A positive about this weather for oc'd systems

veryrandom101 · 31 Mar 2010 at 11:32

these hectic winds and low temps are helping my oc'd system like mother teresa back in the day. i have my i7 920 at 4.2 and my xfx (asus now, according to the bios) hd 5870 at 949/1220. i am using a tuniq tower 120 extreme cpu cooler, all in an antec 1200 case. Currently my cpu is idling at 36/37, and gpu at 29. IBT 8 thread test/100% my cpu only reached 71c max. Gpu load after 1hr half bfbc2 was 63, which im happy with.
Best bit about this all is i only have my window a tiny bit open, and all the cold air seems to flow almost under my bed and straight to the case. the top part of my body is warm, but my feet are paying.
So i dont care if this weather lasts a bit longer. anyone else reaping the benefits?
Bet geforce 470/480 pre-order owners are wishing they had their cards

Baldrick1001 · 31 Mar 2010 at 12:08

If I understand, you are freezing your feet off for any extra couple of a frames per second and from your perspective, that's a win... :-)

. Personally I value my circulation too much

veryrandom101 · 31 Mar 2010 at 12:18

a nice pair of socks sorted that out! where there's a will, theres a way

mmj_uk · 31 Mar 2010 at 13:03

Can't wait until summer for an explosion of "why isn't my overclock stable anymore" threads.

deusexlumina · 31 Mar 2010 at 14:12

mmj_uk said:
Can't wait until summer for an explosion of "why isn't my overclock stable anymore" threads.

same, and also for the fermi overheat threads =/

ToxicTBag · 1 Apr 2010 at 01:38

lol yup the cold snap is ok but am dreading summer....will have to lower the overclock

reiyushin · 1 Apr 2010 at 02:39

I fancy boys said:
same, and also for the fermi overheat threads =/

Oh noes!!!!

Audigex · 1 Apr 2010 at 03:01

Back when it was fairly chilly outside I did an experiment as to how low I could get my CPU by putting it right next to the window, heating off etc.

End result was something like 10c idle and 22c load =D
I was tempted to put it outside to see what happened, but my window ledge isn't flat and I wasn't risking £600 worth of PC on it!

veryrandom101 · 1 Apr 2010 at 09:18

i live in cornwall, so this is probably our summer

4T5 · 1 Apr 2010 at 09:27

My Terraced house lays in such a way that my front room Never gets warm & I mean Never.

On top of that when you sit at my desk you get a breeze in the face that is bouncing off the back wall when it is exhausted from my system.

Yes my system Does sound like a Hovercraft.

OLDPHART · 1 Apr 2010 at 10:42

My living room gets the sun most of the day, at the moment its 19'c with one of the small top windows open = idle > 30'c - 34'c i7 920 4GHz.

Strawberry · 1 Apr 2010 at 11:21

My radiator is right in front of a window directly on ground level. I feel you, man.

ThomasTheTankEngine · 1 Apr 2010 at 18:19

I cranked my boiler up to about 30 degrees before I overclocked this winter. My pc will still be stable this summer :cool:

Devrij · 1 Apr 2010 at 18:40

I'm a student, this means my temps in winter are very low. Someone did put the heating on for 5 hrs the other day while attempting to turn the hot water on, and my OC was still solid despite temps reaching 80C :O