Intel LGA2011 CPU Cooler Roundup For Sandy Bridge-E Processors

wah.. this all is rich guys toys la...

owikh, got a good time need to visit you edi... wan to see your rig..

Bought myself a new year gift...

MSI X79A-GD65 (8D)


this limited edition bundle package comes with Thermaltake Frio Advanced


bench with 3960X @ 5.0 GHz under water

so anything u want to conclude from the msi mobo?

the color looks nice though..

ram settings changes on every reboot so need to set manually coz i always failed to finish spi on auto.
multilevel LLC is better than Giga (Z68, i'm not sure how's their X79)
vcore etc are pretty much comparable to RIVE, booting time is as slow as RIVE
anyway still too early to comment much coz need some time to familiarize with its behaviour.

i thought im the only one who facing the sloww boot time

puas google kat internet..hahaha

make review on the asrock x79 mobo?

x79 extreme 7

bro owikh..dont want open tread to sell that cooler

Gigabyte smoking issue..to all x79 giga mobo user

just an info

Asus Rampage IV Extreme:

BIOS:
0002B (Adds internal pll over-voltage option, improves stability for 7970 when 7970 under LN2)
0001B - more efficient than 0002B
1005 (official BIOS, updated PCIe codes for improved compatibility with some GPUs)

OC Key Firmware:
1003

This post has been edited by owikh84: Jan 3 2012, 10:38 AM

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This post has been edited by MSI-MY: Jan 3 2012, 11:03 AM

bro owikh..1005 link broken??

Yeah that link seems broken. It is the one provided at rog.asus.com/downloads

But you can try the link here

RivE Product Page

Under the Download tab and select your OS. Look into the BIOS section.

Cheers.

I think the ftp link is down for a while so this is the alternative link for 1005

Full list of BIOS of all mobos can be found HERE

Thanks for the tips.

This post has been edited by owikh84: Jan 4 2012, 06:58 AM

Saw the following in foldingforum.com, not sure if it works for you guys. He is running a 3930k.

Quote : "Hey, one thing I figured out that no one else is talking about - open your computer on the other side where the back of the processor is. You'll see the silver square of the processor itself and a black strip of metal above it. If you cool that black strip of metal *from the back* you can lover vcore temp by almost 20 degrees if its over 75 - 80. I have an Asus Sabertooth mobo, and yours might be different, but that works for me."

@Owikh

No PLL trick like i posted before right? its fixed already i think.
and mind to share me ur temperature for that 5Ghz setting?

Thanks

GD65? PPL thingy is there on 1.4b3 as well.
Anyway the latest RIVE bios added this option already so it is still exist since SB.

The GD65 was cooled by cheapo XSPC RASA 750 RS240 kit i tried to keep max temp lower than 91c to prevent throttling. Now i keep the whole 2nd rig under my bed already until i get a better CPU hopefully a C2 stepping.

i mean this trick. https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...post&p=47416343
because i tested with gd45, it can wonderfully go beyond 5Ghz without the PLL overvolt trick i posted earlier.

depends on chip, some CPU might need this Internal CPU PLL overvoltage enabled in order to pass win logon screen at 50X or as low as 48X. Fortunately both of my 3960X & 3930K don't need this option to be enabled until 50X.

i think u got me wrong

From the vid i posted, you have to enable the PLL but disable it back in order to pass x48 but. that is why it called "trick".
Hope its clear

understood but i don't have to play with this trick.
could it be an isolated case of urs only?

This post has been edited by owikh84: Jan 10 2012, 12:11 PM