An overclocking community general hardware general processor discussions overclock i7 920 or upgrade cpu. But now i am ready to give my current and buy all accounts my for a while computer a water setup. Im on my mobile right now so i cant link you to any websites easily but just for reference i had my i7 920 d0 with the following settings which put it up to 3. As a result, core i7920 processor with the default multiplier at 20x can work with 21x multiplier, and core i7940 with 23x multiplier, which its nominal setting is only 22x. So heres my main issue i dont know if my temperatures are decent. I have an msi x58m motherboard, which supposedly has switches for easy over clocking. Since i dont have the wattometer im trying to figure out how much id actually benefit from doing such thing on my core i7 920. May 02, 2011 overclocking easy overclock for i7 920. I bought this to cool down my nearly prehistoric intel i7 920 first gen cpu, so i could overclock to run my new oculus vr while running dirt rally. Cpu cooling is perhaps the most important part in overclocking as. I would like to get a better cooling solution down the road so i could keep the chip cooler and in turn push it a little more. Bios settings to achieve 4ghz overclock technical marketing.
In a nutshell, the core i7 920 is an overclocking monster and it delivers industry leading video encoding, image compressing, thread munching behemoth and a great value cpu. Considering trying to get it over the 3ghz barrier. I tried setting the fsb clock to 150mhz in the bios ami 2. I tried this, setting the clock to 166mhz, and it failed. Overclocking your intel core i7 920 cpu, processor youtube. That h70 can throw a lot of heat out of the rear of the case. Mar 14, 2010 starting to see a lot of new users with i930s. Everything is stock cooling except for arctic silver thermal paste on cpu when i assembled it. Is there a wellknown stepbystep guide or examples for a i7 920 overclock settings.
Ive built this, and many a pc but never overclocked. I did buy the i7 3930k some weeks ago because someone told me theyre not that hard to overclock because of the multiplier, so i thought sounds good, im sure there are a lot of overclock guides in the internet, which was a completely wrong thought, i didnt found any. I have always been a air cooler guy and have had a lot of great builds useing the biggest and the best of the time. Hi everyone, ive been pondering if i should upgrade my i7920 to a xeon, probably a xeon x5675.
You should at least be able to overclock your chip over 4. Intel has phased that chip out in favor of the 950 at least from what i can tell by what guide to overclocking the core i7 920 or 930 to 4. Using the asus p6t deluxe board we upped the voltage from 1. However, when we tried to take things beyond 4ghz, it was like we had hit a stability brick wall. I plan to stick with air only, as this is going to be a 247 crunching rig. Overclocking i7 920 and asus p6t6 ws revolution nvidia. Hello people, i am posting this to share my experiences overclocking my core i7 920 on the asus rampage gene ii. There are lots of discussions about new processors, graphics cards, cooling products, power supplies, cases, and so much more. Anyone overclocking a core i7 920 with the stock cooler.
Evga x58 overclocking with the intel i7 920 in computers. Well, if your heat problem is not solved by a modern air cooler i dont know. Aios seem like more than a hassle than i really want to get into but id. A quick and easy on over clocking your intel processor made easy. While we have seen some overclocking teams reach 4. There are a number of programs youll need to test your oc as well. I recently went to the i7 930 from my q9650 and would like to overclock. I have seen ohter i7 920 whit water cooling run up 4. I was looking at the cryorig h7 plus but im not sure if that would be enough.
Its better to look for examples from a similar motherboard or at least of any asus p6t p6t deluxe bios is identical. Think it is important to recall that im not a pro overclocker, but im quite sure my setup is working pretty well. Overclocking intels core i7 920 processor hothardware. Overclocking with software usally ends up slowing down the pc rather than making it faster. Everything i read says this is about as good as it gets for air cooling. I have an intel i7 920 that i would like to overclock to at least 3ghz. Guys, i recently decided to get a new cpu cooler and take my 920 upto. The last power bills are getting a bit high and i want to exclude my system from the equation for the time being. Dec 29, 2008 in this article, hothardware details the steps necessary to overclock the intel core i7 920 desktop processor. Intel burn test ibt an alternative program which we will be using the for. I have past overclocking experience but never on an i7. Intel core i72600k, i52500k and core i32100 tested. Hello, i recently got a new rig has a i7 930 in it with a astek 240mm radiator with push pull air.
