Ive been messing around with aircooling

Zardon · May 16, 2003, 08:03 PM

Well I decided to spend more money recently and went to see just what I could do with some nice hardware at a good price with the old aircooling.

These are the parts I used.

Epox 8RDA+
OCZ3500 DDR 2CAS 2x256
AMD 2600XP+ stock 2133mhz
Sparkle 400w PSU
Radeon 9800 pro 128 meg
80 gig WD JB SE
Thermalright SLK900/modded 92mm fan @ 5500rpm (40ish DB)
Lian Li PC60

After bolting on the SLK900 monster, which is IMO the best heatsink out there, I decided to see how hard it would be to get an easy overclock of 2300mhz.

so putting in the CPU into the mobo i cranked it up to 11.5x200 and raised the core to 1.8. testing went well. ran the usual benchies 3dmark2001/2003 etc got around 17k and 6.3k respectively. then ran pcmark got around 7000cpu and 6000 ram. 1110HD.

going back into the bios, I decided to crank it to 12x200=2400mhz and reckoning the thermalright SLK900 would handle it, raised the core voltage to 1.875.

being sure to check the temperatures I was happy to see an idle of around 37c even at these voltages.

so after running sandra etc and the benchies above again I got the following results.

pcmark2002 http://service.futuremark.com/compare?pcm=1299400

3dmark2003 http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k3=758577

3dmark2001 wouldnt accept the result for some reason saying "This project can not be published due to detected CPU speed variation." 17,690 incidentally
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP

DirectX Version 9.0

Mobo Manufacturer

Mobo Model nVidia-nForce

AGP Rates (Current/Available) 8x / 4x 8x

CPU Unknown 2387 MHz

FSB 198 MHz

Memory 512 MB

Graphics Chipset ATI RADEON 9800 Series

Driver Name RADEON 9800 PRO

Driver Version 6.14.10.6343

Video Memory 128 MB

Program Version 3DMark2001 SE

Resolution 1024x768 32bit

Texture Format Compressed

FSAA Disabled

Z-Buffer Depth 24bit

Frame Buffer Double

Rendering Pipeline D3D Pure Hardware T&L

Detailed Test Results
3DMark Score 17690 3D marks

Game 1 Car Chase - Low Detail 236.7 FPS

Game 1 Car Chase - High Detail 77.5 FPS

Game 2 Dragothic - Low Detail 339.8 FPS

Game 2 Dragothic - High Detail 180.1 FPS

Game 3 Lobby - Low Detail 205.0 FPS

Game 3 Lobby - High Detail 91.2 FPS

Game 4 Nature 144.9 FPS

but it took the result from the 2300mhz test 11.5x200 result here http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k1=6485400

I just thought I would share my latest experiment with you guys. nothing that hardcore, but its got some nice components and its pretty quiet, just shows how easy it can be to break a nice figure with aircooling still !

crazy overclock · May 16, 2003, 08:09 PM

That's a good performance you got there; I myself just bought this XP1700+ JHIUB and got it to 1.75 Ghz np so far.
This is on aircooling too, but unlie your kickass SLK900, mine is a cheapo CompUsa copper heatsink bought for 20 bucks

Renegade[CSR] · May 16, 2003, 08:10 PM

Excellent results, especially with the memory. Just thinking about the possibilities with Promethea is mind boggling

digitalwanderer · May 16, 2003, 08:16 PM

I'm a big fan of air-cooling, but quiet ain't usually me biggest concern...

Nice little system there Z, a very nice job!

dipstick · May 16, 2003, 08:32 PM

Nice, those are some very good numbers! That SLK900 sounds really sweet. Have you used a SLK800 before? Just wanna know if it's worth upgrading

Zardon · May 16, 2003, 09:49 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by kakarot
Nice, those are some very good numbers! That SLK900 sounds really sweet. Have you used a SLK800 before? Just wanna know if it's worth upgrading

yeah ive used one but I couldnt make a direct comparision with this system as I havent got the 800 to compare. ive read some articles and spoken to a guy in a store over here I know well and he says temps should drop around 2-5c with the 900 from the 800.

shuki · May 16, 2003, 09:58 PM

man Zardon, that is some really nice work there man

And some great benches to boot!!

