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jeffreywilens
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Topic: CPU temperature for Q6600 and Pro Case Posted: 03 Apr 2008 at 6:18pm |
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What temperatures are people reporting with the Pro Case, overclocked Q6600 at idle and load.
Even with the upgrade to the extra 80mm intake fan (no room for a 120mm due to two optical drives), I am still at just under
CPU 70C at idle
CPU 90C at load
This is overclocked to 3.2 or thereabouts.
I've been told by DSO this is okay but I'm just wondering what others users are running at.
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!ender_
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Quote Reply Posted: 03 Apr 2008 at 6:44pm | |
90... celcuis? at 3.159 i was idling around 32, stage 2 cooling.
i recorded load temp at 51 but it was NOT 100% on each core, just a video render in vegas (multithread), i need to retest that w/ PCMark when i overclock again
what are you using to grab your temps?
are you sure its on celcius?
that would be almost boiling water temperature....... Edited by !ender_ - 03 Apr 2008 at 6:47pm |
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EdH63
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Quote Reply Posted: 03 Apr 2008 at 7:01pm | |
Those temps are freaking high! Gotta be wrong.
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Bill the Cat
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Quote Reply Posted: 03 Apr 2008 at 7:05pm | |
That seems way, way too hot. What are you using to read those temperatures? Either you're getting bad readings or maybe your your CPU cooler has come unseated, or the CPU cooler fan isn't running, but damn that's hot.
Personally, I wouldn't run the CPU under load until I knew what was going on.
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jeffreywilens
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Quote Reply Posted: 03 Apr 2008 at 7:16pm | |
I am using speedfan 4.33 to measure temps. I have the Freezer Pro Arctic Cooler 7 for the CPU. YES these are Celsius temperatures. The two intake fans and the one exhaust fan are spinning. The CPU fan on the Arctic Cooler is spinning. I can feel the air coming out of the heat sink on the back of the Arctic cooler. As far as I can tell, the CPU cooler is attached to the CPU properly. This was checked out by DSO prior to shipping I would assume.
So either Speedfan is inaccurate somehow or there is a problem apparently. Note: the system monitor in BIOS reports CPU temp of 68 C at idle.
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SunfighterLC
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Quote Reply Posted: 03 Apr 2008 at 7:19pm | |
On a side note, i really wish they had an option for a vigor gaming monsoon 2 CPU cooler on the option lists =P
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Bill the Cat
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Quote Reply Posted: 03 Apr 2008 at 7:32pm | |
If you haven't calibrated Speedfan, that's probably the problem. I don't know about your version, but Speedfan historically didn't read temps correctly "right out of the box".
Download CoreTemp.
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EdH63
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Quote Reply Posted: 03 Apr 2008 at 7:37pm | |
You need to download 3.34 beta 44. They've corrected this issue.
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jeffreywilens
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Quote Reply Posted: 03 Apr 2008 at 7:50pm | |
I will download Speedfan 4.34 beta 44 and give that a try. Also, I see there is now (since early March) a Vista x 64 version of Core temp. I will give that a try as well. |
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EdH63
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Quote Reply Posted: 03 Apr 2008 at 7:54pm | |
Opps! I meant 4.34... DOH!
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Tyler Lowe
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Quote Reply Posted: 03 Apr 2008 at 11:51pm | |
This is the part I'm interested in. Speedfan 4.33 does require adjustment, so you could be seeing erroneous figures reported there if you have not adjusted from the default settings. Your BIOS, however, is unlikely to be reporting the wrong temperatures. IMO, 90*C is *not* OK. TJunction isn't a recommendation, it's a limit. You are very close to being able to boil water on your CPU at that temperature. I don't like it when my cores hit 60*C, never mind 90. Confirm your core temperatures with Coretemp, and post them please. Also, if you could post with your BIOS settings, specifically the voltage level on your CPU, this would be helpful. |
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!ender_
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Quote Reply Posted: 04 Apr 2008 at 12:57am | |
yea i think this may be more serious than a calibration problem myself, either way id like to see a cpuz and coretemp post
both easy downloads/installs, and just post your results like this:
the bios, im afraid youll have to copy down by hand (as far as i know)
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jeffreywilens
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Quote Reply Posted: 04 Apr 2008 at 2:14am | |
Here is confirmed results using Speed Fan 4.34 BETA 44 and Core Temp 0.97.1. All tems are reported in CELSIUS.
