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This is my first attempt at dry ice for pcmark05, specs are as follows:
AMD X2 4600+
1gig OCZ VX PC4000
S3 Trio (who needs graphics for pcmark05?)
DFI LANParty NF4 SLI-DR
Pictures:
AMD X2 4600+ w/ IHS Removed
http://www.elitelan.net/dice/dice 001.jpg
DFI LANParty NF4 SLI-DR
http://www.elitelan.net/dice/dice 002.jpg
Bottom of Dry Ice/LN2 Container
http://www.elitelan.net/dice/dice 003.jpg
Assembled
http://www.elitelan.net/dice/dice 004.jpg
Dry Ice :D
http://www.elitelan.net/dice/dice 005.jpg
speed bump
08-25-2005, 12:15 PM
Good luck, looks good so far.
Waus-mod
08-26-2005, 03:18 AM
Why benching with 4 dimms? good luck :banana:
speed bump
08-26-2005, 11:32 AM
Any results yet? That wasn't enough Dry Ice to bench from when you started until now.
I have no power at my house from hurrican katrina, so until its back up i can't post anything, im at my friends house right now.
Waus-mod
08-27-2005, 02:13 AM
hmmm. i dont think you have much DI left over!
I don't :\ time to go buy some more! its only $1.15/lb
afireinside
08-27-2005, 02:56 PM
Get a real video card and run 3dmark or run Pi. PCmark is wasting your time. Bench with 2 DIMMs. Insulate some more, seeing that setup makes me cringe. And swap the X2 for a single core CPU. DIcing a dual core is a waste for now. No real good dual core benchies people run.
Ugly n Grey
08-27-2005, 03:10 PM
And swap the X2 for a single core CPU. DIcing a dual core is a waste for now. No real good dual core benchies people run.
I thought that as well until my 4200 started thumping the living crap out of my 3000 Venny.....2.85 benchable vs 2.7 benchable? It's all about what you have on hand and I happen to have those chips so that's what I bench :). I noticed at the same speeds the 4200 gives slightly better benchies ....because the other CPU obviously is there to pick up the overhead... I love setting the affinity for all the overhead stuff to one CPU and then benching the other...it's kind of fun in the twisted sort of way that benching is fun....
Go nuts with that x2 dude, they are definitely heat restricted, I think the quality required to get two good cores is a great start for an overclockable chip. I'm interested in the results of this...
afireinside
08-28-2005, 09:43 PM
But with DIce you're going to have problems since dual core is much more likely to cold bug I'd think and it may also cause early OC walls. But what do I know? Actually just go for it and show us how these X2s work under real cold :D
justwOo
08-28-2005, 11:02 PM
The X2's play rather nicely under dry ice :)
3254.4 Mhz (Too bad its where my board tops out :( :( )
http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc?id=32521
I've played with 2 so far under dry ice, and haven't had too much problems with a rediculously low cold bug
Seems to pop its nasty head about at close to the -55 or -60 mark
Cine Bench's are fun too :)
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y283/justwOo/3100cinebench.jpg
Not too bad in SuperPi considering it's not the greatest CPU speed either
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y283/justwOo/3163mhz263gsgh27dot3spi.jpg
Who's your containers daddy shoe? (Who makes it?)
eBoy0
08-28-2005, 11:41 PM
Your DFI tops out @ 3.2? Wow that sucks man :(
justwOo
08-28-2005, 11:59 PM
No it tops out at 325 fsb
afireinside
08-29-2005, 11:45 PM
Even with say a 6x multi when not frozen? :stick:
justwOo
08-30-2005, 12:14 AM
It doesnt hardlock quite as bad as when it's under dry ice and im really stressing, Im able to get it to 330 or so for a minute or two, not stable at all though 330x7
Try-this
09-01-2005, 11:45 AM
Would you do me a favour and take some pictures of the rig while it is running with DI? I'm about to make my first DI attempt some time next week, and it would be nice to see how a setup should look like, thanks :)
afireinside
09-01-2005, 11:57 AM
http://afireinside.evilspork.net/AFI/venice/P1010052.JPG
Try-this
09-01-2005, 12:08 PM
Thanks :)
how about the mobo, should I isolate anything or is there no need to do so?
Waus-mod
09-01-2005, 12:52 PM
Its better to learn much more than to do a DI run.. As i can make it up in your text you dont have any experience with subzero....
eBoy0
09-01-2005, 12:58 PM
I can't believe your DFI tops @ 325.. i ran mine well over 380 once just for kicks.
Waus-mod
09-01-2005, 01:07 PM
My dfi is also holding me down! cant run anymore above 11x289 and tested it with several cpu's
eBoy0
09-01-2005, 01:30 PM
My dfi is also holding me down! cant run anymore above 11x289 and tested it with several cpu's
I guess they just don't make em how they used to or something :( i ran my SLI-DR to around 433+ and someone on xtremeresources, mricee ran his @ 500HTT.
Hi shoe.
Is your Manchester E4 or E6?
You can judge it from its product number.
http://www.amdcompare.com/us-en/desktop/SideBySide.aspx?opn=ADA4600DAA5CD&opn=ADA4600DKA5BV
I want to know it, because I'm doing something like this.
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showpost.php?p=1016356&postcount=491
justwOo
09-01-2005, 11:26 PM
Rumour is that they started speed binning the NF4 chips, givnig the SLI-DR the best ones and the ultra-d's the middle ones, and the dg's the bad ones D:
Im pondering a volt mod, supposedly it helps give you an extra 15htt or so more stable, as vdimm starts to fluctuate on the ultra-d at high volts
Who's your containers daddy shoe? (Who makes it?)
That's probably the best dry ice container that is out there! There is an actual evap head at the bottom of the container...brazed into a container holding the dry ice...
Hi shoe.
Is your Manchester E4 or E6?
You can judge it from its product number.
it's probably the best x2 that is out there - easily does 3.6ghz under cold....product number has accidentally been scratched out