Q9770 on an X48 Board

[eklock2000]

http://en.hardspell.com/doc/sh...ws_id=1958&pageid=2144

Fricken' Q1 2008 is gonna be an awesome quarter...

Peasout!

EK2K

 

[Quiksilver]

5.0Ghz suicide benchmark != 5.0Ghz Stable Overclock.

Also why does CPU-Z say 2 cores?

 

[amenx]

Whats the big deal? Other C2Ds have hit 5ghz in the past so why should a $1300 chip that does it make for an exciting Q1/08? Plus this is an extreme OC and most 9700s will be unlikely to reach that.

 

[eklock2000]

I don't know, maybe cuz it's all new stuff? Also, they claim to be using a Tuniq 120 and voltage at 1.56V. I would love to see the temps...on air?

Or they're lying through their wooden teeth?

 

[jiffylube1024]

Originally posted by: QuiksilverX1
5.0Ghz suicide benchmark != 5.0Ghz Stable Overclock.

Also why does CPU-Z say 2 cores?

Probably because the CPU is not even out yet so it's not reading everything right in the current version of CPU-Z. The cache reads right for a quad core at least (2X6MB).

Pretty dang impressive - above they have results from a SuperPI test done at 4.973 GHz. Crazy!

Though 1.56V is a ridiculous amount to be putting into a 45nm chip, and ludicrously far above stock. CPU must run crazy hot. Otherwise, it looks like low-k is the shiznits!

 

[Idontcare]

Originally posted by: jiffylube1024
Though 1.56V is a ridiculous amount to be putting into a 45nm chip, and ludicrously far above stock. CPU must run crazy hot. Otherwise, it looks like low-k is the shiznits!

You mean the high-k gate dielectric combined with the metal gates?

To my knowledge the low-k dielectric used in Intel's 45nm BEOL is the same low-k used in their 65nm IC's.

If so, then yes I agree with you, Intel's HK/MG is the shiznits.

 

[n7]

They may have disabled two cores to get that result, or two may have disabled themselves due to the vcore.

Seen quads "turn into" duals before with extreme OCs.

 

[jonmcc33]

Originally posted by: eklock2000
I don't know, maybe cuz it's all new stuff? Also, they claim to be using a Tuniq 120 and voltage at 1.56V. I would love to see the temps...on air?

Or they're lying through their wooden teeth?

CPU-Z will show it without a problem. It's not "too new".

http://www.anandtech.com/cpuch...el/showdoc.aspx?i=3154

See that CPU-Z screenshot that AnandTech made of the QX9770? Looks like 4 cores to me...