Overclocking made simple

yes i stick with the case i originally started project aurora off since it's a work of art (casemod say's hello i'll put up to date pics on my deviantart and host em here) but if i've ever had to choose another case say hello to the armor+ (i might get one if i get the money )

and rahja is right that case is a piece of art however still doesn't fit my likings aka say hello to another casemod ^^

And about oc'ing if you really want to push oc'ing (but i really mean push it think rahja will agree on this one) you need severe cooling aka say hello to freezer technology (cools the cpu down to -40°c without any risk of condensation (the outer foot is heated if i'm correct) and for overclocking the tough way yep safe the whole thing in the bios.

Rahja while i like the idea behind ntune i never liked the app nor any other ones since they can't save the stuff into the bios

=> my 2.26 ghz P4 is running happily @ 2.9 ghz on watercooling without giving a hitch (memory used : Corsair XMS Pro series. Why is memory important if you don't got an unlocked multiplier you need to oc the memory which means it will get hot so heatspreaders on the memory is a must )

=> OCZ/crucial/geil has good heatspreaders

And when you're overclocking allways start with steps of 5 mhz to keep it on the safe side remind that for DDR 5mhz higher means that you're oc'ing 10 mhz cause of how DDR was designed

=> can't wait to get my hands on a board that can handle DDR3 and an equal CPU and waiting happily on the new range of nvidia cards and ati's to see if something finally changes (is about darn time -_-) oh and can't wait to start my course to get my degree as a fully Pc technician too ^^ (starts in september can't wait )

Looking at your current setup, you definitely need more fans in your new one.
Ambient temps posted of your current setup suggest you don't have enough air moving

Why is the Antec 1200 not a good deal? Because all the cons from the 900 has been ported over, and still outweighs the pros of the 900, AND the new 1200.

Delivery service saga continues. Driver could not find my flat. Spoke to dispatcher who passed on my phone number and I guided him in.

I'm now the proud owner of a Tuniq Tower 120

No TIM, no cleaner, no fans

But, by god, that thing is HUGE!

Haha yeah I can imagine, glad you got it though.

Sounds.. fun to install.. I suppose, lol. I think that's one of the most annoying things is putting on heat sinks, I'm not exactly skilled with it.

I bolded that section of your quote for a reason. Corsair is worthless memory. They are the unwanted, flea infested, inbred mut dog of the RAM world. And most of their heatsinks are either a gimmick (Dominator which sucks!) or they are made of crappy aluminum instead of copper with gold plating (like Ballistix) Crucial, Cellshock, and Geil. Crucial is the best of the bunch though. OCZ is ok, but they have a lot of mut DIMMs as well.

yeah the newer series is a joke, and while the reaper series isn't bad if i buy new memory it's either crucial or geil (both which i have to order outside of the country) that's the nicer thing about both Corsair and OCz their easily available in belgium, but i want the crucial ones ^^

and yeah i'll edit the post i was frigging sleepy when i posted that i meant the new crucial lats

I have some advice for installing the Tuniq 120 heatsink.

The gold pins that you have to screw onto the backplate, don't overtighten it, you have to turn all 4 of them at the same time to keep leverage, and I don't know about you, but I think the fan controller (takes up a PCI slot) is annoying because extra cables = bad.

Thanks for that, Admael - I have to admit that fitting a monster cooler like that has me a bit concerned! I just hope my mobo is solidly made (should be - it's an eVGA)

yeh snog if the mobo can handle the old air cooler intell designed for their so called P5 series (which never came out) which weighed in at alot more than 600 grams if i recall correctly so you should be more than ok

Yeah, but this bugger is 798g, WITHOUT the fan!

It's a "remove mobo and fit backplate" job - fiddly, but should be ok.

I really should borrow my wife's camera/phone and shoot some before/afters - the 2Mp camera on my Sony Ericsson W800i hasn't worked since I dropped it in the toilet. Maybe I should upgrade that too ^^

yeh i think you're cam ended in a watery grave snog, mine got lost wasn't anything special but did the job

It's an EVGA 680i? I think there's a new BIOS out.

I got one for my 780i, and I have restored faith in Nvidia! I'm running smoothly at 1875 QDR (468.75 FSB) X 9. ~ 39C idle, 47C load @ 34C ambient.

Thank you EVGA. Thank you Nvidia.

Do you have a link to said BIOS that hopefully won't cost me $20?

I did get one a few weeks ago - hopefully this is a newer new one...

[edit] Bah - the latest BIOS is NF68_P32.bin from 1.21.08 - got that one :/ - only the NF78 got updated, ie the 780i BIOS. Gits.

[edited edit] Hmm, considering I'm running a QX6700 and stuff (see sig) - would there be any point switching to a 780i mobo? Or beyond?

(Double post? Where? Must've been a ninja)
Ok, wifey has ordered me an Armor+ as promised (mwah) and it's arriving on my birthday in 5 days time (co-incidence - it was their earliest delivery date.)

So the clean out and cool down can wait a few more days

So, should I stick with my 680i or hop to a 780i or jump to a 790i? still keeping the QX, of course - just wondering if I should future-proof slightly.

Oh, and eVGA is a given

You can always delete posts.

Hmm, I think you'd be better off keeping what you have now, then upgrading to DDR3 later when it becomes cheaper/better.

At this point, if you are looking to future proof, I think you'd definitely be safe saying DDR3 would be the way to go, maybe wait till the end of the year?

Did you ever fix this? Putting it in a restricted area that kills the airflow can really cause things to heat up. Depending on how confined it is that can account for 10 degrees or more. Fans are worthless if there is nowhere to push the air out to.

Yep, the beast will go on top of the desk - just hope all the blue glowy doesn't wake the wife up ><

Also, delete my posts? One of my posts? How could you even think of such a thing? They're not posts, they're my babies. I cherishes them, yesss. My preciousssss.

Ahem.

Yeah, for overclock stability.

The 780i is for Tri-SLi, if you don't do it, then go 750i SLi. (which, BTW, did get a new BIOS update )


Does this make you want to go water yet?

Heh - yes. But I'm a bit lacking in funds now. I did look at the water-cooled version of the Armor+, but water is too rich for my wallet.

Oh, a little thing I discovered yesterday - the G15 keyboard automagically recognises EVEREST and Core Temp and throws the information on to the LCD. How cool is that?

Oh, oh - another thing: "...with just 26 PCIe lanes total the nForce 750i SLI chipset is limited to two x8 PCIe graphics slots when running a pair of GeForce cards in SLI mode. In addition, the nForce 750i SLI chipset is limited to max memory speed of 800MHz, 4 SATA ports with 8 USB 2.0, and one Gigabit Ethernet connection."

That's a downgrade for me. Incidentally, can anyone explain what the point of TWO Ethernet connections is? Always wondered...

Maximum memory of 800Mhz? 8x PCIe? Where is this information coming from!

As far as I know, the 750i by EVGA (you know, the one that counts) does 1066Mhz standard, and does 16x PCIe SLI (2.0!). It even has native support for 1600FSB chips! (and the ability to OC to).

Two Ethernet is important when you're a crazy ass gamer and need two separate connections for your game and your websurfing/chats, or maybe if one breaks you still have another... Lol I kid.

Seriously, I don't see a need for two, I disable one of them in BIOS. Hell I disable everything in BIOS: IDE support, FDC support, Onboard sound, IEEE, and one of the LAN ports.