My core i7-920 and MSI x58 ECLIPSE review
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amitash
Intel OCer
Ypu already have a 4870 sonic....Why 9600gt sli?
Nice but what cooler are u using? The stock cooler is useless and i wouldnt let my cpu get hotter than 75C and if u are using stock i bet the load temps are atleast at 85C and imo i dont think a 1.29v vcore is reqd...i run mine at 3.2 with 1.18v (1.16v with vdrop)...AND about the RAM if you have left the voltages at auto then it might be going past 1.6v INTEL DOES NOT ADVICE VOLTAGES OF MORE THAN 1.65...IF its the case with you then the cpu WILL burn out soon...watch the RAM voltages closely....its also listed in MSI's manual.
^^^ sorry running @ 3.5GHz @ 1.2v,was running 3.4GHz @ 1.19v.using stock cooler and getting 75-78C @ load.
ram is running @ 1400 @ 1.59v vdimm.
All Benches run @ 3.5Ghz
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3DMark06
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ram is running @ 1400 @ 1.59v vdimm.
All Benches run @ 3.5Ghz
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3DMark06
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ashu888ashu888
Core i7 (nehalem) Owner
Just one query Do you really need to overclock the fastest processor?
yup nice one toofan, i too wana knw this
darklord
Cyborg Agent
Congrats on the upgrades
While both of you are at it, please keep in mind that anything above 1.6V Vdimm and 1.5V Vtt is good enough to fry the chip.
Also Nehalem clocks memory pretty well.Keep the vdimm low and slightly loose timings and you will see decent clocks and superb bandwidth.
Happy clocking !
While both of you are at it, please keep in mind that anything above 1.6V Vdimm and 1.5V Vtt is good enough to fry the chip.
Also Nehalem clocks memory pretty well.Keep the vdimm low and slightly loose timings and you will see decent clocks and superb bandwidth.
Happy clocking !
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amitash
Intel OCer
^Yup Now the RAM's running at 1.5v Vdimm timings 9-9-9-25 and a speed of exactly 1600Mhz...BCLK at 160 (3.2Ghz).
UPDATE
Mobo died for unstable bios reasons apparantly...very angry with MSI...Have alraedy ordered a new Gigabyte X58 Extreme...getting a refund for the board.
@hellgate bevery carefull with the board man and if i were you i wouldnt try heavy duty OCing on this board...many people have had BIOS issues..Whatever you do DONT try to flash the bios to a newer versions..many ppl have ruined their mobos like this.
UPDATE
Mobo died for unstable bios reasons apparantly...very angry with MSI...Have alraedy ordered a new Gigabyte X58 Extreme...getting a refund for the board.
@hellgate bevery carefull with the board man and if i were you i wouldnt try heavy duty OCing on this board...many people have had BIOS issues..Whatever you do DONT try to flash the bios to a newer versions..many ppl have ruined their mobos like this.
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darklord
Cyborg Agent
Sad to hear about the board. Any specific reason why you are saying that it shouldnt be clocked heavily ? I mean its a premium board and if it cant be used for extreme clocking the whats the premium for ?
Although i am not following the Nehalem scene much, i have read that this Eclipse board was one of the most anticipated boards to come out. What went wrong ?
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amitash
Intel OCer
^The bios is what went wrong...apparantly its a VERY unstable board and since you will most probably spoil it if you try to flash it the board is pretty much bad. MSI technical support told me that the BIOS is "Unstable" and they told me that they were working on a new board revision to fix the problems....I cant w8 for a new revision so i bought the Gigabyte which apparantly overclocks more...Use google you will find many post issues with this board and also their platinum board.
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