WTF is that?

[DDTUNG]

Those were my first words when I saw the parcel from the USA, sent by a David Hunt, when I walked into my study this afternoon. Now that I've opened it and read Movieman's note, I am speechless.

All I can think of to say is THANK YOU ALL, I'LL NEVER FORGET THIS.

DDTUNG:cool:

Eric, now you can let me back in the lounge.:D

[[XC]thewildblue]

Glad to see you got it Victor.

Its a pleasure to give you something back for all your efforts.

Cheers

James

[Movieman]

As usual, you didn't do what we thought you would.
We sort of guessed a "Holy Sh*t" but your close enough!;)
I guess the best way to say it is that we think your a special guy and wanted to say that in our own way.
I wasn't sure if you had a conroe system or not. I've been doing some digging through XS and I think it's time you took some time and showed the guys here some of your other talents.
I happened on a post by Mr.Icee about you which opened my eyes to your talents.
I wouldn't be surprised if you can see 4100mhz with that combo.:D
Now we can let you in on a few other things we've been working on named clovertown and woodcrest!

And my damned heart can restart as all I've been worrying about is sending electronics literally 1/2 way around the world!

This one's for you Victor::toast:

[njkid32]

:woot: are you surprised... LOL whats a lounge?

[[XC] serlv]

:) at Victor. I'm glad to see you got it. I would love to have been there to see. We knew you'd be stunned. Is it crunching yet?

A lot of appreciation and respect/fondness went into that! You're our "spiritual leader" and we wanted to let you know how we felt towards you.

Enjoy!!


Scott

[Charles Wirth]

Glad to hear everything made it ok. Many thanks to Dave for putting this together and following through, we all waited in anticipation of you getting the stuff.

Thanks everyone, this makes me proud to be part of such a strong family of friends.

Happy Birthday, I was waiting till today :bday2:

[lv_dicedealer]

Hope that you enjoy your new toys!

It's a pleasure to be a part of this group, a real pleasure....

[leviathon-nz]

Well I'm glad too see it arrived well and safe and that you like it. We all appreciate the work, effort and skill you put into all of the dc projects, your an inspiration to have around us. :toast:

Yes even the little un colourful guys:p:

[Jose]

Victor

Enjoy!!!!


Since we were under a gag order... (Late but ...)

[[XC] Lead Head]

Congrats on the awesome rig!:toast:

[RSmura]

Happy Birthday and glad the customs 5 finger discount passed over your box. Welcome to the lounge too! :)

[[XC] riptide]

Its great that you got it ok. Now, get it up and running! ;)

[[XC]melymel]

Great to hear you recieved it all well and good victor, enjoy! :toast:

[Martijn]

Nice to see the package arrived. Have fun with it :D

[rob725]

Enjoy, Victor; now show us what you can do with that wu-crunching beast!

[an0nym0us]

that's awesome vic, i'm glad you got something real nice cause i've heard great things about you. i started WCG too late to pitch in, but i hope you enjoy your gift from our fellow WXG buddies. happy crunching :)

[Jose]

I just want to see how th Heat Sink looks once installed.... (Specially since my picture of it in the box , looked really bad)

[an0nym0us]

I just want to see how th Heat Sink looks once installed.... (Specially since my picture of it in the box , looked really bad)
agreed, pics all around of the whole build plz. :p: should be a SICK machine for boinc-ing

[[XC] 4X4N]

Glad that everything made it to you ok. Now where is that this thread is useless without pics smiley?

[Fr3ak]

Nice to see you like it Victor :)
Its well deserved.

an0nym0us: Could you please edit your signature to something smaller? Actually its against the forum rules. Thanks.
If you want a smaller font, you need a [/SIZE] in the end.

[v0dka]

Hope you like it :D

Happy birthday as well :toast:

[NickS]

Haha glad to see it arrived safely. Hope you love it DDT :).

[v0dka]

Uhm and eh... THIS THREAD IS USELESS WITHOUT PICS!! :D :fact:

[NickS]

Yeah I was just thinking that. ;)

[njkid32]

http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/9986/worthlessiq6.gif (http://imageshack.us)

[Yoxxy]

I like your smilies. njkid32. I am very interested to see what you got...I can only imagine it is a conroe or some kind and how it will help your team already impressive score.

