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Credit where credit is due i7 920 4.6ghz (ON AIR)

zuludawn

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Okie she a little bit toasty but i7 920 2.66ghz clocked to 4.6ghz

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3 year old Cpu at 4.6ghz (on big air) Intel you should be ashamed.

Spend your cash on GPU not CPU

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Ok she only goes for 10mins on prime and 3 mins on IntelBurnTest but it run Unigine 3 times and posted this. Call it stable under normal usage. Still dont take a good OC away from an old chip.
Just buy another GPU not CPU if you around the 4ghz mark makes more sense.

Just a little dig at Ivy Bridge not Sandy Bridge and dont forget its at 220 x21 lol. Credit to the CPU for an awesome OC if i put her underwater im sure she would be 100% stable just hitting 100 degree under 100% load 50+ idle.

1.38v core, QPI 1.25 for comparison against Ivy Bridge
 
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I wouldn't put too much load on that.
Going for heroic clocks with my I7 920's usually costs me a MB.
The VRM's give up and let out magic smoke.
 
Looks like the core that's hidden from view packed in after one minute, as your load is only 75%. I certainly wouldn't declare that "stable under normal usage".
 
hanluc said:
Looks like the core that's hidden from view packed in after one minute, as your load is only 75%. I certainly wouldn't declare that "stable under normal usage".
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I noticed that as well, temps way lower on one core compared to others suggest it quickly failed.

Also:

Ok she only goes for 10mins on prime and 3 mins on IntelBurnTest but it run Unigine 3 times and posted this. Call it stable under normal usage
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Really now? I am all for overclocks but i don't think 13 minutes combined on two different stress tests consitutes stable, when it appears 1 core gave out after 1 minute.
 
I have difficulty getting my D0 to post at 3.8, let alone do anything at 4.6Ghz. Slightly dodgy looking OC, but nicely done anyway.
 
PaulyD said:
I noticed that as well, temps way lower on one core compared to others suggest it quickly failed.

Also:



Really now? I am all for overclocks but i don't think 13 minutes combined on two different stress tests consitutes stable, when it appears 1 core gave out after 1 minute.
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Really, been using it all day without any problems at all. If it was not for hitting 100 degree under 100% CPU load it would be fine (under normal usage how many times do you hit 100% CPU load). Like i said with water cooling it would be 100 stable.

Any ways im no fool was about 4am in the morning and i was drunk, was reading peoples problems with Ivy Bridge OC getting around 4.6ghz and thought to myself i bet my chip can do that and it did.
Prime did not show the first core because it failed a previous run, i had to delete and unzip it again then i was fine (plus it ran a lot longer than in PrSc showed, well till CPU hit 100 Degree). Intel Burn Test and Task Bar showed it at 100% load. Plus we know how bad Burn Test is for high temps.

Back to reality its at 4.4ghz does 4.5ghz 100% stable but hits high 90`s at 100%, as it is now high 80`s. Still not a bad attempt on a CPU that is known for high temps. As i never pointed out all Intel have managed to do is to drop the core temps a little. A 3 year old Cpu should not oc to the very latest offering, Ivy should be a least 5ghz plus as some cherry picked Sandys can hit it.

This was the tread that started it all
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18398508
 
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Smoke, mirrors and blah blah tbh.
You feed us an overclock of 4.6Ghz and when you get found out for ahem... "economising with the truth" you change the story.
Want to see 4.5Ghz stable plz for more than a minute.

EDIT: Saying it would be rock solid with water? WTF? My car would be fast with a 3 litre engine but it doesn't have one, so I don't tell ppl how fast my car COULD be cos I'd look like an idiot.
 
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SlugForAButt said:
Smoke, mirrors and blah blah tbh.
You feed us an overclock of 4.6Ghz and when you get found out for ahem... "economising with the truth" you change the story.
Want to see 4.5Ghz stable plz for more than a minute.

EDIT: Saying it would be rock solid with water? WTF? My car would be fast with a 3 litre engine but it doesn't have one, so I don't tell ppl how fast my car COULD be cos I'd look like an idiot.
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okie give in a sec
 
SlugForAButt said:
Smoke, mirrors and blah blah tbh.
You feed us an overclock of 4.6Ghz and when you get found out for ahem... "economising with the truth" you change the story.
Want to see 4.5Ghz stable plz for more than a minute.

EDIT: Saying it would be rock solid with water? WTF? My car would be fast with a 3 litre engine but it doesn't have one, so I don't tell ppl how fast my car COULD be cos I'd look like an idiot.
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Move on plz, i run what ever you want (told you it was hot)

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30 mins of Prime at lot lower temps than IBT

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IBT high settings
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I'm not sure how you think you're upstaging Ivybridge, a CPUs performance is not all about clock speed, Ivy with a slight overclock (maybe stock) would trounce all over your chip even at 4.5Ghz, and this is with a TDP of just 77W, yours is a gas guzzling 130W

Plus no one is having problems getting to 4.6Ghz, it's the temps that are a concern .... just like your chip.
 
hanluc said:
I'm not sure how you think you're upstaging Ivybridge, a CPUs performance is not all about clock speed, Ivy with a slight overclock (maybe stock) would trounce all over your chip even at 4.5Ghz, and this is with a TDP of just 77W, yours is a gas guzzling 130W

Plus no one is having problems getting to 4.6Ghz, it's the temps that are a concern .... just like your chip.
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A chip that's nearly half the watts and produces at much heat, clearly Intel have a winner.
Just looking at this forum seems people are not that impressed.
In daily applications there would be very difference in performance between the two, if your honest. In games xfire 7970 give me 60fps solid vysnc at 3.8gig, This i why i have missed Sandy and now Ivy, no point really.

Do people really care (gamers) if the next gen CPU has lower watts, when top end GPU watts are so high. Woot i saved 43w and gained about 600w in xfire lol. Especially if the CPU still runs hot oc.
 
jimbob27 said:
Do some proper stress testing.

I want to see it @4.4ghz, with 1 hour of IBT, and at least 8 hours of prime.:p
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2 hours with prime and counting so far at 4.5ghz, will let it run to 6 hrs while a go the gym etc more if i dont play BF3 later, will that satisfy all.

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