AMD Armageddon

FRAGMAYO · 29 Aug 2012 at 10:25

That is a nice build, I'm thinking of getting the same motherboard for with the Intel socket

JGStonedRaider · 29 Aug 2012 at 14:38

Corsair C70 Vengeance Case
AMD Zosma 960T unlocked to 6 core @ 4ghz
ASUS Crosshair V Formula / Thunderbolt
EVGA 580SC
8GB Vengeance LP RAM
WC loop
128gb Sandisk Extreme SSD
1Tb Seagate
640gb WD Caviar Black
500gb Hitatchi
loads of prolimatech red vortex's 120 + 140's
Akasa Apaches
24inch Benq
Ozone Strike
Sennheiser 320 headset

So yeah.....we can all spend a fair bit on an AMD rig. I dunno whether to go Piledriver or just all out on an Intel rig...hmm hmm hmm.

What kind of temps are you getting oliver? I'm doing 4ghz @ 44c (will do 24hr prime95 test tomorrow, was stable for the 2 hours I had). Bulldozers temps are a bit different tho......so.............

OliverDavis · 29 Aug 2012 at 16:03

JGStonedRaider said:
Corsair C70 Vengeance Case
AMD Zosma 960T unlocked to 6 core @ 4ghz
ASUS Crosshair V Formula / Thunderbolt
EVGA 580SC
8GB Vengeance LP RAM
WC loop
128gb Sandisk Extreme SSD
1Tb Seagate
640gb WD Caviar Black
500gb Hitatchi
loads of prolimatech red vortex's 120 + 140's
Akasa Apaches
24inch Benq
Ozone Strike
Sennheiser 320 headset

So yeah.....we can all spend a fair bit on an AMD rig. I dunno whether to go Piledriver or just all out on an Intel rig...hmm hmm hmm.

What kind of temps are you getting oliver? I'm doing 4ghz @ 44c (will do 24hr prime95 test tomorrow, was stable for the 2 hours I had). Bulldozers temps are a bit different tho......so.............

Hello, I am getting 61'C Prime95 for 8 hours @ 4.6Ghz. Note this is with the Corsair H80, I never used the standard cooler, I opened it and just laughed at the quality. The bracket did not seem stable at all. One of the reasons if got a H80 with the build

Im reapplying thermal paste this weekend. I suppose i was excited before and didn't do a good enough job. The H80 comes with some on but I put a little of another brand on the CPU. I applied it rather badly, so im sure I can get an extra 4-5'c cooler on load

Martini1991 · 29 Aug 2012 at 16:13

JGStonedRaider said:
What kind of temps are you getting oliver? I'm doing 4ghz @ 44c (will do 24hr prime95 test tomorrow, was stable for the 2 hours I had). Bulldozers temps are a bit different tho......so.............

Are you monitoring core temps? 44c at 4GHZ hex sounds unrealistic.
If you are measuring core temps, you're doing it wrong.

Almost 2 years we've been telling people not to measure the core temps, and people still do.

Speed · 29 Aug 2012 at 16:16

So you applied more Thermal Paste of a different brand on top of what Corsair put on the H80?

If so, yes, clean it all off both the CPU and the cooler then re-apply.

HankScorpio · 29 Aug 2012 at 21:58

Speed said:
So you applied more Thermal Paste of a different brand on top of what Corsair put on the H80?

If so, yes, clean it all off both the CPU and the cooler then re-apply.

Heh that's what I read. Apply it all for double the cooling powah!

OliverDavis · 29 Aug 2012 at 23:59

HankScorpio said:
Heh that's what I read. Apply it all for double the cooling powah!

At the time I was using a guide just to make sure I did not miss anything. After reading on here I realized. My temps are not bad at all. 61'C Prime 95 for an entire afternoon. constantly fluxuated between 60-61'C so im in no rush to take it apart and redo, but i have time this weekend so ill get it done then

JGStonedRaider · 30 Aug 2012 at 00:57

OliverDavis said:
Hello, I am getting 61'C Prime95 for 8 hours @ 4.6Ghz. Note this is with the Corsair H80, I never used the standard cooler, I opened it and just laughed at the quality. The bracket did not seem stable at all. One of the reasons if got a H80 with the build

Im reapplying thermal paste this weekend. I suppose i was excited before and didn't do a good enough job. The H80 comes with some on but I put a little of another brand on the CPU. I applied it rather badly, so im sure I can get an extra 4-5'c cooler on load

Ah well you have a bulldozer, so temps are not comparable. However in regards to the paste, it might make a 4-5c change. Am sure you'll find out

Martini1991 said:
Are you monitoring core temps? 44c at 4GHZ hex sounds unrealistic.
If you are measuring core temps, you're doing it wrong.

