jaunty Posted November 25, 2008 Posted November 25, 2008 I thought I'd share my experiences building a new system. This is the first time I've really gone to town on a new build, so it was a bit of an adventure. I'll primarily be using this as a workstation, I write software and find the need for high performance and lots of memory from time to time, it's always good to have a bit more resource to play with :-) I play some games, but obviously I'm not going for the top 3D scores here. By budget was Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaunty Posted November 25, 2008 Posted November 25, 2008 Initially I was discouraged as I found it very difficult to get any more performance than stock speeds. I couldn't seem to get more than a FSB of 360 (x8.5=3060), even with the RAM low. Playing with voltages didn't seem to help me (as it appears to help others). I got more success once I concentrated on FSB with CPU multiplier set low (x6) and low RAM clock. For some reason upping the voltages doesn't seem to help as I tried many combinations (NB, VTT, etc..). Perhaps the small board doesn't have the capacity to supply stably? Once I got a FSB to 440 I whacked up the multiplier and RAM and all seemed to work nicely to my suprise. A modest Vcore increase is all I seemed to need. Vcore +0.05v, RAM at 2.0v (slightly under spec). I settled on 444 FSB for 3.78Ghz, RAM at 1066. The system uses 220 watts when CPU loaded, 110 as I type this. Any tips on getting a little more out of it? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waco Posted November 25, 2008 Posted November 25, 2008 The system uses 220 watts when CPU loaded, 110 as I type this. Is that all 4 cores + video card loaded or just all 4 cores? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
My_Inner_Fred Posted November 25, 2008 Posted November 25, 2008 Looks like a nice build. by the way WELCOME TO OCC!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaunty Posted November 25, 2008 Posted November 25, 2008 Is that all 4 cores + video card loaded or just all 4 cores? Good point, 260 watts with the video card busy too Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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