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| codingplanet |
Posted - Jul 06 2010 : 07:38:19 AM
For anyone interested I'll put some results in here.
Hardware:
i7 920 @ 4GHz
on an Asus P6T
3x1gb Ballistix DDR3 Rated 1333MHz @ 6-6-6-20 1T, 1.65v running 2000MHz @ 8-7-7-15 1T, 2.1v
Everything on air
This is for a competition where 4GHz is the max CPU speed. |
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| codingplanet |
Posted - Aug 23 2010 : 10:04:10 AM
Yes, I wouldn't say it was any kind of stability test. I mean obviously if you get into windows then you are more stable then if you don't. But I'd say that's all you can tell.
Generally I use prime95 or OCCT to check stability properly.
Thanks for the Email BTW :) |
| wasssup1990 |
Posted - Aug 23 2010 : 09:07:43 AM
quote:
Originally posted by codingplanet
I doubt very much that windows runs a "stability test" on boot. I think it's just the action of loading windows that puts a reasonable load on the system.
Yeah maybe. Perhaps "the action of loading windows" serves a dual purpose where the stability test is an added benefit of that process. The best time for an overclock to fail is whilst windows is loading. Even though sometimes windows may load to the desktop after overclocking, it still isn't a thorough stability test I have noticed. |
| codingplanet |
Posted - Aug 23 2010 : 05:56:02 AM
No, not stable enough to load windows. I used setfsb to increase the fsb speed in windows. I could only boot at 6.1GHz, no higher.
I've never measured power consumption so I don't know. I doubt very much that windows runs a "stability test" on boot. I think it's just the action of loading windows that puts a reasonable load on the system. |
| wasssup1990 |
Posted - Aug 23 2010 : 03:26:36 AM
Very nice, and stable enough to load windows to the desktop.
Is it just my computer or does windows blast the absolute shit out of the CPU when windows starts to load after POST? Because in times when the CPU is going full throttle with my apps, the power to the computer increases by about 100W and the same thing happens when windows starts loading after POST and then the power drops to normal. Does windows do a quick stability test before it starts to load the rest of the OS? I'm thinking so. |
| codingplanet |
Posted - Aug 22 2010 : 10:57:43 AM
Yesterday I went to a friend's house and we had 50L of LN2 to play with :D I tested a few chips but this was the best score:
Celeron 360 @ 6.8GHz
http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=1356898 |
| codingplanet |
Posted - Jul 30 2010 : 4:00:25 PM
My i7 IMC has badly degraded from 2.2v vDimm so Ive decided to move over to S1156. Got a great deal on an i7 860. |
| wasssup1990 |
Posted - Jul 09 2010 : 05:32:14 AM
Yes I have tried under volting but my system is running fine now. Whilst overclocked my computer would not fully come out of standby after being in standby for a few minutes. Now standby works all the time. |
| codingplanet |
Posted - Jul 09 2010 : 04:27:01 AM
For that validation the system crashed before I got chance to restart it without even doing anything. Benchmarks are run, but almost always at a slightly lower speed than the validation.
eg. I managed to run Super Pi 1M at 5313MHz: http://hwbot.org/community/submission/1025739_arandomowl_superpi_celeron_lga775_346_32sec_719ms
There isn't really a point haha.
Have you tried under-volting? |
| wasssup1990 |
Posted - Jul 09 2010 : 04:11:40 AM
Oh yeah that's good. One question. Do most of these overclocking enthusiasts actually test the stability of their machines after getting these high clock frequencies? I mean what is the point if your computer is going to crash every time you do something CPU intensive?
I've gone green. I've turned off all overclocking and turned on all power saving features. Now my CPU idles at room temperature. |
| codingplanet |
Posted - Jul 08 2010 : 12:03:53 PM
DICE in today. First chip 5.4GHz validation: http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=1284270 |
