Frraksurred
2[H]4U
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- Jul 25, 2008
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I've been on these forums for years, but never took the plunge out of fear. Money comes to hard and it seemed like I needed to do a boatload of research first. Well, I cannot play Dragon Age Inquisition at max settings (2560x1600), Witcher 3 is right around the corner and my 980 shows up tomorrow.... it's time.
My setup is in my sig. Currently I'm at 4.3Ghz with core voltage at 1.9. Intelburntest runs successfully on "Standard" and my temps averaged about 70°C. I started at 4.6 @ 1.35 voltage, but IBT failed almost instantly and my temps were near 90°C. Scared me a little. I backed it down and have been gradually working my way back up using settings recommended by others from this site and others, but I cannot seem to get over 4.3 no matter where I set my voltage.
I'm a no0b and barely feel like I know what I'm doing, so any input would be awesome. Initially, the best way to stress test would be great. I'm using CPUID, Cinebench and IBT for tests. Again, these are all by recommendation because I didn't know where to start. I prefer to stay on the safe side because I like a reliable machine. My H100i has 2 fans in a pull config because a push/pull interferes with my HDD cage (which I could not believe considering the case). The fans are in "Performance mode" in Corsair Link.
Thanks upfront for the help.
My setup is in my sig. Currently I'm at 4.3Ghz with core voltage at 1.9. Intelburntest runs successfully on "Standard" and my temps averaged about 70°C. I started at 4.6 @ 1.35 voltage, but IBT failed almost instantly and my temps were near 90°C. Scared me a little. I backed it down and have been gradually working my way back up using settings recommended by others from this site and others, but I cannot seem to get over 4.3 no matter where I set my voltage.
I'm a no0b and barely feel like I know what I'm doing, so any input would be awesome. Initially, the best way to stress test would be great. I'm using CPUID, Cinebench and IBT for tests. Again, these are all by recommendation because I didn't know where to start. I prefer to stay on the safe side because I like a reliable machine. My H100i has 2 fans in a pull config because a push/pull interferes with my HDD cage (which I could not believe considering the case). The fans are in "Performance mode" in Corsair Link.
Thanks upfront for the help.