New i7 930!

[xann27]

I just upgraded from an XFX 780i with Q6600 and 4GB or ram, to an EVGA Classified 760 and 6GB of Corsair with a new i7 930 proc!






now, what to do with it....

I've ran some benches with the basic setup, no fancy cooling except the H50 with 2 unmatched pushpull fans and the best i can get stable (10 mins with LinX running at standard settings) is 4.3Ghz but that's slamming it with voltage. i can game with it @ 4.5Ghz but not much more than that. i'll realy have to tweak with it and spend a few hours getting it above 4.5 stable for a 24/7 OC. i guess i should be happy with 4.3Ghz on a 24/7 OC

[Philwong]

Time to overclock man!!!

Phil

[slim142]

You sir, better overclock it and give us results to compare with 920

[=[PULSAR]=]

You sir, better overclock it and give us results to compare with 920

Like he said, stay up all night overclocking and call out of work for tomorrow How much did it end up costing at fry's?

[BringerOdeath]

WOW!! I was going to get a w5320 this week to replcae my crappy OC 920 CO, but now I want to get one of these! Where can you buy one?

[ajaidev]

Also a cpuz if possible and a temp report would be nice.

Test around 4ghz to be on the best side of things...

[xann27]

the proc came in a box set with the same cooler as the 920. it ran me $288.99 and they had like 30 in stock. got some specs in my sig atm. im still kinda new @ overclocking, and i know jack about OCing the i7s on a brand of board ive never owned before.
im not so sure im gonna be happy with this asus. it doesnt have all the bells and whistles i'll never use like a classy or ud7 ... and the ram, not dominator ; ; sooo... but im still stoked as to being one of the first to have a 930!

[BringerOdeath]

They have them at fry's? I looked online and it didn't show any, just 920's.....The closest fry's from me is 2 hours away....

[SmokeyTheBandit]

I tested a 930 --- 3001A117 and that cpu realy realy sucked .... 4.4 1.45v (not linx/prime stable only boot win ...... )

[stepinrazor]

I just picked up a 930 from fry's today after seeing all the posts on the web today. This is on:

ASUS P6T Deluxe (v1)
2x2GB G SKill ECO 1600 7 8 7 24 *running dual channel
Corsair H50 Push-Pull
ATI 5770
Antec TruPower 550

4200 (21x200)
CPU vcore (BIOS) 1.3250
DRAM 1.50
QPI (VTT) 1.250
PLL 1.8
ICH PCIE 1.5
IOH PCIE 1.5
ICH 1.1
IOH 1.1
DRAM 1.50

LLC auto
HT on
Speedstep on
C1E on
Turbo off

Just got it but it ran thru 25 runs of LinX and running a few hours of Prime Blend so far at these settings. Temps are hitting 85 degrees celcius max

Few things I noticed it has a 21x multi but turbo goes to 23x

[Demo]

I tested a 930 --- 3001A117 and that cpu realy realy sucked .... 4.4 1.45v (not linx/prime stable only boot win ...... )

So all 3001A117 will OC poorly ?

[Badfastbusa]

So all 3001A117 will OC poorly ?

Yes, I have tried one as well and it was the worst out of the bunch. You want a 3001A187.

[SmokeyTheBandit]

Yes, I have tried one as well and it was the worst out of the bunch. You want a 3001A187.

You had one aswell ?
Results in you sig. of a 3001A187 ?

[ajaidev]

lol it seems to run hotter than my i7 980X but then again i have not tried it with corsair H50

One thing is true tough this is good enough to put pressure on i7 920 D0 prices, its not that great but price decrease on the i7 920 D0 woould be a very good thing....

[Sam_oslo]

lol it seems to run hotter than my i7 980X but then again i have not tried it with corsair H50

One thing is true tough this is good enough to put pressure on i7 920 D0 prices, its not that great but price decrease on the i7 920 D0 woould be a very good thing....

If the rest av 930s are like these 3001A117, then it could actually increase the price of good old 920 . These can't do anything to 920, but we can hopefully get some better 930-batches too, otherwise it would be too bad that they are replacing the 920.

It seams Intel has learned some lessons from last rounds. A good OC headroom on these late batches of "cheap" CPU could ruin Intel's fun with the money you are spending on those 980x.

[newhit]

If the rest av 930s are like these 3001A117, then it could actually increase the price of good old 920 . These can't do anything to 920, but we can hopefully get some better 930-batches too, otherwise it would be too bad that they are replacing the 920.

