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29. July 2008 @ 18:14 |
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Sophocles,
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Orhtos is just a GUI for Prime95, but under the hood it is all Prime95.
If it's the same, why does orthos run so much hotter. The version I have of Prime95 runs both cores, but at a lower percentage of the CPU usage. Temperatures are much lower too! I've had far less stability issues since I went back to using Prime95 and I find it much easier to use to find my CPU's limits. Once the limit was determined, I backed it down from 3.55GHz to 3.525GHz (don't like being so close to the edge)! I've had to up the voltage to 1.49v as reported by Everest and CPUz, as my CPU is slowly dying. Since this is the last time I'll raise the voltage to make it stable, I can see an RMA coming, in the not too distant future for my E6750! LOL!!
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29. July 2008 @ 18:25 |
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If it's the same, why does orthos run so much hotter. The version I have of Prime95 runs both cores, but at a lower percentage of the CPU usage.
There are different tests that you can run with Prime95, try running Short ffts and see how things go.:P
I ran both Orthos and the new version of Prime95 for 10 hours plus 15 or more minutes without a crash. I stopped them myself. Orthos is however a GUI for Prime95.
Russ I use Prime95 too but
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29. July 2008 @ 18:36 |
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Originally posted by shaffaaf:
oh yes, i did get the idea off of mort, and i should have thanked mort... if you find him, please tell him thanks :P :D HAHA
jsut messing with you, thanks very much.
no prob and you're welcome. I'm glad you're reaping from the benefits. it's a no brainer for me anymore after seeing the piss poor job the manufactures do when they apply the oem thermal compound (which is crap too) under the heatsinks.
That's the 1st thing I do whenever I get a new mobo. I don't even wait and see where the temps are at. so it voids the warranty. it's a chance I am willing to take.
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29. July 2008 @ 18:44 |
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I don't even wait and see where the temps are at. so it voids the warranty. it's a chance I am willing to take.
Whatever you do when overclocking always be willing to take a chance a lose or you will never learn. "If you want to play with the dogs then you have to stop running with the puppies."
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29. July 2008 @ 20:24 |
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Yeah replacing the NB thermal paste is one of the first things I do when doing a build. I use AS5 though, cuz I got nothin else lol.
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31. July 2008 @ 02:37 |
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i hope im not getting side tracked but i have a question about thermal paste, since its about cpu cooling, which helps OC i guess :] . like, ive never done it before and im going to build my first pc. and i read that you dont want too little because then not enough heat will transfer, but too much is also bad. but ive never done it before so i dont know the range. how much do you guys put, relatively? like as much as the tip of a pencil eraser?
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31. July 2008 @ 02:48 |
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Originally posted by dragnandy:
i hope im not getting side tracked but i have a question about thermal paste, since its about cpu cooling, which helps OC i guess :] . like, ive never done it before and im going to build my first pc. and i read that you dont want too little because then not enough heat will transfer, but too much is also bad. but ive never done it before so i dont know the range. how much do you guys put, relatively? like as much as the tip of a pencil eraser?
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31. July 2008 @ 03:07 |
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31. July 2008 @ 09:21 |
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Some of us have been discussing just how fatigued they are getting of the discussions evolving almost solely around Asus and Gigabyte boards. Lately I've read more than one comment that reflected a negative view of Foxconn boards. Foxconn has historically stood in the shadows and released mostly low priced boards while supply parts to other board manufacturers. Lately they've been coming out of the shadows with some interesting results, and here is an article on one of those results. I think the board in this article shows promise.
http://www.anandtech.com/mb/showdoc.aspx?i=3366
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31. July 2008 @ 09:36 |
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Originally posted by That article:
As it stands right now, Foxconn's latest toy does require patience to reach its full potential when using conventional cooling methods. While we still think It still remains an admirable choice as an enthusiast level motherboard, there are established boards like the ASUS P5E3 Premium that can provide an easier journey to overclocking in certain situations for the general enthusiast.
- is the reservation I've had about the BlackOps since first reading about it. It does look a very promising board, but perhaps lacks the simplicity of Asus/Gigabyte's current stuff...
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31. July 2008 @ 09:46 |
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is the reservation I've had about the BlackOps since first reading about it. It does look a very promising board, but perhaps lacks the simplicity of Asus/Gigabyte's current stuff...
Agreed, however not all of us want simplified. I especially like the included dry ice pot for getting high benchmark score without having to invest in phase change or building a cooling pipe to poor in liquid nitrogen. I wouldn't recommend this board for anyone but a benchmark enthusiast.
