D-14 or antec 920 water

For the benefit of other readers I have no doubt whatsoever the d14 will performe much better than a A50 but the real question was by how much and would it be worth upgrading as the op said he would want far better results before parting with his money.
 
spankingtexan said:
but the real question was by how much and would it be worth upgrading as the op said he would want far better results before parting with his money.
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The OP said none of those things until after your first round of posts.

His original question was simply which would offer the best cooling for his processor, the Noctua NH-D14 or the Antec Kúhler H2O 920?
 
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spankingtexan said:
For the benefit of other readers I have no doubt whatsoever the d14 will performe much better than a A50 but the real question was by how much and would it be worth upgrading as the op said he would want far better results before parting with his money.
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By around 15c or so I'd say which is fairly substantial.
 
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Good to see your original inaccurate report of a max of 1.575v for ram has been changed to 1.6v. Good sig.
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One goes with the times.

My advice has always been to err on the side of caution.

The safe voltage stated was 1.5V +/- 5%.

OcUK now state, having discussed the matter with Intel, that up to 1.6V is safe.

But that still doesn't change the fact that lower is better.

There's no need for the majority of Sandy Bridge users to be using more than ~1.5-1.55V.

Most 1600MHz DDR3 sold since the launch of Sandy Bridge will operate at that voltage.

Unlike some I'm willing to change my advice if further information comes along.

It's those who are still saying 1.65V is acceptable who seem to be providing inaccurate advice.

;)
 
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Surveyor said:
One goes with the times.

My advice has always been to err on the side of caution.

The safe voltage stated was 1.5V +/- 5%.

OcUK now state, having discussed the matter with Intel, that up to 1.6V is safe.

But that still doesn't change the fact that lower is better.

There's no need for the majority of Sandy Bridge users to be using more than ~1.5-1.55V.

Most 1600MHz DDR3 sold since the launch of Sandy Bridge will operate at that voltage.

Unlike some I'm willing to change my advice if further information comes along.

It's those who are still saying 1.65V is acceptable who seem to be providing inaccurate advice.

;)
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lol
 
spankingtexan said:
lol
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And yet you're one of those people who followed the advice and now you know you're operating using a safe DRAM voltage.

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I got that ram and was having problems @ 1.56250v 1600mhz. the ram states it should be @1.65v. I have now been running on 1.65v with no probs but have concerns as people are saying this is to high with sandybridge.

So today I have reduced to 1.575v as Surveyor suggests. This is on an asus z68 deluxe board and I will see if the problems return.
Can 1.65v damage a sandy cpu and or mobo?
If so, then why is this ram recommended to be run @ 1.65v 1600mhz?
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spankingtexan said:
OK, thanks Surveyor after putting voltage to 1.575 I have had zero probs so really pleased with that. Thanks.
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And you even give out similar advice:

spankingtexan said:
in response to op, your ram settings should be 9-9-9-27 2, 1600mhz 1.5v but increase the voltage if needed.
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Surveyor said:
And yet you're one of those people who followed the advice and now you know you're operating using a safe DRAM voltage.





And you even give out similar advice:
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I get the feeling you think i'm having a go at you, your ram advise was good advise it just turned out that 1.6v was safe and you are absolutely correct in saying lower is better, that is why I have now changed my ram to crucial balistx tactical tracer as it states on the ram 1.5v @1600mhz. I followed your advise.
 
Get the Nh-d14, it is powerful enough to mean you can run any overclock you like on a 2500k without temps being the limiting factor.

At 5Ghz running IBT my max temps are below 80. At 4.7Ghz max IBT temps are around 70. p95 max temps aroung 60 at 4.7, and 45-55 in games.
 
^^ Couple of pics I found:

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