I7 2600k OC

What is the Most anyone has Overclocked so far on this CPU?...
and is Ram water Cooling important or just stick to Air?..
Thanks for any advice

Sorry Harm on the bench mark test i seen a couple of spec like or 90% similar to my comp config would i get the same result for my complete cooling is not put together and am little on me clocking to much with this corsiar thing for it really crap. unless you modify but as its is now air would be better..
These are the people and what would be your opinion but i am using the ASUS P8-Z68 V PRO which no one I think got info for I never got a reply when i asked about this board in many places including this Forum
Randall's Dark Horse 4.7
Asus
P8P67 Pro B3
D9       164.0
D9           125.5
D9        66.0
D9        30.0
D9        63.0
D9          5.0
D9         71.0
D9         5.0
14.2 X
Intel
i7-2600K
(OC) 4.7
1
4
16
5.03
GTX 470
Win7 64
SATA
2,000
7,200
SATA
1,000 x 2 R0
7,200
SATA
1,000 x 2 R0
7,200
On-board
lean-avpc-r2
ASRock
P67 Extreme4
D9       167.0
D9           131.7
D9        65.0
D9        30.0
D9        66.0
Q3          6.0
D9         73.0
D9         6.0
12.2 X
Intel
i7-2600K
(OC) 4.7
1
4
16
5.03
GTX 470
TOT-SF_26K
Asus
P67 Sabertooth
D9       172.0
D9           130.2
D9        69.0
D9        31.0
Q3        67.0
D9          5.0
D9         74.0
D9         5.0
14.8 X
Intel
i7-2600K
(OC) 4.4
1
4
16
5.03
GTX 470
Win7 64
SATA
240
SSD
SATA
2,000 x 2 R0
7,200
On-board
You get my drift and i have the options to do what ever hard disk setup you want me to 1tb hd i have 2tb hd i have 500gb hd i have and SSD hd i have
so what can i do to test this mobo for me and other to include in the bench mark and for general knowledge if you dont mind giving me hand would be much appreciated

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2TB Samsung HDD
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
I've just tested the system using the LinX stress test with the latest Linpack binaries from Intel and it seems to fail at stock clocks, even causing a BSOD at times.
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Any ideas on why the system might be failing the tests despite being at stock clocks?

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EVGA GTX 560TI 2Gb Video Card
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Can someone PLEASE HELP ME..! I've been working on this build for 2 straight weeks day and night and i have a bad taste in my mouth over this build. this isnt my first one either and i never, never, ever had theses problems before... i'm about to quit and go back to a p4 dual.. But i don't like to quit and want to feel the power of a i7 2600k that everyone swears by...
please lead me to fixing this... if you can email me for one on one support id compensate you for your time.. [email protected]
BTW i brought it by geek squad and they couldnt figure it out either... but he didnt know his from his elbow lol
Thank you, Marco

ok so the WD is still doing it but not as bad as the seagate was! as for UEFI/BIOS im on 22.8 loaded with default setting except for the dram voltage now, and it was set at 1.4 something i changed it to 1.5 like you said and that help some but i still get lag here and there showing up when moving the mouse with is a microsoft wireless 4000
update so after setting it to 1.52v in bios im noticing when typing i get freeze up with the cursor and when i open apps the hour glass is appearing at longer then normal even for a p4 chip
any other ideas why is this becoming a nightmare with my hardware can you give me a run down on what everything should be set to in bios.. cuz it looks like default settings are off and im having video card issues but that's for another forum but im thinking they all tie in together..
thank you so much for helping me looks like no one cares to help a fellow builder out.. but when its them in my shoes there quick to beat dowm the door for answers... sorry im just frustated that over a grand invest and my smartphone feels snappier and responsive then this build.. oh i ya check cpu and the board for mis seated chip and bent pins and correct amount of good paste and heat sink seated and torqued down correctly.. so im not sure anymore im sooo i just want to

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Thank you.

Quote from: Bernhard on 18-October-12, 14:39:08
Intel absolute max is 100C, but for 24/7 continuous temps 70 to 80C under full load is a sensible.
My personal comfort zone is around 70C. I use Prime95 to see where the temps top out. As long as that is 80 or below, I am happy, as I know that no program that I use stresses the CPU 100% all the time.
The only time I made sure that I stayed at 75 max was when I was folding. That pushes the CPU to 100%. I ran my 2600K for one year continuous and the core temps were always between 65 and 75 at 4,5GHz, my core voltage was at around 1,35V. That CPU still has no issue.
Thank you for your feedback.
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After MUCH research and helpful guidance from Harm and others, I have narrowed down my spec to either of two options. Both are gradual builds over 2 months as budget allows.
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i7 2600K with 4Gb and use inbuilt HD3000 graphics to start
add GTX 460
add memory to total 16Gb
2)
i7 950 with 6Gb and 5450 to start
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swap out card to GTX 460 (the 5450 will go to another machine, so will not wasted)
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Any final comments, suggestions before I make my choice will be really VERY much welcome. I've learned a lot here, but I'm still not super confident I am doing the right thing ...
Thanx all.
Martin

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What power supply?

