X-RayXI Posted March 26, 2011 Member ID: 133 Group: ++++ Senior Admin Followers: 77 Topic Count: 602 Topics Per Day: 0.11 Content Count: 6896 Content Per Day: 1.21 Reputation: 1376 Achievement Points: 44161 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 3 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 10 Birthday: 12/12/1971 Device: Windows Posted March 26, 2011 My overclock in 1,5hrs from now: Awards
CplMOFO Posted March 27, 2011 Member ID: 1924 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 1 Topic Count: 68 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 1012 Content Per Day: 0.19 Reputation: 101 Achievement Points: 5864 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 10/26/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 1 Birthday: 05/30/1973 Device: Windows Author Posted March 27, 2011 LOL the clock XRay! I replaced the 2 Noctua 120mm fans for 2 coolermaster R4 120mm I had spared and it reduced the temps by another 2-3 degrees celsius...so 4.7GHz / 1.38 / 70Degrees max Not bad for a $200 CPU! Passmark CPU at 4.7GHz = 9266 pts... Awards
Mr-Turkey Posted March 28, 2011 Member ID: 681 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 0 Topic Count: 8 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 61 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 385 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 11/03/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: Never Birthday: 07/18/1977 Posted March 28, 2011 Very nice , It will be interesting to see what your new 590 scores in passmark for sure. I will keep checking in on this thread to see some pics of it and what you think of it
CplMOFO Posted March 29, 2011 Member ID: 1924 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 1 Topic Count: 68 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 1012 Content Per Day: 0.19 Reputation: 101 Achievement Points: 5864 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 10/26/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 1 Birthday: 05/30/1973 Device: Windows Author Posted March 29, 2011 My passmark 3D: Now, cable clutter galore (haven't had the time yet) This is a nice card, you need good clean power from the Powersupply.Seems pretty powerful. I'll need to grab a larger monitor, cause 1680 X 1050 is too small for a card like that...just for kicks, I ran Blackops (too easy to run) at ALL MAXED + 16 AA at between 130 and 175 FPS... Also, a large case with lot's of good airflow is needed. (200mm intake in the front, plus the 2 X 120mm antec fans blowing towards the card, and a Noctua 120mm intake fan sucking-in from the bottom. There's 2 X 200mm exhaust fans on top, 1 X 120mm exhaust behind CPU cooler... I'll take the time to manage that cabling, cause it looks like hell right now. Awards
Mr-Turkey Posted March 29, 2011 Member ID: 681 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 0 Topic Count: 8 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 61 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 385 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 11/03/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: Never Birthday: 07/18/1977 Posted March 29, 2011 Holy smokes , thats a heavy score on passmark! Highest I have ever seen! Thats some serious frame rates being pushed out there. Recon a nice 27" monitor would do the job. Man , cables everywhere lol you certainly have your work cut out haha. Nice one , have fun. Paul.
Mr-Turkey Posted March 29, 2011 Member ID: 681 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 0 Topic Count: 8 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 61 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 385 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 11/03/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: Never Birthday: 07/18/1977 Posted March 29, 2011 Oh and btw , if you change windows to basic instead of aero when you run the 2d graphics test it will proberly double your score. My old 5850 hits over 1000 on the 2d test.
CplMOFO Posted March 29, 2011 Member ID: 1924 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 1 Topic Count: 68 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 1012 Content Per Day: 0.19 Reputation: 101 Achievement Points: 5864 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 10/26/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 1 Birthday: 05/30/1973 Device: Windows Author Posted March 29, 2011 Thanks for the tip for windows...I got everything set to "quality" in the driver..and PhysX is enabled...apparently the score is not kept in database if Physx is enabled. Vantage: It's the first time I run it I think...not familiar with scores compared to 3Dmarks 06 Awards
Mr-Turkey Posted April 5, 2011 Member ID: 681 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 0 Topic Count: 8 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 61 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 385 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 11/03/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: Never Birthday: 07/18/1977 Posted April 5, 2011 Just thought I would check back in to see how your rig is running now mofo? Really happy with mine , still running 4.6ghz at 1.36vcore. Think the thermal paste has bedded in now as the temps have dropped even more. Highest temp after 30 mins of prime95 is now 58 degrees! ( I added a couple of new case fans , a 120 rear and 140 top which has proberly helped a bit too) Its been totally rock solid , no crashes at all. Paul.
