It does downclock. My GTX680 with two ZR2740w's is running at idle clocks in Windows with both displays connected using dual link DVI (displays are running at 2560x1440).

PMcG wrote:heloooo $100 fan, considering Noctua's already high prices.

Not likely. The current high end Noctua was at 15-20€ all the time. When it was NF-S12, when it was NF-P12, even now with NF-F12. So you can pretty much expect this new fan to be sub-20€ as well.

@AckeDman : Please write us email on tichepc@tichepc.sk. On tuesday we will send reply for all single clients who asked about possibility to send one single item. As your country is part of EU i think it will be no high payment for transport by normal post (mail). Payment is prepayment on our accoun...

Seems like someone doesn't understand why this technology exists in first place (i mean Charlie). It is not for you, typical home user, you should turn it off. It is for you, corporate administrators, where if there is an attacker, you have a bigger problem than a single compromised computer. Second...

Just a few images for those interested in this combination : http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/3756/upcpu.jpg http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/2787/downcpu.jpg http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/2561/heatsinkb.jpg http://img856.imageshack.us/img856/2860/fansandrama.jpg http://img232.imageshack.us/i...

No, i didn't set any overclock settings at all. This is as much stock as possible on this board. I will make more screenshots later. By the way, FanXpert2 works on P8Z77-I Deluxe as well. It has only two 4-pin fan connections, both can be auto-detected and controlled using the FanXpert2 application....

@webs0r : So, when we talk about voltages, i wonder if this is a bug in CPU-Z or is really Ivy Bridge (i5-3570K) going this low at stock on P8Z77-I Deluxe when idling (=doing nothing in windows, pretty much nothing installed, no applications running) ? http://img707.imageshack.us/img707/157/cpuz3570...

It's not the idle voltage...this is Billy's earlier response to you: Then please explain me what the value of 1.048 in BIOS Voltage column on stock row means ? If it means default idle voltage at stock settings, then his 22nm i5-3570K idles at 0.07V higher value than my i7-2600K, which is very hard...

BillyBuerger wrote:Undervolt results...

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       idle load BIOS Voltage
------ ---- ---- ------------
stock  38   84   1.048
-0.1V  37   71   0.904

1.048V stock idle voltage is very high. My i7-2600K is idling at 0.97V.

H67 being replaced by H77 is the reason. Or should i say : Sandy Bridge chipset generation -> Ivy Bridge chipset generation H61 -> H61 H67 -> H77 P67/Z68 -> Z75/Z77 H61 got no replacement, that is why it stays on sale. H67 is replaced by H77, that is why it is leaving stocks and it is being replaced...

I notice that while Gigabyte still treats it as a supported board.... both Microcenter and Newegg has ceased carrying it. In fact it seems like almost no one is actively selling it. Newegg is actively selling the H61 version of this board though. H61 is lowend chipset, not going to be replaced. H67...

You can save few dollars by buying G530 instead (less chache, but still dualcore), but if performance is fine for you, then your choice is good. I use G530+asrock board as my htpc.

Are you sure your CPU didn't enter C6 state for first time when you seen 0.78V ? When i was playing with offset voltage with my 2600K, it didn't look like it affected idle voltages at all - they were 0.9-1.0V all the time.

There is no undervolting for idle clocks for any SB/IB CPU. And undervolting for max clocks ? Set your max CPU/Turbo multipliers, set a stable voltage and here is your undervolt/undeclock.

For your computer you are looking at max 100W idle power usage, more likely sub-90W.

Mats wrote:Noctuas compatibility list have nothing to do with putting a 120 mm fan under the L12.

True, But Noctua's compatibility list have something to do with the cooler itself hanging over the PCI-E area, don't you think ?

Many modern motherboards have large VRM and/or chipset heatsinks that might get in the way, although this isn't an issue for most mini-ITX and some micro-ATX motherboard models. The problem is, can you find a mini-ITX board with enough clearence between RAM and rear connectors for a 120 mm fan? Nam...

@Intel board: missed that one board somehow, thanks for the correction.
And the CPU's being out in Hong Kong means someone is selling stuff he isn't supposed to sell, and pretty pointless if you don't have BIOS update for that part.

Except you missed the "NH-L12 (bot fan only)" in the list. Plus as i said before, good luck finding AXP-140 in shops.

@dvdmonster: Considering that Xeon E3 based on Ivy Bridge doesn't even exists, and considering there are no ITX C202/C204/C206 boards, and considering none of the desktop chipsets accept Xeons according to their CPU support lists, we can safely say no, and probably there won't be any.

Of that list, I think my favorite is from Lan Gear. Well, let me just say if you ever get some of their cases, you will have issues. On my now unused case from them (yes, i unfortunately bough it) the power button broke, front panel LED's are not really secured well and what is the worst of all, th...

And the point was, the Big Shuriken costs 30 € and is almost as good as the Noctua with the 92mm fan. So yes, this is overpriced. An no, I don't care about the 120mm fan results because that would make the Noctua almost 100mm tall, and that is worthless for anyone wanting a low height cooler. You s...

@rpsgc: This really depends on where you buy them. For example NH-L12 is 49,68 € including VAT, while AXP-140/AXP-140 RT are pretty much nowhere to be found in europe, the only shop heise.de even lists is Scan in UK - http://www.scan.co.uk/products/thermalright-axp-140-low-profile-htpc-heat-sink-for...

Most Z77 motherboards are on sale for weeks now. IB CPU will be on sale next week Monday, only the NDA for reviews was lifted this Monday. And about the GPU - what i mean that i would like more airflow in my system when i game (high GPU usage), but very silent system when i don't game. I can do that...

I talk about exactly the opposite situation - high GPU and average CPU load. That happens more than often - graphics card at full load at 75-80C, while CPU has only average load and it is at 50C. Normally, for 50C CPU temperature you would set maybe a 30-40% fan speed - but that is sometimes not eno...

Exactly the same situation applies using manual fan controllers, low noise adapters and the like to hold down fan speeds and limit system air flow. That is why i use bigNG+Speedfan in one system and aquaero 5 LT + OHM in other system. It would be a nice replacement if it could get these 2 extra tem...

What i am sure it will miss and makes it unusable for some will be missing graphics card or hard drive temperatures. It's nice to have such system on board, but if your hard drive or graphics card will be baked because board thinks it's fine to run fans on low speed, then it will be a problem.

EvoFire wrote:I'm using it with a Thermaltake BlackX external dock and its only reading 768GB (or so).

I would suggest trying it directly connected to SATA port to rule out hardware issue - that is the SATA to USB inside the external dock.

It resolves it, sort of. I use that solution, but once in few minutes i get random screen distortions for few miliseconds on my GTX680.

If you got the noise like in the video, then your fan is running at 100% PWM, which means your temperature sensor is failed. You should send the microserver it back and request another.