Done and stable... please critique *pics*

[LiuKang]

Thanks to everyone on the board for their help... I am finally up and running (stable). This was my first time OCing a machine, and I couldn't be happier.

Silverstone Temjin TJ09 w/ all optional fans
Silverstone ST85F PSU
eVGA Nforce 680i motherboard
eVGA 8800 GTS
Intel C2D e6400
Zalman 9700
2GB Patriot RAM (PDC22G6400ELK)

I am running @ 3.4 Ghz (1.375V, 1.4V for the FSB) -- only 38 degrees at idle and I peaked at 52 during testing. I must say, I'm impressed with this case and the 9700. I set my timings to CL5-5-4-9 (recommended stock settings, stock speed @ 1.85V) and ran Prime95 for 8 hours successfully. I will play with the memory settings some other time, for now I'm satisfied.

Prior to any OCing, I scored 8054 on 3Dmark06. Using the NVIDIA control panel, I pumped up the stock GTS settings from 513Mhz core bus and 792Mhz memory bus to 625/900 (1.4V) and hit 10006. My GPU temps peaked at 69 degrees during the 3Dmark06 test, and 72 during the supplied NVIDIA stability test software.

I've been up and running for a week. Let me know what you think, should I make any adjustments to any of these settings? Any other tests or software I should be running?

TIA, any advice is appreciated.

 

[waleedhk]

its very good just now you'll have to tighten up your ram timings.. and why are you not satisfied with this rig??...its perfect you can play any new games easily

 

[FeareX]

That looks really nice, have fun with it!

 

[LiuKang]

.. and why are you not satisfied with this rig??...

I couldn't be happier = I'm very happy

 

[CompuTronix]

Nice rig! :trophy:

I am running @ 3.4 Ghz (1.375V, 1.4V for the FSB) -- only 38 degrees at idle and I peaked at 52 during testing.

Yes, but which temps? To be certain how this information is defined, and where your rig scales, check out the following Sticky for specs, links, testing and results:

Core 2 Duo Temperature Guide

Hope this helps,

Comp 8)

 

[nukemaster]

nice!

good old ATP3 speakers

 

[chuckshissle]

Nice

 

[phamily]

lol, im very curious about the headphones laying on that desk.. what kind are they? they dont look like sony's

 

[NewbieTechGodII]

The calendar looks like it kicks arse!

 

[FeareX]

Ow yeah, just one thing.
It may be better to put it on the desk. Its on carpet now (if i type it correct ) wich isnt a smart thing, unless you want to dust it out very often.

 

[LiuKang]

Thx for the kind words, info and links. Much appreciated.

lol, im very curious about the headphones laying on that desk.. what kind are they? they dont look like sony's

They are Grado SR80s -- http://www.gradolabs.com

 

[proof]

Good stuff dude! :trophy:

 

[CmdPT]

Thats a pretty nice setup there. Nice and clean

 

[tehrobzorz]

i like =D

 

[baddad]

Nice.