Any [H]ard members overclock their i7 930 yet?

robothunter

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I bought an i7 920 from Microcenter a couple of weeks ago for $199. It is still in the box unopened. Now they have the i7 930 for $249. I read the review on Bit-tech http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/cpus/2010/03/01/intel-core-i7-930-cpu-review/1 and they make the thing sound like the second coming. They could only get their 920 to 4Ghz but they got the 930 to 4.3Ghz with the same settings. I trust [H]ard members. What overclocks are you guys getting with how much voltage? That way I can make up my mind if the 930 is worth the extra $50 and the drive. Thanks.
 

eddieck

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I've got one.

Linpack stable 3.4 GHz with HT on, on stock cooler. Can't remember voltage but it was between 1.22 and 1.24 I believe, WITH VDroop enabled (so the actual load voltage would be quite a bit less).

Edit: Thought I'd mention I had 3.4 stable with my 920 as well but the voltage is a little lower on my 930.
 

robothunter

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That's pretty good on a stock cooler. Thanks for posting. Anybody else have any results?
 
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