[Testing] Core I7 920 (watercooled) & Gigabyte UD5 X58

[mascaras]

Thnks !

Im using F3 Oficial Bios !


btw:


Far cry 2 bench

Core i7 @ 4Ghz (1.36v Idle/1.344v Load)
Turbo Mode ON ( x21 multi in Single App)
Corsair 3GB DDR3-1600Mhz 9-9-9-24
Gigabyte X58-UD5
Powercolor HD4870X2

1920x1200
AA 2x
DX10 Mode
Ultra High Settings
Vista 64bit


Average = 74.5 Fps




Min Framerate = 60 Fps

With E8400@4Ghz Min Framerate = 48 Fps





CPU Máx Temp Runing Far Cry 2 = 49ºc

[jcool]

Prime95 Small FFTs at 200 Bclk x19 (my 24/7 settings)

Yeah but smallFFT only tells you if you got enough Vcore
Try largeFFT or blend to see whether that Bclk 200 setting is really stable

[WeldZilla]

Thanks for giving us a look at your new rig

It's nice to see pics followed up with actual tests and scores!!

None of the usual 5 pages and 1 single pi run

Portugal in fall and winter sounds great to me!!

Got to love cold days and nights.

You did a really nice job of presenting your system

Thanks!

WZ

[SetteUltras]

Really nice work. Always a pleasure to read your presentations. Thank you.

[mascaras]

thnk you all again !!!

Yeah but smallFFT only tells you if you got enough Vcore
Try largeFFT or blend to see whether that Bclk 200 setting is really stable

yep

Small FFTs >> Test CPU
Large FFTs >>> Test Ram
Blend >> Tests CPU & Ram (system)


later i try Run with Blend or Small test !


Im also waiting for 6Gb Gskill 12800NQ , right now im only with 3Gb Corsair 12800 !

When i get the 6GB Gskill i will update the Tests !


regards

[mascaras]

Yeah but smallFFT only tells you if you got enough Vcore
Try largeFFT or blend to see whether that Bclk 200 setting is really stable

hi again

only tested few minuts (~10 min)


200BCLK @ Large FFts












200 BCLK @ Small FFts








regards

[nosboost300]

ah, much is learned from this thread!!!! thankyou!!!

[SetteUltras]

Mascaras, i'm on to decide whether to buy memory @1300 or @1600 but i hardly find the info i am interested in.
So, if possible for you, i would much appreciate two screenshots of Everest memory benchmark; first one with cpu@4Ghz/ram@1300 and second one with cpu@4Ghz (no change)/ram@1600.
I 'll get same cpu and mobo as you and for ram i am between Corsair 3x2GB@1300 and Corsair Dominator 3x2GB@1600. The second one is overpriced so if there is not much gain (since imc makes the difference) i 'd prefer to keep some money in pocket .
Nevertheless, if you believe 1600 ram makes big impact in overclocking and/or system performance please mention in what way that happens.

Thank you again!

[mascaras]

Mascaras, i'm on to decide whether to buy memory @1300 or @1600 but i hardly find the info i am interested in.
So, if possible for you, i would much appreciate two screenshots of Everest memory benchmark; first one with cpu@4Ghz/ram@1300 and second one with cpu@4Ghz (no change)/ram@1600.
I 'll get same cpu and mobo as you and for ram i am between Corsair 3x2GB@1300 and Corsair Dominator 3x2GB@1600. The second one is overpriced so if there is not much gain (since imc makes the difference) i 'd prefer to keep some money in pocket .
Nevertheless, if you believe 1600 ram makes big impact in overclocking and/or system performance please mention in what way that happens.

Thank you again!

Hi


with 200 BCLK (200x20 = 4Ghz) i think there is no memory Multi for 1300Mhz , i think the lower is 1200Mhz @ memory Multi x6

But the performance from 1333Mhz to 1600Mhz is Big (you dont need to test it)

My advice is at least a 1600Mhz DDR3 Tri-Channel Kit


If you prefer to keep some money in pocket you also have the G.skill 12800NQ DDR3 Kits (they are cheaper )

here in portugal

3x1Gb Corsair XMS3 1600 = 160€
3x2GB Corsair 1600 = 300€

3x1Gb Gskill 12800NQ = 120€
3x2GB Gskill 12800NQ = 250€

[Josifek]

Really nice results, but the vdrop on gigabyte looks a little big to me

[drifter]

Do you mind sharing what your water temps were when you were priming at 4g? cause i am trying to figure out wether my temps are to high or not. I am running 3.8G at 1.38Vcore with loadline callibration so during prime it stays at 1.38.
920
asus p6t
chilled water at 16C constant
load temps after half hour priming 50-55 across four cores.
Using realtemp and asus pcprobe (same result 55C)

thanks in advance.

