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What is the diff w/ respect to overclockability between i73960X & i73930K?

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Hi,

 

I'm puzzled about this because at DigitalStorm they mention the i73930K is the unlocked one. Does a higher TDP for the i73960X equate to better overclockability over the 3930K? I ask because the Extreme version X is double the cost, and if they both are have unlocked multis why so big a price diff?

Noel

System:  9900X3D Noctua NH-D15 G2, MSI Pro 650-P WiFi, G.SKILL  64GB (2 x 32GB) 288-Pin PC RAM DDR5 6000, WD NVMe 2Tb x 1, Sabrent NVMe 2Tb x 1, RTX 4090 FE, Corsair RM1000W PSU, Win11 Home, LG Ultra Curved Gsync Ultimate 3440x1440, Phanteks Enthoo Pro Case, TCA Boeing Edition Yoke & TQ, Cessna Trim Wheel, RTSS Framerate Limiter w/ Front Edge Sync.

Aircraft used in MSFS 2024:  Fenix A320,  Aerosoft CRJ, FBW, WT 787X, I-Fly 737 MAX 8, Citation Longitude.

 

Both are pretty much the same thing. Why the price difference? Just a gimmick really, for those with more money than sense

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Both are pretty much the same thing. Why the price difference? Just a gimmick really, for those with more money than sense

 

Thanks for that Dazz.  Do you know what kind of range of overclock to expect on the i73930K?  4.1?  4.4?

Noel

System:  9900X3D Noctua NH-D15 G2, MSI Pro 650-P WiFi, G.SKILL  64GB (2 x 32GB) 288-Pin PC RAM DDR5 6000, WD NVMe 2Tb x 1, Sabrent NVMe 2Tb x 1, RTX 4090 FE, Corsair RM1000W PSU, Win11 Home, LG Ultra Curved Gsync Ultimate 3440x1440, Phanteks Enthoo Pro Case, TCA Boeing Edition Yoke & TQ, Cessna Trim Wheel, RTSS Framerate Limiter w/ Front Edge Sync.

Aircraft used in MSFS 2024:  Fenix A320,  Aerosoft CRJ, FBW, WT 787X, I-Fly 737 MAX 8, Citation Longitude.

 

Thanks for that Dazz.  Do you know what kind of range of overclock to expect on the i73930K?  4.1?  4.4?

More or less the same as it's SB little brothers. Some 4.5 - 4.8GHz with proper cooling. Maybe 5GHz with some luck and high voltage
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More or less the same as it's SB little brothers. Some 4.5 - 4.8GHz with proper cooling. Maybe 5GHz with some luck and high voltage

What's your sense of how PCIe3 turned out, meaningful or not so much?

Noel

System:  9900X3D Noctua NH-D15 G2, MSI Pro 650-P WiFi, G.SKILL  64GB (2 x 32GB) 288-Pin PC RAM DDR5 6000, WD NVMe 2Tb x 1, Sabrent NVMe 2Tb x 1, RTX 4090 FE, Corsair RM1000W PSU, Win11 Home, LG Ultra Curved Gsync Ultimate 3440x1440, Phanteks Enthoo Pro Case, TCA Boeing Edition Yoke & TQ, Cessna Trim Wheel, RTSS Framerate Limiter w/ Front Edge Sync.

Aircraft used in MSFS 2024:  Fenix A320,  Aerosoft CRJ, FBW, WT 787X, I-Fly 737 MAX 8, Citation Longitude.

 

What's your sense of how PCIe3 turned out, meaningful or not so much?

 

Not meaningful at all by the looks of it, but haven't tested it myself

With corsair h60 I get it up to 4, 4 Ghz, more than that and the temp goes over 80 when stress testing with OCCT . I advice you pick a better cooler such as the H100 or H110. I believe these E CPU's run hotter than Sandy Bridge. If you are considering LGA2011 you might as well wait for Ivy Bridge-E later this year.

Hans Hjorth

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