***Official Ivybridge Overclock Thread***

[MonsterMoshi]

Obviously there are many apparent issues surrounding the ivybridge CPU's and their 'heat issues'. Here you should post your experiences with your chip and your overclocking results.
You should include:

• Model of CPU
• Motherboards
• Cooler
• Max temperatures (from a reliable program- such as coretemp)
• Voltage
• Other settings
• Stable?
• Screen shots if you wish

By request- It would also be of interest to include batch numbers and country of manufacture. This may help us determine if we have a difference in manufacture

For me right now:

• 3770K @ 4.0GHz
• Malaysia, Batch L212B228
• MSI Z77A-GD65
• Arctic cooling Freezer 7
• 72
• 1.15V

Only touched at it for 10 minutes. Obviously my cooler is pretty poor so I can't do a lot
Will be watercooling later this year so maybe some more then

 

[MonsterMoshi]

I'd like to know what motherboard people are using... I don't think motherboards are the limiting factor, but it's harmless to include it and it might help people narrow down the best one for their needs.

Good point. Also now included what coolers people are using

 

[MonsterMoshi]

You should also include other info like batch # and whether they're Malaysian or Costa Rican to find out which may be Golden chips and if there's any difference between the 2 factory locations

I thought that but figured it may be a pain but we'll give it a go

 

[MonsterMoshi]

Like that you've moved the windows either side of that errrmm... Rather nice female

 

[MonsterMoshi]

Honestly, it really amazes me why people are so upset with the chip and the fact that it doesn't clock quite as well as previous versions. For a first, clock for clock, ivybridge is a fair amount faster. So maybe 200-400Mhz lower on the same cooling. How much does this really affect day to day usage? My guess is very little? People seem to have been expecting miracles. In my mind it is far from a step backwards as people have been suggesting.
I think overclocking is more of a status thing that anything else. Who has the highest clock. Even though it is only a tiny amount faster than the next persons. Baffling

May spark a debate here......

 

[MonsterMoshi]

Can't say i looked at mine. But i doubt it has been used before. I would say your right about the factory testing.

 

[MonsterMoshi]

Assuming that Asus AI Suite is the windows based application similar to my MSI control center. I would use the BIOS, only because almost all changes you make in windows still require a reboot so BIOS is quicker.

Only clock using the multiplier. You will also need to change the voltage slightly.
The RAM frequency will only change if you change the BCLK. Best to leave this really, and you won't get very far with it.

 

[MonsterMoshi]

OEM or Retail ?

OEM chips aren't for sale yet are they?

 

[MonsterMoshi]

ocuk sell them for one

Well that's news to me
Now you mention it, seem to remember them being on pre-order at the start of the week