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30. April 2008 @ 20:10 |
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That's not the first review...
GM, the G0 cools better and overclocks better.
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Audi - L723A841 - 3.8Ghz - Max OC: 4.0Ghz
LittlePud - L724A??? - 3.15@1.275 Bios 1.225 vdroop
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SilviaStud - L724A760 -- ???
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30. April 2008 @ 20:13 |
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Originally posted by sammorris:
You used the word heatsync?
Kinda like Nsync or something. lol. A synchronous device that cools the main processing unit of a computer. lol. :P Yep sammy that was a lame term wunnit?
....gm
C2K, thanks for answering the questions. As I said I'm interested because I have the Q6600 and will OC as soon as get another gfx card.
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30. April 2008 @ 20:14 |
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Well there isn't a review that isn't a core 2 duo anywhere obvious, so my apologies, that was the first one I saw.
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30. April 2008 @ 20:17 |
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Originally posted by abuzar1:
That's not the first review...
GM, the G0 cools better and overclocks better.
Yep, well aware of that I just wanted to see what he was using to see how far he got his unit. ;) I didn't pay much for my Q6600 so the issue of OC'in is almost moot. :P Anyway I'm sure I can get it close to 3.0GHz which is good enough if you ask me.
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30. April 2008 @ 20:22 |
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sam ^^^ what do you expect they cant even spell colour :D sry, jk, cant help it.
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...For 4 stick RAM. Overclocking the CPU on the highest multi is the less stress on mobo so RAM and FSB is very limited. So it should be fine, but it (mobo) will still need more then it did for only 2 slots...
im not sure you have phrased that quite right but i think i know what your getting at. if you have the same fsb/ram/pcie clocks it doesnt matter which multi the cpu is on as its still the same amount of data running thru the nb, but if you can set a higher multi and lower the fsb it will lessen the stress on the mobo and possibly give you more room to set the other 2 clocks higher. the nb can only handle so much data at once, it finite, and to achieve the best oc you need to ballance those 3 clocks till you get the most out of it and find that sweet spot. now this may mean dropping your max cpu by a couple of hundred mhz so you can get a nice cpm/mem ratio with a nice pcie speed but thats they way the biscuit crumbles somtimes.
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30. April 2008 @ 20:24 |
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30. April 2008 @ 20:28 |
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Originally posted by marsey99:
marsey99@needssomesleep.com
It is late where you are. ;) Nitey-Nite Marsey!!
boozer,
Did you have any issues OC'in your Q6600? I won't do this for a while but I like to be ready if any thing is "different". ;)
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30. April 2008 @ 20:29 |
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and where I am! lol
Nah, I'm off to bed as well methinks - or rather watching TV in bed... Ah, the wonders of networked fileservers on High res PC monitors... All I need now is a remote control for it! :)
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30. April 2008 @ 20:35 |
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It's pretty damn hot. Seriously, VERY hot. Other tan that I have had no particular issues.
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30. April 2008 @ 20:39 |
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Originally posted by sammorris:
You used the word heatsync?
Me? Heatsync fan I guess?
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30. April 2008 @ 21:47 |
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30. April 2008 @ 22:12 |
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Originally posted by ddp:
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sorry bout that ddp. didn't think about the "quote". ;)
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30. April 2008 @ 22:22 |
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GM,
are you tattling again?
if you're going to tattle, at least do it right ;) :D
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30. April 2008 @ 22:40 |
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Originally posted by Mort81:
GM,
are you tattling again?
if you're going to tattle, at least do it right ;) :D
No pinhead, I just quoted a silly word and didn't think about changing it. lol. NOT a bad word per se but NOT excepted in some circles and shouldn't be used in a forum such as this.. hope that makes some sense. lol.
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30. April 2008 @ 23:44 |
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pinhead, ouch. the truth hurts.
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1. May 2008 @ 00:00 |
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Anybody experiencing instability with NeroVision 5 of the Nero Ultra 8 Suite (v8.3.2.1) while on an overclocked or close to stock system? I'm not sure, it may just be the app cause everything else runs fine. I will compare in adobe Premiere 3.0 later.
Just wondering if some-one here knows Nero a bit better as far as what kind of sub system stress it taxes on a OC'd system if any. NeroVision 5 of the Ultra 8 suite uses these 3D animated menues and it does tend to be more a resorce hog already. Early v8.1.1.0 was worse.
Sony PSP/PS3,
ASUS RAMPAGE II EXTREME(X58) w/ i7 930 DO @ 4.305GHz (205x21 @ 1.323v) 2:8 DDR1680 @ 6-6-6-18
ASUS RAMPAGE EXTREME (X48) w/ Q6600 @ 3.81GHz, 422x9 @ DDR1680 6-7-6-20 @ 1.71v
ASUS CROSSHAIR w/ x2 6400+
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1. May 2008 @ 00:10 |
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abuzar1,
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It's pretty damn hot. Seriously, VERY hot. Other tan that I have had no particular issues.
