PUSHING FOR 5GHz... i5 CLARKDALE RESULTS

they are 32 nm remember
they run very cool
even with integrated GPUs

think 20'c idle & 45'c at load under a megahalems
 
sorry for being a noob... but why would you want a gpu on the cpu? Seems like a waste of money

like as a gamer I am obviously going to have a graphics card and so would rather the cpu just be cheaper, overclock better, less power drawn ect by not having a gpu in it :confused:
 
chippy08 said:
What air cooler do you reckon is the best rjkoneill ?
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the megahalems is easily the best aircooler i have seen

the H50 isnt a bad choice either but the megahalems does look very swish :cool:

[i have to class the h50 as air cooling, i cant bring myself to class it as 'proper' watercooling]

Hooa said:
sorry for being a noob... but why would you want a gpu on the cpu? Seems like a waste of money

like as a gamer I am obviously going to have a graphics card and so would rather the cpu just be cheaper, overclock better, less power drawn ect by not having a gpu in it :confused:
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this makes it a good option for people who just do desktop work and dont need 3d graphics

it also does HD output at 1080P so would work great in a HTPC

the fact that the chips work great in their own respect as a dual core mean that if you get a feature packed P55 board then you unlock the prospect of having a high clock speed chip for gaming with that takes advantage of lots of memory bandwidth
you dont need an i7 for gaming, most games run on two-four cores meaning this is still the ideal choice

much like the Q6600 Vs E8500 argument in the core2 days, the same rings true

if you are a gamer that wants out and out core speed and excels in games then go for this

if you want something that performs well and is essentially a multitasker, go for i7

i3 gives you lots of options
and its that flexibility that i think will see it really take off
 
HD output at 1080P so would work great in a HTPC

When are we going to see the first mini itx boards on o.c thinking of more the new zotac board for the new chips.
 
chippy08 said:
HD output at 1080P so would work great in a HTPC

When are we going to see the first mini itx boards on o.c thinking of more the new zotac board for the new chips.
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We have stocked mini ITX in the past and it has never been a great success, you do need a decent cooler to overclock these chips to the higher performance levels and the cooler would be the same size as a ITX case. :p
 
Yewen said:
We have stocked mini ITX in the past and it has never been a great success, you do need a decent cooler to overclock these chips to the higher performance levels and the cooler would be the same size as a ITX case. :p
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A good use of a Corsair H50 then? You said the chip runs fairly cool...

Or will an H50 not fit in a mini mini iTX either?
 
32nm could mark the end for custom water cooling loops as these things run very cool, a normal heat sink fan combo will suffice.

Although the enthusiasts and modders out there will still go custom graphics/chipset cooling:)
 
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Looks good, but a more fundamental and important question is whether such results are common for all i5's, or is this one off? All CPUs are different you see, and to get an accurate and presentable results you should have taken a bunch of 10 at least, overclocked them and averaged the resulting top clock frequency.

Yea, these results are wow, but they are not statistically significant. There is no guarantee the processor I order will be able to overclock that well, or even a fraction of that for that matter.
 
PakJai said:
Is it safe to run such high voltage on a 24/7 basis? or was it purely for benchmarking only?
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This was a benchmarking run, although the chip is still fine at the moment.

inflynx said:
Looks good, but a more fundamental and important question is whether such results are common for all i5's, or is this one off? All CPUs are different you see, and to get an accurate and presentable results you should have taken a bunch of 10 at least, overclocked them and averaged the resulting top clock frequency.

Yea, these results are wow, but they are not statistically significant. There is no guarantee the processor I order will be able to overclock that well, or even a fraction of that for that matter.
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Well this is an extreme run on air and not stable enough for 24/7 use using this cooling.

For our bundles we test far more thoroughly than 10 and we are working on extreme clocked bundles at the moment.

The chip we have is a sample from Intel here, that is not one cherry picked for overclocking but system integration. AKA - It is an off the shelf chip.
 
Yewen said:
We have stocked mini ITX in the past and it has never been a great success, you do need a decent cooler to overclock these chips to the higher performance levels and the cooler would be the same size as a ITX case. :p
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Thanks for the answer but i realy only wish to run at stock as its only for playing films in to my tv.
 
Yewen said:
The chip we have is a sample from Intel here, that is not one cherry picked for overclocking but system integration. AKA - It is an off the shelf chip.
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That is true. What i'm saying is just that not all of them will be guaranteed to overclock that well unless buying one of your tested bundles.
 
Yewen said:
This was a benchmarking run, although the chip is still fine at the moment.
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Thanks for answering my question. I was just curious that's all.
Regardless, this is a great little chip and with its current pricing it's a steal.
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