I just wanted to let you guys know that we submitted this thread to Digg because we felt it was a great example of a system build. Laz you did awesome in detailing your build. On a similar note, if anyone wants to do similar to Laz and go over system builds or mods, please post it, and we will most likely premiere it!
Wow. What can I say .... "an unexpected honor"??? Really though, thats just cool. No real updates at this time. I'm still waiting on the artwork mockups and I've got a lead on some Micro Machines. Other than that, its pretty much done (for now). When I do get some visuals going, I'll put those up. Laz
Most cool, congrats. Your documentation has helped me with better OC as I'm sure many others have and will benefit. thanks laz!
Well, this got me to thinking so I've been tinkering some more with my rig. I'm now at 3.2ghz, 800mhz DDR2, 1.45v CPU core, 2.0v RAM. The problem as it turns out was never with my CPU but rather my ram. It's rated for 800mhz at 1.8v but I could never get it to boot that way. 2/10ths of a volt later and I've been rock rolid at 3.2ghz. I'll probably tinker a little further to get the CPU core voltage down a little, but with temps of 37/43 degrees it doesn't really matter.
i dropped mine down to 3.4 due to heat issues. i with i could afford watercooling or my new cooling "invention" but after blowing my wad on the computer i'm broke and trying to move back out soon
I had two freezes in the last few days, so I started tinkering some more. My CPU core voltage is now down to 1.4v, but I had to up my RAM voltage another 1/10th to 2.1v. Anybody know a good stress test for memory? I've been running 3DMark2006, Real-time HDR, and CPU Stability Test for an hour or so without issue.
The best for memory is memtest. After you are good with that, use the in windows version. What motherboard you using MSP? There are issues with the 680i and running memory above 800Mhz (I've got the problem myself).
Well then the chipset shouldn't be the issue. I'd bump your volts to KNOWN good levels and test the memory. If it passes, then perhaps 1.4 isn't as stable as it first appears (lord knows I've had a few of those)
