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I'm working on my first three (identical) high end (I've done several budget and mid-range builds) builds and wanting to do some good QC testing prior to releasing these systems to the wild. As such, I'm working for the first time in Prime95 to stress test these systems. I have not OC'ed the systems at all, core temps (as reported by PerfMon2) range from 65-69 C. But within 45 minutes 10 of the 12 worked threads (blend test) failed out. Since I'm new to stress testing, I'm hoping for some pointers to help me verify functionality of these systems before putting them out in use. Here are the specs:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i7-5930K 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($499.99 @ Micro Center)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($64.99 @ Mwave)
Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme4 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($218.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($441.40 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($104.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Hitachi Deskstar NAS 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($164.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Hitachi Deskstar NAS 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($164.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Hitachi Deskstar NAS 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($164.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Hitachi Deskstar NAS 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($164.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($329.99 @ Adorama)
Case: Nanoxia Deep Silence 3 ATX Mid Tower Case ($111.62 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($128.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: LG BH16NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($89.95 @ B&H)
Other: Rosewill PCIe 1394b Card 3 Ports Model RC-506E ($29.99)
Total: $2680.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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I did turn on the XMP setting for the RAM in BIOS, then knocked the RAM voltage down from 1.25 (where it was via the Auto setting) to 1.20 (which is where the RAM specs indicate it should be). Everything else is running stock, as it was when it came out of the box.
Is this behavior normal? Should I be concerned with it failing so quickly? Was I wrong to bump the voltage back down to its specified level?
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i7-5930K 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($499.99 @ Micro Center)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($64.99 @ Mwave)
Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme4 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($218.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($441.40 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($104.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Hitachi Deskstar NAS 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($164.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Hitachi Deskstar NAS 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($164.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Hitachi Deskstar NAS 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($164.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Hitachi Deskstar NAS 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($164.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($329.99 @ Adorama)
Case: Nanoxia Deep Silence 3 ATX Mid Tower Case ($111.62 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($128.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: LG BH16NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($89.95 @ B&H)
Other: Rosewill PCIe 1394b Card 3 Ports Model RC-506E ($29.99)
Total: $2680.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-16 15:15 EDT-0400
I did turn on the XMP setting for the RAM in BIOS, then knocked the RAM voltage down from 1.25 (where it was via the Auto setting) to 1.20 (which is where the RAM specs indicate it should be). Everything else is running stock, as it was when it came out of the box.
Is this behavior normal? Should I be concerned with it failing so quickly? Was I wrong to bump the voltage back down to its specified level?
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