(Another :) PC spec thread.
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Thanks for the comments guys and np Jimmy, hope your build goes well. Stick around here as there are a lot of knowledgeable people willing to help out.
Removed the two supplied Akasa case fans last night and installed the x2 Noctua's I ordered but they do seem to be pushing more air and creating more sound, plus I think one of them has a rattle.
Didn't have much time to have a look at it so will have another look tonight and see if I can improve things a bit, will also try installing the ulna's.
Also did a bit of over clocking and stability/stress testing.
Mem's at 2.0v, 802mhz (or around that, can't remember at the mo) with 4-4-4-12.
401mhz FSB x8 = 3.2ghz on the CPU. CPU is just over 1.3v, something like 1.3125. In the BIOS at least, windows s/w shows it a bit lower, is this the voltage drop I've been hearing about?
Ran a double SuperPi 32M, 30min OCCP run and a few 1hr runs of different Orthos tests. All passed ok. \o/
tbh I'll probably just run it at that for now, might try to push the mem a bit more but don't really want to use lower latencies if I can help it. I've heard that gaming seems to benefit from lower latencies and not so much higher mhz?
Removed the two supplied Akasa case fans last night and installed the x2 Noctua's I ordered but they do seem to be pushing more air and creating more sound, plus I think one of them has a rattle.
Didn't have much time to have a look at it so will have another look tonight and see if I can improve things a bit, will also try installing the ulna's.
Also did a bit of over clocking and stability/stress testing.
Mem's at 2.0v, 802mhz (or around that, can't remember at the mo) with 4-4-4-12.
401mhz FSB x8 = 3.2ghz on the CPU. CPU is just over 1.3v, something like 1.3125. In the BIOS at least, windows s/w shows it a bit lower, is this the voltage drop I've been hearing about?
Ran a double SuperPi 32M, 30min OCCP run and a few 1hr runs of different Orthos tests. All passed ok. \o/
tbh I'll probably just run it at that for now, might try to push the mem a bit more but don't really want to use lower latencies if I can help it. I've heard that gaming seems to benefit from lower latencies and not so much higher mhz?
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This is probably the best speccing thread I've ever seen 
Great pictures aswell.
Remember to get 3d mark 06 on there and tell us how it does
I'm building one for a friend at the minute but thanks to him being cheap the case is a ******* to work with and I can't seem to fit the motherboard without removing the back plate.
This is what happens when you spend £30 on a case and don't get it from OCUK kids!
Great pictures aswell.
Remember to get 3d mark 06 on there and tell us how it does
I'm building one for a friend at the minute but thanks to him being cheap the case is a ******* to work with and I can't seem to fit the motherboard without removing the back plate.
This is what happens when you spend £30 on a case and don't get it from OCUK kids!
:blush:
did a couple of '06 runs. iirc was 5K something before o/c and 6k something after the above o/c. Once I do a bit more playing and get some proper runs I'll try to post some more benches/screen shots.
At the mo I'm running a fairly fat windows build with loads of stuff installed, all the ASUS apps etc, once I know what I want and how I want it set up I'll probably wipe it in a week or two and do a slimmer build with less junk on it.
ha! Swindon! I grew up near there and spent many a Saturday shopping in Swindon and later on many a Friday at Brunel rooms.
did a couple of '06 runs. iirc was 5K something before o/c and 6k something after the above o/c. Once I do a bit more playing and get some proper runs I'll try to post some more benches/screen shots.
At the mo I'm running a fairly fat windows build with loads of stuff installed, all the ASUS apps etc, once I know what I want and how I want it set up I'll probably wipe it in a week or two and do a slimmer build with less junk on it.
ha! Swindon! I grew up near there and spent many a Saturday shopping in Swindon and later on many a Friday at Brunel rooms.
U.L.N.A = Ultra-Low-Noise Adapter.
It's basically a short extension type lead for the fan with a bit more resistance to it, effectively dropping the voltage to the fan which slows it down.
I can do this through the BIOS but all the chassis fans get set by the same option so I'm thinking maybe try it with different combinations of ulna's and bios settings.
Also the bios options are a bit disappointing as it's just a few presets, where as my old ASUS mobo you could set it to change speed based on your own defined temps. Plus no matter which option I choose the fans either run at full speed (around 1200/1300rpm) when the fan control is turned off. Or at around 900+rpms when controlled with one of the BIOS options with no change in speed that I can see based on temp. The ulna adapters should drop them to about 600rpm.
The rattle I mentioned seemed to be on the rear fan I fitted but also seems to have now cleared up a bit. I'm wondering if there is a pressure issue in the gap between the heatsink and the rear fan as when I put my hand there the air movement/pressure does feel a bit odd?
For the O/S I went for XP Pro 64bit. I was dual booting to it on my old PC but tended not to use it much and stuck with the 32bit as my main build. This time I decided to give it a go proper. Plus the old PC will continue to live and will need a license, so that one will keep the 32bit version.
My plan at the moment is to upgrade to a DX10 gfx card and Vista x64 later on when the games are out and if DX10 impresses enough that I can't live with out it. (Actually as an aside I wonder what happened to directx 9.0L?)
M.
It's basically a short extension type lead for the fan with a bit more resistance to it, effectively dropping the voltage to the fan which slows it down.
I can do this through the BIOS but all the chassis fans get set by the same option so I'm thinking maybe try it with different combinations of ulna's and bios settings.
Also the bios options are a bit disappointing as it's just a few presets, where as my old ASUS mobo you could set it to change speed based on your own defined temps. Plus no matter which option I choose the fans either run at full speed (around 1200/1300rpm) when the fan control is turned off. Or at around 900+rpms when controlled with one of the BIOS options with no change in speed that I can see based on temp. The ulna adapters should drop them to about 600rpm.
The rattle I mentioned seemed to be on the rear fan I fitted but also seems to have now cleared up a bit. I'm wondering if there is a pressure issue in the gap between the heatsink and the rear fan as when I put my hand there the air movement/pressure does feel a bit odd?
For the O/S I went for XP Pro 64bit. I was dual booting to it on my old PC but tended not to use it much and stuck with the 32bit as my main build. This time I decided to give it a go proper. Plus the old PC will continue to live and will need a license, so that one will keep the 32bit version.
My plan at the moment is to upgrade to a DX10 gfx card and Vista x64 later on when the games are out and if DX10 impresses enough that I can't live with out it. (Actually as an aside I wonder what happened to directx 9.0L?)
M.
DirectX9.0l is now 9.0Ex and is on Vista for running DX9.0 games on Vista.
See:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DirectX
Not DX for XP unfortunately.
See:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DirectX
Not DX for XP unfortunately.
Cheers, I'll give that a read later.
I thought the plan originally was DX10 for Vista and then DX9.0L for pre Vista OS', which was going to be as close to DX10 as you could get with out having Vista or a DX10 card?
Not heard of 9.0Ex before, so I'll def give that wiki a read when I get time.
I thought the plan originally was DX10 for Vista and then DX9.0L for pre Vista OS', which was going to be as close to DX10 as you could get with out having Vista or a DX10 card?
Not heard of 9.0Ex before, so I'll def give that wiki a read when I get time.