Speed Fan
Under load, using Prime 95 to stress CPU
after 1 minute / after 12 minutes / after 40 minutes
System 77 81 77
CPU 89 92 87
Core 0 91 92 89
Cores 1-3 about the same
Under light load (Vista desktop)
System 40
CPU 65
Cores 63-68
Core Temp
Cores 0-3 90 92 87
I don't know why the temps seemed to peak and then decline somewhat during the test.
Under light load (Vista desktop and writing this post)
Cores 0-3 65-65-61-61
My BIOS settings are overclocked to 3.14 GHz, CPU 3150, FSB 1400, HT multiplier 5x, CPU core voltage 1.55 setting and 1.47 current, memory 2.1 V, nForce SPP 1.40 V, FSB 1.4 V.
Speed fan shows Vcore 1.45 and AVCC 3.25
Screen shot below at heavy load
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EdH63
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Quote Reply Posted: 04 Apr 2008 at 2:30am | |
Holy crap, bro! That is hard to believe those temps. Keep a fire extinguisher handy. I'm sure one of our more seasoned citizens will get you straightened out. Hang in there!
I will tell you this, the cores are very temp sensitive so they will respond very quickly when the stress diminishes. They warm up fast, and they cool down fast. Edited by EdH63 - 04 Apr 2008 at 2:33am |
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Tyler Lowe
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Quote Reply Posted: 04 Apr 2008 at 2:47am | |
Well, I know what I would do.
I would record the BIOS settings for the overclock, and then I would return all values to stock and see what sorts of temperatures I was getting. If you are looking at idle temps in the 50's or 60's at stock settings, something is very wrong. If on the other hand, if the temperatures drop right down, you know you have a heat issue that is related to your overclock settings. For reference, these are my temperatures under load: Bearing in mind my overclock is probably not stable enough to endure 24 hours of torture testing like the one DSO ships out, it's stable enough to suit my purposes, meaning I have not yet hard locked or crashed even after 6 hour long gaming marathons. If, when you try stock settings, the temp drops to normal levels, and you don't care about being Prime Stable for 24 hours more than you care about operating at lower temperature levels, you may wish to explore a lower VCore setting. If, on the other hand, you set your system to stock speeds and volts, and the temps still look like that, call DSO ASAP. |
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jeffreywilens
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Quote Reply Posted: 04 Apr 2008 at 3:52am | |
Any one else, please weigh in but the consensus seems to be these temps are too high, yet here are some additional facts: 1. I just received this system back from DSO yesterday. This is the OC they set and presumably they monitored the temperatures. I have not altered anything and don't even know how). Moreover, I have the additional 80mm intake fan replacing two optical bays.
2. It has been suggested removing the OC will cause temps to plummet. I suspect that will happen because it happened before. I actually first received this system in January 2008 and noticed the heat problems then but I had other issues that caused me to return the system. Before I returned the system, I did turn the OC off and CPU was 44 at idle and 52 at load. Then I sent the system back and DSO replaced and upgraded the motherboard to resolve those other issues. They also added the extra intake fan.
3. When I got the system back, I noticed the heat issues again, which is not surprising since my OC was only to 2.7 before and now it is to 3.14. I spoke to Kelly at DSO. He said the 70 C for idle and 90 C for load is okay for the Q6600 based upon his review of forums like overclockers.com. However, when I first received my system before returning it to DSO, I was told by Josh at DSO that my temps (70/90) are way too high and he disabled the OC.
So I was really posting these questions here to get input without coloring anyone's perspective by revealing what DSO already did or told me.
Let's just say I am disappointed that even with an extra fan, I am still getting these kind of temps which I suspect were very high but which I was getting inconsistent analysis from DSO. It appears that if you ask two people there, you will get two different answers. I just want to know which is correct.
