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Am I correct in thinking the 930 is the one to go for?
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Am I correct in thinking the 930 is the one to go for?
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Though they are the same design under the hood, 930s have been manufactured more recently so are more likely to have the benefits of a maturing process. Saying that recent 920s will likely overclock to a similar level to 930s (my 6month old 920 for example is 4.4GHz Prime stable near enough on water cooling).
So as far as I see it, the 930 is the way to go if they overclock semi decently? As long as there isn't some glaring difference then newer should equal better?
Great info, thanks! Was not aware that all 930's are D0 stepping. In that case I think I will definitely be better off going with the i7 930 then as the price difference on the site really is minimal.On OCUK they specify the stepping (D0 is the newer better one) in their product brief as there is more than one stepping available (c0/c1 are the older ones). This is just so people can feel assured they are getting the new CPUs, intel have been making D0s exclusively for months now.
As for the 930, they are all D0 stepping - hence their stepping is not stated on the OCUK product page.
As the others have said, if you are wanting the best overclockability then it is all luck of the draw - but the 930 should be no worse than the 920 D0 and the slightly higher multiplier should make overclocking a bit easier at the higher end. As easyrider says, if you ever plan to sell the chip, the 930 will command a higher price.
If you want the best overclocking chip possible, your best bet is to probably buy second hand from someone who has a chip that is a proven overclocker. But that all said, its rather hard to find someone on the forums with a 920/930 chip that can't hit 4GHz.
I have a 920 c0 and bought a 930.
I thought it would be a decent setup from the c0 but i was wrong.
The 930 i have is a hot son of b.... imo.
It needs 1.41vcore and 1.34v vtt to do 4.2ghz with temps approx 85c using two apaches on a h-50.Thats also in a cold room on my desk (waiting on a case) too.
My c0 is only 2-3c hotter than the 930 at 4ghz even though it use .1v more.
Yeah i do plan to get a full loop in the future but i did hope the 930 would have been a little bit cooler in comparision to my c0.4.2 is rather high though, you have really gone over the maximum ability of the H50 at this clockspeed.
I would suggest a custom loop if you intend on clocking this high.
The H50 is great for what it is, but bear in mind it is only a single 25mm radiator.
Yeah i do plan to get a full loop in the future but i did hope the 930 would have been a little bit cooler in comparision to my c0.