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NTMK · 11-07-2013 11:14AM

Gumbi wrote: »

I'm hoping for 4.7. I'm getting a dark rock pro 2 which is a solid air cooler.

If you wouldnt mind i'd really like to know where the chip was made and what it OC'd to when you get around to it

Gumbi · 11-07-2013 11:15AM

NTMK wrote: »

If you wouldnt mind i'd really like to know where the chip was made and what it OC'd to when you get around to it

What do you mean where was it made? Sure, I'll let you know how I get on with overclocking.

game4it70 · 11-07-2013 11:17AM

Gumbi wrote: »

I'm hoping for 4.7. I'm getting a dark rock pro 2 which is a solid air cooler.

Unless you get very lucky or plan to delid/use high vcore i dont see that happening,sorry

Hopefully i'm wrong.

I've a slightly below average 4670k and @ 4.6 it needs 1.35v.
That hits 88c with custom water cooling :eek:

I've said it before about haswell that they are so varied with overclocking results.
I've seen some only doing 4.2 @ 1.4v!! :eek:
Only seen a small few running @ 4.7 without dangerous volts of 1.45v+

Fingers crossed with the silicone lottery

What mobo did you order?
If you need any help with the clocking just ask.

NTMK · 11-07-2013 11:18AM

Gumbi wrote: »

What do you mean where was it made? Sure, I'll let you know how I get on with overclocking.

The chip will have the Place of manufacture on the top (malaysia, Costa Rica, etc) and im trying to see which plant makes the better chips

Gumbi · 11-07-2013 11:20AM

Z87x-d3h. Haswell has a lot of varied overclocking settings, so I bet if you are just modifying the vcore that you have more headroom. Also using AVX instructions (which can be disable in Win7, not 8 though) can add a lot of instability and/or voltage. A friend of mine has his at 4.7 with lower maximums with air cooling that will be ever so slightly inferior to my own setup. He is at 4.7 at something like 1.32v or something.

game4it70 · 11-07-2013 11:21AM

NTMK wrote: »

The chip will have the Place of manufacture on the top (malaysia, Costa Rica, etc) and im trying to see which plant makes the better chips

Costa rica seems to be better than malaysia from what i've read.
There doesn't seem to be as many of them floating around though so maybe to early to till if actually better.

Gumbi · 11-07-2013 11:22AM

NTMK wrote: »

The chip will have the Place of manufacture on the top (malaysia, Costa Rica, etc) and im trying to see which plant makes the better chips

Cool, no prob.

NTMK · 11-07-2013 11:25AM

game4it70 wrote: »

Costa rica seems to be better than malaysia from what i've read.
There doesn't seem to be as many of them floating around though so maybe to early to till if actually better.

Ya Costa Rica is winning from what ive seen since Sandy but im trying to get a bigger sample size

game4it70 · 11-07-2013 11:26AM

Gumbi wrote: »

Z87x-d3h. Haswell has a lot of varied overclocking settings, so I bet if you are just modifying the vcore that you have more headroom. Also using AVX instructions (which can be disable in Win7, not 8 though) can add a lot of instability and/or voltage. A friend of mine has his at 4.7 with lower maximums with air cooling that will be ever so slightly inferior to my own setup. He is at 4.7 at something like 1.32v or something.

There are alot more things that need changing than just vcore when going for a higher clock.
Not sure if the GBT mobos have adaptive volts on them but if you disable that during stress testing you dont have to worry about AVX making your vcore jump alot.

Your friend has a very good chip imo the lucky fecker :P

Gumbi · 11-07-2013 11:27AM

game4it70 wrote: »

There are alot more things that need changing than just vcore when going for a higher clock.
Not sure if the GBT mobos have adaptive volts on them but if you disable that during stress testing you dont have to worry about AVX making your vcore jump alot.

Your friend has a very good chip imo the lucky fecker :P

Yep that's what I was saying.

Haha. Yeah he did well I'd say. I got this on the Intel Discount Programme, so I'm thinking its more likely to be on one extreme or the other (as oppose to being average) - so either a very good overclocker, or quite a poor one haha.

I'm pretty sure it has adaptive voltage.

game4it70 · 11-07-2013 11:37AM

Gumbi wrote: »

Yep that's what I was saying.

Haha. Yeah he did well I'd say. I got this on the Intel Discount Programme, so I'm thinking its more likely to be on one extreme or the other (as oppose to being average) - so either a very good overclocker, or quite a poor one haha.

I'm pretty sure it has adaptive voltage.

I was wondering if Intel binned them for discount program or not.Yours will hopefully be binned

Gumbi · 11-07-2013 11:42AM

game4it70 wrote: »

I was wondering if Intel binned them for discount program or not.Yours will hopefully be binned

I don't see why they would specifically for the programme - but I can envisage them being engineering samples or something to that effect, which in essence makes them binned - I hope. Haha. Fingers crossed. As long as I have equal or better single threaded performance vs my 3570k (4.6ghz) I'll be happy, as it was a free upgrade for me taking into account sale of my current mobo/CPU (plus ill have the benefit if HT, etc

).

