8Packs no BS testing Intel 8700K and Z370 with Delid 5ghz and above available from OCUK.

Snowball01 · 31 Oct 2017 at 21:13

Snowball01 said:
Sorry for the newbie question but I have bought the below and wanted to test CPU was @5 as advertised, whats the best way to test this. I am getting 4.385 on CPU Bench stress test.

It was also part of a full system so I jave not installed anything or touched anything.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x 8Pack Elite Tier Overclocked i7 8700K @ 5GHz Gaming Bundle = £1,244.99

Motherboard:Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 7 Intel Z370 (Socket 1151) DDR4 ATX Motherboard

CPU Cooler:8Pack Asetek 570LX 240mm High Performance CPU Cooler - 115X

CPU:Intel Core i7-8700K 5.0Ghz (Coffee Lake) Socket LGA1151 Pre-Binned Processor - OEM

Total: £1,255.49
(includes shipping: £10.50)

Never mind ran cinebench and saw CPU go to 5000.00MHz

Robzere31 · 1 Nov 2017 at 13:26

CPU-Z is another good program to use for checking cpu

Snowball01 · 1 Nov 2017 at 13:29

Robzere31 said:
CPU-Z is another good program to use for checking cpu

I was using that but not running anything just using the CPU-Z bench test.

Sorted now after running cinebench and watching CPU-Z

8 Pack · 1 Nov 2017 at 17:31

Use high performance power plan windows and cpuz to check frequency.

Obviously sold out over the weekend. Back orders shipped today and more 5ghz up in-stock.

Snowball01 · 1 Nov 2017 at 23:12

8 Pack said:
Use high performance power plan windows and cpuz to check frequency.

If this was directed at me then this is result.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B3wd0enTyGoJSUZNNzJ2dnNjQjA

MDian · 2 Nov 2017 at 10:18

@8 Pack You might want to know that on your specific page (https://www.overclockers.co.uk/8pack), all the links to 'hardware', 'bundles' etc have no url's, so just revert back to the same page. Makes finding your products harder.

Fingers crossed you get more 8700k's in stock soon. The wait is intense!

8 Pack · 2 Nov 2017 at 10:41

5g binned in stock.

I will ask for that to be fixed now thanks.

daicon · 2 Nov 2017 at 11:50

People, see if you can help me:

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I just realized that I never turn off a led that is where I indicated in the photo. it's red and you can see a lot.
Is there no way to turn it off?
It's always on: -S

MDian · 2 Nov 2017 at 11:52

8 Pack said:
5g binned in stock.

Thanks, I have a retail one on pre-order; wouldn't know what to do with a 'binned' version

8 Pack · 2 Nov 2017 at 15:36

All bins now back in stock... Probably not for long.....

Prozn · 2 Nov 2017 at 19:35

8 Pack said:
Use high performance power plan windows and cpuz to check frequency.

Obviously sold out over the weekend. Back orders shipped today and more 5ghz up in-stock.

Is there any down side to using high performance all the time? I note that it stops the processor clocking down from its max multiplier - but power usage is still affected by load.

The difference at idle between Balanced (800mhz 8700K @ 1.31V) and Performance (5000mhz 8700K @ 1.31V) is 3W.

8 Pack · 2 Nov 2017 at 22:37

I never care. Always full speed!!

bishi · 3 Nov 2017 at 11:05

Getting my 5.0ghz binned with the maximus hero later today - Any exact BIOS settings I need to adjust to ensure the 5.0ghz OC is stable?
Sorry if this has already been asked.

Rainmaker · 3 Nov 2017 at 11:14

bishi said:
Getting my 5.0ghz binned with the maximus hero later today - Any exact BIOS settings I need to adjust to ensure the 5.0ghz OC is stable?
Sorry if this has already been asked.

8 Pack said:
Vcore 1.35
Dram voltage 1.375
Io 1.2
Sa 1.22
Cpu standby 1.2
Xmp
Avx offset 2
Load line level 5-6
Current cap 140%

Mine runs at 1.296v but as with all overclocking ymmv.

bishi · 3 Nov 2017 at 12:08

Rainmaker said:
Mine runs at 1.296v but as with all overclocking ymmv.

Great, that gives me a good baseline. Thank you.

Rainmaker · 3 Nov 2017 at 12:09

bishi said:
Great, that gives me a good baseline. Thank you.

No worries. It's a nice platform and I've enjoyed tinkering with it. Have fun!

machinebummer · 3 Nov 2017 at 14:13

Hi Guys,

Been a while since my last upgrade and these 8700's look pretty great so am thinking of grabbing an 'easy to install' bundle to fit inside this case. https://www.overclockers.co.uk/phanteks-enthoo-pro-mid-tower-case-with-window-white-ca-016-pt.html
I'll be doing mostly VR and Music Production and am currently on a i7-2600, 980ti with 16gb and looking to add a 1080ti later on.

Sorry but I am totally lost on these new chipsets does anyone have a good link explaining the differences?
Also I'm not a big overclocker, so wondering if one of these bundles would be overkill for me or would it be better considering I'll be using a Vive and a lot of heavy music software?
Also how easy are these bundles to install exactly?

Thanks and sorry if this is the wrong thread for this type of Question.

Rezz · 3 Nov 2017 at 20:34

New Taichi BIOS out today with updates to ME and micro code. Will test it soon regarding the AVX bug. Just a lot of settings to write down first before I can upgrade.

Edit: AVX bug is still there. Same micro code revision as well. Waste of time.

8 Pack · 3 Nov 2017 at 23:59

Bios is not an upgrade..... If your system is stable and the changes are something you absolutely need. No need to change.

gavinh87 · 4 Nov 2017 at 03:16

8 Pack said:
Bios is not an upgrade..... If your system is stable and the changes are something you absolutely need. No need to change.

Any word from intel regarding this avx bug that a few of us have been experiencing?