Search results matching tag 'overclocking'

What are your temps

Dev — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 11:13:17 GMT

Last night I had to put a fresh lick of thermal grease on my GPU heatsink, my temps at full load were hitting somewhere in the 80°C range. Afterwards they dropped to 66°C at full load. I just wanted to see what temps everyone else allows their card to run at. Name your card and cooler as well because I remember my 66OO GT would not tolerate any temp above 70°C. If you have an overclock give it in % above the original stock clock speed. Hopefully my grease has a good burn in period and temps should drop a few maybe to 62°C after another 150 hours or so.

My temps currently on my Sapphire X1900XTX with a Zalman cooler (can't remember the model)

66°C @ Full load

40°C @ Idle

Re: Question on a dual loop water cooling setup using XSPC dual pump Res. W/2X MCP355 pumps

Crazy V — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 17:50:12 GMT

Thanks for the advice, as for fitting it I've prefitted the triple rad in the top of the case and the quad rad mounts on the back piggy back with a koolance rad mount. the video cards will loop from the top to bottom and then back to top so as not to bother the bottom mounted psu, also allowing for less hose to the quad rad. The MCP355 pumps mount to the XSPC res in two bays. With everything in the case it fits real well with room to spare. Much better than the same basic setup in my Cosmo S type case, Minus the res and these pumps. 1/2 inch is what i was thinking but the pumps are at question. 1/2 hose fits well with plenty of room for the bends. I try to minimize the hose to as little as possible. Once again thanks. And if you could suggest some pumps as i was thinking of ordering two MCP655 pumps instead.

Question on a dual loop water cooling setup using XSPC dual pump Res. W/2X MCP355 pumps

Crazy V — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 10:13:28 GMT

FrozenCPU.com steered me toward a XSPC dual pump res. using 2X MCP355 pumps.

System Spec's:
AMD 955BE Phenom II
MSI 790FX-GD70 M/B
8GB 1600MHz Corsair
4X4890 XFX
Coolmaster ATCS 840

They also suggested:

1X ex-blc-569 EK Supreme Universal CPU Liquid Cooling Block - Acetal

4X ex-blc-599 EK Radeon HD4890 VGA Liquid Cooling Block - Acetal

As listed above the XSPC res. w/dual MCP355 pumps.

1X quad 120mm dual pass koolance rad. (for the 4x4890 XFX)

1X triple 120mm dual pass koolance rad (for the AMD 955BE)

Questions:

1. Will one of these pumps be able to keep up on the 4X EK 4890 blocks with a quad rad?

2. Same as question 1 but with a Ek cpu block on a triple rad?

3. And what size tubing should be used 3/8 or 1/2?

4. As i have already purchased the listed items, is this a safe setup? If not, i would like to try and save as many items as possible or just improve the current setup by adding to or revising this setup.

Any and all opinions or suggestions are welcome.

So far have had very bad luck with this build just in getting the parts. 3 cases later from FrozenCPU.com 2 have been damaged in preparation or shipping, awaiting 3rd. Missing items in newegg.com shipment due to over stuffed boxes and again rough shipping. So please help to save this build.

Thanks, Crazy V

My New LANShark (with pics!)

InfinityzeN — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 23:08:12 GMT

Here are the basics of the build...

Case: Danger Den T-16 (Acrylic MiniATX), Blue UV Reactive w/ "Blue Flaming Skull" paint job
PSU: Silverstone 750 w/ "Blue Flame" paint job
Mobo: DFI LanParty Jr x58
CPU: Intel Core i7 920 (Running @ 3.93Ghz)
Cooler: Coolit Pure CPU Watercooler
Memory: (6) 2GB Corsair Dominator DDR3 DIMMs (1.87Ghz, 9-9-9-24-2T, 1.65v)
Video: BFG GTX 285 OCE
HDD Main: (2) OCZ Vertex 120GB SSD in RAID0
HDD Data: WD 1TB Black HDD
Disk: Asus 22x DVD+R Light-script Drive
Bling: (2) Logisys UV Cold Cathode lights, (2) Blue LED Fans, Custom Candy Blue painted Cold Cathode light

Monitor: (2) HP w2408h 24" Monitors
Speakers: Logitech G51
Mouse: Logitech G9
Keyboard: Logitech Illuminated Keyboard
Storage: WD NAS (1TB) w/ (3) WD USB 1TB

Total Size: 7.75" W x 16.06" D x 16.19" H

And what you guys really want (I know you skipped over the above text), the pictures just after uncrating the thing... If the pics are cut in your view it is because the forums are chopping them. Their bigger and wider then what it shows most likely.

