7700K @ 7GHz New WR!

[Silent_Scone]

If you don't need more than 8GB of RAM, then these 4000Mhz kits are great. Many of us have moved onto 16GB or even 32GB of RAM, as we simply need it for the applications we run.

Time to get with the times, while 8GB is fine for benchmarking, it's useless for many as they'd run out of memory very quickly.

Speaking of getting with the times, Dave, there are 16gb kits, even a couple of 32gb kits binned at 4000mhz. Failing that, and assuming one is capable of tuning in the kits correctly, you can opt for 3866 or 3600, and have some great gains. Kaby is actually quite good at handling high frequency with high density DIMMs also (when in tandem with the right board).

There you go again blurring the lines between what is fine for benchmarking and what is fine for conventional use without fully comprehending the product stack.

 

[Dave2150]

Speaking of getting with the times, Dave, there are 16gb kits, even a couple of 32gb kits binned at 4000mhz. Failing that, and assuming one is capable of tuning in the kits correctly, you can opt for 3866 or 3600, and have some great gains. Kaby is actually quite good at handling high frequency with high density DIMMs also (when in tandem with the right board).

There you go again blurring the lines between what is fine for benchmarking and what is fine for conventional use without fully comprehending the product stack.

Next time do some research into what goes into the average high end rigs, it's certainly not 8GB of 4000Mhz DDR4.

 

[Silent_Scone]

OCUK doesn't sell half the memory on the market. After two seconds of searching in the UK I could link you to a 2x8GB density kit, but it's against the rules. You're not likely to know which vendor is best for them either no doubt. Point wasn't that, point was Kaby's IMC is much improved. What goes into an average(lol) high-end rig is normally what's current lol.

Next? Honestly, Dave I could do this all night but it's not really up to me to teach you what the mainstream platform is good for and what it isn't. Toodles!

 

[Dave2150]

OCUK doesn't sell half the memory on the market. After two seconds of searching in the UK I could link you to a 2x8GB density kit, but it's against the rules. You're not likely to know which vendor is best for them either no doubt. Point wasn't that, point was Kaby's IMC is much improved. What goes into an average(lol) high-end rig is normally what's current lol.

Next? Honestly, Dave I could do this all night but it's not really up to me to teach you what the mainstream platform is good for and what it isn't. Toodles!

I think you're just angry that I said you're a nobody next to the likes of 8pack

I'll leave you to it, no point wasting my time replying to your rambling. If you really believe that Kabylake, which has no IPC increase over Skylake, is worthy of the '7th generation' name, then power to you. I don't find it impressive or exciting.

 

[Jumper118]

If you don't need more than 8GB of RAM, then these 4000Mhz kits are great. Many of us have moved onto 16GB or even 32GB of RAM, as we simply need it for the applications we run.

Time to get with the times, while 8GB is fine for benchmarking, it's useless for many as they'd run out of memory very quickly.

actually the best samsung b die kits are 16gb kits. they do 4000mhz c12-11-11 1t

i agree 7700K is boring, but people are allowed to find it exciting, even people who dont use ln2

 

[humbug]

Over at HWbot Splave has just set a new World record on Super Pi32m using Intels new kabylake 7700K cpu http://hwbot.org/submission/3402704_splave_superpi___32m_core_i7_7700k_4min_20sec_250ms/

Although this is only 2 seconds ahead of its nearest rival a 6700k clocked at 6.9ghz this is an interesting result in that the cpu(7700k) is an early sample and no doubt there will be better ones that surface once they go full retail. The 6700k that i mentioned is a very rare beast and quite possibly in the top 1% of all 6700k's!

Kabylake is looking great for the extreme overclockers and only time will tell on how it fares for ambient cooling solutions.

Thats £380 for the 7700K then....

 

[=XDC=FluphyBunny]

edit: nv thread full of petulant children

 

[Silent_Scone]

I think you're just angry that I said you're a nobody next to the likes of 8pack

I'll leave you to it, no point wasting my time replying to your rambling. If you really believe that Kabylake, which has no IPC increase over Skylake, is worthy of the '7th generation' name, then power to you. I don't find it impressive or exciting.

Yeah, but equally you don't understand it either, so.

Rather nip your misinformation then let it run rife like it normally does here. Not asking for it to raise your heart beat, simply just know what you're talking about. Instead of not knowing a good overclock configuration if someone was trying to jam it up your nose...

Plenty of memory configurations here that are stable with higher densities, and there will be even more with Kaby. We'll just leave that to the real enthusiasts though!

http://www.overclock.net/t/1569364/...well-e-24-7-ddr4-memory-stability-thread/0_40

 

[se_vietboi]

I'm here to join the "7700k is boring" club. Guess I'm not a "real enthusiast" but hey my setup runs games the way I need it to so it's all good.

 

[KompuKare]

I'm here to join the "7700k is boring" club. Guess I'm not a "real enthusiast" but hey my setup runs games the way I need it to so it's all good.

Well, I think Cat's definition in post #52 was spot on:

Overclocking started from people wanting better value for money and modding cheaper parts to match more expensive ones. I think you must be new to this overclocking lark - some of us have been enthusiasts for a while!

It seems what qualifies as 'real enthusiast' these days is more akin to a pay-to-win type thing. Which holds almost no interest to me whatsoever.

