++ ATOT official NEF thread part IV ++

[IndyColtsFan]

Lol. I was having network issues last night. I'll be dl'ing it tonight

Nearly 11 GB for the hi-res version.

 

[IndyColtsFan]

4.533 Ghz and stable in Prime95 on the big heat test for over 2 hours nef.

 

[alfa147x]

Nearly 11 GB for the hi-res version.

Oh that's not bad. I'll dl while playing GTA LCS should only take an hour or so

 

[alfa147x]

4.533 Ghz and stable in Prime95 on the big heat test for over 2 hours nef.

I need to order fan controllers. I will be OC'ing after that

 

[sdifox]

narf

 

[alfa147x]

Thoughts on how to control 6 fans?

this?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811995075

 

[alfa147x]

im only pulling 600 kbps on LOTRO :|

 

[eldorado99]

ned

 

[sdifox]

im only pulling 600 kbps on LOTRO :|

are you downloading the hd one?

 

[sdifox]

Dwarrowdelf is where I play, I don't know what server indy is on

 

[eldorado99]

sodfix

 

[sdifox]

eldorado is dyslexic

 

[alfa147x]

are you downloading the hd one?

Yup

 

[sdifox]

narf

 

[zzuupp]

nef

 

[IndyColtsFan]

Dwarrowdelf is where I play, I don't know what server indy is on

Elendimir

 

[IndyColtsFan]

Thoughts on how to control 6 fans?

this?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811995075

I'd save your money. I don't use a fan controller at all but I think I do have the ability to adjust them using Asus' utility. I just leave them at default as they aren't loud and provide good airflow.

 

[MotF Bane]

4.533 Ghz and stable in Prime95 on the big heat test for over 2 hours nef.

Two hours isn't enough, and last time I looked, LinX was the new standard, not Prime95. At the very least, do you have a multithreaded Prime95?

 

[MotF Bane]

If you want a fan control, that's about the best way to do it.

Or you could build your own, use a timing circuit, do it by PWM, and remember to put a small cap backwards across the controller to avoid a knock. Then you aren't burning power through a pile of rheostats.

 

[IndyColtsFan]

Two hours isn't enough, and last time I looked, LinX was the new standard, not Prime95. At the very least, do you have a multithreaded Prime95?

Any program that heavily stresses a CPU will be far more than adequate for me because I'll never hit even close to those usage numbers. Generally, I've seen that if it will BSOD, it will do so within the first hour or so. I could run it longer but why? If I start seeing crashes, I'll know the problem.

And yes, I used the multi-threaded version.

 

[MotF Bane]

It's 35 degrees outside. The gym is going to be very miserable.

 

[IndyColtsFan]

4.6 and 4.7 Ghz crashed within 30 minutes or so. Yes, I could likely tweak more and get it stable, but I don't want to up the voltage too much so 4.4 or 4.5 is adequate.

 

[MotF Bane]

Any program that heavily stresses a CPU will be far more than adequate for me because I'll never hit even close to those usage numbers. Generally, I've seen that if it will BSOD, it will do so within the first hour or so. I could run it longer but why? If I start seeing crashes, I'll know the problem.

And yes, I used the multi-threaded version.

And there's why I run it longer, so that if I get random crashes, I know one of the things it isn't.

You are correct though, nothing loads the system as much as a stress tester.

 

[MotF Bane]

I can't even get mine to 3.8 anymore, so I just gave up and left it at stock.

Too lazy to figure out the method to overclock i7 again.

 

[IndyColtsFan]

And there's why I run it longer, so that if I get random crashes, I know one of the things it isn't.

You are correct though, nothing loads the system as much as a stress tester.

I ran my E8400 system through stress tests overnight and spent days tweaking it. It was solid but even then, it would see some odd crashes maybe once every 3 or 4 months.

I'm too lazy and busy to mess with this one too much. If I see the crashes, I'll dial it back down but I'd be willing to bet that I won't see any odd crashes.