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Processor differences in overclock-ability

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joeynuggetz

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I know that if you mention an extreme processor around here you get mauled but I was curious if an extreme processor has a lot more headroom than say an i920. I know you can OC an i920 to the speeds of a i975 but are there differences in the chips? If I get a 30% percent OC on the cheaper chip, can I get that much on an i975 or will I hit a ceiling sooner percentage wise with a $1000 chip? BTW, I'd never blow 1K on a processor but I might get something in between depending on the answer to this question.

I hate that the i920 has been out for so long and I'm in desperate need of an upgrade but I can't wait for Intels next gen chip. i don't even know when they're due.
 
as far as bang for you buck - the ideal situation is to get in on the mid level procs with a ton of overclocking headroom. The i920 has been out for a bit, but has the head room to hit those 975 speeds for much less money.

The higher end chips typically have less headroom as they have already been certified to operate at the higher speeds on a regular basis.
 
I see. I really want to achieve 4Ghz if possible as I have pretty CPU intensive games that I'm planning on upgrading exclusively for.
 
I would go with the 920 (which you can clock to 4Ghz) - get a decent X58 board and then when gulftown drops pop one of those in there and you will be golden.
 
Unless you are doing extreme overclocking with sub-ambient cooling, it is unlikely that you will see a substantial or even any increase in overclocking headroom with an Extreme Edition CPU compared to a standard one like a 920.
 
Thanks for the advice. I guess I should prolly post this in the mobo forum but what is a good future proof mobo for intels next gen cpu? What should I be looking for exactly?
 
All X58 motherboards will support the upcoming Gulftown CPUs. As for Intel's next-generation Sandy Bridge architecture, it's unknown if it will even work with current boards altogether, so don't worry about that.
 
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Zero82z said:
All X58 motherboards will support the upcoming Gulftown CPUs. As for Intel's next-generation Sandy Bridge article, it's unknown if it will even work with current boards altogether, so don't worry about that.
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That is, if the vendor updates the bios. I'd stick with well-known brands: EVGA, Asus, Gigabyte, XFX, etc.
 
I am @ 3.8 with 1.3v stable 24/7 on air, with speedstep enabled, and its a C0, on Asus Deluxe V1.
I think that there is no point in getting the extreme processor, when you can get similar results for a cheaper chip. The difference is very minute between a machine running 3.8 and beyond that for gaming. IF you would see some reviews FPS vs the Processor clock, it pretty much flattens out over 3.8.
Asus board is good BUT some have issues with RAID, and eSATA, they are using Marvell controllers, and what I have read it seems to be sub par. EVGA board seems to be a good option. But i guess Asus, EVGA or GB should do.
 
Zero82z said:
As for Intel's next-generation Sandy Bridge article, it's unknown if it will even work with current boards altogether, so don't worry about that.
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It won't. That is almost 100% certain. Sandy Bridge will have an on-die northbridge finally.
 
dx2 said:
as far as bang for you buck - the ideal situation is to get in on the mid level procs with a ton of overclocking headroom. The i920 has been out for a bit, but has the head room to hit those 975 speeds for much less money.

The higher end chips typically have less headroom as they have already been certified to operate at the higher speeds on a regular basis.
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This is truth.
 
I think i920 is a better overclocker, i just bought the i975 for the unlocked multi, i dont liek bumping the FSB up to much
 
It's the same exact chip the 975 is just binned higher. If you don't have LN2 don't even ponder on an Extreme Edition CPU. There isn't a single decent 1366 board on the market that will not hit 200 bclk. ANY 920 DZero can pull that on low volts, pair it with a decent set of CL7 1600mhz Ram and you'll be sitting pretty at 4ghz (4.2 with turbo) with a perfect ram ratio for 1600mhz. If all you're doing is gaming, anything else is just a waste.
 
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