[mascaras]

Do you mind sharing what your water temps were when you were priming at 4g? cause i am trying to figure out wether my temps are to high or not. I am running 3.8G at 1.38Vcore with loadline callibration so during prime it stays at 1.38.
920
asus p6t
chilled water at 16C constant
load temps after half hour priming 50-55 across four cores.
Using realtemp and asus pcprobe (same result 55C)

thanks in advance.

Hi , Unfortantly i dont know what my water temps are !

but you have good temps (50º-55º) for the voltage used (1.38v) , however i think thats High voltage for 3.8Ghz ( try 1.28v)

[jcool]

Hey mascaras, I'm having trouble running the mems at 1600 because the SPD sets them at CL8, which I suspect is too tight for them. When I try to manually set CL9-9-9-24 the mobo won't post.. any ideas?

[mascaras]

Hey mascaras, I'm having trouble running the mems at 1600 because the SPD sets them at CL8, which I suspect is too tight for them. When I try to manually set CL9-9-9-24 the mobo won't post.. any ideas?

hi

did you set them individually for each slot in Bios ???

whats your mobo and Ram ??

regards

[jcool]

Yeah set them for each of the 3 channels.. EX58 Extreme, F3 bios, Compustocx (CSX) DDR3-1600 6GB Kit. Guess I need a new SPD for them, as they are still in testing (aren't really sold to people yet, I'm supposed to test them out but haven't gotten around to it yet )

[mascaras]

Yeah set them for each of the 3 channels.. EX58 Extreme, F3 bios, Compustocx (CSX) DDR3-1600 6GB Kit. Guess I need a new SPD for them, as they are still in testing (aren't really sold to people yet, I'm supposed to test them out but haven't gotten around to it yet )

hmm , yep , maybe the problem is the RAM !


regards

[jcool]

Nope, it's a bios bug it seems.
Tried running 1600Mhz ram at stock BCLK and manual 9-9-9-24 settings, posted fine and passed memtest as well.
But if I try the same with 200 BCLK and 8x ram mult the mobo won't post. Oh well, needs new bios...

[headman800]

awesome review!


***

E8500@4227MHz
dfi lanParty DK P35
2x2gbkingston@891



1.450

weak result,

gigabyte ga-p35-ds3r
core 2 duo E6750@2666(default, no overclock)
DDR2-1066@1066 5-5-5-15



what winrar version do you have?
(i have 3.71)

[SetteUltras]

Hi


with 200 BCLK (200x20 = 4Ghz) i think there is no memory Multi for 1300Mhz , i think the lower is 1200Mhz @ memory Multi x6

But the performance from 1333Mhz to 1600Mhz is Big (you dont need to test it)

My advice is at least a 1600Mhz DDR3 Tri-Channel Kit


If you prefer to keep some money in pocket you also have the G.skill 12800NQ DDR3 Kits (they are cheaper )

here in portugal

3x1Gb Corsair XMS3 1600 = 160€
3x2GB Corsair 1600 = 300€

3x1Gb Gskill 12800NQ = 120€
3x2GB Gskill 12800NQ = 250€

Thanx m8. Today i ll be receiving my stuff; got 3x2GB dominators hoping they worth the money. Also there was no Gigabyte available so i 've gone with P6T deluxe.

Cheers.

[dpa]

will mount my GTZ later on today.. Running 920 + UD5 + 6GB DHX+ 8-8-8-24 1600 - 3 x 280GTX..

4GHz should be piece of cake with 360 rad...?

thanks for a good review!!

[<<HANNIBAL>>]

Grate review mascaras and a grate CPU from Intel
can someone tell me what is a critical temp for i7?

[Metroid]

Grate review mascaras and a grate CPU from Intel
can someone tell me what is a critical temp for i7?

Over 90c.

[ReverendMaynard]

Really nice results, but the vdrop on gigabyte looks a little big to me

The drop is a bit large, but it's the droop that matters imo, and it's minimal.

1.375v set in bios, 1.344 after drop, 1.324 after droop.

[jcool]

I am currently playing around with 12GB of CSX DDR3-1600, at a mult of 8 and BCLK 170 it works, BCLK 180 is no go so far.. but same problem with 6GB so I guess the bios needs some work, still on F3 here.

[systemviper]

will mount my GTZ later on today.. Running 920 + UD5 + 6GB DHX+ 8-8-8-24 1600 - 3 x 280GTX..

4GHz should be piece of cake with 360 rad...?

thanks for a good review!!

I just recieved my GTZ, 1366 mount and Kingston HyperX 3G 1x3G 16000 2000Mhz DDR3 Tri-Channel Kit ram today , That should be almost everything to set up, will prob put together on the weekend... Should be much fun.

Thanks for the info!