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I have built this system and just wonder what would be the recommended settings to overclock the i7 2600k. I do not want to go too high and ruin it or too low to not to take proper advantage of it. I have seen some going to 5.2Ghz and others to 4.4Ghz. This is my system:
COOLER MASTER HAF 932 case
ASUS P8Z68 DELUXE/GEN3 motherboard
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As the title of this topic states, I have a P67A-GD65 board with an i7-2600K CPU. I read a lot about updating the BIOS to version 4.x (current version is 1.19), but I got confused whether I can safely update the BIOS of my mainboard with this CPU or not. Some people seem to succeed and some don't. Is it possible to update the BIOS from 1.19 to 4.x with this combination of MB and CPU and if so, which exact version should I choose and is there anything I should absolutely not do wrong in the process?

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OK Change of Spec i7 2600k Asus P8P67 M/B?

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RAID, Firewire, 2x SPDIF, 7.1 Audio
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not Professional.
Videos of my kids parties, holidays and maybe the odd wedding.
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The 920 is so old and hardly attractive anymore. The fact that I am one of the last Mohicans to use one is due to the fact that my system is about two years old. With current prices the 950 is more attractive than the 920 and for the time being the effective entry level for the i7-9xx line.
Remember that the 2600K is intended to be the successor of the i7-870, not the i7-9xx. That is the Sandy Bridge E with the X68 mobo's.
In comparison to the 870, the 2600K is a great step forward, but realize the shortcoming of the P67 chipset:
1. Only 20 PCI-e 2.0 lanes (excluding piggy-backing NF200 chips)
2. Only dual channel memory
3. 4 DIMM slots
The reputed advantages of the X68 mobo are:
1. 40 PCI-e 3.0 lanes
2. Quad channel memory
3. Assumed to have 8 DIMM slots (because of the quad channel memory)
The current X58 mobo's have:
1. 36 PCI-e 2.0 lanes
2. Tri channel memory
3. 6 DIMM slots
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Now they advertise with encoding acceleration on the Z68 chipset mobo's by new technologies like Quicksunc, Virtu in Imode or Dmode ( Asus brand)
combining the power of the 2600K internal graphics chip and your Nvidia video card.
Does anyone have any experience ?Or do we forget about it?

Sorry I have not been on the forums lately. I have been so busy, I have been unable to really keep an eye on the forums. The Virtu does not support CUDA based applications last I checked and does not work with Adobe. You have to manually switch the primary screen to switch between the Nvidia card and the Intel video to switch to Quicksync. You also have to run atleast Premiere without the Intel display active while using the MPE engine or the system will BSOD. The Quicksync has some decent export options but the quality reports are not the best. I would avoid Quicksync at the moment until Intel gets past the SDK/testing stage on this.
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Is it possible to upgrade this IMAC to an Intel Core i7 Processor (2600K 4x3.40GHz) ?

Technically, it is possible.
You can upgrade the processor. I just upgraded mine earlier today.
I took me about 5 hours and voided whatever little warranty I had left.
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As long as your TDP and Architecture is the same, they will work in 27".
Since you have the 2009 27" (as do I, just finished upgrading mine!) the absolute quickest you can go is a Core i7 880.
If you want a guide, HardMac has one.
Everymac has more info on the topic.
http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/imac/imac-aluminum-faq/imac-intel-aluminum -processor-upgrade-instructions.html
Should give you all the info you need.
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Z68A-GD65 G3 with i7 2600K, Crossfire (resolved: Poor seating)

Hi everyone!
New to this forum, and unfortunatly my first post here has to do with a problem.
First, my specs:
Mobo: MSI Z68A-GD65 G3
CPU: Intel i7 2600K 3.4GHz
RAM: Corsair Vengance DDR3 4x4GB 1600MHz XMP
SSD: Corsair Force 3 series 120GB (SATA 3.0)
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB (SATA 3.0)
GPU: 2 x XFX Radeon 7950 "Double D" 3GB GDDR5 800MHz
PSU: Cooler Master Silent Pro Gold 800W (80 Plus Gold)
Now my problem: I can`t get my videocards to run in AMD CrossfireX, there is no box to check off in CCC, and the card not beeing used on screen is disabled.
My first mobo had a faulty PCIe slot (PCIe_02 i believe, the top one of the blue 3.0 slots), because nothing worked in that slot. But now that I have a board with functioning slots (cards work fine alone in that slot, so just assuming it's ok), I can`t seem to get them to work in Crossfire.
RESOLVED! After seating the cards about 15 times, they finally both run at PCIe 2.0x8 and work in Crossfire.
- EDITED - (Because it's late here (3am), and I resolved it...)

Thanks for your feedback .

