Uni Project
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ShortAlieN
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ugh, cant believe i missed that.
Ya93sin
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If anybody missed it in the other thread, I've done some overclocking, and temps are a bit lower.
Idle Temps:
Here is the testing at 4.4GHz:
As of today I am at 4.5GHz, again on a 45x multiplier at BCLK of 100MHz @1.328V. Will update temperature results, but might overclock the RAM before I do that.
Idle Temps:
Here is the testing at 4.4GHz:
As of today I am at 4.5GHz, again on a 45x multiplier at BCLK of 100MHz @1.328V. Will update temperature results, but might overclock the RAM before I do that.
Ya93sin
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Ya93sin
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Yeah I went for Blue/White, with a bit of black (cables and such are black). But I think the Noctua's add their own little theme. From where I'm standing it looks OK tbh, I'm sure it would look a bit different in a black case, but I think it looks good.
Ya93sin
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OK guys, a little update, as my overclocking situation has changed slightly.
For the CPU- 4.4GHz constant, at 1.336V max
For the RAM- 1866MHz, timings 10-9-10-24-1.35V
For the GPU- 900MHz core, 4400MHz memory, 1.1V
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OK, here are the Far Cry 2 benches:
Settings: Demo(Ranch Small), 1920x1080 (120Hz), D3D10, Fixed Time Step(No), Disable Artificial Intelligence(No), Full Screen, Anti-Aliasing(8x), VSync(No), Overall Quality(Custom), Vegetation(Very High), Shading(Ultra High), Terrain(Ultra High), Geometry(Ultra High), Post FX(High), Texture(Ultra High), Shadow(Ultra High), Ambient(High), Hdr(Yes), Bloom(Yes), Fire(Very High), Physics(Very High), RealTrees(Very High)
Before: Average Framerate: 111.56, Max. Framerate: 169.37, Min. Framerate: 81.57
After: Average Framerate: 122.73, Max. Framerate: 190.86, Min. Framerate: 90.50
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And the Crysis 2 benches:
Using Adrenaline Crysis 2 Benchmark Tool, Settings:
Quality (Ultra), Resolution (1080p), AA (4x), Map (Variable), Runs (1), API (DX11), Edge AA (Laplace Edge Detection), Hi-res Textures (Yes)
Before:
Map 1---Times Square---5000 samples, Min FPS 3.2, Avg FPS 54.8
Map 2---Central Park---5000 samples, Min FPS 6.0, Avg FPS 47.9
Map 3---Downtown---4609 samples, Min FPS 15.1, Avg FPS 50.8
After:
Map 1---Times Square---5000 samples, Min FPS 4.5, Avg 60.9
Map 2---Central Park---5000 samples, Min FPS 6.9, Avg 53.9
Map 3---Downtown---4609 samples, Min FPS 2.4, Avg 56.2
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So this is a CPU overclock of 19% over the previous Turbo level.
And a GPU overclock of 12.5% and 7.5% over the previous Core and Memory clocks respectively.
In Far Cry 2, this has led to a 10% increase in the average framerate.
In Crysis 2, this has led to an 11%/12.5%/11% increase in the average framerate, respective of Maps 1/2/3.
Will be doing the Dirt3 one a bit later, got some Napoleon Total War to play
Which by the way gives my graphics card a harder time than Crysis2 can. Especially with all the mods
In terms of analysis, I am not thinking the CPU makes much of a difference, nor should it.
Its also very interesting that a Core overclock of 12.5% on the GPU is leading to around 11% increase in framerates.
For the CPU- 4.4GHz constant, at 1.336V max
For the RAM- 1866MHz, timings 10-9-10-24-1.35V
For the GPU- 900MHz core, 4400MHz memory, 1.1V
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OK, here are the Far Cry 2 benches:
Settings: Demo(Ranch Small), 1920x1080 (120Hz), D3D10, Fixed Time Step(No), Disable Artificial Intelligence(No), Full Screen, Anti-Aliasing(8x), VSync(No), Overall Quality(Custom), Vegetation(Very High), Shading(Ultra High), Terrain(Ultra High), Geometry(Ultra High), Post FX(High), Texture(Ultra High), Shadow(Ultra High), Ambient(High), Hdr(Yes), Bloom(Yes), Fire(Very High), Physics(Very High), RealTrees(Very High)
Before: Average Framerate: 111.56, Max. Framerate: 169.37, Min. Framerate: 81.57
After: Average Framerate: 122.73, Max. Framerate: 190.86, Min. Framerate: 90.50
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And the Crysis 2 benches:
Using Adrenaline Crysis 2 Benchmark Tool, Settings:
Quality (Ultra), Resolution (1080p), AA (4x), Map (Variable), Runs (1), API (DX11), Edge AA (Laplace Edge Detection), Hi-res Textures (Yes)
Before:
Map 1---Times Square---5000 samples, Min FPS 3.2, Avg FPS 54.8
Map 2---Central Park---5000 samples, Min FPS 6.0, Avg FPS 47.9
Map 3---Downtown---4609 samples, Min FPS 15.1, Avg FPS 50.8
After:
Map 1---Times Square---5000 samples, Min FPS 4.5, Avg 60.9
Map 2---Central Park---5000 samples, Min FPS 6.9, Avg 53.9
Map 3---Downtown---4609 samples, Min FPS 2.4, Avg 56.2
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So this is a CPU overclock of 19% over the previous Turbo level.