[Movieman]

I like your smilies. njkid32. I am very interested to see what you got...I can only imagine it is a conroe or some kind and how it will help your team already impressive score.
OUR team my friend..OUR!:D

[itznfb]

:toast: glad everything made it OK. hope you turn it into one hell of a boincer!

btw.... congrats on being the first XS_WCG'er to hit 10million points. that's amazing work!

[DDTUNG]

I'll try to get it online this weekend.

Meanwhile, would appreciate pointers on bios version, bios settings, mobo mods, etc as I am getting older and lazier.:)

DDTUNG:cool:

[njkid32]

I wonder if Charles did the debug mod to unlock the bios oc features. I bet he did...

Also Victor Wang wrote a good bios guide here... (http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=104379&highlight=badaxe)

[[XC] serlv]

as I am getting older and lazier.:)

DDTUNG:cool:

LOL. Join the party! Actually, I think I'm 1 or 2 years behind you.

But I hear ya. Lazier. Sometimes not as driven as I once was.

[nhenhophach]

:toast: :toast: . Congrats Victor:toast:

[Movieman]

I'll try to get it online this weekend.

Meanwhile, would appreciate pointers on bios version, bios settings, mobo mods, etc as I am getting older and lazier.:)

DDTUNG:cool:
Talk with NJKID, He spent a lot of time with the badaxe..
Of course there's also Fugger, he is up on the mods for this.
Now you have to answer one question that's been on everyones mind?
Did the smile come off of your face yet?:D

[Charles Wirth]

The motherboard has the debug mod, the memory mod is very easy and can be done with a pencil but most likely not needed. The motherboard will deliver up to 2.4v to the memory.

That motherboard will do up to 480FSB benchable but 366~400 is realistic for 24/7 use.

[njkid32]

Well lets see some of those soldering skills of yours Victor:) IMHO I think the badaxe was one of my better mobos... My 6600 did its highest clocks on my old badaxe. It was my Kentsfield that killed it:)

[WesM63]

Yay! Glad you got it victor.. now lets see what you can do with it bud!!

[RAMMIE]

Show us how to tame the beast!Lot's of us have it.

[Pinnacle]

Glad to see it made it OK!

[Movieman]

I want a lesson from the master on how to get 4100 from that combo on air!;)

[[XC] hipno650]

glad to see you got it man!!!!!! enjoy!!!! and congrats on making the 10 million mark!!!!!:up:

[[XC] mysticmerlin]

:party3: :hrhr: :party2: You deservie it! Thanks for all you do! :worship: :rocker: :bounces: :eleph: :bows: :bday2: :party:

[DDTUNG]

I wonder if Charles did the debug mod to unlock the bios oc features. I bet he did...

Also Victor Wang wrote a good bios guide here... (http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=104379&highlight=badaxe)

I have a rev 304 mobo, so I assume I don't have to add the 5 smd resistors to run Conroe. Charles did the debug mod with what looks like conductive ink, and I plan to redo it properly with either a switch, or jumper headers. A removable Vddr mod will be added while I am at it. Let me know if there are other mods I should do before firing up.

What is the best bios revision to use? I still can't get into Victor Wang's bios guide as his server is too slow. Can someone point me to another guide or thread?

DDTUNG:cool:

[WindForce]

Hey Victor
Really glad it arrived well and you like it! Enjoy it, as well as the appreciation and friendship we all feel for you.

Jaime

[rob725]

Here you go: fcg's badaxe thread (http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=99298)

FCG is crunching with us, so I'm sure if you have any questions...

[Movieman]

I have a rev 304 mobo, so I assume I don't have to add the 5 smd resistors to run Conroe. Charles did the debug mod with what looks like conductive ink, and I plan to redo it properly with either a switch, or jumper headers. A removable Vddr mod will be added while I am at it. Let me know if there are other mods I should do before firing up.

What is the best bios revision to use? I still can't get into Victor Wang's bios guide as his server is too slow. Can someone point me to another guide or thread?

