New 2180, Burn in BEFORE OC??

Jsan · 01-25-08, 01:20 PM

hello all,

ill be receiving my new parts today:

E2180
IP35-E
Mushkin HP6400 4-4-4-12
550vx

...and i have some questions i hope you can help with.

Should i Burn in before i OC it?

ie....set it up stock, under-volt, stress for a few days, find max OC then burn-in again?
or should it get a healthy dose of electricy to start out with for the first couple of days?

also, Which bios version is preffered ATM??

Evilsizer · 01-25-08, 05:38 PM

depending on who you talk to some will say burn in makes a difference some say no... im one that says it wont.. since all my cpu's havent gotten better after long term cpu testing... meaning full stressing for 24hrs+ sometimes... the best case to give is my 3.0c P4, from day one it did 3.6ghz oc just fine... later on try higher still same point its unstable at 3.8ghz, thats all i wanted was 3.8ghz. short term testing 3.8ghz was a no go long term with oc 3.8ghz was still not able to be had.

Sentential · 01-25-08, 05:44 PM

All processors are "burned in" prior to their shipment. If you look at articles from over the last 2-3 years you will see that most places test their equipment prior to shipping.

What I think you are refering to is the phenomenon of "burn in over time" where the cpu will take less volts overtime if it is semi-stable and will eventually become fully stable. That sort of thing takes weeks / months to occur.

Either way the anwser is no, crank it up straight out of the box.

Jsan · 01-26-08, 01:47 PM

yes, "burn-in over time", is what i was reffering to.
My apologies, i got so excited over the new proccessor i forgot to form a coherent question

.....I guess i will have to wait then, the HIS3870 doesnt arrive til next wednesday and i have yet to decide on a cooling solution, probably go with the Ultra-90. I just REALLY wanted to start working towrds this 2180's OC. So i thought under-volting now and keeping stock speeds could work the same as "Sen's Burn-in Technique" thereby increasing maximum oc potential.

but as you said, there is no evidence that burning-in is effective.

thats a NO, to the 10x's the gravity work out for Goku....sry had to.

thanks for the help.

01-25-08, 01:20 PM	Thread Starter #1
Jsan Registered Join Date: Sep 2007	New 2180, Burn in BEFORE OC?? hello all, ill be receiving my new parts today: E2180 IP35-E Mushkin HP6400 4-4-4-12 550vx ...and i have some questions i hope you can help with. Should i Burn in before i OC it? ie....set it up stock, under-volt, stress for a few days, find max OC then burn-in again? or should it get a healthy dose of electricy to start out with for the first couple of days? also, Which bios version is preffered ATM??
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01-25-08, 05:38 PM	#2
Evilsizer Senior Fourm Spammer Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Austin,Texas	depending on who you talk to some will say burn in makes a difference some say no... im one that says it wont.. since all my cpu's havent gotten better after long term cpu testing... meaning full stressing for 24hrs+ sometimes... the best case to give is my 3.0c P4, from day one it did 3.6ghz oc just fine... later on try higher still same point its unstable at 3.8ghz, thats all i wanted was 3.8ghz. short term testing 3.8ghz was a no go long term with oc 3.8ghz was still not able to be had. __________________ i7 920@3.6ghz \| Asus R2G \| GK F3-12800CL7D-4GBRH \| Galaxy GTX660 GC \| C650TX \| OCZ VERTEX EX 120GB, VERTEX 250GB i3 330m \| Jetway NF98 \| 2x2gig DDR3-1066 \| pico 120WI i5 2450 \| Jetway JNF9G-QM77 \| 2x2gig DDR3-1333 \| WIP "I Love To Camp!" "Commensing Shock Therapy!" I'm jonnyGURU of jonnyGURU.com and we don't overload PSU's - JonnyGURU HeatWare
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01-25-08, 05:44 PM	#3
Sentential Contributing Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Jacksonville, FL	All processors are "burned in" prior to their shipment. If you look at articles from over the last 2-3 years you will see that most places test their equipment prior to shipping. What I think you are refering to is the phenomenon of "burn in over time" where the cpu will take less volts overtime if it is semi-stable and will eventually become fully stable. That sort of thing takes weeks / months to occur. Either way the anwser is no, crank it up straight out of the box. __________________ Coolermaster 690II Advanced \| Corsair 1000W Creative X-FI Titanium Fatal1ty Pro Intel i5 2500K (4.5ghz @ 1.33v)Corsair H100 PNY GTX 470 SLI SLi Asus P8Z68-V Pro Intel 320 SSD SATAII 2 X 120GB Raid 0 Kingston HyperX (4x4096MB)(8-8-9-28 @ 1600mhz @ 1.5v) Heatware: 13-0-0
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01-26-08, 01:47 PM	Thread Starter #4
Jsan Registered Join Date: Sep 2007	yes, "burn-in over time", is what i was reffering to. My apologies, i got so excited over the new proccessor i forgot to form a coherent question .....I guess i will have to wait then, the HIS3870 doesnt arrive til next wednesday and i have yet to decide on a cooling solution, probably go with the Ultra-90. I just REALLY wanted to start working towrds this 2180's OC. So i thought under-volting now and keeping stock speeds could work the same as "Sen's Burn-in Technique" thereby increasing maximum oc potential. but as you said, there is no evidence that burning-in is effective. thats a NO, to the 10x's the gravity work out for Goku....sry had to. thanks for the help.
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