Scrunter1 · May 16, 2003, 10:24 PM

Nice job Zardon. I use an AX-7 with an 80mm fan myself. yeah its a bit old but I htink it should allow for a good overclock

Asmoday · May 17, 2003, 01:10 AM

Thats just sweet.:!! i wish i had the money to get the 8rda board...i really isn't that pleased with my nf7 1.0 ....

Falstaff · May 17, 2003, 03:22 PM

Are you strictly an AMD man, have your overclocked any Intel stuff...I have never used Althon and prefer to experiement with Intel, was it floating point performance that influence your opinion or the mobo..

Necrosis · May 17, 2003, 07:59 PM

Very nice...and happy to see you finally have a nforce2 board working out for you.

Zardon · May 17, 2003, 08:19 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by fallang_jeff
Are you strictly an AMD man, have your overclocked any Intel stuff...I have never used Althon and prefer to experiement with Intel, was it floating point performance that influence your opinion or the mobo..

I like Intel as well, im not strictly an AMD man, but my personal opinion is that AMD offer a better all round processor when you take in the price/power ratio. just my opinion though.

My friend has a 3 gig P4 cpu and its very nice, performs well. ill have to borrow it from him and overclock the hell out of it.

Falstaff · May 17, 2003, 11:12 PM

They have a strictly AMD build store here, all mom and pop, but they overclock all the time..gonna see their monsters...of course they all play Medal Of Honor...maybe I will bring along a flight sim like IL2 Sturmovik...and frankly, they all use ATI too, impressive

Zardon · May 18, 2003, 09:48 PM

well ive been playing around a little more, with cooling etc and voltages and these are the updated scores.

3dmark2001 http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k1=6502613

3dmark2003 http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k3=758577

pcmark2002 http://service.futuremark.com/compare?pcm=1303145

i have managed since then to get the FSB up to 210+ speeds so ill be hopefully getting even higher benches soon.

dipstick · May 18, 2003, 11:12 PM

Sweet scores man, those are very nice

But, I'm gonna pull out my ace. Sorry

http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k1=6503897

Zardon · May 18, 2003, 11:52 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by kakarot
Sweet scores man, those are very nice
But, I'm gonna pull out my ace. Sorry
http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k1=6503897

yeah I saw that in the other forum, sweet scores

now to break the 20k eh?

dipstick · May 19, 2003, 01:35 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Zardon
yeah I saw that in the other forum, sweet scores now to break the 20k eh?

hehe, I'm done with the tests, I just wanted to know what it could do. Games run like absolute butter

I like that PC mark test though, looks very interesting. I might have to try that

No_Style · May 19, 2003, 04:56 AM

The memory and CPU scores are something to brag about, but that HDD score is something I wish I could purge from that nice score of mine!

2.4B @ 3.33 Ghz (For now! My North Bridge controller is actively cooled! SO YOU BETTER WATCH OUT!)

I'm probably gonna just gain a few more Mhz

Not much though. Memory is limiting me hard.

Unfortunately, my 9500 PRO doesn't have the muscle to be flexing over 15K as of yet. I may be breaking that barrier soon

WyreTheWolf · May 19, 2003, 06:13 AM

No Style, 1110 HDD marks is not a bad score! I usually get around 1555 marks on my HDD setup... so 1110 is nothing to sneeze at!

No_Style · May 19, 2003, 07:27 AM

I have the petty 828 score

Vampyromaniac · May 19, 2003, 09:41 AM

Lol, No_Style, you linked to Zardon's score

No_Style · May 19, 2003, 12:05 PM

Silly me~!

Obviously this shows that I don't boast often about my Futuremark scores

Vampyromaniac · May 19, 2003, 07:47 PM

You guys are in a whole different league

My little score:

CPU 4430
Mem 2815
HDD 1195

The_Neon_Cowboy · May 20, 2003, 05:53 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Zardon
yeah ive used one but I couldnt make a direct comparision with this system as I havent got the 800 to compare. ive read some articles and spoken to a guy in a store over here I know well and he says temps should drop around 2-5c with the 900 from the 800.

yea thats tru i sa some reviews it about 2-3 C as i have read it ... but most of that extra cooling that it could have it lost around the sides ... a little moding and 800U can be enev beter than 900U stock but then aghain you could do the dame with 900u. You wan use and adapter and some moding to attach a 120mm to the 800u and then have 80 cfm @ only 30 db !!!! but its a pian in the ...

DTC · May 20, 2003, 10:30 AM

Nice system Zardon, but I think the Abit NF7 would be better !

Have you overclocked the R9800pro ?
Please post a new 3d Mark 2k3, because the old one has no function. thx

Has somebody tested the arctic cooling copper silent and then the SLK series ?
Because I have a AC copper silent and I have 46/53 degree C and now I think
about a new cooler for my cpu. How many degrees will I go down ?

Sorry for the bad english, and thanks for the help !

My 3dmarks:
2k1:
http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k1=6501120
2k3:
http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k3=776652

My PCMark is too bad to post, because my Harddisk is as fast as my Disk Drive !

ThE_DeaD · May 21, 2003, 09:56 PM

1 word....3 letters...wow

May 16, 2003, 08:03 PM	#1
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	Ive been messing around with aircooling Well I decided to spend more money recently and went to see just what I could do with some nice hardware at a good price with the old aircooling. These are the parts I used. Epox 8RDA+ OCZ3500 DDR 2CAS 2x256 AMD 2600XP+ stock 2133mhz Sparkle 400w PSU Radeon 9800 pro 128 meg 80 gig WD JB SE Thermalright SLK900/modded 92mm fan @ 5500rpm (40ish DB) Lian Li PC60 After bolting on the SLK900 monster, which is IMO the best heatsink out there, I decided to see how hard it would be to get an easy overclock of 2300mhz. so putting in the CPU into the mobo i cranked it up to 11.5x200 and raised the core to 1.8. testing went well. ran the usual benchies 3dmark2001/2003 etc got around 17k and 6.3k respectively. then ran pcmark got around 7000cpu and 6000 ram. 1110HD. going back into the bios, I decided to crank it to 12x200=2400mhz and reckoning the thermalright SLK900 would handle it, raised the core voltage to 1.875. being sure to check the temperatures I was happy to see an idle of around 37c even at these voltages. so after running sandra etc and the benchies above again I got the following results. pcmark2002 http://service.futuremark.com/compare?pcm=1299400 3dmark2003 http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k3=758577 3dmark2001 wouldnt accept the result for some reason saying "This project can not be published due to detected CPU speed variation." 17,690 incidentally Operating System Microsoft Windows XP DirectX Version 9.0 Mobo Manufacturer Mobo Model nVidia-nForce AGP Rates (Current/Available) 8x / 4x 8x CPU Unknown 2387 MHz FSB 198 MHz Memory 512 MB Graphics Chipset ATI RADEON 9800 Series Driver Name RADEON 9800 PRO Driver Version 6.14.10.6343 Video Memory 128 MB Program Version 3DMark2001 SE Resolution 1024x768 32bit Texture Format Compressed FSAA Disabled Z-Buffer Depth 24bit Frame Buffer Double Rendering Pipeline D3D Pure Hardware T&L Detailed Test Results 3DMark Score 17690 3D marks Game 1 Car Chase - Low Detail 236.7 FPS Game 1 Car Chase - High Detail 77.5 FPS Game 2 Dragothic - Low Detail 339.8 FPS Game 2 Dragothic - High Detail 180.1 FPS Game 3 Lobby - Low Detail 205.0 FPS Game 3 Lobby - High Detail 91.2 FPS Game 4 Nature 144.9 FPS but it took the result from the 2300mhz test 11.5x200 result here http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k1=6485400 I just thought I would share my latest experiment with you guys. nothing that hardcore, but its got some nice components and its pretty quiet, just shows how easy it can be to break a nice figure with aircooling still !

May 16, 2003, 08:16 PM	#4
digitalwanderer Colour Commentator Join Date: May 2002 Location: Highland, IN USA Posts: 5,619 Rep Power: 0	NICE! I'm a big fan of air-cooling, but quiet ain't usually me biggest concern... Nice little system there Z, a very nice job! __________________ WTF is up with the sigs?

May 17, 2003, 01:10 AM	#9
Asmoday Demonic Join Date: May 2002 Location: In the cold, dark north... Posts: 5,198 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	Thats just sweet.:!! i wish i had the money to get the 8rda board...i really isn't that pleased with my nf7 1.0 .... __________________ How You can help Hardwareheaven by using Digg

May 17, 2003, 03:22 PM	#10
Falstaff Old Codger Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: USAFA Posts: 19,048 Rep Power: 207	ZARDON Are you strictly an AMD man, have your overclocked any Intel stuff...I have never used Althon and prefer to experiement with Intel, was it floating point performance that influence your opinion or the mobo.. __________________ "Inspiration is always a surprising visitor."

May 17, 2003, 11:12 PM	#13
Falstaff Old Codger Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: USAFA Posts: 19,048 Rep Power: 207	Off to the store They have a strictly AMD build store here, all mom and pop, but they overclock all the time..gonna see their monsters...of course they all play Medal Of Honor...maybe I will bring along a flight sim like IL2 Sturmovik...and frankly, they all use ATI too, impressive __________________ "Inspiration is always a surprising visitor."

May 16, 2003, 08:09 PM	#2
crazy overclock Java programmer Join Date: May 2002 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 125 Rep Power: 0	That's a good performance you got there; I myself just bought this XP1700+ JHIUB and got it to 1.75 Ghz np so far. This is on aircooling too, but unlie your kickass SLK900, mine is a cheapo CompUsa copper heatsink bought for 20 bucks

May 16, 2003, 08:10 PM	#3
Renegade[CSR] DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Undisclosed Renegade Location Posts: 396 Rep Power: 0	Excellent results, especially with the memory. Just thinking about the possibilities with Promethea is mind boggling

May 16, 2003, 08:32 PM	#5
dipstick HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: USA Posts: 3,609 Rep Power: 71 System Specs	Nice, those are some very good numbers! That SLK900 sounds really sweet. Have you used a SLK800 before? Just wanna know if it's worth upgrading

May 16, 2003, 09:58 PM	#7
shuki DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: in the hidden place Posts: 1,975 Rep Power: 0	man Zardon, that is some really nice work there man And some great benches to boot!!

May 16, 2003, 10:24 PM	#8
Scrunter1 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 31 Rep Power: 0	Nice job Zardon. I use an AX-7 with an 80mm fan myself. yeah its a bit old but I htink it should allow for a good overclock

May 17, 2003, 07:59 PM	#11
Necrosis HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,838 Rep Power: 131 System Specs	Very nice...and happy to see you finally have a nforce2 board working out for you.

May 18, 2003, 09:48 PM	Thread Starter #14
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	well ive been playing around a little more, with cooling etc and voltages and these are the updated scores. 3dmark2001 http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k1=6502613 3dmark2003 http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k3=758577 pcmark2002 http://service.futuremark.com/compare?pcm=1303145 i have managed since then to get the FSB up to 210+ speeds so ill be hopefully getting even higher benches soon.