A picture from the front

Closeup of the front logo

Paint job on top of the DVD-Burner. It is the actual burner and not the case painted

Custom paint on the PSU. As above, the paint is on the PSU and not the case.

Full view backside of the case

Close up of details on backside of case

Full view frontside of the case

Interior full view

Another interior full view, this time at an angle

Close in of the interior. Notice the packing foam

Asus Triton 88 Core i7 Cooler Offers 6 Pipes

Sat, 27 Dec 2008 21:00:41 GMT

In our little spin around the block with the Core i7, we used the Thermalright Ultra-120 to keep thermals with our Core i7 Extreme 965 processor in check all the way up to a lofty 4.1GHz overclock. Asus just announced a chunk of aluminum and copper that might rival the Thermalright beast as well. Here's the skinny...

Taipei, Taiwan, December 23, 2008 – To keep up with the latest trends in processor technologies, ASUS has been constantly launching powerful CPU coolers to cater to the demands of gaming enthusiasts worldwide. However, one of the most eagerly-awaited would no doubt be the latest ASUS Triton 88 CPU cooler. This “fierce-looking” exterior of the Triton 88 comprises of an exclusive twin-pillared heatsink design, a 120mm inner-fan with a Diamond blue LED, and 6 copper heatpipes. With this ensemble of thermal features, it is able to deliver ultimate cooling performances for up to 180W and can support multiple applications—including the latest Intel® Core™ i7 processor (LGA1366).

Exclusive Twin-pillared Design and 120mm Inner-fan for 180W Overclocking Support
The Triton 88 utilizes an exclusive twin-pillared heatsink design that; when combined with the 120mm inner-fan, will help in lowering temperatures and create powerful air-cooled performance for extreme overclocking of up to 180W. Furthermore, with the fan positioned within the heatsink, VRM can be protected against high temperatures with the guiding of cool air to critical components near the CPU—ensuring system stability.

Massive Heat Dissipation Area of up to 8000cm2 for Optimal Cooling
To provide the best heat dissipation, the Triton 88 is also equipped with a massive heat dissipation area of up to 8000cm2; while 6 high conductive copper heatpipes and the 120mm LED fan provides maximum airflow and optimal cooling performance. This will ensure that enthusiasts worldwide will be able to enjoy overclocking of up to 180W without an inkling of concern. Furthermore, the Triton 88 is equipped with a PWM function that is able to automatically adjust the fan speed according to the CPU’s temperature—providing low acoustics during operation.

Specifications

Model Name	Triton 88
CPU support	Intel® Core™2 Extreme (LGA 775) Intel® Core™2 Quad / Core™2 Duo (LGA 775) Intel® Pentium® processor family (LGA775) Intel® Core i7 (LGA1366) AMD Phenom™ FX/X3/X4 (Socket 1207/AM2+) AMD Athlon™ 64 FX/X2 (Socket AM2/AM2+) AMD Athlon™ X2 (Socket AM2/AM2+)
Cooler dimension	125 mm(L) x 112 mm (W) x 153 mm (H)
Net Weight	876 g
Connector	4 pin
Heat sink material	Pure Copper base + Al fins + 6 Copper heatpipes
Acoustic	20 dBA during normal operation
Fan dimension	120 mm x 120 mm x 25 mm
Fan speed	800–2,100 rpm ± 10% (with PWM control and Blue LED)

Exclusive Twin-pillared Design for Ultimate Overclocking Fun

ASUS Triton 88 CPU Cooler Supports Latest LGA1366 Chipset Socket for Top-of-the-line Overclocking Performance

Re: I'd like to see specific guides (that are updated perhaps 2x a year)

ice91785 — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 17:56:47 GMT

Okay Bob and Der, sorry its taking so long (finals just finished up for me and I have not had a lot of time otherwise with work). I finished re-vamping the first half of Bob's guide and this is what I have so far:

Overclocking 101

Version 1.0 by bob_on_the_cob, ice91785, der_meister

Disclaimer about how if you mess up your PC it is not the fault of the guide or its writers; we are not to be held accountable for any hardware issues or problems that may result.

