Just a short update for hijackers and non-hijackers alike.
Installed new heatsink (Zalman 9500AM2) and drop my Vcore to 1.30v. Temps are now down to a cool 44°c while folding and wouldn't break 53° during Orthos running in place small FFTs (max heat generation). Should drop a couple more degrees once the AS5 cures a little.
Again temp taken with Core Temp. Sensorview and Gigabytes software shows the temp at around 40°
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Originally Posted by kodi
I'm getting very jealous, I still haven't got my QX6850 online yet.
Had to RMA my new GigaSHYTE GA-P35C-DS3R motherboard which took 8 weeks to be returned only to find that they did not fix it (confirmed by the techs at the computer shop where I bought it) so it has been returned again.
It had better not take 8 weeks this time
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I really hate to hear that Brian. One of the biggest factors in my choice of Gigabyte over Asus was the fact that the support at Asus has really went down hill over the past couple of years, and the RMA process is terrible. It looks Gigabyte may be infected with same bug.
I hope you have a better experience this time.
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Originally Posted by Glaswegian
Interesting stuff...
I'm now down to a steady 22 minutes per 1% - temps are steady at 51C. All seems OK- so far... |
That's better Glas but that shakes out to about 36hrs per WU, slightly better than my old FX60, but not as good as the 5600+.
Does your case have good airflow?
Did you use Acrtic Silver or another silver compound on your heatsink? It really does make a hugh difference. I must have been out of AS5 when I put the Zalman 9500 on my FX60 and used the Zalman compound apparently as a not so temporary solution. (as I discovered when I took it out to take pics for Ebay)
It was sitting at 57° while folding, and would hit 60° during Orthos. I used the good AS5 when I reinstalled the CPU and the temp instantly dropped by 10°.
It has been so long since a started using Arctic Silver exclusively that I forgot just how much better it is than your average thermal compound.
What is your CPU usage percentage up to now?