Say Hello to the I7 980X (Gulftown)

kirbyrj said:
Good luck. Very interesting. I hope it doesn't end up in the 32nm graveyard I saw over at Xtremesystems...lol.
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I sure hope not..however....Most of those guys were putting some extreme voltage (1.7-1.9) for LN2 or Single Stage cooling on those A0 Gulftowns...I am hoping the B1 stepping has a little more stamina to run at 1.4v 24/7

-M
 
managerman, you have such a beautiful system, why not finish it off correctly and drop the GTX280's for a couple of 5870's.
 
cooter said:
managerman, you have such a beautiful system, why not finish it off correctly and drop the GTX280's for a couple of 5870's.
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Thanks for the nice comment....I have been contemplating changing out the TRI-SLI GTX 280's for 5870's or 5890's...But I figured I could hold out a little longer to see if Fermi GTX 480 is a golden child or a bust...Since the official launch date is March 26th...I think we all will know "real" reviewers performance numbers soon after...If the GTX 480 turns out to be a WIN, I sure like the idea of TRI-SLI GTX480's ;)

-M
 
Hey Managerman,

care to share how you guys get those chips this early? :(

btw I love your system.
 
Imaulle said:
Hey Managerman,

care to share how you guys get those chips this early? :(

btw I love your system.
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Well.. In my case....I work in the computer industry and my company works closely with Intel....So every once in a while I ask to test a new chip...and every once in a while I receive one :):)

-M
 
Jasonx82 said:
theres some on fleabay :cool:
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There are....but I am sure the people selling them are either..1.) Illegally selling ES chips...or 2.) Violating NDA and/or Ad Embargos by selling retail units before the official release date...:(

-M
 
managerman said:
I sure hope not..however....Most of those guys were putting some extreme voltage (1.7-1.9) for LN2 or Single Stage cooling on those A0 Gulftowns...I am hoping the B1 stepping has a little more stamina to run at 1.4v 24/7

-M
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Gulftowns are rated for 2v+ 1.7-1.9 is not extreme. Boys over @ EVGA forums are getting 5.3+ghz on water and phase @ 1.8v.
 
so the i7 970 will be 6 cores and somewhere around 500-600? anyone got a link as to the price or is it all just guesstimates? can't wait to build a 8 core system :)
 
eViL_M@LuM said:
Gulftowns are rated for 2v+ 1.7-1.9 is not extreme. Boys over @ EVGA forums are getting 5.3+ghz on water and phase @ 1.8v.
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Is there some document from Intel that says Gulftowns are rated for 2v+? That would seem hard to believe, but I would love to read it...It would make me feel better about running 4.8Ghz at 1.6v....I am sure the chip I have would do 5.0+ if I put 1.8v to it also...:eek:

-M
 
managerman said:
Is there some document from Intel that says Gulftowns are rated for 2v+? That would seem hard to believe, but I would love to read it...It would make me feel better about running 4.8Ghz at 1.6v....I am sure the chip I have would do 5.0+ if I put 1.8v to it also...:eek:

-M
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It's coming from the forums I've been reading @ evga. Makes sense really 6cores would allow you to supply more voltage. When you set your Vcore you're setting it for all the cores, not individual. So if you're setting 1.5v on a Bloom or Lynn you're getting roughly .375 per core... 2v on a gulftown is roughly .333 per core. Albeit people are stating not to take the Gulf above 1.9 w/o good water or LN/Dice cooling. It still boils down to a division of power amongst the cores. And the chips these guys are getting, well lets just say they know a guy that bleeds blue.
 
managerman can you do some test for encode/decode application or media application if possible?
+ of course if you have time ...
 
anujinka said:
managerman can you do some test for encode/decode application or media application if possible?
+ of course if you have time ...
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Sure could...What programs would you like me to test?...I'll do it tonight and post results..

-M
 
It's coming from the forums I've been reading @ evga. Makes sense really 6cores would allow you to supply more voltage. When you set your Vcore you're setting it for all the cores, not individual. So if you're setting 1.5v on a Bloom or Lynn you're getting roughly .375 per core... 2v on a gulftown is roughly .333 per core. Albeit people are stating not to take the Gulf above 1.9 w/o good water or LN/Dice cooling. It still boils down to a division of power amongst the cores. And the chips these guys are getting, well lets just say they know a guy that bleeds blue.
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That is not how Voltage works. Every core gets the full voltage. The stock voltage is probably 1.05 or 1.1V so running a chip at 1.8V is way over what it is designed to run at.
 
drescherjm said:
That is not how Voltage works. Every core gets the full voltage. The stock voltage is probably 1.05 or 1.1V so running a chip at 1.8V is way over what it is designed to run at.
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That seems to make more sense....1.7-1.9 volts is extreme!! Thanks for the clarification!

-M
 
eViL_M@LuM said:
It's coming from the forums I've been reading @ evga. Makes sense really 6cores would allow you to supply more voltage. When you set your Vcore you're setting it for all the cores, not individual. So if you're setting 1.5v on a Bloom or Lynn you're getting roughly .375 per core... 2v on a gulftown is roughly .333 per core. Albeit people are stating not to take the Gulf above 1.9 w/o good water or LN/Dice cooling. It still boils down to a division of power amongst the cores. And the chips these guys are getting, well lets just say they know a guy that bleeds blue.
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Whoever wrote that had a fundamental electronics comprehension failure.
you could have 1024 cores and 1.5 volts is still 1.5 volts for each one.
 
managerman said:
Sure could...What programs would you like me to test?...I'll do it tonight and post results..

-M
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sorry for late reply.

1. Winrar archive 500mb file (variuos type of format)
2. 10 min mpeg file to x264 mkv encode/decode (any type of conversion software is ok)
3. Aplly any of filter to some large picture file in Photoshop

at least these three if possible, thank you.
 
As an employee of a well-known company on these forums, I can't really disclose much information aside from what has been posted on various forum. All I can say is that the future looks promising!
 
anujinka said:
sorry for late reply.

1. Winrar archive 500mb file (variuos type of format)
2. 10 min mpeg file to x264 mkv encode/decode (any type of conversion software is ok)
3. Aplly any of filter to some large picture file in Photoshop

at least these three if possible, thank you.
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Only had a little time tonight....

I ran Graysky's x264 benchmark....Here are the results...I have added some comparison charts that were done with the same benchmark...but my tests were at 4.5Ghz. The first pass really only uses four threads effectively, but the second one is more widely multithreaded

Graysky’s x264 HD BENCHMARK 3.0 RESULTS

Results for x264.exe r1342
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First Pass
encoded 1442 frames, 116.06 fps, 3901.99 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 116.15 fps, 3901.99 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 116.87 fps, 3901.99 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 116.01 fps, 3901.99 kb/s
Second Pass
encoded 1442 frames, 59.94 fps, 3968.92 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 59.71 fps, 3906.31 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 60.02 fps, 3940.68 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 59.99 fps, 3930.02 kb/s

x2641.jpg


I will have more time over the weekend to do more benches...;)

-M
 
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Assuming true, I'll be picking up an i7 970 to replace my 920. Never been overclocked, so I might recoup enough that the 970 is a mere $300 or so.
 
I will pick one of these up in a year or so when AMD has some hex core chips. With any luck it will be a bit cheaper then.
 
damn that is gorgeous. I can not believe how fast your x264 score is on that beast. Makes me want one now haha. My Q6600 is sure showing it's age.
 
Holy dumb fcuk

I foresee the For Sale thread being flooded with i7 920's in the near future
 
They are available in store less than 45 minutes away from me. Problem is, they are approx $1500 USD.
 
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