May 18, 2003, 11:12 PM	#15
dipstick HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: USA Posts: 3,609 Rep Power: 71 System Specs	Sweet scores man, those are very nice But, I'm gonna pull out my ace. Sorry http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k1=6503897

May 19, 2003, 04:56 AM	#18
No_Style Styleless Wonder Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Posts: 6,034 Rep Power: 0	My PCMark score The memory and CPU scores are something to brag about, but that HDD score is something I wish I could purge from that nice score of mine! 2.4B @ 3.33 Ghz (For now! My North Bridge controller is actively cooled! SO YOU BETTER WATCH OUT!) I'm probably gonna just gain a few more Mhz Not much though. Memory is limiting me hard. Unfortunately, my 9500 PRO doesn't have the muscle to be flexing over 15K as of yet. I may be breaking that barrier soon __________________ "The Best Style Is No Style" Specifications Here Last edited by No_Style; May 19, 2003 at 12:04 PM.

May 19, 2003, 06:13 AM	#19
WyreTheWolf Wolfish Bastard Join Date: May 2002 Location: Cave; Ozark Mountains Posts: 2,110 Rep Power: 0	No Style, 1110 HDD marks is not a bad score! I usually get around 1555 marks on my HDD setup... so 1110 is nothing to sneeze at!

May 19, 2003, 09:41 AM	#21
Vampyromaniac confutatis maledictis Join Date: May 2002 Location: somewhere dark Posts: 5,974 Rep Power: 77 System Specs	Lol, No_Style, you linked to Zardon's score __________________ *Digitalis 3.3* Athlon 64 3000 // ASUS K8V SE Deluxe // 1024MB PC3200 (2-2-2-10 1T) ATI All-In-Wonder 9700 Pro // 20" Dell 2005FPW (DVI) M-Audio Revo 7.1 + Philips Acoustic Edge // Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 320/16 Western Digital WD3200KS + 120/8 Seagate 7200.7 NEC ND-3550A 16x DVD±RW + Lite-On 52x24x CD-RW Antec Sonata case // 480W Antec TruePower personal bests \|\| Aq'3: 46796 \| 3D'01: 20461 \| 3D'03: 6336 \| 3D'05: 2677 \| PC'04: 4605 \| PC'02: 7691,9092,1250

May 19, 2003, 07:27 AM	#20
No_Style Styleless Wonder Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Posts: 6,034 Rep Power: 0	Err...Zardon has the 1110 HDD Scores. I have the petty 828 score __________________ "The Best Style Is No Style" Specifications Here

May 19, 2003, 12:05 PM	#22
No_Style Styleless Wonder Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Posts: 6,034 Rep Power: 0	Whoops.. Silly me~! Obviously this shows that I don't boast often about my Futuremark scores __________________ "The Best Style Is No Style" Specifications Here

May 19, 2003, 07:47 PM	#23
Vampyromaniac confutatis maledictis Join Date: May 2002 Location: somewhere dark Posts: 5,974 Rep Power: 77 System Specs	man... You guys are in a whole different league My little score: CPU 4430 Mem 2815 HDD 1195

May 20, 2003, 10:30 AM	#25
DTC DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 62 Rep Power: 0	Nice system Zardon, but I think the Abit NF7 would be better ! Have you overclocked the R9800pro ? Please post a new 3d Mark 2k3, because the old one has no function. thx Has somebody tested the arctic cooling copper silent and then the SLK series ? Because I have a AC copper silent and I have 46/53 degree C and now I think about a new cooler for my cpu. How many degrees will I go down ? Sorry for the bad english, and thanks for the help ! My 3dmarks: 2k1: http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k1=6501120 2k3: http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k3=776652 My PCMark is too bad to post, because my Harddisk is as fast as my Disk Drive ! __________________ ------------------------------------------------ XP1700+@2000Mhz(10x200)@1,50V Abit NF7 Rev.2 R9500np@9700 275mem/380core 2x 256 MB Twinmos BH5 @5,2,2,2 Artic Cooling Copper @44 degree C

May 21, 2003, 09:56 PM	#26
ThE_DeaD DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 17 Rep Power: 0	1 word....3 letters...wow