Release the Kraken - i7 990x

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11-06-2010, 06:12 AM
diezel

pick R3E
11-06-2010, 07:36 AM
DEVIL K-ce

Criminal - UD5 booting is easy to fix ; set any unused channel in standard cmos to none, now I think all is set to auto. The same problem I have some time ago with UD7. All to none, and only this channel what You use to auto ;)

UD9 or R3E - my vote go for R3E, or maybe R3F ?
11-08-2010, 03:13 PM
PcCI2iminal

thanks DEVIL K-ce

here is Yokos R3E ;)

AIR - TRUE - 18c

http://ftpbackup.mojostech.net/revie.../Cinebench.jpg
http://ftpbackup.mojostech.net/revie...ir/Vantage.jpg
http://ftpbackup.mojostech.net/revie...3/air/Cpuz.jpg

bios 0901 i think
bclk wall at 155MHz :rofl:
11-08-2010, 03:16 PM
Movieman

Oh my!:eek:
11-08-2010, 03:18 PM
sofos1990

lol @ the 57.000 V
11-08-2010, 03:21 PM
Movieman

Quote:

Originally Posted by sofos1990

lol @ the 15.000 V

Fixed and yea, just saw that..:rofl:
11-08-2010, 03:22 PM
PcCI2iminal

Quote:

Originally Posted by Movieman

Oh my!:eek:

lets start to play with a BIG GUN ^^

Quote:

Originally Posted by sofos1990

lol @ the 57.000 V

:rofl:

it was 96.000v at start ^^
11-08-2010, 03:33 PM
Movieman

Quote:

Originally Posted by PcCI2iminal

lets start to play with a BIG GUN!

I wait to see 7GHz on LN2..:D
11-08-2010, 03:34 PM
K404

4.8GHz Vantage on air is excellent! :D

What is the real vCore?

Thankyou :)

Hey Dave :D

Quote:

Originally Posted by Movieman

I wait to see 7GHz on LN2..:D

980x has done 7050MHz on LN2 :) On an X58A-UD3R no less! :D

990x should make it a much more common sight though :D
11-08-2010, 03:37 PM
Movieman

Quote:

Originally Posted by K404

4.8GHz Vantage on air is excellent! :D

What is the real vCore?

Thankyou :)

Hey Dave :D

980x has done 7050MHz on LN2 :) On an X58A-UD3R no less! :D

990x should make it a much more common sight though :D

and 4900 for CB11.5 ain't exactly shabby either!:clap:
11-08-2010, 11:31 PM
nachthymnen

This is a hell of cpu:eek:
Congratz my old friend:)
11-09-2010, 04:21 AM
FlanK3r

whauuuuu, nice Criminal, now, better than impressive result :) ! Really good chip 990x! U will not need SB for overclocking now ,-)
11-09-2010, 04:24 AM
youngpro

nice criminal, looks like from what you and others have said, we are in for a treat with some 990X.. perhaps only some original A0 are still better than these chips
11-09-2010, 06:14 AM
KanGaXx

I still cannot believe on those temps lol
11-09-2010, 06:45 AM
runmc

OH YOKO!!!

You put us to shame. :yepp:
11-12-2010, 05:13 AM
chris.y2k.r1

Ummm... Wow! Nice! I can never get good CPUs. I always get stuck with average clockers or CPUs that only like super low temps and clock like crap on air and water.

As for the thread title - from the 80s movie "Clash of the Titans" there are two lines - One is "Let loose the Kraken" and the other is "Release the Kraken". I always say "Let loose the Kraken!" before releasing MY demi-god to me lady friend. LOL!
11-12-2010, 06:51 AM
canna1988

Quote:

Originally Posted by KanGaXx

I still cannot believe on those temps lol

Easy... values that you see are the temps in Idle, because He launched coretemp only when Benchmark was done... ;)
11-12-2010, 05:15 PM
i990

when it is released, I'll be the 1st person buying it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I swear!!!!!!!!!!
11-12-2010, 08:34 PM
NapalmV5

suhweeet! :toast:

this what i waited 2+ years to upgrade to and intel sure is taking their time to release it
11-13-2010, 10:39 AM
Movieman

Quote:

Originally Posted by NapalmV5

suhweeet! :toast:

this what i waited 2+ years to upgrade to and intel sure is taking their time to release it

You won't be disappointed..