DDTUNG:cool:
Correct on not needing the 5 resistors, thats only needed on rev 3.03.
And Victor Wang, he was a godsend. He did that heading on the letter I sent.
A gentleman to deal with and when he heard what we were doing responded with: "How can I help?"

[STEvil]

I'd put decent sinks on the VDIMM and VTT regulators. I seem to remember a post somewhere about them getting hot and burning out when too much voltage/amps are pushed through them.

[njkid32]

Victor just grab the latest bios from here.... (http://downloadfinder.intel.com/scripts-df-external/filter_results.aspx?strTypes=all&ProductID=2205&OSFullName=Windows*+XP+Professional&lang=eng&strOSs=44&submit=Go%21)
Now as for any other mods I would say just the vdimm would be fine... That mem you have will run some great speeds at 2.1-2.2v at 3-3-3-8... I know mine do:)

This ss is pretty much all you need to see.. Although with the newer bios's you now can go up to 50% for the Host Burn-in Mode Percentage..

http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/6265/11so5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[njkid32]

Also here are a few other shots from Victors site. It loaded just fine for me... I hope he is ok with me posting these here:)

http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/1206/01gi3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/1924/02nc2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/5636/03zv6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/7463/04gb8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/3825/05qt3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/6476/06se4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/8797/07pw3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/3065/08in0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/888/09hq1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/5383/10ie3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/4432/12fa9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/7131/d975xbxvcoremod50kvrdb6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Vcore measure point
http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/638/vcoremeasureax2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/4425/d975xbxvmchmodqu5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/3353/d975xbxvfsbmodxn3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[brot]

http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/9986/worthlessiq6.gif (http://imageshack.us)

And have fun with these parts. I am really looking forward until the day you maxxed it out...

[[XC] leviathan18]

im very proud to be part of this team really... glad you got everything fine hope you enjoy your rig

[bullet2urbrain]

In for some of the DDTUNG's Masterful Vmod Skills.

Can't wait,

Glad it reached you safely Mr. Victor :D

As for XS DC: Always Proud to be with you guys :D

[njkid32]

Victor, I retract my preivious statement LOL You might also want to do the MCH mod so you have give your north bridge some volts. With this conroe setups in order to hit certain high fsb's you will need to pump some volts into your northbridge... The mod is in one of the pics in my last post.

Also, with the badaxe you can choose different fsb straps. I would stick with the 1066 strap with a higher fsb... The reason, is the chipsets internal timings will stay tighter while using the 1066 strap than they will when using the 1333.. They automatically loosen to adjust for a higher fsb while using the 1333 strap. So most people are booting with the 1066 strap and using clockgen to get the clocks up. You will notice faster superpi times among other stuff. I hope this helps:) If you want to read up on the difference between the 1066 strap and the 1333 here (http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=114998) is a great thread from Tony.... His thread is based on the i965 chiipset but it pertains to the i975 as well...

[Fr3ak]

With the exception that you might have to tester wether running ram at 1:1 or any other divider is faster for you.
1:1 is faster on my setup, but that warries quite a lot.

[Movieman]

With you guys to call on and his experience, this sucker has to be a winner!
Now why didn't we get a G80 to go with this!:ROTF:

[Fr3ak]

We could have if you didnt say shipping costs are 600$ ;)

[Movieman]

We could have if you didnt say shipping costs are 600$ ;)
C'mon..actually shipping wasn't that bad considering it was 12lbs best service 1/2 way around the world.:D

[DDTUNG]

Victor, I retract my preivious statement LOL You might also want to do the MCH mod so you have give your north bridge some volts. With this conroe setups in order to hit certain high fsb's you will need to pump some volts into your northbridge... The mod is in one of the pics in my last post.

Also, with the badaxe you can choose different fsb straps. I would stick with the 1066 strap with a higher fsb... The reason, is the chipsets internal timings will stay tighter while using the 1066 strap than they will when using the 1333.. They automatically loosen to adjust for a higher fsb while using the 1333 strap. So most people are booting with the 1066 strap and using clockgen to get the clocks up. You will notice faster superpi times among other stuff. I hope this helps:) If you want to read up on the difference between the 1066 strap and the 1333 here (http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=114998) is a great thread from Tony.... His thread is based on the i965 chiipset but it pertains to the i975 as well...