Snowie · 11-07-2013 01:11PM

Any one having sound issues with there pc i updated windows 7 last night and reactivated the extend trial in comand promt but even then theres be no sound any one got any ideas?

Tea_Bag · 11-07-2013 02:33PM

Serephucus wrote: »

Prodigy. PSU (connectors) too long. Not a happy panda at the moment.

I think I cried a little while pushing my spanking new ~€170 ax750 into my ~€60 prodigy. It's an over looked design flaw that could have been easily remedied.

NTMK · 11-07-2013 02:36PM

Tea_Bag wrote: »

I think I cried a little while pushing my spanking new ~€170 ax750 into my ~€60 prodigy. It's an over looked design flaw that could have been easily remedied.

ax750??? i thought you had a ax1200? or do you still have a 1200

Tea_Bag · 11-07-2013 02:46PM

NTMK wrote: »

ax750??? i thought you had a ax1200? or do you still have a 1200

The ax1200 powers the nearly passive server.

I've the AX750 in the prodigy, and I've heard the psu come on for the first time ever, just this week. :eek:

NTMK · 11-07-2013 02:49PM

Tea_Bag wrote: »

The ax1200 powers the nearly passive server.

I've the AX750 in the prodigy, and I've heard the psu come on for the first time ever, just this week. :eek:

youre a mess of a human being:p. i suppose its better there than sitting in the fridge like the antec:pac:

what are you doing with that spare 690?

beno619 · 11-07-2013 03:33PM

Tea_Bag wrote: »

I think I cried a little while pushing my spanking new ~€170 ax750 into my ~€60 prodigy. It's an over looked design flaw that could have been easily remedied.

Dont really see it as a design flaw, some sacrifices had to be made I guess and there are plenty of PSU's that "fit".

There is definitely a gap in the market for a short modular PSU.

marco_polo · 11-07-2013 05:59PM

beno619 wrote: »

Dont really see it as a design flaw, some sacrifices had to be made I guess and there are plenty of PSU's that "fit".

There is definitely a gap in the market for a short modular PSU.

The Silverstone Strider 550W Gold is popular amongst those with well endowed wallets, but theres really nothing for the masses.

Tea_Bag · 11-07-2013 06:17PM

Once you go 700W+ you're options narrow considerably.

FlyingIrishMan · 11-07-2013 06:37PM

PC has been getting really hot lately, CPU and motherboard are reaching 90 whilst playing Arma.
I'm assuming its the hot weather as before this week it averaged no more than 60, but just to be safe suggestions for a decent 1155 CPU fan as I'm still on stock intel fans and I've been meaning to get a better one for a while anyway.

Skylinehead · 11-07-2013 06:37PM

Steam sale starts today guys!

deceit · 11-07-2013 06:38PM

Tea_Bag wrote: »

Once you go 700W+ you're options narrow considerably.

Coolermaster silent pro 700 fits perfectly in it.

beno619 · 11-07-2013 06:59PM

Tea_Bag wrote: »

Once you go 700W+ you're options narrow considerably.

Unless your running a dual GPU card do you arguably dont need any more wattage ?

If your migrating a PSU you already own I can see why it would be frustrating though.

Headshot · 11-07-2013 08:41PM

now this is miles better

I had plans to spray paint the fitting deceit so kindly gave me but I said **** if imagine if I paint the threads (even thou I had planed to cover them) better safe than sorry

Thanks to the help I got in here and especially game for the pms

(im currently leak testing)

game4it70 · 11-07-2013 08:57PM

Headshot wrote: »

now this is miles better

I had plans to spray paint the fitting deceit so kindly gave me but I said **** if imagine if I paint the threads (even thou I had planed to cover them) better safe than sorry

Thanks to the help I got in here and especially game for the pms

(im currently leak testing)

Looks good.

Your welcome but where do i send the bill again

NTMK · 11-07-2013 10:17PM

so has anyone bought anything on steam today?

Dothehustle · 11-07-2013 10:59PM

YEP took about 20 min before i pulled the trigger on anti chamber and cs go.. tenner gone already

Portlawslim · 12-07-2013 07:25AM

Have a look at this http://www.titanfall.com/
Due for release in the spring 2014, looks fairly good.

Serephucus · 12-07-2013 01:24PM

Tea_Bag wrote: »

I think I cried a little while pushing my spanking new ~€170 ax750 into my ~€60 prodigy. It's an over looked design flaw that could have been easily remedied.

Indeed. The Dremel I have coming will sort out any design flaws pretty quick though. :P

I also might stick in a few extra rad mount points to allow for 2x240 rads in the thing. That, and some sound proofing, and the Prodigy is done.

From there, it's saving for a ~500GB SSD, Apogee Drive II, and SFX PSU (the latter two can be financed with existing parts) and I can then move to an FT03/NCase/something similar. I could actually pick up an SFX PSU now - the ST45SF-G is actually cheaper than my Enermax unit - but it's too damn loud, even with the slower spinning V2 model Silverstone recently introduced. Going to wait for quieter things, I think.

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