X58 overclocking club

[Deleted member 185158]

I may just fine-tune it tho...

Just sucks that the card (290X) isn't a good clocker, dammit.

4.5ghz, you're in the ballpark. (yes I did see your posts )

But throttling on Prime95, yeah that would cause a stability issue no doubt. Gaming shouldnt have such high temps though. Just use what you're comfy with.

If you backed down to 4.4ghz and brought the ring freq up, that might make up for the lost cpu speed, and you might get away with a lower v-core. But yes, tune till you drop!

Just sucks that the card (290X) isn't a good clocker, dammit.

Hey, it's gotta be better than the X600 I have installed right now XD

 

[Ruru]

4.5ghz, you're in the ballpark. (yes I did see your posts )

But throttling on Prime95, yeah that would cause a stability issue no doubt. Gaming shouldnt have such high temps though. Just use what you're comfy with.

If you backed down to 4.4ghz and brought the ring freq up, that might make up for the lost cpu speed, and you might get away with a lower v-core. But yes, tune till you drop!

Yo, 4.55, not 4.5

I hope that my home's temps drop so I can run some stability tests. Now they're impossible.

 

[Deleted member 185158]

Yo, 4.55, not 4.5

I hope that my home's temps drop so I can run some stability tests. Now they're impossible.

Well you can see how important the cooling is. Are you in a region that gets winter cold? That's when your rig will shine.

 

[Ruru]

Hey, it's gotta be better than the X600 I have installed right now XD

At least it was cheap and the seller knew that it's going to be used. Asus Matrix Platinum 290X, not any random shit card

Well you can see how important the cooling is. Are you in a region that gets winter cold? That's when your rig will shine.

Look at little lower from my avatar, I live in Finland...

 

[Deleted member 185158]

At least it was cheap and the seller knew that it's going to be used. Asus Matrix Platinum 290X, not any random shit card

Bought as fast as my GTX 980, so it's not a bad card at all for 1080P.

But I'd hate to say that a newer gen platform would probably help the 290X a LOT. X58 IPC is real long in the tooth.

 

[Ruru]

Bought as fast as my GTX 980, so it's not a bad card at all for 1080P.

But I'd hate to say that a newer gen platform would probably help the 290X a LOT. X58 IPC is real long in the tooth.

Aren't they pretty similar in performance, GTX 980 and 290X I mean?

 

[Deleted member 185158]

At least it was cheap and the seller knew that it's going to be used. Asus Matrix Platinum 290X, not any random shit card


Look at little lower from my avatar, I live in Finland...

Duh, I got caught staring at the Avatar!

 

[Ruru]

Duh, I got caught staring at the Avatar!

Lenne is a hottie, I can understand that. (a girl from FF X-2)

 

[Deleted member 185158]

Aren't they pretty similar in performance, GTX 980 and 290X I mean?

Well, I'd think pretty close, the 980 with a small upper hand.

 

[Ruru]

Well, I'd think pretty close, the 980 with a small upper hand.

Agree here. With modified drivers, 290X is surprisingly good even today.

 

[Deleted member 185158]

Agree here. With modified drivers, 290X is surprisingly good even today.

Oh definitely for 1080P all day. That's what I game on actually. Have a couple 2060 cards, I try to F@H during the winter to keep them temps down.

 

[Ruru]

Oh definitely for 1080P all day. That's what I game on actually. Have a couple 2060 cards, I try to F@H during the winter to keep them temps down.

Yeah I have that 290X on my HTPC and it runs games fine on my 1080p HDTV

 

[Deleted member 185158]

Yeah I have that 290X on my HTPC and it runs games fine on my 1080p HDTV

Nothing wrong with that, mines 49". Helps me see things. On my desk.

Yes, I can just about count the pixels if I lean forward, but hey I don't have to wear my contacts then. XD

 

[Ruru]

Nothing wrong with that, mines 49". Helps me see things. On my desk.

Yes, I can just about count the pixels if I lean forward, but hey I don't have to wear my contacts then. XD

1080p is fine with that size imo, I had a 59" plasma before but I changed TVs with my mom so I have her old 40" now.

 

[Deleted member 185158]

1080p is fine with that size imo, I had a 59" plasma before but I changed TVs with my mom so I have her old 40" now.

Nice!

