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Yep, running stock cooler at those speeds/voltage is bonkers. Tuniq is the way to go as many folks have already said. Without Dual Orthos testing on priority 9 for both small fft's and blend (cpu and ram) for IMO 8 hours+ each you can't say with any real certainty that the overclock is stable ;).
 
phill9800 said:
So when its set to 9x401 in the bios its only 200.5 for the memory?? Is that right?
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Not quite - the RAM runs off a multiplier/divider from the CPU - In your last CPUz screenie you can see that the RAM is currently set to run 20% faster than the CPU (4:5). If you set it to 1:1 you could possibly tighten the timings a bit, but I think the extra speed is probably going to give more performance benefit.

But whatever speed you're running it at, it's a lovely overclock on both processor and RAM.
 
Now read from coretemp instead of your mobo stuff ;) Could be your coretemp but I am going to go with not for now :D. Just for reference for the 6600 dude my lapped 6600 in my Media Center running with a lapped Tuniq at 1100rpm and clocked to just 3Ghz (no need for any more in that machine) with completely silent low flow case cooling gets 40c on avg in coretemp and 46c dual orthos small fft's :).
 
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Not quite - the RAM runs off a multiplier/divider from the CPU - In your last CPUz screenie you can see that the RAM is currently set to run 20% faster than the CPU (4:5). If you set it to 1:1 you could possibly tighten the timings a bit, but I think the extra speed is probably going to give more performance benefit.

But whatever speed you're running it at, it's a lovely overclock on both processor and RAM.
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Well this was with a newer bios and I've managed to use the 1333 setting for the CPU which lowered the memory to 5:4 I think (swapped them around so its more like 1:1) but I'm wondering if leaving the ram timed by SPD is gonna be more benifical to me as I might be able to gain more speed from the CPU?

The volts I was running was 1.525vcore as 1.5v would lock the machine. It seems to be working perfectly otherwise at that speed.

I've a slight problem now in that I turn the system on and its got error 21 on the LCD on the board? Its trying to detect a floppy drive A media but its not actually doing anything, any advice?

I'm using a standard retail heatsink, so I've got to upgrade if I want to run 3.61Ghz on it...
 
Yep that`s the cooler,lapping is easy to do as the base of the tower is not the best,just needs a few hours of your time and some sandpaper :)
 
clone said:
Yep that`s the cooler,lapping is easy to do as the base of the tower is not the best,just needs a few hours of your time and some sandpaper :)
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Well that sounds good to me :) What sort of sand paper would I need to buy to do the lapping? Is there any destructions on how to do it properly? I've never done it before.. :eek:

I've just noticed that your from the West Mids Clone.. My fiance lives near yourself :D
 
She's just outside of Wolverhampton, in Coven. I travel up there every other weekend to see her :)

If you ever want to pop over I'm sure we could arrange something :) Maybe I could buy the heatsink and have your help whilst I'm doing it :D Or is that being real cheeky!! :lol:

Just putting together my AM2 rig again now :( My Abit board is coming up with a error code of 21 each time I try to re-flash the bios so I think its not well :(
 
I swore never again will i lap a heatsink,did my head in after a bit but im glad ive done it :D
 
You could just get me to do the lapping and then just sit there drinking the tea or coffee and just say how to do it :D :lol:
 
Comparing the retail Intel cooler to the Tuniq Tower without the lapping, how much would it knock down the temperatures? Would the lapping make a lot of difference?
 
All the lapping does is fix the only flaw in a perfect product IMO. I lapped mine as I am like that is all. If you are going for 3.6Ghz etc and 1.5V or over then I would say lapping should be done, as long as your skills and patience are up to the job.
 
Eveyone will have an opinion but tbh 3.6 is a good speed for the cpu. Whether u run 1:1 @ 800Mhz with tight RAM timings or 5/4 @ 1000Mhz with looser RAM timings will depend on your individual benchmark results. Superpi will indicate which is faster for you but in real world Apps and games you'll see sod all difference. Go for the settings that gives you greatest stability.

Temps are always the issue. At 3.6 you're near the max for that cpu. As long as you're below 70c running stress tests like Orthos you'll be ok. In 3D Apps it'll be more like 45c-50c under load. Try http://www.daionet.gr.jp/~masa/rthdribl/ for 3D stress testing. This is more like the temps you'll see in day to day running.
 
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All the lapping does is fix the only flaw in a perfect product IMO. I lapped mine as I am like that is all. If you are going for 3.6Ghz etc and 1.5V or over then I would say lapping should be done, as long as your skills and patience are up to the job.
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I have no idea about lapping but I'm told that there is a 'how to do' on the forum somewhere? Or could I pay someone on here to do it for me??
 
Dirk said:
Eveyone will have an opinion but tbh 3.6 is a good speed for the cpu. Whether u run 1:1 @ 800Mhz with tight RAM timings or 5/4 @ 1000Mhz with looser RAM timings will depend on your individual benchmark results. Superpi will indicate which is faster for you but in real world Apps and games you'll see sod all difference. Go for the settings that gives you greatest stability.

Temps are always the issue. At 3.6 you're near the max for that cpu. As long as you're below 70c running stress tests like Orthos you'll be ok. In 3D Apps it'll be more like 45c-50c under load. Try http://www.daionet.gr.jp/~masa/rthdribl/ for 3D stress testing. This is more like the temps you'll see in day to day running.
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I dont think I would run the CPU at 3.6Ghz unless the cooler for CPU would keep it cool and say under 55C on a full load..

I think if anything, 3.4Ghz would be more than enough for everyday use as you say, I wouldnt notice a damn thing in games or anything, unless I was using a FPS counter or something.

I suppose I would need all the speed I could get with a 8800GTX graphics card as they are a beast... Wouldnt say no to one mind.. But would I NEED to have water cooling to use it?
 
3.4Ghz on a C2D is more than enough juice for a 8800GTX. Tbh, under gpu limited conditions, like most games are at realistic resolutions, a C2D @ 2.4Ghz is enough.

It's only Apps that use the extra power that see any benefit in faster overclocks. Video encoding etc.
 
I must admit, I'm a little confused as to what to do when I want to upgrade my X1900 XT... The X1950 XTX arent much over a £150 now but they dont offer a huge performance increase... Not like coming from a 7800 + AGP card to the X1900 XT...

What would you say about a second hand 7950 GX2 card?? Would that make much difference?

And whats your Zalman 9700 like for cooling your E6600? I'm on the look out for a CPU cooler for mine, the retail heatsink just isnt enough past 3.2Ghz for me...
 
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