TPU's F@H Team

[BUCK NASTY]

I can't add any more fans (except at the bottom, which I've already found out does no good), I'm considering a new cooler (Mugen 2). However, I don't think that would do much good if the heat can't get out, so I'm considering something like the Cooler Master Elite 341. BTW, it's getting 1.408v (as reported by CPU-Z @ load), could I lower this a bit?

I think your Vcore is a little high for a 45nm cpu. I would also use rubber bands to strap a hi flow 120mm fan onto the CPU heatsink. I have done this several times when i was outgrowing the capacity of my AC FreezerPro 64's. I would hate to think that the PSU would go to waste

 

[[Ion]]

I think your Vcore is a little high for a 45nm cpu. I would also use rubber bands to strap a hi flow 120mm fan onto the CPU heatsink. I have done this several times when i was outgrowing the capacity of my AC FreezerPro 64's. I would hate to think that the PSU would go to waste

The PSU is being used, and it's great
I'll try lowering the Vcore, and I'll try using a 120mm fan instead of the stock 92mm one.

 

[johnspack]

Sorry, until I can get a new psu, my projects take up a lot my main computer's time. I'll try to pump out as much as I can.

 

[p_o_s_pc]

The PSU is being used, and it's great
I'll try lowering the Vcore, and I'll try using a 120mm fan instead of the stock 92mm one.

1.4v is a normal Vcore for AMD 45nm chips. If your at stock speeds i'm sure you can lower it

 

[theonedub]

The PSU is being used, and it's great
I'll try lowering the Vcore, and I'll try using a 120mm fan instead of the stock 92mm one.

Thats a start, don't forget the standing offer from CP and I about that 8800 Cooler.

 

[BUCK NASTY]

1.4v is a normal Vcore for AMD 45nm chips. If your at stock speeds i'm sure you can lower it

He has an Intel Q9400. My Q9550 only used 1.35v @ 3.80Ghz.

 

[[Ion]]

He has an Intel Q9400. My Q9550 only used 1.35v @ 3.80Ghz.

I did have a Q9400. However, I recently upgraded to a Phenom II X4 955, and I have been rather dismayed by the heat/power consumption (hence my question about lowering voltage)

 

[BUCK NASTY]

I did have a Q9400. However, I recently upgraded to a Phenom II X4 955, and I have been rather dismayed by the heat/power consumption (hence my question about lowering voltage)

Meh, my bad. I see you just changed your specs. AMD's are power hungry and will prob need the extra volts to be stable. +1 to p_o_s_pc.

 

[theonedub]

I did have a Q9400. However, I recently upgraded to a Phenom II X4 955, and I have been rather dismayed by the heat/power consumption (hence my question about lowering voltage)

Well for reference my 965 BE (C3 stepping) runs at 3.6ghz 1.392 Vcore @ 100% WCG/F@H load. I also have a similar MB to yours, mine is the DDR3 100% solid cap version, so it could definitely be overvolting the CPU like I mentioned earlier. If you have a C3 then you can surely drop your Vcore @ stock.

 

[[Ion]]

I decided heat be damned, I'm going to fold on the 8800GT again

I turned up the speed of the exhaust fans, and now with WCG and F@H running I'm now at 61C (vs 59). I still need a better HSF, but that will come in time.

 

[johnspack]

Sad realization for me, paid over $500 for my gtx280, paid $320 for my 9800gtx. I can get a gtx280 for $300 bucks now, and a 9800gtx for $100. What a waste! At least now I stand a chance of getting either and doing sli! Can even find gtx260 216sps for 189can. All brand new. Almost all gone though.... Hope I can replace server psu in time...

 

[3volvedcombat]

Sad realization for me, paid over $500 for my gtx280, paid $320 for my 9800gtx. I can get a gtx280 for $300 bucks now, and a 9800gtx for $100. What a waste! At least now I stand a chance of getting either and doing sli! Can even find gtx260 216sps for 189can. All brand new. Almost all gone though.... Hope I can replace server psu in time...

Thats life, thank god i was poor back then. I still got BOTH my 260s for 200 bucks. Those things didnt change price for a while. Baught my first 260 from newegg over in 08-beginning 09 for 200 bucks. Then i went to best buy a month ago, and buy my second BFG 260 for 200 bucks Thank you 2010. I belive these cards came out out 3 years ago if i belive so.....

At 1 time a GTX 260 was at 140 dollars on some deals, and that was silly. Went back up to 180+ for aftermarket coolers and the stocks from evga are 200 bucks STILL. Lol......


I think the best folding card in my opinion is the GTX 275, When under volted(yes undervolted) and overclocked. Itll use the less power/less memory(to help) yet has the core of the fastest single core folder which is the 285 and overclocks very well.


But the BEST folding card ive herd is the illusive 8800gt 256mb version. It used almost no power, but had a nasty 112 stream processor core, pumping OUT the PPD but using munchy wattage. So.. Get 5-6 8800gt 256mb's and get 30k ppd at the end of the day !!!

