Core i7/X58 Overclocking Thread

[SteveRo]

Wow, I had an original Freezone on my Opty 165 and it did a good job. I almost waited for a Freezone Elite to use on my new rig but impatience forced me to build a water cooled set-up.

Given your reports, I'm glad I did. The highest I've ever seen, regardless of clock speeds and voltage during a Linpack test, is 75C. At my 24/7 settings of 4.0Ghz, I usually don't crack 70C. I had a feeling that the small coolant volume in the Freezone units would present a problem and from what you've posted, it looks like I'm right.

Yes, maybe small amount coolant volume might be holding it back but what if you put a coolit in front of a 480 radiator in a custom loop?