TAS-member thread for January 2008

[biodoc]

Originally posted by: Alyx

Originally posted by: Insidious
You've got room for a fair amount more it sound like!

I tried for 3.5 and only made it on one of mine (the other is 3.47). Couldn't get that last eerp out of Vcore... had to stop at 1.475

Good luck when you have time to play!

-Sid

Cooling aside whats the most you think you'd put into the Vcore? I've got my quad at 3.6, it boots fine at 3.7 but fails quite a few WUs on BOINC and occasionally reboots. Temps don't get to high and Vcore is at right around 1.5..... I'm worried to go more, these CPUs aren't cheap.

I wouldn't take mine above 1.5 but that's my personal choice. You're right, they are expensive and I'm not going to risk it for now😉

MarkFW & Sis have much more experience than I do..perhaps they could comment too?

:beer:

 

[Insidious]

I was planning on stopping at 1.5V if my cooling had held up.

basically, I think it's OK to go a little higher if your temperatures are OK (I don't like Vcore >70.... actually, my system seems to start to flake out a little bit when I get to 68... read with CoreTemp), but once you've found your max speed, you need to then experiment with slightly lowering Vcore to find the minimum that is really required. I'm guessing for most Q6600s that will be pretty close to 1.5V unless you are using some exotic cooling solution.

-Sis 😉

 

[Insidious]

Originally posted by: biodoc
Yeah me too!😀


My core temps dropped from 66C to 49C running SoB on all four cores:shocked:

I'd double-check that temperature biodic... that sounds more like something you'd get with a peltier or liquid nitrogen. :shocked:

I recommend using CoreTemp for accurate core temperatures. Speedfan readings are way off.

-Sid

 

[biodoc]

Originally posted by: Insidious

Originally posted by: biodoc
Yeah me too!😀


My core temps dropped from 66C to 49C running SoB on all four cores:shocked:

I'd double-check that temperature biodic... that sounds more like something you'd get with a peltier or liquid nitrogen. :shocked:

I recommend using CoreTemp for accurate core temperatures. Speedfan readings are way off.

-Sid

Yeah, I use coretemp on my windows box but these are my linux boxes. I'm using lmsensors which was difficult to set up. I'll check on the web to see how accurate it is. I'm not using a dual boot system so I can't check with both OS's with the same hardware.

I did see a big drop though so I'm pleased about that😉

 

[Insidious]

It is a shame how poor the Intel stock heat sinks are.

I'm glad you found one that's doing the job.

Both of the people that said they wanted my old PCs backed out (people at my work) so now I guess I'm stuck for a while. My house is going to end up looking like MarkFWs if I'm not careful.

😀

 

[biodoc]

Originally posted by: Insidious
It is a shame how poor the Intel stock heat sinks are.

I'm glad you found one that's doing the job.

Both of the people that said they wanted my old PCs backed out (people at my work) so now I guess I'm stuck for a while. My house is going to end up looking like MarkFWs if I'm not careful.

😀

Bummer🙁

Oh...one more thing on the temps. I have auto speed on HSF disabled so they run full-speed. This was good for a few degrees drop too.

 

[petrusbroder]

Here are the current (as of Jan. 13) stats for TAS' project.

All looks very good - here is a teaser!

Team stats:
_ Rank ____ T cEMs _____ Rank ______ T cEMs _____ Production ___ Change ____ Name
_Jan. 2 ___ Jan. 2 ____ Jan.13 _____ Jan.13 _____ Jan. 2-31 ____ in rank
__ 1 ______ 35 053 ______ 1 ________ 35 303 ________ 250 _________ 0 _______ TeamPrimeRib
__ 2 ______ 26 820 ______ 2 ________ 27 100 ________ 280 _________ 0 _______ DutchPowerCows
__ 4 ______ 19 493 ______ 3 ________ 20 556 ______ 1 063 ________ +1 _______ TeAm AnandTech
__ 3 ______ 19 800 ______ 4 ________ 20 275 ________ 475 ________ -1 _______ Free-DC
__ 5 ______ 14 793 ______ 5 ________ 14 909 ________ 116 _________ 0 _______ TeamRetro
__ 6 ______ 11 983 ______ 6 ________ 12 205 ________ 222 _________ 0 _______ The_Knights_Who_Say_Ni

