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    Dell's new Ultrasharp U3011

    Honestly, I don't have an issue paying a little more for DELL if image quality is better.... but my understanding is that they have the same specs hence I'll assume that image quality is the same... So why pay more if image is the same and possibly less input lag ?
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    Dell's new Ultrasharp U3011

    I'm looking to upgrade to a 30" and I was leaning towards the U3011 vs U2711, but then I was told that if I'm not playing console gaming (XBOX or PS3) that the best monitor is the HP ZR30W. From the info I have gathered, both monitors have same specs except DELL U3011 has scaling, OSD & more...
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    Dell's new Ultrasharp U3011

    I was researching U3011 but my understanding is that for PC gaming (no console gaming) HP ZR30W is better than U3011.
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    Need a little Core i7 980X overclocking advice

    Recently, I checked a review about CoolIT ECO ALC at http://www.legitreviews.com/article/1292/6/. The ECO ALC is very similar to H50. In this review, they included the H50 and other air coolers... unfortunately they did not include the Megahalems. In a push/pull configuration the H50...
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    Need a little Core i7 980X overclocking advice

    When I ran LinX, I did not get any errors with vcore under 1.35v. When running Prime95 that's when I started seeing errors and had to increase vcore. I would run Prime95 as a final check. I only have 1 ATI 5870 and I've been waiting on Accelero EXTREME 5870 vga cooler from Arctic Cooling...
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    Need a little Core i7 980X overclocking advice

    Again, I'm a noobie in OC'ing... I didn't mess with QPI or any other settings. For RAM, I set XMP profile and it automatically set QPI and some other RAM settings. My RAM is set at 1600 with timings of 7-7-7-20-2T.
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    Need a little Core i7 980X overclocking advice

    That's odd you had to go so high on vcore. I'm stable at 4133MHz (MP = 31 & Clock = 133) with vcore = 1.3625. Also most reviews I've seen have not gone beyond 1.375v with 4.1GHz, but I quess it's luck of the draw.
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    Need a little Core i7 980X overclocking advice

    OK, I have read that Arctic Silver 5 is one of the best.
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    Need a little Core i7 980X overclocking advice

    What thermal compound did you use ? The one that came with the Magahalem ?
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    Need a little Core i7 980X overclocking advice

    That's pretty impressive temp with the Megahalem. I'm itching to get that... but i really can't complain about with the H50 even if I get 82C during load.
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    Need a little Core i7 980X overclocking advice

    So what temps are you getting ? and what temp did u get with Intel stock cooler ? I had tried the Intel stock cooler but thought that the fan noise was terrible even at quiet mode. I had a bad thermal paste so I had to stop stress testing. My problem was that I was using a bad thermal paste...
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    Need a little Core i7 980X overclocking advice

    Yes, I agree load is important... but what I really wanted to say is that during normal use, nobody really reaches load temp unless they are stress testing. And like I mentioned before... Although I Idle in the 30's and load temp is like 82C I never reach load temp during normal usage... I...
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    Need a little Core i7 980X overclocking advice

    FYI, I have mine with MP = 31 and vcore = 1.3625. I'm a noob in OC'ing but with the extreme edition why not just play around with MP & vcore. With my H50, It idles in the 30's and Load is in the low 80. I could probably go higher but I'm happy at 4.1GHz. I don't know why the Load is so...
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    ASUS BIOS settings to OC i7 980X ?

    OK, So I had left Prime95 running last night and this morning screen was blank... same scenario as last time... I had to restart PC. Attempted to run Linx by time instead of number of runs... but I could not see how to run by time... so I ran it with run = 500. It generated no errors. I...
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    ASUS BIOS settings to OC i7 980X ?

    LOL - Got it.. In any case, I'm going to re-run Prime95 first and see if I get any errors.
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    ASUS BIOS settings to OC i7 980X ?

    OK, It completed in 38mins with no errors... GFlops were mosty above 66. I'm going to re-run Prime95 with vcore at 1.35v tonight... and leave it running till the morning to check if I get an errors or not... When I last ran Prime95 with vcore @ 1.35v, I unplugged video plug and mouse to another...
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    ASUS BIOS settings to OC i7 980X ?

    OK... I'll set it at 300 and run it... probably will run it later tonight...
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    ASUS BIOS settings to OC i7 980X ?

    I stopped running when it was at 22 runs... running at 512, I see GFlops now at 69, another at 65 another at 66 and the rest are a bit over 68. It completed running all 25 runs.
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    ASUS BIOS settings to OC i7 980X ?

    I'm already running with times to run = 25. It's been running for over 50mins and completed 18 runs. I guess I should let it complete. Max temp has been 79C, not sure what GFlops mean but they are all a little bit over 47. Residual & Redidual (norm) are all the same value for each row...
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    ASUS BIOS settings to OC i7 980X ?

    There's someone on hardforums with 980X and H50. His was stable with vcore @ 1.365V. Instead of changing MP he changed BLCK to get to 4.1GHz. He also got almost the same temp I'm getting... I think mine is stable at 1.362 but need to do extra testing just to double-check. So I don't belive...
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    ASUS BIOS settings to OC i7 980X ?

    No, I had not checked of "round off checking" What is this option ? Hmm, I'll start looking into Linx...
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    ASUS BIOS settings to OC i7 980X ?

