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Some test results on aircooling and on LN2.
Systeem specs:
ASUS Rampage III Extreme
Intel core i7 980X B1 ES
Kingston 2133 CL8 Elpida Hyper kit
Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 5870 Vapor-X (4kpl)
ASUS GTX 285
Antec 1200W OC PSU
SF3D OC Inflection point LN2 pot.
This particular ES B1 processor is not a very good specimen. Coldbug -165C°, but there is no scaling after -155C°. CBB -104C°.
LN2 mode is helping the overclocking with some particular CPU's
Aircooled results. Maximum speed on normal room temp (23C°):
Vantage
Cinebench 64-bit
Wprime 32M
Superpi 32M (OK efficiency)
On Ln2, some scaling can be seen
Efficiency in 3D tests is very good. Low clock run, because there was some issues with VGA
Cinebench is very heavy for uncore and ram with 64-bit. This is so called safe run
Wprime could be runned at 6070MHz
3DM06 CPU at 6GHz clocks
Vantage CPU test is a good meter about CPU overclockability 5.9GHz is not a bad result for B1 ES processor.
Efficiency was almost there. Sub 6 minutes would have been possible, if system would have been able to run any higher. Uncore and memory were limiting me at that point.
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I finally got this board after few delays. Thanks volcano etc.
This is the latest mainboard from ASUS. This motherboard is purely made for extreme overclocking. It can be seen easily as everything unnecessary bling bling is taken off.
Product page:
For sale in Finand and price:
http://www.jimmspc-store.fi/tuote/RAMPAGE-III-EXTREME?t=false
Latest bios:
http://sf3d.pp.fi/RampageIII-Extreme-ASUS-0504.rar
Specs:
CPU
Intel® Socket 1366 Core™ i7 Processor Extreme Edition/Core™ i7 Processor
Support Intel® Turbo Boost Technology
Refer to ASUSTeK Computer for Intel CPU support list
Chipset
Intel® X58 / ICH10R
System Bus
Up to 6400 MT/s with QuickPath Interconnection
Memory
6 x DIMM, Max. 24 GB, DDR3 2200(O.C.)/2133(O.C.)/2000(O.C.)/1800(O.C.)/1600/1333/1066 Non-ECC,Un-buffered Memory
Triple channel memory architecture
Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)
*Hyper DIMM support is subject to the physical characteristics of individual CPUs.
*Refer to ASUSTeK Computer or this user manual for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lidts).
Expansion Slots
4 x PCIe 2.0 x16 , support x16; x16/x16; x16/x8/x8 and x8/x8/x8/x8 configurations
1 x PCIe x4
1 x PCI 2.2
Multi-GPU Support
Support NVIDIA 3-Way SLI™ / ATI CrossFireX™ Technology
4 PCIe x16 slots ready for 4 single PCB graphic cards
Storage
Intel ICH10R controller
6 xSATA 3.0 Gb/s ports
Intel Matrix Storage Technology Support RAID 0,1,5,10
JMicron® JMB363 PATA and SATA controller
1 xExternal SATA 3.0 Gb/s port (SATA On-the-Go)
1 xSATA 3.0 Gb/s port
Marvell® PCIe SATA 6Gb/s controller
2 xSATA 6.0 Gb/s ports
LAN
Gigabit Intel® LAN
Audio
8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC
- Blu-ray audio layer Content Protection
- Supports Jack-Detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-Retasking
- Supports 1 Optical S/PDIF out port at back I/O
IEEE 1394
2 x 1394a port(s) (1 port at back I/O, 1 port onboard)
USB
NEC® USB 3.0 controller
- 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports (at back panel)
Intel® ICH10R Southbridge
- 9 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (2 ports at midboard; 6 ports at back panel, 1 reserved for ROG Connect)
Overclocking Features
ROG Connect
RC Bluetooth
ROG Extreme Engine Digi+
- 8-phase CPU power
- 3-phase QPI/DRAM power
- 3-phase NB power
- 3-phase Memory power
- ML Caps on CPU, Memory and QPI respectively
ProbeIt
iROG
Extreme Tweaker
BIOS Flashback with onboard switch button
USB BIOS Flashback
Loadline Calibration
ROG Extreme OC kit
LN2 Mode
PCIe x16 Lane Switch
Q_Reset
Double Power Supply with dual 8-pin (CPU) and dual 4-pin (VGA) molex power connectors
Intelligent overclocking tools:
- ASUS AI Booster Utility
- O.C Profile
Overclocking Protection:
- COP EX (Component Overheat Protection - EX)
- Voltiminder LED
- ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall)
Special Features
CPU Level Up
MemOK!
