The Official PC building thread -3rd Edition

Estuansis,
I'm only looking for 3.8GHz, so I don't think I'll be pushing the voltage quite that high. I don't even want to know if it will do 4GHz, because that would be a problem when the temps outside get up around 115-117F. I'm not even curious! LOL!! First I'm going to see how warm it gets at stock speed, and go from there!

Russ

 

here's a couple of pics of DVDRB/CCE in action with the new 955BE at 3.5GHz.



I just happened to notice the speed and snapped this one



I have it running at 3.5GHz, just to get a feel for the temps, and I am pleased with the results. I have the new Slipstream installed in the rear, and I'm pleased, especially since it's actually warm out compared to the 50F or lower that we've had all week. So far the temps are just about what I expected as they dropped the MB temp a couple of degrees. I'm going to install the FN121 in the lower front, when I Install the new PSU, sometime this weekend. Not feeling very well today. I have to pull the HDD Bay to get at the screws for the front fan anyway, so it might as well be when all the wires are out of the way. I figured that the new fan would help lower the motherboard temps, and it has by about 2-3C. It should be a degree or two cooler with the FN121 installed in front. The FN121 should drop the HDD temps some too. So far I'm happy! Sorry for the cropping, but I didn't want to blow out everyone's screen, so I tried to keep it compact.

Stay Tuned,
Russ ;0)

 

Images autocrop on the new website I think. Looking good so far!

 

Sam,
Thanks Sam, it is a work in progress! :0) The CPU temp seems to stay about 5-7C cooler than the cores when stressed hard. Running multi-core Prime 95 gets the cores to about 59-60C, with the CPU at 54C. As long as the CPU maintains lower temps, overall than the cores, the cooler is doing it's job. Even at 3.5GHz, superPi is in the high 19s already. I'm only looking for another 300MHz from there to begin with. The summer's coming too, so there's that to consider as well. I mean, it's 80F in here right now. What's it going to be like when that becomes 85C or so, with it 115F outside? I'll just have to wait until I can get that FN121 installed in front of the hard drives, to see how things are going to work out. I'm just not up to it at the moment. I'll have to see how I'm feeling this weekend.

Best Regards,
Russ

 

Nice job Russ. Been to dang busy to do anything with mine lately.

 

Just for reference Russ, my 940 at 3.7Ghz gets a Super Pi of 17.625 seconds.

 

Ectuansis,
that's about the difference I would expect between 3.7 and 3.5GHz. I'll see what it can do when I get that front fan changed out!

Russ

 

Thanks GM! I haven't killed one optical drive this week, either! LOL!!

What happened to the pic? LOL!!

Russ

 

Is it possible to hook up 8 fans that sunbeam rheobus fan controller through the use of a y-connector? Even though I should know this I suck at EE stuff lol.

 

Depends on the "ability" of the Rheobus. Try it and let us know.

 

Here's my temps at maximum, running ConvertX



Here's DVDRB/CCE



When you get to 62C on the cores, the difference between the core and CPU temps, is only 1-2C I'll see what the difference is, if any tomorrow when I put the new PSU in, and the FN121 fan in the front.

Best Regards,
Russ

 

Looking good russ. 1.5V??? You shouldn't need that, unless you're clocking to the moon LOL!

 

Russ, That's an awfully high vcore (great temps though, I'm jealous), what's the OC on that cpu?

Just might, need to slave my new fans down to more reasonable rpms and noise. I really don't like their sound signature.

 

Oman7,
I just left it at 1.5v from the previous OC failure! LOL!! According to the AMD Forum, the voltage limit is 1.5 to 1.55v, given the slight differences between samples. When the core temps start climbing and you can't cool them, it's time to back off the voltage a little! I want to see what the temps are tomorrow when I put in the PSU and install the FN121 in the front. Then I'll back it down to 1.475v. With the NB voltage and the CPU Northbridge VID voltage set properly, it will run at the lower volts. It runs sweet now, at 3.6GHz. I can't set the HT Link Frequency to 2200 like you can, but I can run the NB at 2200, so there's not a lot of difference, and the NB is more important to performance. It needs a bios update so the bios can see the 1066 memory, and then I can use the EPP, which will help the performance even more. I'm about to play some Far Cry2 and I'm going to max all the settings and see what it does. Wish me luck!

I agree with you about the 1080p though, but I'm not spending all that time encoding for 8-10 hours for something I can't even use. I still get a DVD that's light years better than a standard commercial DVD-9. DVDRB/CCE has it's limits as to what it can and cannot do, but in all fairness, where it falls short doesn't do enough bad to outweigh the overall great quality. Who cares about dark night skies or the walls of caves! LOL!! Where the action is, the Quality is fabulous! Avatar looks fantastic on my neighbor's 37" 720p!

Best Regards,
Russ

 

Red_Maw,
AMD says the chip is safe from 1.50 to 1.55v, depending on the individual CPU. The tell-tale is the core heat. if it starts running away where you can no longer cool it properly, it's time to back the voltage down or burn it up.

I'm running 3.6GHz at the moment, but I left it at 1.5v so I can better judge things when I install the FN121 in the front, when I change the PSU. I have to pull the HDD bay anyway, to get at the front fan screws. The FN121 is about 31cfm higher than the stock Cooler Master (22cfm) fan, so I may be able to get to 3.7GHz with the Freezer 7. One thing's for certain, I've got the airflow just about right! LOL!! I'm pretty sure that it will reduce the HDD temps and drop the CPU Temp a degree or two! You can't really expect more than that from a Freezer 64, rated at 130w. I'll post the results after I make the changes, hopefully tomorrow!

EDIT
I raised it to 3.7GHz, but it's OK idling and doing simple things, but stress testing gets the cores to 64C and the CPU to 63C. It needs more CPU cooler for over 3.6GHz. Here's SuperPi 1M at 3.7GHz.



I will be saving my money for that 92mm, 4 pipe Noctua! LOL!!

Clock On,
Russ

 

Haha just for everyone's amusement XD

http://my.afterdawn.com/estuansis/show_image.cfm/25112/mejeff

Comments, ratings welcome.

/End Spam

 

ZOMG!!!!!! Its seth rogan!!!!

 

Ugh XD You're person number 10 to say it XD

 

You remind me of a guy I went to school with. Oddly enough, his name was Jeff too! LOL!! There's a remarkable resemblance!

Russ

 

Haha heard that from someone before. I'm paranoid that I've got a bunch of clones running around now XD