i7 860 - eVGA P55 FTW

[OC Nub]

I think the FTW edition is the 657. the 658 is the one with the NF200 chipset.

OC Nub were you able to get more out of the chip? Temps look great! I'm @ 200 Passes @ 4Ghz 1.3V but temps hit 87C. But thats just LinX...everything else runs pretty cool.

I think 4ghz stable will be the limit on reasonable voltages.

Just an observation, I don't see many people trying a lot of stability testing on these. Everyone's definition of stability will be different, however you normally see more than just some max spi runs or a 15min blend run when testing a new chip. I have been looking around at the different forums and see a lot of "4.1ghz Stable !!!" with a spi32m or even a spi1m run for the proof of stability testing. To each his own but I want to know for myself if these things are any good or are they junk.

[Chr0n1c]

That is really good man. Yea I never really considered spi a stabilty test...though some do as you said.

[hokiealumnus]

I think 4ghz stable will be the limit on reasonable voltages.

Just an observation, I don't see many people trying a lot of stability testing on these. Everyone's definition of stability will be different, however you normally see more than just some max spi runs or a 15min blend run when testing a new chip. I have been looking around at the different forums and see a lot of "4.1ghz Stable !!!" with a spi32m or even a spi1m run for the proof of stability testing. To each his own but I want to know for myself if these things are any good or are they junk.

I've seen these posts as well and definitely don't call SP32M stable. It's a single threaded bench for heaven's sake. Anyway, I think I made it to 3.8GHz stable; 1.304Vcore loaded & 1.30v VTT. Pretty much everything else auto. Here's an hour & a half Prime. I'll call it preliminarily stable. We'll know for sure when I get around to folding on it.

[OC Nub]

I've seen these posts as well and definitely don't call SP32M stable. It's a single threaded bench for heaven's sake. Anyway, I think I made it to 3.8GHz stable; 1.304Vcore loaded & 1.30v VTT. Pretty much everything else auto. Here's an hour & a half Prime. I'll call it preliminarily stable. We'll know for sure when I get around to folding on it.

Very nice oc. How do you like the GSkill's? I would like to try some faster ram than these 1600's.

Thanks Cr0n1c, Hope to see more people getting these boards. My first EVGA board, I am pretty happy with it.

[hokiealumnus]

Thanks! Don't mind the RAM at all so far. They're very easy to get along with. Running the above OC (DDR3-1811, 9-9-9-24), they're at 1.63 volts. I haven't really done much with them yet TBH. They were down-clocked for the review b/c I was matching a previous 920/x58 review for comparison. After I finish messing around with the CPU, I'll see how far the RAM will allow itself to be pushed. One thing at a time.

[OC Nub]

LinX 4.0ghz 20 loops.

[millertime359]

@OC Nub,

You have any issues installing your sound card in the PCI X1 slot? I'm looking at this board and was worried it wouldn't fit.

[OC Nub]

@OC Nub,

You have any issues installing your sound card in the PCI X1 slot? I'm looking at this board and was worried it wouldn't fit.

None, I have tried the titanium and the older xtreme gamer, both worked fine. The titanium is in the top slot above my gfx card now.

[millertime359]

None, I have tried the titanium and the older xtreme gamer, both worked fine. The titanium is in the top slot above my gfx card now.

I saw that photo. i just wanted to check. Thanks for the help.

[andressergio]

LinX 4.0ghz 20 loops.

Congrats Tom you finally did it

[OC Nub]

Thank you Sergio.

[Chrono Detector]

That 4Ghz is stable right? And the temps seem pretty good as well. What cooling are you using?

I'm getting the Zalman CNPS-10 EX soon, I've read some reviews its pretty good, is it, and will it do 4Ghz on air just fine?

[RADCOM]

well done on stable 4Ghz OC Nub What are your Bios settingsand cooler?

[hokiealumnus]

OC Nub is on water. From his sig: XSPC rx360, GTZ Extreme, MCP 655, EK Multioption res400, Scythe 133cfm's.

He's doing a bit better than I am. Finally got 4GHz stable but without HT. Rather than add clutter, here's a link to the post with details. My water loop is in sig as well.

