Hi! First of all I'm new here as a poster, although I've been lurking for years. I've just put together my first brand new system in a looong time, after upgrading my previous gaming machine more times than I can remember.
Spec:
Intel Core i7-2600K 3.40GHz
Gigabyte P67A-UD7
MSI GeForce GTX 580 Twin FrozR II
G.Skill RipJawsX 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz
Corsair HX 850W ATX Modular SLI Compliant Power Supply
Corsair Hydro H70
Pic: http://img37.imageshack.us/f/img4848o.jpg/
I've got it to 4.6Ghz, with temps after an hour of Prime95 blend at 50 - 53. This is with all voltages at auto (dropping even one notch caused instability).
I have a few questions, mainly regarding cooling. At the moment I have the H70 fans set up as an intake, as I was concerned about case pressure (2 x 200mm exhausts, 2 x 120 and 1 x 140 as intakes). I plan on adding and upgrading the intake fans so I can set the H70 fans up as exhausts. Would this be worth doing? Also, I am using the stock H70 thermal paste - does anyone know if this stuff any good, or would I benefit from changing it? The same goes for the H70 fans - at the moment I am using one stock and the NZXT Phantom 120mm case fan. Worth changing?
The other issue is the UD7 BIOS. It is version F3 at the moment, but I can't flash it either from file or the Gigabyte site - I get a "not a valid BIOS image" error.
Any help would be appreciated, as would any other comments on the system. I'd like to get an "as high as possible" 24/7 OC.
Spec:
Intel Core i7-2600K 3.40GHz
Gigabyte P67A-UD7
MSI GeForce GTX 580 Twin FrozR II
G.Skill RipJawsX 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz
Corsair HX 850W ATX Modular SLI Compliant Power Supply
Corsair Hydro H70
Pic: http://img37.imageshack.us/f/img4848o.jpg/
I've got it to 4.6Ghz, with temps after an hour of Prime95 blend at 50 - 53. This is with all voltages at auto (dropping even one notch caused instability).
I have a few questions, mainly regarding cooling. At the moment I have the H70 fans set up as an intake, as I was concerned about case pressure (2 x 200mm exhausts, 2 x 120 and 1 x 140 as intakes). I plan on adding and upgrading the intake fans so I can set the H70 fans up as exhausts. Would this be worth doing? Also, I am using the stock H70 thermal paste - does anyone know if this stuff any good, or would I benefit from changing it? The same goes for the H70 fans - at the moment I am using one stock and the NZXT Phantom 120mm case fan. Worth changing?
The other issue is the UD7 BIOS. It is version F3 at the moment, but I can't flash it either from file or the Gigabyte site - I get a "not a valid BIOS image" error.
Any help would be appreciated, as would any other comments on the system. I'd like to get an "as high as possible" 24/7 OC.
