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SB Overclocking results?

XXGG said:
I successfully booted into Windows @ 51x100 with auto vcore burning at 1.63v @ load.
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Makes you wonder how that voltage was determined automatically when the max programmable VID is 1.52V. Sounds like it's extrapolating.
 
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Tested yesterday for 12 hours prime stable. I will be turning on HT too. All this on a $100 MSI mobo :D
 
So I tried the unvolting of the CPU PLL and it looks to have increased stability. Anyone else tried this? or know why this would be the case?
 
the_real_7 said:
Niceeeeee , but dont run prime or linx for so long on these chips easy degradation
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Are these processors really that delicate? What if you plan on encoding an HD video that takes 10 -12 hours would that eventually degrade the processor since X264 can put quite a load on the CPU? If so what's the point of these things?
 
Draax said:
So I tried the unvolting of the CPU PLL and it looks to have increased stability. Anyone else tried this? or know why this would be the case?
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You mean PLL overvoltage? It's known to allow higher multipliers, at the cost of S3 sleep (at least for now).
 
Harry1969 said:
Are these processors really that delicate? What if you plan on encoding an HD video that takes 10 -12 hours would that eventually degrade the processor since X264 can put quite a load on the CPU? If so what's the point of these things?
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at clocks 5.0 and above using programs like prine and linx have shown dergration ..
These chips cant take the abuse the old one did ... encoding and other dailys no problem as they dont push the core to 100 percent usage .. ill do most 20 linx sessions or 4 hour primes
 
Thanks for the explanation, I agree that 10 - 20 runs of linx (max memmory) and 2-3 hours of OCCT should be sufficient for stability testing, but these Sandy Bridges are a totally different animal aren't they.
 
the_real_7 said:
at clocks 5.0 and above using programs like prine and linx have shown dergration ..
These chips cant take the abuse the old one did ... encoding and other dailys no problem as they dont push the core to 100 percent usage .. ill do most 20 linx sessions or 4 hour primes
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This cracks me up. If you can't even use your CPU without worrying about it dying on you then its clock frequency is completely irrelevant.
 
Because companies like Intel will charge as much as they believe the consumer is willing to pay in order to make the biggest possible profit?
 
Stop flaming. If someone wants to be careful with their chips, instead of burning them out at 1.5v with 12 hour prime or LinX runs, then LET them. It's not your money. It's theirs. If you don't like it, paypal them some cash for a spare chip and THEN you can tell them to do what you want with the chip....
 
Falkentyne said:
Stop flaming. If someone wants to be careful with their chips, instead of burning them out at 1.5v with 12 hour prime or LinX runs, then LET them. It's not your money. It's theirs. If you don't like it, paypal them some cash for a spare chip and THEN you can tell them to do what you want with the chip....
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I really don't care what others do with their gear. I think anyone who runs Prime or any other bench for 12 hours gets what they deserve and obviously has no clue.
 
rickss69 said:
I really don't care what others do with their gear. I think anyone who runs Prime or any other bench for 12 hours gets what they deserve and obviously has no clue.
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obviously your an idiot . . . im informing you how to hit the highest clock on this chip and preserve it . . . and your hating ;) rickss69 obviously you dont care about much but like to hate on people helping others . . . stop trolling and get a LIFE
 
the_real_7 said:
obviously your an idiot . . . im informing you how to hit the highest clock on this chip and preserve it . . . and your hating ;) rickss69 obviously you dont care about much but like to hate on people helping others . . . stop trolling and get a LIFE
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Who is the idiot here? Nothing I have posted has hate in it moron. I suppose you are the resident expert on overclocking? Please....it is you who are the troll here with all of your useless advice. If you care to check HWBot you will see I know a little about the subject and have rarely injured a chip. You are the one in serious need of a life/attention. Btw, the name of this thread is "Overclocking Results", not "Do as I Say Because I Know Best".
 
