Lookie at what I got!!!

pastorjay · Post by **pastorjay** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 8:41 pm

OK, final prime screen

Gonna run a SuperPi now

pastorjay · Post by **pastorjay** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 10:02 pm

Super Pi 32mb

Heretic · Post by **Heretic** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 10:24 pm

runs hot...but I say the 3ghz is well worth it

killswitch83 · Post by **killswitch83** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 10:27 pm

yeah, no joke, lol. 51C is pretty warm, but if you compare it to a Socket A 3200+ Barton Core (I know I shouldn't be comparing the two, but hell, lol), that temp is good under load. The barton I built for a buddy ran like 49C at idle and 55C under load with AS 5 and stock HSF. System temp was good, just the proc temp was way tooo high, lol. Considering they've made the A64 chips to run cooler, that's one hell of an OC with decent temps

Sovereign · Post by **Sovereign** » Wed Nov 16, 2005 4:53 pm

Wow, my processor won't OC 200MHz and I have an XP90 on it...

pastorjay · Post by **pastorjay** » Wed Nov 16, 2005 4:56 pm

Hehe.... hot is all relative. Compared to an Intel dual core EE I had this summer, this thing is freezing!

Anyways, 51*C at load was also with my house at the warmest I let it get.... Loads went down to about 47 once I lowered the temp again.

And I will take 51*c anyday with a 3ghz chip, that is for sure!

Post by **FZ1** » Wed Nov 16, 2005 5:54 pm

CPU-Z says 1.48v but I don't trust it...what's your BIOS set to? What MB are you using?

JasonE4 · Post by **JasonE4** » Wed Nov 16, 2005 6:07 pm

What type of cooling are you using? 51 C is pretty hot for an A64.

Post by **FZ1** » Wed Nov 16, 2005 6:31 pm

JasonE4 wrote:What type of cooling are you using? 51 C is pretty hot for an A64.

pastorjay wrote:Using water guys. A Corsair "COOL" system. Have blocks on my chipset and CPU.

These Opterons are nice little clockers.... at least some of them are. They can be pretty spordic, though these CABYE 0540 seem to be pretty good.

pastorjay · Post by **pastorjay** » Wed Nov 16, 2005 6:43 pm

I am running my Opty on a DFI NF4 UT SLI-D

Bios fluctuates between 1.48-1.51

Post by **FZ1** » Wed Nov 16, 2005 6:54 pm

Nice job, man! Are you cooling just the CPU or the chipset too? I was thinking of going the water route but I'd like to cool the chipset too and where the chipset is located, the only part that most folks find to fit it are from Germany. Having never water cooled before, I think I'd rather go with a kit to get my feet wet (sorry, bad pun!).

pastorjay · Post by **pastorjay** » Wed Nov 16, 2005 9:40 pm

I am using the Corsair COOL. Cooling the CPU AND the CHipset with it.

Post by **FZ1** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 7:26 am

Are you using SLI? If not, which PCI-E slot are you using? The 16x slot is directly above the chipset which is a pain. Pics please! Am I being demanding???

If the Corsair block fits works on the chipset with the GPU on in the 16x slot (stock) I'm there!

killswitch83 · Post by **killswitch83** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 7:44 am

you know, if that WC kit allows for mix and match waterblocks, there are Koolance blocks that has the compression fittings oriented straight-up rather than at a 90-degree angle like most of them....I think if it went straight up there really wouldn't be much in the way.

kenc51 · Post by **kenc51** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 9:08 am

depends on how big the block is
I run a GTX and the card covers the sock cooler on my DFI...There is only ~2mm space above the fan

Innovatek make xxflow rev.2 gpu blocks, which i have my eye on, you can get them with fittings with and without a 90-degree bend in the fittings...
As killswitch said, the fittings is what gets in the way.
Innovatek are german but i think you can get them in the states.

pastorjay --> are you using the upper or lower GFX card slot on the board?
If you using the top (16x) slot AND a waterblock, which GFX card are you using??? I suspect your using an ATI card, which have a small PCB

pastorjay · Post by **pastorjay** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 9:15 am

I am using the bottom slot. As you already know, you cannot use the Corsair "COOL" block that they sell on the NB and use the top slot.

I tested both slots with the block off, and I got very little if any difference in scores on every test I ran. I am looking ofrward to a DFI board that will eliminat this problem when using NV cards.

By the way, I am using a 7800GT atm.

Vstrom - I will try and get some pics tonight.

PJ

Post by **FZ1** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 9:23 am

Yeah, I tested out the botton slot (I moved the jumpers making it 8x not 2) and I noticed a 1-2% hit on 3DMark (I averaged 3 runs).

That's a bummer of a design. I replaced the DFI chipset fan with an evercool VC-RE and it is MUCH quiter and does a better job of cooling. I'd recommend it if you are using air. I'm about 42c idle with std voltage. OC'ing and kicking it up a tenth (1.5 - 1.6v I think) it runs about 48-49 at load. With the DFI fan, I was pushing mid to high 50's at load which is way to much for my liking (didn't seem to affect stability).

kenc51 · Post by **kenc51** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 9:32 am

I thing the Lanparty "Expert" has a larger gap between the PCie slots, better for SLI, but I think it also will allow a water block on the chipset?

pastorjay · Post by **pastorjay** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 9:42 am

As far as the Expert board goes, I am hoping the water block will fit. I plan on getting myhands on one of those boards soon!

Post by **FZ1** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 10:19 am

I think I saw somewhere on DFi street where peeps were having issues with the expert board and opterons? I know I saw something but I didn't read the thread. Could be a user error