Re: z68a-gd80-g3 i7 2600k GT ratio setting?

Hi Guys,
Just got a gig set-up consisting of MSI mobo model Z68A-GD55 (G3), i7-2600K, 8gig (1 pairs of 4gig vengeance rams - corsair). I just need to know, in the bios setting there is this option/item call GT overclocking - enable/disable and the GT ratio (27) and board showing a GT frequency of 1500. Can someone help me and tell me what in the world are those items referring to? Reallly frustrated as it is not the usual items shown in any bios settings. Is it referring to Graphics turbo? and what is the default value of this item, since I am not overclocking, should I disable this item?
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Re: z68a-gd80-g3 i7 2600k overclocking settings

Hi...my name is Gilang. I'm Indonesian,soory for my bad in English. I have problems to overclock my intel core i7 2600k on MSI Z68A-GD80 (G3). My cpu ratio always back to default after I save settings my bios.
1. Enter Standard Mode
2. Change "Adjust CPU Ratio" to 45
3. "Adjust CPU Ratio" - Disabled
4. Internal PLL Overvoltage - Enabled
5. EIST - Disabled
6. Spread Spectrum - Disabled
7. Vdroop control - Low Vdroop
8. CPU Core Voltage - 1.375V
9. CPU Features:
9.1. Hyper Threading - Enabled
9.2. Limit CPUID Maximum - Disabled
9.3. Power Technology - Disable
9.4. C1E Support - Disabled
9.5. Overspeed Protection - Disabled
10. EuP 2013 - Disabled
11. CPU Phase Control - APS Mode
12. Others are in default
Then I save overclocking profiles to overclocking profiles 1, but when I go to mainboard settings, then I enter save and exit, then I save changes, yes, and when I go back to my OC Settings, the CPU ratio back to default (34x). I really confused about this. Can u help me??why the cpu ratio always back to normal??
Version E7672IMS V18.2...really need your help guys..

Recommend as a first step, return everything to Auto/Stock/Defaults & update to the latest UEFI/BIOS version. Please use the forum's USB Flashing Tool, & be sure after a flash, to remove the PSU power cord, the battery for awhile, do a CMOS clear, reset & retest. Jack's Reply #86 is the newest to date:
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=151130.msg1138307#msg1138307

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First time posting in here guys so please forgive me if this has been covered before. I tried searching but couldn't find any info on the B3 and similar issues.
I'll try and keep this as brief as possible. Basic specs are as follows:
Z68A-GD55(B3)
i7-2600k
AX850 PSU
Kingston 4x2GB DDR3 1333MHz (9-9-9-24) (I am unsure of the specific model numbers, but can get them today after work if needed)
EVGA GTX 465 (was x2 in SLI, but I think the 2nd card died very shortly after building this PC on Friday 3/23) (Edit: if this matters I'm on the most current drivers 296.10 but have tried a few others as well)
Windows 7 x64 Ultimate
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My next thought was that the RAM I have is not officially supported by the board, or that I had one or more bad sticks so I ran Memtest v4.20 overnight. Ran for roughly 10hrs and 9 full passes with zero errors. I'm still kind of leaning towards this being a possible issue so I went ahead and went through the supported memory list, picked out some G.Skill Sniper 2x4GB (F3-12800CL9D-8GBSR2 from Newegg) which should be here by Weds/Thurs. As I said, I'm not exactly sure what model the Kingston RAM is but I can find out as soon as I get home. The only other thing I noticed was that the BIOS has it running at something like 1.4xx volts and normal timings when the recommended voltage is 1.5V.
The main thing that has me so confused is that I am able to download things, watch movies, and ran 3DMark Vantage without any issues. Prime95 causes an instant crash as soon as CoreTemp shows 100% load on all cores. I did an open & run on Intel Burn Test and got through 9 of 10 passes at standard settings, started typing to my buddy who was helping me diagnose that it passed IBT just as the 10th test was about to finish and the system shut down. I am open to any and all suggestions from you guys, I've tried just about everything I could think of short of swapping out the memory. Thoughts/suggestions anyone?
(I can post the windows/minidump files later tonight as well if needed. When the system shuts down I don't see any BSOD, just total power off, and a new minidump file when I reboot)
Thanks in advance!
Mike

Mike, couple of things that you may want to attend to.
1. Did you do a full CMOS clear after the BIOS flash ? If not, do it. >>Clear CMOS Guide<<
2. Increase the DRAM voltage manually. Some P67 and Z68 boards have a tendency to apply a slightly too low voltage.
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   Together with this, only insert one mem module into the slot closest to the CPU, and test one of the initial mem modules first and then the newer one that you bought.
   Do your stress testing with only one module and see what it does.
3. If the above fails, do a full CPU socket inspection. Bent pins on these sockets are frequent and have been the cause of numerous frustrating anomalies. No doubt, you would have found a couple of the threads where they were mentioned and fixed by straightening the culprit pins.

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