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    1366 x58 Xeon Enthusiast overclocks club

    I think my x58 has finally bit the dust. After randomly turning off and see my overclock drop from 4.6ghz to stock, I can't seem to even to get it to post now. I swapped out RAM and power supply, and the only thing left to test is the CPU and motherboard. It was really only serving secondary...
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    AMD Ryzen 2nd Gen Threadripper 32 Cores Confirmed

    4.84ghz without the delid (but admittedly very high temps). There is a local business that offers delidding services for $50 (and he guarantees his work). To me, that was a better value than me and my shaky hands to attempt the delid myself.
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    AMD Ryzen 2nd Gen Threadripper 32 Cores Confirmed

    De-lidded with a Corsair H115i
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    AMD Ryzen 2nd Gen Threadripper 32 Cores Confirmed

    Looks like I will be replacing our remote sensing computer in the lab! Depending on price, I may even put it in my personal machine (although the 7820x at 5ghz is a beast in its own right)
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    Best i5 value (used) in Z270 platform

    Personally, I would go for the 7600k or even the 6600k, and overclock. I know you said you have a generic AIR cooler, but your wife's board is capable of changing multipliers, and you can still probably get an extra 400mhz out of it. There is a posting on my local Kijiji selling a 6600k for...
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    Post Your Workstations 2018

    That's amazing. I don't think I have ever seen a 2-1 PC outside of what Linus did recently in the new Corsair 900D (or whatever the latest model is). My contribution - 7 computers and 6 monitors in what is a smallish sized bedroom. Until my basement is finished, my office is relegated to a...
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    Damn 7820x is impressive (my own chip)

    That sucks man, hope that it is just the board - it is very rare to destroy the CPU. Did you ever get it to post after the delid? Or have you yet to confirm that it was successful?
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    7 Years Ago Today Intel Launched the Core i7-2600K

    The only reason I upgrade is because I want to play with a new toy, not because I genuinely need it. My overclocked 3930k in my sig is the equivalent of a stock 7800x, and actually pulls in a higher CB multi threaded score than a stock 5960x. x58 and LGA2011v1 were so much fun to overclock.
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    Damn 7820x is impressive (my own chip)

    1.33v Manual (everything else is on auto, and mesh is at 2.9ghz)
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    Damn 7820x is impressive (my own chip)

    Decided to fool around and got 5.03ghz reasonably stable. I say reasonaby because the ambient temp is less than 15c (I have my window open), so it definitely isn't a day to day overclock:
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    Upgrade 3930k @ 4.9ghz?

    My most recent system 7820x @4.95ghz (it is mostly stable at 5ghz, but it crashed during PRIME) = CB Multi= 2171 CB Single = 218 (the system turbo boosts to 5.05 during single core load) Firestrike Physics: 26355 My 4770@4.5Ghz CB Multi = 921 CB Single = 188 Firestrike Physics = 13100...
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    not willing to delid 7700k and void warranty

    Like you, I was ambivalent to de-lid, the thought of killing a $600 processor made me balk. Luckily (at least in my area), there are numerous individuals offering delid service for only $40. I don't think I would have had the guts to do it myself, but I was extraordinarily pleased with both...
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    Skylake-X (Core i9) - Lineup, Specifications and Reviews!

    Just a regular Corsair H115 AIO - I run the fans at a fixed profile of 60%, which is kind of loud, but given that there are several other computers in the room, it sort of gets drowned out.
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    Skylake-X (Core i9) - Lineup, Specifications and Reviews!

    I love my 7820x - Recently got it delidded, and can do 5ghz using a -9 AVX offset:
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    Help me decide: 1950x vs. 7900x vs. 7820x (Mixed Use Computer)

    1.9v You were right about the CB score being low - I had left MESH on Auto (2.4ghz), and bumping it up to 3Ghz resulted in a score of 2120. There are diminishing returns to overclocking the MESH speed though - anything about 3.2ghz, and performance started to decrease. I wasn't throttling...
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