5.5ghz 24/7 Stable Ivy Inside!!!

8 Pack · 19 Jan 2013 at 16:33

Here you go guys.This could easily be used 24/7 for whatever the user desires!!!!. HT is off as I am testing for a specific reason that does not benefit from having HT on. I did briefly test with HT on and its equally as stable.

5.5 goodness!! DDR is nearly 2600 mhz too with BLK of 107.9! the IMC is strong in this one!!

Prime!!!!

AIDA 64

Comments and questions fire away!!!

8 Pack · 20 Jan 2013 at 11:23

Board is ASUS Maximus V Formula, I wont be trying the chip at -100 sadly as its for a client and I don't want to risk breaking it. It will probably do 6.3ghz -6.4ghz -100.

8 Pack · 20 Jan 2013 at 14:36

Custom loop is the way forward for the endless upgrade capabilities amd with each upgrade better performance.

8 Pack · 20 Jan 2013 at 14:50

sam690 said:
Hi 8 Pack, I have this board along with an i5 3570k i was wondering what the best CPU cooler would be for getting the best overclock for my chip?
I am still on the stock cooler, but unsure which route to go down, water or air.
I was reccommended these for air cooling becuase of the high profile Corsair Dominator Platinum Ram
YOUR BASKET
1 x Prolimatech Red Megahalems CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £52.99
1 x Prolimatech Black Megahalems CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £49.98
Total : £113.47 (includes shipping : £8.75).

But would a custom loop something like the ones below be better to get me started then gradually build up to a better one bit by bit?
YOUR BASKET
1 x EK-KIT H3O 120 LTX Performance Watercooling Kit £128.99
1 x OcUK Tech Lab - V6 Watercooling Kit 120 £75.01
1 x Mayhems Ultra Pure H20 Watercooling Fluid 1L £4.99
1 x XSPC RayStorm CPU WaterBlock (Intel) £49.98
Total : £270.37 (includes shipping : £9.50).

Custom Water for me!!!!

8 Pack · 20 Jan 2013 at 20:46

acme15 said:
This being 8 pack, probably 30 seconds

If it was for me I would have done a lot less yes. But its for someone else so I did 4-5hrs stab testing.

8 Pack · 20 Jan 2013 at 21:19

No. It will be fine at those temps. In normal use it wont hit 10C.

Why is any overclock needed come on man!!!! Speeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeed!!! and more of it!!

8 Pack · 22 Jan 2013 at 10:07

Cheers!!

8 Pack · 22 Jan 2013 at 14:43

Cheers Mate!!

8 Pack · 23 Jan 2013 at 14:48

Yeah man with 4 7970 in Xfire no problems!!!

8 Pack · 25 Jan 2013 at 09:09

Blue160 said:
Are you not letting on what the cooling is then?

That's an epic 24/7 overclock. I take it with four 7970's it was a money no object build

All my builds are performance builds. The users want ultimate performance.

8 Pack · 27 Jan 2013 at 14:51

Blue160 said:
I suspect there's some client confidentiality in play. 8 pack just wants to show off his overclocking chops, and rightly so

^^^ This is correct!!!

4 Way 680 SLI is slightly behind 7970 Quad Fire. Both set ups are great!!!! Its user preference here.

8 Pack · 7 Feb 2013 at 15:49

Thanks Stu.

8 Pack · 8 Feb 2013 at 20:03

Dyewitness said:
Winner Overclock 8 Pack!

Wish I could get one like that Think my board or somethin is limiting me.

Its probably the chip to be honest and the cooling. But even with the cooling I use here very few are Prime Stable at 5.5ghz with this kind of DRAM speed.

8 Pack · 10 Feb 2013 at 22:39

Its not for benching that!!! I bench Ivy at 6.0ghz plus!! and SB-E at nearly 5.7ghz!!!

Its a 24/7 stable rig for a client.

8 Pack · 14 Feb 2013 at 12:56

LOL!! Ivy record is around 7ghz. I am gonna try get 8ghz on Piledriver though very soon!!! LN2 on the way to OCUK!!!

8 Pack · 22 Feb 2013 at 13:49

No I did not. Totally un modded CPU.