Hey Junior; Where's the 7GHz?:D
11-13-2010, 09:58 PM
lutjens

Quote:

Originally Posted by ScottALot

How can you guys afford to do this stuff?! When I show the forums to my friends, I'm constantly pointing out things like:

"This dude's CPU cost more than my entire PC"
"This dude's GPUs cost more than my entire PC"
"This dude's RAM cost more than my entire PC"
"This dude's motherboard cost 3 times as much as mine did"
"This dude's storage setup cost is comparable to that of a Fortune 500 company"
"This dude spent more time perfecting this case than I have playing tennis... he deserves a varsity letter!"

Have any of you guys started with budget builds and then started becoming enthusiasts?

What's this "budget build" of which you speak?:shrug:

This is XS...the words "extreme" and "budget" seldom go together...;)
11-14-2010, 04:52 PM
i990

we are waiting for more benchmarks and pics...
wanna know how this does beat i7 980x
11-14-2010, 05:21 PM
Movieman

Quote:

Originally Posted by i990

we are waiting for more benchmarks and pics...
wanna know how this does beat i7 980x

In every way..:rofl:
Take your pick..
It's better, seems like just a better binned chip..
Not huge differences but they are there.
11-14-2010, 10:59 PM
i990

Quote:

Originally Posted by Movieman

In every way..:rofl:
Take your pick..
It's better, seems like just a better binned chip..
Not huge differences but they are there.

I believe 990x has something improved comparing to 980x
because 980x was launched in March 2010,
990x will be released in January 2011

10 months, almost a year.... can make a difference

come on! i7 990x retail !!!!!!

hope the price will be $1299 or higher,
i'm pretty sure more expensive equals more performance
11-14-2010, 11:33 PM
subaruwrc

Quote:

Originally Posted by i990

hope the price will be $1299 or higher,
i'm pretty sure more expensive equals more performance

lol
11-15-2010, 01:45 AM
zalbard

Quote:

Originally Posted by subaruwrc

lol

Agreed! :rofl:
11-15-2010, 08:43 AM
PcCI2iminal

hi guys, we will run again as soon as possible ;)

we need to have some fun with all of these expensive hardware :rofl:

click on image
http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/646/hawx2g.jpg

:D
11-15-2010, 10:16 AM
i990

Orz

........
waiting for retail
11-15-2010, 11:52 AM
KURTZ

really impressive results ... :O
11-15-2010, 12:14 PM
Movieman

Quote:

Originally Posted by i990

I believe 990x has something improved comparing to 980x
because 980x was launched in March 2010,
990x will be released in January 2011

10 months, almost a year.... can make a difference

come on! i7 990x retail !!!!!!

hope the price will be $1299 or higher,
i'm pretty sure more expensive equals more performance

No and no..:D
11-16-2010, 02:37 PM
Andrew Moore

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/sho...php?t=18207574

Looks good... 5.423ghz... 1.488v om nom nom :)

http://www.upload3r.com/serve/151110/1289840712.jpg

Andy
11-16-2010, 03:02 PM
lutjens

This chip is pure binning. Intel's doubtlessly stockpiling the choicest chips for this new grade. What's puzzling is why they're sitting on them for so long. Likely reason is that the volumes of chips at this bin just aren't there, as well as the fact that a significant number of these top chips are being made into Xeon X5690s.

I'd be willing to bet that date codes on the eventual retail chips will show most of the CPUs were made many months before launch day.
11-17-2010, 12:40 AM
i990

Quote:

Originally Posted by lutjens

This chip is pure binning. Intel's doubtlessly stockpiling the choicest chips for this new grade. What's puzzling is why they're sitting on them for so long. Likely reason is that the volumes of chips at this bin just aren't there, as well as the fact that a significant number of these top chips are being made into Xeon X5690s.

