02/03/10

Core i7 950 + v2 Koolance LN2/DICE Pot?

By: Gunner

I just pulled the trigger on the new v2 Koolance LN2/DICE pot which can be found here.

Looks like they went with a much different base design this time around.

First stop will be DICE on the i7 950 for CPU scores. Of course, I will report all scores in a future write-up. The hope for the 950 is that I'll be able to break beyond the blk/mem wall that I hate playing with on the 920 d0. The problem really becomes apparent when pushing 245+ with HT-off in 3dmark05 and other suites.

Improved 3dmark scores from this?

GPU scores will follow with the 950 hopefully being the new CPU. Right now I have a good amount of Nvidia cards to play with but will soon grab some of the newer AMDs for sure. By then I hope to have some suitable, ableit not over-priced, GPU pots and some LN2. However, I really have to get my HX chiller single stage unit up and running again so I can at least dial in some single stage clocks for all hardware. This way I don't waste needless time on dialing my clocks in on DICE time. I have twenty-four 12oz bottles of methanol ready to solve my little HX chiller problems.

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