It seams Intel has learned some lessons from last rounds. A good OC headroom on these late batches of "cheap" CPU could ruin Intel's fun with the money you are spending on those 980x.

Isn't the 930 just marketing hype by Intel. Knowing the amount of 920's out there Intel hopes that new customers will take the plunge and grab a "better" cpu that's available now rather than wait for a 980? The average Joe is not checking the o/c potential, just that 930 is a bigger number than 920.

[Sam_oslo]

Isn't the 930 just marketing hype by Intel. Knowing the amount of 920's out there Intel hopes that new customers will take the plunge and grab a "better" cpu that's available now rather than wait for a 980? Theis not checking the o/c potential, just that 930 is a bigger number than 920.

930 is not an alternative for the potential 980x-buyers, but I believe 2 opposite scenarios may happen right now, and it depends on Intel wants to keep the 45nm-line up going, or discontinue it in favor for 32nm Quads/Hexa-Cores soon.

If Intel wants to discontinue the Bloomfield-family, then may have good reasons for a last push to get rid of the rest of 45nm chips. In this scenario I would expect to see some good batches to lead the 930-pack at release date. In case, some good old 4845-49 batches (or similar new ones) will be out soon to lead the pack, because the hype around this will convince/excite the average Joe too.
Also, a scenario where Intel dumps the rest av 45nm, but Intel may try to keep this move as secret too, because with the news about cheap 32nm-quads in near future, nobody would buy the outdated 45nm-crap right now.

This 32nm-move will more depend on Intel's assessments of AMDs ability to compete in near future, than Intel's own desire, I believe.

On the other hand, if Intel feels no danger from AMD in near future, and wants to continue with the 45nm-line up, then the 930 can be a marking-hype for getting back to $280-price points, and In case we won't see many good 930-batches. Because in this scenario, a good OCer with x22 multi will kill the 960 totally, and make serious problems for 975 too. A good 930-batch will be a bad business for the rest av 45nm line up.

EDIT:
930 wasn't on Intel's road-maps, until it came out of the blue suddenly, recently!. Something that may indicate a last push before Intel is going to shift the whole line up to 32nm soon? I don't know, Just some speculations for now.

[sholvaco]

930 wasn't on Intel's road-maps, until it came out of the blue suddenly, recently!. Something that may indicate a last push before Intel is going to shift the whole line up to 32nm soon? I don't know, Just some speculations for now.

Actually we've known about it since late november.

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...&highlight=930

I personally believe socket 1336 won't see any 32 nm consumer level quads released (or non extreme hexes); even the Q3 scheduled 970 being yet another Bloomfield. Then again it pretty much depends on Sandy Bridge timetables.

[PatRaceTin]

my old 920 very stable 4.5Ghz @ 1.40000 Vcore

[TamChunWa]

nice to see a i7-930 review here , looking forward to see more overclocking result

[flesheatinvirus]

So far they seem just Ok when compared to the 920. I hope someone gets a new stepping that shines but right now my 920 at 4510mhz at 1.4v is Prime stable and holding its own very well.

[xann27]

From my knowledge its just the new version of the 920. intel will just replace it with the 930. obvious in the name. Just like a 1999 honda civic, the 2000 honda civic had no changes other than paint color options and fabric color options. The D16 engine in both those cars was identical.

at least we can see a bump in stock performance with the 920-930s. 2.6Mhz - 2.8Mhz.

its just this year's version. i never expected to see this processor perform leaps and bounds better than any 920. in fact, i know some 920s will OC better than some 930s. its just the luck of the draw. and those 930s that will be great CPUs are still stacked up neatly behind counters and locked up in security cages, are all waiting to be purchased and tested. give it a month.then we'll see.

as far as my overall concern, the 920s could be good @ 4.2-4.5 on air, i expect the 930s to be capable of 4.4-4.7 on air.

[kill_a_wat]

That's a fair call I suppose....the i7 930s are slowly appearing here in AUS (after a quick Google search)...i'm thinking overclockability-wise the 920s (D0s) and 930s will be more or less similar....I guess time will tell when more and more 930s are available and tested.

[kow_ciller]

whats the REAL difference between a 920 and a 930? I dont see anything different -.-

[stasio]

whats the REAL difference between a 920 and a 930? I dont see anything different -.-

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