Recommended/Required Software:

· Temperature Monitoring Program(s)

ü CORETEMP: This is only a viable solution when using an Intel-based Procesor; it is very basic software that will give you an idea of the temperatures of each of your cores within your Intel CPU.

ü SPEEDFAN: Can use this temperature monitoring program with any CPU. It lays out temps in a very nice graph; bit more complicate than other but worth learning. This software also has ability to monitor fans and hard drives.

ü MOTHERBOARD UTILITY: Chances are if you are using a non-OEM motherboard (Abit, ASUS, DFI, Gigabyte, MSI, etc.) then you probably got a disc full of utilities in the motherboard’s box – this would probably include a temperature monitoring utility. Since it is designed to work specifically with your motherboard’s sensors, often it may be the most accurate.

· Specification/Information Program

ü CPU-Z: This is an awesome utility that tells you anything you may need to know about the guts of your rig. It includes (but not limited to):

§ CPU make, model, frequency, multiplier, revision, voltage

§ Motherboard make, model, BIOS revision

§ RAM make, model, frequency, timings

ü CPUBURNIN: A good program for finding maximum temperatures of your CPU. Not really the best for stability testing.

· Stress Test/Stability Program(s)

ü ORTHOS: Great for stability testing; puts CPU cores (up to two per instance) on a full load to verify your system is stable enough to use without crashing or locking up. If you have a quad core, simply open the program two times to test all four cores. It’s pretty user-friendly

ü PRIME95: Not as user friendly as Orthos, but the same idea. Can only stress one core per program instance so if you have an ‘X’-core CPU, you would need to open ‘X’ instances of PRIME for 100% load. A quick google search will help show you how to accomplish this…

ü MEMTEST86+: This you will need when you begin to overclock your rig’s RAM. It’s easiest to burn the .iso image to a CD and boot straight from it. It stressed the system’s memory to ensure its stability. Unstable memory = corrupt OS installation which can sometimes not become apparent perhaps a week or two (or more) after the original OS install.

· Motherboard Drivers/Updates

ü No matter the motherboard you have, you are going to want to be sure you have the latest drivers installed via the manufacturer’s website. Pay closest attention to chipset drivers and storage controller drivers. It may also be ideal to flash your BIOS to the latest version but this should be done on a case-by-case basis (if it ain’t broken, don’t fix it as they say).

Hardware Requirement(s):

· 3^rd Party (or sometimes high-end OEM) Motherboard

ü If you purchased your rig from a local or online retailer (Best Buy, Circuit City, Dell.com, etc.) chances are you probably will not be able to overclock. These motherboards are generally not as feature rich as performance motherboards are and lack the ability to overclock your hardware from the system’s BIOS.

If you plan on purchasing a decent motherboards board, some are (in no particular order): Abit, ASUS, DFI, Gigabyte, MSI, and Intel’s Bad Axe or Extreme Series. Lately, XFX and eVGA have released some pretty solid boards as well.

· Aftermarket Processor Cooling

ü You can use the stock Intel/AMD heatsink to begin your overclock, but generally aftermarket cooling will offer better results. A better air cooling solution (includes a heatsink with a fan) will run you about $30 to $60 USD. Decent brands to look for are: Arctic Cooling, Scyth, Tuniq, ZEROcooling, and Zalman to name a few. Thermaltake and ASUS also make some okay cooling solutions

A good watercooling solution can be $200+. I recommend getting your feet wet in the overclocking world before dropping that kind of cash.

· Non-Raid Hard Drive Setup

ü If you currently have a rig that has your hard drives set up in a RAID array, you need to find a way to either turn it off (without losing your data of course) or to find another rig to overclock with. I say this because part of overclocking includes pushing your system until it is no longer stable and gives you a few bad boot sequences. This will usually mess up RAID arrays (especially RAID 0). Just to be cautious use a different hard drive setup until you know what your rig can do.

