Right - Finally finished rebuilding my setup with my VAPOLS.
I think I could manage a whole thread just on adapting my VapoLS for use with the i7 Motherboard (Perhaps at a later date) as when I was thinking about it nobody had actual experience (although some were very helpful with similar setups).
1st problem with 1366 is the socket is bigger, so the clamshell (std stk 775) would not provide an air tight seal ALL the way around, If I tried a bigger clamshell there would not be enough room all the way around anyway (capacitors in the way-P6T with 775 mounting holes). Also on the rear of the motherboard where I wanted to put the VapoLS backplate with a heater (to stop condensation forming) had a "cool plate" in the way which turned out to be the backplate for the CPU 1366 retaining socket !!! Easy solution in the end (with its own problems mind) - I removed the complete CPU retaining bracket along with the Cool plate, obviously this makes the CPU socket a little fragile and does not hold the CPU in place (risk of bending Socket pins if not carefull), my workaround this is to simply install my VapoLS while the whole system is horizontal, as the torque setting of the 4 springs on the clamshell are more than enough to retain the cpu in place not too much mind.
After many horror stories that a standard VapoLS is no match for an i7 with HT on at 4Ghz I gave the VapoLS a chance and gave it a bit of an early spring clean, at least so if it failed then I'd know its not because of a bit of fluff ! (I can remember similar stories about the VapoLS not being able to cope with a 775 Quad - My Q6600 has been running for nearly 3 years with absolutly no problems, never going more than 10Deg avove idle neg temps).
OK - the interesting bit (perhaps
) Again still early days, but at least I can now say prime stable at 4.05Ghz (193x21 1.272v CPU), I currently have a slight memory problem (one of my trichannel 2Ghz DDR3 sticks is not being recognised) but I should be able to get round this for the time being. My core temps (according to Coretemp 0.99.5) never reached above 9 Degrees (9* / 1* / 7* / -2* max) all cores sit nicely at minus 7 degrees when idle. VapoLS siting happy at around -34Deg C when on 100% load (8 threads).
SiSandra reports 98.60GIPS Drystone and 83.78GFLOPS Whetstone, more tests to follow.
Now, Small steps but I have not had to boost Vcpu anymore just yet, going to increase slowly and see where I need some more juice
So thats the first test for starters, now lets see what this really can do !
Edit - Now 4.2Ghz (obvious 200 x 21 no other changes) Temps stable (12*/5*/10*/1* Max) (10*/3*/8*/1* settled now 20min). My mem may need some changes soon.
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