Sandy Bridge on watercooling?

coughs · 6 Jan 2011 at 18:00

What numbers could sandybridge achieve on a good water loop setup?

What do you think?

Anyone done it?

I want at least 5GHZ stable, its not recommended on air.

Regards,
Coughs

kristmace · 6 Jan 2011 at 19:57

Bit of specualtion really as hardly anyone has properly rigged up yet.

Ask again in a week!

1Day · 6 Jan 2011 at 20:55

Well it all depends on your CPU really.

Some of early testers have been running 5GHz with less than 1.4volts on air. Forget what you are seeing on CPU-z with respect to the silly 1.16 type vcore showing. Those figures are simply not correct. The latest beta version of CPU-z is more accurate. But the temps are certainly not the issue here based on my own experience.

thecomputerguy · 6 Jan 2011 at 20:55

i would expect a bit more

whats the multiplyer locked on ?

RKBlue · 6 Jan 2011 at 21:10

From what ive read its all dependent on the chip you get in terms of multiplier.

Some chips will hit a wall at the late 4ghz points and a few can pass 5ghz, but cooling and voltage make absolutely no difference to passing this wall.

1Day · 6 Jan 2011 at 21:39

RKBlue said:
From what ive read its all dependent on the chip you get in terms of multiplier.

Some chips will hit a wall at the late 4ghz points and a few can pass 5ghz, but cooling and voltage make absolutely no difference to passing this wall.

Spot on.

thecomputerguy · 6 Jan 2011 at 21:40

so the overclocking bit could well get vey boring then

Steve0 · 6 Jan 2011 at 21:56

Read somewhere in one review that SB likes heat i.e the more heat the better the overclock, although I have seen one overclocked @5.5GHZ using phase 1

RKBlue · 6 Jan 2011 at 22:16

Yeah i actually saw if you make it too cold, it'll underclock itself but thats liquid nitrogen cold!

thecomputerguy · 6 Jan 2011 at 22:17

would i see any gains in gaming going from my i5 750 @ 4.4ghz 2x hd 6870's ?

system is watercooled by the way here

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18226094

ThomasTheTankEngine · 6 Jan 2011 at 22:43

Are there any games you're currently struggling to run? There's very little that comes close to maxing out my cpu, and yours is 500mhz faster. Unless you're playing heavily modded flight sims or something, I don't really think you're going to see much improvement in games.

Do you not monitor cpu usage whilst you game? Play some games, and see if anything can max out your i5.

thecomputerguy · 6 Jan 2011 at 22:44

no i can run anything maxed out just get the itch when something new comes out

the wopster · 7 Jan 2011 at 06:52

i know how you feel i have just got rid of my i7 and bought SB

thecomputerguy · 7 Jan 2011 at 07:49

your gonna wish you had not

1Day · 7 Jan 2011 at 07:57

thecomputerguy said:
your gonna wish you had not

And this wise comment is based on what hands on experience with SB or are you just trying to get your post count up?

thecomputerguy · 7 Jan 2011 at 08:13

such a thing as reviews try reading some

he already got a i7 930 @4.4ghz
going to sandy bridge is just a side upgrade and not really worth it

ivy bridge is a better upgrade for i7 users when it comes out

Marine-RX179 · 7 Jan 2011 at 08:56

thecomputerguy said:
would i see any gains in gaming going from my i5 750 @ 4.4ghz 2x hd 6870's ?

In games that are well-optimised for Quad (i.e. BFBC2, Far Cry 2) you probably won't see enough of a increase in frame rate to worth the hassle, but if you play a lot of older or light threaded games (i.e. WOW), or Starcraft 2, then the 2500K would really shine compare to the i5 750.

1Day · 7 Jan 2011 at 08:57

thecomputerguy said:
such a thing as reviews try reading some

he already got a i7 930 @4.4ghz
going to sandy bridge is just a side upgrade and not really worth it

ivy bridge is a better upgrade for i7 users when it comes out

Ah for the postcount

Ezyryder · 7 Jan 2011 at 09:10

1Day said:
Ah for the postcount

I disagree, he makes a valid point. Is he struggling with his current setup? Most probably not. He is just spending money for the shake of it to be honest. His money of course but still a waste.

And I don't need to increase my post count

1Day · 7 Jan 2011 at 09:20

Ezyryder said:
I disagree, he makes a valid point. Is he struggling with his current setup? Most probably not. He is just spending money for the shake of it to be honest. His money of course but still a waste.

And I don't need to increase my post count

Point taken about you not needing to increase your post count.

Was just having a bit of fun with the lad actually because he has been on a posting binge the last day or so. And I apologise to him if I have offended him at all.

But really I find it quite funny that people who have never used the hardware make value judgement calls about products. If you are going to say something about a product back it up with a reference to a review or personal use. I can back up my comments because I have been using the product for a few weeks now. First last year with a Intel motheboard and some ES processors. And now my very own retail UD7. And I own X58 CPU's including the 980X.

And at the price the new CPU and chipsets are bang for bucks way better than the X58 range in my personal view based on my own needs. The CPU's clock (unlocked multi or K series) on air like a dream. They are an improvement performance wise across the board. Some benchmarks more so than others. Real world, well to be honest a P4 cpu will drive my real world needs. So that does not mean much to me. I bench. That is my hobby.

Again I apologise if I offended thecomputerguy sorry mate.