Some overclocking results for the 3930k

[Kelvinr]

Here are some mighty fine results showing the overclocking results of my new chip!



...Now let's see what it can do for FSX...

[happytraveller]

It looks like the results are similar to an overclocked i7 2500k chip. I have seen that some people have pushed the 2500k to 5ghz, so the 2949k looks similar.

FSX will run sweet as!!

smooth landings.

[Ian Warren]

As mentioned , no need to OC , causes more harm to the PC and lower life time , you wont get or register super frame with this program unless you have prity diddly swat installed , MSFSX is limited by its design structure , you can see huge .. well and pointless frame rates 300 P/S .. most with people operate showing a norm of around 25/35 in a very high scenery and detailed addon .

[Dontcopy]

Nice work, any success with the 570?

[Kelvinr]

QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Nov 30 2011,5:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

As mentioned , no need to OC , causes more harm to the PC and lower life time , you wont get or register super frame with this program unless you have prity diddly swat installed , MSFSX is limited by its design structure , you can see huge .. well and pointless frame rates 300 P/S .. most with people operate showing a norm of around 25/35 in a very high scenery and detailed addon .

Of course FSX is the bottleneck in most cases but in defence of the overclock it have set turbo mode meaning at idle the cpu runs at 1.5Ghz, it scales up to 4.5 when it's on load.

[Kelvinr]

QUOTE (Dontcopy @ Nov 30 2011,8:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Nice work, any success with the 570?

Yeah, i have attempted a few different configurations but none seem to appeal to me given the little impact it made in my benchmarks. I don't suggest overclocking the 570. but that's just me. it seems the 570 was not working for Nvidia and so they would have thrown it into the working ok without overclocking bin. If they threw away all their non perfect products they would not have much to sell. They just find the best product that runs at its overclocking peak then sells it for an ear and some fingers (which are quite expensive these days, so i hear). the rest of the gear that don't cut the cheese they will sell as first generation products or some sort of label like that. Anyway, there are many configurations but without the proper no-how and monitoring gear and $$$ to compare with other cards it will be hard to compare accurately.

[AndrewJamez]

In defence of overclocking, more mhz = better performance. Yes cpu life is reduced because it runs hotter which is why good cooling isrequired but how long are you gona keep your pc setup before the next upgrade. 3-4 years tops so cpu life does not matter there.
Intels new Turboboost 2 has negated the need to overclock to some degree achieving 3.9Ghz in this new monstor butt fsx running in the mid 4's really gets it moving. Like a boat thats just started to plane on top of the water so to speak.

[Olderndirt]

QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Nov 29 2011,8:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

you have prity diddly swat installed

Is this a generic brand?

[happytraveller]

Couple of points.....

That Asus temperature display is both simple and neat, easy enough for even me to understand.

I saw that the core voltage is at 1.44 V. Is this standard for the 3930K or have you increased the voltage? I have the i5 2500K overclocked, but at 1.345V.

smooth landings.