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Review up at pcper
http://www.pcper.com/reviews/Processors/Intel-Core-i7-4790K-Devils-Canyon-Review-and-Overclocking

Hi,

My friend just gave me a couple of S775 boards and one of them is the DX48BT2.
It doesn't post, though the power LED next to the RAM lights up.

When I plug in the board, the Winbond chip...

Has there been any indication that the t topology assists in more stable overclocks even in the "modest" range of DDR3-2000 through 2400?
It seems like any Z77 board with an Ivy CPU can handle this....

Does anyone think it might be partially due to the stock black adhesive used to glue the IHS to the CPU?

Since maybe about 0.5mm of this gunk is cleaned off in the process of delidding it could be...

Regular locked IVB CPUs will probably never reach temps where using a paste becomes an issue, even using just a stock cooler.

If you want lower temps, go ahead and re-paste your IHS with the...

Seems like an additional 0.010V to get 4x4GB DDR3-2133 stable, for a BIOS offset of +0.060V. Tweaking VCCSA and RAM timings didn't help.

Can't for the life of me get 2x4GB D9PFJ's to boot at...

After adding various expansion cards, I've had to increase voltage to keep stability on my 3770K :(

45 x 100
2 x 4GB Samsung HCH9 DDR3-2133

From no expansion cards with a bios offset of...

i7 3770K L206B351
ASUS P8Z77-V Pro 0906
2 x 4GB Samsung HCH9 @ DDR3-2133 9-10-10-28-1T 1.55V
Thermalright HR-02 Macho

45x100 @ offset of +0.005V (or whatever is the lowest setting is) in BIOS,...

I'm thinking it might be my motherboard holding me back.

i7 3770K L206B351
ASUS P8P67 Deluxe BIOS 3207
2 x 4GB Samsung HCH9 @ DDR3-2200 9-10-10-28-1T 1.55V
Noctua NH-D14 stock fans @ 5V
...

Out of curiosity, has anyone else seen BCH9 chips out there? My work place just got a batch of RAM for upgrades and it's Samsung BCH9 where previously we got HCH9.

Seems my 2700K IMC is not the best, or I am just noob at memory clocking.

2700K @ 4.2 GHz (lowered my OC to make sure it's not the CPU holding me back)
ASUS P8P68 Deluxe 2302 BIOS
4 x 4GB HCH9,...

Very nice. Do the ICs get hot after the test at 1.6V? Would you mind running these through LinPack as well?

Very slick, I love the clean and straight lines on this build. Amazing acrylic work.

This system I would expect to see on display at the next BlizzCon!

Updates! Waterlogged, the pump still working great at 7V. It is a DDC3.2 so higher stock RPM than a 350, I'm thinking that's key. I've never been able to get any DDC version to start at 5V.
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Dual LAN helps if you have two internet connections. One strictly for anything that requires low latency, and then the other for a connection that is shared on your LAN.
Overkill, but that's what...

Why not just post them and let people test performance themselves?

How does it perform with the TEC completely off? Just out of curiosity for worst case scenario planning.

Thanks! Most of the ideas were borrowed from other builds on this forum, though I don't think many have the loop done this short.
The only disadvantage is the pump is tough to bleed and decouple.
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Some more updates

Need to shave this down otherwise the front panel won't fit on.
http://zhoulander.com/projects/a05nb/psu-d.jpg
http://zhoulander.com/projects/a05nb/psu-e.jpg...

Piecing it together now.

Had to think of a good way to build a loop. My last DDC has only stock or XSPC res top which neither would work well in this type of loop. I opted for a DD-CPX1. Those...

Some updates.

Tools for the day.

http://zhoulander.com/projects/a05nb/paint_f.jpg

After removing the stickers with goo-gone, I lightly sanded the case, and then gave it a soapy shower...

Lian-Li cases are so lots of fun to work with :thumb:

Had to add some more cuts for the motherboard tray. This lets me get to the four holes for the CPU mount, and also lets me tidy up the...

Here is a cut + paste of my worklog from another forum :up:
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The Lian-Li A05NB is one of my most favourite cases. It has a small footprint, quality finish, and just enough expansion ports for...

Hi All,

Is there any CPU block that is more quiet than an Apogee XT?
I previously had a FuZion v2 and that thing was LOUD. The Apogee XT is better, but still seems to have some noise coming off...

Take some tweezers and try squeezing the motherboard connector on the PSU. It's a square receptacle and looks something like [].

On some of my older PSUs, it's gotten so loose that I could reboot...