Intel Overclocking Club

[reilentless]

You could always use four uni's.

Sorry can you elaborate on that? What are uni's?

 

[amuffin]

I like the Bitfenix Shinobi XL

 

[amuffin]

Sorry can you elaborate on that? What are uni's?

Four universal waterblocks for your 6870 X2, they would fit onto each of the GPU's. You would just have to buy sepearte VRAM heatsinks, mosfet heatsinks, etc. etc.

 

[reilentless]

I'm after a full tower so I like the first one considering the rest were Mid Tower, the Xigmatek also has a nice finish, similar to the 800D except with a nice large side fan

Xigmatek Elysium Black CCC-HSA0DS-U01 I CHOSE YOU! Now to see if they have that available in AUS.

 

[reilentless]

Four universal waterblocks for your 6870 X2, they would fit onto each of the GPU's. You would just have to buy sepearte VRAM heatsinks, mosfet heatsinks, etc. etc.

Ah nice, I was actually after something like that considering I couldn't find any specifically for the 6870x2. Got a link that I can use a reference? Thanks in advance.

 

[amuffin]

Hm, thought he was gonna watercool

 

[amuffin]

Ah nice, I was actually after something like that considering I couldn't find any specifically for the 6870x2. Got a link that I can use a reference? Thanks in advance.

You can use this website for almost every single GPU and mobo.
http://www.coolingconfigurator.com/

These are only EK blocks, but here are some that will work:
http://www.ekwb.com/shop/ek-vga-supreme-hf-plexi.html
http://www.ekwb.com/shop/ek-vga-supreme-hf-en-nickel.html
http://www.ekwb.com/shop/ek-vga-supreme-hf-bridge-edition-acetal.html

Remember you need four of them, 2 for each card.

Best bet would be opening up a newer thread discussing about all of the parts you want to put in this loop!

 

[reilentless]

Hm, thought he was gonna watercool

Can still watercool in the Xigmatek, always good to have an extra side fan

Thanks for all the help guys, about to go to bed, 1:30am down under. I'll start a thread the next time I on.

Thanks again guys, much appreciated!

 

[mocchan]

-crawls in with screenies-

Name: mocchan
CPU: i7 2700k
Motherboard: ASUS P8Z68-V Pro Gen3
CPU Voltage: 1.38
CPU Bus Speed/Multiplier: 100*48
Clock Speed: 4.8Ghz
RAM: 8GB G.Skill Rijpaws 1333Mhz 9-9-9-24
Cooling: Hyper212+
OS: Win7 Home Prem. 64 Bit

http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=2469438

-crawls out-

 

[DarkOutlaw]

Hyper threading is an option, not a standard core requirement and that does not have to be a requirement that hyper threading be enabled.

Without hyperthreading enabled you basically turn your i7 into an i5, which kinda defeats the purpose doesn't it?

 

[saint19]

Without hyperthreading enabled you basically turn your i7 into an i5, which kinda defeats the purpose doesn't it?

Not if you only want overclock it higher, in daily use HT is perfectly enable and usable but in OC is better "less" cores for a higher frequency.

Hello guys, coming back from the shadows again...

 

[DarkOutlaw]

Updated with my new RAM. 16GB of 1600:

 

[xdnbkingx]

Ive got my 3570k to 4.5ghz on OFFSET mode and max voltage 1.200, ive used prime 95 and done alot of gaming and it seems stable? is the a good voltage then?

 

[amuffin]

I would bump it up 0.01v to ensure stability.

 

[xdnbkingx]

I would bump it up 0.01v to ensure stability.

Right so is that a good voltage? im very new to overclocking cpu and i have LLC on ultra high and power on optimised

 

[xdnbkingx]

ive put it to +15 on offset now instead of 10 and it seems completly stable and benchmarks and games run fine....

http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=2489867

 

[amuffin]

2.6ghz!!

 

[Z1NONLY]

I'm a voltage wimp, so here's here's my stock-voltage OC.

Name: Z1NONLY
CPU: i72600k
Motherboard: Asus P8 Z77 -Vpro
CPU Voltage: 1.208
CPU Bus Speed/Multiplier: 100*40
Clock Speed:4Ghz
RAM: Patriot Sector 5 1333mhz DDR3 9-9-9-24-2T, 1.5v, 16Gb
Cooling: CM 212+
OS: Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit
CPU-Z Validation: http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=2493073

Screen shot after 2+hrs of prime95:

 

[amuffin]

Try 1.31V, should get you to 4.5ghz!

 

[Z1NONLY]

Like I said, I'm a voltage chicken.

I ran a few load tests when it was bone stock and found ~1.2v to be the "stock" voltage. 4Ghz seems to be the fastest it will go with that voltage.

 

[DarkOutlaw]

+1 for 1.3v

 

[Z1NONLY]

If I was sure I wasn't reducing the lifespan of the chip, I would.

I will probably upgrade in the next 4 years, but I don't want to be forced into it by a CPU that starts getting gremlins.

 

[DJDeCiBeL]

If I was sure I wasn't reducing the lifespan of the chip, I would.

I will probably upgrade in the next 4 years, but I don't want to be forced into it by a CPU that starts getting gremlins.

Honestly, that's what the warranty is for. You can get the Performance Tuning Protection Plan, like I did, just to be absolutely safe, but really, there's no way for Intel to know that that you fried your chip from OC'ing, if you don't tell them.

 

[amuffin]

Honestly, that's what the warranty is for. You can get the Performance Tuning Protection Plan, like I did, just to be absolutely safe, but really, there's no way for Intel to know that that you fried your chip from OC'ing, if you don't tell them.

Story of EVGA and I.......

Good thing EVGA covers OC in their warranty..............

 

[DarkOutlaw]

These chips have a lifespan of what like 15 years or something crazy. Overclocking will cut this down to something like 10 years. It is really minimal.