i5960x Overclock help

[wideCDMA]

anyone can push i5960x further ?

is 1.25 too high ?

 

[Nitrile]

those r really good temps, what cooler r u using

 

[wideCDMA]

those r really good temps, what cooler r u using

I am using H110. what is your temperature ?

 

[ondooy]

those are good clocks and temp...

 

[avsquare]

anyone can push i5960x further ?

is 1.25 too high ?

Good enough already.

Averagely 4.5GHz on that chip demands 1.30V to run actually. Some will demand 1.35V

 

[wideCDMA]

that is good news .. thanks.... now can start to over clock my GPU

 

[maylyn]

~ Rule of thumb ~

In our testing to date, the average overclocked frequency for 5960X processors is 4.5GHz. Very good processors will achieve 4.6GHz fully stable with less than 1.30Vcore. Lesser samples achieve 4.4GHz with the same voltage:

CPU | Frequency | Voltage

5960X | 4.6GHz | 1.30V = Good Result

5960X | 4.5GHz | 1.30V = Average Result

5960X | 4.4GHz | 1.30V = Fair Result

Most of the i7 5960X can do 4.5GHz @ average 1.25V, it's the beyond 4.5GHz that requires sweet spotting.

 

[wideCDMA]

~ Rule of thumb ~



Most of the i7 5960X can do 4.5GHz @ average 1.25V, it's the beyond 4.5GHz that requires sweet spotting.

hmm mine actually can go to 4.6 at 1.3

i think i will stick at 4.5, hope my pc can last for more than 3 years.

 

[maylyn]

hmm mine actually can go to 4.6 at 1.3

Good for you Next step is getting 4.6GHz under 1.30V

This requires KungFu, everything comes into play (adaptive voltage/offset and others) ~ overvolt KungFu for the calling

Best part of is not getting BSOD124 and other BSOD code (sorry i can't remember which already ~ getting old these days) @ stress full but getting them @ desktop idle lol.

 

[ondooy]

all your stuff from amazon ? why not post all of them ?
[DIY] Full Amazon Build...

 

[wideCDMA]

all your stuff from amazon ? why not post all of them ?
[DIY] Full Amazon Build...

all except for Mainboard and CPU.. thanks for your help also, otherwise i might only build 4790k system..
i decided to go 5960x instead of 5820k, hope i made the right choice...

 

[wideCDMA]

Good for you Next step is getting 4.6GHz under 1.30V

This requires KungFu, everything comes into play (adaptive voltage/offset and others) ~ overvolt KungFu for the calling

Best part of is not getting BSOD124 and other BSOD code (sorry i can't remember which already ~ getting old these days) @ stress full but getting them @ desktop idle lol.

wah ... so yours 4.6Ghz under 1.30v ?

 

[ondooy]

all except for Mainboard and CPU.. thanks for your help also, otherwise i might only build 4790k system..
i decided to go 5960x instead of 5820k, hope i made the right choice...

yup, good choice...

 

[wideCDMA]

all your stuff from amazon ? why not post all of them ?
[DIY] Full Amazon Build...

here is snapshoot of my build.... now busy install system and testing new game....

 

[ondooy]

why not put the psu fan down ? your case got filter so no need to worry on dust.
make sure to enable evga's eco mode...

 

[maylyn]

all except for Mainboard and CPU.. thanks for your help also, otherwise i might only build 4790k system..
i decided to go 5960x instead of 5820k, hope i made the right choice...

Err .... if price/performance ratio matters, perhaps you should have gotten the 5820k instead or not planning to SLI/PCIe HHHL or 2-way SLI only etc.

Since it's doesn't matter now Welcome to the 5960X family

Next hoot? Get the Intel 750 HHHL SSD

 

[wideCDMA]

Err .... if price/performance ratio matters, perhaps you should have gotten the 5820k instead or not planning to SLI/PCIe HHHL or 2-way SLI only etc.

Since it's doesn't matter now Welcome to the 5960X family

Next hoot? Get the Intel 750 HHHL SSD

I am doing Video editing and lightroom photoshop.... i need more processors

one GTX 980 maybe overkill for me. for now hehehe..

i love the Intel 750 SSD but 1.2TB too expensive... and 400gb version too slow


see how long i can wait for sm951 nvme....

 

[wideCDMA]

why not put the psu fan down ? your case got filter so no need to worry on dust.
make sure to enable evga's eco mode...

didnt think about it, but the fan face up look nicer leh....

 

[maylyn]

Do a push-pull fan configuration on your H110 if you are not, there will be further reduction in CPU temps

 

[wideCDMA]

Do a push-pull fan configuration on your H110 if you are not, there will be further reduction in CPU temps

i still haven decide which fan to get leh..... quiet or performance