Xtreme Low Q6600 G0 Temp on Air !!! (Lots of Pics)

[Ace-a-Rue]

are you using phase?

[[XC] Synthetickiller]

are you using phase?

I was wondering the same thing.

[XtremeTiramisu]

To Everyone:

I just bought the 18th Anniversary Asus P5K-Premium "Black Pearl" and I'll be starting a new thread similar like this. The OC testing methodology will be very much the same as this one. 90% of the OC results are going to be based on Prime 25.3 and the rest 10% will be Max FSB and Suicide Max Screen, etc.

I'll be testing the new mobo with the existing golden Q6600 G0 and Ballistix Tracers 8500. My goal will be seeking for better OC-ability in 4x1GB configuration, hopefully. This is probably the only area I've to point out that P5K-Deluxe didn't impress me much but it didn't disappoint me either. I'll be expecting the Black Pearl to deliver lower temp and greater OC-stability at higher OC'ed state.

You guys should see the new thread by the end of tomorrow.

Looking forward to see you all participating in the upcomming new thread.


Sorry for the poor quality pics

[alpha0ne]

Looking forward to your new thread XtremeTiramisu

[happ]

This is probably the only area I've to point out that P5K-Deluxe didn't impress me much but it didn't disappoint me either.

Are you selling P5K-Deluxe? If price is reasonable I will buy it.

[treatmentx]

Or I will buy it... or if you have a solution to the ASUS's butthole motherboard, P5N32-E SLI, i'll pay you for that too ... this crap is anonying me. 3.25GHZ, can't get any higher.

[unclewebb]

I finally had a chance to do some thorough benchmarking with the Data Execution Prevention ( DEP ) feature in Windows XP enabled and disabled. My test was to run 3DMark05 3 times with it enabled and then to run it again 3 times with it disabled. I rebooted after each individual run of 3DMark so the results would be as consistent as possible.

Here are my 3DMark05 results with DEP turned ON.



Here are my 3DMark05 results with DEP turned OFF.



GameTest 1 - Return to Proxycon
ON - 59.47 fps
OFF - 59.53 fps

GameTest 2 - Firefly Forest
ON - 35.70 fps
OFF - 35.73 fps

GameTest 3 - Canyon Flight
ON - 67.80 fps
OFF - 67.93 fps

The overall average of these 3 games is a difference of less than one tenth of one frame per second. You better have a pretty good eye to notice that.

I think the benefit of Data Execution Prevention by enabling the NX bit is well worth the tiny performance hit. Disable DEP if you're benching for a new world record but I'm turning DEP back on.

You can run NXTest.exe to see the status of DEP on your system.
http://user.cs.tu-berlin.de/~normanb/

[Ace-a-Rue]

i agree with you, unclewebb!

[RLM]

I think the benefit of Data Execution Prevention by enabling the NX bit is well worth the tiny performance hit. Disable DEP if you're benching for a new world record but I'm turning DEP back on.

I concur

Now how the hell do I switch DEP back on?

Execute Disable bit 'Enabled'
Bootini changed back to 'optin'

run nxtest, and it still tells me DEP is not activated.

RLM

[Clint]

Oh well, I tried..., who I'm I to tell you

[alpha0ne]

Super Pi would have been a better bench to use to compare on/off

[RLM]

Now how the hell do I switch DEP back on?

Execute Disable bit 'Enabled'
Bootini changed back to 'optin'

run nxtest, and it still tells me DEP is not activated.

Seems to get a positive out of nxtest you need to use 'AlwaysOn' instead of 'OptIn'. However this causes all sorts of conflicts in XP.

Back to sort of on.

RLM

[synergy]

All sorts of conflicts? I've had all my XP systems
running DEP ON, NO EXCEPTIONS for years and have
encountered nothing that seemed to fail with that.

Seems to get a positive out of nxtest you need to use 'AlwaysOn' instead of 'OptIn'. However this causes all sorts of conflicts in XP.

Back to sort of on.

RLM

[RLM]

All sorts of conflicts? I've had all my XP systems
running DEP ON, NO EXCEPTIONS for years and have
encountered nothing that seemed to fail with that.

That's nice.

[Clint]

Super Pi would have been a better bench to use to compare on/off

Yes, but don't bother...it's clearly a matter of "ePenis" syndrome..

Consider my input in subject ended.

[Spanki]

Yes, but don't bother...it's clearly a matter of "ePenis" syndrome..

Consider my input in subject ended.

Or, perhaps a matter of priorities - for folks who don't consider SuperPi the defining characteristic of thier PC usage?

[unclewebb]

I haven't played a few rounds of SuperPI for a while. I chose a gaming benchmark with pretty good repeatability for my test. Some benchmarks vary too much from one run to the next even with everything exactly the same to give any sort of meaningful results.

This switch seems to turn it on for all programs except the programs you choose not to have it on for:
/NoExecute=OptOut

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/875352

[RLM]

Yes, but don't bother...it's clearly a matter of "ePenis" syndrome..

Consider my input in subject ended.

Look mate, like a lot of others here I was more than willing to try out what you had to say. An open mind.

I'll be the first to admit, relatively speaking that I'm an ignoramus.

That said, if we are missing something, then cut out the mysticism and back it up with some results.

RLM

[unclewebb]

This WILL have an positive effect, trust me.

RLM: After reading a statement like that I thought I was going to see a little more performance gain than what I actually saw.

[Ace-a-Rue]

i find these gains, that folks recommend, somewhat illusive when others try them...they are very hard to quantify when you do not have the exact same hardware and settings as the individual who recommends them.

[r4t]

hey Tiramisu!

have u tried reading (or could u) the W's ur PSU it maxing when all of this is @ full load?

TIA

PS: gj so far btw

[chessman]

@RLM I find the following about DEP. May be it helps...

[Ace-a-Rue]

@RLM I find the following about DEP. May be it helps...

thanks for the great link...i rather increase my protection than eliminate it or cutail it to gain a few points in any bench or whatever!

[RLM]

@RLM I find the following about DEP. May be it helps...

Chessman, I did scan through this page previously. I remember the section on driver compatibility.

Bookmarked now though, will take the time to read it through properly. Cheers

RLM

[chessman]

thanks for the great link...i rather increase my protection than eliminate it or cutail it to gain a few points in any bench or whatever!

I absolutely agree ! Also have a look at the last paragraph :
5. Click Turn on DEP for all programs and services except those I select (to select) the OptOut (policy).

@RLM : Good luck, amigo !