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re: PC Gamers Benchmark/E-Peen Competition - Spring Edition
Posted on 12/20/12 at 4:38 pm to ILikeLSUToo
Posted on 12/20/12 at 4:38 pm to ILikeLSUToo
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Just got back from a business trip. Plan on benching tonight if not too late.
No hurry. Take your time!
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Posted on 12/20/12 at 4:40 pm to bluebarracuda
mobo gets here Friday so I may have an updated score this weekend.
Posted on 12/20/12 at 4:52 pm to DoUrden
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mobo gets here Friday so I may have an updated score this weekend.
Get a score with the new mobo w/o overclock and then one with an OC. I want to see how the new mobo will affect the scores (if any).
Posted on 12/20/12 at 5:20 pm to bluebarracuda
Looking like my.new rig won't be here til next week. Boooooo. I5-3570k 
Posted on 12/20/12 at 6:03 pm to bluebarracuda
I need to try the overclock thing. But I am really not sure i want to, because I am not doing anything hardcore. It would really just be to say I did it.
Posted on 12/21/12 at 1:24 am to bluebarracuda
Taking the first place spot until Coyote uploads his.
i7 2600k @ 5.0 @ 1.5v
ASUS P8Z68-V Pro
MSI R7970-2PMD3GD5/OC 3gb @ 1300/1650
3DMark 11: P11635
i7 2600k @ 5.0 @ 1.5v
ASUS P8Z68-V Pro
MSI R7970-2PMD3GD5/OC 3gb @ 1300/1650
3DMark 11: P11635
This post was edited on 12/21/12 at 1:25 am
Posted on 12/21/12 at 10:08 am to bluebarracuda
ill post up my pitiful little computer's stats this weekend blue so we can all laugh at it 
Posted on 12/21/12 at 12:27 pm to ILikeLSUToo
Well done 
Didn't you have watercooled 68xx series cards? Is your 2600k under water at that high of volts? What voltage is your 7970 at? I think I got a dud 7970 for OC'ing
Didn't you have watercooled 68xx series cards? Is your 2600k under water at that high of volts? What voltage is your 7970 at? I think I got a dud 7970 for OC'ing
Posted on 12/21/12 at 1:44 pm to bluebarracuda
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I think I got a dud 7970 for OC'ing
This is what scares me about OCing, I really don't need it as things run fine. I just with it with just a small bump up to see what it does.
Posted on 12/21/12 at 1:50 pm to DoUrden
when I was first learning about building PCs my brother decided he would try to OC my CPU, the second he turned it on it popped and smoke came soaring up from the case
Posted on 12/21/12 at 1:56 pm to DoUrden
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This is what scares me about OCing, I really don't need it as things run fine. I just with it with just a small bump up to see what it does.
My card still works fine, just won't stay stable at any OC whatsoever, and supposedly my card is supposed to overclock very nicely.
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Doldil
Must have been a few years ago
Todays processor would probably NEVER do that. They will shut themselves down whenever they exceed a certain temp to save it. That's why OCing a cpu is far safer than a video card.This post was edited on 12/21/12 at 1:58 pm
Posted on 12/21/12 at 2:03 pm to bluebarracuda
hmm, yes it was a good 10 years ago minimum.
Posted on 12/21/12 at 2:21 pm to Doldil
I just ordered my new rig and im waiting for it to come in. This thread made 
Posted on 12/21/12 at 2:30 pm to bluebarracuda
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Didn't you have watercooled 68xx series cards? Is your 2600k under water at that high of volts? What voltage is your 7970 at? I think I got a dud 7970 for OC'ing
I did have watercooled 6950s in crossfire. I got sick of games not being optimized for crossfire, in that they either don't utilize the second card, or they do but it's glitched in some way (stutter, flickering, physics issues, etc.). So I sold them off and got a 7970 with a full cover water block. I originally planned to get a GTX 680, but the price was right on the card I got, and I may decide to do mining again later.
CPU is definitely under water. Never goes above 60-65C at those volts, and I have to really be pushing it in Prime95. It's not a 24/7 voltage since I OCed with turbo boost enabled. CPU degradation is a possibility in the long run, but that will give me an excuse to upgrade.
My 7970 is at 1.3v. It's about as high as I want to go until others can confirm the card has a safe higher voltage. RAM voltage is stock.
This overclock is slightly unstable, but only in furmark. Furmark is unrealistic GPU stressing, though (of course, I probably can't mine at these clocks either). I can game and bench all day with these clocks. Furmark crashes it within about 10 minutes. Not even a heat issue either. The card never goes above 48C in furmark, and 40-43C in games.
This post was edited on 12/21/12 at 2:32 pm
Posted on 12/21/12 at 2:32 pm to ILikeLSUToo
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This overclock is slightly unstable, but only in furmark. Furmark is unrealistic GPU stressing, though. I can game and bench all day with these clocks. Furmark crashes it within about 10 minutes. Not even a heat issue either. The card never goes above 48C in furmark, and 40-43C in games.
I'm the total opposite with my card. It runs just fine OC'd in furmark, but when I try out 3DMark or Heaven 3.0, I get an almost instant crash
Posted on 12/21/12 at 2:33 pm to bluebarracuda
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My card still works fine, just won't stay stable at any OC whatsoever, and supposedly my card is supposed to overclock very nicely.
What are you using to OC? Afterburner? Is the issue you're experiencing involve weird monitor distortion/flickering/lines, etc?
Posted on 12/21/12 at 2:42 pm to ILikeLSUToo
Yup afterburner.
It just crashes the the app and it says too much workload (not exactly that, but basically)
It just crashes the the app and it says too much workload (not exactly that, but basically)
Posted on 12/21/12 at 2:43 pm to ILikeLSUToo
Looks like these will the the setting I try for my i2500k once I know it's stable I will looking into my 7950.
You can probably run 43X @ + or - 1.265V
44X @ + or - 1.295V
45X @ + or - 1.325V
As JackNaylorPE said: "The 212 will get ya to 4.4 - 4.5 Ghz "
The 2500K seems to love the 45X or 4500mhz range, and with air cooling I don't suggest you attempt going past 45X.
You can probably run 43X @ + or - 1.265V
44X @ + or - 1.295V
45X @ + or - 1.325V
As JackNaylorPE said: "The 212 will get ya to 4.4 - 4.5 Ghz "
The 2500K seems to love the 45X or 4500mhz range, and with air cooling I don't suggest you attempt going past 45X.
Posted on 12/21/12 at 3:32 pm to bluebarracuda
Try setting "unofficial overclocking" to "2" instead of "1" and see if that helps stability. I had a similar issue and this setting helped. The drawback was that it capped the voltage at 1.3, but as I said that's as high as I was willing to go anyway.
Posted on 12/21/12 at 4:10 pm to ILikeLSUToo
mobo just delivered. I'm leaving work now.
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