Kids! LOL!! You slow it down and see if the temps go down. If they don't then you have to go over your case cooling and see where it's lacking. I mean why burn it up? That's just crazy! We know what you've accomplished already, so what's the point of risking your machine? Sometimes you have to be a bit of an engineer to get things right! I ran a 3.0/800 Prescot at 3.84GHz in a very poorly ventilated case. I had to try different fans and different directions with the airflow of those fans to get it to run cool enough. Where I was living had no AC, and with summer temps of 115F, it was a challenge. Even thought the P4 Prescot was a known heater, I managed to keep it under 60C while encoding. It just takes time, and that dirty word, Patience to figure it out! LOL!!
Best Regards,
Russ
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1. May 2008 @ 00:45 |
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Yeah I'm going to try to make a little duct to see if my temps go down.
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1. May 2008 @ 01:51 |
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abuzar1,
What case are you using?
Russ
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1. May 2008 @ 05:47 |
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OK! I've been doing some adjusting and testing. Some processors are great overclockers, some are good and some just don't overclock very well. My E6750 is a good overclocker, but not great! 3.55GHz is it! I sort of figured considering I have to raise my CPU Voltage more than I see other people have to do to get the same results. First off, It won't even post at 1.40v. If I set it on automatic at stock 2.66GHz, the auto sets it to 1.44v. Since it should run at a much lower voltage stock and the Prime95 CPU test, which stresses almost no Ram fails at lower than 1.49v, I have to believe it's the processor. Memtest passes with no errors, at 1066GHz, so to me that clinches it. At 3.55GHz it runs good, so I'm not sure yet whether I want to RMA it or not, but I think I might. The benchmarks below are good, but it bothers me that it won't post at 1.40v and that the Auto sets the CPU voltage to 1.44v. It takes 1.49v to be stable at 3.55GHz, and I've seen many instances of the E6750 getting to 3.6GHz with the default voltage to ignore the problem. I can get another 2000-3000MB/s at least, of memory bandwidth by messaging the memory subtimings! Still that high a voltage just to post bothers me. Here's the latest benchmarks!
Not too shabby! I think I will take a few days and think it over and then decide whether to RMA it back to Intel.
Best Regards,
Russ
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1. May 2008 @ 06:30 |
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If it won't post at normal voltage then it's probably buggered. What if you had a board that can't raise the voltage?
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1. May 2008 @ 07:40 |
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if thats what it autos to its the chip telling the bios thats what it wants, it would do this with a board that gives the user no vcore option too.
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1. May 2008 @ 07:45 |
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Really? Fair enough. I assumed that some boards wouldn't have the hardware required to adjust the voltage in software, whether or not that adjustment was visible to the user or not.
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1. May 2008 @ 07:48 |
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sammorris,
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If it won't post at normal voltage then it's probably buggered. What if you had a board that can't raise the voltage?
It's been that way since day one. I just didn't snap to it. I just started out on automatic and didn't pay any real attention to the voltage until I started overclocking it. I was going to see how high it would go on Auto. Next time I'll check by turning the auto off! The numbers are good, and I can get the memory bandwidth up to about the 8200-8300MB/s range, but that takes a lot of time to do, as the changes are small and many with a lot of testing in between. I don't think I want to have to do it twice with all the time it takes. BTW when you were surprised with my 3DMark 06 score a while back with my 7600GT those memory sub-timings were what did it. I didn't change anything except fatten the memory bandwidth about 5000MB/s.
Maybe I hurt it taking it up to 4.0 briefly! Taking it to 1.56v, just to feed my Ego was stupid. My box that the CPU came in says right on it, "Max Voltage 1.350v"! I was just so damn obsessed with seeing 4.0, and Nuck had done it at that voltage and his CPU is still all right, I decided what the hell! I also had the Intel Tech tell me 1.5v was safe and I figured that a short foray to 1.56v wouldn't hurt. Mine was also from the early batch of G0 stepping E6750s, so maybe there were changes made after I bought mine. I know that they stopped shipping them for a while just after I bought mine!
I had the memory set to 2.3v after checking with DocTY first, and since the memory used to run at 932MHz with the timings at 5-4-4-12 with the E4300 at 3352MHz and then it wouldn't run over 888 with this CPU, I should have been suspicious then. The only thing difference in booting up with the Dominator memory is It will run at 3.6MHz, and run benches. With the G.Skill 800MHz memory, it wouldn't clock over 888MHz also at 3552GHz (notice a pattern here)! I mean what's the likelyhood of that with two different bus speeds because of the different mulltiplier. I was blaming the memory when in reality it's very likely the CPU! I only just realized it now that the CPU was at the exact same speed, because I backed the E4300 down to 3.3GHz. I was getting the figures from the calculator based on the known memory speed and came up with 3552 that way for both the 800 and the 1066 memory! I guess you're never too old to learn! LOL!!
Best Regards,
Russ
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1. May 2008 @ 08:28 |
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See, this why I never did an extreme overclocking test. It might not make a difference, but by the time you find out it does, it's too late... I find it funny how I'm using a lower voltage than your CPU requires at stock to make 3.15Ghz!
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