Onboard Switches: Power / Reset / Clr CMOS (at rear)
ASUS MyLogo3
ASUS Fan Xpert
ASUS EZ Flash 2
ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
Q-Fan Plus
ROG BIOS Wallpaper
ASUS Q-Connector
ASUS Q-LED (CPU, DRAM, VGA, Boot Device LED)
ASUS Q-Slot
ASUS Q-DIMM
Back Panel I/O Ports
1 x PS/2 Keyboard port (purple)
1 x Clr CMOS switch
1 x Optical S/PDIF out port
1 x IEEE 1394a connector
1 x External SATA port
1 x LAN (RJ45) port
1 x ROG Connect On/Off switch
1 x RC Bluetooth switch
2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports (Blue)
7 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (1 port also for ROG Connect)
8-channel Audio I/O
Internal I/O Connectors
1 x IEEE 1394a connector
1 x S/PDIF Out connector
8 x ProbeIt Measurement Points
3 x Thermal sensor connectors
1 x 24-pin ATX Power connector
2 x 8-pin ATX 12V Power connectors
1 x En/Dis-able Clr CMOS header
1 x LN2 Mode Header
1 x START (Power On) button
1 x RESET button
2 x EZ Plug connectors (4-pin Molex Power connectors)
1 x OC Station header
1 x RC Bluetooth header
1 x Go Button
1 x BIOS Switch button
1 x ROG light connector
1 x CD Audio in
1 x Audio front panel
1 x System panel connector
1 x FAN1 Connector for optional fan-thermal module
BIOS
16 Mb Flash ROM AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.5, ACPI2.0a Multi-Language BIOS
Manageability
WOL by PME,WOR by PME,PXE
Accessories
1 x ROG Connect cable
1 x ProbeIt cable set
1 x 3-Way SLI Bridge
1 x SLI Cable
1 x CrossFire Cable
1 x 2 in 1 ASUS Q-Connector Kit
3 x 2-in-1 SATA signal cables
1 x 2-in-1 SATA 6G cables
1 x 2-port USB2.0 + ESATA module
1 x I/O Shield
1 x Thermal Sensor Cable Pack
1 x Cable Ties Pack
1 x ROG theme label
1 x 12-in-1 ROG Cable Label
1 x Optional Fan-Thermal Module
1 x RC Bluetooth card
Bluetooth Module Accessory Card
Bluetooth V2.0/V2.1+EDR
RC Bluetooth On/Off Switch
Support Disc
Drivers
ASUS PC Probe II
ASUS AI Suite
ASUS Update
Kaspersky® Anti-Virus
Futuremark® 3DMark® Vantage Advanced Edition
ASUS TurboV EVO Utility
Form Factor
ATX Form Factor
12 inch x 10.6 inch ( 30.5 cm x 26.9 cm )
Pictures
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Thanks for the pictures! It must have been nice event!
Maybe next year I will be able to come as well
Massman is the princess of overclocking! Luckily he had some servants with him
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-Frederik: Yes, they will be for sale with good price.
-Dmitri: Thanks!
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Hi all!
Overclockers around Europe was invited to Campus Party 2010, which was held in Madrid, Spain 14-18.4.2010.
Our intention was to test my (2) Gigabyte SOC 5870 cards properly, now when LN2 was not a problem. Cards were ok. Both over 1400MHz+ and no coldbug. Other card is still not fully tested. Voltages used on VGA's were 1.5Vgpu and 1,72Vmem. Vmem really helps with the cold and these cards started to overclock a bit better than before.
There was some performance / efficiency issues, which were not fully clear. 10.3 driver in single run and 10.4 beta in dual. 10.4 seemed to be quite bad in vantage, but we managed to push cards high enough to get the dual GPU record.
Thanks for invitation and support Gigabyte :up:
Here is the setup used:
Intel Core i7 980X (B1 ES, A0 ES)
Gigabyte X58-UD7
Ggiabyte 5870 SOC edition (ES) x 2 (1440/1325 single / 1400/1325 dual)
Kingston 2133MHz CL888 memory
SF3D OC LN2 pot - Inflection point, Final product
Team:
elmor, Massman, me
Screenshots:
Single SOC 5870:
Dual SOC 5870. Elmor failed to take screenshot from our best score, so here is the secon best.
