Needed: Upgrade advice for a Useless individual!

Plec · 17 Apr 2017 at 19:08

Nathan Long said:
Yeah, froze and all icons disappeared and popped up, but all good

do you experience this sometimes - or is this new?

NathanL · 17 Apr 2017 at 19:08

I suppose it's happened every now and again. Not often though

NathanL · 17 Apr 2017 at 19:09

I just tried to click everything a bit too quickly

Plec · 17 Apr 2017 at 19:10

CPU-z, Real temp open up prime (usual drill)

Plec · 17 Apr 2017 at 19:11

Once open small 3 minute burst of prime - look at temps and core voltage again...

NathanL · 17 Apr 2017 at 19:15

CPU-Z, Voltage stating 1.224 at idle.
Idle temps as above.

Upon Test - Voltage stays same, as does Core Speed.

After three and a half minute test - Voltage stays the same, 1.224V. Core Speed stays at 4199.02
Temperatures: Maximums - 76 - 80 - 81 - 79

Plec · 17 Apr 2017 at 19:21

Your temps are high - your cooler should be doing a better job at 1.22v - that's stock cooler temps.

Gaming it will be around 60-65 degrees (i'm guessing) - if we knew it was stable it would be fine. We would leave the voltage and run with it - but we need to establish some stability through thrashing the CPU with synthetic tests - and it stretches the CPU way more than any game/app - hence higher temps.

Run a 10 minute test - and watch temps. If it creeps toward 90 stop the test.

Plec · 17 Apr 2017 at 19:26

Are you running it?

Read above edits too - I only elaborated on some points - didn't say 'stop, it's going to blow' or anything

NathanL · 17 Apr 2017 at 19:27

Running the test, 5 mins in and maxes are 77 - 81 - 82 - 81

Plec · 17 Apr 2017 at 19:28

Nathan Long said:
Running the test, 5 mins in and maxes are 77 - 81 - 82 - 81

Those are temps I can live with.

CPU-z?

NathanL · 17 Apr 2017 at 19:28

I'll run if I smell smoke!!

NathanL · 17 Apr 2017 at 19:28

CPU-z still showing everything as normal

Plec · 17 Apr 2017 at 19:29

Nathan Long said:
I'll run if I smell smoke!!

Nope, you have to go down with your computer. Honour rules of overclocking.

NathanL · 17 Apr 2017 at 19:29

Ever so slightly creeping up at the 7 minute mark now.
79 - 83 - 83 - 82

Plec · 17 Apr 2017 at 19:32

Still ok - are all your case fans running?

NathanL · 17 Apr 2017 at 19:33

Yep, three of them.
Test completed: 10 mins 45 seconds:

Maximum temperatures: 80-84-85-83

Voltage and Core Speed stayed same throughout

NathanL · 17 Apr 2017 at 19:39

You've gone, shall I panic now or in a minute??

Plec · 17 Apr 2017 at 19:40

Ideally we would let this test run overnight - but it may get to 90 degrees.

Try running a blend test now for 10 minutes - as not quite so much stress.

Plec · 17 Apr 2017 at 19:40

Nathan Long said:
You've gone, shall I panic now or in a minute??

making dinner at the same time - as usual you have my full attention

NathanL · 17 Apr 2017 at 19:40

Okay, i've set that going now