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19. July 2008 @ 16:19 |
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Quote: Load line calibration like on the Rampage makes so much sense
it's a nice feature but it can get abused too.
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19. July 2008 @ 16:21 |
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Pencil mods on GFX cards do different things. They increase the voltage so you can OC higher.
This makes sure that your voltage doesnt DROP.
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19. July 2008 @ 16:22 |
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My point is, why would you design a hundred-dollar plus motherboard that drops volts on the CPU under load, when it wouldn't if the value of the resistor was slightly different? I see why it works, but not why it was a problem that should ever have existed in the first place...
Mort: How so?
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19. July 2008 @ 16:25 |
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It's not their fault. I think it's something Intel implemented.
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19. July 2008 @ 16:27 |
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All designs are meant to protect the financial interests of the companies benefiting them and not the consumer. Restricting voltage in certain areas that might potentially sustain damage from increased voltage makes sense from an economical view, but they may be a little more protection than is needed. This is essentially what DFI Lan Party boards do with its overclock settings, because damage to their boards is probably factored in to operation costs.
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19. July 2008 @ 16:29 |
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Ahh I see, that makes sense now, thanks.
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19. July 2008 @ 16:34 |
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edited. Soph answered the question and better than me to boot.
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19. July 2008 @ 17:54 |
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Originally posted by Morty: well, getting my Q9450 to 3.4ghz was a cinch. I may not even need that much vcore. memory freq at 1065.4mhz. I don't see any problems with achieving 3.6ghz. that will come later. I'm going to run it here for a while. I've got some more torture testing to do at this speed. here's a couple screenshots:

A cinch huh?? I think that OC is pretty good buddy and besides the mIPS at almost 63K are a HIGH mark in this crowd. :D I see you got a full event with your torture tests. ;P
WTG buddy and GL hitting the next mark..... :D
.....gm
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19. July 2008 @ 17:58 |
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abuzar1,
Quote: Vdroop mods are great!
Really help the OC.
If you say so, but vdroop is built in for a purpose on Intel motherboards to protect it and other components from line spikes and sudden voltage surges. All you are doing is cutting down or eliminating the amount of protection you get by having it. In effect you are eliminating protection that was purposely designed in. It can wind up being a very expensive mod!
sammorris,
You should set Load-line calibration from Auto to Enabled in the MIT section of your set-up! Here's the full story behind Vdroop that explains it all:
http://www.thetechrepository.com/showthread.php?t=126
Best Regards,
Russ
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19. July 2008 @ 18:00 |
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Lol so my board has it after all? I'm such a buffoon... :D
Thanks for the link Russ, but at 11pm it's all way over my head!
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20. July 2008 @ 02:09 |
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I've been doing some testing and comparing using RB/CCE SP and RB/HC as test plaforms. I used the exact same folder/dvd file for each test. all times include preparing, encoding, rebuilding and building an ISO image. I first thought HC encoder was faster than CCE but I forgot that I had CCE set for 3 passes. CCE with only 2 passes is faster than HC set at best quality. poor ole E3110 even at 4.0ghz was sucking hind teet. :) the results are as follows:
Q9450 @ 2.66ghz CCE SP 3 passes 51 minutes.
Q9450 @ 2.66ghz HC best quality 43 minutes.
Q9450 @ 3.4ghz CCE SP 3 passes 42 minutes.
Q9450 @ 3.4ghz HC best quality 37 minutes.
Q9450 @ 3.4ghz CCE SP 2 passes 33 miutes.
E3110 @ 4.0ghz CCE SP 3 passes 52 minutes.
I normally use CCE SP with 3 passes for all my encodes but since HC will utilize all four cores and is just a little faster (set at best quality) than CCE SP is using 3 passes, I might start using HC once in a while now.
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20. July 2008 @ 02:55 |
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Morty,
I don't know what size file you're using but knowing you it's about 7Gb or so.. Those times are impressive buddy... I'm very interested in getting my Q6600 back up and running. I've only got the psu to test next... it's NOT the RAM that was causing my issues... :-( *crosses fingers* in hopes it's NOT a psu problem.... I don't want to mess with an RMA on an Antec 1000 Quattro.... or the ASUS Striker for that matter...
