Opti 170 on air

Xionic · 13 Feb 2006 at 01:44

im thinking of making one of these my next CPU

what fully stable clocks have you had on high end air

TIA

mattup · 13 Feb 2006 at 08:01

See sig below (2.8Mhz). I would imagine that 2.6Mhz is almost a given for the current OC stepping.

Matt

Agent WD40 · 13 Feb 2006 at 10:47

Same here mate but I needed a 0.5v bump to get it there. But I recokon I could knock it back down to 1.35 and not have any problems... Also i'm using some heavy air cooling. TT Big Typhoon with a YS-Tec 120mm fan which is massive (the 32mm deep one).

Also, Mattup, have you clocked your gfx card?

Agent :cool:

Havana_UK · 13 Feb 2006 at 11:26

Agent WD40 said:
Same here mate but I needed a 0.5v bump to get it there.

Methinks you mean 0.05V

But yes, you can pretty much expect 2.6GHz (both on the 170 & 4400+), and some are even reaching 2.8GHz.

Hav

mattup · 13 Feb 2006 at 11:29

Agent, No not yet. Although the latest Cat 6.2 have improved my 3D marks by about 300 points. I am waiting for a 3rd party cooler for my 1900XTX before I wind it up a little.

Matt

Agent WD40 · 13 Feb 2006 at 11:42

Hav, no-no, a .5V bump... hehe. Actually. Yeah, only .05v, thanks for correcting...

And Mattup, thanks for that. Its interesting to see the difference between the X1900xtx's and the 7800GTX 512s. Seeming as we have an alomost identic setups its interesting...

PinkPig · 13 Feb 2006 at 15:17

With the stock cooler all seems fine at 2.7 GHz on my Opty 170. Temps reach 57 or so after a while at full load, so I don't want to try any higher until I get a better cooler - but using the stock heatsink and fan with the thermal pad provided, I think that's pretty impressive! At stock volts of course :-)

Agent WD40 · 13 Feb 2006 at 15:20

Heh, not bad buddeh!

I'd strongly recommend the TT Big Typhoon (again). It is just that good and that quiet! Plus it moves a lot of air around in your case...

Agent :cool:

malccy · 13 Feb 2006 at 17:14

I second that - even helps cool the memory.

Big.Wayne · 13 Feb 2006 at 17:21

YS-TECH FD1238 120mm Fan - 4 Pin (FG-004-YS)

Agent WD40 said:
i'm using some heavy air cooling. TT Big Typhoon with a YS-Tec 120mm fan which is massive (the 32mm deep one).

- Speed - 2800RPM
- Output - 125CFM
- Decibels - 40.5dBA
- Dimensions - 120x120x38

125CFM!!!!! I love it

Agent WD40 · 13 Feb 2006 at 20:06

Got it in one, its MENTAL BIG! Ha, its just so good at cooling its nutz! But it is a little loud.

Does My mobo temps dropped 2C when I dropped that monster in there! HA!

DaZzZa · 14 Feb 2006 at 14:53

lol 7v/5v or stick it on a turny thing forgot the name,,..... fan controler thats it

Agent WD40 · 14 Feb 2006 at 15:28

Narh! It wont work as well then..!

Big.Wayne · 14 Feb 2006 at 15:46

I have mine on a fan controller, normally turned down low and still shifts good amount of air, then when i need to test for possible heat issues it gets cranked up!!

Agent WD40 · 14 Feb 2006 at 15:52

Big.Wayne said:
I have mine on a fan controller, normally turned down low and still shifts good amount of air, then when i need to test for possible heat issues it gets cranked up!!

Hmm, i'm getting more and more interested by one of these "Fan Controler" thingies.

How do they work?
Will they control a 4pin molex connecter?
Main benefits of having them?

Agent :cool:

mattup · 14 Feb 2006 at 22:08

Agent, just recieved an Akasa pro fan controller. It only takes 3 pin plugs but a bit of soldering soon fixed my molex fan problem.

They are basically variable resistors that drop the voltage to the fan. Therefore making the fan rotate slower and thus producing less noise. The Pro fan controller also monitors RPM and Temps through its own sensors. Your CPU fan only has 2 wires with no yellow speed signal so rpm will not display, but as you say you can hear the speed of the beast.

Matt

Big.Wayne · 14 Feb 2006 at 22:40

Agent WD40 said:
Hmm, i'm getting more and more interested by one of these "Fan Controler" thingies.

How do they work?
Will they control a 4pin molex connecter?
Main benefits of having them?

If your into *Air-Cooling* then a good fan controller is a must!

I had mine maybe or year or just longer, it is a VANTEC NEXUS NXP-205-SL

It has 4x 3-pin inputs and a set of extender cables that accept wither 3-pin or molex fans. The only thing extra I would have liked is the option to swith the fan *off* which this one doesn't have. . . also its nice and small, fits in a floppy bay.

Can't believe you need running your YS-Tech 120mm at full speed!! :eek: