GA-X58A-OC = The Bclk Dreamer's Secret Weapon Of Choice!
Hi Guys - Long time no see!!!
So, I've been working on my review of the X58A-OC motherboard quite intricately, and for a very long time, and thought I'd give you all a nice preview of what's to come. I'm sorry it's been so long since you've heard from me but there's just been some things on the home-front have put me way behind is all, so I haven't had a chance to be online for a while. PM me for more info if you wanna chat about it - it's nothing serious though. Anyway, thought I'd drop in a little hint of my review before I have it finished up - which will hopefully be later this week.
I've been super excited to be working on the OC board review in general, but I've been even more excited since this past week's Bclk testing - I've been dying to share some of these results from the uber cool X58A-OC motherboard with you guys. I know from my previous Bclk testing with other CPU's for my review that the OC board can deliver some massive Bclk's, but WOW, I had no clue how much it could do until I dropped in an unsuspecting CPU!!!
I had not tested this CPU's Bclk-ability for a very long time, since way back when 222 was the going limit on many boards without doing a hard mod, and even then I think I could only get 231 or so out of it. I'm so glad I decided to play with this CPU for a while last week, it has proven to handle a much higher Bclk than any of my other processors. This old C0/C1 920 CPU and the X58A-OC board blast out very impressive results, and this is only on phase cooling too. I haven't had a chance to test this CPU on this board with dry ice yet, but I hope to do that soon now that I've seen these results, and I suspect I'll be able to reach 275 or higher possibly!!
In my review I will include a video for anyone who may think these results are from the Bclk going crazy as you reach the limit of stability, as this is for sure not going on here as I've not seen that with this CPU yet, and normally that puts your Bclk into the 300's anyway. The video I'll be using shows me in the BIOS at 133 Bclk, setting 255 and booting to windows, then upping the Bclk to 265!!! I made the video back when 265 was all I could do, but since then I've tested and found a few tweaks that helped me to push it a little further, if I find the time to make a new video of 133 to 255 and then to 268+ I'll use it in the review instead.
Anyway, that's enough yappin on an on :) time for some results!!
Hardware Used:
GIGABYTE GA-X58A-OC
Intel i7-920 C0/C1 ES (And NO, this is not a golden sample - not even close)
Mushkin Blackline 1600MHz 998679 - 2x2GB
PNY FX5500 128MB PCI (Probably not needed - used out of habit I suppose)
Crucial C300 128 GB SSD
NZXT Hale90 750W PSU
Custom Built Phase Change Setup By Sdumper @ OCN / XS
All of the above results are my higher Validations for this CPU, for now, and I'm hiding those last few as I plan to only share my highest result as part of my review.
For now, here are some results that are a bit under the max I've reached as those will be part of my review.
268.48 Bclk 4C/8T
CPU-Z Validator 3.1
Update!! (Decided to post my best because I'm submitting this article for a news post)
269.28 Bclk 4c/8t
CPU-Z Validator 3.1
Hardware news, Overclocking Competitions, Reviews
Update 2!!
275+ Bclk
Just smashed the current world record, here's a sneak peak (IE Not my highest)! Also made a video booting at 260 and then going up to 275 in windows :)
CPU-Z Validator 3.1
Current X58 HWBot records :D
Hardware news, Overclocking Competitions, Reviews
250 PI 32MB
Click to enlarge - This is not tweaked, nor max GHz, just showing the ease & usability of high Bclk for 2D benches, and again, this is not the max I've been able to run so far either as seen above.
For anyone who is thinking of upgrading their current 1366 board, or looking to move into 1366 territory, then I'd seriously suggest that you take a look at Gigabyte's GA-X58A-OC, this board is the best 1366 board I've ever had the honor to play with and it's been nothing but a pleasure!!!
This board is simply awesome, that's all I've been able to say to myself over and over again, the X58A-OC has been impressive beyond belief!
Full review will follow shortly, hopefully this week!!
Enjoy!
* Update *
As an update to this thread, I've broken the X58 world record after these results, follow this thread for more info:
http://forums.tweaktown.com/overcloc...6-42-bclk.html
Originally posted by Lsdmeasap
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