My first 3200+ DI runs, Alu Mousepot *pics*

[vapb400]

My setup:
DFI NF4 Ultra
3200+ 0516 EPEW
OCZ Value 2GB (does 225 2.5-4-4-6)
Radeon 7000 PCI (While 6600GT is on RMA)
Seasonic S12-430W PSU
Samsung 160GB SATA HD
Aluminum Mousepot

I did my first DI runs yesterday from 2-10ish.
My goal was to find the max of my processor while my 6600GT is on RMA.
Here is some pics and screenshots:
http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/1005/10006917vo.th.jpg (http://img20.imageshack.us/my.php?image=10006917vo.jpg)
http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/5852/10006869yh.th.jpg (http://img20.imageshack.us/my.php?image=10006869yh.jpg)
http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/9756/10006878vt.th.jpg (http://img20.imageshack.us/my.php?image=10006878vt.jpg)
http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/4792/10006880at.th.jpg (http://img20.imageshack.us/my.php?image=10006880at.jpg)
Before top off
http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/1375/10006890kj.th.jpg (http://img20.imageshack.us/my.php?image=10006890kj.jpg)
http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/1750/10006907oq.th.jpg (http://img20.imageshack.us/my.php?image=10006907oq.jpg)
After top off
http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/1234/10006977go.th.jpg (http://img20.imageshack.us/my.php?image=10006977go.jpg)
http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/2463/10006994rl.th.jpg (http://img20.imageshack.us/my.php?image=10006994rl.jpg)
http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/3608/10007002qn.th.jpg (http://img20.imageshack.us/my.php?image=10007002qn.jpg)

My 3200+ isn't particularly good (2838MHz stable w/ 1.6 on Big Tornado & 3012 Max SS), but it's decent. I was hoping for a stable 3.3 and maybe a max of 3.4, but I doubt that is a achievable. I found my CPU doesn't really react to any volts beyond 1.78, and in fact responded negatively to most voltages beyond that. Is it better to run a lower percentage voltage (IE 1.55+113%) or (1.475+126%)?
Before tweaking vcore and LDT/Chipset voltage, the max SuperPi was @ 3178MHz.
An in progress pi run. (Rebooted for higher voltage :), forgot to SS)
http://img373.imageshack.us/img373/8729/31785uu.th.gif (http://img373.imageshack.us/my.php?image=31785uu.gif)
After some tweaking it was 3201. (Forgot to screenshot)

Before tweaking the max SS was 3330.
After some tweaking it was 3367
http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc?id=45773

According to Speedfan/BIOS, the temps were 47C/48C idling at desktop.
I could push it to 3277 without coldbug, but beyond that required SP2004/Pi/Toast.
Those programs brought me down to about 27C/29C
I hope to pickup a good thermometer soon.

I used Arctic Silver 5, and had a fairly well spread contact after removing, would Ceramique help?

I used these tweaker settings:
http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/586/tweaker9lm.th.gif (http://img195.imageshack.us/my.php?image=tweaker9lm.gif)
Any improvements I could make there?

I will probably do the following before my next runs
1) Remove IHS
2) Use Arctic Ceramique
3) Tighten Mousepot more

Any other suggestions?

[afireinside]

Taking IHS off helps. tube should be as tight as possible and never AS5, always ceramique. You could be cold bugging as well and most likely are. Try running SP2004 to load CPU and use clockgen :)

Also wtf @ pi? I got 23m 5s at 3120mhz 260mhz UTT with MUCH better timings...

[vapb400]

haha thats mid PI, don't worry :) I wasn't going for times, just testing stability.

I used the SP2004/Toast beyond 3277MHz

[kiwi]

SP has not been finished yet in that pic :D

I had my 1st DI session recently too

And I also had to run Prime/seti to load cpu if I wanted to change htt using clockgen. And that was only at >330. Can someone explain this? Is that a cold bug?

[vapb400]

Yea i had to do it >327, i believe that is the cold bug.

[[XC] moddolicous]

Nice run. Here are some tweaks u can make for A64 tweaker:
TRFC: 12, TRC: 7, TRAS: 5, TRP: 2, TREF: 3684, Read preamble 5 or 5.5ns, and Max Async latency: 6. That should give u a nice improvement.

[T_M]

So you run SP2004 (or equivalent) while you clock up using clockgen, then quickly quit SP2004 and run your Benchmark of choice?

[vapb400]

Yea, when I would do it, I could shut off SP2004/Toast for about 10 seconds before it would restart, unless I loaded up the processor again.

[afireinside]

Oh ok I'm blind...

I leave SP2004 running always. Without constant load I hang. When shutting down windows to reboot it insta hangs once apps get closed.

[T_M]

Thanks vapb400 :)
Precisely the useful kind of experience im looking to draw upon.