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31. July 2008 @ 11:59 |
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Sophocles,
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Some of us have been discussing just how fatigued they are getting of the discussions evolving almost solely around Asus and Gigabyte boards. Lately I've read more than one comment that reflected a negative view of Foxconn boards. Foxconn has historically stood in the shadows and released mostly low priced boards while supply parts to other board manufacturers. Lately they've been coming out of the shadows with some interesting results, and here is an article on one of those results. I think the board in this article shows promise.
A good part of the reason so much centers around Asus and GigaByte motherboards is the 60% motherboard market share these two companies hold, and the fact that most here, own one brand or the other! I think I'm the only one here that even owns a modern Foxconn motherboard, and I'm very pleased with it. It's only flaw that I could see is that it needed better cooling for the chipset, which the addition of a 50mm fan cured completely. Now instead of a whopping 59C at idle, it runs 21C cooler at 38C! I'm more than happy with the performance of the 64x2 4800+ in it, even without any overclocking!
Not a knock in any way, but here's BioStar setting records in both P-43 and P-45 with motherboards at less than half the cost of the big boys high end stuff, and now Here comes Foxconn with a very high performance, admittedly very high dollar motherboard, challenging the big boys in X48 as well! I just hope both BioStar and Foxconn continue their excellent work, with support and continued development of all this good stuff, as in the end, it will be good for all of us enthusiasts!
Best Regards,
Russ
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31. July 2008 @ 17:07 |
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Originally posted by theonejrs:
Originally posted by Sophy:
Some of us have been discussing just how fatigued they are getting of the discussions evolving almost solely around Asus and Gigabyte boards...........
A good part of the reason so much centers around Asus and GigaByte motherboards is the 60% motherboard market share these two companies hold, and the fact that most here, own one brand or the other! I think I'm the only one here that even owns a modern Foxconn motherboard, and I'm very pleased with it. It's only flaw that I could see is that it needed better cooling for the chipset, which the addition of a 50mm fan cured completely. Now instead of a whopping 59C at idle, it runs 21C cooler at 38C! I'm more than happy with the performance of the 64x2 4800+ in it, even without any overclocking!
Not a knock in any way, but here's BioStar setting records in both P-43 and P-45 with motherboards at less than half the cost of the big boys high end stuff, and now Here comes Foxconn with a very high performance, admittedly very high dollar motherboard, challenging the big boys in X48 as well! I just hope both BioStar and Foxconn continue their excellent work, with support and continued development of all this good stuff, as in the end, it will be good for all of us enthusiasts!
Best Regards,
Russ
It doesn't get old per se but the mine is better than yours gets annoying to say the least at times. lol. NOT as bad as it used to be, but still, it's there!! :P
Anyway, moving along...
At the time that I purchased my GB P35-DS3P there were only a few suggestions in my price range and from the "reviews" that I had read the ASUS mobos at the time were a bit lacking, reliability IIRC. :( So I went with the GB mobo. :) It's been just fine and w/o jinxing anything I wouldn't trade it for another mobo right now. BUT I am searching out another mobo for my Q6600 (B3 stepping), and it seems that DFI has my attention.... :D
The only ASUS mobos that I would consider are the Rampage Formula or the P5Q Deluxe and I haven't counted them out yet. lol. Especially the P5Q series... You know what's funny is I have a Foxconn and a Biostar mobo and they seem just fine. Of course they are AMD mobos tho. lol. The Foxconn is a 939 socket and the Biostar is an T-series AM2/AM2+ socket mobo. I haven't messed with either one that much because they have single core cpu's in them and there's NO reason to overclock. ROFL!!!! Since both are basically internet beaters and Office work computers I don't see the need to OC.... maybe for fun. :)
btw the Biostar TA780G M2+ (A78GM502 BS) has some nice features and I like it. ;)
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@Russ.... now you tell me. :P That's a much better deal than what I did with my office computer. ;) All that needs is a couple of ODD's, a HDD, and a fan or two and your off and runnin. :) Good little cpu too!!! :D Just a little better than the on that I stuck in my work computer. :P
Originally posted by Sophy:
Hmm! I could use a back up PC, the three C2D's that I have, the two Opterons 170 and 175, The D45, and the CD2 laptop that I currently have might not be enough?:P
That's just plain mean, that is!! :P
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31. July 2008 @ 17:17 |
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Originally posted by greensman:
Originally posted by theonejrs:
Originally posted by Sophy:
Some of us have been discussing just how fatigued they are getting of the discussions evolving almost solely around Asus and Gigabyte boards...........
