A company called LightWork made a program for testing rendering speed. It's no longer available from the company. But if you google around you might be able to find it.
Tried more overclocking with dry ice today, this time with my Opteron 148. Unfortunately it has the cold bug. It won't boot into Windows with HTT at 300 or higher and temps colder than -20C. Tried using the multiprocessor tweak and setting VCore as high as 1.8v. Could get into Windows that way, but then I would get a freeze-up after less than a minute. Sadly a lot of chips coming out now are cold-bugged.
Also tested my FX-57 with air-cooling. Was able to run SuperPi at 3150MHz. But it's not Prime stable at that speed. Running Prime now at 3050MHz with VCore at 1.58v. Seems to be okay. But load temps are high (58-60C). I can't stress enough the importance of getting a system Prime-stable. SuperPi is fun. But Prime is a much better stability testing tool.
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When you add a video card into the mix, you introduce a whole new set of potential problems such as drivers, etc.
I'm very methodical in the way I overclock. I follow the same routine when testing. The primary reason why many people are not good at overclocking is because they lack discipline.
Good morning, Ken. You fishermen get up early. ;) As you probably know, I'm not a gamer. I have thought about getting an Xbox. But I'll wait until the initial frenzy dies down.
Yes, folding is an idea. I did fold for awhile at another forum.
Yes, I tested a CABYE (Week 28). Does well on single-stage cooling. But booting into Windows with dry ice cooling is hard.
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