[Hardware Unboxed] R7 1700 @4Ghz + 3200Mhz RAm = ~7820X @4.5Ghz

[Gikaseixas]

I am cooling it with a H115i running push/pull Noiseblocker eLoop B14-PS fans...

Cool rig you got there. Love the fact that you're pushing that beast to over 5Ghz speeds with that plug and play cooler

 

[moinmoin]

Cool rig you got there. Love the fact that you're pushing that beast to over 5Ghz speeds with that plug and play cooler

Delidding itself is not exactly plug and play though.

 

[Gikaseixas]

Delidding itself is not exactly plug and play though.

Great point. Now you just made me wonder how far could that cooler take that chip without delidding the cpu.
...but nevertheless, he has a great setup

 

[IEC]

Had some results put in from another 7820X OC user;
Outside of Geekbench, which i'm open to arguments for, but I at the moment consider the outlier, Ryzen vs 7820X ends up roughly where I expected it. 5-15% multicore deficit, 15-25% single core deficit.

Geekbench does poorly on NUMA and NUMA-like architectures. The poorer than expected performance is not unique to Ryzen.

 

[moinmoin]

...but nevertheless, he has a great setup

It's certainly a great setup no doubt. I just wish Intel offered a better option than their lackluster TIM, even no IHS to begin with would be an improvement over that.

 

[Malogeek]

Great point. Now you just made me wonder how far could that cooler take that chip without delidding the cpu.
...but nevertheless, he has a great setup

I believe he said it was a 100-200Mhz difference.

 

[TahoeDust]

Great point. Now you just made me wonder how far could that cooler take that chip without delidding the cpu.
...but nevertheless, he has a great setup

I believe he said it was a 100-200Mhz difference.

@Gikaseixas , @Malogeek is correct. Delidding only got me 100-200MHz. I was running 4.7GHz as my 24/7 overclock and benching it at 4.9GHz before the delidding. After, I was able to push the voltage a bit while keeping the same temps putting me at 4.8GHz 24/7 and 5.0 Benching.

 

[Gikaseixas]

@Gikaseixas , @Malogeek is correct. Delidding only got me 100-200MHz. I was running 4.7GHz as my 24/7 overclock and benching it at 4.9GHz before the delidding. After, I was able to push the voltage a bit while keeping the same temps putting me at 4.8GHz 24/7 and 5.0 Benching.

I believe he said it was a 100-200Mhz difference.

200mhz is not much when you're talking about 5ghz. I personally would settle for 4.7 or 4.8 since i'm not a fan of delidding cpus but that's just me. Kudos to those who want to extract the maximum, i respect that

It is safe to say that a $130 water cooler is enough for Intel's new HEDT cpus

 

[Ozzyrulez]

Crumpet, Tahoedust, you guys are using 2 different versions of Geekbench. Crumpet is using 4.1.1 and Tahoe is using 4.1.0. Even my Ryzen @ 3.8 with 3200 CL14 out performs Crumpet's machine with 4.1.0 https://browser.geekbench.com/v4/cpu/compare/3597829?baseline=3610988

 

[Crumpet]

Crumpet, Tahoedust, you guys are using 2 different versions of Geekbench. Crumpet is using 4.1.1 and Tahoe is using 4.1.0. Even my Ryzen @ 3.8 with 3200 CL14 out performs Crumpet's machine with 4.1.0 https://browser.geekbench.com/v4/cpu/compare/3597829?baseline=3610988

Well spotted, that deficit will still be large though. I'll grab GB 4.1.0 tomorrow and take a look.

 

[TahoeDust]

Crumpet, Tahoedust, you guys are using 2 different versions of Geekbench. Crumpet is using 4.1.1 and Tahoe is using 4.1.0. Even my Ryzen @ 3.8 with 3200 CL14 out performs Crumpet's machine with 4.1.0 https://browser.geekbench.com/v4/cpu/compare/3597829?baseline=3610988

Well spotted, that deficit will still be large though. I'll grab GB 4.1.0 tomorrow and take a look.

Not much of a difference. 0.57% higher in SC and 0.18% lower in MC.

https://browser.geekbench.com/v4/cpu/3611193

 

[TahoeDust]

It is safe to say that a $130 water cooler is enough for Intel's new HEDT cpus

I agree...despite what some have reported. Before delidding, even with a very healthy overclock, the H115i kept up fine.

 

[Campy]

@TahoeDust I'm curious, did you buy a binned chip or get lucky?

 

[TahoeDust]

@TahoeDust I'm curious, did you buy a binned chip or get lucky?

Rolled the dice and pre-ordered retail chip. From what I have seen, it is only a little better than average. There are a lot of guys running 4.7GHz daily overclocks.

 

[StinkyPinky]

I am cooling it with a H115i running push/pull Noiseblocker eLoop B14-PS fans...

That's stunning. Pure desktop porn.

Are you nervous about the raid 0?

 

[Campy]

Rolled the dice and pre-ordered retail chip. From what I have seen, it is only a little better than average. There are a lot of guys running 4.7GHz daily overclocks.

Wow that's impressive, thanks for the reply. Awesome system!

 

[TahoeDust]

That's stunning. Pure desktop porn.

Are you nervous about the raid 0?

Thank you!

Nah...Raid 0 does not worry me. I ran a 2 SSD Raid 0 setup on my last system for 4 years without a problem. I also backup any crucial directories to my 1tb SSD storage drive.

 

[Solarion]

Nice build, though it seems like a lot to spend for a build centered around a 7820x. I'm hoping to come in around that budget with my Threadripper 1950x build.

This is what I have so far...all up and running at this point:

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/SolarionFlare/saved/6nnkLk

Using an old 7950 vid card recycled from an old build...till I find a vid card I actually like. Also not on there I have about $300 invested in a custom water loop Enermax Neochanger($118), XSPC 420mm Radiator($67), 3x140mm Fractal Venturi($54), various fittings. I'm on a borrowed garbage water block while waiting out better options for cooling a threadripper...supposed to be available by Sept. 6.

Note: This includes a lot of bargain shopping. The mobo/CPU was a combo discount, the 1TB nvme was with a coupon discount, the memory was a prime only amazon deal...etc. I'm patient and just use parts I already have until I find a deal I can't refuse.

Anyway the thing clocks up to 4Ghz @ 1.325v for benching without any difficulty, but the water block is incapable of removing the heat quickly enough...it's just over half the size of this enormous CPU IHS. lol

Still working on tuning, but so far I have this:

4Ghz and 2800Mhz on the memory.