The TeAm has climbed one step and has passed Free-DC. :beer: :thumbsup: :sun:

Climbers:
Ranks ____ Name
climbed
292 _____ Insidious
257 _____ rabrittain
193 _____ biodoc
114 _____ neurodog
_55 _____ petrusbroder
_49 _____ GenHoth
_49 _____ Tom Philppart
_29 _____ RudyToody
_16 _____ salvorhardin
__7 _____ FullMetalChocobo
__2 _____ IJump
__1 _____ Coquito
__1 _____ Tallbill

Check the rest of the stats at TAS' site (link above)! 🙂

 

[petrusbroder]

Oh, just a few more numbers:

Today's milestone makers:
30.000.000.000 cEMs ____ biodoc
15.000.000.000 cEMs ____ petrusbroder
12.500.000.000 cEMs ____ Insidious
10.000.000.000 cEMs ____ GenHoth

Isn't this interesting: all the MMs are TAS-members! Congrats! 😀 :gift: :thumbsup:

Sid, you will speed past me within 2 - 3 days ... please try to keep the dust down - it is so hard on the air filters in my computer room!

 

[Insidious]

Originally posted by: petrusbroder

Sid, you will speed past me within 2 - 3 days ... please try to keep the dust down - it is so hard on the air filters in my computer room!

You showed me the way :thumbsup:

Great crunching everyone!

Thanks to Peter for the TAS update.

-Sid

 

[biodoc]

Originally posted by: Insidious

Originally posted by: petrusbroder

Sid, you will speed past me within 2 - 3 days ... please try to keep the dust down - it is so hard on the air filters in my computer room!

You showed me the way :thumbsup:

Great crunching everyone!

Thanks to Peter for the TAS update.

-Sid

Great Job Everyone!:beer:

Thanks Peter!😎

 

[GenHoth]

We kick ass, it's the truth!

 

[rabrittain]

Thanks for the stats, petrusbroder!!

 

[petrusbroder]

... and the crunching goes on! Many TAS:ers are on the TSO-subteam in SoB - so keep an eye on that thread too - daily stats posted there! 😀

 

[petrusbroder]

OK, my friends, I am going on a trip to Oman tomorrow. A welcome and surprising vacation ...
I'll try to post the stats Sunday or Monday - I have all the data with me.
Take care, crunch well and see you in cyberspace! 😀

 

[Insidious]

That sounds like a fun adventure to be having!
I hope it is a great trip for you Peter!

-Sid

 

[GenHoth]

Have fun bud!

 

[petrusbroder]

Hi all,
I have arrived in the city of Salalah in Oman. The internet connection is quite slow - approx 2 Mbit/s or so but I still have a way to communicate.
I'll try to do the stats tomorrow if I can, OTOH the weather service predicts 25 degrees C, sunny, mild winds and a water temperature of 24 degrees C. 😀
I'll probably go diving ...

But there is always the very hot time around noon ... siesta time ... 🙂 😉

 

[GenHoth]

Originally posted by: petrusbroder
Hi all,
I have arrived in the city of Salalah in Oman. The internet connection is quite slow - approx 2 Mbit/s or so but I still have a way to communicate.
I'll try to do the stats tomorrow if I can, OTOH the weather service predicts 25 degrees C, sunny, mild winds and a water temperature of 24 degrees C. 😀
I'll probably go diving ...

But there is always the very hot time around noon ... siesta time ... 🙂 😉

0F here! Watching the Giants play the packers! Man that has to be COLD!

Enjoy your time in the sun, don't spend it all on a computer!

 

[rabrittain]

Go Packers!!