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***The Official Wolfdale 8200/8400/8500 Overclocking Thread ***

Topitoff and a number of others posted blend shots, the majority of people have done yet you didn't pull them up about it?.

If you're not happy with this, edit your original post to say blend shots are not accepted and get these members to delete their shots.

Or is it just me you have a problem with? :rolleyes:
 
w3bbo said:
After waiting for eternity for the other thread in the cpu section to get a database going I thought I'd have a go at making one myself.

You must include :

CPU
Revison
FPO#
Clockspeed
Vcore (under load in windows)
Vid (core temp)
Motherboard
Cooling
Thermal paste used
CPU Temp

Your CPU MUST be 8+hours stable for entry to be made.
Also include a screenshot showing :
P95 25.2 or above fully loaded on all 4 cores(running small fft's) (ensure to show the time started in the first box).
CPU-z 1.41
Coretemp or everest for temp validation

If your post dosn't include the above then it won't be entered

Please no arguments regarding whats stable and what isn't - I'll make a suicide/PI thread later for those who hate prime. 8 Hours is widely accepted as an indication of a stable cpu - if you don't agree don't bother posting
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Me
w3bbo
Devious
Fornowagain
Jokester
weescott
Big wayne

etc... all use small fft when finding the max overclocks of our cpu's.

It's widely understood and accepted in the overclocking community.
 
Why only pull me up about it then....

Topitoff has posted results with blend yet I see you praising him without an issue :confused:
 
easyrider said:
Me
w3bbo
Devious
Fornowagain
Jokester
weescott
Big wayne

etc... all use small fft when finding the max overclocks of our cpu's.

It's widely understood and accepted in the overclocking community.
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Wrong!

I dont use small fft's for finding the max overclock and I can speak for Jokester and W3bbo too.
 
Looks like Easy is trying to pick fault where fault isn't which is always common place in these types of threads.

Looks like he went and owned himself again.
 
easyrider said:
Testing a cpu clock is done using small FFT as it stresses the cpu more than blend.

Small FFT maximum heat maximum stress.

At that conservative clock Blend is not the ideal test.

You test the cpu stability before the systems, and the temps would much higher on Prime95 and small ftts,enough to fail.

Period.
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pffft, granted if a overclock is unstable say one crash a day, then you know to reduce it down. However if under normal heavy usage it never crashes it can be seen as stable. You don't need to do 8+ hours tests to insure it's stable. For a server you won't clock it so you can be 100% sure it's stable.
 
We all have different definitions of a maximum overclock I guess. Personally I wouldn't use just small ffts to determine a stable system, rather a combination of tests (below). However I still like to use small ffts to generate maximum heat and test the cpu in isolation. Even prime systems can be far from stable, so no its not the be all and end all, but its a start. Prime95 and small ffts will push the cpu harder than most.

A few tools

CPU Burn In
OCCT
S&M
Sp2004
Prime v25.5
TAT
 
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Topitoff was the first to actually do a screenie.

I'm sure he will post small fft.

Fact is small FFT stresses the cpu more than blend.

Getting any stabilty shots though I guess is progress other than epeen super PI shots. :p
 
fornowagain said:
However I still use small ffts to generate maximum heat and test the cpu in isolation. Even prime systems can be far from stable, so no its not the be all and end all, but its a start. Prime95 and small ffts will push the cpu harder than most.
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Indeed,

I also use small fft to find the max limit of the chip in isolation.

It heats the chip up more giving more of an idea of full load temps.

This is important when scaling with vcore etc...
 
What does the fact Topitoff posting results first have to do with it?

You're pulling me up as some how you don't like my way of testing yet when it's Topitoff it's "solid results" etc etc

Completely dense as usual.
 
badbob said:
pffft, granted if a overclock is unstable say one crash a day, then you know to reduce it down. However if under normal heavy usage it never crashes it can be seen as stable. You don't need to do 8+ hours tests to insure it's stable. For a server you won't clock it so you can be 100% sure it's stable.
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As I have said before.

If your pc cannot calculate data without error there is something not correct with your rig.

Gaming stable,encoding stable just don't cut it.
 
easyrider said:
As I have said before.

If your pc cannot calculate data without error there is something not correct with your rig.

Gaming stable,encoding stable just don't cut it.
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Brings back memories of Easyrider getting ripped apart for having that stupid signature :p
 
I thought this was an overclocking thread and not an overclock and show me small FFT's for 8 hrs stable thread?

Learn to bench...oops I mean learn how to overclock, or do I mean learn how to run stability shots?

:rolleyes::o:(
 
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