Quote Originally Posted by TheWolf View Post
I'm not looking to run stable or 24/7 at 4Ghz, was just a max test to see what the CPU could do. I'm happy at 3.6 & sure I could do 3.7 maybe 3.8, but I fold 24/7 with all my rigs so lower temps for 24/7 "Full Load" use is what I'm after. With air cooling & as hot as it has been here in Ms that's about all I want to do at this time for 24/7 use.
I don't think a lot of people realize that F@H is a pretty good indicator of stability as well. With SMP client I have had it shut down while that setting had passed several hour of prime. Add a notch of vcore and it works ok. SMP client pegs all four cores but does not create the heat that Prime small FFt's do. So everyones stability requirements are different. Most folders don't do 8 hours for stability they do 24/7 with the cpu's pegged. I am in total agreement with The Wolf that I want cool first, fast second so I can leave it unattended and not worry. Just my opinion on having to pass 8 hours prime to prove it's stable.