Aug 16, 2009 core i7 920940 overclocking guide related links. Pushing the core i7 920 up to 4ghz was fantastically easy to get stable. Software, programming and coding consumer electronics. Is it worth the hassle of taking out the heatsink, my proces. Can you help out by posting your overclocking results with batch numbers here. The intel core i7 920 should overclock pretty good as it is basically the same cpu as the 965 my emphasis locked to a 20 multiplier with a 3mhz base clock frequency. Part 1 basic overclocking of intel i7 920 bloomfield processor. I do not run my computer 247 and i have air cooling only. Evga x58 overclocking with the intel i7 920 computers. While running the 3dmark06 cpu test repeatedly i get about 7579c now to the point, full load while using prime95 goes all the way up to 8791c.
Also, the i7 920 will be replaced with an x5670 or x5660 in the next week. How much better are the new processors compared to my i7 920. I wasnt able to get it stable at much higher but you might be able to on yours. Unless you have extreme air cooling like a thermalright silver arrow, id say you are safe up to 1. Of course, this raise doesnt look serious enough, but together with increased bclk frequency it may actually help to achieve better overclocking results.
Im running my core i7 920 at stock speed and im idling 65 c. Cpu cooling is perhaps the most important part in overclocking as temperatures must be within a certain range to ensure an adequate life span of the cpu. I have done some research on the differences but now i am facing the new choice. Im about to start a build with an i7 9700k in a fractal r6 case, but i was wondering what i would need to overclock this to hopefully 5ghz. The extreme overclocking forums are a place for people to learn how to overclock and tweak their pcs components like the cpu, memory ram, or video card in order to gain the maximum performance out of their system. I have the i7 920 with a coolermaster hyper 515 cooling it. Dec 03, 2008 overclocking core i7 920 on the asus p6t deluxe. Now im new to overclocking, all i did was increase my base clock 158 which i think comes out to close to 3. If i were you i would go for a good air cooler rather than a puny aio.
I have an evga right now, and they are the best boards for overclocking, lifetime warranty, and tradeup options. Core i7 920940 overclocking guide windows 7 help forums. The 3838 is on a par with my weaker 920 using air water cooling. Remember i use aircooling and i dont want to invest more money in cooling or whatever. How to overclock your unlocked intel core processor. Also what are you using to cool it and what are your temps at idle and load.
Dual 120mm pwm fans, advanced rgb lighting and fan software control. Hey there im about to start overclocking my i7 920 2. Keep an eye on the temps, the best place to do this is the bios. You might have to drop your memory back a little by changing your mulipiers. A 105mhz bclk overclock on a core i72600 will take you from a stock speed of 3. Can anyone link me to some prebuilt water cooling systems and or stand alone parts so that i could build the system myself. Netjes alleen een erg gevaarlijk hoge voltage op je cpu met air cooling. It has mostly been used for gaming and recording and editing gameplays. You aint gonna get 4ghz on a c0 920 with a high end air cooler and be stable. I am thinking about shipping my computer to digital storm to have them overclock and tunetweak everything for.
Considering overclocking i7930 for first time anandtech. A good cooler do not use stock if you plan to go past around 3. Dec 29, 2008 while we have seen some overclocking teams reach 4. The cpu has been oc almost 3 years now some where from 3. I would try to reapply thermal paste and reseat it. This will make things simple, easy and address things like.
I have an i7 920 and i am considering building a new system with a 7700k. The i7 processors can run hot when you overclock and start to add extra voltage, so we want to keep this to a minimum. I have an old core i7 which has served me well and needs to serve me well for two more years, as i will build my next pc then. I noticed that the i7 can easily reach 4ghz and that is my target. Overclocking intels core i7 920 processor page 4 hothardware.
