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watercooling//// on the BBC ?
Reply #45 on: May 18, 2009, 12:21:44 PM
yeah... if you could.. that would be great :-)

CPU temp never goes over 35C going full belt... m/b, gfx, etc.. are all simmiler of cooler... and thats with rad fans on 5v... Id be happy to stick em on 7v which knocks about another 5C off :-)
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Reply #46 on: May 18, 2009, 20:49:42 PM
Will grab the manual and post something later then :)
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Reply #47 on: May 18, 2009, 23:30:26 PM
Will start off with a pretty basic set up to get you to 4 GHZ which your set up will easily be able to do, all voltages are well within what is considered safe for the board and your cooling,
I would start of by setting:

Ai Overclock Tuner to Manual
CPU Voltage to 1.3v
North Bridge Voltage to 1.6v
Dram voltage up a couple of settings.
FSB Strap 400
FSB Frequency 400
Dram:FSB 1:1

That is overclocking both memory and CPU, there is a very very slim chance your Ram or board wont like it, if it doesn’t you can set a divider and just OC the CPU but as I said its very slim.
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Reply #48 on: May 19, 2009, 01:34:54 AM
ok... done that and booted back in... all working ok

I just formated earlier so need to install the temp monitoring software///

woulcdnt see where to set the dram to fsb ratio to 1:1 ?


also... didnt know what dram volts were at... it was on auto... set it to 2.0 ?

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Reply #49 on: May 19, 2009, 01:55:44 AM
Cool so at 4GHz now?  

what Ram you got and what voltage is standard for it?  

Not sure how they word Dram:FSB under the Asus Bios, could be Dram frequency maybe does it says 400, 333, 266, 133 or something like 1.1, 1.2?

Give this prog a run on blend for 10 mins or so http://www.overclock.net/attachments/downloads/36840d1165737486-orthos-orthos_exe_20060420.zip

If it passes turn the FSB Frequency to 420 and test again ;)

Would also be interested what 1m Superpi time you get http://files.extremeoverclocking.com/file.php?f=36
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Reply #50 on: May 19, 2009, 02:06:41 AM


cant get temp program to work... checked in the bios, cpu at 45C nb/sb at 55C water at 33C

upping pump from 7v to 12v and stick the fans on 12v dropped temps to 40cpu, 45 nb/sb 30C water

stuck them back on low... is still plenty cool

will connect up the little lcd screen that came with the m/b which displays temps - never bothered with it before but would be handy now !

running stress test now, 3 min done so far :-)
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Reply #51 on: May 19, 2009, 02:11:18 AM
edit... memory is... (2 of - 4 sticks at 2gb total))

Corsair Twin3X 4GB DDR3 (2x2048MB) TW3X4G1600C9DHX PC3-12800 (1600MHz) Dual Channel Kit

can;t see it for sale at tek anymore, will google it a bit to check normal volts....

(damn memory has come down a lot in price!... that was over 300 quids worth when I bought it!)
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Reply #52 on: May 19, 2009, 02:13:47 AM
Nice same Superpi time as mine at 4Ghz.

I use http://www.cpuid.com/hwmonitor.php for temps, stuck it in the startup folder so it starts with Windows.

BTW not sure how long you have had that chip? but if its a EO stepping they are good for 4.5-4.8 GHz on water  8-)

Edit: the ram is 1.90V, so 2v should be fine.
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Reply #53 on: May 19, 2009, 02:20:31 AM
I bought the chip when they first came out, downloading that program now...



off to up fsb to 420... brb ;)


p.s. temps after running orthos for 15 min...
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Reply #54 on: May 19, 2009, 02:25:37 AM
Nice :)

I was looking at the wrong Ram ITW3X4G1600C7DHX not TW3X4G1600C9DHX which you have,

The default voltage is 1.8v not 1.9v just check that the sticks are not getting a bit to warm when running the stress test.
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Reply #55 on: May 19, 2009, 02:31:38 AM
new screenies





Im going to have to run off to bed sometime in the next 20min or so...

how much further should I push it before I go ? was thinking could be a good idea to leave it stress testing overnight ?

p.s. thanks for all this helo, Im well chuffed !  kinda makes up for the £250 mother board !!!


edit: this is at 420fsb - 4.2 ghx

I think i found the ratio setting thingie from earlier... but it only goes between 6 and 10 ?
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Reply #56 on: May 19, 2009, 02:35:36 AM
Yep it is getting late :P

I wouldnt leave it stress testing overnight yet, but if it tests ok tomorrow at 4.2 GHz  take it up at 100Mhz at a time till you max either the Ram or CPU out :)

Edit: The 6 - 10 will be the multiplier.
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Reply #57 on: May 19, 2009, 10:00:24 AM
still running at 4.2..... going great :-)


temps are pretty good at idle.... theyre all between 30 to 35C so pretty standerd tbh....

Ill have a play tonight and see how far I can push it.... I think Ill organise the cooling a bit better too.... its setup to be totaly silent... cpu temp hit 55C last night stress testing it.....  55 isnt a problem but Im not sure if that was the max or just as far as it got before I went to bed...

also... ram was a little hot... Ill try knocking it down to 1.9v

back off to work now, will leae it running all day doing nothing and see if its still going when I get home tonight :-)

EDIT:

couldnt resist it... am at 4.4ghz...

not sure if its ok yet.... seams to be running fine.... the temps in cpuid are pretty normal... but as soon as i run orthos they the cpu temp jumps 10C... instantly... its not warming up... its just jumping ?


edit2: maybe a mod could split this off into its own thread ?
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Reply #58 on: May 19, 2009, 12:17:11 PM
Nice 1GHz+ OC’s are always FTW! :yarr:

Just noticed the priority in Orthos is only set to 1, turn it up to 8 and test again, it puts a lot more stress on the CPU and Ram then, (don’t set it to max or you can’t switch it off :P)

You can give the CPU more voltage if needed, if you do start to get errors try 1.35v on the CPU and 1.65v on the North Bridge.
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Reply #59 on: May 19, 2009, 22:27:05 PM
late finish from work.... going for a whower and food... will leave orthos going while Im gone ;-)

at 4.4Ghz





(had to up the volts like you sugested)


ran perfect... cpu temp topped out at 40C, NB at about 50C

but.... im a quiet freak... was too noisy like that for me (fans on 12v)...

Ive got a plan so sort out the cooling over the weekend... Ill sort that out and then have a bit more fiddle if you can help some more ?


Im going to hook up a relay to one of the fan hedders to trip the pump up to 12v from 7v if/when temps start to rise
and going to re-connect my massive rad in the celler ( 6foot long, 3 foot wide, 1 foot thick, good for 12kw of heat loss at 10C temp difference)

Id be suprised if that didnt knock my full load temps back down to the mid thirties... which is about what my idol temps are right now.... still running at 4.4 but might get a bit warm if I push it... all alarms are set to 70C so Ill have plenty of warning before anything bad happens :-)



also... thanks again for all the hellp... Im bloody impressed :D
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