[This is real Sandy Bridge-E for Enthusiast!]

ive told ya ... more details of my Xeon setup soon ... awaiting permission from intel for little preview

[Testing GIGABYTE X79-UD7 ...]

of course, but why i need 1.45V for 4.8 on Asus board ... and on UD7 1.7V?

[Testing GIGABYTE X79-UD7 ...]

last F8b bios is the best, great ocing, stability ... but max voltage is 1.7V (because mosfets) and there is still air clock wall 4.8 GHz ...

[AMD HD7970 First touch]

i think shambo will give us that bios after 01/09 ...

[AMD HD7970 First touch]

you need shambos bios ... power tune is shit, you have to turn it off

[First touch of AMD HD7970 air ... P12K+ 3dmark 11]

8.921.2 are better for 3D11 then 8.94 i think ...

 

Big problem is Power-Tune ... with maxed voltages i am out of P-T limit and card is not scaling with frequency ... without voltage tweak, 30% higher clocks = 30% higher score ... but with maxed voltages 40% higher clocks, only 31% higher score ...

[First touch of AMD HD7970 air ... P12K+ 3dmark 11]

ive promissed, no any valid leak before 01/09 ... sreens shows important thing - 1300/7900 MHz 3D11 Performance stable ... but it is suicide run. But on 1280/7800 i can bench maxed Crysis ... on air

[First touch of AMD HD7970 air ... P12K+ 3dmark 11]

Yes on air, but with opened windows on it (5C here)

 

new driver ... http://www.filesonic.cz/file/bom3WFi/8.94-111222a.7z

[First touch of AMD HD7970 air ... P12K+ 3dmark 11]

great card, ES GPU or Retail?

 

my stuff little bit better

 

[SB-E 3930K/3960X Batch and Serial Numbers]

 

Only ES i have ... finally had some time to bench, it seems good ...

 

 

Rampage IV Extreme, -15C

 

Max mems - 2450 MHz (old 2333 Kingstons) at 1.67V on air

[Testing MSI X79A-GD65 (8D)]

thanks, will try it on Giga ... but i always disable PLL override in bios automatically, will see ...

[Testing GIGABYTE X79-UD7 ...]

subzero results are not argument in common review for home users with air/water setup. We need here same results on all boards, this time is MSI with early BIOS at Ocing better the UD5/UD7 and its a big thing. Ive tested:

 

Asus Deluxe - 4,8 GHz at 1.44V, 5 GHz 1.5V

MSI GD65 8D - 4,8 GHz at 1.44V, 5 GHz 1.5V

Intel 79SI - 4,8 GHz at 1.44V

Asus RIVE - 4,8 GHz at 1.44V, 5 GHz 1.5V

Giga UD5/7 - 4,7 GHz at 1.47V, 5 GHz no way ... here is problem, awaiting new BIOS with corrections

 

I suppose, there is problem with some OCP/OVP/Temp protection ... or badly tweaked new VRM

[Testing GIGABYTE X79-UD7 ...]

sin - yes i know, 0 is max LLC

 

The same chip + Noctua air cooler, 3930K on RIVE (0901) cinebench R11 rock stable 5 GHz, MEM 2200 MHz CL9 on 1.5V. All options on Auto, only LLC High + manual CPU/MEM voltage settings.

 

On Giga UD7 - max 4,7 GHz with +/- 1.5V. Nothing higher at any normal settings, various voltages/3D Power combinations, nothing helps me.

 

PS. On Asus drops multiplier in load to default too, but on 1.65V and air cooler. Thats normal CPU protection, but on Giga i have it on 4,7 GHz and 1.5V ...

[Testing GIGABYTE X79-UD7 ...]

will send issues to tchaiwan for resolution, whats your problems?

 

my issues:

 

BIOS F3 and higher - Auto OC button not working

EasyTune + Enable change multi in windows - problem with multi

 

Oced CPU above 4.5 Ghz undeclocked to default under load ...

[Testing GIGABYTE X79-UD7 ...]

This board is strange. I am working on review now, maybe i am stupid or doing something wrong, but i dont know what.

 

I have Ci7-3930K stepping 5, C0. On Asus Dlx/RIVE + MSI GD65 8D + Intel X79SI i can OC this chip with 1.45V easily to 4.8 GHz rock stable.

 

But on UD5/UD7 only 4.7 GHz. For 4.8 GHz i need here 1.65V !!!!!! On other board i can OC it for 5 GHz in few seconds, on UD5/UD7 is 5 GHz on air impossible at any settings.

 

Ive tryed everything, all options in 3D power, all voltages, but still this crappy results there ... help

[Intel NDA Desktop Platform Roadmap WW03 2012]

Not cold bug? That will the end of the AMD's advantage in extreme overclock, but taking in mind the other article....looks like Intel will have a free way on the CPU market.

 

look at massmans post above ...

[Intel NDA Desktop Platform Roadmap WW03 2012]

It depends if 22nm likes cold or not

 

voices from dark corners of chinese mainland told me, there is no cold bug anymore ... but who knows now

 

christian thanks for Roadmap, but i think is little bit old and inacurrate

[X79 Express motherboards - problems, BIOSes, impressions ...]

solved, ive measured it by multimeter and its ok, but in bios and cpuz is voltage wrong ...

[This is real Sandy Bridge-E for Enthusiast!]

who cares now, two months before launch with immatures BIOSes, and early stepping? Will see after launch, but remember what i am saying now

 

Maybe Asus BIOS cant do it, but we have another options

[X79 Express motherboards - problems, BIOSes, impressions ...]

BIOS F4 22/11/2011, yes i tryed it like in video - Everything Disable except Turbo, C1E Enable, EIST enable ... i can OC CPU normaly, but voltage is still at AUTO

[This is real Sandy Bridge-E for Enthusiast!]

maybe is it your from 97 percents which cant do it

[This is real Sandy Bridge-E for Enthusiast!]

price correction 1888 USD! : http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/Xeon/Intel-Xeon%20E5-2687W.html :( :cry:

 

Sam - yes i think

[This is real Sandy Bridge-E for Enthusiast!]

yes, its working on X79 board ... but not on all of them, will ask manufacturers for bios ...

 

launch is Q1/12 + price +/- 1300-1500 USD

[This is real Sandy Bridge-E for Enthusiast!]

 

 

check Physics score at default! Wow!

 

 

Monster at default ...

 

Locked multi, but 4,8 GHz on AIR possible 1,25 CPU Strap + highest multi + BCLK margin ...

[X79 Express motherboards - problems, BIOSes, impressions ...]

still have problem with UD5 and voltage, in windows is in all applications 1.07V but real voltage is 1,28V ... but i cant raise it manually ... ive tryed everything combinations Enabled/Disabled but voltage i still 1,28V ... damn i am stupid ...