Nehalem Overclocking at Intel Sweden.

[Kaffebord]

Looks like great fun! I'm eager to see the results when the NDA is lifted!

[Nosfer@tu]

Figured as much, but thanks for bringing what you have our way....

Dident have time to ask for permission. And dont want to bug Our super Intel Guy thomas To much

any overclock recovery option ?
or just BSOD and try again

did ya go through a LOT of cmos resetting ?

lets just say we where not crying and that it was cool to Overclock

What temps can you run?

Sry mate

Is the QPI easily overclockable?

Not sure about this one either hhehe sry m8

Congrats to all those invited
Numbers would be interesting specially with nice GFX to play with!

I dident have anything Money is Small atm heheh

But I and The Norway superTEAM benched a bit 4870x2 with 2 GPU pots
No Vmods though They dident allow me close enough with my soldering iron hehehhe

That's good to hear. Because I'm looking at the bigger picture, Overall overclocks. Bus, Multiplier, QPI, Memory, Etc. Getting every khz of power out of a rig. But as soon as the NDA is lifted, I wanna hear about the full details of the memory worries.

EVERYBODY is
I will try and keep you posted m8

Looks like great fun! I'm eager to see the results when the NDA is lifted!

Looking forward to sharing 4 SURE

[T_M]

I respect that you guys protect NDA - unlike some other ppl

[Katanai]

Well, this is reassuring guys. If it's straight forward like that it will be just fine. Now I just can't wait until I get to play with one of those.

[Luka_Aveiro]

You just should forget everything you've read at Fudzilla and TheInq about how this is done and what problems there might be. The stories about how Intel would lock overclocking through synchronized bus controllers in the CPU and northbridge, problems the synchronized voltages etc, they have just been a bunch of lies. Some of the stories haven't don't even contain a single ounce of truth or even the slightest fact from reality. Maybe in a slightly distorted dimension on another planet, but the reality is that Nehalem overclocks and considering how much trouble we had when overclocking Kentsfield and Yorkfield, Nehalem has been a lot more stable.

You are going to overclock Nehalem just like any other new system. Just a new bus and new voltages to get used. Overclocking is here to stay.

//Andreas

I must admit it man, this made me happy

TYVM

[dinos22]

i think that Nordic Hardware had an article a while back saying they could run -120C on their Nehalem...i remember makeing a thread in News when i saw that so probably similar deal to current chips

[Blacky]

where did u guys get that TRUE

Looks awsome!

[SIOUX]

Great to meet everyone here at Intel Sweden again!

Only found time for writing now, been pretty occupied with a couple SmackOvers and a P6T..
SIOUX, too bad you couldnt find time to get here, would have been fun bro

Thanks bro....me too..........next time for sure

[Solarfall]

I'm REALLY eager to see the results when the NDA is lifted!

[davewolfs]

When will the NDA be lifted?

[NH|Delph1]

When will the NDA be lifted?

When the NDA lifts is under NDNDA

I should perhaps say that even though the platform feels stable, there is still some maturation needed, as always

//Andreas

[Spacemaster]

i think that Nordic Hardware had an article a while back saying they could run -120C on their Nehalem...i remember makeing a thread in News when i saw that so probably similar deal to current chips

He, he can some one share that info :d

@Nosfer@tu

Is there any girls ?

[NH|Delph1]

He, he can some one share that info :d

@Nosfer@tu

Is there any girls ?

http://www.nordichardware.com/index....n=more&id=8057

Not that many, but they would probably only distract us from what's important

//Andreas

[elmor]

We had very fun as always, hope to see you all next year again! Sorry about not being able to post any results, Andreas will probably let you know most of it after NDA is up.

[NH|Delph1]

We had very fun as always, hope to see you all next year again! Sorry about not being able to post any results, Andreas will probably let you know most of it after NDA is up.

Indeed I will, I already have a nice draft for you and Marcus to read

//Andreas

[Bobsama]

How much voltage did you guys have to pump into the chip? Relative or quantitative.

[NH|Delph1]

How much voltage did you guys have to pump into the chip? Relative or quantitative.

We can't say that much really and anything we can say will probably just get you more confused, but I'll give it a try: You don't have to worry about it

//Andreas

[M.Beier]

Interesting images, I hope thats just a first edition of the board, and not final, really dislike the layout....

Who placed that CPU on top of socket? A it risky for the pins isnt it?

i'd give me left nut to hang out with the Euro boys (except for M.Beier ) at Intel office torturing those Nehalems

Oh its that time a month?
- Wasnt invited, and a long time ago, I made plans for one of my angels to visit me in Copenhagen this weekend...

[Nosfer@tu]

I respect that you guys protect NDA - unlike some other ppl

Well it is a hard ballance walk I think, and People breaking the NDA maskes event like this much harder for hold for Intel.