I wish I could get a straight answer please from anyone:
1. Are these temps definitely bad for my computer, yes or no.
2. If they are bad, is it possible to OC (without overheating) my system, yes or no?
3. Is anyone running an overclocked system (like mine) with the level 2 CPU cooler and the extra 80mm intake fan with reasonable temps, yes or no?
4. If someone is running my system with a low-temp OC, please tell me how? Otherwise, I will scrap the OC.
Case: Digital Storm Twister PRO (Black Anodized Aluminum Finish)
Power Supply: 560W SilverStone Strider (Model: ST56F) (Silent) Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHz (1066MHz FSB) (8MB Cache) OC to 3.14 Motherboard: nVidia 680i Core 2 Quad (By: eVGA) (nForce 680i LT)
Memory: 4GB DDR2 Corsair at 800MHz XMS2 (Dual Channel) (Extreme-Performance) Floppy / Card: Sony 1.44MB Floppy (Black Edition) Hard Drive 1: 150GB Western Digital Raptor (10K RPM) (16MB Cache) (SATA) (Extreme Speed) Hard Drive 2: 250GB Western Digital (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA) Optical Drive 1: DVD-ROM/CD-ROM (DVD Reader 16x / CD Reader 40x) Optical Drive 2: DVD±R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 20x / CD-Writer 48x) Network Card: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections) Video Card: nVidia GeForce 8800GT 512MB (By: eVGA) (PCI-Express) Sound Card: Motherboard Multi-Channel High Definition Audio (7.1 Channel) Cooling: Air Cooled Stage 2 (Silent Artic Cooling Heat-sink (Copper Heatpipes) Round Cables: Enhanced Interior Air Flow (Optical Drive & Floppy Cables (Black Edition) Overclock Processor: Yes, Overclock the processor as much as possible with complete stability Windows OS: Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate (64-Bit Edition) (For Enthusiasts) |
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EdH63
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Quote Reply Posted: 04 Apr 2008 at 8:29am | |
My system specs are not too far off from yours. They're in my sig below. I'm sporting a 3.15 OC but have stage 3 air cooling (Don't know the difference in yours and mine honestly), an 8800GTX (which produces more heat than your card), 4/120mm case fans, Vista 32bit OS and a TJ09 Extreme case.
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Gary
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Quote Reply Posted: 04 Apr 2008 at 8:40am | |
I would be a bit concerned with those temps !!! Same system here with no overclock and i get 38c to 44c idle and 55c to 57c load temp. I would definitely get it checked out.
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Bill the Cat
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Quote Reply Posted: 04 Apr 2008 at 10:11am | |
I'm just an amateur, but who ever told you this (or "Thumbs" Kelly) ought to weigh in here and defend this statement. I'm always ready to be re-educated. IMHO this is too damn hot.
We've also just blown right by the fact that your Vcore = 1.55 V in the BIOS! DSO has defended this kind of voltage in the past, but personally, I find that way too extreme. As far as I know, this is the absolute operational limit of the chip. I wouldn't go there.
As I've noted before, how far you can overclock depends on your particular CPU and your tolerance for risk; not some hard limit of nature. DSO is under customer pressure to produce Q6600 overclocks above 3.0 GHz, probably because customers are reading those same overclocking forums mentioned above..... Call me a overclocking pussy, but I would not run my system this way.
On the other hand, if you can run Prime95 for 24 hours (or even 12 hrs.) without an error, you'd have to admit the system is stable, and then it's only a question of how long will it stay that way. DSO does warrantee the CPU for 3 years after all..... Edited by Bill the Cat - 04 Apr 2008 at 10:20am |
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Tyler Lowe
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Quote Reply Posted: 04 Apr 2008 at 10:46am | |
I went through exactly what you are going through right now. The only difference is, AFAIK before I posted pics of my 80mm fan conversion there was no 80mm fan offered as a second intake. I experimented and kept on trying different things until I got my temps to a point I was happy.
