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The Official OC (OverClocking) Thread!
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3. October 2006 @ 02:06 |
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3.68Ghz is pretty damn impressive though. how much Vcore have you increased at the moment?
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3. October 2006 @ 03:28 |
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At 3.0 I'm running 1.47ish, I can probably knock that down, but I've got a load of work to do, so can't play at the moment, I literally just wound it down a bit this morning when it switched on and started work.
At 3.68 I had it running at 1.58ish can't remember exact figure.
At 3.88 I had it up to 1.6V, it will go higher but the temps were starting to creep up.
I don?t think that CPU voltage was the issue though, so its down to the NB voltage.
The NB has been set at 1.65v which is the max the board will do without the Vmod, and that was still only giving 36`C mobo temp, so there?s plenty of room for upping it.
Apparently newer boards now ship that are able to do 1.85v on the NB straight out the box.
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3. October 2006 @ 03:41 |
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1.85V? sounds suspiciously like a candidate for not lasting very long...
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3. October 2006 @ 08:23 |
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And a candidate for a high overclock! Nice overclock anyway bigdk!
<<EDIT>>
Makes my personal overclock sound like crap eh!
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3. October 2006 @ 10:44 |
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thats a nice oc
we need a benchmark/scores thread
"marsey thinks he'll start one"
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3. October 2006 @ 10:45 |
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Better check there isn't already one. I don't think there is...
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3. October 2006 @ 10:49 |
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I'm not too concerned about life cycles of the hardware, as I don't intend to keep any of the major stressed parts too long anyway.
There hardly too much point buying an overclocking system with the intention of pushing it, if you're going to worry about the failure rates being increased.
That's just part of the deal; increased risk opens up increased performance.
Taking a system up by 10% or so is hardly worth considering as an overclock at all, as most of the systems out now, have tools built in to do it all for you.
I totally understand that most people find it too risky and daunting to attempt to manually overclock their systems to any great degree, but then that makes it all the better when it is working.
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3. October 2006 @ 10:50 |
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It'll be good to get this thread pointing in that direction as well.
Maybe see how we can all push our systems to the max.
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3. October 2006 @ 10:51 |
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Yeah, I think I'm due a reformat before that though, it's only been three months, but relying on enditall to actually boot is no state to be in if overclocking.
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3. October 2006 @ 11:12 |
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couldnt find one but i give up after 35 pages.
"how bigs your e-dk"
a joke in there for you as we know whos gonna win this, dont you think?
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its been closed
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3. October 2006 @ 18:09 |
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BigDK,
Here's one using a Gigabyte MB with a 6600.
Happy Computering,
theone
GigaByte 990FXA-UD5 - AMD FX-8320 @4.0GHz @1.312v - Corsair H-60 liquid CPU Cooler - 4x4 GB GSkill RipJaws DDR3/1866 Cas8, 8-9-9-24 - Corsair 400-R Case - OCZ FATAL1TY 550 watt Modular PSU - Intel 330 120GB SATA III SSD - WD Black 500GB SATA III - WD black 1 TB Sata III - WD Black 500GB SATA II - 2 Asus DRW-24B1ST DVD-Burner - Sony 420W 5.1 PL-II Suround Sound - GigaByte GTX550/1GB 970 Mhz Video - Asus VE247H 23.6" HDMI 1080p Monitor
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3. October 2006 @ 21:16 |
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@theone
wow, that screenshot looks incredibly familiar to MINE i posted @the Hounds, please give credit where credit is due next time yah?
also, NO, it's not using a Gigabyte mobo, it's the Asus P5W-DH Deluxe, the same one BigDK is currently using...
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3. October 2006 @ 21:33 |
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kivory,
I am so sorry! I thought that was someone elses. I didn't post a name because I didn't know if the party wanted that done as it was from a different forum. I didn't realize I had grabbed the wrong screen shot. A million appologies!
Sincerely,
theone
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3. October 2006 @ 21:39 |
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@theone
hehe, apology accepted :) i know it's difficult at times to differentiate between members of various forums, but i've been here @AD for a long time, hence why i chose to use the same username over @the Hounds~
everyone that knows me from here, know me as "docTY" over there as well, it's even under my username @Hounds...same person, different website :)
the only reason i noticed is because i was having probs. w/ the extended white space under my screen captures, LOL, so, that was key in determining it was in fact MY OWN benchmarks :) i noticed your copy and paste has that "white space issue" as well hahahahaha...
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3. October 2006 @ 21:52 |
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kivory,
Thanks for letting me off the hook! LOL I keep meaning to ask you, Are you a Doctor? I see the docTY and I've always wondered.
