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now pushing further with 100% load 3.58ghz will post later maybe the peeps will be awake i got more fans just need to dig them out
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Looks good so far! 
I wouldn't even worry about temps on a 250. Even with the stock heatsink those things stay relatively cool.
Have you set the cpuNB voltage at all?
You've still got some voltage left so keep cranking ...!
I wouldn't even worry about temps on a 250. Even with the stock heatsink those things stay relatively cool.
Have you set the cpuNB voltage at all?
You've still got some voltage left so keep cranking ...!
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3.58GHz sounds really good for a 250 on stock cooling. If you're only on 1.4v and able to hit 3.5ish I would think you could go maybe 1.45v or more! (but then again you're going for a 24/7 OC, right?) I ran my 7750 on 1.5v 24/7 for a few months and it was rock solid at 3.45GHz, but these are completely different processors. I wonder how well these scale with more voltage?
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i am using and aftermarket cooler with AS5 thermal paste.
So it crashed out at full load after about 20mins. at 3.58ghz
So it crashed out at full load after about 20mins. at 3.58ghz
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RAM? cpuNB?
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820146673
fairly certain this is my ram
what should i start the cpuNB with?
fairly certain this is my ram
what should i start the cpuNB with?
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Have you got the timings manually set and the RAM speed at 667? I'd also kick in a little extra vDIMM at 1.85 - assuming the stock rating is 1.80v @ 800.
I'd set the cpuNB voltage to 1.175 with a speed of 9X (1800) for now. That will put you under 2200, which will increase as you increase the clock. Leave the HT Link at 8X, though ...
I'd set the cpuNB voltage to 1.175 with a speed of 9X (1800) for now. That will put you under 2200, which will increase as you increase the clock. Leave the HT Link at 8X, though ...
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the ram is auto. and it only give me the option to bump the volts by .1 which would make the next bump up to 1.9voltz
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After looking at the Newegg link again I see it runs 2.1-2.2v so I'd bump it to at least 2.1v.
FYI: Timings are 4-5-4-11 ...
FYI: Timings are 4-5-4-11 ...
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played with the nb voltage and ram still no luck. Ill post screens of my bios later tonight. Maybe you guys can help if you see what I am doing. thanks