What board do you have. It was a Gigabyte something right? X58, I have one somewhere. I hate that board. The UD3R model. Lot of people like it, but I found it very picky about the memory I used with it. A lot of no posting when I got it. In order to run my 980 (non X) I have to set the board up with a 920 or 930 and then hot swap the 980 during an F10 restart. Oh it drove me nuts.

 

[Ruru]

Nice!

What board do you have. It was a Gigabyte something right? X58, I have one somewhere. I hate that board. The UD3R model. Lot of people like it, but I found it very picky about the memory I used with it. A lot of no posting when I got it. In order to run my 980 (non X) I have to set the board up with a 920 or 930 and then hot swap the 980 during an F10 restart. Oh it drove me nuts.

Shows in my system specs. Asus P6X58D-E. Got the CPU from USA from @MachineLearning it has 24GB of mixed RAM, works fine tho.

 

[Deleted member 185158]

Shows in my system specs. Asus P6X58D-E. Got the CPU from USA from @MachineLearning it has 24GB of mixed RAM, works fine tho.

It works fine because it's an Asus Board. If that was my UD3R, we'd have a cussing match.

The good runs I have are with an Asus Rampage II actually the Rampage III is a little better of a board, but no complaints. I can slap any chip in it at any time, no problems. Fires right up. Last time I had to use mix matched for triple channel cause I only had 2 dominators, one of them failed during some benching Pimod 32m. But I was really hammering in the voltage with the heat sinks on em. Usually I pull the heat sinks for better direct air flow cooling, but live and learn.

reminds me, I gotta update my system specs thingy. been a while.

 

[Ruru]

It works fine because it's an Asus Board. If that was my UD3R, we'd have a cussing match.

The good runs I have are with an Asus Rampage II actually the Rampage III is a little better of a board, but no complaints. I can slap any chip in it at any time, no problems. Fires right up. Last time I had to use mix matched for triple channel cause I only had 2 dominators, one of them failed during some benching Pimod 32m. But I was really hammering in the voltage with the heat sinks on em. Usually I pull the heat sinks for better direct air flow cooling, but live and learn.

To be honest, I haven't even used other than Asus boards with X58. They work like a charm.

 

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To be honest, I haven't even used other than Asus boards with X58. They work like a charm.

Yeah, the UD3R clocks well once you get it running. It's just a pain in the butt.

Love Asus. Most robust boards I've ever clocked with. Even their low end stuff. On very many platforms.

 

[Ruru]

Yeah, the UD3R clocks well once you get it running. It's just a pain in the butt.

Love Asus. Most robust boards I've ever clocked with. Even their low end stuff. On very many platforms.

Been running Gigabyte on my main system, but Asus is rock solid on older platforms.

 

[Deleted member 185158]

Been running Gigabyte on my main system, but Asus is rock solid on older platforms.

I feel the newer Gigabyte boards are really decent. In general electronics manufacturing has come quite a long way since X58. Just about all boards are pretty solid these days.

 

[Ruru]

I feel the newer Gigabyte boards are really decent. In general electronics manufacturing has come quite a long way since X58. Just about all boards are pretty solid these days.

Nothing to complain about my B550 board. Asus was the best back in the day, these days even MSI makes fine motherboards.

 

[Deleted member 185158]

Nothing to complain about my B550 board. Asus was the best back in the day, these days even MSI makes fine motherboards.

I won't touch MSI unless they'd like to sponsor me pro boner. XD

 

[Ruru]

I won't touch MSI unless they'd like to sponsor me pro boner. XD

Yo.... trust me, they're ok today

 

[Deleted member 185158]

Yo.... trust me, they're ok today

Eehhh, I want to, really I do.... But they'd have to sponsor me. I won't give them more money, I've killed too many of their boards through the years.

In order of DEATH at a quickness.

Biostar - look at these boards wrong, they die. I don't even understand why!!!
AsRock - Partially because well, asRock. BUT I love their off the wall ingenuity!
MSI - Every single board I ever overclocked on any type of cooling died. Not right away though!!
Gigabyte, I've killed a couple, but in general very robust.
Asus, I've killed ONE single board through the last 15 years of extreme overclocking. One. That's it.
Model was M3A32MVP wifi deluxe app solo. I probably benched at least 2 dozen or more chips on that board.
Including extreme temps. That's what it took to finally kill it. Over a span of a few years, not in a month though.