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jhego

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Hi guys, i finally built the rig last night and i'm now testing the stability. I managed to get to 3.6 w/ 1.4v and core 3 crashed. I believe i could make it stable but i don't like going more than 1.4v. Changed the settings to 3.5 and so far so good. I'm somewhat content with the speed. But feel free to give me advice on how to get it past 3.6ghz. Here are some pics. Prime95 is still running as we speak. I'm planning to test it overnight. Hope it holds up. Also, my current load temps are 58-62. Is that normal? I think it shows that it went up as high as 66 in the picture.

http://img528.imageshack.us/my.php?image=q6600ce1.jpg

I also oced the ram. It ran stock at 5-5-5-15.
http://img528.imageshack.us/my.php?image=gskillll0.jpg

And here are the pics of my rig. Still need to clean the cables. I was excited to fire it up.
http://img232.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img4030dh4.jpg
http://img504.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img4031qs1.jpg
http://img140.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img4038ks2.jpg
 
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jhego

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Hehe, not that scared. I'll try OCCT as well. I dropped the vcore to 1.38 and so far so good.
 
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jhego

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Lol, i tried the Intelburn test and failed right away. So i dropped it down to 3.4 @ 1.4 and passed 20 out of 20.

This program also shot my temps to 75c !!! I'm using a Xigma and i would like to know if i will need to re-seat the HS? Cuz that will mean i would have to disconnect everything and take out the mobo just to do it since there's not enough space between the case and the HS.

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Originally posted by: jhego
Lol, i tried the Intelburn test and failed right away. So i dropped it down to 3.4 @ 1.4 and passed 20 out of 20.

This program also shot my temps to 75c !!! I'm using a Xigma and i would like to know if i will need to re-seat the HS? Cuz that will mean i would have to disconnect everything and take out the mobo just to do it since there's not enough space between the case and the HS.

http://img524.imageshack.us/my...?image=36804269xp5.jpg
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If your case side cover is off still, rerun the test with it on. Ideally you'll want to reduce the peak temp more, whether that means taking heatsink off and remounting is up to you, otherwise it's same as always - either increase fan speeds or reduce voltage and speed as needed to stay stable at the reduced speed. Did you reduce the speed and increase voltage simultaneously the last time you changed anything? If so, try leaving the speed alone for the moment and only reduce voltage. If you can get the temps down you should find a slightly lower voltage works as well.
 
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jhego

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Thanks for the suggestion. My case side cover was on when i was doing the test. I also tried reducing the voltage but by big increments and it became unstable. I'll try reducing it just a tad bit to find my lowest vcore. However, do i leave my CPU FSB voltage to 1.4v? I see that there only choices of 1.5, 1.4, 1.3, etc...
 
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Originally posted by: jhego
Thanks for the suggestion. My case side cover was on when i was doing the test. I also tried reducing the voltage but by big increments and it became unstable. I'll try reducing it just a tad bit to find my lowest vcore. However, do i leave my CPU FSB voltage to 1.4v? I see that there only choices of 1.5, 1.4, 1.3, etc...
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WTF?

Only 1.5 or 1.4 or 1.3v options, nothing between, or percentage values?!

That's a craptacular board if that's truely the case...
 
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mindless1

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Originally posted by: jhego
Thanks for the suggestion. My case side cover was on when i was doing the test. I also tried reducing the voltage but by big increments and it became unstable. I'll try reducing it just a tad bit to find my lowest vcore. However, do i leave my CPU FSB voltage to 1.4v? I see that there only choices of 1.5, 1.4, 1.3, etc...
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If that FSB speed has tested stable with any CPU voltage, leave it as-is for the time being since it looks like you are going to stay at the present CPU speed or lower it unless you find another way to drop CPU temp under full load. After you have settled on CPU speed vs voltage & heat, after all of this is tested fully stable, THEN see if you can lower the FSB voltage. BTW, you didn't mention your motherboard/chipset.

 
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jhego

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I have the eVGA 780i SLI

Specs:
Antec Nine Hundred
Q6600 G0 @ 3.40 (378x9) 1.4V
w/ Xigmatek HDT-S1283
eVGA 780i SLI
GSkill DDR2 2x 1 GB PC2-6400
Visiontek HD4850 512MB
OCZ PowerStream 520W
160/320/400 Seagate
Dell 2405FPW
Windows Vista 32-bit
 
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