Originally Posted by
VoodooProphetII
Mostly building and using AMD systems I decided to try out Intel in the form of 2600K. I did not take the batch number on the CPU itself as I unfortunately already installed it by the time I realised I never wrote it down. Anyways, the batch number on the box states 3129B589 and the chip is from Costa Rica.
I went with a cheap motherboard to start with which unfortunately only has 4 phase VRM to the processor. The board is the Biostar TZ68A+ and I’m using 2 x 2GB Corsair Detonator GT 2133 running stock with stock timings of 9-10-9-24 T1. I’m using the True 120 Black for cooling and managed 4.7Ghz for everyday use with the core temps reaching 63C under Wprime1024 loads. I’m still getting to know the settings and the bios of this motherboard, but I was also able to bench at 5Ghz but the multi kept dropping to 49 – 48 under load with the temps going up to 67C max. Apparently the dropping of the multi under load could be as a result of the 4 phase VRM getting too hot, but I’m just stating what I read in some other forums. Ambient temperature in the room was 25C.
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