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
vs
Core i7 900 series