If I do the Vmch mod I might as well do the Vfsb and High Vcore mods and go for broke. And I thought this was going to be a 24/7 cruncher.:)

DDTUNG:cool:

[Movieman]

If I do the Vmch mod I might as well do the Vfsb and High Vcore mods and go for broke. And I thought this was going to be a 24/7 cruncher.:)

DDTUNG:cool:
24/7 cruncher?:D maybe a 13 sec SP1M?:p: 3DMark06 in the( ignorance showing of current numbers) whatever range!
Or maybe tucked in a Lian Li V1000 on your desk for email and surfing XS!:toast:
Aslo thought of the perfect name for it: NewsBeater

[gearhead364]

Congrats DDT, since I am kinda new; what are the specs on this? Just like everyone else, I would love to see pics, I have got to plan out my next rig.

[DDTUNG]

I am also wondering why you guys picked the GT1000 HSF over the TTBT or the Zelman 9500.

DDTUNG:cool:

[[XC] riptide]

I am also wondering why you guys picked the GT1000 HSF over the TTBT or the Zelman 9500.

DDTUNG:cool:
Blame Movieman. Anything goes wrong blame Dave.... :stick: :rofl:

On a side note and WAY Off Topic, you might want to consider your sig there big man. Although i realise the Crunch3r sig is from our days at Rosetta, i think we all decided that Optys are a no go for WCG. So what I'm really saying is, some nOOb, like DogRat et al on WCG forums might start a thread saying "XS's biggest cruncher is optimized... look here [Link to DDTUNGS sig]" even though you're not really running optimized files. ;)

[Cooper]

Congratz DDTUNG

This is just a small token of our appreciation :toast:

Good to hear everything went smoothly :)

[Fr3ak]

The main intention was to get you a nice new toy to play around with a bit and after that use it as cruncher.
The HSF was a donation and we didnt plan to buy it in the first place.
Of course a BT or Infinity has a sligthly better performance, but that doesnt matter that much for a cruncher.

[Movieman]

I am also wondering why you guys picked the GT1000 HSF over the TTBT or the Zelman 9500.

DDTUNG:cool:
Ahh, The heatsink. That was a donation from one of Jose's buddies.
Yes, not a BT or Scythe but it looked pretty decent to me.
I looked it up on the web and it looks like it will have decent performance.
Remember my note, this little project sort of took off on itself.
There's a lot of people out there that when they heard this was for you just wanted to be involved.:D

[Jose]

I am also wondering why you guys picked the GT1000 HSF over the TTBT or the Zelman 9500.

DDTUNG:cool:

About the Heat Sink:

I was talking with a friend about the whole project. Aside: Victor these guys are nuts. Let's say had it not been for some rational voices (Dave :rofl:) you probably would have gotten a Cray . But I digress.

My friend, caught the bug: after he read about you and the project, he asked me if we could use a Heat Sink since he got an extra one that was lying in his house unopened.

I checked and found that HS would fit the CPU and asked Dave if the HS was good: Dave, said it was nice one.

I also read some ratings and people like it. [ LOL for all I knew, it looked like a sex toy :rofl: Aside : My friend's GF said a HS of that size could be used for some sexy things.]

My friend told me the HS has higher ratings than most of the HS that could fit the CPU. I took his word, the ratings and Dave's comments.

Also and I am honest here : It was free. I was told that an Xtreme Systems member's first obligation to the team is to grab free computer parts parts and then ask the questions of who can use it and how it can be used.

Victor, I assumed that if you couldn't use it for the cruncher in question , you could do some creative stuff with it.

So it was accept horse first and check teeth next :p: :p: :p:

My friend parted with it and was very happy in joining the group in preparing the gift for you.

All I hope is that my small participation in this project yields a monster cruncher in your hands.

Victor, without meeting you personally : I have come to appreciate your integrity , your dedication to a group and from what I have read your monster abilities as an overclocker.

All I wanted to say was: Man, we at XS are glad we have you among us. I , a small cog of XS ,am proud to have you as a teammate and compadre.