You would not belive how much breaking NDA and selling stolen ES cpu´s put a STOP to what Intel is trying to do here with events like this

Well, this is reassuring guys. If it's straight forward like that it will be just fine. Now I just can't wait until I get to play with one of those.

It is hard work like always But FUN

I must admit it man, this made me happy

TYVM

Saying there is nothing to worry about migth be a bit to erly, more testing has to be done I think.
But SCREAMING ERROR in Nehalem is just BS HAHAH

i think that Nordic Hardware had an article a while back saying they could run -120C on their Nehalem...i remember makeing a thread in News when i saw that so probably similar deal to current chips

Claiming no cold bug is VERY generalizing.
There has and will properly always be a coldbug. Question is how low it is

2. Question is Can you Run above X Ghz even with the coldbug

Looks awsome!

Yes We had a GREAT Weekend

Especially when Sampsa emptyed 25 cl of Ln2 on my head while I was benching. I jumped up like a man on FIRE

I will get him back at some point though hehhe

Thanks bro....me too..........next time for sure

Yes you where missed m8
Thats why I wanted you on the phone to

I'm REALLY eager to see the results when the NDA is lifted!

We are EAGER to share

When the NDA lifts is under NDNDA

I should perhaps say that even though the platform feels stable, there is still some maturation needed, as always

//Andreas

Like always

He, he can some one share that info :d

@Nosfer@tu

Is there any girls ?

2 or 3, But there is a Telemarketing company in the building

SOME NICE Girls there, Not that I noticed any of them or anything

Just what I was told hihi

We had very fun as always, hope to see you all next year again! Sorry about not being able to post any results, Andreas will probably let you know most of it after NDA is up.

Great seeing you again Elmor

[Nosfer@tu]

Updated Post 1 with Text and added some small errors

Interesting images, I hope thats just a first edition of the board, and not final, really dislike the layout....

Who placed that CPU on top of socket? A it risky for the pins isnt it?

It isent that easy to bend them I think
I bent a few a bit, but they are easy to straiten back again and bench once more

[M.Beier]

I hope you are right !!!
The weak-arse pins on the LGA775 has cost me 700 USD or so....

[T_Flight]

Source: NordicHardware



The QPI bus is not going to be your main focus, but it's not hard if you want to.

You just should forget everything you've read at Fudzilla and TheInq about how this is done and what problems there might be. The stories about how Intel would lock overclocking through synchronized bus controllers in the CPU and northbridge, problems the synchronized voltages etc, they have just been a bunch of lies. Some of the stories haven't don't even contain a single ounce of truth or even the slightest fact from reality. Maybe in a slightly distorted dimension on another planet, but the reality is that Nehalem overclocks and considering how much trouble we had when overclocking Kentsfield and Yorkfield, Nehalem has been a lot more stable.

You are going to overclock Nehalem just like any other new system. Just a new bus and new voltages to get used. Overclocking is here to stay.

//Andreas

I learned a long time ago to Ignore everything those places post. Even if they get something right they've overshadowed it with 100's of completely false and misleading info. It's really bad. Those places create more trouble for people. It's really shameful.

I've had a saying since I got into OC'ing years ago. I don't belive anything I hear (with the exception of officially released info), and only half of what I see. That half of what I see that I trust comes from people who obviously workd directly with this stuff and know it backwards and forwards. After release the benchmark screens start showing up, and then we can trust alot more info. These rumor mills only serve to confuse people, and will ultimately cause people to damage some very expensive hardware.

Those that take those places word and not go back and relearn from places like Xtreme Systems here are gonna tear up some really nice stuff. It really aggravates me when I think about it, because I think about how I would feel if I burned up some expensive stuff becasue of somebody writing stuff about something they knew absolutely nada about, but posted it like it was the Gospel and they had "inside info". Thank god there are places like this where people keep that trash from poluting people's minds.

[Booj]

Fantastic stuff guys, It looks like you all had a ball

Quick question.. Are you able to post a pic of the Rampage II insulated and prepared for sub zero? That looks hard to get it done right with that much crowding around the socket.

[JumpingJack]

We can't say that much really and anything we can say will probably just get you more confused, but I'll give it a try: You don't have to worry about it

//Andreas

NDA is turning into a 4-letter word. Can you say if you were working on a pre-production stepping or a final stepping that will be actually launching?

Jack

[Nosfer@tu]

Fantastic stuff guys, It looks like you all had a ball

Quick question.. Are you able to post a pic of the Rampage II insulated and prepared for sub zero? That looks hard to get it done right with that much crowding around the socket.

I dident work with that card and dont have the pictures of it

But Neopren is what they guys used

NDA is turning into a 4-letter word. Can you say if you were working on a pre-production stepping or a final stepping that will be actually launching?

Jack

I dont think we should