New i7 930!

[zalbard]

@ BringerOdeath: imo wait till Q3 and get a Gulftown then... Not like 4GHz is not enough for anything you're doing atm.

[BringerOdeath]

@ BringerOdeath: imo wait till Q3 and get a Gulftown then... Not like 4GHz is not enough for anything you're doing atm.

Maybe I will Zalbard, although I will watch to see how these 930's turn out! Spasiba!!

[knopflerbruce]

Unless like 50% of Intel users OC their CPUs, there's no need for Intel to deliberately "strangle" the OC-ability of their "low-end" i7 chips. Good batches come and go, there will probably be decent ones out there if they produce the 930's for a while. But I certainly wouldn't buy one before we KNOW these good chips are in stock

Allright, crawling back to the AMD section now

[zsamz_]

Please m8 I can do it also, but 1M spi is NOT prove for a processor to be stable.
Try to execute linx and it will be unstable, it's obvious on AIR, maybe on water also.
The point is - 4,6GHz 1,4V 4C/8T linx stable. In my opinion it's not possible on AIR. Stabilizing it will be impossible just because of the heatload.

when i do 4.8 i'll post a screenie
i'm guessing i'm gonna need my portable a/c to do it
i was gonna post the screenie with 25 passes of linx but i dont want you to see it

[BringerOdeath]

@BringerOdeath

Good question. I have a really good w3520-batch that I'm really happy with, but a 32nm Quad/Hexa-Core would make it obsolete on several fronts. Therefore I'm trying to figure when and what to get next, too.

Those " non Extreme 6 core" are too far away in the fuature (based on current announced plans), but I've been speculating/hoping that we can see them earlier.

I guess the big question is: when will we see a 32nm Quad or Hexa-Core for us deadly on earth?. Because anything else would be obsolete compared to, actually.

Well, if the 930's are a bust, I may get a DO stepping w3520....not sure yet!!

[Sam_oslo]

Well, if the 930's are a bust, I may get a DO stepping w3520....not sure yet!!

I don't know if they are bust. I have only seen 3 new batches on this forum, all from Fry's, and one of them seams to be good, so far. I have also seen a great 45-batch a wile ago : Core i7 930 - Quick Air + LN2 and still hoping to see more of the same.

I believe, there is still a chance for some good batches among those first batches that comes trough more traditional HW/OCing-channels. This is going to be exciting, for sure, but the big bust will happen if Intel suddenly "changes heart", and releases some cheap 32nm Quads/Hexa-Cores right after you buy one of these then suddenly outdated old 45nm crap.

[flesheatinvirus]

I would like to see some serious numbers beyond 4600 with these new 930s.

[BringerOdeath]

I don't know if they are bust. I have only seen 3 new batches on this forum, all from Fry's, and one of them seams to be good, so far. I have also seen a great 45-batch a wile ago : Core i7 930 - Quick Air + LN2 and still hoping to see more of the same.

I believe, there is still a chance for some good batches among those first batches that comes trough more traditional HW/OCing-channels. This is going to be exciting, for sure, but the big bust will happen if Intel suddenly "changes heart", and releases some cheap 32nm Quads/Hexa-Cores right after you buy one of these then suddenly outdated old 45nm crap.

Yeah, your right. This is definitely a possibility...I am going to wait to see how this all plays out. I would definitely rather have a 32nm chip!!

[Pekalion]

Well people, you just make my day nice again I was going to sell my actual Q9550 and Blackie for a new 930 and a decent mobo, not selling a :P

I got a question, when the non Extreme Hexa-cores will arrive? They will be more expensive than a 930 but those 32nm will gave them nice OCing capabilities... Hope so :P

[Sam_oslo]

That's the big question. When are we going to see some cheap 32nm Quads/Hexa-Cores? Nobody knows for sure, yet.

I believe it will more depend on AMD's coming CPUs and plans, than Intel's desires or plans.

You can get a AMD Quad-Core for ~$100 today. That's really cheap, but Intel's current 45nm Quads-Cores still have a good lead on OCing and performance edge. If AMD can close this performance-gap (or at least Intel's assessments suggest it will happen in the near future), then Intel have to release some 32nm Quads/Hexa-Cores to keep the performance-gap to AMD, because Intel can't/don't want to compete on ~$100 price-point.