A good part of the reason so much centers around Asus and GigaByte motherboards is the 60% motherboard market share these two companies hold, and the fact that most here, own one brand or the other! I think I'm the only one here that even owns a modern Foxconn motherboard, and I'm very pleased with it. It's only flaw that I could see is that it needed better cooling for the chipset, which the addition of a 50mm fan cured completely. Now instead of a whopping 59C at idle, it runs 21C cooler at 38C! I'm more than happy with the performance of the 64x2 4800+ in it, even without any overclocking!
Not a knock in any way, but here's BioStar setting records in both P-43 and P-45 with motherboards at less than half the cost of the big boys high end stuff, and now Here comes Foxconn with a very high performance, admittedly very high dollar motherboard, challenging the big boys in X48 as well! I just hope both BioStar and Foxconn continue their excellent work, with support and continued development of all this good stuff, as in the end, it will be good for all of us enthusiasts!
Best Regards,
Russ
It doesn't get old per se but the mine is better than yours gets annoying to say the least at times. lol. NOT as bad as it used to be, but still, it's there!! :P
Anyway, moving along...
At the time that I purchased my GB P35-DS3P there were only a few suggestions in my price range and from the "reviews" that I had read the ASUS mobos at the time were a bit lacking, reliability IIRC. :( So I went with the GB mobo. :) It's been just fine and w/o jinxing anything I wouldn't trade it for another mobo right now. BUT I am searching out another mobo for my Q6600 (B3 stepping), and it seems that DFI has my attention.... :D
The only ASUS mobos that I would consider are the Rampage Formula or the P5Q Deluxe and I haven't counted them out yet. lol. Especially the P5Q series... You know what's funny is I have a Foxconn and a Biostar mobo and they seem just fine. Of course they are AMD mobos tho. lol. The Foxconn is a 939 socket and the Biostar is an T-series AM2/AM2+ socket mobo. I haven't messed with either one that much because they have single core cpu's in them and there's NO reason to overclock. ROFL!!!! Since both are basically internet beaters and Office work computers I don't see the need to OC.... maybe for fun. :)
btw the Biostar TA780G M2+ (A78GM502 BS) has some nice features and I like it. ;)
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@Russ.... now you tell me. :P That's a much better deal than what I did with my office computer. ;) All that needs is a couple of ODD's, a HDD, and a fan or two and your off and runnin. :) Good little cpu too!!! :D Just a little better than the on that I stuck in my work computer. :P
Originally posted by Sophy:
Hmm! I could use a back up PC, the three C2D's that I have, the two Opterons 170 and 175, The D45, and the CD2 laptop that I currently have might not be enough?:P
That's just plain mean, that is!! :P
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31. July 2008 @ 17:19 |
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You quoted all that for a one word answer? lmao spammer by name, spammer by nature! :)
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31. July 2008 @ 17:51 |
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the 780G from AMD are workign wonders for office and HTPC. they are brilliant baords, as are the nvidia 8200 boards. (both for AM2+)
and with the new SB750 southbridge on the 790GX the 9950X4 and 9850X4 are clocking well, and for their price, they are doing well when clocked. infact as they clock up, they have an exponential increase in power, rather then liner (weird init?, ill try to find the link). heres hoping deneb (the 45nm chips from AMD, IICR for AM3) will try to rival nahelam.
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31. July 2008 @ 18:13 |
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Originally posted by sammorris:
You quoted all that for a one word answer? lmao spammer by name, spammer by nature! :)
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Where is NuckNFuts?
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8. August 2008 @ 23:56 |
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Originally posted by abuzar1:
Where is NuckNFuts?
Have you checked your local "Insane Asylum"?? LOL.
He may be testing all these NEW P45 mobos too!!! NO telling with the master of OC!! lol.
Where is BigDK?? NOW that guy is insane... lol. ;P
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9. August 2008 @ 00:14 |
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lol
I need to learn the secret arts of OCing from him.
I'm decent enough at the basic stuff. But I need to be better versed in the more advanced stuff.
BTW, have I told you? 3Ghz at 1.25v. Pretty proud of that considering it's a 65nm quad core.
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9. August 2008 @ 00:23 |
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Originally posted by abuzar1:
Pretty proud of that considering it's a 65nm quad core.
don't you mean 45nm?
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My bad, I mixed up the 2 and and 3s.
No it's a 65nm Quad core. Unfortunately :(
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9. August 2008 @ 01:38 |
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Originally posted by abuzar1:
Where is NuckNFuts?
lmao
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What's so funny about that?
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9. August 2008 @ 07:02 |
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Because if anybody gets too deep with overclocking, he gets dragged out of his hidey-hole! :)
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