Orthos questions...

AWBbox · 2 Jan 2007 at 07:54

Just a couple os questions I wanted to ask about the operation of Orthos, i'm running the beta 0.41.110.18 Firstly, a question of heat: When I run any other non-Orthos CPU stress test my core temps stay around low 50's (spec in sig, CPU voltage is 1.425) but the Orthos small FTT test gets it to ~63'C! :eek:

is this normal and should it be considered as the heat barrier that I shouldn't cross? or is the 'small FTT test' an exception somehow? Secondly when I run Orthos for any period of time, after a seemingly random period the whole PC will freeze on me, Orthos doesn't even have a chance to report an error :confused:

what am I doing wrong? The same 'freezes' happen with other programs too, but not as much. Thanks for your help

Jokester · 2 Jan 2007 at 08:04

On Conroe based CPUs the Small FFT test gets them pretty much as hot as possible and should be viewed as the worst case scenario. If your computer is freezing (ignoring stability issues elsewhere) it suggests the CPU isn't getting enough voltage or is overheating, 63C isn't too hot for short term use.

Given that freezes are occurring in other programs as well would seem to suggest you have a stability issue somewhere, have you tried running Memtest to make sure your RAM is stable?

Jokester

AWBbox · 2 Jan 2007 at 08:37

I have run memtest for a couple of hours after I first built the system. I overclocked the ram only (beyond mobo settings but within RAMs specification), as soon as I'd finished the build. It didn't find any errors but i've heard that a only a couple of hours might not be enough, how long should i run it for?

Also does this:

Jokester said:
On Conroe based CPUs the Small FFT test gets them pretty much as hot as possible and should be viewed as the worst case scenario......63C isn't too hot for short term use.

mean that I can overclock further than I have done already without to much worry? What test/program should I use to try to create a more realistic top temperature?

Thanks for your fast reply too

Jokester · 2 Jan 2007 at 08:41

Personally I use Prime/Orthos to find the max stable clock I can get as long as the temperatures aren't getting crazy (in which case temps are likely the limiting factor anyway).

Is it only freezing up at 3.6GHz?

Jokester