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Originally Posted by mal0 btw: [@ all  ]what is your lowest fsb you can reach from your highest fsb?? and how many steps do you have to take?? |
I recently bought a new Duron 1.4 for experimenting on my 8rda+ and at first I couldnt go below 166 fsb without my computer locking up. Then I realized if I set my bios fsb down to 100, memory speed to 100% and keep my multiplier and mem timings at their overclocked settings, I can go all the way from 100 up to 220 fsb and back in just two steps.
This really has made me look at my possibilities in a new way - theoretically I can go from 8x100 to 8x220 just by using the util, but below 1300mhz I get no temp gains, so the settings I use currently are
1,175 (1,240) 8x175 . 1400 mhz 35C idle, 39c load, 100% prime95 stable
1,600 (1,515) 8x215 . 1720 mhz 40C idle, 49c load, 100% prime95 stable
This Duron isn't what I hoped for getting it, but still its usable and only my 2nd rig so I'm not worrying about it. My BIOS settings are now indentical to the undervolted ones except for the
vcore, and I use a tool called
cpuchecker combined with Task Scheduler to dynamically adjust my settings based on
cpu usage. In addition I have some keyboard shortcuts on the start-menu that enables me to run the same batch files to set high and low on demand.
8rdavcore has added a lot to my feeling of value when using this mobo, thats for sure. I'd buy the same board again just to get to use this util! Epox should hire hasw asap ;-) Just out of the blue - are cpus generally able to handle these insane variations in temp and voltage? In theory yes, but has anyone really tested doing things like this for prolonged amounts of time?
OT: Only thing thats missing really is the ability to software-control my fans. As it turns out speedfan doesnt work with 8rda+ and I haven't found any others that do. Its probably not possible, and now I cannot overclock as much as I want because I need to set my fans so that they cater for both my usage scenarios. This is causing me some pain. I'm leaning towards experimenting with the
underpressured box with cpu tract airflow solution.
.. and back to work