Core i7 970 4Ghz overclock test and 3dMark06 score

Posted on May 4, 2011 by

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Just overclocking my CPU to a simple 4Ghz and showing the idle and load temperatures, and the 3dMark06 score. Tried running 3dMark Vantage but it keeps freezing at the CPU "Crash & Burn" test for some odd reason, tried it at stock, same thing. RAM overclocked at 1830Mhz from 1600Mhz using 1.64V. This overclock was not stable but at least I was able to run some benchmarks. CPU cooling: Corsair H50 push and pull config Music: Sean Tyas – Mirella (David Prodygee, Dave Joy & Van de Traxx Remix)

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21 Responses to Core i7 970 4Ghz overclock test and 3dMark06 score

  1. ChronoDetector says:
    May 4, 2011 at 6:42 pm

    @KINGhotaru11 The Corsair H50 does fine, and the Noctua cooler is quite big, it will block my RAM slots and I’m running high profile RAM which will interfere with the Noctua cooler.

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  2. KINGhotaru11 says:
    May 4, 2011 at 7:50 pm

    u shud get a noctua cooler

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  3. user7474 says:
    May 4, 2011 at 8:58 pm

    very nice temps, then i guess my next build will have i7 970

    thanks

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  4. ChronoDetector says:
    May 4, 2011 at 10:06 pm

    @user7474 Corsair H50

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  5. user7474 says:
    May 4, 2011 at 11:14 pm

    hi, what cpu cooler are you using?

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  6. skyline826 says:
    May 5, 2011 at 12:22 am

    @cisco760ca
    you 4.7ghz but the core i7 970 is just 4.0ghz

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  7. jethrostatic says:
    May 5, 2011 at 1:30 am

    Don’t use 22 as the multiplier. It makes the system unstable, Use 21 or 23.
    I’m liking your temps though. I also have an H50 stable on my 970 @ 4.02Ghz using 23 multi, But my temps are higher than yours. It’s still stable at 4.2Ghz but the temps are touching the 80′s on load P95 so I went down to 4.02 24/7. Ima reseat the H50 when I get home. I WANT YOUR TEMPS!!!

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  8. cisco760ca says:
    May 5, 2011 at 2:38 am

    huh ? that cant be right bud , I have a 2600k i7 at 4.7 and it got a score of 33000. And its a 4 core .

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  9. zaxis01 says:
    May 5, 2011 at 3:46 am

    For all the posters criticizing Chrono for purchasing the I7 970.

    Should be quiet since they obviously have no idea what they’re talking about.

    I own the I7 970 and have it @ 4.5ghz with 1.35v and on air cooling.

    Costed me a little over $500.00 vs the 980x $1000.00+.

    Now tell me what would be the point of paying twice as much for a processor that you would have to ln2 for higher overclocks?

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  10. eliopwns says:
    May 5, 2011 at 4:54 am

    can you do a cinebench run and post your results, I want to know if you get better scores than an overclocked 2600k

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  11. Drebln893 says:
    May 5, 2011 at 6:02 am

    @rock962000 ..not when it costs crazy money on top, just for lame few more Hz…better of buying SSD with that extra cash.

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  12. rock962000 says:
    May 5, 2011 at 7:10 am

    @Drebln893 Meh.. I would have to disagree. If you’re going to spend that much in the first place, might as well go for the best you can get. IMO.

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  13. Drebln893 says:
    May 5, 2011 at 8:18 am

    @rock962000 …not a waste…the 980x is a 970 just unrestricted…same resluts in the comparison tests. Better buy cause its cheaper.

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  14. MsShura48 says:
    May 5, 2011 at 9:26 am

    Very nice cpu!!! :)

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  15. jayjayedo says:
    May 5, 2011 at 10:34 am

    CPU: i7 860 @ 3,8 GhZ volt: 1,285 /// cpu cooler : Prolimatech Megahalems Rev.B "Overclocker Edition"

    Ram: DDR3 OCZ .low voltage @ 1500 MhZ volt 1,6

    Graphic: 2 x GTX 260 gainward SLI @ STOCK

    my system run stable 100%

    3dmark06 score: 23,846

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  16. rock962000 says:
    May 5, 2011 at 11:42 am

    Waste. Should have gotten an i7 980x at the price of an i7 970..

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  17. Mupp1t says:
    May 5, 2011 at 12:50 pm

    nice stuff man great overclocking

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  18. LaczupakabraPL says:
    May 5, 2011 at 1:58 pm

    Wow load temps are very good! Awesome vid!

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  19. keiki646 says:
    May 5, 2011 at 3:06 pm

    Hell Yea, Chrono has done it again, 5/5 nice

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  20. Skunk2K20 says:
    May 5, 2011 at 4:14 pm

    good stuff! Lets see that baby hit 4.4!

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  21. CRAKIZGOOD says:
    May 5, 2011 at 5:22 pm

    pics or it didnt happen

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