Nice setup
, my 5820K will do 4.6Ghz as well. Def the best bang for buck CPU atm.-
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***Haswell -E Owners Thread***
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Nice setup
, my 5820K will do 4.6Ghz as well. Def the best bang for buck CPU atm.
Soldato
Totally agree boom,
I've pretty much tried it all now from amd's 8320-8350 to the I5 4670k and the 4770k, all overclocked as much as possible.
The x99 platform is imo by far the best.
I've pretty much tried it all now from amd's 8320-8350 to the I5 4670k and the 4770k, all overclocked as much as possible.
The x99 platform is imo by far the best.
I'm not using the rampage board anymore, swapped over the MSI XPower board, it's brilliant!
Associate
Yes the Rampage boards are well over rated.
I've just got my 5820k and Asus X99-S with 16GB Kingston Predator 2400mhz RAM. I've not done any OC'ing before, but the auto overclock has it running at just over 4.1.
Is this a low-ball safe OC that the system has done, or is it in any way indicative of what I'd get by doing it myself? I'm running it on a Nepton 240M AIO. Any advice?
Is this a low-ball safe OC that the system has done, or is it in any way indicative of what I'd get by doing it myself? I'm running it on a Nepton 240M AIO. Any advice?
Associate
Check the voltage and temps , as the auto tune usually sets it pretty high in order to maintain a decent auto overclock across all chips . Although it's usually always within limits , you can do far better ... In terms of overall GHZ and lower voltage per clock speed
Soldato
Until you try to push the memeoy and cache frequency. Then it becomes quite apparent the ASUS boards are worth it.
Soldato
Auto tune is junk. Try for 4.2 at 1.2v and increase frequency to 4.3 if stable. Work from there. Work on fixed voltage till you're happy then change to offset (or adaptive depending on strap).
I'm thinking of writing a start up guide but you can find Raja@ASUS one over on OCN fairly easily.
Thanks. What do you mean by 'offset' and 'strap'? Sorry I'm new to this.
Soldato
If you're unfamiliar with offset / dynamic voltages I would suggest reading some of the earlier guides on the ROG forum.
http://rog.asus.com/51092012/overclocking/overclocking-using-offset-mode-for-cpu-core-voltage/
These voltages allow for you to apply or subtract load voltage from the CPU VID allowing for you to maintain low voltages at idle, so to not pump the CPU with voltage when you're not doing anything.
Straps allow for you to raise the BCLK higher without encountering the same instability as you would when increasing it on the default 'strap' of 100mhz.
BCLK works as the front side bus did on older generations. When increasing the BCLK you increase pretty much all the buses including the PCI-E bus. When using 100 strap this is problematic as the PCI-E bus is very cantankerous to small changes (1 to 5%). Since Sandybridge-E BCLK can now work on it's own divider. 1.25 1.66. 125BCLK for example on Haswell-E has it's benefits as certain DRAM dividers are not stable on 100 strap. Give 3000Mhz a try on 100 strap if you're able to. Most CPUs will throw their toys out of the pram, however on the 1.25 divider 3000mhz is very much a possibility. You just need to find a happy medium with your memory to decide what strap best suits your needs. For example if you're able to achieve 3200 frequency this is much happier on 100 strap.
There is a lot to take in with this platform but some is just legacy from X79 and before. Just don't run before you can walk.
My upgrade itch has beaten me and i've bought an EVGA X99 m-ATX mobo & 4x4GB 3000Mhz DDR4. I'm toying with the idea of 5820k or 5930k CPU.
The question is, has anyone done benching of these 2 CPU's (operating at same frequencies) in SLI?
I've got a single 780ti SC and may get another in the new year, i'm wondering what impact the PCI-E lane count will have on 2 cards (i'll not be having more than 2)
The question is, has anyone done benching of these 2 CPU's (operating at same frequencies) in SLI?
I've got a single 780ti SC and may get another in the new year, i'm wondering what impact the PCI-E lane count will have on 2 cards (i'll not be having more than 2)
Soldato
No, you will be fine with the 5820 with two GPU
I'm also interested in whether the extra lanes would make a difference, although I've already taken the plunge with the 5930K so I'm rather hoping so.
I'm also interested in whether the extra lanes would make a difference, although I've already taken the plunge with the 5930K so I'm rather hoping so.
Depends on your cards! But I also think your two extra cores will make a diff. Especially if you render or play some demanding games
Same system
(asides from brand of ram)The auto tune is a little weak, have you updated the bios?
Caporegime
I've finally got myself stable on a nice 5960X 4.3Ghz Core overclock, 4.3Ghz uncore overclock with 3200Mhz memory tuned in at CL12. Happy days.
Just don't ask how much voltage I'm using LOL.
Just don't ask how much voltage I'm using LOL.
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cheers for that, just out of curiosity I found a page that did the very tests of comparing these CPU's in SLI
http://www.anandtech.com/show/8426/...view-core-i7-5960x-i7-5930k-i7-5820k-tested/6
and from what i've read the 5820K is going to be my choice, the marginal difference is not worth the extra beer tokens.
I've finally got myself stable on a nice 5960X 4.3Ghz Core overclock, 4.3Ghz uncore overclock with 3200Mhz memory tuned in at CL12. Happy days.
Just don't ask how much voltage I'm using LOL.
Spill the beans you !!!
Don't keep us in suspenders !!! Lol
Mark
Ps I am running at [email protected] - not tuned memory yet at stock 3200 settings.
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