8 Packs 4ghz 32m Challenge win full Haswell 4770K Bundle.

stulid · 2 Jun 2013 at 21:15

Martini1991 said:
A lot?

That's what I thought, there's been enough 2500K+3570K etc speccing these past few years for there to be loads of people with kit that can do 4Ghz.

the1gooner · 2 Jun 2013 at 21:16

NightSt@lk3r said:
I got no chance of winning with an I5 750 but ill give it a go for ***** and giggles later.

I am running an i5 760 with the exact same motherboard as you, be interesting to see how close we are

NightSt@lk3r · 2 Jun 2013 at 21:16

the1gooner said:
I would definitely be giving it a go and tweaking to get the best Socket 1156 time.

Don't wuss out, bring it on

panyan · 2 Jun 2013 at 21:17

stulid said:
Hold on, so its the best super pi score with a 4Ghz CPU.

That seems reasonable to me?

+1

Akagi · 2 Jun 2013 at 21:18

There should be different competitions for each type of CPU (Phenom II, FX, Sandy, Ivy, Hassy etc) and then the top score for each should be compared to see not which was the fastet, but which was the most impressive for that platform. IMO.

Something Else · 2 Jun 2013 at 21:19

I should really learn how to tweak memory, C11 at 2133mhz set by xmp

Jay85 · 2 Jun 2013 at 21:24

If its about memory tweaking then that's me out. I tried with 8pack overclocking my memory and it just blue screened and failed to post if it was set anything above 1600mhz

. You really need a good IMC in your cpu to beat this.

Kei · 2 Jun 2013 at 21:24

I've got no hope of entering as my phenom II can't reliably exceed 3.7GHz

Although even if i did manage to get it up to 4GHz i'd still get spanked by anyone with something more modern as it took over 19 minutes last time i ran the test.

Akagi · 2 Jun 2013 at 21:25

Kei said:
I've got no hope of entering as my phenom II can't reliably exceed 3.7GHz Although even if i did manage to get it up to 4GHz i'd still get spanked by anyone with something more modern as it took over 19 minutes last time i ran the test.

THIS is exactly what the problem is here...

Nobody else sees that?

If Kei and I both entered and my time was faster, would that make me more deserving of the prize? No.

Tonester0011 · 2 Jun 2013 at 21:27

Here, might as well be the first to enter.
4Ghz 3930k, with 2133 ram. I'll be able to get lower times, obviously but nothing as low as a well tuned IB should be able to get.

Clairvoyant · 2 Jun 2013 at 21:28

7m45s with below clock. RAM @ 2133mhz. Guess I could tweak, but its finding time with work and family.

the1gooner · 2 Jun 2013 at 21:28

NightSt@lk3r said:
Don't wuss out, bring it on

I will

From memory the last time I tried something like this I got a time of about 10 minutes at 4.0Ghz.

Something to aim for.

Kaktus69 · 2 Jun 2013 at 21:30

acme15 said:
THIS is exactly what the problem is here...

Nobody else sees that?

If Kei and I both entered and my time was faster, would that make me more deserving of the prize? No.

So how would you suggest 8-Pack ran the competition then?

Fastest time at a clockspeed achievable by many seems fair to me.

iviv · 2 Jun 2013 at 21:30

Kei said:
I've got no hope of entering as my phenom II can't reliably exceed 3.7GHz Although even if i did manage to get it up to 4GHz i'd still get spanked by anyone with something more modern as it took over 19 minutes last time i ran the test.

Hi 5, sad phenom II bro

Kaktus69 said:
So how would you suggest 8-Pack ran the competition then?

Fastest time at a clockspeed achievable by many seems fair to me.

The same way a previous overclocking comp was run on this forum. You can't just go for the fastest score because only the most modern CPUs will hit it. I'm not too in-tune about all things like efficiency and IPC, but I know that there was a time when AMD CPUs were far more efficient than Intel CPUs, even when the AMDs ran at a lower clock speed. Surely its going to be the same here. Just because all the CPUs are running at 4Ghz, newer CPUs are more efficient, have higher IPC and thus can simply score higher without any tweaking required.
Instead set a lower time as a target to hit. This will require just as much knowledge about overclocking and tweaking because you will have to be carefully adjusting your speeds and timings, but you will get more attention and entries because it is a feat that far more people would be able to achieve.

Hyburnate · 2 Jun 2013 at 21:31

acme15 said:
THIS is exactly what the problem is here...

Nobody else sees that?

If Kei and I both entered and my time was faster, would that make me more deserving of the prize? No.

rjk is already ****ed off at me for pointing flaws, but I'll continue to do so, someone who can throw money at a rig and therefore be able to win, shouldn't be given it, someone who's struggling to find money to spend on a PC and would really be able to make use of the prize should win.

Akagi · 2 Jun 2013 at 21:31

Hyburnate said:
rjk is already ****ed off at me for pointing flaws, but I'll continue to do so, someone who can throw money at a rig and therefore be able to win, shouldn't be given it, someone who's struggling to find money to spend on a PC and would really be able to make use of the prize should win.

+9001

Drunkenmassacre · 2 Jun 2013 at 21:32

HAHA! 4Ghz.... on my processor?!?! Good Ole Q6600 here - don't see it some how

Kaktus69 · 2 Jun 2013 at 21:32

Hyburnate said:
rjk is already ****ed off at me for pointing flaws, but I'll continue to do so, someone who can throw money at a rig and therefore be able to win, shouldn't be given it, someone who's struggling to find money to spend on a PC and would really be able to make use of the prize should win.

it's a competition not a charity. Isn't it?

stulid · 2 Jun 2013 at 21:33

TheLegendOfMart said:
3.4GHz turbo and z68 board

Is that with a single core under load?

What CPU is it exactly?

TheLegendOfMart · 2 Jun 2013 at 21:35

Core i5 2400