1. yes, but operating your computer is bad for your computer- it's a matter of degree 2. yes, but you have to be willing to accept the possibility of a lower clock or a different definition of "stable". 3. yes, I ran under those conditions for months before deciding to upgrade my cooling. 4. As I indicated in my post, by lowering the voltage. 5. Overclocking is not an exact science. It is subject to interpretation. Different people are comfortable with different levels of stress from voltage and heat on their CPU. Different people are comfortable with different levels of "stability", and will define stable based on different verifications. My overclock is 2 hour Prime95 stable, as was the last clock setting I ran my system at. I didn't see a need to test beyond that as I have never had my CPU and RAM at 98+% load for even that long and stressing components is bad for them. Before I replaced my heatsink, the highest overclock I was comfortable with was 2.92 GHz. I could have easily run at 3.2GHz if I had been willing to accept an idle in the 60's. I prefer an idle in the low 40's, *maximum*, and draw the line at 70*C under load on a core. If you want better temps, there are two things that have to happen with a Pro case in order to realize fully it's potential. 1. A second intake fan. You've done this. 2. An upgraded exhaust fan. If you haven't done this, sink the $20 into a high CFM fan and replace the stock rear exhaust fan. Understand the limitations of the heatsink DSO installs as a stage two cooling option. This cooler is great for overclocks of the Q6600 up to around 3.0GHz. Past that it struggles a little bit. You begin producing more heat than the Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro can wick away. That HSF is well noted as a tremendous value if you want a *moderate* overclock. If you want to go beyond "moderate" you will see higher operating temperatures. If you are comfortable with doing so, replacing the CPU's heatsink/fan will give you a bit more headroom. If you are not comfortable doing this and would be happy with an overclock at or around 3GHZ I will happily share my old overclock settings. My old temps, before replacing motherboard TIM and CPU HSF: ] These were my temps at idle after opening a vent in the front of my case (no fan) and upgrading my case's stock fans to high CFM models. I don't happen to agree with some of the overclocking practices DSO employs, but I am not the one promising "100% stability" backed by a "3 year parts and labor" warranty. I also tend to keep computers longer than the average user, so my tolerance for stressing components is low. I will be happy to work with you to get you to an overclock you're happy with. I don't work for DSO, I'm just another customer. One that has been where you are, and found solutions. Edited by Tyler Lowe - 04 Apr 2008 at 12:03pm |
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Bill the Cat
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Quote Reply Posted: 04 Apr 2008 at 1:12pm | |
So Tyler, what are those things next to the playing card supposed to be? It looks to me like you're flying around, shooting down flashers and just two shy of becoming an Ace.
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Quote Reply Posted: 04 Apr 2008 at 1:19pm | |
EdH63: Which case do you have? How is it you have 4 120 mm Fans. Not in a Pro case I assume. I thought "stage 3" was the same as stage 2 plus the extra 80mm or 120mm fan in the optical bays. Bill the Cat: Should I really run Prime 95 for 12 hours? Others advise against it, but doesn't the Q6600 have a built in governor that will throttle back the processor if it gets too warm (I know the Pentiums did). Tyler: I'm not clear on exactly what cooling features you are using that are different from mine. Replace the CPU heatsink/cooler with what? It appears I am already using the same Arctic 7 as you are using. Are you at 3.2 GHz now? If so, I'm still not clear how you are accomplishing that, is it just that your 120 mm exhaust fan is better than mine. Or is it that you are running at the same speed as me but somehow at a lower voltage (thus less heat). Just to be clear, this is not a gaming computer. Top priority is system stability, next is performance for office applications like SQL database, PDF conversion, OCR, etc. Last is long term life span as most likely the computer would be replaced in 4-5 years.
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Bill the Cat
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Quote Reply Posted: 04 Apr 2008 at 1:49pm | |
My computer is a work machine as well as a toy. I don't like gremlins, so I believe Prime95 should run over night error free. There are are other lower, also reasonable, threshods for other situations.
It depends on how you define "too warm". The chip will slow down or stop dead to avoid a mini "China Syndrome" in your case. That's to guard against a possibly catatstrophic event, like you motherboard going Postal and spiking Vcore. It's not meant to guard against long term stress.
As we've all suggested there are no hard fast rules here, although Intel might disagree. I'll defer to DSO's judgement. They're the ones providing the insurance.