Case airflow this also affects your ability to overclock the processor, good case air circulation is essential in an i7 920. Asus sabertooth x58 intel i7 920 cooled with a cooler master v6 air cooler. When shopping for the best air cooler for intel core i7 8700k, depending on whether you are going to be overclocking or not, there are some coolers that you should focus on. There is so much mid information online it makes your head spin. Air cooling or water cooling my i7930 learn to overclock. Along with this launch, amd introduced its ryzen master software, which. I am looking for a cpumaybe northbridge water setup that will allow me to get what i think is going to be a great oc on my current system right now i am useing the coolit domino alc. So the asus ai tweaker is doing something when set to auto overclock to maintain stability. Not to mention i already have the scythe waiting to go on. Around or under 80c is ideal for most cpus during normal operation, so be sure the results of your overclock reflect that. Ive run a pc with an i7 930 for about two years now. We will not be going for extreme overclocks, thats not what this guide is about, we will be looking for an easily sustainable, 247 overclock with as little voltage as possible.
Rajinder gill sunday, january 25, 2009 link hi, just been testing a couple of es 965s, 3830a and yet another 3838a. We already know that your i7 processor runs hot, so you will need a decent cooler there are lots of great coolers out there and rather than fill up this guide with recommendations. Id really want to try overclocking now that i added extra air coolers. I am just curious how safe this is with a stock cooler.
Hey, so i got my hands on an i7 920 d0 stepping, a scythe mugen ii, and an asus p6t deluxe v2 along with a new psu and more ram. Include ram type, mobo, etc to give ideas on where to start. Overclocking core i7 920 on the asus p6t deluxe page 4 of 7. How to overclock c2qquadsc2dduals written by monkey7 ever since the i7 was first mentioned the rumour machine about overclocking it has been spinni. Worrying temperatures with core i7920 guru3d forums.
Feb 08, 2010 gents, i want to overclock my cpu i7 950 from the stock 3. Dec 14, 2018 i have a core i7 920 and this beats it all to hell at stock settings. Hi guys, my friend and i are considering going watercooling for our gtx 480 sli and i7 920 systems. The profile data can be pulled off your cpu label or box label and running cpuz.
In the example below, youll see that an intel core i79700k processor has a temperature limit of 100c. Best bang for buck would be like an x5650 because like the 920 d0 all the xeons will easily overclock past 4ghz. You dont want your cpu at or even near this temperature when under load. I have been thinking of overclocking my 920 using the stock cooler to something modest like 3. Case airflow this also affects your ability to overclock the processor, good case air circulation is essential in an i7 920 system as it helps remove waste heat in pull in new cooler fresh air into the system. Here we are, 10 years later, and its still strong, stable and performing like a vintage champ. Best cpu cooler for i7980x extreme overclocking forums. So what are all the settings people are using for the i7 when ocing it. Gents, i want to overclock my cpu i7 950 from the stock 3. If its d0 thats a good sign, these models tend to oc better. The issue only becomes multiplier depending on your range of oc you want. Xeon processors arent unlocked so they wont overclock well, if you can. When i ran p95 and opened up hwmonitor to see the temps, i literally started laughing out loud. Running a zalman passive cooling system can be more effective than a stock windows cpu fan and adding a zalmann active fan cooling unit can drop temperatures over 20c under load over a typical.
Installed on an evga x58 ftw and im impressed with the low temps,with zalman cnps 9700 air cooling stable low cpu volts and performance on occt 4. I am curious, i would love to somehow overclock my core i7 with the stock cooler to 3 gighz i have heard this is a good number for these to run at, currently mine is 2. Looking for cpu cooler to overclock i7 920 techpowerup. First time overclocking my core i7 920 do c state tech its a technology by intel which allows the os to independently lower the frequency. Buy products related to cpu air cooler products and see what customers say. If its extreme overclocking you want, you shouldnt be needing a guide. Mar 24, 2011 you should at least be able to overclock your chip over 4. Console gaming, mobile devices, audio components, tvs, software.
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