Hi everyone. Longtime reader, first time poster. I've been keeping an ancient LGA 775 based system limping along since I built it back in 2006. Was planning to go with IVB, but the disappointing overclocking results turned mt off. Picked up a 2500k and ASRock Z77 Extreme6, and man is this an overclocking monster.
Played around with it for about a day. Was able to boot at 5.35 GHz, but not stable and temps were through the roof (Hyper 212+, pair of Cougar 120mm fans in push/pull). This weekend I'm going to give it another shot and see what it can do. Seems like I got a really nice chip, and it would be a shame not to let it stretch its legs at these crazy high overclocks.
My budget is fairly limited right now, so I'm looking at dry ice for a low barrier to entry option. Only problem is, I can't find where I can reliably buy a copper pot. Is it reasonable to think I could get the equipment I need for a basic DICE setup for around $100? The ice and ethanol aren't problems to source locally, just the pot, insulation, etc that I'm not sure where to get.
Played around with it for about a day. Was able to boot at 5.35 GHz, but not stable and temps were through the roof (Hyper 212+, pair of Cougar 120mm fans in push/pull). This weekend I'm going to give it another shot and see what it can do. Seems like I got a really nice chip, and it would be a shame not to let it stretch its legs at these crazy high overclocks.
My budget is fairly limited right now, so I'm looking at dry ice for a low barrier to entry option. Only problem is, I can't find where I can reliably buy a copper pot. Is it reasonable to think I could get the equipment I need for a basic DICE setup for around $100? The ice and ethanol aren't problems to source locally, just the pot, insulation, etc that I'm not sure where to get.