Patrick,Like Stephen said - I also would like further information on the 2600k vs 980x. That's pretty cool!It's funny you should mention the BP=0 tweak. I've been away from my flight sim computer for a few days and of course that's given me plenty of time to do a bunch of reading on FSX tweaks. As it turns out I came across some good info on this particular tweak, so now I've been itching to get back home and try it out. Right now I have PoolSize=8388608. Of course my GTS 250 isn't exactly the type of video card that this article recommends for this tweak, but I figure it's worth a shot. Perhaps I'll have some results tonight.

Ok, I have some solid OC results now. I struggled with the W7 SP1 installation, and had to do a fresh W7 install for it to work. I use it just for overclocking purposes but I'll be reinstalling everything from scratch as soon as the SP1 is officially released.Anyway: 4.8GHz 1600 6-8-7-24 1.368V (peak) HT off4.7GHz 1600 6-8-7-24 1.360V (peak) HT onLinpack is a joke without AVX enabled and stresses the CPU a lot more than Prime with AVX installed: Prime only needs 1.344V compared to the 1.368V of Linx + AVXWhat I'm trying to say is that whenever you decide to install W7 SP1, be warned: your Vcore might not be enough if running some app that supports AVX instructions, and if you run Ultra High or Extreme LLC, your Vcore might go much higher than expected

What are your temperatures please?

Quick question guys. I have all my parts for my asus deluxe 2600k build. I'm going to wait for the replacement mB. Anyway here is my question. I currently OC my system via Nvidia Control Panel and basically only turn it on when using the sim. Is it possible to do this with the 2600k on an asus deluxe? I'd rather not always have it oc'd. Thanks,

Quick question guys. I have all my parts for my asus deluxe 2600k build. I'm going to wait for the replacement mB. Anyway here is my question. I currently OC my system via Nvidia Control Panel and basically only turn it on when using the sim. Is it possible to do this with the 2600k on an asus deluxe? I'd rather not always have it oc'd. Thanks,

Hi Micstatic,The Nvidia control panel only controls the video card settings and has no ability to control the CPU. That is handled through settings in the BIOS. There is also a software application with ASUS that allows some overclocking through windows.Why not assemble your computer and simply exchange the motherboard when the replacment time comes. I think about an hour or less with someone who knows what they are doing should do the trick to swap boards, and look at all the pleasure you can have between now and sometime in April.

Hi Micstatic,The Nvidia control panel only controls the video card settings and has no ability to control the CPU. That is handled through settings in the BIOS. There is also a software application with ASUS that allows some overclocking through windows.Why not assemble your computer and simply exchange the motherboard when the replacment time comes. I think about an hour or less with someone who knows what they are doing should do the trick to swap boards, and look at all the pleasure you can have between now and sometime in April.

Thanks for the reply! I can assure you that I used the Nvidia control panel to overclock my E6700 from 2.66gt to 3.2g. I can send a screenshot if you guys want to see. As far as my Sandy Bridge build. It will be my first computer build, but I feel like I have enough knowledge to get it built. Nonetheless, my cooler (H70) still hasn't arrived. Here is a question for you. Can you simply remove the mb and swap later without having to reinstall the os/and programs etc?>

I can assure you that I used the Nvidia control panel to overclock my E6700 from 2.66gt to 3.2g. I can send a screenshot if you guys want to see.

Well I learn something new every day. I had not heard of it before.Kind regards,

Here is a question for you. Can you simply remove the mb and swap later without having to reinstall the os/and programs etc?

I can assure you that I used the Nvidia control panel to overclock my E6700 from 2.66gt to 3.2g.

nvidia chipset based m/b perhaps? i have not heard of any 1155 nvidia motherboards yet though. i have no experience with nvidia motherboards.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------i think we are getting way off topic here but here goes anyway:

Here is a question for you. Can you simply remove the mb and swap later without having to reinstall the os/and programs etc?

you might be able to get away with just doing a repair install. be careful to prepare your current install by uninstalling any potentially sticky progams such as antivirus/firewalls, bootloaders, etc. there is plenty of info on such procedures around the internet. google will be your friend, advisor and confidant. make sure you have backups of all your personal data on the install disk just in case because if things go wrong you might have to do a full install which can wipe everything. i think there is also an option to do a full reinstall but leave your data in your current account intact. if it is your only computer to access the internet make sure you understand what you have to do and have hard copies of stuff you need to be aware of because things can go totally wrong sometimes.

