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Maddmutt once we see the pics we can better evaluate what is what.Thanks R_T.. sorry for the dup. I posted the first one this morning and I remembered that I would get a quicker response from the Team. I tightened down the included screws that can with the pot, one drop of TIM in the center of CPU. I found a link to when E_D did a review of the F1 Dark ( back in like 2011~2012) and it shows E_D placing 5 dots of TIM on the CPU before he mounted the F1 Dark I'm taking pictures so that you guys can tell me where I have done something wrong. Going to start the DICE run with a PII 1100t, we don't have that many submissions for it at HWbot.
How long after a DICE run before you can use the board again???
I read that you should not shut down the board for to long between runs as condensation will form in the socket, is this like 10sec~30sec???? I ask because the best Driver to use when benching CPU only is 10.4 or 11.4 ( OpenCL Ver 1.1 ). I'll be using a XFX R9 290 video card and it will not work until I upgrade to 14.9~14.12 drivers to run the video benchmarks
Thank For The Help
5 pounds probably wont be enough for that 8 core. I usually go through about 10 pounds for an all day session on my late fx-4130 or Phenom II. You really don't need to have a temp prob on the CPU's that aren't cold bugged but it's nice to know where you're at temp wise.
You don't have to wait to power up the rig, but it's nice to let things cool down first. Then you can start hammering on it right away. Mandrake's tip to me for my first DICE run was to fill up the pot with Dice then add a little IPA at a time until you have the desired amount. If you pour the ISP in first then add the DICE you may get the volcano effect.
Agreed.If you are running AMD, don't bother benching GPUs... just focus on the CPU.
I was looking at that Janus67 but to many web sites mentioned the bad smell when starting out I do not want to make the wife made on my first try
I can pick up DICE at my local Supermarket for $.99 pound. I'm hoping to be able to run all of the CPU and GPU benching today
What is the max CPU speed that I can expect ( 5 ~ 5.5 GHz )???
Any tips on the CPU/NB speed and voltage??? The last time I played with this CPU, I was using a Gigabyte 790FX that maxed @ 2800 on the NB This time I'll be using a ASUS CHVFZ 990FX that should allow some good clocks
The wife would give me an ear full if I let it do the volcano effect, thanks for the FYI
MaddMutt said:...install a K-probe between the pot and CPU...