X-RayXI Posted April 5, 2011 Member ID: 133 Group: ++++ Senior Admin Followers: 77 Topic Count: 602 Topics Per Day: 0.11 Content Count: 6896 Content Per Day: 1.21 Reputation: 1376 Achievement Points: 44161 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 3 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 10 Birthday: 12/12/1971 Device: Windows Posted April 5, 2011 Prime95 is kinda old now I don't say it is wrong but look for "Intel burn test"; Link /Edit: #Caution: IntelBurnTest WILL stress the CPU, North Bridge, Memory and other computer components to their highest extent! Make sure your system is properly ventilated and cooled! Got my Q6600 running at 3,4Ghz again as it's getting warmer lately now over here. Awards
Mr-Turkey Posted April 5, 2011 Member ID: 681 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 0 Topic Count: 8 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 61 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 385 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 11/03/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: Never Birthday: 07/18/1977 Posted April 5, 2011 Cheers for the link X-Ray , will give it a blast now.
X-RayXI Posted April 5, 2011 Member ID: 133 Group: ++++ Senior Admin Followers: 77 Topic Count: 602 Topics Per Day: 0.11 Content Count: 6896 Content Per Day: 1.21 Reputation: 1376 Achievement Points: 44161 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 3 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 10 Birthday: 12/12/1971 Device: Windows Posted April 5, 2011 Mr-Turkey Cheers for the link X-Ray , will give it a blast now. Anytime man. Not sure if the 2.5 is the last one, but you will notice the difference! Prime95 is a "kid" compared to this one. Awards
Mr-Turkey Posted April 5, 2011 Member ID: 681 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 0 Topic Count: 8 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 61 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 385 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 11/03/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: Never Birthday: 07/18/1977 Posted April 5, 2011 Ok so I downloaded it and ran it as it was , it was 5 runs , and the stress level was "standard" Is this the best mode to run it in? Seems a very short test too? Max temp hit during the test was 61 degrees. Cheers Paul.
X-RayXI Posted April 5, 2011 Member ID: 133 Group: ++++ Senior Admin Followers: 77 Topic Count: 602 Topics Per Day: 0.11 Content Count: 6896 Content Per Day: 1.21 Reputation: 1376 Achievement Points: 44161 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 3 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 10 Birthday: 12/12/1971 Device: Windows Posted April 5, 2011 Mr-Turkey Ok so I downloaded it and ran it as it was , it was 5 runs , and the stress level was "standard" Is this the best mode to run it in? Seems a very short test too? Max temp hit during the test was 61 degrees. Cheers Paul. You can set it on Maximum and Custom to see how the memory will do. Plus how many loops. Play a bit with the pulldown menu('s). Not sure if you can see how hot the NB will get, but yeap it will become HOT when you touch it with your finger. Awards
Mr-Turkey Posted April 5, 2011 Member ID: 681 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 0 Topic Count: 8 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 61 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 385 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 11/03/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: Never Birthday: 07/18/1977 Posted April 5, 2011 Don't want to blow this badboy of a new system up just yet lol , so perhaps I will just stick with the standard test til I read a bit more about how the test works Cheers Paul.
X-RayXI Posted April 5, 2011 Member ID: 133 Group: ++++ Senior Admin Followers: 77 Topic Count: 602 Topics Per Day: 0.11 Content Count: 6896 Content Per Day: 1.21 Reputation: 1376 Achievement Points: 44161 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 3 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 10 Birthday: 12/12/1971 Device: Windows Posted April 5, 2011 Mr-Turkey Don't want to blow this badboy of a new system up just yet lol , so perhaps I will just stick with the standard test til I read a bit more about how the test works Cheers Paul. Glad you've read my warning as I am also kinda reserved to give it a hard push Standard test might be good enough though and if your games are stable (or your RAID if you have that). Awards
Mr-Turkey Posted April 5, 2011 Member ID: 681 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 0 Topic Count: 8 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 61 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 385 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 11/03/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: Never Birthday: 07/18/1977 Posted April 5, 2011 I just ran it in high , passed fine , max temp 63 degrees. I then ran a "maximum" test , let it run for 5 mins , cpu temp the same , not sure what else it was doing so stopped it there to be safe. Recon the system is pretty dam stable anyway.
X-RayXI Posted April 5, 2011 Member ID: 133 Group: ++++ Senior Admin Followers: 77 Topic Count: 602 Topics Per Day: 0.11 Content Count: 6896 Content Per Day: 1.21 Reputation: 1376 Achievement Points: 44161 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 3 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 10 Birthday: 12/12/1971 Device: Windows Posted April 5, 2011 Heh, combined with SSD drives you must have a incredible machine. Alright, done testing? Send it over as a donation and forget my address Awards
Mr-Turkey Posted April 5, 2011 Member ID: 681 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 0 Topic Count: 8 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 61 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 385 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 11/03/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: Never Birthday: 07/18/1977 Posted April 5, 2011 Lol , testing complete and no smoke came out which is always a bonus. Next day delivery ok?
