i7 970 overclocking

[rjk]

Oh Hey Guys

just thought i would let you all know that i have an i7 970 CPU

its overclocked to 4.2ghz with my Dominator GT running at 2000MHz C7-7-7-18 1t

its running sweet on my rampage II with no problems to report.

cant wait to get it on my Gigabyte UD7

its gonna be sleek

 

[rjk]

the gulftowns clock a little differently to the bloomfields

my old 920 needed around 1.275 for 4.2 [this was a very cherry picked first batch d0], but most of the newer nehalems tend to do 4.2 at around 1.35v

the 970 needs a little more than my 980x did but it sits nicely at 1.325v

cpu pll at 1.9 and qpi/dram at 1.3

not ideal but everything has plenty of water on it. most impressed with the dominator GT though. just sits there and accepts everything i have thrown at it.

shame you cant get it anymore

as i said, its being moved into a UD7 soon enough so i may be able to get a different clock on that hopefully

nice to see some enthusiasts posting and asking the right questions twist3d0n3, shows there are some valuable posters here

 

[rjk]

in honesty no

i have clocked loads of gulftowns in the UD7 and that is really what finalised my choice.

the max you can go to really on non-extreme cooling is around 1.35-1.375 on gulftown
this is the reason my 980x died

it was not happy with my 5ghz @ 1.4v run

the ud7 is the most consistant x58 i have come across so far, the rampage is decent but i do get bored very quickly.

sounds like your chip is about average if im being honest, a lot of the very late 920s were needing 1.38+ for 4.2 which is very poor.

 

[rjk]

Also suprised your didn't go for a 980x over the 970, can actually get a 980x cheaper than a new 970 if you look around

cant send it back, it was only on loan really so its death wasnt mourned too much.

970ES here @ 4GHz (160 X 24) @ 1.29V

VID is 0.95

Temps idle at around 29 - 31 degrees

idles count for nowt, get that thing on linX mukka!

But I'd stretch to a 980X if they are cheaper than 970's!!

get the 980x. personally i would take the x over the 70 as intel are definatly speed binning the gulftowns, plus, for the extra cash you get the unlicked multi which gives it a better resale value.

 

[rjk]

And there is NO WAY anyone should miss out on one of those

unlicked multi are the future Biffa

Into windows at 4,8GHz (1.425 V).....lasted around 10 seconds. More tweaking required

Rich.....yours an ES? What VID mate?

mate

thats all well and good. but you will kill the cpu at those volts.
thats how my 980x fried.

32nm chips dont like that much vcore unless they are being cooled loads
my 5ghz run at 1.425v was enough to render my 980x useless.

dont do it.

1.35v the safe max for 24/7

 

[rjk]

incidentally, really suprised there are so few posts on this thread. Anyone got any successes/ failures to share clocking this chip? Benchmarks, screenies etc?

What overclocks are being hit?

because anyone on the market for a gulftown cpu would buy a 980x

970 clocks just the same anyway mate

 

[rjk]

vcore is about spot on tbh mate

higher multi may mean higher voltage anyway

keep that bclk high and the ram divider on that.

i see that you are ever the nvidia fan

 

[rjk]

Just like that wall paper mate - easy on the eye and not too bright......a bit likeCheryl Cole

surely a walpaper of her would be more apt?