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EdH63
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Quote Reply Posted: 04 Apr 2008 at 4:18pm | |
I'm using the TJ09 Extreme Case, same as Bill. It's huge with lots of breathing room. Quite utilitarian. I have a stock 120mm exhaust fan on the rear, 120mm intake fan in front of the drive bay and two 120mms in the top of my case exhausting out the top. Of course, then I have my little floor fan blowing air at and up over the case getting the stale warm air away form the rig. And, I've taken the side plastic window off too vent the case quicker. The TJ09 Extreme gives an option to have two 120s on the top... I recommend it. Edited by EdH63 - 04 Apr 2008 at 4:21pm |
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jeffreywilens
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Quote Reply Posted: 04 Apr 2008 at 6:11pm | |
Which of DSO's cases is the TJ9, I assume the 950S (compared to my 750S? Guess it does not really matter since it's a little late to change my case and I doubt I would have paid an extra $200 for the bigger ones.
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Bill the Cat
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Quote Reply Posted: 04 Apr 2008 at 8:18pm | |
Oh! I get it. It's the number of SPAM posts that you've mopped up. You're going to need to get smaller icons.
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Tyler Lowe
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Quote Reply Posted: 05 Apr 2008 at 12:05am | |
I've replaced the Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro with a Zigmatek HDT S1283. Basically, I went from a heatsink with a 92 mm fan to one about twice the size with a 120mm fan. I replaced the case fans with 110 CFM models, and the drop in temperatures was amazing with just that change. The temperatures I had after changing just the case fans would be the second screenshot I posted. The first screenshot is my current configuration. Yes, I use a lower voltage. If you primary concern is stability, your best option may be to lower your current overclock a little bit in order to lower the voltage and remain as stable as possible. I am fairly certain I could help you get to a *very* stable overclock at or around 2.9GHz and keep the temperatures very much within reason. More than that might require doing some cooling upgrades. It's hard to say. This isn't an exact science as there are simply too many variables involved. I run my system at 3.1GHz. I had it at 3.2GHz, but it wasn't stable without pushing voltage to the point that I was hitting the mid 70's in Prime95 on my cores, and I just could not see a good reason to go from mid 50's under load to mid 70's for 100MHz. |
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Tyler Lowe
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Quote Reply Posted: 05 Apr 2008 at 12:08am | |
Hehe, I knew you'd see it. I figure I could start making the silhouettes silver =5 and gold = 10 to avoid shrinking them for a while. |
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jeffreywilens
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Quote Reply Posted: 05 Apr 2008 at 2:23am | |
Well, I ran Prime 95 for 6.5 hours.
At 5.5 hours, CPU and cores were around 93-94 C which is pretty much where they had stayed for several hours.
I checked back at 6.5 hours and found the CPU at 109 C and Core at 119 C. I think Speed Fan and Core temp had freaked out, core temp had question marks next to the reported temps.
Needless to say, I shut off Prime 95. However, Prime 95 also reported ZERO errors on all four work threads.
I think I am going to call DSO on Monday and ask them to reduce the OC to 2.9 or so and see if that produces more palatable temps. Even though the system seem stable at the extreme temps, I'm not getting good vibes from this forum and inconsistent vibes from DSO personnel.
What I don't understand is, don't they check temps as part of testing process in determining the "stable" OC? If they do check, what did that testing show? Guess I will ask on Monday.
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Bill the Cat
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Quote Reply Posted: 05 Apr 2008 at 11:59am | |
I'm sure they do, but like we've said, different folks have differenet limits. DSO seems pretty aggressive these days. I'd still be nervous, but if DSO warrantees the overclock, what the heck. If you had to replace the CPU on your nickel 4 or 5 years from now, that's not so bad. I'm kinda expecting to have to do that.
It would be nice to get detailed test resuslts when you receive a DSO machine.
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jeffreywilens
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Quote Reply Posted: 07 Apr 2008 at 8:22pm | |
More on the heat issues:
1. I spoke to Josh at DSO today. He believes that 70-90 C is acceptable for the Q6600 and assures the system is stable.
2. We tested lowering the OC by decreasing the CPU multiplier from 1400 to 1200. This reduced the OC to 2.7. However, the recorded temps (about 70 C at idle) were exactly the same. So just lowering the OC is not sufficient.
