Edward Peterson70 said:I don't know how else to put this... You're going to mess up, Casey. 😬 It isn't nearly as easy to paint an interior. It won't look smooth at all.
Man 😬, you've got a point there. It would be way too easy for things to end up looking like that. ☕
This might sound like a silly question, but what exactly? 😁
I've already finished moving my components around and I haven't even touched any paint yet—honestly, I can't be bothered to head out and pick up some supplies.☕
Alright, so I finally picked up a CM HAF (after passing on that black 😍 case), but before I start moving my components over, I really want to spray the interior matte black. I’m a little nervous about messing things up, though—should I just go with a standard hardware store spray paint for metal, or is there something better I should be using?
I’ve got this Linux setup, and honestly, I used to regret not picking up something with a DVI port. But looking back? I wouldn't change a thing. It’s a fantastic monitor for such a great price, and I have to say, it looks way better in person than it does in any of the photos online.
Hey everyone, I just flashed a new BIOS and stumbled upon some features I’ve never seen before. If anyone’s familiar with them, could you help me out? I'm seeing things like CPU CLOCK bias, CPU margin enhancement, and NB CLOCK bias...
EDIT: I did a little digging on the bias settings, and it looks like that's just the Phase-Locked Loop voltage. But as for this CPU Margin stuff... I'm coming up totally empty-handed.
Hey everyone, I'm trying to figure out how to tell if I've hit a CPU wall or a motherboard limitation. I originally thought it was the board, but now I'm second-guessing myself.
I dropped my Central Processing Unit multiplier down to 6, set the RAM to 1:1, and now I'm just tweaking the Front Side Bus, but I'm hitting a wall at 425. Is this a CPU issue or a motherboard bottleneck?
Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 on an ASUS P5QL-PRO.
It just won't go any higher, no matter how much voltage I throw at the Central Processing Unit or the motherboard. Up until that 425 FSB mark, I haven't even touched the voltages except for the Central Processing Unit itself.
Honestly, I find this whole sudden surge of attention surrounding Tony a little bit slimy—not that I’m saying anything bad about him, per se—but he was just one more pop singer in a sea of faces until he passed away.
I have a suggestion for everyone who hates the current administration: crank your thermostats up to the max. I know for a fact I'll be doing it. 😈
If we all do this, we'll trigger a shortage that’ll fuel massive public outcry against Prime Minister Ivo and his cabinet. People get incredibly restless when their homes drop below freezing. No amount of political spin can fix that kind of discontent.
No more waiting. Let's get to work!
Brilliant plan: turn up the heat, rušiti the government, and then freeze your butts off. 👏😬
Normally 65 is plenty...Personally, I don't push past 60.
Yeah.😍
When I was just testing it, the temperature didn't even cross 58 degrees.😕
Keep in mind, I'm using an Intel cooler here—I'm guessing you've got something much better on your rig.
So, right now I've got the Front Side Bus set with a multiplier of 7 in the BIOS, but next I'm going to try pushing it to 9.5, so we'll see how that goes... My RAM is sitting below 900 MHz at the moment, so I know for sure it isn't bottlenecking me right now. By the way, this CPU is an absolute beast.
Also, under load in Windows Everest, it's showing 1.2v.
I honestly have a craaaaazy processor running at 4.04 GHz with a voltage of—get this—1.1375v. I just threw those numbers together on a whim because I didn't feel like hunting around for even lower voltages.
Now that I've dialed back the RAM speed, everything is running flawlessly through a 30-minute run of Orthos (I just couldn't face any more waiting).
Even with my home central heating running, temps aren't hitting more than 65C under full load, and that's just using an Intel cooler.
Still, I'm worried I've hit my limit for overclocking, at least on this specific motherboard. The P43 chipset simply doesn't have the muscle to push the Front Side Bus past 1700; a beast like this really needs a P45 chipset to truly shine.
Kyle Sanchez4;17986391 said:Just plug everything into 220V..
By the way, >, which CPU are you running?
Don't push the memory too hard... it's better to downclock the RAM and push the processor instead./QUOTE]
What do you mean by "plugging everything into 220V"?
It's a Core 2 Duo E7200.
Yeah, that bolded part is exactly what I'm curious about—how do I actually do that?🤷 If you have a moment to spare and could give me a quick breakdown, I'd really appreciate it. I'm working with an ASUS P5Q Pro motherboard.
fadedorca66 said:You're going to fry something at 2.2V?!
Honestly, I don't think 2.2V is anything crazy for RAM—though I could be wrong. Anyway, right now I've got it running at 1.8V with a clock of 1040MHz, but it won't pass MemTest86. If I drop it down to around 1010MHz at 1.8V, everything seems totally fine.
So, I managed to push my CPU up to 4GHz with some pretty reasonable voltage. It's passing short runs of Orthos and the GROMACS core just fine, but the moment I try longer iterations—basically putting a real load on the system—everything crashes after about 2 or 3 minutes. I ran MemTest86 and it's definitely throwing errors on the memory. I tried bumping the RAM voltage up to 2.2V, which is the absolute limit for this motherboard, and gave the Front Side Bus a little more juice while loosening up the latencies, but I'm still getting errors, though they seem slightly less frequent now. 😠
What should my next move be? The CPU still has room to grow, but the memory is holding me back, and I'm worried the motherboard might give out soon too. For now, I really need to focus on stabilizing the memory first.
By the way, the memory is running at roughly 1040MHz.