FragTek
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I've just been doing some reading on a few other forums trying to see how high other people were getting their Diego's. It turns out that on air or water you won't see anything above 2.9ghz at the very max with some pretty serious volts.
Everyone that's been phasing their chips don't seem to be having any problems hitting 3.3ghz with them though which is a nice overclock!
Basically I'm writing this for anyone contemplating Diego or Venice core and aren't going to be using an extreme cooling method. Pound for pound the Venice is the only way to go if you're not going to get some crazy cooling going on. The 1mb L2 isnt even noticable and for $200-300 more than Venices, completely not worth it.
My advice is stick with a Venice 3200-3500 if you're looking for a good air/water overclocker. If you're going to be cascading the chip you're trying to decide on definately hit up the Diego, I guess it thrives on the low temps and increased voltage.
Have a nice day
Everyone that's been phasing their chips don't seem to be having any problems hitting 3.3ghz with them though which is a nice overclock!
Basically I'm writing this for anyone contemplating Diego or Venice core and aren't going to be using an extreme cooling method. Pound for pound the Venice is the only way to go if you're not going to get some crazy cooling going on. The 1mb L2 isnt even noticable and for $200-300 more than Venices, completely not worth it.
My advice is stick with a Venice 3200-3500 if you're looking for a good air/water overclocker. If you're going to be cascading the chip you're trying to decide on definately hit up the Diego, I guess it thrives on the low temps and increased voltage.
Have a nice day