3. We turned off the OC completely by resetting the defaults. Temps dropped to 34-44 C at idle.
Obviously it is necessary to play around with the settings especially voltage. I am going to try for an OC just below 3.0 and value stability here.
TYLER and anyone else, can you send me your settings that allowed you to get 2.9 GHz with temps of 40-50. Let's make sure we have the same system setup as well. Apparently, my memory needs to be at 2 not 1.85 which is the BIOS default.
Case: Digital Storm Twister PRO (Black Anodized Aluminum Finish)
Power Supply: 560W SilverStone Strider (Model: ST56F) (Silent) Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHz (1066MHz FSB) (8MB Cache) OC to 3.14 (now reset to default 2.4) Motherboard: nVidia 680i Core 2 Quad (By: eVGA) (nForce 680i LT) Memory: 4GB DDR2 Corsair at 800MHz XMS2 (Dual Channel) (Extreme-Performance) Floppy / Card: Sony 1.44MB Floppy (Black Edition) Hard Drive 1: 150GB Western Digital Raptor (10K RPM) (16MB Cache) (SATA) (Extreme Speed) Hard Drive 2: 250GB Western Digital (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA) Optical Drive 1: DVD-ROM/CD-ROM (DVD Reader 16x / CD Reader 40x) Optical Drive 2: DVD±R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 20x / CD-Writer 48x) Network Card: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections) Video Card: nVidia GeForce 8800GT 512MB (By: eVGA) (PCI-Express) Sound Card: Motherboard Multi-Channel High Definition Audio (7.1 Channel) Cooling: Air Cooled Stage 2 (Silent Artic Cooling Heat-sink (Copper Heatpipes) Round Cables: Enhanced Interior Air Flow (Optical Drive & Floppy Cables (Black Edition) Overclock Processor: Yes, Overclock the processor as much as possible with complete stability Windows OS: Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate (64-Bit Edition) (For Enthusiasts) |
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skyR
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Quote Reply Posted: 07 Apr 2008 at 8:51pm | |
Try the default vcore of 1.35v with a 333 FSB.
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Tyler Lowe
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Quote Reply Posted: 07 Apr 2008 at 11:06pm | |
OK, try this:
FSB-Memory Clock Mode: Linked Link Mode: 3:2 FSB (QDR), MHz: 1300 MEM (DDR) MHz: 866.7 note: this should be automatically selected when in 3:2 linked mode Memory Timings: tCL: 4 tRDC: 4 tRP: 4 tRAS: 12 Command Per Clock: 2T tRRD: 3 tRC: 24 tWR: 5 tWTR: 8 tREF: 7.8µs System Voltages: CPU Core: 1.3V CPU FSB: 1.3V Memory: 2.0V nForce SPP: 1.3V MCP: 1.5V SPP <-> MCP: 1.2V This represents a fairly mild RAM overclock, but if you have a problem getting POST, back off on the timing to 5-4-5-14 2T 4-28-6-10 7.8µs. You may be able to lower the CPU core voltage further from this point, or you may have to increase it a touch to SkyR's suggested 1.35 if you find failures while testing stability using Prime95, but this is where I would start. I ran these exact clocks and timings at a VCore of 1.2625V and a memory Voltage of 1.95 for several months without issue. |
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jeffreywilens
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Quote Reply Posted: 08 Apr 2008 at 3:13am | |
Thanks Tyler and skyR.
Tyler, I was going to try this overnight, but I can't find these voltage settings in my BIOS:
MCP: 1.5V
SPP <-> MCP:1.2 V
Under the voltages option it has CPU Core, FSB, Memory and nForce SPP and that's it. I do have the 680i LT board if that makes a difference.
What should I do?
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Tyler Lowe
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Quote Reply Posted: 08 Apr 2008 at 3:24am | |
Don't worry about it if those options are not present. Your board doesn't allow manual adjustment for those values apparently. The LT isn't quite as easy to overclock as the 680i A1, but you hopefully will not have any issues with the other settings.
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