Two New Intel SandyBridge CPUs - The 2700K Retail and 2700K OEM - Pre-Order NOW (GIBBO tested upto 5

lukeharvest · 25 Oct 2011 at 19:33

Gibbo said:
Hi there

The OEM CPU's have shipped, ETA is with us by Thursday.

These are first batch, should be extremely good clockers, fingers crossed these will do 5GHz+ on air with ease.

Do you know whether the 2700K are higher binned chips?

Thanks!

bulldog147 · 25 Oct 2011 at 21:09

Gibbo said:
Hi there

The OEM CPU's have shipped, ETA is with us by Thursday.

These are first batch, should be extremely good clockers, fingers crossed these will do 5GHz+ on air with ease.

Easy to say it rather than trying it! Pointless really and waste of money!

bulldog147 · 25 Oct 2011 at 21:10

lukeharvest said:
Do you know whether the 2700K are higher binned chips?

Thanks!

No difference mate, 2600K and 2700k clocking the same way!

lukeharvest · 25 Oct 2011 at 21:20

bulldog147 said:
No difference mate, 2600K and 2700k clocking the same way!

Thought as much. The only way the 2700K will appear to clock better would be if Intel are doing a better job on the batches I imagine.

GoogalyMoogaly · 25 Oct 2011 at 21:49

In fairness Intel probably did intend these to be an upgrade for 2600K users. If I wasn't trying to wait for IvyBridge I'd possibly consider a 2700K rather than a 2600K chip on the off chance it clocks higher.

Giskard2k · 25 Oct 2011 at 21:58

not worth it if you are on 2600k, if you are upgrading from an older setup or building a new rig then you go for the fastest thing your wallet can afford at the time, in which case £20 extra won't seem a great deal...

bulldog147 · 25 Oct 2011 at 22:10

920 to 950 (clock the same!) but 920 is the best overall overclocked
2600K to 2700K (clock the same!) but 2600K can do 5GHz but saving of £20 less than 2700K (probably do 5GHz or not)

Gibbo · 26 Oct 2011 at 10:47

Hi there

2700k Retails just arrived, lots of them.

2700k OEM 1000+ arriving Friday and are on very special TWO price.

These are looking to be clocking demons.

bulldog147 · 26 Oct 2011 at 11:21

Gibbo said:
These are looking to be clocking demons.

We shall see! I think it still the same 2600K, nothing special about it.

rjk · 26 Oct 2011 at 11:32

bulldog. give it a rest please.

they are initial batch intel chips. it is common knowlege from anyone who is into computer hardware that initial batch clocks best. thats why there is a buzz surrounding these cpus.

NathWraith · 26 Oct 2011 at 11:39

rjkoneill said:
they are initial batch intel chips. it is common knowlege from anyone who is into computer hardware that initial batch clocks best. thats why there is a buzz surrounding these cpus.

Correct!

Hyburnate · 26 Oct 2011 at 11:41

. Wish I could afford one. I am expecting some new people into the 5GHz Club.

Gibbo · 28 Oct 2011 at 11:46

Hi there

Were just trying a 2700k OEM now with an OcUK H2Flo regular cooler *not extreme* and its prime stable at 5.00GHz. Boots into windows at upto 5.6GHz.

They are certainly far better clockers than current 2500k and 2600k batches thats for sure by the tone of a good 200MHz or so.

Can see with a good water-cooling setup these will run circa 5200-5500MHz.

MooMoo444 · 28 Oct 2011 at 11:48

5.5Ghz.. holy moly!

Gibbo · 28 Oct 2011 at 11:51

MooMoo444 said:
5.5Ghz.. holy moly!

With an extremely good cooling solution! 5.2GHz seems the stable upper limit on air cooling.

But our OEM chips we have, well I'd have to say you'd be very unlucky if you did not get 5GHz stable, they are so good we've just updated one of our TOP system to a guaranteed 5GHz.

Alasdairhurst · 28 Oct 2011 at 11:52

what's the power drain and heat at that clock?

bulldog147 · 28 Oct 2011 at 13:00

Screenshot would be nice and why is the new 2700K OEM is so easy to overclocked 5GHz rather than 2600K and sound like Intel laughing at us with more money in their bank and what about vcore ?

Alasdairhurst · 28 Oct 2011 at 13:05

bulldog147 said:
Screenshot would be nice and why is the new 2700K OEM is so easy to overclocked 5GHz rather than 2600K and sound like Intel laughing at us with more money in their bank and what about vcore ?

vcore: over 9000v!

bulldog147 · 28 Oct 2011 at 13:12

I saw a review on other site as 5GHz was easy but a crazy 1.512v vcore!
Screenshot here below:

Gibbo · 28 Oct 2011 at 13:15

bulldog147 said:
I saw a review on other site as 5GHz was easy but a crazy 1.512v vcore!
Screenshot here below:

I believe we were at 1.42-1.45v.

We do have a particular good batch of CPU's though, I shall post stepping up later etc. as we can guarantee that stepping.