Overview: OCUK 4GHz Bundle!

It hits 4ghz under load, if you run a game or intensive program then you get the benefits.

The kits are all stability tested by myself

I only clock i7 chips with HT enabled. Turning it off means you may as well have a q6600
 
I would leave the kit as it is, changing parts could affect the performance. As I have not tested with different fans then I can't give you a definate answer, I would avoid the coolermaster heatsinks, they are nowhere near as good as the fenrir

In answer to the question above, I would reccomend a 650w corsair psu, and perhaps a 1gb 4870 or a 4890
 
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This looks a great buy, the cooler is the one i have been after but I don't think i need to overclock. I am a little concerned about the comment regarding the fenrir being noisier. I am after a very quiet if poss silent pc and I thought this was a good cooler for that?
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Actually good question, would like too hear the answer too that too !

Im gonna guess with speedstep on the cpu may scale back down too 2ghz and so the speed of the fan will go a lot less ?

And perhaps during gaming it gets a tad noisier and the fan ramps up....
 
Would this case suit?

I have a Lian-Li PC-7B case, with a 120mm fan at front and back. Would that give enough airflow for this bundle?

Also my PSU is an Antec 900W and GPU is a Geforce8800GTX... Shouldnt be any problems there Im sure?

Tempted to buy this bundle soon to upgrade my Core 2 Quad OC'd bundle I bought from you guys last year.. ;)

TiM.
 
I like these overclocked bundles as i would never trust to overclock myself.
What would be cool though is to make your own bundle.
So pick your own cpu,motherboard,ram,heatsink and get overclockers to overclock it for a fee.
 
Just researching the fan noise regarding the titan since a few are wondering on here....

http://www.frostytech.com/articleview.cfm?articleid=2383&page=3

Seems its the titans a noisy bugger at 58 db running at full 2200rpm speeds however when using the fan reducer its at 31db/800rpm speeds Im gonna assume it was set too full speeds and is tad noisy.

Am thinking perhaps a coolit kit or another heatsink like a thermalright ultra + noctuna 120 quiet fan may do the trick.... such a shame theres no 120mm to 140mm adaptor for super silence or another decent heatsink with silent fan lol
 
every D0 chip will do 4ghz - you just need a good motherboard

for instance one of my colleagues has a UD3R that he cant get his D0 above 3.8 on

but i have yet to see a D0 on a rampage/UD5/etc that wont do 4GHz easily

the problem with i7 is that it isnt really dependant on the quality of the chips for clocking

the quality of the chips determines how well the memory controller works
if you get one with a good memory controller then it will clock the memory well

but the board is ultimatly the deciding factor in how well a chip clocks

that is why i specified the UD5 for this bundle

we were going to use the UD4 but could not get 4ghz easily and consistantly
 
Ok, I was looking at this package and Im quite tempted.

Questions though:

1) Regarding the Hyper threading, I asume its easy to turn off in the bios and it wont make the 4ghz overclock unstable If i turn it off sometimes ?
..I use a chess engine sometimes for computer chess that doesnt like HT (performs much better with it off)

2) Turbo mode is on in this pre-set oc yes?

3) Would this power supply be good enough to support this 4ghz oc stable?

'Corsair HX 520W ATX Modular SLI Compliant Power Supply'

Since its not for graphical gaming I will only be using a cheaper Graphics card such as this - Asus ATI Radeon HD 4670 512MB GDDR3 TV-Out/DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express), along with 2 hardrives and 1 DVD-RW drive with an Antec 900 case as suggested on this thread.

Cheers
 
HT is left on but can be turned off and saved into one of the other profiles

turbo mode is on but you could increase your BCLK to 200 and turn it off without adverse affects [you would have to test this yourself

that PSU will be more than sufficient
 
I'm looking to purchase this bundle next week, but I have a little concern. After reading how overclocking a cpu will reduce it's lifespan, was wondering how much this chip's lifespan is affected by the 50% OC? Is 3yrs+ still likely after such an overclock? I understand there's no definite answer, but any estimate would be great.

I apologise for the n00b question, no overclocking experience here.

case: Lian Li PC-7FW
psu: Be Quiet! Dark Power Pro 750W
 
Intel design the chips to run at full load 24/7 for 20+ years
We wouldn't be able to offer the bundle if it were to become unstable or damage the hardware
 
Got mine up and running, quick temps question as they look too high at the moment (air flow the likely culprit so I'll tidy up the case and check the fans)

What's a safe nb temp at idle/load? And likewise for the processor?

EDIT - Had a play around adding a few higher airflow fans but it's not done much tbh, running around 40-45 idle - hit 80 odd in brief prime testing- which seems a little high? I didn't get any Arctic silver in my bundle so used the stuff supplied with the Fenrir - would that make a big difference? (Also the NB in speedfan is around 55-60 - Any possible issues with that?)
 
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