.....gm
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20. July 2008 @ 03:13 |
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Mort81,
Quote: I normally use CCE SP with 3 passes for all my encodes but since HC will utilize all four cores and is just a little faster (set at best quality) than CCE SP is using 3 passes, I might start using HC once in a while now.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought CCE was multi-Threaded. It uses both cores of my E6750 while encoding, or is that only for the Dual-Cores?
Best Regards,
Russ
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20. July 2008 @ 03:19 |
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Originally posted by theonejrs: Mort81,
Quote: I normally use CCE SP with 3 passes for all my encodes but since HC will utilize all four cores and is just a little faster (set at best quality) than CCE SP is using 3 passes, I might start using HC once in a while now.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought CCE was multi-Threaded. It uses both cores of my E6750 while encoding, or is that only for the Dual-Cores?
Best Regards,
Russ
it does use all the cores to some degree but nothing like HC does. Hc pegs out at 100%, all four cores.
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20. July 2008 @ 04:11 |
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Sorry for the delay in the response...
I will post the benchie a lil later.
But more importantly....I have a question:
My friend gave me an ASUS A8N-VM CSM motherboard socket 939.
Now, as most of you know, I don't have any AMD CPUs.
Would / Should the motherboard at least show me any kind of error screen or something if I were to power it up w/o a CPU in the socket?
Or do I have no way of checking that it works w/o a CPU?
(I wanna sell it on e-bay but I want to be certain that what I am selling actually works, if I can't test it....I won't sell it)
***I didn't feel it necessary to make a whole new thread for this but if you (Moderator or Master of AD) think I should move this post, I will comply.***
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20. July 2008 @ 06:02 |
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I don't think a board will post without a CPU in it. Just sell it as 'untested'.
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20. July 2008 @ 06:13 |
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20. July 2008 @ 08:13 |
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Mort81,
Quote: it does use all the cores to some degree but nothing like HC does. Hc pegs out at 100%, all four cores.
It's been a very long time since I set up DVDRB/CCE, but I could swear I could select how many cores and how much percentage of the CPU I wanted to use. I do remember setting it at 77%. I could be wrong as it's been probably a year and a half or more since I set mine up and did any fine tuning with it. I've installed it since but just the basic two pass for Russell on the AMD. Like I said I really don't remember for sure, but maybe it was something when I installed DVDRB. I just remember the 77%!
Best Regards,
Russ
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20. July 2008 @ 15:15 |
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Originally posted by sammorris: I don't think a board will post without a CPU in it. Just sell it as 'untested'.
thank you
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20. July 2008 @ 15:24 |
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Originally posted by im1992: Originally posted by sammorris: I don't think a board will post without a CPU in it. Just sell it as 'untested'.
thank you
-im1992
no it won't. that is accurate.
im,
lets see those benchy's. I'm just curious as to how my Q9450 compares to a Q9700 at the same clock speed.
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20. July 2008 @ 17:00 |
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here you go...


-im1992
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20. July 2008 @ 17:58 |
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im1992, need a cpu to do anything. without a cpu the board is brain dead. is it atx or uatx?
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20. July 2008 @ 18:09 |
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Quote: Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought CCE was multi-Threaded. It uses both cores of my E6750 while encoding, or is that only for the Dual-Cores?
CCE is uses exactly two cores and no more. HC encoder is not restricted by two cores if one uses RB multiprocessor function. CCE is faster pound per pound but the ability to run a processor on 4 cores wins.
For those who've seen all four of their cores working with CCE, it is not a benefit because it means that each single thread must be swapped out to other cores. It's a linear encode so there is no way that any single thread can be divided out into parts to speed things up. It's a single thread headed in one direction from start to finish and if that thread has to cross other halls to get there then it has also taken a longer path.
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20. July 2008 @ 18:25 |
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Originally posted by ddp: im1992, need a cpu to do anything. without a cpu the board is brain dead. is it atx or uatx?
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20. July 2008 @ 18:36 |
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check with your friend to make certain it did work & how much as i have a customer with dead compaq board & supposedly good cpu. ddr or ddr2?
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