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Finalheaven

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  1. Yeah, I read that both proved to do pretty well. When it comes down to using TIMs, the differences are fairly minor. I have Arctic Cooling NX-2 which is easier to apply and has no curing time, unlike the AS5. I still used the AS5 though, because I am not doing lots of processor swapping like the more hardcore guys who does play around with OCs, so I can get it cure 200 hrs easily. Little performance difference and that is fine. I am just glad you read up on the guide.
  2. You guys are getting HT (Hyper-Threading) confused with CPU multipliers (20x). Hyper-Threading is making your quad-core run 2 processing threads on each core to potentially increase performance. (4 Cores = 8 Processing Threads) Hyper-Threading is generally not used in overclocking because it tends to increase temperatures under load by another 1-4 C under stock settings. (At higher frequencies, it gets potentially hotter) Changing your CPU Multiplier from 20x to 21x increases your performance from 2.66 Ghz (133 Mhz x 20 Multiplier) to 2.80 Ghz. (133 Mhz x 21 Multiplier) and INTEL calls this Turbo Mode. (Running it at 21x is essentially Turbo Mode) The stock BCLK (Base Clock) is 133 Mhz and this is what you need to tweak the most to be able to overclock your processor. Anyways, read the friggin guides, I had to do it too in order to overclock my stuff.
  3. All you naysayers need to DOWNLOAD more RAM. I got like 128GBS from that site and I was thinking about building a SSD out of it.
  4. I think that nothing lasts forever, but thermal paste tend to last quite awhile. However, I believe that most people tend to clean out and reapply thermal paste almost every 2 months. AS5 tends to take forever to properly cure.... 200 hrs on thermal cycles, which is a pain to get the optimal performance out of it. OCZ freeze is decent, but I don't think it quite beats AS5 in terms of thermal performance over OCZ freeze. However, I found this awhile back and you should take a good look at it. http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?opti...p;limitstart=12 It should show where your thermal paste stands at and if you want a better thermal paste for future use, this would be a good place to look.
  5. Yeah, I was a cheap bum at the time of buying the parts. If it was $100 dollars for 6GB triple-channel kits like it was 6-8 months back, I would have been set, but the price of DDR3 rose to $100 for dual-channels . I may just buy 2 packs of 2x2gb rams to have 2 sets of triple-channel ram once I have some spare money. Not sure if triple vs dual channel affects my overclocking, though. I should be okay, I tend to run Win XP 10x more than Win7.
  6. Thanks, however I am not sure if I am fully stable yet... I may try to do what you suggested and run tests tonight to see how stable it is. I know that I can keep it prime stable, but today I tried using Intel Burn Test and my temps got a bit high at 75 C... compared to the 70 C from Prime95. I also set the Intel Burn to high priority which may have caused my comp to freeze(prompting me to manually restart my comp) when I was playing around on my web browser. Maybe, the fact I set it to 'high' priority may have caused a freezing issue, not sure. It was fine when I left it alone though. I am not sure if that means it's still unstable, but that Intel Burn test program actually stresses the processor much harder than prime95, I think. I think OCCT and Intel Burn test are about on par when stressing the comp, I think I may have to run more tests to make sure things are okay. I will try to reduce the VCore so that it produces less heat.
  7. Ahh okay, I actually did that and I broke 4 Ghz with 1.275V as of 2 days ago. (21x @ 191) and my ram is running at DDR 1528 at 2:8 Ratio. I ran prime95 overnight and it came back stable along with memtest86+. I will post some pics soon once I finish up with all this testing. Cheers to all that came in to help in this thread. I don't think I want to push it any further, since I won't really use anything that will require speeds that high to be honest. However, it was fun learning to overclock my processor and actually know what I am doing now. - EDIT - Due to the voltage bump from 1.20V to 1.275V, the temps increased dramatically, from nearly 61-63 load to 65-70. I think 70 may be a bit too high, but I don't think it is too unusual with an air cooler on 4 Ghz. I may try to run tests to see if I can get the voltage down a bit to run a bit cooler. I seen people do 4 Ghz with 1.25V, so I may try to get it closest to that if I can. IT'S OFFICIAL! http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=1077325
  8. I don't think I would know where to start. There are many factors that need some clarification, such as ram(default specs/timings), the processor you are using and such. I don't know what processor you are using just by looking at your overclocked results. Plus, the saying goes, have you tried the search function or maybe read up on existing threads to see other's results?
  9. I tried to overclock my PC to 3.99 Ghz (190 @ 21x) last night. It booted to Windows perfectly fine and I tried running Prime overnight. It ran okay for 2 hrs, then I decided to leave it on overnight and sleep. I wake up to a frozen PC. I set the voltage to 1.25V. I am not sure if I should play with the VTT, which is currently on Auto. I am sure my ram can run at 1.5V since it is still running below due to dividers(Not quite hitting 1600Mhz speeds). I may pour in a little more volts to make it stable. I am not sure what else I should change in my settings to ensure I can hit 4 Ghz properly. Any suggestions?
  10. 1.168V Sure, it is 20 mhz less, but still close enough.
  11. Ohhhh okay, forgot about that feature. Silly me!
  12. Yes... lets wait till we see the pricing on that thing. I wouldn't recommend the AC7 Freezer Pro to be honest. Mugen-2 is almost just as cheap($35 with fan), but much better for cooling(mid-high range cooling) for the same price range. E8400 is insanely overclockable as dihartnell says. If you plan on sticking with Intel for awhile and have the money to front for a decent cooler, definately listen to dihartnell and pick yourself up one of the coolers he suggested.
  13. Glad to see that you came to the conclusion of 5850. Kinda sucks about having to stick to the same hardware for 3 years, especially if you post on this site where new hardware is always being toted about. However, I do see the card still being a decent performer during the wait even then.
  14. I would stick with the Sapphire Vapor-X. Very good reviews and I trust Sapphire brand boards more than other brands. The cooling on it is much better than other cooling solutions offered by the competition.
  15. Are you planning to run both the 9800 GT along with the 5850 and use them both at the same time on your computer? Based on what you said, it seems that you plan on crossfiring/sli them, but that is impossible to do in your predicament. You can only match your Nvidia 9800 GT with another Nvidia card, unless you get a very certain motherboard, the MSI Big Bang Fuzion (Hydra) motherboard. which will allow you to use both the ATi and Nvidia card. Even then... it is a P55 Chipset motherboard(Supports socket 1156) which is specifically Intels i3/i5/i7, not quite the phenom II(AM2+/AM3) you have. 1) Phenom II 720 will probably not bottleneck your setup, even with 2 video cards to be honest. It should be close to it, but if it does need an overclock, it would be extremely moderate. (100-200 Mhz) 2) Your power supply is more than capable of running dual card setup very easily. If I was you, I would either get another 9800 GT and perform an SLI setup for little $$, or ditch the 9800 GT and go exclusively 5850 card by itself. (I believe the 5850 could beat 2 x 9800 GTs) Either way, you will need a mild overclock for either solution.
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