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Another new build advice thread
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18. March 2008 @ 07:58 |
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It came from the planet Zorlac in the Ormigon constellation... :)
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18. March 2008 @ 09:31 |
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theres just to many threads for me to try and follow...lol but since lOCO linked to this one and its some pretty good reading. think i will try creakys test. and run dvd-rebuild and convertxtodvd at the same time. ive only tried dvdflick once a while back and dont know anything about it.. as of yet.
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18. March 2008 @ 09:34 |
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I use Opera mainly and Firefox too, so i can keep 100's of tabs open, and i still can't keep up with enough threads; i'm on 2 pc's at the moment and i still can't keep up !.Admittedly the other pc is on for non-AD duties; Flick is good, it does the job. As i say i like running all 3 encoding programs together, i like to make the Quad Core earn it's keep :)
Main PC ~ Intel C2Q Q6600 (G0 Stepping)/Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS3/2GB Crucial Ballistix PC2-8500/Zalman CNPS9700/Antec 900/Corsair HX 620W
Network ~ DD-WRT ~ 2node WDS-WPA2/AES ~ Buffalo WHR-G54S. 3node WPA2/AES ~ WRT54GS v6 (inc. WEP BSSID), WRT54G v2, WRT54G2 v1. *** Forum Rules ***This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 18. March 2008 @ 09:36
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18. March 2008 @ 10:13 |
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id sya haven the Quad you would need to do 3-4-5 proggies like that to get its use out of it.
seeing im on my new build and dont have much on here yet(as far as movies) i tried to pull the files i wantedto burn from the other puter in network and it sucks trying to pul from that drive to this one here.. takes forever. plus hte one im pulling from is a 8mb cache slow joe there..lol
im gonna get the stuff on this puter so i can play around with multiple programs like this
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18. March 2008 @ 10:23 |
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I guess you'll just have to go get some new files to convert then won't ya Rob :)
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18. March 2008 @ 11:45 |
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well i didnt want to say it that way...lmao am looking now
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18. March 2008 @ 11:51 |
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Say what ye mean and mean what ye say eh?
ag ag ag ag ag I'm popeye the sailor man.....
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19. March 2008 @ 08:23 |
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Sorry, but I feel I've been a bit rude. I haven't thanked anyone who has helped me with this build. All the advice and input was appreciated and I couldn't have done it without all of your help.
I've found a nice core temp monitoring program...
http://www.alcpu.com/CoreTemp/
See what you think.
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19. March 2008 @ 08:30 |
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Originally posted by LOCO the treasure hunter:
I've found a nice core temp monitoring program...
http://www.alcpu.com/CoreTemp/
See what you think.
Strange what we find on our own. ;)
PCWizard
HWMonitor
Everest
SpeedFan
and a couple of others work ok too. ;) Core Temp is a good simple little progie. :)
...gm
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19. March 2008 @ 08:51 |
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I've got Speedfan and Everest and I don't know exactly how or where they get the reading/data from to give the temps, but this one is supposed to be "more" accurate....what ever that means :)
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19. March 2008 @ 08:58 |
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i'm just trying out Core Temp on one of my Dell C2D's, seems to be working, just trying DVD Rebuilder for a bit to see what happens
Main PC ~ Intel C2Q Q6600 (G0 Stepping)/Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS3/2GB Crucial Ballistix PC2-8500/Zalman CNPS9700/Antec 900/Corsair HX 620W
Network ~ DD-WRT ~ 2node WDS-WPA2/AES ~ Buffalo WHR-G54S. 3node WPA2/AES ~ WRT54GS v6 (inc. WEP BSSID), WRT54G v2, WRT54G2 v1. *** Forum Rules ***
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19. March 2008 @ 09:00 |
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You're right, I've tried a few others and it seems that Core Temp has it about as close as possible on the cores. ;) WEll of course compared to all the rest is the only way I can do it with any accuracy. I don't know how to TRULY test the core temp but hey it seems as good as any. :D
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You get all your little problems worked out LOCO. ;) I know there are a few when first getting one going. You know with progies and such. :) Have you decided on a new ODD yet?? I'm liking the Pioneer 215D but I need to here more feedback. :) I like the true Sony/NEC/Optiarc too, but have you seen any of those lately? I may try to go onto eBay and find a 7170S cause me likes those. lol. ;)
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19. March 2008 @ 09:25 |
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LOCO - Ive found that the temps registered by Everest always basically match those in coretemp and because Everest gives more info Ive just stuck with that.
GM - After further use of the 215-DBK - I am getting more happy with it as a drive as the days go by. Have now perfectly burnt a DL Aone disc at 8x speed with no issues - in fact the verification took longer than the actual burn (this was burning an ISO).