Some pictures:
Overclocking is fun!
Gigabyte VP benching
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Single card setup + temperature:
Dual Card setup:
Internal shot of ready product:
Is it really that interesting?
Stage:
Massman, SF3D, elmor:
Condensation issues?
setup:
HwBot second office:
After event this same team did Gigabyte roadtrip back to hoem, cause airplanes can not fly here. For me, it took nearly 50 hours and on long ferry to get home. 4000Km is enough in ~2 days.
Read more here:
http://hwbot.org/article/news/time_to_win_gigabyte_roadtrip
Aftermath:
I think it is clear without too much stories, that it was great event and we did also laugh a bit now and then
I am out -Antonio!
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Nice run on live situation! It was nice to have some beers with you guys!
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Nice one! GB seems to be very efficient on CPU score.
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If FM orb link is valid like in this case, then screenshot is not mandatory. Of course it would be cool to see all details from shots as well.
Great score!
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Yes. Will have to take it back and keep it a bit longer next time
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Too bad I could not be there. Seems to be really nice event.
Thanks for posting!
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Well, no matter how it is done, it is not easy to get in to 1st place
Thanks for the support Frederik!
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It should be, but the circuit is locked. VID values does not change even you change values by hardmod. Software cannot override hardware in any case.
I think sapphire saved some money with locked vid values on all controllers or something.
I don't mind, cause I like traditional mods.
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Controllers are:
VGPU: UP6213
Vmem: UP6101
VIMC: UP6101
VPCI-E: UP7701
I tried to do VID mod for VGPU, but it is locked and cannot be bypassed.
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Sapphire have done their own PCB for non reference 5870 card which is called Vapor-X. This mod is for rev.2 cards with blue PCB.
There is no possibility to adjust voltages with software, but I don't find this annoying as long as clocks are good.
Here is VGPU, OCP and Vmem mod. (Vmem mod is not tested yet, but it should be correct 100%) Reading points can be found from same picture.
*OCP mod: Tune recistance down to 5Kohm. (9.9Kohm originally) It should be ok up to 1.5V
** Effect: More current can be drawn to GPU
*Vgpu mod: Slowly tune down recistance. On 2D 1.17V is 1.41V in 3D. Those are the settings I use with aircooling
** Effect: More MHz for GPU. Better cooling will give better results.
*Memory Vmod: Tune recistance down slowly. Measure from the leg of coil.
** Effect: May help memory overclocking when using LN2 as a cooling method. May also help with cold tolerance.
Here is memory controller mod. Reading point is on the back side of the card. (Leg of coil)
*Memory controller mod: Tune recistance down slowly. Stock voltage is 1.25V in 3D load. Use the values you prefer.
** Effect: May help memory overclocking when MHz are high. May also be needed while using LN2 as a cooling method.
Here is VPCI-E mod. This is unconfirmed yet, so do not try if you are not sure by yourself.
*VPCI-E mod: Tune recistance down slowly and measure from SMD recistors on the back of the card.
** Effect: May help cold tolerance and overclockability while using extreme cooling methods.
Here is one sample score with mods installed.
1100MHz is almost doable in normal room temp.
Enjoy!
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Sick components there. 660fsb on air NB and 6.6GHz 3D CPU.. Nice!
At least your VGA is similar as mine
Congratulations Boris!
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Dualist- Maybe something similar will be released for X58. Triple channel clocking should be all the same as these.
71proste- Yes it is, enjoy!
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Here is short OC report about G.Skill CL7 2200MHz kit.
Part number and specs are: G.Skill F3-17600CL7D-4GBPIS (DDR3 2200 7-10-10-10-28 1.65V)
I used cheap ASUS P7P55D Pro motherboard for a reason and my i7 870 is the worst of it's kind. On this board, absolutely max bclk is 213MHz
This issue was limiting my tests quite badly, when I tried to find the maximum stable clockspeeds.
These following results should be easily repeatable in any setup, cause my system parts are so crappy.
Setup:
2x2GB G.Skill F3-17600CL7D-4GBPIS (DDR3 2200 7-10-10-10-28 1.65V)
ASUS P7P55D Pro
Intel Core i7 870
Thermaltake 1200W TP
ATI Radeon 4890
Noctua NH12 cooler
Win vista 32-bit
Few Pictures:
Results:
6-9-6 @ 1000MHz ( 1.65V / 1.4Vtt)
6-9-6 @ 1045MHz (1.7V /1.4Vtt)
7-10-7 @ 1100MHz (1.65V / 1.4Vtt)
7-10-8 @ 1150MHz (1.7V / 1.4Vtt)
8-11-10 @ 1250MHz (1.74V / 1.4375V)
After this CL 8 run my BCLK was getting too unstable. This CPU just can't do more on this board
:Will need to try later on some more suitable mobo + CPU combo.
