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Gillbot

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I've read about a couple of pencil mods for droop on this board, I'm too skeered to try though. I guess i'll just have to toss more volts at it! ;)
 
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Tim

I heard sometimes those pencil vdroop mods can be harmfull in other ways... IDK specifically what they are, but I DO remember reading about it. *hitting google*
 

aigomorla

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fsb termination voltage.

dont be too scared to bump this on kentsfield.
 

Gillbot

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Yeah, I need to tweak the voltage more but i'm on the road now so it'll have to wait! Plus we may have FINALLY found a house so it may wait a little longer than I'd like but o-well.
 

Gillbot

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So after MANY more tweaks, I'm quite sad to announce that 3.2GHz is the TOP I can get. 3.6GHz won't even load windows at 1.45v, 1.35 VTT (I won't go more than this). 3.4GHz loads windows at 1.4-1.45v, up to 1.375 VTT but instant reboot as soon as you hit go in Prime95. I got 3.2GHz prime stable with 1.38v, 1.3 VTT so I guess i'll leave it there. I REALLY wanted at least 3.5GHz. O-well, anyone want to trade for a E3110/E8400 that can touch 4GHz?

After not hitting my goals on THREE cpu's in a row, I guess I finally have to concede to Aigo and say it might just be my mobo holding me back. Though I still refuse to spend $200 plus on a mobo!

3.2GHz
3.3GHz
3.4GHz
 

Gillbot

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$164.99
3 Business Day Shipping $8.55

HOLY JEEBUS! Man i'm a cheap SOB! I saw that price and closed the window without even looking at the mobo. I guess i'll have to sit on it a bit and decide if I really want to move forward with another purchase!
 

Gillbot

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Originally posted by: Rubycon
Originally posted by: Gillbot
I may just toss more volts at it. ;)

More volts is good!

I can smell the ozone! Reminds me of when I did breaker testing with a certain industrial manufacturer. We made megavolt inert gas circuit breakers for power plants. Testing those with 1-100 Million volts was a blast! LITERALLY!
 

aigomorla

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Gill your treating this setup likes its AIR!

LOL i told you.

Butcher is even running 1.4Vcore which means he's higher in bios. His CPU-Z is showing 1.4V.


You NEED TO APPLY MORE VOLTAGE! Your on water now, run with the big boys and look over your sholder at the air people. :p

Oh wait... ruby is always WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY in front of me even tho she's on air. :


I would consider my Q6600 G0 average. Heres how she did:

For Voltage settings look at this: Thats Vcore btw. I set bios at 1.46
http://i125.photobucket.com/al...aigomorla/settings.jpg

Validation:
http://i125.photobucket.com/al.../aigomorla/3.73ghz.jpg


Gill also on Quads there very nit picky about FSB Termination Voltage. I recomend you set it @ 1.4-1.5


Your board will probably take more stress from it. Also im guessing your mosfets are heating up big time. Your gonna need to put sinks on them if there bare, or have active cooling on it.

Did i also forget to tell you Gill, Quads stress the HELL out of boards expecially under load. Even my ASUS P5K-DLX didnt last past 1yr under constant load. Which is why im now on a DFI X38.

 

Gillbot

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My board already has the heatpipes on the mosfets, I should put a fan there since the CPU fan is no longer there to stir the air. Then again, those heatpipes are about to disappear all together! ;) (Got a nice suprise in the mail today, THX Aigo!) :)
 

aigomorla

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Originally posted by: Gillbot
My board already has the heatpipes on the mosfets, I should put a fan there since the CPU fan is no longer there to stir the air. Then again, those heatpipes are about to disappear all together! ;) (Got a nice suprise in the mail today, THX Aigo!) :)

oh wow they came to you already?

:D
 

Gillbot

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Yeah, they are here. I'll probably get it mounted next weekend. I'm messing with house stuff this week and weekend.
 

aigomorla

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Originally posted by: Gillbot
Yeah, they are here. I'll probably get it mounted next weekend. I'm messing with house stuff this week and weekend.

make sure you take the MCW30 apart and either lap both sides, or dip it in vinegar for about 15 min and then rince with distilled.

It was sitting unused for quite a while now.

Dont worry about the base, its flat on both sides.
 

Gillbot

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i'll give it a bath before use for sure. I'm just deciding if I want to mount it on my Neo2-FR or give up and go for a different mobo.
 

Gillbot

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Was running it at 3.4 at 1.45v in bios last night, didn't prime it yet though but it took my usual test of superPi, email + internet like a champ! ;)

I'll torcher it tonight and see what happens. It will do 3.6 @ 1.4875v in bios but errored on superPi so there was no point in running prime.
 

Gillbot

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i think it's the mobo. under load even as high as 1.5v bios, i'm getting droop below 1.25v and no matter how high i go with vcore, it still dips below 1.25v after droop.
 

aigomorla

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Originally posted by: Gillbot
i think it's the mobo. under load even as high as 1.5v bios, i'm getting droop below 1.25v and no matter how high i go with vcore, it still dips below 1.25v after droop.

reminds me of my dying eVGA 680i. LOL.


Exact problem. I had to push 1.5V to get 1.275Vcore to hold stock stable. I was like WTF!
 

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You guys make me wish I had my CPU in a separate loop (currently in line with 2 HD3870's) so I could push it farther. Right now it's at 3.1ghz with 1.296v in Windows (set to ~1.35 in bios). With these settings, it runs at about 53C under load.

When I run F@H on both 3870's, the CPU gets up to 70C (with the lowest fan setting, if I turn it up the CPU tops out at around 65C)
 

aigomorla

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Originally posted by: legoman666
You guys make me wish I had my CPU in a separate loop (currently in line with 2 HD3870's) so I could push it farther. Right now it's at 3.1ghz with 1.296v in Windows (set to ~1.35 in bios). With these settings, it runs at about 53C under load.

When I run F@H on both 3870's, the CPU gets up to 70C (with the lowest fan setting, if I turn it up the CPU tops out at around 65C)

i warned ya about single loop with those gpu's :p
 

Gillbot

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I pulled the Q66 and it's running a Pentium 540J right now. I'll mess with it a bit using that chip and we'll see if the board is ok.