marco.is.not.80

Amazing score - is running this benchmark on XP or even Windows 7 that much better performance? I mean, I'm killing myself on this benchmark and have only shaved off a few seconds - no way I could do 5:15 so it's obviously possible. Anyways, nice job - really good time!

:-(

Mind altering performance (and of course entertainment!) :-)

actually maybe it's just bad IMC luck...

you need to show me how to get my ram timings so low - I've just don't get how I could purchase so many sets of b-die and have never got one time where I could just do some thing like 12-12-12-28 at 4000 ... I think I've just over studied it and have missed some obvious thing... We should get on Skype or some shit like that one night.

Crazy!

http://s2.quickmeme.com/img/d9/d9c8c24e5dfe8a5791c0196b5d9b8d2dd5ca4701df1edbf34aa2bb4f0cf45b96.jpg

I'm fairly certain that the issue is caused by the hwinfo64.dll since I stuck a debugger on it and it seemed to suggest that was where it was getting hung up but of course I don't have the source code or all the symbols but I'm curious to why some people who had the same problem end up getting a working version by copying the program directory from another machine... ? Or maybe I read them wrong...

this sucks guys - I'm getting the exact same problem with steam version and website version (purchased versions) on both of my benchmark machines that run Windows 10. One is a brand new installation so obviously there is something wrong. There are also a few forum posts on their website that go unanswered dealing with the same issue. It makes no sense that it's a driver issue when everything else works but Catzilla has an issue confirmed by many others...

Wait, so $300 for both sets? Will you ship to USA? The first screenshot says 4GB DIMMs but are the second pair 4GB or 8GB? I assume 4GB but just in case. - Marco PS: Also willing to trade for me becoming your PR manager. ;-)

Very nice!

Yes, grats to winners - and good luck to all on random draws!

I was definitely using the latest version of XTU. Latest BIOS for board, too. Glad to know I wasn't the only one, though :-)

If I set my BIOS to 50 x 100 and XTU reports "5.01" ghz can someone kindly advise me on how to avoid that in the future? Shouldn't that be counted as a simple flux considering CPU-Z shows 5000? This was the entry that was removed: http://hwbot.org/submission/3608318_marco.is.not.80_xtu_core_i5_7600k_1525_marks Not fighting it but would like to know if I really would need to lower my multiplier and than play with BCLK for next time?

I just realized you were talking about the processor speed. That's gotta be some sort of bug because when you set your BIOS to 50 x 100 isn't the "5.01" just a fluctuation? How in the earth would I avoid that?

Is that the version of XTU? Where can I find the information that states what versions are allowed? I thought I was running the latest version...

I don't know what is so hard to believe about a core i5 sitting on an open bench in a small air conditioned room where it says at this exact moment it is 19 degrees Celsius? I'm running a good EK water block and a high performance pump with a liquid metal delid job. To be honest I now realize how bad of a job I've done on my one i7 Skylake and my other i7 Kaby and can't wait to delid them using proper sealant like I did this one. You really are in the extreme league? Don't be such a pussy and pump some volts into your CPU. I'm competing in the Gigabyte Beat the Heat series and I've got an i5 vs the majority i7s. I'm using throw away equipment so might as well go for it. Now, stop hitting me with your purse because if 1.65v made you wet your pants you're lucky this board limits me to 1.8 or you might have bunnyextraction running down your legs. You had a great score with your i5 the other day. Don't get all butt hurt that your All-In-One cooler (according to the picture you posted with your entry) didn't give you the edge you were looking for. Maybe the extreme league is turning you into a marshmallow and you could use some conditioning down here in the wastelands of the Enthusiast league.

Wow, stop using the welfare All-In-One before you get all butthurt and report my entries that I work hard for.

I don't know what to say. I mean, obviously I posted in response to what I read initially but you are right - it's nowhere to be found. Maybe they changed it to allow more people to compete but I know for sure it was there. Well, now I really must eat my words because this is the opposite of arbitrary and now I can even compete rather than complain. I'd like to hear from a mod just in case it was removed by mistake but as it stands it doesn't appear to be a requirement.

the main rules don't state it but if you drill down into each of the tests it makes it clear that z270 only. If there is any doubt, though - feel free to ask OGS ;-)

Agreed.

Thank you for sharing those points - as I said - it wasn't clear to me. Point B is makes a lot of sense. I'm not sure it's fair to say other vendors have done nothing since I know there are a lot of grateful winners that just came out of a couple of Asus sponsored comps. But I get it - you took issue with my "ostracizing" comment and you're probably right - it wasn't needed.

I just can't believe Gigabyte would limit the competition to Z270 motherboards. I own two Gigabyte boards - both Z170. I'm trying to understand what the mentality here was but it escapes me. Of course, if there is one thing that Gigabyte is good at doing it's ostracizing their customers. So what lesson did I learn? Always read all the rules and never take things for granted before you purchase another CPU from Newegg just to enter a competition you can't actually enter LOL. My bad.

Read the beginning of the thread, Xtreme Addict was nice enough to provide tool got additional volts to gpu/mem...

I have two in SLI with full EK waterblocks - my temps don't ever go over 48 - 50 and I've pumped 200 mv through them on the gpu side when looking for my highest clocks. Here is an example: marco.is.not.80`s 3DMark - Time Spy score: 10382 marks with a GeForce GTX 1080 Ti So the answer from my perspective is it isn't an issue.