how do i do that with prime 95?Quote:
Originally Posted by TheMeatFrog
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how do i do that with prime 95?Quote:
Originally Posted by TheMeatFrog
Your better off useing stress prime to do both cores. its easier to set up (not that setting up regular prime isnt.)
With stress prime you put one .exe in two seperate folders open them up and set the affinity 0 for the first core and 1 for the second.
I would use blend test as well as it stress both the cpu and memory. Large fts stress mostly memory, small ffts all cpu stress.
I go my 609fpaw today but i cant try it out till i get my water cooling up (waiting for paint on radiator to harden). The suspense is killing me :D
i just tried that but it wont listen to me. the highest it went up to was 70% cup usage and that was for a sec or 2. i manually set the affinity and still not at 100. am i doing something wrong?
Here yah go, follow this to the letter and it will work.
I use the same .exe for both my SP2004s, just select core 0 in one and 1 in the other ;)
thanks. i got it working now. cpu usage 99-100. so far its running fine. no errors. its only been 2 tests but its looking good. you think ill be fine if i go ahead and try to go for 2.4ghz and then run prime again? also, are my settings ok to increase the FSB to 270?Quote:
Originally Posted by Delirious
I havent seen an Opteron that wont do 2.4 on stock voltage. If you have one that doesnt then we will all cry very large tears for you.
I just ran some blend test on prime to test ram stability, and had to increase my cpu voltage by 0.5v just to be stable at the same clockspeed than small ffts. It also raised my temps by 5C. I think I'll just stick to what's small fft stable and 32M for ram.:p:
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Originally Posted by dot64
Thats probably due to the memory controller being on the die.
If the cpu and memory cant work together without errors i wouldnt call that stable, but everyone has thier own definition of what is stable. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by thunderstruck!
I think it's just the temps, test more later.Quote:
Originally Posted by Delirious
Okay guys, bear with a n00b. I'm new to this overclocking business. I have my Vcore at around 1.5 but during load (Prime95) it goes to around 1.46-1.47.
A8R32-mvp w/0404
Opteron 165 @ 2700mhz(300x9) @1.50
Scythe Ninja cooling the opty.
G.Skill 2gb HZ on divider @ DDR500 @ 2.6v - 3-4-4-8
Temps are as follows:
During Prime95:
60C w/only 2 nexus 120mm on full blast
57C w/2 nexus + top antec tricool and intake tricool on in my p180
Idle Temps:
40-44C
Temps are taken from pcprobe that comes with asus mobo.
Prime95 is 2h stable and counting.
My temps and vcore seem high. What do you guys suggest? I want to keep this processor for the next 3-4 years so I want to preserve it as much as I can while extracting the most from it. Any suggestions comments would be helpful.
Computergeek, you're vcore is fluctuating because the capacitors on your mobo can't hold it firm/aren't that great(its common), not too big of a deal. On my board, for certain voltages it will keep it stable and locked, while on other voltages it will be a lil' bouncy(if it's too bouncy or the bounce is too great[ie 1.5->1.39] then you should consider changing your voltages to something more stable!)
Yes, the Temps seem kind of a high, then again it is a program reading, but still...I'm surprised they are that high with a scythe ninja and the fans blasting, I suppose you could try: opening the side of your case, applying some AS5(if you haven't already..it'll only knock off a couple degree's anyways), or buying a new cooler, haha.
Goodluck, nice rig.
Well, that's going to be impossible when the ambient spikes to 80+ F... which it will this summer.. but anyways.. yeah, I do want to keep it as cool as I can.. I have removed my video cards from my cooling loop and went with zalman vf700s on them.. I might ditch this apogee for something else.. but not sure what's going to perform much better.. well, better enough to make a worth while difference.. maybe a storm.. anyways..Quote:
Originally Posted by thunderstruck!
i was able to get my chip to 2.4 pretty easly with 1.34-1.37 max voltage. this chip is running great but it does seem a bit sluggish for a 2.4 dual core. im guessing thats from my ram? its 2x512 of value CL3 DDR400 memory running at 173mhz now with my overclock. any way i can get the ram to run at full speed without hurting it too much? its only value ram.
go with the stormQuote:
Originally Posted by revenant
i would say its definetely the ram slowing you down, you could use a divider (in bios) to run the memory slower than the HTT.Quote:
Originally Posted by dot64
Those temps seem a bit high, if you want it to last a long time i would try to keep the temps as close to 50c at load as you can. Might be worth investing in a decent water cooling kit.Quote:
Originally Posted by computergeek22
i updated the database, used an advanced sort feature to sort by CompGeek's original stepping recommendation, then by frequency, i think the results of teh database are interesting at very least. as the database grows i think it will eventually give enough proof to show the non-believers that stepping DOES matter.
helluva useful thread. thanks! :)
i just ordered a 165 from monarch, if it does better than my 0546xpmw then i'll have a chip up for sale...
well, either way i guess i'll have a chip up for sale :D
nice, best of luck. make sure you keep us updated on teh results. i'd like to know what stepping they are currently shipping.Quote:
Originally Posted by haste
have a strange problem with the bios on my asrock dual sata-2 .. the setting for 1/2 T (ma timing) is gone since i changed from opty 144 to the 165 = ( so i cant set 2T in bios , kind of a big problem since 1T + flash applications = crash on the asrock board.
perhaps time to look for a floppy and go for a new bios version
I put some AS5 on there but I don't know if it has set in yet. According to the AS5 manual on the website it takes approximately 200 hours to achieve any results. I've only had my comp up for a week so I don't think AS5 has set in yet. Hopefully once i get my vf900 and my stupid ass fan controller/temp monitor stops beeping witht he vf900 plugged in I will recheck temps. BTW what do you think about the vcore? 1.5 too much?Quote:
Originally Posted by turbox997
I wouldnt go any higher than 1.5 on air personally.Quote:
Originally Posted by computergeek22
Finally got to pop in my ccbwe 609fpaw and right now its merrily priming away at 2.6 stock volts :D