****EDIT*****Buck remembers that my q9550 was folding at 24/7 stable 4.0Ghz at 1.24volts Which is amazing........... I might just start folding it, or upgrade to i7, and get a tiny vid card and creat the q9550 4.0Ghz monster. And that was on VM's with 100% ussage lol

Turns out my q9550 at 1.232 volts 4.0Ghz wasnt fully stable. It pasted 65 runs of Intel burn test MAXIUMUM but on the 66 run it failed. The thing is the highest i ever tested it was at 65runs on maxiumum intel burn test, untill i went for a silly 100 run.... What a joke, i was full of lafter all night. But at 1.242volts the thing is ROCK stable and it stays cool under 55c

 

[johnspack]

Got my 9800gtx folding at 756/1836, wonder if it will go the nite? Fun stuff....

 

[johnspack]

Decided to try 648/1404 settings on my 280 at my folding voltage of 1.1v. Going good, letting it run overnight to test.

 

[p_o_s_pc]

i am going to have to stop folding on my 8800GT as it seems that it is on its last legs maybe i can get lucky and all it will need is some cleaning and fresh thermal paste

 

[Zenith]

Just a question, is any of these temps alarming? Full load on both cards, second has 353WU, first 783WU, after one hour of Folding. Mind 12V, i measured it with Vmeter on CPU 4-pin connector and it is stable 12.05V.

 

[NastyHabits]

Just a question, is any of these temps alarming? Full load on both cards, second has 353WU, first 783WU, after one hour of Folding. Mind 12V, i measured it with Vmeter on CPU 4-pin connector and it is stable 12.05V.

http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/9288/tempst.jpg

No they are all acceptable. Similar to what I get on my aircooled PC's

 

[BUCK NASTY]

I lost a -bigadv @ 87% tonight. It was all due to an incorrect system clock when the WU was downloaded due to a failed overclock/CMOS reset. Windows automatically synced with internet time and the next time the VM was started it listed the WU past it's deadline. I desperately attempted to reset the VM, but the WU was already deleted. Well, no more CMOS resets for me, as I have found the 860's sweet spot on this board. I struggled for days to find stability @ 3.8ghz, but in the end it was a 4mhz o/c on the PCI-E bus that lead to 4.2Ghz stable. Now I have to make up for lost time and figure how to control the heat these CPU's make....

 

[bogmali]

Nice clocks BUCK. I'm @ 4.0Ghz on both of my 920 D0

 

[3volvedcombat]

If you move from your H20 compact water cooler buck, Ill pay for shipping to get that bugger of to my rig, and i might ship you a corsair H50 water cooler ......

But thats if your switching coolers

 

[msgclb]

I completed a -bigadv WU tonight but I didn't see it upload. All I saw was messages saying it couldn't contact server to download WU. (something like that) At this point I don't know if I lost 2.5 days.

I finally shut v0.6 down and started v1.1. It started properly.

 

[p_o_s_pc]

Nice clocks BUCK. I'm @ 4.0Ghz on both of my 920 D0

you and buck are making me have a sadz i am only at 3.7ghz on my 920

 

[bogmali]

you and buck are making me have a sadz i am only at 3.7ghz on my 920

That's really good P_O_S, is it on air? My 920 C0/C1's have a lot more potential that what I set them up for but I'm a very conservative person especially since I'm running them 24/7. You could get that chip to 4.0 with the right cooling and mobo.

 

[p_o_s_pc]

That's really good P_O_S, is it on air? My 920 C0/C1's have a lot more potential that what I set them up for but I'm a very conservative person especially since I'm running them 24/7. You could get that chip to 4.0 with the right cooling and mobo.

I am running it on air(RoseWill Fort120) on the Asus Rampage II Gene.I also run mine 24/7 I'm sure 4ghz would be in reach at 1.32v it runs ~73c on the hottest core under 100% now that i don't have it in a case and am running push/pull.But i am having some strange problems with hard restarts and random BSOD I think its time to download memtest and burn me a copy and test the ram.I can pass LinX for 300 runs without a problem so idk

 

[theonedub]

I lost a -bigadv @ 87% tonight. It was all due to an incorrect system clock when the WU was downloaded due to a failed overclock/CMOS reset. Windows automatically synced with internet time and the next time the VM was started it listed the WU past it's deadline. I desperately attempted to reset the VM, but the WU was already deleted. Well, no more CMOS resets for me, as I have found the 860's sweet spot on this board. I struggled for days to find stability @ 3.8ghz, but in the end it was a 4mhz o/c on the PCI-E bus that lead to 4.2Ghz stable. Now I have to make up for lost time and figure how to control the heat these CPU's make....

http://img.techpowerup.org/100129/Capture002228.jpg

Im going to give that a shot. I remember reading that on the EVGA forum, but forgot about it completely when messing with my OC the other day. Seems like thats the key for consistent OCs on our EVGA boards