[andressergio]

That 4Ghz is stable right? And the temps seem pretty good as well. What cooling are you using?

I'm getting the Zalman CNPS-10 EX soon, I've read some reviews its pretty good, is it, and will it do 4Ghz on air just fine?

lol mate i think yes look at the 3400 max mem he's using, he's stable yes

[Aamon]

Just thought i'ld add my two cents here. I have an i7860 and a EVGA p55 sli. My chip requires 1.425vcore for stability at 4221, with a vtt of 1.45. Of course i have to run my memory at 1.77 to get it to clock over 2000. I'm stable under max stress on intelburntest, I might run it again tonight and post screens.

[KURTZ]

hi guys, i'm in! today i've bought this M/B with mu X3460 Xeon processor ... :p

next week i need some tips from you, cause this is my first evga mobo ... is there any template for the bios settings?

anyway, i saw that there are many troubles with the latest bios, so i think that the better idea is stay with the installed bios, and wait better times ... :p or not?

[RADCOM]

Is it me or is Ruby sporting a bit of camel toe

[DragoonXX]

the i7 860+ evga P55 ftw is a combo Ive been looking at getting for a friend of mine, along with a 4 gig kit of g.skill ripjaws memory
how have those who have the 860+ftw combo been liking how it's been performing, and if I'm on the right page for memory selection
full planned system specs *as planned* are
Core i7 860 w/ coolermaster hyper 212 heatsink
eVGA P55 FTW
4 gigs G.skill ripjaws (G.SKILL F3-10666CL9D-4GBRL Ripjaws PC3-10666 4GB 2X2GB DDR3-1333 CL9-9-9-24 Core I5 Memory Kit)
8800GT (he's had his for less than a year and is planning on keeping it for a while)
Corsair TX750 (HX750 if I can get it at a decent price)
WD black 640GB (he's barely scratched the 250GB drive in his current rig)
all in a HAF 932

[OC Nub]

well done on stable 4Ghz OC Nub What are your Bios settingsand cooler?

Thank you.
I have these settings in bios:
VCore 1.4125v
PCH Voltage 1.125v
CPU PLL VCore 1.80v
CPU VTT Voltage 1.375v
DRam Voltage 1.65v
With VDroop
1600 Strap
Advanced Mem Settings-1067, 8-8-8-24, trfc 60.

Chrono Detector: I am not familiar with that cooler, I am not sure what temps will be with that. To pass an 8hr blend run it may require a bump or 2 in vcore, but is fine for now.

I also have very cool air on my rad so these temps are below what would be normal. I tested the temp of my rad (not the actual water temp) with a DMM and it sits at 12c when running blend or LinX. I turn the AC down to 60f when stress testing, it sits directly behind the rad.

[OC Nub]

Is it me or is Ruby sporting a bit of camel toe

I noticed the same.

[KURTZ]

Thank you.
I have these settings in bios:
VCore 1.4125v
PCH Voltage 1.125v
CPU PLL VCore 1.80v
CPU VTT Voltage 1.375v
DRam Voltage 1.65v
With VDroop
1600 Strap
Advanced Mem Settings-1067, 8-8-8-24, trfc 60.

what about the PWM Frequencies? also the boot up and the eventual voltages are the same? and the lastest: why you haven't disabled the vdroop? have you left the QPI and the PCIex on Auto?

too many questions?

thanks, mate

[xXxDieselxXx]

Hey guys I just got this board

Where should I put the the RAM (4Gigs 2 Dimms) ? Dimms 1 and 3?

[OC Nub]

what about the PWM Frequencies? also the boot up and the eventual voltages are the same? and the lastest: why you haven't disabled the vdroop? have you left the QPI and the PCIex on Auto?

too many questions?

thanks, mate

Bios setting:




The board over volts with the Without VDroop setting enabled so I disabled it.

[KURTZ]

The board over volts with the Without VDroop setting enabled so I disabled it.

Sorry for the large pics.

TY mate

i've the same question also for you (like Hoki) why you don't followed the Shamino tips for the other settings? your ocing is on work in progress? :p

also what you think about the pciex frequency @around 110mhz? isn't too much?