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Old December 20, 2010, 03:05 PM
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Hey all.

Got a couple of these coming (one hopefully tonight, maybe another by the weekend).

A few of you guys out there have 970s...what kinds of voltages and other settings did you need to get 4.0GHZ?

Is there anything in particular I should know about OCing these chips?

FYI overclocking on a couple of Asus boards, with 1600MHZ rated ram. Watercooled cpus (not mobo).
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Old December 20, 2010, 04:40 PM
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Hey all.

Got a couple of these coming (one hopefully tonight, maybe another by the weekend).

A few of you guys out there have 970s...what kinds of voltages and other settings did you need to get 4.0GHZ?

Is there anything in particular I should know about OCing these chips?

FYI overclocking on a couple of Asus boards, with 1600MHZ rated ram. Watercooled cpus (not mobo).

What batch did you get? I have one but can't OC as I need to RMA my ram. I have batch 3012B129 and was in Windows @4ghz for a second at 1.25 Volts (1.3 in bios).
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Old December 20, 2010, 07:01 PM
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What batch did you get? I have one but can't OC as I need to RMA my ram. I have batch 3012B129 and was in Windows @4ghz for a second at 1.25 Volts (1.3 in bios).
I got batch 3016B246.

I noticed this chip takes a lot less volts at stock than my 920 did (I would say due to the 32nm process). But I was not expecting my volts to be 1.080v (cpuz) while running prime at 3.2GHZ. Temps are all low-mid 30s stock-prime too.
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You should see what OC results Rene got as i'm fairly certain he's put his 970 through its paces already.
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Old December 20, 2010, 08:07 PM
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LP: 78c is a little toasty for me. Hoping I can keep my temps a good 8-10c cooler by shooting for 4.0GHZ. Your volts are a lot higher than the stock 1.080v (full load, HT on) than mine is right now. Did you find a lot of extra juice was needed? Did you have to raise the volts for the PLL, IOH, etc?
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LP's hexa is cooled by Air, your chips will be under water. They should never see above 70C.
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Old December 20, 2010, 08:15 PM
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LP's hexa is cooled by Air, your chips will be under water. They should never see above 70C.
Ahh for some reason I thought he was using water.
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Old December 20, 2010, 08:21 PM
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His System Specs says Megahalems.
Yup I saw that after you mentioned.

I also recall that he is looking for a block, and I just PMed him to offer him an old one I have lying around.
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