Performance-boost for i7

Attila · #1 08-07-2012, 10:40 PM

I use EPU-6 software for my i7 920! Without this software i have stutters as hell! If i use it, i put the settings on "rocket" and COD runs smooth and almost without stutters! But don't use the Auto-setting because it don't works right with COD! You must set it manual on the highest level and it works ( makes some noises, but who cares!

)!

It's a freeware from Intel and it's also a good energysafer!

335th_GRAthos · #2 08-08-2012, 05:56 AM

Are you talking about ASUS?

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ASUS EPU-6 Engine v1.03.04 is a ASUS motherboard power management utility that automatically balance its power usage according to the system load. ASUS EPU-6 Engine has a easy to use interface that helps you to monitor and adjust the power saving mode of motherboard components including CPU, VGA card, memory, chipset, hard drives and CPU cooler/system fans performance.

It makes sense and it is an easy way to boost up your CPU especialy for those who are afraid or have no knowledge how to manualy overclock their i7
It is a fact, a i7 overclocked by 600-800MHz performs substantially better at CoD.

~S~

Stublerone · #3 08-08-2012, 08:24 AM

Agree, you should simply overclock your i7-920. It should easily do 600-800 mhz more, no matter which review/stepping you have. I have one of the first reviews, which is less overclockable, but I run mine @3.8ghz (i must say, that I also cool with water), but 3.3 - 3.6 should be good enough to see differences. Your cpu currently bottlenecks with its raw power and you can easily solve that bottleneck. If you bought you i7 not directly at the beginning, it is possible, that you have one with other stepping. I have C0 stepping, which is the oldest stepping from i7 920. Perhaps you have a mainboard with a bios, which already has tweaking options on the fly. Perhaps you try that at first and afterwards get some help from another guy. I am also not very good in that, but it all runs stable.

My mainboard e.g. gives me the option to use the clocks of an i7-940 or i7-965. Easy as that.

Attila · #4 08-08-2012, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by 335th_GRAthos

Are you talking about ASUS?

It makes sense and it is an easy way to boost up your CPU especialy for those who are afraid or have no knowledge how to manualy overclock their i7
It is a fact, a i7 overclocked by 600-800MHz performs substantially better at CoD.

~S~

Sorry, my fault!

335th_GRAthos · #5 08-08-2012, 08:48 PM

Nothing to be sorry about Attila,

I am sorry (or rather jealous) that I did not have such an easy software and had to learn to overclock the hard way instead

~S~