Hi,

here are first results of my latest setup.



Currently I am using the following components:

CPU: Intel Core-i7 920 2,66GHz D0 ES
Mainboard: Asus Rampage II Extreme BIOS: 1204
Ram: 6GB Corsair XMS3 DominatorGT 1866MHz 7-8-7 (3x2GB)
GPU: Asus Radeon X800Pro
PSU: Corsair TX850W
HDD: Maxtor DiamondMax 160GB SATA
Optical: Samsung DVD-Drive
Cooler: -100°C Blackbox Cascade
OS: Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 untweaked

Core i7 920 D0@4,6GHz


Cinebench R10 x64@4,5GHz

Unfortunately the BCLK limit seems to be at ~220MHz so I can't get more than 4,6GHz at the moment. Although 4,6GHz are prime-able I am not satisfied because it looks like the processor has much more in it. Perhaps an EVGA X58 Classified could help me to break through the 220MHz BCLK limit and squeeze some more MHz out of the cpu.
Nevertheless I am going for a second round with Rampage2Extreme+920 D0+Cascade this week. 

Today I planned some Cascade+Gigabyte EX58-UD5 action with my Core i7 920 D0, but just before I started the doorbell rang and the postman gave me a huge parcel.
The parcel contained Asus' X58 flagship called "Rampage 2 Extreme".
Obviously the Dominator GT memory sticks almost perfectly match the board's color scheme:

Expect some results with my -100°C "BlackBox" cascade this weekend, so stay tuned! 

Hi,

I want to show you my latest DominatorGT 1866MHz 6GB test results

Testsystem:
CPU: Intel Core-i7 920 2,66GHz D0 ES
Mainboard: Gigabyte EX58-UD5 BIOS: F6a
Ram: 6GB Corsair XMS3 DominatorGT 1866MHz 7-8-7 (3x2GB)
GPU: Asus Radeon X800Pro
PSU: Corsair TX850W
HDD: Maxtor DiamondMax 160GB SATA
Optical: Samsung DVD-Drive
Cooler: Scythe Mugen2
OS: Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 untweaked

BIOS Settings:
vCore: 1.165v
QPI/VTT: 1,55v
CPU PLL: 1,8V
[b]HT enabled (8 threads)[/b]
TurboMode Disabled
EIST Disabled



Click "ReadMore" to see the benchmark results etc.

Nehalem testing started yesterday. I will post every progress on this page to create an overview about my Core i7 results.
Current hardware:

Core i7 920 D0 "ES"
Gigabyte EX58-UD5/MSI Ecplise SLI
6GB Corsair XMS3 DominatorGT 1866MHz 7-8-7
ATI Radeon X800Pro
Maxtor 160GBye DMax10 SATA
Corsair TX850W
Scythe Mugen2 Cooler
Vista x64 SP1

"R2E+920 D0+ -100°C Cascade"

"6GB Corsair DominatorGT 1866MHz 7-8-7 + Core i7 920 D0"

"Core i7 920 "D0" Testing Begins"

"Core i7 920 Stepping D0 Arrived!"

Comeback with Core i7!

Today I started testing the Core i7 920 step.D0 processor from Intel.
I hadn't much time so I just set up Vista x64 and installed all necessary drivers.
Likely more results will be online tomorrow night.
Sub-Zero overclocking results using my dual-stage cascade can be expected end of this week.

Used Hardware:
Core i7 920 D0 "ES"
Gigabyte EX58-UD5
6GB Corsair XMS3 DominatorGT 1866MHz 7-8-7
ATI Radeon X800Pro
Maxtor 160GBye DMax10 SATA
Corsair TX850W
Scythe Mugen2 Cooler
Vista x64 SP1

Finally I received the brand new Intel Core i7 920 CPU with Intel's latest stepping: D0
At first Intel will produce just the i7 920 in D0 while other models have to wait.
According to some rumours Intel is going to launch i7 950 and 975-XE with D0 step. later this year
while first i7 920 D0 are expected to hit the shelves  end of march/early april.
Some eye-candy:

After a very,very long break due to some personal issues c3-clocking is finally back!
I'm almost ready to bench Intel's Core i7 under serious cold :)

Here are some impressions of the parts which arrived yet: