First Custom FSX build

[NickN]

1080 is actually lower resolution than FSX wants to run and I have heard of people doing that and it works however you may need do a bit of settings work for it to run right... the drivers need to be set up for HDTV display

Ive been running my 8800GTX into my Westinghouse TV for a year now.

[G1000Pilot]

so it looks like i passed with the recommended settings for 3.8

Should I change the QPI volts every or stick with 1.35 and just adjust the CPU volt?

[NickN]

so it looks like i passed with the recommended settings for 3.8

Should I change the QPI volts every or stick with 1.35 and just adjust the CPU volt?

leave everything else alone when testing for lowest CPU Voltage.. QPI will always be 1.35 on 1600 memory as well as the current DRAM voltage

thats the beauty of i7..

try 1.28 next and work your way up (unless 1.28 passes.. then go to 1.25)

or drop it 1.32 and see what it does.. you got the idea now

When/if you try for 4GHz it looks to me like you make be pressed to hit that. A high clock tower really needs to have a 120MM fan blowing down into the tower from the top and a 120mm expelling air out the back with the fan flow direction of the TRUE pointed at the rear of the tower blowing air through the TRUE. I dont know what you have in the way of a tower.

[Plugpennyshadow]

1080 is actually lower resolution than FSX wants to run and I have heard of people doing that and it works however you may need do a bit of settings work for it to run right... the drivers need to be set up for HDTV display

Ive been running my 8800GTX into my Westinghouse TV for a year now.

[G1000Pilot]

4.0 will not be for me with this tower! It is stable at 1.35 but the temps will go to high. I will keep you posted on the voltage for 3.8!

[NickN]

4.0 will not be for me with this tower! It is stable at 1.35 but the temps will go to high. I will keep you posted on the voltage for 3.8!

Thats why tower designs are just as important as the rest of the parts in a high performance system

You may find 4Ghz is stable @ 1.35.. but I can also see that may push you just over the top on temp even without any voltage bump.

3.8 is nothing to shake a stick at with i7.. its still a very solid clock!


just an FYI.. this is a cheeze tower but its fan layout and airflow have a lot of clocking potential for the price range

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6811133071

you do get what you pay for though..

[G1000Pilot]

I have a Nextherm A/C case. It keeps the inside a good 4C cooler and pushes some good air. So I am running 3.8 @ 1.25volts and it is running nicely with temps in the high 60's

HOW LOW CAN WE GO haha

[NickN]

I have a Nextherm A/C case. It keeps the inside a good 4C cooler and pushes some good air. So I am running 3.8 @ 1.25volts and it is running nicely with temps in the high 60's

HOW LOW CAN WE GO haha

seeeeee

dont give up on 4GHz yet

[NickN]

you have a A/C chiller in this?  hmmm   some of those are a bit gimmicky

How is for getting the air OUT?

I need to look at it further, just dont have time right now

[G1000Pilot]

So if I am at 1.25V and 3.8Ghz what should I try next? Lower volts or 4G?

I do not think 4ghz will work since I was pushing 80C @1.35V and I cannot keep 4ghz stable under 1.35V

[NickN]

So if I am at 1.25V and 3.8Ghz what should I try next? Lower volts or 4G?

I do not think 4ghz will work since I was pushing 80C @1.35V and I cannot keep 4ghz stable under 1.35V

did you try to run 4GHz yet?

[G1000Pilot]

it is not bad at getting air out and it really does cool it inside by 4C, I used separate thermometers.  It could be better at getting air out though, no doubt about that. It is probaly a zero sum gain but i got a great deal on this case.

have not hit 70C and we are running well at 1.25V

Dinner time  ;D

what should I try for next?

[G1000Pilot]

have not tried 4 yet. should i try it at 1.35?

[NickN]

have not tried 4 yet. should i try it at 1.35?

try 4GHz @ 1.32

BCLOCK 200, 1600 DRAM, 3200 UNCK, 3600 QPI Link Data Rate

[G1000Pilot]

ok, i will let you know. I am going to let the other test finish up in 30min!

keep your fingers crossed