The Official PC building thread -3rd Edition

For the record, it was 5510mhz the Asus achieved.

 

aight,aight sam you got me sold but check my friend v2-v3 platform with the Liquid Nitrogen setup
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=220647&highlight=Rampage+Extreme
it's good to have info from higher places

 

Not bad. I'm as impressed by the 4.2Ghz with the TRUE, to be honest.

 

well...i guess you better buy a Asus Rampage II Extreme for that chip then if you want a good Oc...$359.99 from newegg
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131352

here's the combo Deal
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.181254

enjoy

happy build'in
Will...

 

waittttt, WHAT!?!
a 25x multiplier???
lol, i officially dont have a clue how the new core i7s work
how do you overclock?
i thought that since i got the i7 965, i would just raise the multiplier...
whats the difference between the i7 940 and i7 965???

 

I believe the 965 is multiplier unlocked, the 920 and 940 aren't.

 

so then do i even need a high FSB motherboard?
cant i just jack up the multiplier and overclock that way?
-im1992

 

Tbh, any X58 is high end. Up the multi as far as you can go and proceed from there.

 

now the i7 940 has a "qpi" of QPI: 4.8GT/s
and the i7 965 has a "qpi" of QPI: 6.4GT/s

so lets say you overclock an i7 940 to 3.2ghz, will it perform the same as an i7 965?
or is this "qpi" thing locked?
what does it do?

thanks, im1992

 

The memory multiplier is unlocked on the i7 920 and 940 so you can raise the qpi to 6.4 with just on option in the bios. The qpi is the interconnect for the cores. The only other differences are the locked core multiplier and a thermal feature that stops the 920 and 940 from exceeding 130watts.

 

so is the i7 965 worth the extra money? will it overclock higher then the i7 920/940?

 

If you are getting it for $500 That is a great deal and I would go for it. But if you were paying retail it would not be worth it because the 920 can overclock almost as high.

 

Anyone using XP-Pro 64 bit, beware of the latest version of Service Pack 2. It totally destroyed my win 64 to the point that it wouldn't boot and there was no way for me to be able to do a system restore. makes sense as if you can't get the OS to come up, it's a little bit hard to restore anything!

Russ

 

oO
that absolutely sucks man, hope you recover all your files!

hmm yea

 

im1992,
I didn't, but I don't store anything on the boot drive at all. All my storage is on a different physical HDD! I did all the other upgrades and it was running fine, so when it told me that updates were ready for my computer, I went ahead and did it. It was the last time I saw anything on the screen too, because one it was done and re-booted, that was it. Post screen and then nothing! video was on, but just black! No error message, no nothing! It just never booted XP!

Russ

 

aww crap dude, i am really sorry
i know how much of a pain in the ass reinstalling all the software become
do you use Acronis True Image or something similar to backup all the software in its installed state so that you can just pop in the disc and re-construct the HDD?
-im1992

 

How would an i7 920 @ 3.2Ghz perform vs. an i7 965 @ 3.2Ghz?
-im1992

 

I was gonna say about the same given their equal L2 L3 cache, but since their QPI is significantly different... You get what you pay for LOL!
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...2E16819115202,N82E16819115200,N82E16819115201
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_QuickPath_Interconnect

 

but that can be changed in bios...
you can easily change it from 4.8 to 6.4

 

Well then...mathmatically, they SHOULD be the same. But Im still pretty green to the more technical side of things. Its also possible, ive overlooked something.