ohh rilly? link pls

good price!

Pi is for speed whereas Prime95 is for stability.
Both are useful.

In my testing, it's Pi and followed by Prime95 in order of finding errors fastest.

in bios, enable C1E, C3/C6 options in CPU config

in windows, change power plan to power saver


This post has been edited by owikh84: Nov 13 2011, 12:16 PM

sorry typo, should be "in windows, change power plan to power saver"

Off course, CPU speed, vcore as well as temp will be reduced during idle.

it showed that auto tuning would help u OC up to 4.4Ghz stable only, after that u have to OC manually
i believe it is insufficient vCore
so set ur vCore manually if u wanna go for higher speed >4.4GHz

Yes, basically it is like SB, 7-10% BCLK OC.
But this time there are 100MHz, 125MHz, 166MHz etc straps.

3960X = 3930K with extra L3 cache + 100MHz
same max multi 57X

http://www.guru3d.com/article/sandy-bridge...d-x79-preview/2

did u mean LGA2011 socket?
IV-B in Q4 2012 will be using the same LGA2011 like SB-E.


totally agreed with the huge margin between these two CPUs.
that extra USD450 u could probably spend on other parts already ie. GTX580, raid0 SSDs, baby milk powder? etc..
this 6-core SB-E is ultimately meant for those who really need to play with a lot of multithreaded stuffs video encoding/editing, (de)compression & games like RTS, MMOG, FPS etc..

4.5GHz is pretty easy to achieve on any board with a good air cooler.
In gaming u won't notice a significant difference between stock & OCed.
But it will be beneficial for video encoding, it's always good to OC.
u can OC the 2500K & leave the RAM clock at stock, value RAM is not meant for high OC.

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Added on November 23, 2011, 11:38 pmAsus is the best brand for OC, then choose the model depends on what features/specs u want, ie qty of PCIE, SATA, USB, LAN ports, etc... the bang for buck is being the Asus Z68 Pro. Second brand is Asrock, then choose the model. Other brands I didn't see their BIOS is as good as these two, which is very important for OC.

Corsair does produce award winning PSU, get something like AX750. Warranty wise this Corsair is at top.

This post has been edited by owikh84: Nov 23 2011, 11:38 PM

seems like u're looking for the cheapest solution. and yes, Asrock Ext3 will do just fine.
good luck!

+1, in fact all mobos in the list would be able to do 4.5GHz just easily

The Seasonic is better in specs. It has more SATA & higher wattage, longer warranty period (?).
I believe it shouldn't give any issue to OC. But of course
I wouldn't say it is the best for OC, since it is not a GOLD certified nor having a strong single rail.

Your GFlops is inconsistent.
I think your CPU speed is throttled during LinX due to overheat.
btw, are u using stock cooler? your chip is toasting
normally I will do at least 20 runs, just to qualify for XS 4.5/5GHz club

bcoz once your core temp or mobo heat the set limit, the CPU freq will be lowered thus reducing GFlops.
must get at least 100GFlops since you are using the latest LinX + win7 x64 SP1

I always get 115ish, 140 should be when HT off?

This is english version. I will update my post#1 as well
LinX 0.6.4 - 10.3.7.012

very nice!
now u just need a proper cooler to prevent degradation.

It's normal.

no, 775 cooler won't fit 1155, and so for 1366

IBT,
set stress level to maximum
times to run to 20
threads auto or 2500K = 4; 2600K = 8

finally!
flash to their best bios 2001 for maximum overclocking