(08-02-2012, 10:47 AM)Garteal Wrote: Is this really the voltage you absolutely need for 4.7GHz?
Did you volt it incrementally?
Yeah, I got there step by step starting at 1.25v. It wasn't until 1.4v that I didn't get a BSOD after a few hours of Prime blend.
Is 1.4v really high? Maybe I do need to step that back down and live with 4.6 or 4.5.
Quote:Yeah, summer makes your temps rise by 10c or so.
Yeah where I live its really hot, like consistently over 100F during the day.
Quote:Well, that's pretty hot I'd say. Consider lowering your voltages and overclock a bit. The 200MHz will barely make a difference.
Really? I guess I got the impression from unsatisfactory performance with my E6300 that Dolphin wants every bit of power it can have. If I can still play games within 3-4 fps where I am now at 4.5ghz then not fighting that heat seems worth it too me. My HTPC case has pretty bad airflow compared to my servers, and I want the fan on low, so it is an uphill fight.
Quote:Oh and out of curiosity, which MSI motherboard did you get?
P67A-GD55. For years I only bought Gigabyte, but I got this on a deal I have been really impressed with it. My old picky HyperX ram even likes it.