I'd be willing to bet that date codes on the eventual retail chips will show most of the CPUs were made many months before launch day.

it's easy to understand
intel wants more money from us
11-17-2010, 02:58 AM
lutjens

Quote:

Originally Posted by i990

it's easy to understand
intel wants more money from us

True, but the fact that Intel has not launched these CPUs yet suggests something more. They probably would launch these chips (990x and X5690) at an even higher price point than the 980x and X5680 to maximize profit if they had sufficient yield at this new bin level to support this launch. The delay in launch suggests that they don't yet have this level of yield, making the delay necessary for Intel to accumulate sufficient stock at this bin level ensure adequate supply.

My $0.02...;)
11-17-2010, 07:51 AM
subaruwrc

Quote:

Originally Posted by Andrew Moore

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/sho...php?t=18207574

Looks good... 5.423ghz... 1.488v om nom nom :)

http://www.upload3r.com/serve/151110/1289840712.jpg

Andy

okay we don't know its a 990X ES
11-17-2010, 08:06 AM
Splave

Quote:

Originally Posted by lutjens

This chip is pure binning. Intel's doubtlessly stockpiling the choicest chips for this new grade. What's puzzling is why they're sitting on them for so long. Likely reason is that the volumes of chips at this bin just aren't there, as well as the fact that a significant number of these top chips are being made into Xeon X5690s.

I'd be willing to bet that date codes on the eventual retail chips will show most of the CPUs were made many months before launch day.

I doubt it is just binning 980x, why can no 980x ever produced do these speeds on air? :up:
11-17-2010, 08:47 AM
Andrew Moore

Quote:

Originally Posted by subaruwrc

okay we don't know its a 990X ES

true but under NDA hence my scribbles :)

Andy
11-17-2010, 10:07 AM
lutjens

Quote:

Originally Posted by Splave

I doubt it is just binning 980x, why can no 980x ever produced do these speeds on air? :up:

980Xs are binned to a certain level. Chips that do better are binned at 990X. The 990X should include all chips that bin at the new level and above, including the uber chips that bin well above top bin. These uber chips often end up as early ES chips (the ones that we are seeing now). How many retail chips end up doing likewise is indeed anyone's guess. We'll have to wait until retail chips become available to begin to make conclusions on the 990X.

In addition, it's reasonable to assume that yields have improved somewhat over the course of the year with more and more CPUs binning higher. The maximum level that a binned chip has achieved has doubtlessly increased over the course of the year.
11-17-2010, 10:09 AM
Splave

do you have proof they are binning good 980x's as 990x? or just speculating
11-17-2010, 11:46 AM
[XC] gomeler

Quote:

Originally Posted by Andrew Moore

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/sho...php?t=18207574

Looks good... 5.423ghz... 1.488v om nom nom :)

http://www.upload3r.com/serve/151110/1289840712.jpg

Andy

With what cooling? Without that tidbit of information your post is worthless, no offense to your screenshot.
11-17-2010, 12:24 PM
Splave

^what he said

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...1&d=1287993827
ln2 ;)
11-17-2010, 12:24 PM
Splave

dbp
11-17-2010, 12:35 PM
Andrew Moore

Work for an intel partner. As such cooling and all other goodies must remain shushed. All I can say is... MUCH better than 980x

Andy
11-17-2010, 12:57 PM
[XC] gomeler

Quote:

Originally Posted by Splave

^what he said

ln2 ;)

OMG!!!!!11!11!11 I WANTS IT!

Oh wait, ln2 with 1.4v. Need more volts noob :p:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Andrew Moore

Work for an intel partner. As such cooling and all other goodies must remain shushed. All I can say is... MUCH better than 980x

Andy

Perhaps you shouldn't be showing screenshots of a CPU that you are under NDA for then? Was always given the impression when under NDA that it was a all or nothing sort of game. Kids these days..
11-17-2010, 01:10 PM
Andrew Moore

Quote:

Originally Posted by [XC] gomeler

OMG!!!!!11!11!11 I WANTS IT!

