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To be honest we haven't experienced any 1055T 95Ws that don't clock to 3.8, it's crazy I know but these chips are immense.
1055T Bought Over-Clocked But Having Problems.
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To be honest we haven't experienced any 1055T 95Ws that don't clock to 3.8, it's crazy I know but these chips are immense.
You know what. I recently was saying about OC bundles being a waste of money. When I commented on that to a friend, I was talking about assuming the companies just flashed a new bios and didn't test the setup. If it's being tested as you guys seem to be doing, I'm of the opinion it's good value. I hadn't realised you actually did this till now! (because I hadn't looked at the offers).
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Ha! We test all our bundles just as we do with systems as we need to acheive stability so that we can sell them in the first place.
Oh yeah, of course. I don't mean unstable after shipping, I mean when you're building them. Does every chip from the tray hit 3.8GHz as a matter of course or do you have to be a bit picky?
So if they all (>95%) hit 3.8GHz, what percentage would hit 4GHz? The probability distribution would be nice to see... most of us don't get access to hundreds of chips!
i would probably go as far as to say that 60-70% of the 95w cpus will do 4ghz
problem is that a lot of boards dont read the max multi properly still which makes it difficult to clock.
they are definalty not as consistant as the intel cpus but when you get a good one, they do shine.
exactly that. essentially the return rate is a little misleading as many systems may just need a notch more vcore or something hwen they reach the customer. its strange sometimes, example:
i shipped an SR2 Bundle last week that was 92 hours stable under prime and memtest
the system arrived with the customer and it required a notch more on the vcore. it sorted it out and has been fine ever since.
thats why we have a lot to do with the support forums, it lets the user document th problem and they get to speak to the guys who build the system directly.
not a lot of competitors offer that abilty.
Rjkoneill or NathWraith would it be worth adding a sticky briefly stating what can and cant be done to an overclocked bundle bios (not necessarily just for if there is a problem but also if the owner wants to push the hardware further) without voiding the OcUK warranty as I saw another thread a while ago about problems with an overclocked bundle which started with people giving advice until it was mentioned that the warranty would be voided and then it degenerated in the same way as this thread. I would have gladly tried to help get this overclock stable but as it was mentioned that it would void the warranty & me not knowing that this was not correct didnt want to start asking the OP to change settings which would cause him to not be able to return the bundle if we could not get it stable through the forums.
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What about the i5's? My i5 750 seems to hit a block between 3.9 and 4.0 where it started needing a lot more vcore, and produced a lot more heat.. for very small gains.
In your experiences have all the i5 750s and 760's you've tested made it to 4.0? Or do some of them hit the "block" just before you get there?
Thanks rjkoneill and nathwraith for clearing this up
I have decided to go for the decimator system but have a few questions...
1. Im not overkeen on the antec 300 case would it be possible to use the antec 902 instead? and at what cost?
2. My current machine is well out of date [ athlon 2800, 1 gig ram, 6600gt-agp, qtec 450 psu...etc..] Will the new machine be more energy efficient?
3. Will this be a quiet setup or very noisy as my current pc again is annoyingly loud [raidmax sagitta case] and around 6 fans running
would appreciate any feedback
I have decided to go for the decimator system but have a few questions...
1. Im not overkeen on the antec 300 case would it be possible to use the antec 902 instead? and at what cost?
2. My current machine is well out of date [ athlon 2800, 1 gig ram, 6600gt-agp, qtec 450 psu...etc..] Will the new machine be more energy efficient?
3. Will this be a quiet setup or very noisy as my current pc again is annoyingly loud [raidmax sagitta case] and around 6 fans running
would appreciate any feedback
Overclocking and energy efficiency don't really go well together. See the power scaling versus frequency chart here: http://www.anandtech.com/show/3742/intels-core-i5655k-core-i7875k-overclocked-and-analysed-/3
The increased power (temperature) is why you need bigger coolers for overclocking. However, the high power draw is only when the processor is under load, modern processors have much better power regulation than your old Athlon so in general use expect a new system to be better.
The video card might be something else though...
but to be fair he brought a ocuk oc system which comes with a warranty. most of us thought if the person changes settings in the bios it'll void it, so u can't blame us for thinking that....Reading this threads makes me sigh greatly. Apart from a good moan off everyone I see no reason than other to delete every post here because no one has actually helped the guy at all what so ever!
The guy has an unstable system and has gone through the necessary process to fix it. He has been offered a pick up and repair service FOC but can't because of issues of him being away earlier in the post. Now this makes supporting an unstable system very difficult, even for us. So it takes a lot longer to achieve the final result, the stable system.
Why say this? Yeah its the luck of the draw if you get a stable system or not
Hmm you are looking at around 500 built a week so "so many" is really a very low percentage.
No this will not void your warranty.
I'm disappointed with the attitude in this thread to be honest
also he's paid a lot for a good system which as warranty so that why some said use the warranty, has it could have be a faulty component
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yeah glad the OP got it sorted. and thanks mate for noticing that i was trying to help,
Thanks for the reply
Wont be adding a gpu yet just using the onboard gfx
I wasnt overly worried on the energy side just wondered if id see huge hikes in bills lol
Can any 1 shed some light on the noise side? it does have the corsair h50 cooler so thought it would be quite quiet
And iv changed my mind on the case again think ill opt for the coolermaster dominator as its back in stock
Hey! my posts weren't bad I just merely stated that mine had problems and that an OcUK staff memeber managed to get it sorted for me.
