The Official OC (OverClocking) Thread!

Hey Nuck,
I like the Scoot in the "Garage"! LOL!! I was expecting a 57 Caddy!

Best Regards, and keep on clockin,
Russ

 

Actually I have a Noctua NH-D14 so as far as I know there isn't a cooler out there that will give me any real improvement.

btw 2.5k rpm fans will probably have me hearing them and not my music/movie etc. lol

 

Nuck,
Perhaps one of these!
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835185057

Or one of these!
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835185058

Scythe is being very conservative with their noise specs, as the fans I've bought aren't as loud as advertised. These are extremely quiet fans that move a lot of air. They even have a 110.31CFM @1900 RPM fan, that's 37dBA. omegaman7 has one he uses with either the MB or a fan controller. Highly Recommended! They are out of stock right now, but they are always running out of them. Usually in a few days Newegg will have them again.

I use my Computer as two different model Wurlitzer Theater Organs, a two Manual 216 and a three Manual 260, so I need to hear every note. Fan noise will never be an issue, and they stand up very well in the harsh semi-arid part of the country I live in. Dust has always been a problem with all but Ball Bearing Fans, but these don't seem affected but the dust at all. The same goes for the 53 CFM Silverstone FN121 1200 RPM fan I have in the rear now.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811999346
It also comes with Blue LEDs as the FN121-BL. Another very quiet fan that moves a lot of air! Give any or all of them a try! You've already got one of the best 140mm fans there is in the NH-D14. It doesn't turn over 1200 RPM.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835608017
At least I think this is what comes with the cooler!

Best Regards,
Russ

 

I can vouch for the 1200rpm Scythe's, put three of them in a different system and you can barely hear them sitting right next to you.

My Noctua 140mm fan runs just over 1300rpm according to everest (and bios iirc) but it's really not a big deal, still very quiet. To be honest it sounds just about as loud as the freezer 7 pro to me.

 

LOL! Yah, I have a 1900 Scythe. I heard it once. While it was out of the case. Sucker moves some serious air! I haven't put it in the CPU tuniq tower yet. I have a feeling it will do AT LEAST as good as the stock Tuniq fan. It's one of several things I plan on accomplishing this weekend I believe the Fan will be my first task, then the new Power supply, and cable management. Something very curious is going on with one of my Disc burners. I have 6, and only ONE of them behaves strangely. In that it wants ALL attention devoted to burning the lead in. If I attempt to do anything for 30-40 seconds during that time, it appears as though its locked up. I wonder about a bad cable, or simply a re installation is needed. Another thing I plan on doing

 

Using a Slipstream for a CPU cooler is a bit of a dodgy idea, as the Slipstreams are strictly high airflow only, they produce very little pressure, and it can actually damage them if they are routinely used in a high pressure environment, such as a CPU cooler.

 

You think so eh? I've gotten used to the slightly noisy tuniq at 1700Rpms. I'm very curious about comparing the two fans. But if you're correct, perhaps I should rethink the situation

 

You should really be using a 7-blade fan, and one with high durability bearings for that job. The best fan you could probably use for the job is a Scythe SFF21G.

 

I'm not suggesting you're wrong, because I respect your opinions greatly. But newegg sure does sell a lot of CPU sleeve bearing coolers. But then, perhaps they're not completely enclosed like mine would be in the tuniq.

 

Sleeve bearing isn't the issue, it's blade count, and pressure requirement. The tighter the fin spacing, the more pressure is required, and the more fan blades, the lower the pressure, but higher the volume of air the fan produces.

 

In regards to the suggested NB chipset cooling option I listed earlier, I didn't mean to us as is w/o any controller. The eBay link I gave was a "like" model. The correct model I used so to speak for it's better performance is a pull i got out of a Server rack locally and is here on eBay as well; Barracuda DC Brushless "Squirrel Cage" fan. It is more expensive but I'm sure the othe will do fine at the lower RPM'ss I suggested (1500~2500)

Now, I'm curious about the rated ait flow, I have 1 that says 25cfm and the listed one in link says only 6cfm. But in real world use it feels to much more stronger in fact if not mounted carefully it tends to force itself off if on high (not that you will need 5700rpm lol. I realise some ask for cooler, but other complain about noise. We have to find a balance, and that's why we use fan controllers, something like the Zalman FanMate you see in my pic at top of case. This is my watercooling banch testing case, a Danger Dan Water Box Pluss so no major mounting is need to hold fan in place. So if fo benchmarking, I'm not worried if I can hear it over my GPU fan or dual CPU fans going 2000RPM if cooling is my main concern for that job. Now under idle testing and use, it is as quiet @ 2250RPM, or can be less then my already installed dual Scythe S-Flex models in pic right next to it are @ 1500RPM. So the options are there.

