Post Your Overclock!


  1. Posts : 53,363
    Windows 10 Home x64
       #1051

    Kipper said:
    With the new Sandy Bridge E chips being released the motherboard manufacturers have released their new X79 boards.

    I just published my review of the ASRock X79 Extreme4-M, a pretty nice board for an entry level m-ATX setup.

    Got a decent OC with the i7 3960X processor on it. 100% load for over an hour
    Thanks Kip, very nice. Couldn't get 5GHz huh?

    A Guy
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  2. Posts : 409
    win7 Ult 64
       #1052

    A Guy said:
    Kipper said:
    With the new Sandy Bridge E chips being released the motherboard manufacturers have released their new X79 boards.

    I just published my review of the ASRock X79 Extreme4-M, a pretty nice board for an entry level m-ATX setup.

    Got a decent OC with the i7 3960X processor on it. 100% load for over an hour
    Thanks Kip, very nice. Couldn't get 5GHz huh?

    A Guy

    Have to careful with these new boards; new BIOS update are coming in fast. With the X79 Chipset you no longer have the separate North and South Bridges, just the one chip.

    The VRM is protected by a small heatsink and there has been a couple of these boards that have actually caught fire and taken out the processors at the same time.

    I have my test benches setup with extra direct cooling on the VRM area as well as cooling the processor with water but still keep a close eye on the MB temps as well as the processor temps.

    The new BIOS from what I can tell is keeping a better eye on the temps and will cause throttle on CPU speed to help with the temps and have other nice tweaks with them to boot.

    So far the best OC'ing board I have tested is the ASUS P9X79 Deluxe hitting 5GHz on it is pretty simple.
      My Computer


  3. Posts : 12,177
    Windows 7 Ult x64 - SP1/ Windows 8 Pro x64
       #1053

    Kipper said:
    With the new Sandy Bridge E chips being released the motherboard manufacturers have released their new X79 boards.

    I just published my review of the ASRock X79 Extreme4-M, a pretty nice board for an entry level m-ATX setup.

    Got a decent OC with the i7 3960X processor on it. 100% load for over an hour
    Great review, as usual.

    Nice to see a full featured m-ATX board.
      My Computer


  4. Posts : 26,863
    Windows 11 Pro
       #1054

    Kipper said:
    A Guy said:
    Kipper said:
    With the new Sandy Bridge E chips being released the motherboard manufacturers have released their new X79 boards.

    I just published my review of the ASRock X79 Extreme4-M, a pretty nice board for an entry level m-ATX setup.

    Got a decent OC with the i7 3960X processor on it. 100% load for over an hour
    Thanks Kip, very nice. Couldn't get 5GHz huh?

    A Guy

    Have to careful with these new boards; new BIOS update are coming in fast. With the X79 Chipset you no longer have the separate North and South Bridges, just the one chip.

    The VRM is protected by a small heatsink and there has been a couple of these boards that have actually caught fire and taken out the processors at the same time.

    I have my test benches setup with extra direct cooling on the VRM area as well as cooling the processor with water but still keep a close eye on the MB temps as well as the processor temps.

    The new BIOS from what I can tell is keeping a better eye on the temps and will cause throttle on CPU speed to help with the temps and have other nice tweaks with them to boot.

    So far the best OC'ing board I have tested is the ASUS P9X79 Deluxe hitting 5GHz on it is pretty simple.

    The Asus should overclock well. For almost $400 for a board, it should install the CPU for you too.
      My Computer


  5. Posts : 53,363
    Windows 10 Home x64
       #1055

    Kipper said:
    A Guy said:
    Kipper said:
    With the new Sandy Bridge E chips being released the motherboard manufacturers have released their new X79 boards.

    I just published my review of the ASRock X79 Extreme4-M, a pretty nice board for an entry level m-ATX setup.

    Got a decent OC with the i7 3960X processor on it. 100% load for over an hour
    Thanks Kip, very nice. Couldn't get 5GHz huh?

    A Guy

    Have to careful with these new boards; new BIOS update are coming in fast. With the X79 Chipset you no longer have the separate North and South Bridges, just the one chip.

    The VRM is protected by a small heatsink and there has been a couple of these boards that have actually caught fire and taken out the processors at the same time.

    I have my test benches setup with extra direct cooling on the VRM area as well as cooling the processor with water but still keep a close eye on the MB temps as well as the processor temps.

    The new BIOS from what I can tell is keeping a better eye on the temps and will cause throttle on CPU speed to help with the temps and have other nice tweaks with them to boot.

    So far the best OC'ing board I have tested is the ASUS P9X79 Deluxe hitting 5GHz on it is pretty simple.
    I was joshing as your clip showed 4999.8MHz

    A Guy
      My Computer


  6. Posts : 409
    win7 Ult 64
       #1056

    A Guy said:
    Kipper said:
    A Guy said:

    Thanks Kip, very nice. Couldn't get 5GHz huh?

    A Guy

    Have to careful with these new boards; new BIOS update are coming in fast. With the X79 Chipset you no longer have the separate North and South Bridges, just the one chip.

    The VRM is protected by a small heatsink and there has been a couple of these boards that have actually caught fire and taken out the processors at the same time.

    I have my test benches setup with extra direct cooling on the VRM area as well as cooling the processor with water but still keep a close eye on the MB temps as well as the processor temps.

    The new BIOS from what I can tell is keeping a better eye on the temps and will cause throttle on CPU speed to help with the temps and have other nice tweaks with them to boot.

    So far the best OC'ing board I have tested is the ASUS P9X79 Deluxe hitting 5GHz on it is pretty simple.
    I was joshing as your clip showed 4999.8MHz

    A Guy

    I knew you were pulling my leg Bill, LOL

    But, I thought I would take the opportunity to expound a little just in case anyone gets one of these new toys and maybe just maybe burns things up.
      My Computer


  7. Posts : 53,363
    Windows 10 Home x64
       #1057

    And a good post it was

    A Guy
      My Computer


  8. Posts : 26,863
    Windows 11 Pro
       #1058

    I'm not sure of the reaspn, but the truth is that, at least with the P67 and Z68 boards, the FSB in bios is 100 and CPUz reads ir as 99.8. I don't know if it is a Sandy Bridge fault ot a CPUz fault, but everyone I've seen is that way. Although it is considered a no-no, I changed mine to 100.2 and CPUz reads it as 100.2. If you change it from auto to manual and set it to 100, it is still read as 99.8. Go figure!
      My Computer


  9. Posts : 529
    Windows 7 Home Premium x64
       #1059

    Britton30 said:
    Hows this for an overclock? 7.2GHz!
    Attachment 190644

    I have no idea why I got this ridiculus reading, it is actually exactly twice the true speed and multiplier. Intel Burn Test running at the time.
    Is that real ???
      My Computer


  10. Posts : 24,479
    Windows 7 Ultimate X64 SP1
       #1060

    GianniDPC said:
    Britton30 said:
    Hows this for an overclock? 7.2GHz!
    Attachment 190644

    I have no idea why I got this ridiculus reading, it is actually exactly twice the true speed and multiplier. Intel Burn Test running at the time.
    Is that real ???
    Yup, it is real, but not accurate at all. CoreTemp decided, for some reason, to double the freq and multi setting. I was running at half of what is displaed.
      My Computer


 

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