*** Nirvana i7-980X ***

[Sandog]

Awesome Skully! The 980X is the best processor right now by far. I might be getting a 975/980 soon.

Sandog

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[Sir Skully]

Originally Posted by Sandog

Awesome Skully! The 980X is the best processor right now by far. I might be getting a 975/980 soon.

Sandog

Thanks bud, and good to see ya....
Yeah I really enjoy the 980X, just a great processor..

[Sir Skully]

Originally Posted by sammy2066

OMG ... this is the kinda fun I miss on the OS X side of things ...

Amazing build though!

Thanks bud, and good to see ya......
That's what ya get by going over to the dark side....

[Sir Skully]

Well I'm here posting @ 4800mhz....
I've had 5gig start to load windows then poop out.
The multi on the/980X runs from 12x up to 63x... wow!
I haven't run OCCT yet, afear ill lose er.....
But anywho here's a snap shot....
The temps are just unreal......

[DBoone]

Originally Posted by Sir Skully

The temps are just unreal......

You can say that again! I'm using AS5 now but you're making me think I should switch at the next opportunity.

[Sir Skully]

Originally Posted by DBoone

You can say that again! I'm using AS5 now but you're making me think I should switch at the next opportunity.

Hi bud, I found AS5 takes to long to settle in...
I've used lots of different thermal past over the years.
And the best for quick right now results is....Ceramique by Artic Silver...

[Sir Skully]

DBoone read some of NewEgg reviews by 400+ people who
use Ceramique .......

Newegg.com - Arctic Silver Ceramique Thermal Compound - Thermal Compound / Grease

One reviewers comments...Other Thoughts: In combination with a Cooler Master TX3.This stuff works great.My opinion compounds like this are designed for uneven base surface.Like direct contact heat pipes and such that have valleys to fill in.Main reason I chose this over AS-5 and very glad I did.The fan and this compound gave me a 22c drop in max temp under prime95. Was 62c with stock fan/sink and masscool stars 700.Now 42c. Idle wasn't a big drop.(However it brought me to within 1 degree over room temp) Avg room temp 25c idle temp 26c. For flat smooth pads I'll stick with AS-5 but for unlevel pads ceramique is my new best friend. Now I'm curious as to results after 200hrs of cure?

[Sir Skully]

So far but can't say for sure the sweet spot may be 44OOMHZ.
Thats with voltage under 1.4 which Intel says is the safe limit.
And with a high bus of 200mhz and low temps.
The 4400 is looking more and more like a 24/7 speed to run.
Its stable with 1hr OCCT Linpack, further testing will bear it out.

Another pic of 4400mhz.....

[Sir Skully]

Well I got a nice surprise, I'm able to run 4600mhz with OCCT Linpack!!
17 min's into a 1hr. run....Just hoping it will finish without error.
I have my voltage meter plugged in and reading 1.412 safe voltage
for the 980X.. I'm starting to use some of RIIIE's very nice oc'ing features/tools.

[fvbounty]

Looking good, I've been using Ceramique for years, the best part its non conductive so for a guy like me who's a little messy its a must!

[Sir Skully]

Originally Posted by fvbounty

Looking good, I've been using Ceramique for years, the best part its non conductive so for a guy like me who's a little messy its a must!

yeah another good reason for Ceramique, as I do slip up once in awhile...
I gotta not let my wife see this as she says I'm mr. perfect....

[Sir Skully]

Here's what the R3E has allowed me to achieve, as a stable
sweet spot for 24/7. Running i7 980X cpu, 12GIG Mushkin RedLine.
I can get higher oc. but I prefer 42gig as it uses less Vcore voltage.
Also this oc is running with a high bus speed 0f 200mhz
I've posted this in the R3E thread also...

[John T]

I am very impressed with your build but am still shocked that Windows Experience only gives you a 7.8 for three Vertex SSD's in RAID 0 .... I wonder if anybody can get a 7.9 rating on hard drives?

[Sir Skully]

Originally Posted by John T

I am very impressed with your build but am still shocked that Windows Experience only gives you a 7.8 for three Vertex SSD's in RAID 0 .... I wonder if anybody can get a 7.9 rating on hard drives?

Thanks..
I hear ya, I haven't heard of anyone with ssd's and a 7.9...
They may be some out there, but where?......

[John T]

Here is the only one I have found so far: UneIT » How to Score A 7.9 for HDD in Windows Experience Index of Windows 7