    Yes, I'm using Real Temp GT for temps... These temps were taken while Prime95 was running... Prime95 ran for 1.5hours and seems ok... how long should I be running Prime95 to give it the seal of approval ? After stopping Idle temps is about 38C I'll start looking into LinX & OCCT Linpack...
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    ASUS BIOS settings to OC i7 980X ?

    My room temp has since gone down to 25C which I would say is my normal temp... When reporting temps I'm not sure what is usually reported... sometimes I see sites disregarding highest temp... and if so then my temp is 78C ? In any case these are max temps for all 6 CPUS 76C, 75C, 74C, 70C, 78C &...
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    ASUS BIOS settings to OC i7 980X ?

    UPDATE: OK, So I'm currently OC'ing at 4.1GHz and still testing. Initially I was testing with IntelBurn Test. With IntelBurn Test I noticed that CPU's were not reaching 100% and it was stable with vcore = 1.325. Then I started with Prime95 and I had to up vcore. Setting vcore at 3.5, I...
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    ASUS BIOS settings to OC i7 980X ?

    I scraped it off and went straight to the OCZ... :(
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    ASUS BIOS settings to OC i7 980X ?

    I mistakenly thought that OCZ thermal compound was good... but at the same I bought it about 3 years ago... So I don't know if it damages over time. PC is not stable with MP above 29, so I need to manually set vcore. In reality, my goal was to achive 4GHz or 4.1GHz. From my new temps... I...
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    ASUS BIOS settings to OC i7 980X ?

    UPDATE: OK, So I've been playing around with 980x. With H50 I was getting terrible numbers. Stock - I found this to be OK.. Idle 37C Load 82(max) I started OC'ing and was getting temp over 100C. I found this too high so stopped. With out changing vcore, I found that leaving vcore in...
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    ASUS BIOS settings to OC i7 980X ?

    OK, I think I see my mistake... these temps read "66C to TJMax" and I was seeing this as temp. Not sure what this means... I downloaded Real Temp GT and I see Idle temp is ~ 36C and I also see distance to TJ Max in the 60's. Uff, I thought something was wrong. :) Is there a way to see temp...
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    ASUS BIOS settings to OC i7 980X ?

    OK, I need some help. I received I7-980X and left at stock. I was checking temp and what is odd is that idle temp is almost 60C. I was like... this can't be right. I reseated H50 and no difference. I was hesitant to stress test with... with IntelBurn Test/Prime 95 ver 25.9 but when stress...
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    ASUS BIOS settings to OC i7 980X ?

    In this review, the H50 is not included. When comparing coolers, Intel is actually the worst from the bunch in this review. Review states the following: "Switched to Quiet-mode the Intel DBX-B cooler produces 20 dBA @ 800RPM, while Performance-mode creates a very-audible 35 dBA @ 1800RPM. "...
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    ASUS BIOS settings to OC i7 980X ?

    No, I won't be using stock cooler... I got a Corsair H50 CPU cooler that I'll be using. From my signature, I'll be changing CPU, MOBO & RAM.
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    ASUS BIOS settings to OC i7 980X ?

    Actually, that was my intention... I was planning on leaving it at stock... test it out... get familiar with it... and then try to OC it later. Yes, this CPU will be the fastest for some time... Probably will last 4years... before I even consider updating... I do have an idea on how to...
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    ASUS BIOS settings to OC i7 980X ?

    OK... When I OC... I'll be checking temps when running prime/intelburn test. If too high then I'll be reducing vcore. VTT ? I checked ASUS user manual and I was not able to see this option...
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    ASUS BIOS settings to OC i7 980X ?

    Yes, I wouldn't want to fry my CPU... that's why I'm here... to get advice :)
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    ASUS BIOS settings to OC i7 980X ?

    OK, So these BIOS settings are optional vs requirements for OC'ing. Yes, Since I'm a novice, I prefer not to change too many varialbles... and keep it as simple as possible.
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    ASUS BIOS settings to OC i7 980X ?

    Yes, my understanding is that Bloomfield is different from gulftown... But being a novice in OC... I'd like to keep OC as simple as possible hence I would like to play with multiplier and vcore... Won't notice much of a speed difference ? If I up vcore (1.42max) and multiplier (33max)...
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    ASUS BIOS settings to OC i7 980X ?

    OK, So I'm getting i7 980X this week. I'm a noobie in OC and my understanding is that to OC, I only have to change multiplier & vcore. I don't plan on OC'ing memory... planning on using XMP for memory (Corsair CMG6GX3M3A1600C7). I'm checking to see what other BIOS setting I need to update...
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    MOBO & Memory suggestions for i7-975/i7-980

    OK, So I've gotten some suggestions... MOBO: ASUS P6X58D Premium LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX RAM: CMG6GX3M3A2000C8 CORSAIR DOMINATOR-GT 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 2000 (PC3 16000), 8-8-8-24 RAM: CMG6GX3M3A2000C7 CORSAIR DOMINATOR GT, 6GB (3x2GB), 2000MHz, 7-8-7-20 Supposedly RAM model...
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    MOBO & Memory suggestions for i7-975/i7-980

    OK, So I'm upgrading CPU and hence I need to get a new MOBO and new memory. I'm going to be buying either Intel Core i7-975 or Intel Core i7-980. I prefer to buy the i7-975 but if the difference in price is not much... then I'll buy the i7-980. I need to get some good suggestions for...
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    Will you be buying Fermi? Sell your current card? Other? Post here!

    I've been an NVIDIA fan for sometime... I couldn't wait and bought a ATI 5870. To be honest, I could not be any happier at this time.