Intel doesn't lower prices so a cheaper CF i5 is a very slim possibility.If I was him, at this point I would just sell the system and go CF i5 or something similar. Prices will drop due to competitive pressure from Zen2 so CF i5 will become cheaper soon.
He already said it multiple times,he doesn't want to overclock it to get the performance he was suggested that he would get.
You even quoted it.
U ran memtest for a week straight?Well, the timings are really loose, like 18-22-22-40 or something. But you're right, it could be the RAM. I tested it for a week at the default XMP settings that the ASUS UEFI set (3200Mhz), and it seemed stable, then I bumped it at the last moment to 3400, before I put the PC where it is now. It's doing DC work, and if the RAM was really marginal, though, I would expect to see errors or appcrashes or something.
Did I specifically say I ran "Memtest" for a week straight? No. I "tested" it for a week straight. Running some DC apps and some web browsing and whatnot. Some benchmarks too.U ran memtest for a week straight?
Did I specifically say I ran "Memtest" for a week straight? No. I "tested" it for a week straight. Running some DC apps and some web browsing and whatnot. Some benchmarks too.
Or, "Run a memory/CPU-intensive DC app on nearly all cores/threads for a week straight, and throw in some browsing too, and see if it BSODs or crashes".
Who said I was a "review site"?since when has any review site ran "dc app" for a week to check their overclock stability? heh
Who said I was a "review site"?
Err, you realize, Memtest is NOT a CPU tester. I wanted to test the "whole package" (CPU OC and high RAM clock). Running DC for a week is a pretty good way to stress-test it, IMHO.if you want to fake stability then mention testing on apps that are not memtest. if you want to test true stability then u will test with memtest
Err, you realize, Memtest is NOT a CPU tester. I wanted to test the "whole package" (CPU OC and high RAM clock). Running DC for a week is a pretty good way to stress-test it, IMHO.
If you want to stick with Memtest, be my guest, I'm not disagreeing with you. Just sharing my methods. Good enough for me, at least. Surely, testing an OC, should involve stress-testing, as well as testing your desired app. Since DC work generally operates with a Quorum of 2 or more, I can go back and check my results and see if they have been spitting out anything faulty. Just like LinX, just over a longer period of time.
Edit: You DO realize, "Prime95", that got adopted and used by the OC'ing community as a "Stress Tester", is in fact, a "DC App", which is its primary purpose, not stress-testing.
memtest does fine for memory. It does not test the cpu or other parts of the system. Running "DC" (distributed computing ) applications tests all portions of a system most of the time. It errors out if there is a problem. memtest is only for determining if memory IS the problem.if your memory is being used by a operating system it can not be tested right? whats your hate for memtest? who said cpu it was purely a ram conversation. If you dont care then i dont care too but id trust nothing less then 24 hours str8 of memtest
"most of the time" how can you test memory you are using already? Never heard of anyone testing ram by running mining for bitcoin or what ever but i guess thats what you do to test your ram stability? hehememtest does fine for memory. It does not test the cpu or other parts of the system. Running "DC" (distributed computing ) applications tests all portions of a system most of the time. It errors out if there is a problem. memtest is only for determining if memory IS the problem.
I said nothing about mining, but the point is there are several pieces of stability, RAM, CPU motherboard, disk, and RAM is only one of them. By running DC software that checks the results, (BOINC), it tells you if the entire platform is working."most of the time" how can you test memory you are using already? Never heard of anyone testing ram by running mining for bitcoin or what ever but i guess thats what you do to test your ram stability? hehe
"most of the time" how can you test memory you are using already? Never heard of anyone testing ram by running mining for bitcoin or what ever but i guess thats what you do to test your ram stability? hehe
I said nothing about mining, but the point is there are several pieces of stability, RAM, CPU motherboard, disk, and RAM is only one of them. By running DC software that checks the results, (BOINC), it tells you if the entire platform is working.
I never said that, so I'm not sure where you're getting that from. You have some reading comprehension issues.i must repeat myself this was a RAM only test nothing else
(*) "It" being the entire rig, NOT just the RAM. Note later when I refer to the same "It" - "It's doing DC work". Showing that I meant that "It" refers to the entire system.Well, the timings are really loose, like 18-22-22-40 or something. But you're right, it could be the RAM. I tested it (*) for a week at the default XMP settings that the ASUS UEFI set (3200Mhz), and it seemed stable, then I bumped it at the last moment to 3400, before I put the PC where it is now. It's doing DC work, and if the RAM was really marginal, though, I would expect to see errors or appcrashes or something.
I never said that, so I'm not sure where you're getting that from. You have some reading comprehension issues.
LOL. I was sharing my knowledge, about my OC's 2700 rig, and my testing procedures, and you were picking at me and trying to prove that I was doing something wrong, for an entire forum page.i feel like i got trolled
No, just sadly ignorant of what we were discussing.heh i dont even know what a DC app is ;(
LOL. I was sharing my knowledge, about my OC's 2700 rig, and my testing procedures, and you were picking at me and trying to prove that I was doing something wrong, for an entire forum page.
No, just sadly ignorant of what we were discussing.
PS. I never mentioned testing with mining or "bitcoin mining". So you were throwing Straw Men at me likewise. So who's the real troll here?
Okay you seem to have confusion on why these tests are run and how things work. If you want to test a stick of memory to find out if it has a bad sector (or more) you use Memtest or OEM specific memory testers. It will go through and test a few types of comminication styles to the memory to see if it can trip up. But you do that stock settings. You can run them overclocked but these tests are mainly to each specific block of space the memory has for informaition.is bitcoin mining a dc app?
can you test your ram 100% when you are using it?
how much ram is used when bitcoin mining or what ever you are doing? 100%? doubtful / impossible?
Okay you seem to have confusion on why these tests are run and how things work. If you want to test a stick of memory to find out if it has a bad sector (or more) you use Memtest or OEM specific memory testers. It will go through and test a few types of comminication styles to the memory to see if it can trip up. But you do that stock settings. You can run them overclocked but these tests are mainly to each specific block of space the memory has for informaition.
Prime 95 and its ilk (which can include certain types of Bitcoin minning) are system testers. They don't stress video outside Bitcoin mining (certain forms). But what they do is have the CPU running at 100% constantly going back and forth to memory. This puts heavy strain on the CPU and on top of that the IMC and the Memory. So that if there is a bad actor in the chain the system locks up and everybody is angry. Then you use specific tools to figure out who is acting out. This doesn't just stress the actual memory sectors themselves (but bad sectors can trip the system up) but will test the whole of the memory access sub system. Which is where faults usually lie when overclocking after you have tested the memory originally. Usually you know if you have a decent stable system after 24 hrs of this kind of burnin. Guys who do it for a week are just masochists.