Oh wait, ln2 with 1.4v. Need more volts noob :p:

Perhaps you shouldn't be showing screenshots of a CPU that you are under NDA for then? Was always given the impression when under NDA that it was a all or nothing sort of game. Kids these days..

Im allowed to show a certain little bit :)

Lets just say it wasnt that cold :P

Andy
11-17-2010, 01:46 PM
FlanK3r

And what this??? ,-)
http://i.imgur.com/5riyG.png

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=262357

And think, its real, i heard about 995x ....think Q1 or Q2 2011
11-17-2010, 02:00 PM
lutjens

Quote:

Originally Posted by Splave

do you have proof they are binning good 980x's as 990x? or just speculating

The 990X is just that, a good 980X. It has to be a better chip than the 980X to meet validation requirements at the higher clock speed. What you want, and what most people who shell out for one of these chips are after, is one of the uber chips that bins at a higher level than whats required for the top bin (990X). The odds of someone getting one of these chips by buying a 980X is very low (at least at this point in time) and much better when buying a 990X when its released.
11-17-2010, 03:54 PM
subaruwrc

why not 999X ? lol
1.4v 5ghz heh
11-18-2010, 07:33 AM
Harshal

Me likes... and wants one 990x :D

:up:
11-18-2010, 08:32 AM
runmc

Happy Birthday to the PcCI2iminal :D
Are we having a party today? :party:
11-18-2010, 12:55 PM
Xtreme Addict

Very nice CPU, congrats :clap:

About 980X < 990X

I think it's the same thing, B1 stepping is B1 stepping. We can compare it to i7 930 and i7 950 or i7 960. Every piece of CPU overclocks differently, how many i7 920 D0 we saw that overclocked on air/water MUCH better than i7 975XE?

For example, my new i7 980X 3031A242 overclocks on air with stock cooling from i7 975 (the old one) to 4.8 GHz 3Dmark06 stable on 1.413v.
11-18-2010, 01:43 PM
Sam_oslo

Quote:

Originally Posted by Miravo

Very nice CPU, congrats :clap:

About 980X < 990X

I think it's the same thing, B1 stepping is B1 stepping. We can compare it to i7 930 and i7 950 or i7 960. Every piece of CPU overclocks differently, how many i7 920 D0 we saw that overclocked on air/water MUCH better than i7 975XE?

For example, my new i7 980X 3031A242 overclocks on air with stock cooling from i7 975 (the old one) to 4.8 GHz 3Dmark06 stable on 1.413v.

Yep, Indeed. Half of the art of OCing, is the art of batch# tracking.
The OC headroom of Intel CPUs has been very dependent on batch# (production date), not the model#. At least for past few years.
11-20-2010, 04:39 AM
PytonOrm

[QUOTE=subaruwrc;4632011]okay we don't know its a 990X ES[/QUOTE

990X is old news !!! check the new 995X :eek::D rated at 3.6Ghz stock
11-20-2010, 07:28 PM
Q56_Monster

Not a lot of info on 995x. I wonder if it will ever make it to retail channels. Funny, a lot of the search links are broken, or image removed...hummmm. Someone doesn't want us to know, lol!
11-20-2010, 09:16 PM
Sam_oslo

What's the logic behind tow new EX-chips on top of 980x?.

A 990x was strange enough, but one could hope for a better stepping/biding could justify it. With a 995x on top of that, it doesn't make any sense. Something fishy seams to be going on.
11-20-2010, 11:33 PM
Movieman

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sam_oslo

What's the logic behind tow new EX-chips on top of 980x?.

A 990x was strange enough, but one could hope for a better stepping/biding could justify it. With a 995x on top of that, it doesn't make any sense. Something fishy seams to be going on.

