QX6700 & Striker

mast3r · 4 Feb 2007 at 23:55

Anyone have the same setup with a SUCSESFULL OC?

QX6700
Striker
OCZ Flex
SLi BFG 8800GTX

Can you please share your settings and voltages!

Thanks

mast3r · 6 Feb 2007 at 12:20

Well?

jongeeone · 6 Feb 2007 at 16:48

From what i have read its not a great overclocker the quad core - it has 4 cores so it runs a lot hotter and does it need over clocking?

Linz · 7 Feb 2007 at 12:41

It's a fair over clocker, had mine at 3500MHz stable, not up there with some of the Dual-Core OC speeds, but this is 4 x cores after all.

Agreed, it only OC's at a peak somewhat less that the Dual-Cores can achieve, BUT, the quad still wins on all things that matter.

By that I mean Video/Audio Encoding, file zipping, unzipping, it is so much faster with those 4 cores. In 3D work, like Lightwave, 3Dstudio, Bryce, Vue, Terragen it barnstorms ahead.

Some, and I mean some, games run quicker with the higher OC'd Dual-Cores, but that can be academic what with both setups able to manage great frame rates in everything out there right now. But when developers add some quad-core support, and they will, the writing is on the wall.

Go Quad, you won't regret it. I did when my other 'arf found out I spent that much, but that's another story.

I am hoping to get Striker to compare with my current P5B Deluxe results. Havin' trouble finding a sensible price at the moment tho'

mast3r · 7 Feb 2007 at 16:45

Linz said:
It's a fair over clocker, had mine at 3500MHz stable, not up there with some of the Dual-Core OC speeds, but this is 4 x cores after all.

Agreed, it only OC's at a peak somewhat less that the Dual-Cores can achieve, BUT, the quad still wins on all things that matter.

By that I mean Video/Audio Encoding, file zipping, unzipping, it is so much faster with those 4 cores. In 3D work, like Lightwave, 3Dstudio, Bryce, Vue, Terragen it barnstorms ahead.

Some, and I mean some, games run quicker with the higher OC'd Dual-Cores, but that can be academic what with both setups able to manage great frame rates in everything out there right now. But when developers add some quad-core support, and they will, the writing is on the wall.

Go Quad, you won't regret it. I did when my other 'arf found out I spent that much, but that's another story.

I am hoping to get Striker to compare with my current P5B Deluxe results. Havin' trouble finding a sensible price at the moment tho'

I agree!
I had to buy 3 strikers! as such a crazy demand! I have a history with DOA Asus boards! wasnt taking any risks this time! lol
The one i opend worked fine though, keeping a spare and the other is up for grabs!
I am KIND OF STABLE! atm, just changed the multi - 12 and volts up 1.35

the mem is still a pain! random post errors!