Intel Core i7 980X EE Gulftown Overclocking Thread

[andz]

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Thought it would be a good time to start up a thread for the 980X

I got the processor around 2 weeks ago, but haven't really got that much time to use it because of work.
I will be in the process of overclocking this processor, any advice, tips, suggestions would be great

Lets see what these new chips can do and what we can get out of them.

Westmere 32nm goodness


Intel i7 980x Extreme Edition Specs & Features:



Important Information:
Gulftown if you try to push uncore frequency (and memory frequency) exactly like Bloomfield i7 900 series with 2:1 uncore to dram frequency ratio (2x), then yes will still need lots of CPU VTT volts to get stable.

But unlike Bloomfield, Gulftown has a lower uncore to dram frequency ratio requirement at 3:2 min (1.5x), so if you want to use less CPU VTT, you can drop uncore frequency to 1.5x times dram frequency set and thus use less CPU VTT volts at the expense of some drop in performance.

Absolute max voltage/current from intel datasheet pdfs, compare for Core i7 980X vs Core i7 900 series (i7 920 to i7 975)

Core i7 980X


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Core i7 900 series

[jojobanana92400]

@Andz, nindota ug procie oi. hehe.. Kita ko sa tpc man cguru andz, abot cya ug 5.5ghz man cguru to then h50 ra iyang gamit, so mka push gyud ka ug maau ana kay you using a very good water cooling system.

[glide 1]

Thought it would be a good time to start up a thread for the 980X

I got the processor around 2 weeks ago, but haven't really got that much time to use it because of work.
I will be in the process of overclocking this processor, any advice, tips, suggestions would be great

Lets see what these new chips can do and what we can get out of them.

Westmere 32nm goodness

OOOOHHHH very nice Andz - I get a feeling you will be very lonely here in this thread - not many have this procie round these parts. I know of 1 who will pair this off with a UD9, just trying to find a case for it.

Anyways, good luck with your new toy and give that baby some stick!!!

[P0w3rM0v3]

@glide 1: wow UD9 + 980x mmmm.... ingna nya siya post the final product sa istorya

[fineupgrades]

sir Andz, ngita jud ka ana nga board (UD9) ug 10 PCI slots casing..hehehe..nice procie!!

[oli_826]

wow! idol nindota boss oi

Westmere 32nm goodness


Intel i7 980x Extreme Edition Specs & Features:

[gopawi]

Wowz...nindota ani nga proC think this is the last line of defense sa Core i7, nag request pud mi ani

sa amo work, hopefully ma realize this year, para pud kagunit ta ani nga proC...hehe, up for this

very nyc proC...

[loloyis.com]

Wowz...nindota ani nga proC think this is the last line of defense sa Core i7,

nope...!Core i7 990X EE is in the pipe. launching in Q4 2010

nice procie andz...shake it well...

[P0w3rM0v3]

@loloyis.com: yep, i mentioned that in another thread lol. hopefully theres one that's octacore na + HT. That one i might be willing to buy

[andz]

sir Andz, ngita jud ka ana nga board (UD9) ug 10 PCI slots casing..hehehe..nice procie!!

I already have a 10 slot case, my good old Lian Li P80 Armorsuit Super Full Tower Case

@loloyis.com: yep, i mentioned that in another thread lol. hopefully theres one that's octacore na + HT. That one i might be willing to buy

Core i7 990EE is a higher clocked 6 core, not getting that since i can easily overclock the 980x.

first time running it at stock settings:



not bad thou, 26c min temps