Curious Issue...

Mindtrick · March 24, 2015

On X99 launch day, I immediately invested in the RVE and a 5960x. When I began putting my new system together, I transplanted my two EVGA Dual Classy 780ti’s into it. CPU, and GPUs were all put under water…2x480 rads with brand new noctua industrial 120’s. From day one of overclocking this 5960X, I was unable to reach a stable OC in excess of 4.2Ghz with acceptable voltages. While running an OC of 4.2 Ghz, I was running ~1.34 V. After researching my batch number, I found that my chip was, in fact, a dog.

Fast forward to this week when I received my two Titan X’s. Unfortunately, I have not yet received the water blocks for these cards, and so after installation, the only thing under water at the moment, is my CPU. As soon as I got my new GPU’s into the mobo, I cleared CMOS, and started to put a fresh OC on the system. I chose to use the auto OC, as I have not had enough time to really dig into this project due to my current work schedule. To my surprise, the auto OC jumped right into a stable 4.4Ghz OC at 1.28V. Other than the new Titan X’s, I have changed NOTHING? Could anyone give me a little insight into why all of a sudden, the CPU seems to be a good one now?

System specs:

CPU: 5960X

MOBO: ASUS Rampage V Extreme

RAM: Corsair Dominator Platinum DD4 2666mhz 32GB Kit

GPU’s: Nvidia Titan X (x2)

SSD: Samsung 850 pro 512GB (x2)

PSU: Corsair AX1200i

FruitBasketSilex · March 24, 2015

On X99 launch day, I immediately invested in the RVE and a 5960x. When I began putting my new system together, I transplanted my two EVGA Dual Classy 780ti’s into it. CPU, and GPUs were all put under water…2x480 rads with brand new noctua industrial 120’s. From day one of overclocking this 5960X, I was unable to reach a stable OC in excess of 4.2Ghz with acceptable voltages. While running an OC of 4.2 Ghz, I was running ~1.34 V. After researching my batch number, I found that my chip was, in fact, a dog.

Fast forward to this week when I received my two Titan X’s. Unfortunately, I have not yet received the water blocks for these cards, and so after installation, the only thing under water at the moment, is my CPU. As soon as I got my new GPU’s into the mobo, I cleared CMOS, and started to put a fresh OC on the system. I chose to use the auto OC, as I have not had enough time to really dig into this project due to my current work schedule. To my surprise, the auto OC jumped right into a stable 4.4Ghz OC at 1.28V. Other than the new Titan X’s, I have changed NOTHING? Could anyone give me a little insight into why all of a sudden, the CPU seems to be a good one now?

System specs:

CPU: 5960X

MOBO: ASUS Rampage V Extreme

RAM: Corsair Dominator Platinum DD4 2666mhz 32GB Kit

GPU’s: Nvidia Titan X (x2)

SSD: Samsung 850 pro 512GB (x2)

PSU: Corsair AX1200i

Dont know what the problem is, but Jesus that's an expensive build.