I too was under the impression though that if you was to mess with the bios and change anything resulting in failiure or damage to the system then it would void the warranty.
Also i'm assuming that any changes to the case i.e. any modifications would void your warranty, only thing that wont is changing the hardware.
I would also agree that having a sticky on the subject of things that will void your warranty would be a good idea as so many people have mixed views on what will and what wont.
Glad the OP got it sorted.
I too was under the impression though that if you was to mess with the bios and change anything resulting in failiure or damage to the system then it would void the warranty.
Also i'm assuming that any changes to the case i.e. any modifications would void your warranty, only thing that wont is changing the hardware.
I would also agree that having a sticky on the subject of things that will void your warranty would be a good idea as so many people have mixed views on what will and what wont.
Glad the OP got it sorted.
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Hi chaps,
It's been a little while since I have posted as I have been on holiday, just got back home this morning.
The good news was I did get the system working, I ran the 8 hour blend test with everything passing successfully. So I phoned the OCuK team (very friendly & professional team, very impressed with the customer service at 8:30 in the morning!) and explained the situation, and asked them to cancel the pickup from my house as everything is in order. They assigned me a number, and asked me if I wanted to keep this number incase anything goes wrong, I said yes as I thought it was a good idea. The system was working for about 1 and a half days, maybe 2. Running games such as Metro with no issues at all. However, having gone away from the computer for a drink (about 5 minutes) I came back to a screen with no image, yet the PC was still on. I presumed that the system had become instable again, turning the PC on confirmed this. I got the same message:
"The system has experienced boot failures because of overclocking.
Last setting in BIOS setup may not coincide with current H/W states.
Current CPU Speed : 14.5 x 200MHz
Current Memory Speed : 1333MHz
Current HT Speed : 2000MHz
Press <DEL> key to enter BIOS Setup or press any rest of keys to continue."
When I enter BIOS, the speed on the processor resets to Auto @ 200, as opposed to manual. Therefore, the system is running at 2.8Ghz, rather than the 3.8Ghz. When this problem occurred I was packing for my holiday. Thus, it was to late to pack the computer up, and send it back for evaluation and testing.
My concern about sending it back is that sometimes it does pass tests, be it sometimes it doesn't to. My point is that it is possible I send it back, the same tests are used and it passes. Therefore, no fault has been detected. I'm sure this is what happened when my system was sent out, which I have no problem with, as I am aware it is not feasible to spend 4 days plus, testing a system. In summary, it is possible my system will pass the blend test, and the error may not be detected.
I'd love to try and sort this out myself by trying specific & numerous BIOS settings as apposed to sending the system back. I.e. installing a few different BIOS profiles for the 1055T 3.80 overclock. I do not prefer sending the system back, but will send it back if there is no choice, although this may be tricky as the pickup will be difficult due to my home being empty, but it is possible. I feel I have learned so much in-terms of OC'ing from this experience. Going from knowing nothing, to becoming a proud rookie.
My course of action now is to unpack from holiday, get settled, and then email the Overclockers production manager, as he has left his email address, which is very much appreciated.
PS: I took a few mobile pics of the error when the system boots up.
It's been a little while since I have posted as I have been on holiday, just got back home this morning.
The good news was I did get the system working, I ran the 8 hour blend test with everything passing successfully. So I phoned the OCuK team (very friendly & professional team, very impressed with the customer service at 8:30 in the morning!) and explained the situation, and asked them to cancel the pickup from my house as everything is in order. They assigned me a number, and asked me if I wanted to keep this number incase anything goes wrong, I said yes as I thought it was a good idea. The system was working for about 1 and a half days, maybe 2. Running games such as Metro with no issues at all. However, having gone away from the computer for a drink (about 5 minutes) I came back to a screen with no image, yet the PC was still on. I presumed that the system had become instable again, turning the PC on confirmed this. I got the same message:
"The system has experienced boot failures because of overclocking.
Last setting in BIOS setup may not coincide with current H/W states.
Current CPU Speed : 14.5 x 200MHz
Current Memory Speed : 1333MHz
Current HT Speed : 2000MHz
Press <DEL> key to enter BIOS Setup or press any rest of keys to continue."
When I enter BIOS, the speed on the processor resets to Auto @ 200, as opposed to manual. Therefore, the system is running at 2.8Ghz, rather than the 3.8Ghz. When this problem occurred I was packing for my holiday. Thus, it was to late to pack the computer up, and send it back for evaluation and testing.
My concern about sending it back is that sometimes it does pass tests, be it sometimes it doesn't to. My point is that it is possible I send it back, the same tests are used and it passes. Therefore, no fault has been detected. I'm sure this is what happened when my system was sent out, which I have no problem with, as I am aware it is not feasible to spend 4 days plus, testing a system. In summary, it is possible my system will pass the blend test, and the error may not be detected.
I'd love to try and sort this out myself by trying specific & numerous BIOS settings as apposed to sending the system back. I.e. installing a few different BIOS profiles for the 1055T 3.80 overclock. I do not prefer sending the system back, but will send it back if there is no choice, although this may be tricky as the pickup will be difficult due to my home being empty, but it is possible. I feel I have learned so much in-terms of OC'ing from this experience. Going from knowing nothing, to becoming a proud rookie.
My course of action now is to unpack from holiday, get settled, and then email the Overclockers production manager, as he has left his email address, which is very much appreciated.
PS: I took a few mobile pics of the error when the system boots up.