Okies: I just got misty eyed

[VictorWang]

@.@ Dave guide me into this... but..don't know what are u planning to do.
mod badaxe or badaxe2 ?
u need vMCH mod or ... someother mod like bios feature or something ?
if I can help plz tell, I think I can talk with another Victor in Chinese :D
am I right ?

[v0dka]

That is gonna make one hell of a nice team then lol

And good post there Jose

[Fr3ak]

I think Victor has already done all mods :)
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=121859

[DDTUNG]

@.@ Dave guide me into this... but..don't know what are u planning to do.
mod badaxe or badaxe2 ?
u need vMCH mod or ... someother mod like bios feature or something ?
if I can help plz tell, I think I can talk with another Victor in Chinese :D
am I right ?

Thanks. Vcore, Vdimm, Vmch, debug mods all done.

Would appreciate your recommendation of best bios revision to use.

DDTUNG:cool:

[[XC]Atomicpineapple]

1304 and latter allow up to 1333+50% FSB, all others previous to 1304 only allow +30%. With 1304 and an unmodded board (cept the debug mod, which doesnt really count :D) I could get to about 430MHz. I dont think theres been a big difference in overclockability between the BIOSes so I'd go for 1304.

[DDTUNG]

The rig is in Windows comfortably over 4G, but not benchable yet. Have to do some more tweaking to get it 24/7 stable.

DDTUNG:cool:

[Charles Wirth]

I was running with phase at 4.2Ghz 24/7 stable and benched at 4.6Ghz on that board.

Are you 220v there?

[Movieman]

I was running with phase at 4.2Ghz 24/7 stable and benched at 4.6Ghz on that board.

Are you 220v there?
thats a good week 6700, thought it might do 4100 on air, and I'd guess that with the British influence that HK is 220V.

[DDTUNG]

Yes we are 220V, Charles.

The 6700 needs 1.55V to run Windows above 4G, probably 1.6V+ to be benchable, on air. So I guess good weeks do produce average chips.

Unless this Intel noob is missing something here.:)

DDTUNG:cool:

[Frisch]

thats a good week 6700, thought it might do 4100 on air, and I'd guess that with the British influence that HK is 220V.
Maybe after the return, they rejected their reality. ;)

[Movieman]

Maybe after the return, they rejected their reality. ;)
They may have but I doubt they'd switch over the entire elec infrastructure!:D

Yes we are 220V, Charles.

The 6700 needs 1.55V to run Windows above 4G, probably 1.6V+ to be benchable, on air. So I guess good weeks do produce average chips.

Unless this Intel noob is missing something here.:)

DDTUNG:cool:
You? Intel n00b? Good one!:ROTF:

[Frisch]

They may have but I doubt they'd switch over the entire elec infrastructure!:D
And I think XS's crunchers are happy about that, as I have a feeling it's pointed towards DDTUNG's setup. :D

[rob725]

Yes we are 220V, Charles.

The 6700 needs 1.55V to run Windows above 4G, probably 1.6V+ to be benchable, on air. So I guess good weeks do produce average chips.

Unless this Intel noob is missing something here.:)

DDTUNG:cool:

4g on air is pretty good. Must be generating a fair amount of heat at those volts. If you can find a tuniq tower (been unavailable for months in US), you can bring your temps down a ton.

[Charles Wirth]

I thought I had a 220v cooler here, Ill check at Reggies.

[DDTUNG]

I thought I had a 220v cooler here, Ill check at Reggies.

Thanks for the thought. I have an old Vapochill here that I can probably make to work with this rig, but running phase 24/7 to get a couple hundred MHz will be overkill.:)

DDTUNG:cool:

[DDTUNG]

Can anyone give me a link to the 1304 bios in the Winflash bundle?

Thanks.