rickss69 said:
Right here is where you made your putz post. All I did was post a submission and you come back with this intelligent response. You have no clue what the bench entailed do you?
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WOW your entertaining at best LOL I'll post for both responses... ok :D . . . first yes I care and no you don't about other people like i said. 2nd, forums are to help fellow members not criticize and if you do criticize saying things like quote on quote "I really don't care what others do with their gear." You are a troll; I think anyone who runs Prime or any other bench for 12 hours gets what they deserve, obviously has no clue. Well, I'm a very experienced Overclocker and I've primed a Linx like others and if I've never damaged my chips...if I ever did I would inform others . . .;)
 
rickss69 said:
That pretty much sums up your experience son. You have no ammo but to make it up...such a pathetic being. Points to thread subject once again..."SB Overclocking Results".
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yep ill back that statement ,microsoft has dropped it support for this system ,but if it makes you happy lets bench on windows 95 to . . try better
 
the_real_7 said:
yep ill back that statement ,microsoft has dropped it support for this system ,but if it makes you happy lets bench on windows 95 to . . try better
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And yet again the Troll proves his ignorance. There is a reason people bench SuperPi 32M on XP. It is clear you do not know this reason so you ass-ume someone does not know the difference between operating systems. Someone clue this monkee in...
 
hmz said:
Are the SB chips really dying or just a user error? Be careful with high volts.

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18227516

http://www.semiaccurate.com/forums/showthread.php?t=4064
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I read through the thread and the OP came back and said his cpu turned out to be just fine after all. I can tell you from my limited experience thus far with this platform that most problems being reported are in fact bios related. From my buds at HWBot they report much the same across the board be it Asus, Gigabyte or whatever.

Overclocking is a gamble no matter how you look at it. Safe and overclocking do not really belong in the same sentence, but you suspected this all along in the back of your mind didnt you? :p
 
Forceman said:
You mean PLL overvoltage? It's known to allow higher multipliers, at the cost of S3 sleep (at least for now).
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He probably means undervolting. I've seen some posts that indicate that UNDERvolting the PLL can increase stability and lower temps.

Hell, I'm undervolting my PLL. I ended up with 4.8 @ 1.325v.
 
rickss69 said:
I read through the thread and the OP came back and said his cpu turned out to be just fine after all. I can tell you from my limited experience thus far with this platform that most problems being reported are in fact bios related. From my buds at HWBot they report much the same across the board be it Asus, Gigabyte or whatever.

Overclocking is a gamble no matter how you look at it. Safe and overclocking do not really belong in the same sentence, but you suspected this all along in the back of your mind didnt you? :p
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People jack up the voltage waaaaay too high. Every generation has had this "CPUs are dying" thread. Mine are always fine. People get stoopid, ask for too much and kill their CPUs themselves.
 
Jayemji said:
He probably means undervolting. I've seen some posts that indicate that UNDERvolting the PLL can increase stability and lower temps.

Hell, I'm undervolting my PLL. I ended up with 4.8 @ 1.325v.
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Did it help with the temps?
 
I was running my overclock with the PLL at 1.80625 because of a recommendation from someone, but when I turned it back to 1.8 (the default) its still stable and runs about 3c cooler under small FFT load
 
Forceman said:
Did it help with the temps?
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A little bit. I haven't undervolted it by much, (1.66875v compared to the usual 1.7) so I got a pretty minor drop. About 5 degrees. Your mileage may vary.
 
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Jayemji said:
A little bit. I haven't undervolted it by much, (1.66875v compared to the usual 1.7) so I got a pretty minor drop. About 5 degrees. Your mileage may vary.
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I wouldn't call 5C a minor drop. That's a pretty big difference.
 
AliceCooper said:
What would be a safe maximum temperature for the 2500k and 2600k when overclocking?
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Depends on your temps. 24/7 I'm at 1.385 @ 4.8ghz. Temps are 65C full load. If I was at 90C, I'd be uncomfortable with those volts due to electron migration.

I think we just don't know longterm.
 
I've been running my 4.8Ghz 2600K at 100% load (24/7) for 2 weeks now. My temps do not go above 65 either, though between 2-5AM, they rise by a couple of degrees. I'd say keep it at 65 or below.
 
Keeping mine at 4.4 for now. I need this comp to last a while for both gaming and grad school. And no, I'm not talking about the chipset "problem" that MIGHT happen down the road.
 
L042B291 4.8ghz@1.37v Linx stable and 8hr+ prime small fft and blend.

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