Up and Running OC'd secondary PC & a few ?s...
I've got the new XP2100+ in, OC'd to 2.17GHz. OC was no problem at all. In fact, it's running cooler at 1.725V than the Barton ran stock at 1.65V. It's at 43C folding Gromacs with -forceasm on. The mobo temp is 22C.
I'm going to keep it at 1.725V (that's the setting in BIOS; actually reads as 1.744V) for a suitable burn-in period, then drop it as low as it'll go and maintain this stability. How long should that burn-in period be, and should I up the VCore some more for it? I've got Ceramique on as my heatsink compound...
This is the third processor I've applied Ceramique to. The first was the old XP2100+ that fried immediately. The second was the Barton that was temporarily in this system and is now moved to my new primary that I'm in the process of building. I am VERY relieved that it went together and didn't fry; I still haven't figured out the cause of the death of the old 2100+...
All in all, I'm impressed with the new processor. Even better than the XP2100+ that it replaced (the one I fried). This one is a DUT3C, AIUHB stepping, week 0301. I bought it retail. The only difference from the old one is that the old one was OEM and week 0302. That one ran hotter at lower VCore.
I'm going to keep it at 1.725V (that's the setting in BIOS; actually reads as 1.744V) for a suitable burn-in period, then drop it as low as it'll go and maintain this stability. How long should that burn-in period be, and should I up the VCore some more for it? I've got Ceramique on as my heatsink compound...
This is the third processor I've applied Ceramique to. The first was the old XP2100+ that fried immediately. The second was the Barton that was temporarily in this system and is now moved to my new primary that I'm in the process of building. I am VERY relieved that it went together and didn't fry; I still haven't figured out the cause of the death of the old 2100+...
All in all, I'm impressed with the new processor. Even better than the XP2100+ that it replaced (the one I fried). This one is a DUT3C, AIUHB stepping, week 0301. I bought it retail. The only difference from the old one is that the old one was OEM and week 0302. That one ran hotter at lower VCore.
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// Edit: Forgot to answer the burn-in Q. I'm not sure about ceramique so I would just Google "ceramique burn-in" and see what you get, or see what Arctic Silver's page says about curing. As for the VCore. Find what's stable and then burn it in at that VCore or up it a notch or two. Once it's burned in (especially if you up it a notch or two) I've heard that sometimes you can lower the VCore from what was orginally stable and still maintain stability. (Did that last sentence make sense?)
I've got the thing running at 1.75 (actual 1.76) at 13.5 x 166... 2.24 GHz. I think I'm going to keep that speed, and see how low I can lower the VCore after the Ceramique cures for a few days, and it burns in at the higher VCore, for the reasons you mentioned there.
I like seeing it read as an XP 2800+ in BIOS and in Windows, even though it's a TBred and not even a Barton... neato!
42C when the mobo is at 20C. Schweet. I am so impressed with this system... it's almost a shame it's my secondary!
Oh, and that reading is with Asus' monitoring software.
Any recommendations of what to use instead? I've heard that the Asus software uses too many system resources... but I don't like MBM5, the interface was not too much fun for me, and the display was unappealing... what to use?
The Original 2800+ (Limited Edition - Newegg.com Only) was a Thoroughbred 2.25ghz FSB333 13.5x multi
Actually, I raised the multi to 14X so now it's running at 2.34 GHz for the time being... I might have to drop the multi back down when I lower the VCore in a few days...