Happy Computering,
theone
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3. October 2006 @ 22:06 |
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@theone
yes, as a matter of fact i am...got my M.D. in neurosurgery~ :)
ok, before I take this thread further off topic, i'll stop here before i get in trouble hehe...
i check in this thread from time to time to see what others are using and what success they've achieved on their own systems, as with any overclocks, each person's max limit will vary, even if using similar/identical components :)
sharing is caring :) even if knowledge is what one is sharing, it might help others in pinpointing where their limits are or at least give them a ballpark figure as to what they CAN possibly achieve.
good luck w/ the overclocking to all~
docTY
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TY & Verbs 4 Life~ :)" ~docTY~
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4. October 2006 @ 00:25 |
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Good to see someone else with a similar setup.
As said before, I can boot to 3.87, and run superpi, got 13.110 sec for 1M.
System fails to complete PCMark05 tests without shutting down.
I've a long way to go with getting the setup correct, as I managed to get it up to that without too much effort.
I'm about to start testing the memory next and then see where that limit is, before pushing for a higher overclock.
I'm almost sure I can get it totally stable at 3.87 without the mod, but will have to jiggle the memory about a bit.
I'm serioulsy impressed by the CPU and board so far.
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4. October 2006 @ 14:13 |
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nicely done BigDK, i see we share very similar interests in regards to components chosen for our latest builds~ :)
i too have still got a long ways to go before i reach a higher stable speed, i'm currently using "older"/USED water cooling components from a friend's old system, it's nothing high-end or even remotely impressive, very standard basic stuff; i'll be looking to purchase a high-end kit in the upcoming months, more than likely around x-mas time when i can have a viable excuse to get one that the wife won't kill me over for! LOL
best of luck with your overclocking BigDK, there are plenty of tweaks i still need to iron out before i stop with this project, now only if i had the time...can't win em' all i guess~
docTY
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I am always prepared to recognize that there can be two points of view - mine and one that is probably wrong - John Gorton
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4. October 2006 @ 18:42 |
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BigDK,
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At 3.88 I had it up to 1.6V, it will go higher but the temps were starting to creep up.
That's where random crashes/strange behaviour starts occuring!!.Increased voltage is good to a point,then all of a sudden an extra .1-.2 volts can cause the temps to go through the roof.Your cpu @ stock is rated @65watts.Assuming 1.3 stock vcore,bumping it up to 1.6v changes that to 156 watts! I'm not sure of the thermal efficiency of the stock hsf,but if you use the thermal efficiency rating of the tuniq tower 120(one of the most efficient air coolers available)assuming an idle temp of 35 degrees celsius and a thermal efficiency rating of 0.18c/w your cpu @ 3.8ghz 1.6v equates to just over 63 degrees celsius!I'm sure the c/w of your stock hsf is no where near the efficiency of the tuniq 120 so your going to be a bit warmer than that.Heat is going to be your main obstacle to reaching 4ghz if you need to increase cpu vcore.Do you know the thermal rating of your stock hsf?
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5. October 2006 @ 02:47 |
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156 watts from 65? Wow, how do you calculate the excess heat by turning up the voltage then? (I may need to know this for my course some time!)
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5. October 2006 @ 03:50 |
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sammorris,
This is what I did.
Went to the psu calculator here:
http://www.extreme.outervision.com/psucalculator.jsp
and got these results.
I also calculated it manually using this formula:
Stock Wattage x o/c volts x stock volts ie:
65 x 1.6 x 1.3= 135.2 watts.So about 20 watts difference.
This is a general rule of thumb method for an approximate calculation.
I went with the psu calculator as I thought that it is probably more accurate.Now to work out the o/c temp use this formula:
Use 35 degrees c. as a idle temp.
So multiply your o/c wattage(in this case 156)by the thermal efficiency of your hsf(in this case I used the tuniq tower 120 as the best possible air cooling scenario)with a thermal efficiency rating of ~.18 c/w then add that to the cpu idle temp(in this case 35 degress c.) So 156 x .18 + 35 degrees c.=63.08 degrees.
If the facts dont fit the theory, change the facts." -- Albert Einstein
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5. October 2006 @ 03:53 |
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Yeah but then stock voltage would be 30% more watts than normal before being overclocked.... if you only did the voltage up by 0.1V or 0.15V I wouldn't say that's valid.
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5. October 2006 @ 04:00 |
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sam,
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Yeah but then stock voltage would be 30% more watts than normal before being overclocked
How did you work that out?
If the facts dont fit the theory, change the facts." -- Albert Einstein
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5. October 2006 @ 04:37 |
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Stock Wattage x o/c volts x stock volts
so stock wattage being 65W and stock voltage being 1.3V, if there was no overclocking, it'd be 65x1.3x1.3, so no I was wrong it'd be 69% more. 65x1.3x1.3 is 109.85W, so far more than the stock 65!
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5. October 2006 @ 04:41 |
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sam,I think you missed the point!
What we're doing is finding the estimated wattage when the cpu is overclocked in an overvoltage scenario.Not multiplying stock volts with stock volts.
If the facts dont fit the theory, change the facts." -- Albert Einstein
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