Still, it seems that people are willing to spend big on this kind of stuff. Obviously at the extreme end, world records require a lot of skill. At more medium levels, 'pay-to-win' seems far more about throwing money around though.

Worst bit is that those with lots money to throw around now turn to on the ones who like to tinker and overclock for value and accuse them of being cheapskates and not proper enthusiast.

 

[maonayze]

Well, I think Cat's definition in post #52 was spot on:
It seems what qualifies as 'real enthusiast' these days is more akin to a pay-to-win type thing. Which holds almost no interest to me whatsoever.

Still, it seems that people are willing to spend big on this kind of stuff. Obviously at the extreme end, world records require a lot of skill. At more medium levels, 'pay-to-win' seems far more about throwing money around though.

Worst bit is that those with lots money to throw around now turn to on the ones who like to tinker and overclock for value and accuse them of being cheapskates and not proper enthusiast.

Well I like to have a good read of some of the threads that I cannot really comment on with any great knowledge...I mean I havent overclocked anything since the Celeron 200 (I think thats what it was) back in the days you are mentioning.

I also understand the likes of 8-Pack and Silent Scone being extremely interested in overclocking and getting the best out of the tech.....it's not everyones cup of tea but each to their own and we are all different in what makes us get enthusiastic about things.

But what I will say though is that the reasons for Overclocking are now far removed from where they used to be back in the day. I also get the feeling that some on here clearly regard it as some Elitist Club and that they have to look down on the others. Some of those comments from Silent Scone were so condescending.

Maybe a few hours out of the saddle and down here in the pub with the rest of us would do you some good fella. Have a chill with us, we are all nice people.

So the gist of what I am trying to say is "It's ONLY a Processor, nothing to fall out over". Plus no processor has given me that happy feeling I get during a session with my mates down the pub....Now if AMD/Intel can sort that for less than $700 then I am in too.

I can see 2017 is going to be full of wonder on this and the Graphics card threads for the next 12 months.

Have a Happy New Year Guys

 

[KompuKare]

@maonayze
Yes, that's exactly what I meant.
Elitism tends to put 'normal' people off. Unfortunately it seems the prevalence of PCMasterRace graphics meme hasn't shamed people into being a bit more tolerant.

Well I like to have a good read of some of the threads that I cannot really comment on with any great knowledge...I mean I havent overclocked anything since the Celeron 200 (I think thats what it was) back in the days you are mentioning.

Probably the legendary Celeron 300A which was rated for 300MHz but could easily run at 450MHz. Obviously not extreme overclocking but I had fun with it and back then it was about as much as I could afford/justify.
These days I could easily afford more but find it harder to justify.

 

[Bluntwrapped]

But but but, I know more than you underprivileged noobs. In terms of overclocking and knowing your **** you're all scrubs tbh.. Not a real enthusiast like me

Lol what a bell*** attitude

 

[Deathroned]

Nice work Allen.

Ln2 2v is fine no problem.

Strange posting so early before nda finishes. Those frequencys are great though.

Ian will you be Binning and selling 4.8ghz kaby's or Zen's ?

The fact you can comment on something that's under an embargo without even using it yourself is pretty impressive. It's easy to pick sides in this case, you can be forgiven for thinking that. As per my signature

There are many reasons why Kaby is worthwhile, not only for extreme cooling. Those that actually take an interest in tuning their system for 24/7 stability to the best of it's ability, will find Kaby has some really great features in store depending on your personal preferences.

In other words, keep the speculation away from underneath my bridge until you know what is what for yourself .

Unfortunately the embargo hasn't lifted yet. Toms just decided they didn't care enough to honour it, so multiple other sites decided to follow. Including some extreme users apparently.

oh the irony.

 

[maonayze]

@maonayze
Yes, that's exactly what I meant.
Elitism tends to put 'normal' people off. Unfortunately it seems the prevalence of PCMasterRace graphics meme hasn't shamed people into being a bit more tolerant.



Probably the legendary Celeron 300A which was rated for 300MHz but could easily run at 450MHz. Obviously not extreme overclocking but I had fun with it and back then it was about as much as I could afford/justify.
These days I could easily afford more but find it harder to justify.

Yep, that's the one. Ran it @ 450Mhz. I always remember it coz it's the only slot 1 processor I ever had. Those were the days eh!. It was like IKEA designed it....Flat Packed

 

[Akagi]

After reading through this thread, I think some of you need to try salt watercooling when you do your benching.

 

[8 Pack]

Ian will you be Binning and selling 4.8ghz kaby's or Zen's ?



oh the irony.

Zen can't comment on frequency but I will bin the high-end skus when we get stock.

Kabylake definitely yes binned and delidded. Frequencys available to buy will be revealed on launch I already did a lot of work on this and the options are ready.

 

[AllBodies]

Zen can't comment on frequency but I will bin the high-end skus when we get stock.

Kabylake definitely yes binned and delidded. Frequencys available to buy will be revealed on launch I already did a lot of work on this and the options are ready.

Kaby Lake binned and delidded properly, with warranty? Sounds like a tempting package.

 

[SiDeards73]

Zen can't be delidded if I'm correct as they are using a soldered method?

 

[DragonQ]

Zen can't be delidded if I'm correct as they are using a soldered method?

Yeah someone delidded an ES and it was soldered.