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[WaLLS]

Hi There


I am looking into Overclocking my i7-960 (3.2 Stock), I only have a Coolit Domino A.L.C. Unit and I was wondering what sort of speeds I would expect with what I have.


Many Thanks
Regards WaLLS

 

[Evilsizer]

well if that water kit can handle the heat, you might be able to see 3.6ghz-3.8ghz.

 

[MIAHALLEN]

well if that water kit can handle the heat, you might be able to see 3.6ghz-3.8ghz.

Dude....3.6 to 3.8GHz You can usually get those on the stock Intel HSF.

The CoolIT Domino should get him a little higher

 

[Evilsizer]

Dude....3.6 to 3.8GHz You can usually get those on the stock Intel HSF.

The CoolIT Domino should get him a little higher

if the stock cooler can get a i7 920 to those speeds then, i should switch. cause im getting some bad temps on the first rev ninja hs at [email protected].

i just havent kept track lately of what stockers can do with i7's. i just tried to help him out since it was posted yesterday with some views and no responses. i try to keep thing realistic though and not over estimate what he might be able to get. since amb temps do vary alot there is no telling how hot or cold it is where he lives.

 

[MIAHALLEN]

if the stock cooler can get a i7 920 to those speeds then, i should switch. cause im getting some bad temps on the first rev ninja hs at [email protected].

i just havent kept track lately of what stockers can do with i7's. i just tried to help him out since it was posted yesterday with some views and no responses. i try to keep thing realistic though and not over estimate what he might be able to get. since amb temps do vary alot there is no telling how hot or cold it is where he lives.

Valid points Evil But still pretty conservative estimate IMO....

The Ninja (esp 1st revision) is a horrible cooler for high TDP CPUs

 

[jarlmaster47]

if I can get my 920 to 3.6ghz on air then you can get your 960 to over 4ghz on water EASY

 

[WaLLS]

Thanks for the reply guys.
I am going to play a little with the boards own overclocking tool. (TurboV Utility 1.01.03)
I would be happy with 3.8 GHz, so I will let you know the outcome.

Regards WaLLS

 

[MIAHALLEN]

if I can get my 920 to 3.6ghz on air then you can get your 960 to over 4ghz on water EASY

Not all chips are equal...and the difference between 3.6GHz and 4GHz is huge

 

[jarlmaster47]

well if he has the co/c1 stepping chip then its going to be harder. if he has d0 stepping over 4ghz will be a cakewalk. one time I got my cpu over 4ghz on air but it was WAAYYYY too hot and it crashed 3 minutes after booting

 

[wickedout]

When a chip hits 3.6Ghz I'm thinking that's a pretty fast and a solid chip. When it hits 4.0Ghz that's pretty darn awesome. But you're right all chips aren't equal.

 

[MIAHALLEN]

Don't look around too much, when you see the rigs stable at 4.5GHz+ you might have a heart attack

edit - here: http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=239175&highlight=linx+club

 

[wickedout]

Don't look around too much, when you see the rigs stable at 4.5GHz+ you might have a heart attack

edit - here: http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=239175&highlight=linx+club

Before we know it most CPU's will have stock clocks of 4.0GHz out of the box. It's gonna happen soon. I can't wait for that to happen.