Almost 2 years we've been telling people not to measure the core temps, and people still do.

Oh Noes.....

Lol, yeah I do know. Because I have an unlocked x4 960T (now x6), you don't actually get core temps..well you do, but as mine read 0c....I think I'll ignore those.

1 x 280mm rad + 1 x 240mm rad = lush temps as I'm only cooling the CPU atm. Might be a touch warmer when I introduce the block for the 580 tho... Will prob add another 120mm rad then as well. Just to be sure

Kronos · 31 Aug 2012 at 11:00

I had the all red version of the Phantom, lovely cases.

Martini1991 · 31 Aug 2012 at 11:44

Agh, good watercooling

I remember when I had a 1055T under water, in JC2 the temperature were similar to the idle temperatures

JGStonedRaider · 31 Aug 2012 at 15:37

Martini1991 said:
Agh, good watercooling
I remember when I had a 1055T under water, in JC2 the temperature were similar to the idle temperatures

under air @ 3.5ghz I used to idle in the summer months at 40c..I now don't go much above 40c ever...It's quite disconcerting :eek:

In an AWESOME way.

Gregster · 14 Oct 2012 at 20:24

Nice build

I would have swapped out the CPU/MOBO/GPU and H80 from that list

but I am sure you are happy with it so all good

OliverDavis · 10 Jan 2013 at 14:36

Update!

Now have;
Logitech G500 Mouse
Logitech G110 Keyboard
Logitech Z323 2.1 Speakers
Logitech G35 7.1 (Virtual) Headset
NVidia GT430 (PhysX)
Razer Goliuthus Extended Gaming Surface
HD3000 Webcam
Additional HDD's
TP-Link 450Mbps Wireless N Dual Band PCI Express Adapter

ZardoZ · 12 Jan 2013 at 22:07

nice rig

OliverDavis · 4 Apr 2013 at 00:07

I ordered an AMD FX-8350 as I was enticed by the low price this week of £155.99!

JGStonedRaider · 4 Apr 2013 at 00:59

I take it you have the 560ti overclocked to over 1000? If not..WHY NOT???!!!

OliverDavis · 4 Apr 2013 at 14:23

JGStonedRaider said:
I take it you have the 560ti overclocked to over 1000? If not..WHY NOT???!!!

I did have when running just one only for about 2 weeks, then bought a second and had to reduce to 925Mhz as they get toasty. My top card is an ASUS DCU2, where as my bottom one is a Point Of View with a shoddy cooler and non-reference PCB. The bottom one is sealed though so it vents most heat out of the bracket exhaust gap, where as the ASUS one vents everywhere.

As the ASUS has the better cooler, its on top.

While on Furmark they both hit 88'c, the POV cards hits this first, even though its below.

I run them at;

Clock: 925Mhz
Memory: 2200Mhz
Voltage: 1.025v
Custom fan profile where 100% kicks in at 60'c but progressively before that.

I also have my 200mm NZXT Side fan on 100% (Near silent anyway) blowing on both cards, with the ASUS one receiving more air as its basically centered to the fan.

I could run 950mhz with less than 1v on either card singly, just in SLI it needs more for stability.

OliverDavis · 4 Apr 2013 at 14:25

Also, any higher on clock with this voltage and I get problems in Battlefield 3, any higher voltage to fix it I get 90'c+.

paulstung · 4 Apr 2013 at 14:31

Nice mate. Surely it makes sense, that the card with better cooling, be put under the one with bad cooling ?

OliverDavis · 5 Apr 2013 at 10:44

paulstung said:
Nice mate. Surely it makes sense, that the card with better cooling, be put under the one with bad cooling ?

The one with worse cooling has a blower design cooler, so the hot air can only leave the card through the expansion bracket, meaning it does not disperse any of its hot air into the case. The card with the better cooler does not have a blower design cooler, so its hot air goes straight in to the case and because it is hot, it rises.

If the blower card was on top, it would suck in all of the hot air from the other card.

Ill do a drawing as i'm at work!