Very easy memory kit from G.Skill :up:
Special thanks to Frank!
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r1ch - You missed my point a bit I guess. There will be always new WR's with new hardware. Only the highest score in some benchmark is world record. Not some single GPU run, no matter how good it is. (Unless real WR can be taken with single GPU)
These new WR's have to get some bonus. That is the "fair" part in there.
My example was too personal and that score is done last summer, so it wasn't good for it. I mean, that this change is needed for the future. That way game will be fair for all type of users.
K404- That is a good point. I think old records should be in some "museum of overclocking", but I think we don't have time to make such a thing. It would be cool to see, who was the first to break 1GHz barrier and under 1 minute in Superpi 1M.
I did not ment my post that way, cause I am looking in to the future.
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Current point system is taking too much away from WR attempts. For example, when I did my 3DM01 runs last summer and got 135K, it was extremely hard work and took time and money from my pocket. In this current system you will get 14,7 points with that score and it is not fair at all.
Yuo can use ~5.5GHz E8600 and stock single GPU vga near stock speed to get same amount of global points as my 01 run: Ranking number 110. http://hwbot.org/result.do?resultId=847873
That is not fair at all, if you ask me.
This new suggestion Massman made here is to give some bonus for ultimate WR attempts. I think this needs to be done. This way game will be really equal to everyone joining the overclockers league.
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Yeah. This is very nice CPU on aircooling.
1 hour of small FFT. I don't have more time for running prime
4.4GHz is too much for aircooling. Noctua can't handle the load anymore and it will overheat in minutes. This crashed after 15 min.
Room temp is 22C°
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Hi all!
I got chance to test upcoming Intel Core i7 930 ES CPU.
Specs are these, like you already know:
*2.80GHz (21x 133)
*2.93GHz Turbo (22x133)
*8MB L3
*4 Cores / 8 threads
*130W TDP
*Price should be same as 920 now.
So there is nothing new in this chip, except the turbo ratio. We overclockers know well, that even multipliers have been problem in core i7 architechture, so this multiplier 22 does not sound too promising.
Basic use and mild overclocking will be easier with one extra multi, but for extreme overclocking the multiplier 21 is still the only usable.
Here is the setup info:
Intel Core i7 930 (week 45)
EVGA Classified
G.Skill Perfect storm
ATI Radeon 5870
Thermaltake TP 1200W
Noctua NF-P14 cooler + 12cm silent fans
SF3D OC LN2 pot
Windows Vista 32-bit
The results on aircooling were promising.
Setup:
Vantage CPU test at 4.40GHz
Wprime at 4.5GHz
3DM05 at 4.55GHz
Superpi at 4.67GHz
Then I decided to spend rest of my LN2 with this chip. I had maybe 5 liters, so there was not that much time to fine tune the setup.
BCLK was the biggest problem and it felt like the chip could have done a lot better if I could have taken the BLCK higher.
I guess retail chips will be a bit better on these like usual.
Setup:
Thermal readings (left: Base of the pot / right: CPU HS):
Sensor placement in HS:
Vantage CPU test at 5GHz
3DM06 CPU test at 5GHz
3DMark05 full test at 5.03GHz
Wprime 32M 5.05GHz
Absolute max in BCLK was 241
That was it. This chip is not bad on air, but on LN2 you need to squeeze bclk very high like many overclockers have done with their 920 CPU's.
I thik we will see some nice retail action when these have been released.
Now I will focus on some other new CPU's. :up:
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Great scores boris! Nice cat too!
That CPU score is beatable until I can switch my Gulfie in
Will try LN2 with my 950 next week as well.. Will try to get 30K at least. -
Nice results! Seems to be a decent 950.
Now just push the BCLK in 3D.
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Thanks guys! Next meeting will be in January.. or there will be many meetings in January
Next year seems to be impossibly tight...
ASUS Rampage III Extreme -pictures + test results
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Mark- in the shots where is x8 are done with card in second slot or with multi card configuration. I have not seen this x8 bug, which have been present in some other boards.
Pieter- That is a bad science
In my "previews" I always upload these full pictures. They should load pretty quickly from my own server space.