Supercharged i7 920 4.5ghz on air

[zuludawn]

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18386056

With new results should be 5th (in multi GPU) with a 2 year old rig running against 2500, 2700k and x79 chipsets at all CPU speeds with only CCC overclocked GPU`s no voltage mods. Where am i any slower lol, (low and high fps taken into consideration).
The old girl holds her own!

 

[Spenty]

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18386056

With new results should be 5th (in multi GPU) with a 2 year old rig running against 2500, 2700k and x79 chipsets at all CPU speeds with only CCC overclocked GPU`s no voltage mods. Where am i any slower lol, (low and high fps taken into consideration).
The old girl holds her own!

Unigine Heaven is purely GPU based tbh. Lets see how they compare in a CPU only benchmark then if your going to try and pull that one.

 

[zuludawn]

Unigine Heaven is purely GPU based tbh. Lets see how they compare in a CPU only benchmark then if your going to try and pull that one.

And there is the point it does not matter which way i went, i would not improve any fps in games at res ,xfire, with vsync. Just have 4 cores more for whatever needs them.
Just out of curiosity post a CPU benchmark result and i will compare for what its worth.

 

[no_1_dave]

You still dont get it, a 1000mhz cpu would be no faster in games with two highend Gpu`s with vsync on at soild 60fps. GPU all the way with any modern CPU.

Please downclock your CPU to 1000 Mhz and run BF3 fully maxed.
Then do it with your overclock in place

Post the performance graphs here.

 

[zuludawn]

Please downclock your CPU to 1000 Mhz and run BF3 fully maxed.
Then do it with your overclock in place

Post the performance graphs here.

Lol blunder buster meant a CPU that was more than 5ghz, should have been 10,000 ghz, just to prove the point that after 4 ghz with xfire top end GPU and vsync it dont make any difference at solid 60fps. Dont come back at me with bottlenecking neither there's enough of those threads already lol.

 

[Spenty]

And there is the point it does not matter which way i went, i would not improve any fps in games at res ,xfire, with vsync. Just have 4 cores more for whatever needs them.
Just out of curiosity post a CPU benchmark result and i will compare for what its worth.

I posted the anandtech benchmark which proved the 2500k beat the 920 in every test.

 

[zuludawn]

I posted the anandtech benchmark which proved the 2500k beat the 920 in every test.

You missed the 3.3ghz ver 2.66 ghz bit then, find one where they both at 4.5ghz. EVEN then there were a least 10 scores higher at a lower ghz and some every close.

 

[Spenty]

You missed the 3.3ghz ver 2.66 ghz bit then, find one where they both at 4.5ghz. EVEN then there were a least 10 scores higher at a lower ghz and some every close.

Considering clock per clock sandybridge is better than the nehalems it's pretty obvious even at the same clock speed the 2500k would win.

 

[Spenty]

On anandtech I compared it to the i7 970 which is 3.2ghz stock and the i5 2500k still wins in most applications and games. This is without how much much better the 2500k is for power consumption, around 40-50w less.

So you just go ahead and keep telling yourself your 920 is better while I blaze along with better performance and a healthier electricity bill

 

[zuludawn]

Considering clock per clock sandybridge is better than the nehalems it's pretty obvious even at the same clock speed the 2500k would win.

You win even though i have said all through the post with highend xfire GPU it would make no difference in games at 2560x1440 with vsync. I just wanted to see if a 2.66ghz would reach 4.5ghz on air cause in my book that's an overclock.
By the way mines faster than yours lol and some!

 

[Spenty]

You win even though i have said all through the post with highend xfire GPU it would make no difference in games at 2560x1440 with vsync. I just wanted to see if a 2.66ghz would reach 4.5ghz on air cause in my book that's an overclock.
By the way mines faster than yours lol and some!

I don't really like arguing the fact as tbh real world difference is minimal if that. But the reality is sandbridge is the winner just like ivybridge will be in a few weeks.

 

[paradigm]

Well you must have a cherry picked 920 then, the best i got my other 920 to was 4ghz, so this one is special its all on the same rig. Dont forget it 215x21 far harder to get stable.

No, I bought a clearance 920 from OcUK 18 months ago.

I'm 100% certain that my chip is neither special, nor cherry picked, nor particularly better than "average", a bit better perhaps, but not much.

People always seem to think that I'm doing something special, or have a "special" chip, but it just seems that my chips tend to be "ok".

Take for example my Q6600 @ 4GHz, or my i7-3820 @ 5GHz. Neither were bought cherry picked, I just make sure I learn everything about the board I'm using before trying anything ambitious!

 

[Spenty]

No, I bought a clearance 920 from OcUK 18 months ago.

I'm 100% certain that my chip is neither special, nor cherry picked, nor particularly better than "average", a bit better perhaps, but not much.

People always seem to think that I'm doing something special, or have a "special" chip, but it just seems that my chips tend to be "ok".

Take for example my Q6600 @ 4GHz, or my i7-3820 @ 5GHz. Neither were bought cherry picked, I just make sure I learn everything about the board I'm using before trying anything ambitious!

As long as you keep the chip cool anything is possible and your PSU and Motherboard play a great deal in getting a good overclock at a lower than average voltage.

 

[zuludawn]

On anandtech I compared it to the i7 970 which is 3.2ghz stock and the i5 2500k still wins in most applications and games. This is without how much much better the 2500k is for power consumption, around 40-50w less.

So you just go ahead and keep telling yourself your 920 is better while I blaze along with better performance and a healthier electricity bill

Just had to do this my Electric bill is £190 a month a posted in another thread with scanned quarterly bill, the cost of living aint a concern for me, i like to keep the high rollers in money.
My two kids have 2500k`s oc at 4.6ghz each, me im old school and wife with her i7 930 4ghz.

 

[Spenty]

Just had to do this my Electric bill is £190 a month a posted in another thread with scanned quarterly bill, the cost of living aint a concern for me, i like to keep the high rollers in money.
My two kids have 2500k`s oc at 4.6ghz each, me im old school and wife with her i7 930 4ghz.

Cool family bro, hope I can find a woman who appreciates a good intel chip.

 

[zuludawn]

No, I bought a clearance 920 from OcUK 18 months ago.

I'm 100% certain that my chip is neither special, nor cherry picked, nor particularly better than "average", a bit better perhaps, but not much.

People always seem to think that I'm doing something special, or have a "special" chip, but it just seems that my chips tend to be "ok".

Take for example my Q6600 @ 4GHz, or my i7-3820 @ 5GHz. Neither were bought cherry picked, I just make sure I learn everything about the board I'm using before trying anything ambitious!

You lucky sod!!!!!!!!!! my old Q6600 did 3.8ghz then did a random new post a stock lol never did find out why.

 

[no_1_dave]

Lol blunder buster meant a CPU that was more than 5ghz, should have been 10,000 ghz, just to prove the point that after 4 ghz with xfire top end GPU and vsync it dont make any difference at solid 60fps. Dont come back at me with bottlenecking neither there's enough of those threads already lol.

Lol you are right.
But at 120Hz / 120fps a better CPU is required