Here is a question for you. Can you simply remove the mb and swap later without having to reinstall the os/and programs etc?

If you take a full system image before swapping out your old board you can certainly swap it out and restore that image to get you back to where you were to start with. Make sure that you don't clobber your old system image when fooling around with the new gear. Best to take the backup image to DVD or a HDD that can be removed for safety that a nice feature of ESATA which I use to write my backups.

You can swap out just about anything on a self built system. The OS is authorized and capable of doing so. I just wouldn't try and swap out a Dell motherboard.

What are your temperatures please?

I have a similar 4.7Ghz at 1.36V. Temps are around 68C.

Here is a question for you. Can you simply remove the mb and swap later without having to reinstall the os/and programs etc?

Thats exactly what I did. Uninstall as many MB drivers as possible. You will have to re-activate Windows, Word, FSX etc and any programs that use the MB as a reference for activation.

SB + AVX Linpack is really strange. My temps are better with HT on. With the AVX update, it hit 72ºC HT off while it stayed below 66ºC with HT on when I was stress testing for 4.8GHz

Hello,I juste posted a video on youtube with my new rig:

Hello,I juste posted a video on youtube with my new rig:

Just wondering but seriously are you frames that low in the 10 > 20 range because then I stay with my Q9650 and UT2 at 100 %

My Sandy Bridge Experience: I want to first congratulate those individuals who have successfully overclocked their SB systems above 4GHz. I read on the Official Asus Overclocking forum that 90% of all the SB CPU's can be overclocked above 4.4GHz. I'm in the 10% group as I have not been so successful. Whenever I tried to overclock my system I got BSOD's. I only recently found out it was due to the fact that ASUS changes the memory setting from Auto to something like 1648MHz (the highest speed is rated as 667MHz DDR3 1333). Why ASUS does this is beyond my educational level. When I ran the Windows Memory Diagnostic it would find something wrong with my hardware so I would have to go into the bios and change the memory setting back to Auto and the BSOD's would stop and the memory diagnostic program would show no hardware problems. So I lost the auto overclocking capabilities of my motherboard. I also had to remove 4GB of memory as I had all the DIMMS on the Asus MB filled and I saw that my memory can only be installed in two DIMMS (I didn't know you had to go to the motherboard manufacturers website and read the QVL's before buying hardware!!! ). I installed FSX Deluxe with no addons and with the default settings and I get single digit FPS at times (locked at 20 fps) and lots of stuttering. I have never seen that with my old system (the Dell XPS 720). So something is wrong even though Windows sees no issues with my hardware. I have the highest Windows Experience Index ever (between by computer systems) with a base score of 7.6 (out of 7.9). Only the memory (7.7) and the CPU (7.6) is keeping it from being a perfect score. Even with a higher base score than my previous system, I still get single digit FPS/stuttering in the default startup scenario at Friday's Harbor. That's not right. I realize the config hasn't been tweaked yet but still should get much higher FPS and there should be absolutely no stuttering with a fast CPU and massive graphics card. So, needless to say, I'm a bit frustrated and upset with my Sandy Bridge experience so far. I do like my Crucial 256GB SSD as Windows starts up in less than 10 seconds and I get to the startup screen in FSX in less than 10 seconds. That will only get worse as I add things but I like it so far . I have the SSD and DVD player connected to the 6GB SATA port so I am not exchanging my motherboard as the Intel chipset problem only affects the 3GB ports (maybe). I am happy with my system building experiences though and I'm learning a lot. When I first turned on the system it started up without any problems and I was able to install Windows 7. I thought I was truly a "geek". It was only after installing the OS when the BSOD's began and I had to start troubleshooting. My ego was totally deflated! Only recently, through hours and hours of research on the Internet, did I discover the BSOD's were related to the memory. I think most of the BSOD's with overclocked systems are related to the memory being overclocked and I think most people can resolve it if they go back into their bios and change the memory settings back to auto. Anyway, that's why I look first if I get a BSOD. So it looks like I'm going to have to get into the manual overclocking arena and see if I can bring this baby up to the levels of everyone else. Perhaps that will fix my stuttering in FSX too as FSX uses the CPU more than the GPU. Perhaps.... Thanks for reading my sob story and good luck to others with their new Sandy Bridge system!Best regards,Jim