An OC Newbie Try to Break the World Record by Using MSI X99S XPOWER AC

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Saw an article on MSI forum and thought it’s quite interested, so here I translate it. Don’t really have the time to translate it word by word, so go check here for the original article if you are interested (but you need to speak Chinese, lol…..).
link: forum-tc.msi.com/index.php?topic=113081.0
Long story short, a newbie got inspired by MSI MOA 2014
 and started to dig in the OC world. After checking all the rules, he decided to try it on his own. Here’s the gear he used:
CPU: Intel i7-5960X 3.0G (8C16T)
RAM: HyperX Predator DDR4-3000 16GB Kit (4x4GB) CL15
MB: MSI X99S XPOWER AC
VGA: MSI GTX980 GAMING 4G x4
SSD: Plextor M6 Pro 256GB
Power: Cooler Master M2 1500W x2
CPU Cooler: SilverStone TD03
OS: Win 7 64bit SP1
MB
Easy button design and 3 sets of v-check point made it more user friendly for Ocer
Special extreme OC kit (contain with thumb drive, OC fan stand, Delid Die Guard and OC Backplate. Personally think it’s 4 handy tools especially for Ocer)
VGA
Here’s the pic. after assembling all the gear together
This newbie is using air cooling VGA & RAM + water cooling CPU to run 4 way SLI, below is the static under normal usage without OC.
3DMARK - FIRE STRIKE Extreme
3DMARK - FIRE STRIKE ULTRA
Then, he try to use OC Genie buttom push the CPU to Gear 2, CPU 3.7G, RAM 2400, below is the static under this circumstances.
3DMARK - FIRE STRIKE ULTRA
He did mention that overheating would be a major problem of 4 way SLI, water cooling should be a better solution instead of air cooling.
Anyways, after few times of trial, here comes the best combination he can get.
CPU
CPU Frequency: 4.6GHz
DRAM Frequency: 3,200MHz
VGA
GPU Frequency: 1,390MHz
DRAM Frequency: 1,803MHz
3DMARK - FIRE STRIKE Extreme
3DMARK - FIRE STRIKE ULTRA
He upload this onto the HWBOT and found that he ranks 29th place on Fire Strike Extreme and 6th place on Fire Strike Ultra. Looks good!
Link: hwbot.org/submission/2690492_ocbot_3dmark___fire_strike_extreme_4x_geforce_gtx_980_19149_marks
link: hwbot.org/submission/2690575_ocbot_3dmark___fire_strike_ultra_4x_geforce_gtx_980_11338_marks
To better show you the effect of using 4 VGA instead of 1, he used Assassin’s Creed Unity and did some comparison as below.
Single MSI GTX980 GAMING 4G: FPS will between 3X-4X, 50 at some points.
If using MSI GTX980 GAMING 4G * 4 without OC, FPS will between 50 – 70, same as what we heard, the improvement is not as much as we thought.
But when it’s under the loading process, it shows 7XX FPS
All in all, here’s his conclusion:
Under OC mode, MSI XPOWER AC’s stability does meet his expectation, and he’s satisfied with the extreme OC kit. “Memory Try It!” function in BIOS make it easier to adjust.
Oh well, it seems like it’s a good product to be expect!

Answer 1

Quote from: WSGRT on 23-January-15, 13:22:33
this newbie start with the most powerful rig!!! Btw, thanks for translation
Personally think it's quite impressive for a newbie to get such a great score.
And sure he choose a great product to start with!