK to default 100MHz I was able to set the multiplier to 48 no problem on default voltages and run stable with high but respectable temps. Increasing the multiplier any more I could boot into Windows but would BSOD under stress with default voltages.
    Tweaking the voltages I was able to set the multiplier to 50 and run what I feel is stable but a HOT 5GHz! Here’s my settings based on a Asus P8P67 Deluxe board.

    BCLK = 100MHz
    Multiplier = 50X
    DRAM was set to 1600MHz @ 1.6V
    VCore set 1.37V but throttled up to 1.53V
    DIGI+ VRM:
    Load Line Calibration = Ultra High
    CPU Current Capability = Auto
    VRM Frequency = 380Khz
    Phase Control = Extreme
    Duty Control = Extreme

    I’m in the market for a new cooler (advice would be appreciated) so stay tuned!
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  2. Posts : 3,322
    Windows 8.1 Pro x64
       #2

    As I said in the other thread.

    Christ.
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  3. Posts : 220
    Windows 7 64bit Ultimate SP1, VMware Windows 7 64bit Ultimate SP1
       #3

    nice man. looks a good chip you have. there is some golden chips out there.. 1 is this OC from 1day. lol check this out..
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  4. Posts : 64
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit
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    That's pretty amazing. Remember when 4Ghz was the golden "Wow moment".

    5Ghz... from a desktop, residential computer, simply amazing.

    Has anyone else found that the software that comes with motherboards that allows you to overclock, almost always jumps the voltage too high, and thus increases the temperatures abnormally, compared to manually overclocking?

    I'm guessing that it's "safety" on their part, almost guaranteeing a stable OC, but seems a bit overkill. You could probably get some lower temps by manually copying the settings from the software (Into the BIOS) and then slowly creeping up the voltage.
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  5. Posts : 6,885
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Mint 9
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    ultimatedesk said:
    That's pretty amazing. Remember when 4Ghz was the golden "Wow moment".

    5Ghz... from a desktop, residential computer, simply amazing.

    Has anyone else found that the software that comes with motherboards that allows you to overclock, almost always jumps the voltage too high, and thus increases the temperatures abnormally, compared to manually overclocking?

    I'm guessing that it's "safety" on their part, almost guaranteeing a stable OC, but seems a bit overkill. You could probably get some lower temps by manually copying the settings from the software (Into the BIOS) and then slowly creeping up the voltage.
    This is exactly why overclockers hate overclocking programs...

    ~Lordbob
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  6. Posts : 198
    Windows 7 Professional
    Thread Starter
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    The newer Turbo V software that came with the board is a lot better than previous versions. Yes if you click on the “Auto Overclock” button it sets everything very high. But using that function I could not get past 4.7GHz. To reach that magic 5GHz I manually changed the voltages along with various other settings using the Turbo V software. You can make the changes within the software, and if you didn’t crash (or BSOD) right away it allowed you to stress test without having to reboot. I found it very helpful.

    I’m currently running at 4.8Ghz 24/7 with very respectable temps. Haven’t had the time to toy around at 5GHz but will do once I pick up a better cooler.
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  7. whs
    Posts : 26,210
    Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
       #7

    You better turn this Sandy Bridge back in and wait until they have fixed it.
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  8. Posts : 752
    Windows
       #8

    Hmm, how about a Corsair H70? or if you don't want watercooling, you could use a Noctua NH-D14 those would be my #1 choices
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  9. Posts : 6,885
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Mint 9
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    whs said:
    You better turn this Sandy Bridge back in and wait until they have fixed it.
    It is the chip for the SATAII controllers that is bad, not the CPU.

    ~Lordbob
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  10. Posts : 752
    Windows
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    Lordbob75 said:
    whs said:
    You better turn this Sandy Bridge back in and wait until they have fixed it.
    It is the chip for the SATAII controllers that is bad, not the CPU.

    ~Lordbob
    This. i've seen people confused about that issue, as long as you keep your devices away from the SATA II ports, you're fine, plus...

    Most end-users don't have more than 4 SATA devices (4 being the SATA III ports on the motherboard) so they wouldn't be that much compromised.

    I have 2 HDDs and 2 DVD-Drives (and i only use one, i'm thinking about removing it) i mean, i'd rather have all my HDDs (in case that some users have 4) on the SATA III ports and leave the DVD-Drive(s) on the SATA II, since it's not used often :)
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