DDTUNG:cool:

[njkid32]

Here is the 1304 bios... (http://downloadfinder.intel.com/scripts-df-external/Detail_Desc.aspx?agr=N&Inst=Yes&ProductID=2205&DwnldID=10979&strOSs=44&OSFullName=Windows*%20XP%20Professional&lang=eng)

LOL, you wouldnt run phase 24/7 for a little extra this just doesnt sound right coming from you:) I actually ran a Yonah for about 3 weeks straight crunching Rosetta on my single stage so it wouldnt hurt it.. The only thing it will hurt is your pocket:)

[DDTUNG]

Here is the 1304 bios... (http://downloadfinder.intel.com/scripts-df-external/Detail_Desc.aspx?agr=N&Inst=Yes&ProductID=2205&DwnldID=10979&strOSs=44&OSFullName=Windows*%20XP%20Professional&lang=eng)

LOL, you wouldnt run phase 24/7 for a little extra this just doesnt sound right coming from you:) I actually ran a Yonah for about 3 weeks straight crunching Rosetta on my single stage so it wouldnt hurt it.. The only thing it will hurt is your pocket:)

Thanks Eric. I can now crunch WCG at 4G but am concerned with long term stability at the necessary settings. The problem with phase is not the cost, but the noise it generates in my study.:(

DDTUNG:cool:

[Movieman]

Thanks Eric. I can now crunch WCG at 4G but am concerned with long term stability at the necessary settings. The problem with phase is not the cost, but the noise it generates in my study.:(

DDTUNG:cool:
You may have already done this but if not, maybe a lap job on the core and HS can help with temps. I was looking at these woodcrests and they actually dip in the center. Then did some reading and the conroe's seem to be effected by this more than most cpu's.

[njkid32]

You may have already done this but if not, maybe a lap job on the core and HS can help with temps. I was looking at these woodcrests and they actually dip in the center. Then did some reading and the conroe's seem to be effected by this more than most cpu's.

This I agree 100% most of the Conroes that I have messed with were either concave or convex so I suggest you have a look at the IHS on that cpu and see how it is.. Now as Dave said you might want to do the same with the HS.. Even the best of HS's arent flat... Sometimes even a higher CFM fan will help a few degrees:)

Edit: If your concern about long term stability has something to do with high volts I honestly wouldnt worry about it. I was running an AMD 3200 at 1.65v 24/7 for over a year and didnt lose any type of stability. I am not sure if the 65nm cores are better at handling high volts for a period of time but I did run my kentsfield and my old conroe 100% cpu at 1.6v or so and not once saw an issue... I hope this puts some ease to your concerns:)

[DDTUNG]

If all else fails I'll lap the Conroe.:)

I'd go WC before I use a high CFM(noisy) fan though. After all this is the age of quiet PCs. My benching days are over.:D

DDTUNG:cool:

[Movieman]

If all else fails I'll lap the Conroe.:)

I'd go WC before I use a high CFM(noisy) fan though. After all this is the age of quiet PCs. My benching days are over.:D

DDTUNG:cool:
Even if a G80 hit your front door?:rolleyes:

[[XC]Atomicpineapple]

Even if a G80 hit your front door?:rolleyes:


That would be cool, bring DDTUNG out of (benching) retirement :D

[njkid32]

If all else fails I'll lap the Conroe.:)

I'd go WC before I use a high CFM(noisy) fan though. After all this is the age of quiet PCs. My benching days are over.:D

DDTUNG:cool:

I always forget about how loud fans can get I guess I am just used to it... I'll tell you what, I bet we will be overclocking when we are 70+... I know you got that warm fuzzy feeling when you hit the power button on that new Conroe setup.. I get the same feeling when I do the same thing... And that feeling will never go away.. When I am 80 years old and the 10ghz Intel CPU's are out I'll be feeling like a teenager again with his first girlfriend:) I know bad analogy:)

[Movieman]

I always forget about how loud fans can get I guess I am just used to it... I'll tell you what, I bet we will be overclocking when we are 70+... I know you got that warm fuzzy feeling when you hit the power button on that new Conroe setup.. I get the same feeling when I do the same thing... And that feeling will never go away.. When I am 80 years old and the 10ghz Intel CPU's are out I'll be feeling like a teenager again with his first girlfriend:) I know bad analogy:)
My friend: I'm 54,55 next February and I get that feeling when I build a new system. Like watching a child grow into adulthood.
In a week I'll be building 2 woodcrest systems and I can't freaking wait to do them!:D

Ahh Eric: I didn't know you had a GF?:confused:
Oh wait, I remember, you told me her name: Suzie Palm..Didn't you describe her as a pretty girl with 5 sisters?