[Pekalion]

Nice. So my Q9550 will keep fighting till some new really nice cpus appears in the market.

Plus, what they said of Sandy Bridge? It will be more powerful than Westmere or it will be something like that with other things?

[trn]

Looks like 930 = 920 with an unusable (for oc) 22x multi. No suprises here. Intel, give us 32nm quads or hexas for a reasonable price then I'll get excited.

[LabregoO]

So , maybe you can advise me for the better I'm thinking on a 1336 build , and I was thinking on a eVGA SLI motherboard , some Dominator GT , and I was if I should wait for i7 930 or buy already a i7 920 ? Which is better (OC , Wattage , ...) ? I don't want to spend a lot of money , so I'm not even thinking on those 32nm CPUs that there are to come

Thanks

[zalbard]

You're buying Dominator GT and EVGA (Classified I assume?) so you are already wasting a lot of money on tiny gains.
Get some G.Skill or OCZ RAM, Gigabyte X58A board and a good batch of 920 paying a few extra $$$ or just a random one as cheap as possible.

[LabregoO]

You're buying Dominator GT and EVGA (Classified I assume?) so you are already wasting a lot of money on tiny gains.
Get some G.Skill or OCZ RAM, Gigabyte X58A board and a good batch of 920 paying a few extra $$$ or just a random one as cheap as possible.

I was thinking on a eVGA SLI (that one after LE and before Classified - but used so I wont spend a LOT of money) . Those RAM is something that I've always loved so if I'm saving some on the motherboard , i thought spend a little more on RAM . The CPU was my only question , 'cause i7 930 is about to go out

[flesheatinvirus]

Any of the second gen boards will do great and yes the Dom GT is awesome though I agree with Zalbard on the ram. Right now for the money Gskill is kicking some major ass on many boards.

[Jamesrt2004]

hmm get gskill ram mate much better then the dom gt's!! mobo go with what you need, no point being excessive but also remeber they all will be able to accept 32nm i7 later on so when 32 quads come you can always go to that
aswell

so depending on what you want to do have a system for a long time then upgrade eventually to 32nm 6core or 4core etc... or wait for new arch after this build .. its your call if the latter i wouldnt go too expensive.. buying used from here is a great way =)

[xann27]

i origionally wanted a Classified, but ended up getting an Asus P6T (base model) and im doin just fine. my gut says i "want" a classified, but my budget and wife say i dont "need" one... a UD5R would be good too. and also at fry's the dip shat sales guy told me the E758 EVGA mobo is a horible board. says it has bios problems all the time and he would "refuse" to sell me one... the moron prolly wouldnt have made any money if i bought that board. and he bashed it severely. pissed me off. EVGA has always made good stuff. im happy with my 930. it's not huiccupped yet. im positive i can push it further but i dont really know how to do it.

[stepinrazor]

What batch# was your 930 ? At least a few of the 3001A187 chips out there seem to decent. I'm headed to Fry's in Phoenix, AZ tomorrow and may pick one up to try out, if they are even selling them yet.

My Batch # was 3001A135

[flesheatinvirus]

Well you certainly have the right hardware. I have a P6T in one of my systems with a 920 that can do 226 which is decent for the vanilla.

[Cool Vibrations]

well for me(just my opinion) 4GHz w/1.17v is average.
now 4.2GHz w/1.17v is what i call a great chip.like the i7-920
3845-3849 batches.most of them can do 4.2ghz with 1.20v

Saw this over at Oc-UK, using 3949A360.



I think 3rd & 4th digits matter the most. So, 45th to 49th week.

[Chrono Detector]

If you don't overclock the 930, whats then full speed of the CPU when Turbo Boost is enabled?

[=[PULSAR]=]

If you don't overclock the 930, whats then full speed of the CPU when Turbo Boost is enabled?

2.93Ghz

[xann27]

yea, im gonna be swapping out my P6T for an E760 Classified. im gonna have to go back to my old Q6600 for the time being. /sulk
but on the bright side, i'll have more options to keep my rig cooler down the road.

[Badfastbusa]

yea, im gonna be swapping out my P6T for an E760 Classified. im gonna have to go back to my old Q6600 for the time being. /sulk
but on the bright side, i'll have more options to keep my rig cooler down the road.

I made that same mobo swap and it was a good one!