· PC Chassis with Good Air Flow

ü The better the air flow through your rig, the better overclocking results you will achieve. Good airflow = good temperatures. Good temperatures = higher overclock. You want to find a case that has intake and exhaust vents, and air can linearly find its way across the inside of the case. I sniped a picture from google images to show what I mean:

Looking at the above picture shows the linearity of airflow you want to achieve. If you are using a case that has fans on the side-panel, I would generally use these as intake fans. If you are using a case that has a blow-hole on the top, I would use that as an exhaust. Don’t get too fan crazy though as more than 4 fans (to me anyway) turns your rig into a jet plane sounding like its ready to take off and can be very loud.

Another thing that many people are lacking in their case is good wire management. It will obviously be tough for air to easily flow through a case if there are cables blocking this flow. Tie down and tuck all your extra cabling from your PSU, HDDs, and optical drives. If you want to see the best of the best, Hothardware’s Sladesurfer is probably the most amazing I have seen. Some of his work can be seen at http://hothardware.com/cs/forums/p/35237/287501.aspx#287501

Re: Dell XPS 710 H2C Performance Gaming System

chesbrougha — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 10:55:56 GMT

I am moving and am looking to sell a fully loaded, four month old Dell XPS 720 H2C with the following specs and buy something for portable:

Intel Core2 Duo QX6850 (3.00 GHZ overclocked to 3.67 GHZ) with quad core tech----
4GB RAM----
2x BLU-RAY, DVD+R/RW----
Dual: 768 NVidia GeForce 8800 Ultra----
Dual: 1 TB harddrives----
Windows Vista Ultimate (32bit)----
Windows Side Cover, Black (see picture)----
Aegia Physx Processor----
1 killowatt power supply----
Dual: 1 TB harddrives----
19-:1 Media Card reader----
3 year in home dell premium support----
Lycosa Gaming Keyboard----
Razer death addler gaming mouse----
Microsoft office standard 2007 suite----
Logitech Quickcam Fusion----
Samsung 2232BW monitor (22 inch)----
"World in Conflict"----

Total Package Price: $5,800 (buying everything new costs around $8K)

See the craigslist posting: http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/doc/ele/651633448.html

Re: Need help with Overclocking on this board P5N32-E Sli

Vitruvian — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 01:22:29 GMT

You have a fantastic rig. I have a similar you can easily overclock the CPU using the AI by 20% to 3.6GHz. This takes about 5 minutes to do, and is super stable. Do you really need to go further?

Ultra ChillTec Thermo-Electric CPU Cooler

Marco C — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 16:00:03 GMT

Hello Everyone,

We’re writing to let you know that we’ve just posted a new article at HotHardware in which we evaluate the features, installation, and performance of Ultra’s ChillTec Thermo-Electric CPU Cooler. The ChillTec is a bit more than an oversized aftermarket cooler. This unit marries two technologies into a single package, teaming a heat-pipe tower-type cooler with a peltier and an oversized fan to offer extreme cooling potential. To help facilitate use of its features, Ultra also integrates an external module that's programmed to control the cooler's functions and report on the current health of the CPU. Head on over to the site and check it out...

Article URL: http://www.hothardware.com/Articles/Ultra_ChillTec_Thermo_Electric_CPU_Cooler

P35 Shootout: Asus P5K3 Deluxe vs. Gigabyte GA-P35T-DQ6

Marco C — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 15:40:17 GMT

Hello Everyone,

We’re writing to let you know that we’ve just posted a new P35 chipset-based motherboard shootout at HotHardware in which we pit the Asus P5K3 Deluxe against the Gigabyte GA-P35T-DQ6. The P5K3 Deluxe is positioned as a premium product, with a price tag to match. And we put it up against another heavyweight, the Gigabyte GA-P35T-DQ6. Both boards feature elaborate cooling hardware and overclocked well past the 2GHz FSB mark. Head on over to the site and check them out...

P35 Shootout: Asus P5K3 Deluxe vs. Gigabyte GA-P35T-DQ6