VR-Zone checks out two premium X58-based motherboards by ASUS, the P6T Deluxe and the Rampage II Extreme. Are they both worthy of the new Core i7?
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We have the opportunity to check out how the EVGA X58 SLI FTW board overclocks using the E-LEET Tune utility. Basically this tool allows you to tweak QPI and PCIE frequency as well as CPU multiplier real-time within the OS. Another neat feature is the voltage tweaking options which is soon to be revealed. With the tool, we can easily overclock the Core i7 965 to 3.8GHz @ 20X multiplier and 190MHz base clock. EVGA is still tweaking the BIOS so we can expect more headroom on base clock in time to come.
We have played around with ASUS Rampage II Extreme for a while to check out its OC potential on default air cooling setup. In fact, Core i7 is actually pretty easy to OC and we find that 4GHz is the sweet spot without any increase in voltages. We also investigate the different combination of base clock and multiplier to yield that 4GHz clock and it seems 210MHz x 19.0 works best for us.
Need to know how your Extreme (QX9650) fairs against the new Extreme - Intel's (Nehalem) Core i7 Extreme 965 Socket 1366. Is it a fair fight or a simple pushover. Read as we pit them against each other in a synthetic benchmark fight using 3DMark Vantage. And if that isn't juicy enough we will overclock the CPUs upto 4.0GHz.
Overclocking your CPU will affect the rest of your system components in various ways. We look at how a single GTX 280 card is affected with syntethic benchmarking using 3DMark06.
Overclocking your CPU will affect the rest of your system components in various ways. We look at how a single 9800GTX card is affected with syntethic benchmarking using 3DMark06.
The international electronics event, Advanced Overclocking Championship 2008 (AOCC 2008), will be held on the 28th and 29th of July, 2008 (Monday and Tuesday), at the G/F Exhibition Area, Dragon Centre, West Kowloon, Hong Kong. This prestigious event will herald only one international winner, and the competition this year looks fierce! For more information, please visit http://www.aocc2008.com
