XFX 650i Ultra : Another look ! + Testing with Q6600

[Choto Cheeta]

Coooool.... Review.... !!!

@darklord

That power outage happend with me too, dont know why but when i increased that vcore up to 1.5v in my case of E6600 i was able to archive one stable system !!!

u are with water cooling so, 1.5v.. would it be a problem ...

 

[darklord]

Coooool.... Review.... !!!

@darklord

That power outage happend with me too, dont know why but when i increased that vcore up to 1.5v in my case of E6600 i was able to archive one stable system !!!

u are with water cooling so, 1.5v.. would it be a problem ...

The power outage was caused because Quads literally gulp power off the PSU.Powersafe 400W was never going to cut it but then i couldnt wait
Now that my Seventeam is here, i am gonna start playing again

I have pushed 1.725V through my E6600 when i did 4GHz under water on my P5N32-E SLI so 1.5 is no big deal

 

[Harvik780]

You think i am not aware of 965 performance capabilities ? Commando is an excellent mobo, great overclocker. Please note, this setup is for a friend.He didnt want a uber expensive mobo.Also Commando is ridiculously priced at 14k+ and now that P35 is out,it doesnt make sense to get 965

I guess ur right.

 

[cynosure]

When is the other part of the review coming up?

 

[darklord]

I received my Seventeam PSU yesterday so did some more testing with the PSU.

Seventeam ST-500BKP

Following are the results,
3.2 GHz to begin with, Dual Orthos run at Priority 8,
*img255.imageshack.us/img255/5527/32gloadwaterso1.th.jpg


3.4GHz ,
*img515.imageshack.us/img515/7421/34gloadwateriu7.th.jpg

Beyond this i couldnt push, maybe chipset voltage was falling short or the board had reached its limits or chip reached its limit, i dont know. I am guessing its the chip because, dropping the multiplier, i could easily bench at 400FSB. One more thing i liked about this board is even though it is a Value board, it could manage 400 FSB on Quad Core which i feel is awesome.

Some 3DMark 2006 run to test stability ?
*img260.imageshack.us/img260/6613/cpu34gpu86011503dm06mg1.th.jpg

Amey

 

[Choto Cheeta]

^^^^

Dont u feel 67C temp is on a little Higher side

I thought we are not suppose to cross that 60c mark !!!

whats the vcore on 3.4 GHz ??

 

[darklord]

^^^^

Dont u feel 67C temp is on a little Higher side

I thought we are not suppose to cross that 60c mark !!!

whats the vcore on 3.4 GHz ??

Its fine for Quads Vcore = 1.39V
You seriously dont know how these Quads spit out Heat. They are fire monsters or something.
Also how many times do i tell you guys, Swiftech Apogee is NOT a Quad Core friendly Waterblock

But considering that with stock cooler, at stock speeds, the temps were hitting, 78-79c at load, i am not complaining if it remains in 67c range at 1 GHz more speed. Mind you , its 4 friggin cores !

Amey

 

[The Day Walker!]

hey pals.....
wherer can i get Akasa AK-210 Chipset Cooler for my nb...
as its nit much costlier and has a heatsink + fan desigh,,,,,

thanx...
angel

 

[john_the_ultimate]

Akasa-210 *www.sidewindercomputers.com/akakchco.html

 

[topgear]

Thank U very much darklord for your great DIY & bts (blood, tears & sweat - just kidding) effort. This will come very handy for any 650 ultra mobo user like me.

Also don't forget to post your benchmarks result here:
*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=61571

Also Follow this Guide. This will help U very much:
*www.nvidia.com/docs/CP/45121/nforce_680i_sli_overclocking.pdf

 

[The Day Walker!]

its out of stock at sidewinders...

any place where i can get it...in india..