I'm guessing the performance of cooling comes from it's output size and design, the way the 25cfm (if actual) is concentrated and forced into a spacific small area and directed right through the chipset fins so only very little RPM is needed to bring a NB of 62c down to 44c. That is way more efficiant then any open fan (case fan types) layed on top and much quieter then they wil need to come close to match the cooling effort. Yes, I tested this several times.

EDIT
These are the "Redlines" that repleced the ones in pic; 998692 - 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800 6-7-6-18 Redline The are awsome pieces, I am hooked on these now. I used to use them bk in the day but moved to Corsair for the LED's but now I'm back to the "Reds". I haven't got around to pushing to above where the old RedLine 988901's left off but I hear they got some room or if anything cooler w/ the new Ascent heatpipe heatsink.

Also, the bike in the case is a diecast Harley Davideon of the 90's. It's red colors complimens the Rampage & Redlines.

"My Two Cents"

 

NuckNFuts,
I thought it looked like an early 90s Custom Convertible model. LOL!!

Best regards,
Russ

 

Thanks mate helped a bit haha

 

Rather windy outside, so I'm playing with my 965Be

I'm attempting to land a 3.9Ghz overclock. seeing some rather strange behavior. I have the CPU voltage set at 1.375, the northbridge is at 2400Mhz(.06V boost[1.18V]), HT at 2000, Ram is at auto clock 1333.

When I attempt Intelburntest, this is what I get. If I attempt to bump the cpu voltage up, even a little, it becomes EVEN MORE unstable. 1.4, 1.425, 1.45. Very strange. Obviously the Cpu is NOT the weakest link LOL! My guess would be either the Ram is unstable(Ram voltage 1.65v set for max), or the Northbridge is unstable. I'm curious where I should go from here. Or at least what your opinions are

 

i remember reading some where that real temps tj max is set to 100 and should be change to 105. Is this correct? i have a q9550.

 

I tried tweaking things again. I've attempted memory timings before, and I think it likes the new settings. Things seem...smoother than before. Though photoshop seems to have some kind of lag. Perhaps its still a northbridge issue. I'm gonna run memtest again for a while. My previous settings appeared to be fine in memtest
Now to see if the new settings are good. Are there any windows programs that can rigorously test JUST the ram? Or is memtest as good as it gets LOL!????

Yes will, those Ripjaws are my ram Somewhat difficult to get smooth, but when they are

The last settings made it .2 seconds longer than last time Progess! LOL!

 

Oman7,
Your northbridge volts are way too low. I'm amazed it even boots! Try 1.30v for it, and 1.30v for the CPU NB VID voltage. That should enable you to run the HT Link at 2400 as well. Don't be frightened by the much higher voltage. The maximum volts is 1.40v. With the 630 I had to run them both at 1.40v in order to run at 3.6GHz.

Russ

 

Russ, the link you gave me on march 7th, leading to the following forum:
http://www.overclock.net/amd-general/525113-phenom-ii-overclocking-guide.html
suggested that the HT link width will either have MINOR effect, or even hinder performance. Ok wait. It wasn't that link, it was a link that was posted on that guide that suggested it. Here it is.
http://www.ocztechnologyforum.com/f...scussion...beta-bios-136-now-available-post-7
I however am aiming for 2200mhz, so I at least give it a little nudge

I'll raise my NB volts again, and see what happens.

 

The northbridge is definitely where I was leaning. Thanks guys. Appears to be stable right now. Photoshop lag is non existent, and windows is running well at 3.9Ghz Since I rarely put 100% load on THIS cpu, I'll be happy with that score for now. For I know it can run warmer than I witnessed I'm thinking water cooling if I want any quicker I have been considering it.

By the way, My cpu voltage is only 1.375