GFORCE100
03-15-2007, 04:23 AM
Hi all,
Which 975X/965P chipset motherboards have the lowest vdroop?
I've done some testing on the P5W DH and noticed in Prime95, that depending how many instances I startup (1 instance of Prime95 per 1 core), the system can remain stable on a lower Vcore, than on 3-4 instances of Prime95. Looking closer I noticed it's because the vdroop is smaller. On 1 instance of Prime95, it's about 0.02-0.03 but on 4 instances of Prime95, it's 0.05V. I tested this using a QX6700.
While it's achievable to overcome the vdroop mishapenings with a higher Vcore, this produces immense heat (10C or more).
I'm sure some motherboards out there have some smaller Vdroops. Would you know of any? I heard the P5W DH can be vdroop modded too, but I'm not into soldering enough to do a fine job of it, and can't think of anyone in my area who would do it for me, for a price of course.
Thanks,
Which 975X/965P chipset motherboards have the lowest vdroop?
I've done some testing on the P5W DH and noticed in Prime95, that depending how many instances I startup (1 instance of Prime95 per 1 core), the system can remain stable on a lower Vcore, than on 3-4 instances of Prime95. Looking closer I noticed it's because the vdroop is smaller. On 1 instance of Prime95, it's about 0.02-0.03 but on 4 instances of Prime95, it's 0.05V. I tested this using a QX6700.
While it's achievable to overcome the vdroop mishapenings with a higher Vcore, this produces immense heat (10C or more).
I'm sure some motherboards out there have some smaller Vdroops. Would you know of any? I heard the P5W DH can be vdroop modded too, but I'm not into soldering enough to do a fine job of it, and can't think of anyone in my area who would do it for me, for a price of course.
Thanks,