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Ultima OC 8800GTX SLI" @ "3.00GHz??"

Antx777

Antx777

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Hello,

Ordered one of these systems on Thursday (not come yet) for next day delivery (Saturday supposedly) Ultima OC 8800GTX SLI" Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.40GHz @ X6850+ 3.00GHz+ Quad Core SILENT DDR2 System

And I notice the clocks' keep going down. It was "@3.2 (and beyond)When I ORDERED, and "@3.4" last week on one system with a Q6600 now though, its @3.0. Also the post by

GIBBO alerted me somewhat, to a possibilty that they can't boot these up on a Striker MOBO (which is what its got) @3.2+?

Anyone from Overclockers know why the clock speeds been lowered to 3.0?

TIA

-Ant
 
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Stelly, he does not mean he has the PC and its clocking down, he has not received his PC as of yet.

He means its being advertised in the OCUK store with a certain Clock Speed, then the advertised Clock Speed has been changed twice.
 
Are you sure they haven't changed the CPU? They may have been claiming 3.4GHz with an E6750/6850 or QX6700?
 
Tute said:
Are you sure they haven't changed the CPU? They may have been claiming 3.4GHz with an E6750/6850 or QX6700?
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Well, it *WAS* "Quad 6600 2.4 @3.2Ghz and beyond" @""yet to be released 6950 speeds"" Now it is: "Q6600 2.40GHz @ X6850+ 3.00GHz". Also, it was "If you select the 4GB Memory Upgrade option then the CPU overclock is reduced to 3.0GHz region to maintain stability with all four memory banks filled.

..Now it is: """If you select the 4GB Memory Upgrade option then the CPU overclock is reduced to 2.80GHz - 3.00GHz region to maintain stability with all four memory banks filled""".

Compare it with this system: "Ultima OC 8800GTX" Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.40GHz @ X6950+ 3.30GHz+ Quad Core SILENT DDR2 System This one has an Abit IP35-Pro Intel P35 mobo, but the one I ordered has a "Striker Extreme" MOBO. Surely it must be overcockable to the above system?

I ordered this last Thursday, for "next day delivery" (which in this case was Saturday) also rang them up and they told me it would be here before 12 noon Saturday Oct 13th . Well, not received it yet.....(although my card has been debited, and yet to receive a single email of ANY sort) When I look at my account, it keeps saying "printed in our warehouse"

Maybe they are having problems configuring it???


-Ant
 
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Gerard said:
Give them a call and find out whats going on.
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Yes, just called them, and they apparently have a "Frequency" issue with my particular system (they're working on ten), and hope to get it sorted ASAP. Why does it seem i im waiting for a pc to be repaired - that a new one delivered:confused:

Anyway, he told me that although the MOBO (Striker Extreme) is in all the 10 systems they're working on, each one is "different" and some overclock easier than others. He told me that they won't send it out anyway unless its fully working, and they test 3dmark on it... should be here tomorrow - perhaps...

-Ant:(
 
What the hell will you be playing on this monster? :D

I guess you must have a large TFT will a silly resolution? My ageing system punches thought 1280x1024 at full detail no probs... hence I never see the desired of SLI-ing and spending £1k + on a system, especially when mine didn't even cost a third of that.
 
Antx777 said:
Yes, just called them, and they apparently have a "Frequency" issue with my particular system (they're working on ten), and hope to get it sorted ASAP. Why does it seem i im waiting for a pc to be repaired - that a new one delivered:confused:

Anyway, he told me that although the MOBO (Striker Extreme) is in all the 10 systems they're working on, each one is "different" and some overclock easier than others. He told me that they won't send it out anyway unless its fully working, and they test 3dmark on it... should be here tomorrow - perhaps...

-Ant:(
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That'll teach you to buy and build your own in future then. ;)
 
Edleake said:
What the hell will you be playing on this monster? :D

I guess you must have a large TFT will a silly resolution? My ageing system punches thought 1280x1024 at full detail no probs... hence I never see the desired of SLI-ing and spending £1k + on a system, especially when mine didn't even cost a third of that.
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Well i got a few qwid janggling a hole in my pocket lets say:D. as for the tft, i've got a samsung 226bw ( (1680x1050 Resolution) but may upgrade to the 24 inch one, is this monitor good?

cheers

-Ant
 
I bought one of the Ultima OC 8800GTX systems recently and it's been nothing short of brilliant so far. I've had no Vista isues so far (with the exception of Supreme Commander memory probs but that was a software issue) and the overlcock has been totally stable so far.

I know from speaking to OCUK that they heavily stress test these before they leave and if they've encountered issues with the OC they will lower the settings until stable. My system's got the IP35-Pro which seems to be a great OC'ing MB but has no SLI compatability. Thats why your board is different.

My system scored 12,308 on 3DMark06 out of the box (fairly respectable) and I'm about to OC the Graphics so can hopefully pull off a better benchmark.

I'm running a 226BW @ 1680 x 1050 and a Sony 32D3000 off the single GTX at full settings with no issues. Unless you think you really need an SLI system, I'd be tempted to go for the Ultima OC 8800GTX system and save some money.

HTH.
 
Antx777 said:
Anyway, he told me that although the MOBO (Striker Extreme) is in all the 10 systems they're working on, each one is "different" and some overclock easier than others. He told me that they won't send it out anyway unless its fully working, and they test 3dmark on it... should be here tomorrow - perhaps...

-Ant:(
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Understandable, mobos do vary in overclockability even if one was made right after or before the other on the assembly line, difference in chipset overclockability being the main culprit, they go by the same general rules that govern cpus in that minute differences in the silicon affect overclockability. Component variances in the motherboard in general will also affect, as will the cpu itself and RAM. However if i was selling a system advertised at a speed i'd look to cherry pick the best components after trying them out for those to be built, not sure if thats what ocuk is doing though.
 
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