Maxwell Spanker vs. Silver Hammer vs. Annihilatrix, pt. 2

[John P. Myers]

Dun Dun Dunnn...

Yes, you can click that.

slowly creeping up the ladder...

[Maxwell]

That's pretty. I especially like what you have in red bold there...

[JerWA]

4.1? Pfft, crank it up!

[John P. Myers]

4.1? Pfft, crank it up!

Workin on it. Not exactly used to OCing Sandy Bridge. It's quite different

[JerWA]

It's actually supposed to be incredibly easy for those procs. No need to worry about tweaking 800 settings. Just voltage and one other I think, and only barely voltage.

http://www.overclock.net/intel-gener...uide-p67a.html

^ have you seen that?

[John P. Myers]

^ have you seen that?

I actually had not seen that. My main issue has been nobody seems to be able to use the same terms to describe the same thing. Very confusing. Yeah you can just change 3 or 4 setting to OC this thing, but i'm trying to keep temps as low as possible so i'm back to adjusting everything in baby steps

<--most recent update

You'll notice i got Vcore down just a tad while still increasing the clock another notch. Briefly hits 53C while running PrimaBoinca. Mainly bounces between 51C - 52C.

After reading that article, i see my Vcore is well below what he says it should be, but i'm using the D2 stepping where he had D1 so maybe that's the reason. Going to go drop my VTT, QPI, CPU I/O, DMI, on-die memory controller (or however many other names there are for the same damn thing) voltage a bit and get some sleep.

By this weekend, the Maxwell Spanker should be complete...until i upgrade it

Edit: Dropped Vtt from 1.23 to 1.07. Saved about 0.3C I'll take that any day.

[JerWA]

4.2 is just barely into "acceptable."

When I get mine in a couple weeks we can compare notes for what works and what doesn't, clock wise. I hope to have mine up to at least 4.5 on the first day.

[John P. Myers]

4.2 is just barely into "acceptable."

When I get mine in a couple weeks we can compare notes for what works and what doesn't, clock wise. I hope to have mine up to at least 4.5 on the first day.

I've had hardly any time to mess with it. My employee twisted his ankle and hasn't been to work since i got it put together. been working 11 hour shifts and not all that excited about clock speeds by the time i get home Maybe i'll hit 4.3 tonight lol

[DrPop]

Congrats, JPM! What HSF are you using? I know my AMD 1100T could hit way higher than I have it now - I can hit 3.8GHz on the stock 1.325 VCore; I briefly did 4.0GHz at 1.35VCore, and I know you can take these puppies up to 1.5+ on the VCore.

However, I'm back at 3.8GHz because I have a $20 Rosewill 90mm HSF, and even with all the HAF 932 fans going, by the time the 2 CUDA cards heat up the air around it, ... it's just too hot for my liking on 24/7 crunching.

I think I need water cooling to really watch this thing shine.

[John P. Myers]

Congrats, JPM! What HSF are you using? I know my AMD 1100T could hit way higher than I have it now - I can hit 3.8GHz on the stock 1.325 VCore; I briefly did 4.0GHz at 1.35VCore, and I know you can take these puppies up to 1.5+ on the VCore.

However, I'm back at 3.8GHz because I have a $20 Rosewill 90mm HSF, and even with all the HAF 932 fans going, by the time the 2 CUDA cards heat up the air around it, ... it's just too hot for my liking on 24/7 crunching.

I think I need water cooling to really watch this thing shine.

yeah i use water cooling. it's the only way to go. never have to worry about a fan failing and the pumps (that i use anyway) last 5 years or more. i rest peacefully.