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Have this stable after 12 hours of Prime using 6GB of RAM.

This is a 2 hour run, are these temps/voltages good?

Serephucus wrote: »

Looks like you got a very nice chip. Mine needs closer to 1.3V to remain stable at 4.6.

Thanks. I actually had it do an 8 hour run last night of Prime at 0.015 less volts, but in the morning it seemed like one of my cores stopped. I'm very happy with the temps though, reading online had me scared of overvolting an Ivy Bridge, especially on a lowly Hyper 212 + Considering the temps, I think I may be able to hit 4.8ghz, what you think?

Serephucus wrote: »

I'd say go for it. Bear in mind though that around 4.6GHz+ is where chips tend to need quite a bit more voltage. I need 1.37-ish to get 4.7 stable, for example. (I don't think it's so much that you lucked out, just that I got an absolutely horrible chip...)

... and can I have your chip?

Hehe nooooooooooooooo

As it stands, I'm really happy with my current OC. The temps are brilliant for gaming (doesn't stress the CPU as much as Prime, naturally), and I have a 35 % increase in performance compared to the base performance of the chip. Awesome!

Nice. I need 1.25v for 4.5ghz stable. 1.325 for 4.6 which starts pushing temps a bit high. You got some good silicon.

BloodBath wrote: »

Nice. I need 1.25v for 4.5ghz stable. 1.325 for 4.6 which starts pushing temps a bit high. You got some good silicon.

You have a hyper 212 too, right? Seeing as we have similar cooling solutions, I imagine I'll start hitting the same temps at your limiting voltages. I wonder if I can get 4.8ghz on that voltage. Maybe not, but I have to give it a shot!

Genghiz Cohen wrote: »

No, the K denotes an unlocked multiplier.

I am not actually sure, but I imagine it would make sense for the K chips to have passed more stringent testing (stability at higher speeds); the 3570k is over 20 quid more expensive.

Edit: But the K chips have faster integrated graphics so maybe that's a portion of the cost difference.

Edit 2: According to some stuff I've read online, my assumption was correct. Unlocked chips are apparently binned higher.

BloodBath wrote: »

Yeah I have the 212 evo. Yours is the 212+? There's not much between them anyway.

You still have room to try anyway. They start hitting the wall around 4.6 though but you're getting there on lower voltages so you might get higher.

Yep.

The wall is the voltage though, not the clock speed, right? (in terms of diminishing returns). So assuming that, it's not too long a shot.

I did an Intel learning module this weekend on their SSD tech... so apparently, the goal is with Core i processors and SSDs to be able to improve gameplay in some unique ways. Eg. imagine on an in-game screen that HD video was being streamed, rather than some other method, like having a live render or a gif, etc. or in a more specific example given, allow for a much larger range of character animations, since movement data wouldn't cause a delay on retrieval.

Idea seems interesting, and sound in theory. Killing loading times would seem to broaden up the kind of assets a level designer is allowed to played with.

I think that's Onlive you're talking about. I don't think Overheal is referring to streaming over the internet but more so improving gameplay on an actual PC. Not certain tho.

Overheal wrote: »

I did an Intel learning module this weekend on their SSD tech... so apparently, the goal is with Core i processors and SSDs to be able to improve gameplay in some unique ways. Eg. imagine on an in-game screen that HD video was being streamed, rather than some other method, like having a live render or a gif, etc. or in a more specific example given, allow for a much larger range of character animations, since movement data wouldn't cause a delay on retrieval.

Idea seems interesting, and sound in theory. Killing loading times would seem to broaden up the kind of assets a level designer is allowed to played with.

I would prefer faster loading black screen and an accurate loading bar then long loading times and some crap while loading it.

I have to say loadings can't really kill game experience. Duke nuken forever on Xbox was such a pain. I did not bothered to finish not because it was that bad, but because loading times were just I optic long.
Games like shogun 2 suffer a lot from loadings too. I can't imagine playing it properly anymore with no ssd.

Snowie wrote: »

What are Dabs.ie and hardwareversand like for ordering and speed of deliverery just curious also who do they use?

I had something shipped from HWVS on Friday evening and it's arriving here today.

Things have changed....
See http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=83534329#post83534329

HWVS use the national postal service.

It happens that UPS is the German national postal service so while in Germany UPS handle the package and once it arrives in Ireland it is then handed over to An Post.