CplMOFO Posted April 5, 2011 Member ID: 1924 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 1 Topic Count: 68 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 1012 Content Per Day: 0.19 Reputation: 101 Achievement Points: 5864 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 10/26/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 1 Birthday: 05/30/1973 Device: Windows Author Posted April 5, 2011 Well, Prime 95, although old by today's standard, is still a viable option...BECAUSE.. ON SANDY, I found that a stable INTELBURNTEST or a stable LinX can be deemed unstable by a Prime 95 run....I agree that Prime takes forever... Now, the way I see it, is that I start with IBT or LinX and give P95 a shot...SANDYBRIDGE seems to be a little different "behavior" wize. I run at 4.6 at 1.37V... I turned-in the GTX590 for full refund...this is a somewhat limited run of cards that are throttled to avoid overheating...the original driver was crap. The next one wasn't bad, but chokes the card...you still get a great amount of performance out of it, but it has WEAK Voltage regulation Modules (VRMs)....anyway, a few guys toasted their cards by overvolting, but quite a few got lemons also...I got rid of mine...right away...don't like the smell of burnt silicon in the morning... The GTX 590 was performing like two GTX570 in SLI, which is pretty darn good..but it's build with a built-in limiter (OCP) that is controlled via software...my personal card was throttling a little bit....I seen it drops from 630mhz core to 554mhz and once at 405MHz....so you get a steady 200 FPS at max details in some games, then a "plateau" at 120fps for like 30 seconds or so..then I goes back up (to keep the temperatures in-check)....I know PLENTY of FPS, but throttling nevertheless... MOFO doesn't like being a ginea pig or a BETA tester for nVIDIA...I RMA'd the card...now looking at options.... Awards
Mr-Turkey Posted April 6, 2011 Member ID: 681 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 0 Topic Count: 8 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 61 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 385 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 11/03/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: Never Birthday: 07/18/1977 Posted April 6, 2011 That's ashame , but hey if you aint happy with it you did the right thing! What are you thinking then? Is it just a single card you are after?
CplMOFO Posted April 7, 2011 Member ID: 1924 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 1 Topic Count: 68 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 1012 Content Per Day: 0.19 Reputation: 101 Achievement Points: 5864 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 10/26/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 1 Birthday: 05/30/1973 Device: Windows Author Posted April 7, 2011 Humm.. Things aren't pretty actually. The 570s are a little weak on the VRMs...the 580 is a nice card, but I'd like to go dual...SLI 560TI is a decent alternative, but the RED team's 6950s are great, run 2GB of RAM each...beating the 560TIs...drawing less wattage... Awards
LaRSin Posted April 7, 2011 Member ID: 45 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 69 Topic Count: 981 Topics Per Day: 0.17 Content Count: 9421 Content Per Day: 1.65 Reputation: 3730 Achievement Points: 68078 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 2 Joined: 09/01/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 6 hours ago Birthday: 02/25/1951 Device: Windows Posted April 7, 2011 was that the overclock (4.6) in turbo mode or idle ? Awards
NightmareXI Posted April 7, 2011 Member ID: 68 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 44 Topic Count: 62 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 2709 Content Per Day: 0.47 Reputation: 132 Achievement Points: 14854 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: November 20, 2022 Birthday: 04/13/1969 Posted April 7, 2011 CplMOFO Humm.. Things aren't pretty actually. The 570s are a little weak on the VRMs...the 580 is a nice card, but I'd like to go dual...SLI 560TI is a decent alternative, but the RED team's 6950s are great, run 2GB of RAM each...beating the 560TIs...drawing less wattage... my 6950s are running still pretty nice LOL ....still no issues with the modding to 6970 .......... Awards
Mr-Turkey Posted April 7, 2011 Member ID: 681 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 0 Topic Count: 8 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 61 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 385 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 11/03/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: Never Birthday: 07/18/1977 Posted April 7, 2011 LaRSin was that the overclock (4.6) in turbo mode or idle ? Speaking for myself , I am sure mofo is the same tho... I have simply changed the mulitplier to 46 and set the voltage to 1.36vcore. I have disabled all power saving modes , it runs at 4.6 permanently. Paul.
CplMOFO Posted April 7, 2011 Member ID: 1924 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 1 Topic Count: 68 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 1012 Content Per Day: 0.19 Reputation: 101 Achievement Points: 5864 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 10/26/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 1 Birthday: 05/30/1973 Device: Windows Author Posted April 7, 2011 Well, honestly, I haven't disabled the turbo mode yet. Mine still "modulates" from 1600mhz to 4600mhz...for now, it seems alright...a lot of people actually run their Sandys like that... For the GFx...I'm still tinkering...got my refund...reading, thinking, reading, scouring the net for rebates, best deals... Awards
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