Poll: I5 - Lets Get Clocking!!!

Who is Right?

  • Big.Wayne

    Votes: 90 41.3%
  • easyrider

    Votes: 128 58.7%

  • Total voters
    218
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rjkoneill I've got a question for you! :)

What are the different memory frequencies available to you when running the Lynnfield at stock? . . . . also overclocked? :confused:

I'm trying to work out which memory matches up nicely! :cool:

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DDR3-1600 CAS 7	8.8 ns	Dual (128-bit)	12,800 MB/s
DDR3-2000 CAS 9	9.0 ns	Dual (128-bit)	16,000 MB/s
DDR3-2133 CAS 9	8.4 ns	Dual (128-bit)	17,064 MB/s
 
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It's only been released today! :p

If you come to the forums often your gonna be exposed to some serious i5 hype! . . . . . wonder what i5 would do for your milkyway@home results! ;)

I give you three days max! :D

Naww milky runs on the graphics cards only :D

Yeah I had the gd80 in my cart twice today... No regrets, I have bought some upgrades but not i5 ... I'll take your advice and visit more.

Trouble is finding the real *** official i5 overclocking thread ***

:D:D:D:D:D:D


I think I might as well start my own thread - No experience necessary

:D:D:D:D:D:D

Anyway, looking forward to seeing both your results
 

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rjkoneill I've got a question for you! :)

What are the different memory frequencies available to you when running the Lynnfield at stock? . . . . also overclocked? :confused:

I'm trying to work out which memory matches up nicely! :cool:

Code:
DDR-1600 CAS 7	8.8 ns	Dual (128-bit)	12,800 MB/s
DDR-2000 CAS 9	9.0 ns	Dual (128-bit)	16,000 MB/s
DDR-2133 CAS 9	8.4 ns	Dual (128-bit)	17,064 MB/s



1600mhz seems to be the spot [performance/vfm] to go for that worked well with both the chips i used

the memory dividers mean 1600mhz gives a bit of headroom and clocks up to 4ghz with ease
 
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Thanks for that!

I was reading that P55 has official support for higher memory frequencies than X58? . . . . marketing guff or reality :confused:

is this a moot point once you start overclocking or maybe the Lynnfield onchip memory controller is more efficient (it needs to be as its dual channel right) . . .
 
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Its clear that no one likes me :p

Its become a who do I like best poll :p

:(

EDIT : Easy you're catching up!

rjkoneill I've got a question for you! :)

What are the different memory frequencies available to you when running the Lynnfield at stock? . . . . also overclocked? :confused:

I'm trying to work out which memory matches up nicely! :cool:

Code:
DDR3-1600 CAS 7	8.8 ns	Dual (128-bit)	12,800 MB/s
DDR3-2000 CAS 9	9.0 ns	Dual (128-bit)	16,000 MB/s
DDR3-2133 CAS 9	8.4 ns	Dual (128-bit)	17,064 MB/s

Wayne, go for the G. Skill ripjaw 1600mhz at a slice above 60 and don't worry about cas timings. Then enjoy bang for buck memory :D
 

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pushed the dominator GT [known to do 2100mhz on x58 @ 9-9-9-28 2T] to 2000mhz

but i am still familiarising myself with it

the imc seems to be stronger than that of the majority of i7's i have seen [recent 920s have memory controllers that struggle to top 1800mhz]

i think it could be reality when the bioses get up to speed
asus are doing a good job so far but the gigabytes seem lacking on the memory divider fronts

my honest opinion is that 1600mhz memory is more than enough

heck i run my 2000MHz OCZ blade at 1600Mhz 24/7

only because i can get it at near ddr2 timings

i think anything more is wasted and presents little gains per £

the geil ultra is elpida hyper ics

same stuff thats on the dominator GT

and its the new good hyper ics - not the stff that corsair had the issues with

i will get a pack out and do a roundup of dual channel ddr3 if i get time soon
 
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pushed the dominator GT [known to do 2100mhz on x58 @ 9-9-9-28 2T] to 2000mhz

but i am still familiarising myself with it

the imc seems to be stronger than that of the majority of i7's i have seen [recent 920s have memory controllers that struggle to top 1800mhz]

i think it could be reality when the bioses get up to speed
asus are doing a good job so far but the gigabytes seem lacking on the memory divider fronts

my honest opinion is that 1600mhz memory is more than enough

heck i run my 2000MHz OCZ blade at 1600Mhz 24/7

only because i can get it at near ddr2 timings

i think anything more is wasted and presents little gains per £

I like your honest opinion, much appreciated mate.
 
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my honest opinion is that 1600mhz memory is more than enough
You may be right but having used DDR2-1200 I was hoping for more when switching to DDR3

What I'm thinking that as Lynnfield is dual-channel it may respond well to the increased bandwidth! :confused:

If you do some game benchmarks at 800x600 with everything the same apart from memory frequency you will see what I mean, taking the obvious GPU bottleneck out the equation shows some good gains with the faster memory! :cool:
 
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You may be right but having used DDR2-1200 I was hoping for more when switching to DDR3

What I'm thinking that as Lynnfield is dual-channel it may respond well to the increased bandwidth! :confused:

If you do some game benchmarks at 800x600 with everything the same apart from memory frequency you will see what I mean, taking the obvious GPU bottleneck out the equation shows some good gains with the faster memory! :cool:

If it's worth another 15-20 quid to you then do it. 1600mhz is enough though many reviewers have also touched on that a lot.


Well its certainly caned my E8400
 
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