I'm not saying the 995x doesn't exist but no one I know has seen one..
11-20-2010, 11:50 PM
scutzi128

Can't wait until the hexacore cpus come down to a more reasonable price...but this chip is a step in the right direction.
11-21-2010, 02:36 AM
diezel

http://i53.tinypic.com/spcjmw.png

http://i52.tinypic.com/v312s8.png
11-21-2010, 03:06 AM
Lory.Hacker

@Larrabee
http://www.pctunerup.com/up//results...3353_5riyG.png

:D
11-21-2010, 03:34 AM
DomagojX

995X o_O
11-21-2010, 05:13 AM
Duniek

waiting for 999x @ 3,99GHZ stock :horse:
11-21-2010, 05:18 AM
KanGaXx

1000X is need -.- what the hell
11-21-2010, 05:54 AM
diezel

whit no CB/CCB
11-24-2010, 04:38 PM
oZZy_tv

Kraken's twin

http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/4555/w3690.jpg
11-27-2010, 11:02 AM
PytonOrm

Quote:

Originally Posted by oZZy_tv

Kraken's twin

http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/4555/w3690.jpg

:rolleyes:hmmm Xeon X5690 or W3690 ??? check cpu-z pics weird stuff
11-27-2010, 01:59 PM
NapalmV5

glad i havent waited any longer for these 990x/995x krakens

24/7 air cooled 980x
http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/8811/55543695.png
11-27-2010, 02:51 PM
safan80

the 990 and 995 are only B1, which just makes them a rebadged 980X.
11-29-2010, 05:12 AM
Salamndar

Quote:

Originally Posted by safan80

the 990 and 995 are only B1, which just makes them a rebadged 980X.

it seems to me that the 990x is a new revision of the 980x. when is it coming? I want one !!!!:D
11-29-2010, 05:24 AM
vern

995x @@
11-29-2010, 05:47 AM
Movieman

Quote:

Originally Posted by Salamndar

it seems to me that the 990x is a new revision of the 980x. when is it coming? I want one !!!!:D

Looks to me that the 990x is just a better binned 980x..But what do I know..:D
11-29-2010, 05:51 AM
Salamndar

Quote:

Originally Posted by vern

995x @@

if 990x or 995 would drop the prices of 980 ( highly not ) then the 980x would be an awesome buy.
11-29-2010, 07:03 AM
Q56_Monster

Quote:

Originally Posted by Salamndar

if 990x or 995 would drop the prices of 980 ( highly not ) then the 980x would be an awesome buy.

It's highly likely that the 980x's will become harder and harder to find once the 990/995 hits the retail channels. And just like in previous stepping improvements, the older chips are often more expensive than their replacements.
11-29-2010, 07:29 AM
Sam_oslo

This is really strange, now we have 3 chips, 990x and 995x on top of 980x, all unlocked and with same stepping.
I bet 990x got some improvements (better bindings), but I'm wondering how 995x fit into this. Is it spoused to have even better binding?
This doesn't make any scene to me.
11-29-2010, 05:24 PM
PatRaceTin

funny i think new 980x will got some benefit from 990x
11-29-2010, 06:38 PM
Johnny87au

995x? i dont think i believe those screenys... 980x n 990x sure but now 995x?
11-30-2010, 12:48 AM
loften

wow... that is some serious speed there.. too much money for me though... i am stuck on my i5 750 rig and out of work atm..

hey movie i met a old Cisco guy a while back... i radiant heated his Ferrari barn.. he had like 15 of them suckers in every flavor on one side of the barn and a bunch of hot rods on the other side.. even had one of the Schumacher championship race cars in there.. what a amazing place to be..
12-02-2010, 11:41 PM
oZZy_tv

http://img686.imageshack.us/img686/3584/995xes.jpg

P.S. i don't have this cpu. picture was just stolen from other source.
12-03-2010, 02:11 AM
Garrett

Quote:

Originally Posted by oZZy_tv

http://img686.imageshack.us/img686/3584/995xes.jpg

P.S. i don't have this cpu. picture was just stolen from other source.

