OCing my E8400...
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I use MX-2, great stuff. Comes in a big tube as well so it lasts a lifetime.
Most review sites who tested with and without the bolt-through kit said in decreased temps not significantly but noticeably. Mos
The Thermalright LGA 775 bolt-through mounting kit does work with the Xigmateks.
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Yup I'm pretty much 100% set on getting that. Thanks!
Great...an added bonus!
Can anyone post a link? I don't see any at Newegg...
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I did my own TIM tests, MX-2, TX-2 and NT-H1 all were within a degree of each other on the same setup and were a several degrees lower than AS5.
The convenience of no "settling in period" is a major bonus with those three whereas AS5 requires 200 hours and several thermal cycles to achieve an optimal heat transfer state.
I believe worshipme is talking from experience, iirc he ran the xigmatek prior to the TRUE120
The convenience of no "settling in period" is a major bonus with those three whereas AS5 requires 200 hours and several thermal cycles to achieve an optimal heat transfer state.
I believe worshipme is talking from experience, iirc he ran the xigmatek prior to the TRUE120
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Yeah...to quote something I read on the internet about the negatives of AS5 "I want to have my cake and eat it too" (i.e. it's not worth the wait to improve temps by 2 or 3 degrees AFTER 200 hours versus something that doesn't need curing...I want wow now!
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Haha....we totally just went around in a complete circle
...cuz the Xig backplate is out of stock at newegg....stupid newegg...I don't know why they can't order a whole batch of them. Just like last week when I wanted to order some crucial laptop mem for a client...it went in stock and out of stock 2 or 3 times PER DAY and I missed it everytime...even with autonotify....like within 10 minutes it was gone. Retarded. Period.I guess I'll just have to wait till the backplate is in and then I'll order the MX-2 withit. Darn waiting anyways. Postponing my OCing
....haha.
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Figured I might as well just bring this thread back instead of making a new one, which would've been pointless.
So, I've got Xiggy retention bracket and the new MX-2 installed and my temps are about the same at idle, but under load, it's doing great. Right now I've got it OC'd to 3.3Ghz @ 1.2v. I originally had it at 3.4Ghz but everything had such funky timings that it ended up freezing (I think...). I actually tested the 3.4Ghz setup in Orthos for 5 minutes. Temps were stable (look at the pic below for that) and everything. It was when I quit Orthos and started using IE (had about 8 tabs open) that it all out froze and I had to do a hard restart...which surprised me since it withstood orthos...so I'm thinking it might've been a RAM issue since at 3.4ghz, the RAM can ONLY be set at about ~750mhz (I'll try and post some BIOS pics in a bit..there's a lot of options not on there...).
Anyways, it's running stable right now at 3.3Ghz, but I'd like to give 3.6Ghz another crack. I couldn't get it to post when I tried it before, and that was even at about 1.275v...so maybe that'll need to get bumped again.
Currently at 3.3Ghz I've got:
*Memory voltage at 2.17v which is as close as I can get to the 2.2v my Patriot takes
*Vcore at 1.2v
*NB Voltage @ 1.208v I believe (this is the lowest setting other than Auto)
*Vcore Offset disabled (only other option is +100mv)
AND THAT'S ALL THE VOLTAGE OPTIONS I HAVE (should there technically be more?)
I'm running CPU/RAM unlinked because 1:1 like someone suggested would never work...if I OC'd to 1600mhz for the FSB, then RAM is also at 1600mhz which is double what it can run (maybe someone meant to say 2:1?..2:1 is "sync mode" in my Asus bios).
My mem timings are standard for what Patriot calls for:
4-4-4-12 2T with 21tRC
Since I backed it down to 3.3Ghz, my CPU:RAM is 11:12.
I think that the person who said 1:1 is correct, but just not with my BIOS. Cuz like I mentioned before, 1:1 would be double and there's no way my 'puter would even post let alone boot. I'll show you what I mean by all of this when I snap some pics of the BIOS.
Let me know your thoughts. I'll try and post my BIOS pics later, and I'll attach the ORTHOS/Temp tests too.
EDIT: Well, I guess for some reason my screen shot didn't work so you'll just have to trust me. After about 5 min in orthos (running small ffts), my temps maxed at about 50* Core 1 and 40* Core 2...
Also, what's up with the Vdroop thing or whatnot. When I had it set to 1.275v, CPUz at idle was showing like 1.33v or something...then it dropped to like 1.22 or so at load...just wondering if this is okay. I just thought it was funny that it was HIGHER at idle than BIOS is set at....
So, I've got Xiggy retention bracket and the new MX-2 installed and my temps are about the same at idle, but under load, it's doing great. Right now I've got it OC'd to 3.3Ghz @ 1.2v. I originally had it at 3.4Ghz but everything had such funky timings that it ended up freezing (I think...). I actually tested the 3.4Ghz setup in Orthos for 5 minutes. Temps were stable (look at the pic below for that) and everything. It was when I quit Orthos and started using IE (had about 8 tabs open) that it all out froze and I had to do a hard restart...which surprised me since it withstood orthos...so I'm thinking it might've been a RAM issue since at 3.4ghz, the RAM can ONLY be set at about ~750mhz (I'll try and post some BIOS pics in a bit..there's a lot of options not on there...).
Anyways, it's running stable right now at 3.3Ghz, but I'd like to give 3.6Ghz another crack. I couldn't get it to post when I tried it before, and that was even at about 1.275v...so maybe that'll need to get bumped again.
Currently at 3.3Ghz I've got:
*Memory voltage at 2.17v which is as close as I can get to the 2.2v my Patriot takes
*Vcore at 1.2v
*NB Voltage @ 1.208v I believe (this is the lowest setting other than Auto)
*Vcore Offset disabled (only other option is +100mv)
AND THAT'S ALL THE VOLTAGE OPTIONS I HAVE (should there technically be more?)
I'm running CPU/RAM unlinked because 1:1 like someone suggested would never work...if I OC'd to 1600mhz for the FSB, then RAM is also at 1600mhz which is double what it can run (maybe someone meant to say 2:1?..2:1 is "sync mode" in my Asus bios).
My mem timings are standard for what Patriot calls for:
4-4-4-12 2T with 21tRC
Since I backed it down to 3.3Ghz, my CPU:RAM is 11:12.
I think that the person who said 1:1 is correct, but just not with my BIOS. Cuz like I mentioned before, 1:1 would be double and there's no way my 'puter would even post let alone boot. I'll show you what I mean by all of this when I snap some pics of the BIOS.
Let me know your thoughts. I'll try and post my BIOS pics later, and I'll attach the ORTHOS/Temp tests too.
EDIT: Well, I guess for some reason my screen shot didn't work so you'll just have to trust me
. After about 5 min in orthos (running small ffts), my temps maxed at about 50* Core 1 and 40* Core 2...Also, what's up with the Vdroop thing or whatnot. When I had it set to 1.275v, CPUz at idle was showing like 1.33v or something...then it dropped to like 1.22 or so at load...just wondering if this is okay. I just thought it was funny that it was HIGHER at idle than BIOS is set at....