And a GPU overclock of 12.5% and 7.5% over the previous Core and Memory clocks respectively.
In Far Cry 2, this has led to a 10% increase in the average framerate.
In Crysis 2, this has led to an 11%/12.5%/11% increase in the average framerate, respective of Maps 1/2/3.
Will be doing the Dirt3 one a bit later, got some Napoleon Total War to play
Which by the way gives my graphics card a harder time than Crysis2 can. Especially with all the mods
In terms of analysis, I am not thinking the CPU makes much of a difference, nor should it.
Its also very interesting that a Core overclock of 12.5% on the GPU is leading to around 11% increase in framerates.
Ya93sin
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And Dirt3:
Settings: 1920x1080 Resolution, 120Hz refresh rate
8x QCSAA Multisampling
VSync OFF
Night Lighting High
Shadows Ultra
Particles High
Mirrors Ultra
Crowd High
Ground Cover High
Distant Vehicles High
Objects Ultra
Trees Ultra
Vehicle Reflections Ultra
Water High
Post Process High
Skidmarks On
Ambient Occlusion Ultra
Cloth High
Before:
And after:
Settings: 1920x1080 Resolution, 120Hz refresh rate
8x QCSAA Multisampling
VSync OFF
Night Lighting High
Shadows Ultra
Particles High
Mirrors Ultra
Crowd High
Ground Cover High
Distant Vehicles High
Objects Ultra
Trees Ultra
Vehicle Reflections Ultra
Water High
Post Process High
Skidmarks On
Ambient Occlusion Ultra
Cloth High
Before:
And after:
MattBee2k2
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How were your temps lower after an overclock?
Ya93sin
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Only thing I can think of is that I'd replaced the stock front fan with the CoolerMaster MegaFlow.
Also the VCore was higher in the first one (before OC) than the VCore in the second, so depending on load there may have been more/less heat. But both those screenshots were taken at idle at Windows Desktop with only default programs loaded so I'm not too sure that makes the difference.
Ya93sin
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OK, a quick update. So its just before results day, and luckily my fan controller has come in time for me to get distracted nicely. As well as that, I've got some IC Diamond 7 thermal paste, Isopropyl (alcohol to clean off old CPU paste), Some screen cleaner kit, and a couple big cans of compressed air to clean everything up.
So here is the rear of the controller, I wish it had a box/enclosure to hid the bare PCB though (there are actually 2 PCBs, one for the Resistors/Power circuitry, and another for the touch screen.
Now I realised after putting it in, that there is going to be an awful cable management mess if I leave it in that slot (unfortunately the Molex power connector won't go through that hole on the left hand side. So I moved it to the top:
That yellow (or is it green?) PCB dangling is connected to the top bay, and I have to unscrew it to get the top panel off. Then I noticed the little hole at the top right, where some other (eSATA and headphone/mic cables) are running through. Here is my attempt at cable management:
OK, this is probably the ugliest part of this log, so look away now if you don't want to see the
The reason its like this is because I might have to disassemble it partially for Uni
Here is the controller display, its pretty simple, nicely lit, I've not connected temperature sensors as I have software based ones, and I want to manually control fan speeds:
The fan controller is really simple to use, you can use the tips of your fingers to control it, and its very responsive (I heard it has an ARM chip inside of it). And the quietness of the PC with all fans on 50% is staggering. I'm a very happy man now
And for now, here is what my PC looks like (SSD will be hidden properly and that red eSATA cable can't be seen now:
The new thermal paste gives me about a degree lower temps, but its a couple degrees lower at load, but I was interested to see the difference anyway
So here is the rear of the controller, I wish it had a box/enclosure to hid the bare PCB though (there are actually 2 PCBs, one for the Resistors/Power circuitry, and another for the touch screen.
Now I realised after putting it in, that there is going to be an awful cable management mess if I leave it in that slot (unfortunately the Molex power connector won't go through that hole on the left hand side. So I moved it to the top:
That yellow (or is it green?) PCB dangling is connected to the top bay, and I have to unscrew it to get the top panel off. Then I noticed the little hole at the top right, where some other (eSATA and headphone/mic cables) are running through. Here is my attempt at cable management:
OK, this is probably the ugliest part of this log, so look away now if you don't want to see the
The reason its like this is because I might have to disassemble it partially for Uni
Here is the controller display, its pretty simple, nicely lit, I've not connected temperature sensors as I have software based ones, and I want to manually control fan speeds:
The fan controller is really simple to use, you can use the tips of your fingers to control it, and its very responsive (I heard it has an ARM chip inside of it). And the quietness of the PC with all fans on 50% is staggering. I'm a very happy man now
And for now, here is what my PC looks like (SSD will be hidden properly and that red eSATA cable can't be seen now:
The new thermal paste gives me about a degree lower temps, but its a couple degrees lower at load, but I was interested to see the difference anyway
dugdiamond
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IC-diamond
yassarikhan786
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Very nice