Well nevertheless it's quite impressive... I'm guessing this is watercooled...
You don't want to push near 1.7v through a Gulftown on air lol ;)
12-05-2010, 01:40 PM
CobraXP

Just got mine... love it
http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/583/46noerrors.jpg
12-07-2010, 10:29 AM
modboxx

Were you guys getting these from? where can i buy?
12-07-2010, 11:54 AM
CobraXP

they are chosen to test them
12-07-2010, 01:12 PM
Filter

im confused whats better a higher buss speed or a higher core speed?

everyone seems all over the charts.

i just got my new 980x and dont know which is better.
12-07-2010, 03:04 PM
enkie

Quote:

Originally Posted by CobraXP

Just got mine... love it
http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/583/46noerrors.jpg

Nice :shocked:
12-07-2010, 03:57 PM
sdsdv10

Quote:

Originally Posted by Filter

im confused whats better a higher buss speed or a higher core speed?

everyone seems all over the charts.

i just got my new 980x and dont know which is better.

It depends on your situation.

My understanding is raising the BCLK (bus speed) raises the speed of the entire system (cores, imc, memory, etc). If what you want to do is bandwidth limited you want to do a BCLK overclock. This does put more "strain" on all of the computers subsystems. If however, if you use you computer for applications that are not bandwidth limited then raising the multiplier is fine. With triple channel memory, the x58 platform has pretty good bandwidth without overclocking the rest of the CPU. I believe a good example of a non-bandwidth limited program is Folding@home or WCG (world computing grid). The don't move really large blocks of data but do a lot of fp (floating point) type of calculations. I'm sure someone here will correct me if I'm wrong.

To aid the discussion, could you explain more what you plan to do with your computer (the types of applications you plan to run).
12-07-2010, 07:08 PM
Filter

i play wow couple hours a night. F@h the rest and while i play.

and ill proabbly play the new starwars mmo when it comes out.

i bought this cpu to F@h with.
01-10-2011, 10:31 AM
beaker7

When are these released?
01-10-2011, 10:32 AM
zalbard

February, I think...
01-12-2011, 02:34 PM
Postmodum

Amazing Criminal ;)

( Portuguese comment: Incrivel ! Parabens aí pelo trabalho! Abraço de Portugal )
01-12-2011, 04:20 PM
FabricioGS

LOL loved the topic name ;) :D

(Mais um parabéns em português, do Brasil!)

@topic what a destroyer chip. I'm aiming for the 970, the only that fits on my pocket atm :(
01-14-2011, 09:16 AM
Donnie27

Quote:

Originally Posted by Movieman

My first build cost me $1250.00 back in 2000.
A 700MHz AMD slot A.
As to these high end systems it's all about what your interests are.
I don't drink, do a vacation once a year for a few days.
This is what I enjoy spending my money on.
A laugh for you:
A friend of the family is a big shot with Cisco.
Was talking with him one day and PC's came up.
I said for a chuckle " I probably have better machines here than you guys do.
He said I doubt it, then he came over and for 20 mins was standing there doing a :eek:
:rofl:

:up: Love it..
and I hope your right on the pricing

Yes and my 1994 build cost me about $1700, LOL!
01-14-2011, 01:45 PM
Nightprowler_77

I received mine the other day.. So far looking good. :yepp:
01-14-2011, 08:37 PM
diezel

you received a 990x or a 995x i am waiting for the 995x
02-01-2011, 05:04 AM
zalbard

Core i7-990X ships in Europe
02-01-2011, 08:38 AM
k0rnh0li0

soon 980x will be buyable soon. maybe? 970's are what 550? make a couple hundred in a month and a 980x will soon be with you. or Xeon's FTW
02-02-2011, 03:37 AM
xarot

Do you mean the 980X price will drop? I don't think so. Maybe you can get some OEM or second hand from eBay a little cheaper though (like 450-600 €).
02-02-2011, 06:39 PM
marcolecorse

Quote:

Originally Posted by CobraXP

Just got mine... love it
http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/583/46noerrors.jpg

:welcome:

:shocked:
02-02-2011, 08:04 PM
Callsign_Vega

You guys buying these chips retail in Europe? If so thats good, means they will be available world-wide soon. Is there really going to be a 990x and a 995x? Only difference being a 100Mhz or so difference?
02-14-2011, 06:28 AM
beaker7

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...15079&Tpk=990x
02-14-2011, 07:14 AM
marcolecorse

:up:
02-14-2011, 08:47 AM
Viss

:up:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...cpu-3471-1.jpg
http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=1654957

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