Need your expertise on this OC

[vpr]

Turns out the memory is garbage, but I'm living in China right now, so quality parts are hard to come by. Everything is "value" to accommodate the budget of a Chinese person. There are some specialty high-end places here and there, but they don't carry stock all the time. Anyways I've gotten:

Intel C2D E6300
Unika X1950 Pro 256MB
Gigabyte 965P-DS3 rev 3.3
1GB V-data DDRII-800 (Made by A-Data)
Thermaltake Tsunami Dreamer
Thermaltake KK500 Powersupply
Thermaltake Blue Orb II HSF
Had to use the paste that came w/ the orb - couldn't find any AS5
160GB WD SATA-II 7200RPM HD
Samsung DVD-RW
Samsung SyncMaster 206BW 2MS 20" (1680x1050) 3000:1 Dynamic Contrast LCD
Logitech MX518 Mouse
Logitech Classic Pro (Black) Keyboard

All in all, a decent system I think. I OC'd it yesterday, I'm not that knowledgeable in OC'ing so I followed a few guides and let the MOBO handle the voltages. Here are the screen shots *warning - They are in full resolution - don't have a program installed to shrink them yet*

Dual Instances of Prime95 (one running on each core) after 12hrs of testing - Taken right before stopping the torture test.

Idle

So does this look "safe" or are there any changes you would suggest?

Thanks a bunch,
vpr


edit: forgot to mention it was Dual Instances of Prime95 - One running on each core.

 

[PCTC2]

well, it seems like the temps recorded are wrong because, unless you live in some frigid house/office, your temps are below ambient, which is physically impossible on air. If the temps were correct, which there are reasons to believe they are not, then it looks "safe". The only way is to use it regularly using all of your programs to see if it's stable. If the temps are incorrect, you might want to find out the real temps somehow.

 

[vpr]

Originally posted by: PCTC2
well, it seems like the temps recorded are wrong because, unless you live in some frigid house/office, your temps are below ambient, which is physically impossible on air. If the temps were correct, which there are reasons to believe they are not, then it looks "safe". The only way is to use it regularly using all of your programs to see if it's stable. If the temps are incorrect, you might want to find out the real temps somehow.

Thanks for the reply - My AC/Heater (For the living room) unit reports the temperature in the room as being 17°C without it being turned on. It's quite cold here

 

[PCTC2]

Nice OC then! And keep warm. 17C is quite chilly!

and...
sort of off topic, but what part of China are you at?

 

[vpr]

I'm currently in Wuchang, Wuhan. Will probably be coming home in September (Texas) and possibly return for another year! Teaching English can be frustrating at times though. I have a youtube video up of when it snowed not too long ago

I've noticed a high pitch noise that comes in intervals - not rythmic, just every once in awhile. I'm assuming it's the Powersupply as it's coming from around that area. Should I change the voltages manually instead of letting the DS3 handle them automatically? Or is it because it's a mid-grade powersupply?

 

[PCTC2]

haha. just kidding... yeah.. 17C is 63F... just did the math. i guess i have the same ambient temps as you.
yeah, but i would add 10 to 15C to your readings because computers do not run at ambient temperatures, so your idles are probably closer to 30C.
not bad. my idle temps for my cores are around 41C at 17C ambient and my CPU temp is around 35C (see sig for my OC).

 

[vpr]

I forgot to mention that I ran orthos overnight while I was sleeping - it ran for 8 hours and was still going when I got up, no errors.

 

[myocardia]

Originally posted by: vpr
I've noticed a high pitch noise that comes in intervals - not rythmic, just every once in awhile. I'm assuming it's the Powersupply as it's coming from around that area. Should I change the voltages manually instead of letting the DS3 handle them automatically? Or is it because it's a mid-grade powersupply?

Yeah, it's probably coming from the psu. And yeah, you should probably change the voltages manually, since your board is changing the voltages, even with the cpu running at the same speed. You have two very different vcores in your two screenshots.

 

[PCTC2]

sorry but i can't really help you on the noise. it could be the fan in the PSU or it could be an overdrawn 12v rail but it shouldn't be because 500W should be enough for your system.

and you're pretty far north in China. I am originally from Seoul, RoK but your even further North.

 

[myocardia]

Originally posted by: PCTC2
sorry but i can't really help you on the noise. it could be the fan in the PSU or it could be an overdrawn 12v rail but it shouldn't be because 500W should be enough for your system.

Here's the translated version of the page he linked. It's a 400 watt continous psu, that only has a 14A & a 15A (max) 12v rails. It's most likely coming from a strained 12v rail, since he's running not only an X1950 Pro, but is overclocking his cpu.

 

[PCTC2]

thanks. myocardia. yeah. i agree with myocardia in that you probably need a more powerful PSU, one rated at 500W, not 400W w/ a MAX of 500W.

 

[vpr]

Dang that's the 2nd powersupply I bought here already. Not speaking the language makes it difficult

 

[PCTC2]

if you need some help, i've got some sources that may be able to learn enough Chinese to buy a good PSU

 

[vpr]

Thanks I'll let you know if I do.