GA-P35C-DS3R Rev 2.0 F6 - E8200 @ 3.2Ghz - 2x1GB Corsair XMS2 800Mhz@4-4-4-12 - Sapphire 2600XT 512mb GDDR3 - CM690 Dominator - Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro - 250GB Maxtor and 500GB WD internal SATA HDD - 500GB Seagate eSATA and 500GB Maxtor One Touch III USB External HDD - 2 x Pioneer DVR-215DBK - Windows XP SP2 - Logitech X-540 5.1 70W RMS Speakers - Polaroid FLU-2632 Monitor
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19. March 2008 @ 09:41 |
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The core temp proggie is a good one. Soph mention'd it to me a bit ago. when i first started to OC my E8400. he didsay that it is realy made for to use when your under load, not at idle. from what ive seen with it though it does a good job at idle also...
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19. March 2008 @ 10:06 |
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My Quad machine has very good temperature monitoring software supplied with it but Core Temp seems quite nifty so i'll use that from now on as well.
My Dell 745 machine (Core 2 Duo E6400 2.13GHz L2 Stepping) idles around 36C, and using DVD-RB across both cores it averages 61C (61C seems to be the max safe temperature for this CPU also).
My Quad Core Q6600 G0 Stepping (remember i run all my fans on this baby on minimum - that might have to change in the summer) idles around 30C (bonus) and using DVD-RB it hits all of 41C. If i do my favourite party trick of adding ConvertXtoDVD and DVD Flick to DVD-RB it hits 45C max. Nice, especially as the safe max temperature for the G0 is 71C (i think the B3 stepping of the Q6600 has a max of 62C - how pants is that!, no wonder no-one recommends buying those).
..come on Loco old fruit, let's see some multitasking
Main PC ~ Intel C2Q Q6600 (G0 Stepping)/Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS3/2GB Crucial Ballistix PC2-8500/Zalman CNPS9700/Antec 900/Corsair HX 620W
Network ~ DD-WRT ~ 2node WDS-WPA2/AES ~ Buffalo WHR-G54S. 3node WPA2/AES ~ WRT54GS v6 (inc. WEP BSSID), WRT54G v2, WRT54G2 v1. *** Forum Rules ***
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19. March 2008 @ 10:16 |
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Everest can't monitor the temperature of my graphics card, at all, which is a shame because it worked with my X1900...
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20. March 2008 @ 04:01 |
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LOCO
There's a lot of difference between the trial version and the full retail version of Everest. More function and more readings. As far as a good monitoring system, I've not found better than the retail Everest.
I forgot, which RAM did you end up using? I think it was mentioned earlier that the quality of RAM and its latency is a big factor in overclocking. I'm no expert, but that's what I've been told.
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20. March 2008 @ 10:46 |
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It's the full retail version, which is what I don't understand...
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20. March 2008 @ 12:07 |
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20. March 2008 @ 12:12 |
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Hmm, what cooler is that?
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20. March 2008 @ 12:31 |
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20. March 2008 @ 12:47 |
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Hmm, looks suspiciously like a Freezer 7 knock-off to me! :D
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20. March 2008 @ 13:08 |
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As good as the ACF7 is I'd be making copies too. :P BUT since I don't have the capabilities I'll just check out the ones that claim to be. hehehe. :P Nice little cpu cooler there LOCO!!! Where'd you get it?? lol. ;P If you lap it you will get lower temps I guarantee it... how much I don't know... Russ knows more bout that than I do. :) I've got one of the Cooler Master TX2's but I want to lap it to see how much difference it will make. :) OH well another thread for that. ;P
L@@KS to me you have about all of your stuff in order in the case. :) Are all the parts getting along now?? Sometimes that is the difficult part.
BOUT time you start OC'in that SOGun!! lol.
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20. March 2008 @ 13:35 |
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yes indeed looks good. i got 1 question though..all that power/storage and only 1 disc drive???lol just razzen ya loco...
from what ive heard, read the Q6600 dont need alot of OC'ing so go straight to the mem and work on it.
i also just put some round IDE cables in my rig looks a little better in there. i still need to get all sata in this bad boy.
well guess i cant call it a bad boy in the quad room so to say..lmao
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20. March 2008 @ 22:56 |
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Rob don't listen to 'em!! Your puter runs faster even tho it's ONLY 2 cores. hehehe. :P With it running at about 3.5GHz it will finish RB in about the same time as the Q6600 but I don't think it can run all three progies and do the same times. lol.
LOCO I found this searching a little. I'm sure there are other deals but I haven't found them yet.... ;)
link to NEC/Sony/Optiarc 7170A It's IDE unfortunately but at least it's a REAL Optiarc/NEC!!! L&D have some great f/w for that baby.....
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