Ok, sorry DDT, back to topic. I guess the question that begs to be asked is this:
Is there any part of the benching scene that still grabs you?
Because if it's 3DMark, I know this guy with G80's that I did a favor for and might part with one.:D

[DDTUNG]

This Intel bios is strange. 1333 + 18 gives me 3930, +19 is 4017, and +20 goes to 4054!:confused:

DDTUNG:cool:

[[XC] riptide]

If all else fails I'll lap the Conroe.:)

I'd go WC before I use a high CFM(noisy) fan though. After all this is the age of quiet PCs. My benching days are over.:D

DDTUNG:cool:
Lap them. Almost a must nowadays with them. My E6600 has uneven edges and is exagerated at the corners. Seems like Intel skimped in the QC department at the assembly plant. Or maybe thought.... " bahhh these aren't presscotts, it'll be ok if we don't get them exact.. save a few $$s"

[Fr3ak]

Eric, I doubt you will be using a 10Ghz Intel in 35 years.

[v0dka]

Eric, I doubt you will be using a 10Ghz Intel in 35 years.

Netburst revisited!

[itznfb]

Or maybe thought.... " bahhh these aren't presscotts, it'll be ok if we don't get them exact.. save a few $$s"

^^ i think that's more accurate. even with the most horrid IHS on the C2D they still run relatively cool @ stock settings.

my E6600 dropped about 8c full load from a lapping. could you image a prescott with those IHS's!?!

[DDTUNG]

The IHS was lapped, but core temps under load did not drop at all.

The rig is now running at 1066 +46 crunching Rosetta 24/7. Boinc bench same as 1333 + 17 but memory bandwidth is much improved at the new setting. And the + setting gives correct MHz all the way to 4G.:)

DDTUNG:cool:

[[XC] riptide]

could you image a prescott with those IHS's!?!Yep... a rising sun....

[[XC] serlv]

The IHS was lapped, but core temps under load did not drop at all.

The rig is now running at 1066 +46 crunching Rosetta 24/7. Boinc bench same as 1333 + 17 but memory bandwidth is much improved at the new setting. And the + setting gives correct MHz all the way to 4G.:)

DDTUNG:cool:

I'm wondering about the contact of the IHS to the core(s?). Freecableguy has been successful in removing it and getting much better contact.

[DDTUNG]

I'm wondering about the contact of the IHS to the core(s?). Freecableguy has been successful in removing it and getting much better contact.

That's probably it, but I am very reluctant to have the IHS removed. Watercooling it will be the other option. I just need the loaded temps to come down by 10-15C for it to crunch 24/7 at 4G. Looking through the Conroe overclock database I have not found a E6700/badaxe rig that is capable of doing that on air.

DDTUNG:cool:

[Fr3ak]

What voltage do you need to run 4ghz stable and what are load temps at that speed?

[v0dka]

Lapping is a good option though, in any case it will give better temps.

[DDTUNG]

What voltage do you need to run 4ghz stable and what are load temps at that speed?

I need 1.6-1.625V measured to run 4 GHz stable, and with air cooling the load temps shoot up through 70C and crashes the system. WC will probably fix that so I am digging my gear out of the closet from the Athlon 1.4 days. Looks like I'll need a couple of quiet 120mm fans to cool the radiator.:)

DDTUNG:cool:

[Fr3ak]

Ohh thats a lot of voltage. Remember its 65nm. I am using 1.6V to bench at 4g, but for 24/7 I am only running 1.425V, so maybe you should consider letting it crunch at something like 1.5-1.55V.
Its too bad C2D scales very well with more voltage, so its hard to let it run at a lower speed, but its worth it in the long run I suppose.

And btw Victor. You might want to delete the "I use Crunch3r's Optimised Files So Kiss My A$$" smilie in your sig. That could be missinterpreted, which will result in trouble.

[[XC] riptide]

And btw Victor. You might want to delete the "I use Crunch3r's Optimised Files So Kiss My A$$" smilie in your sig. That could be missinterpreted, which will result in trouble.
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