I Have nothing better to do, so thought I would talk about my new ” Intel Core 2 Quad”. I have been playing with it for a bit on my MB Abit IN9 32X MAX, and have it clocked at 3Ghz (4x3Ghz) per core with no probs , I’m a novice at clocking so I think it can do more, but why would I need it If you have the cash and want a good chip, I would recommend this one, as I haven’t managed to stress it yet (well apart from 3dMark bench test)
w/ my QX6700 ES and a Koolance CPU 330 Block i can hold 3.6 Orthos Stable for 24 HR @ 1.55Vcore ~47C anything above 3.6 and it becomes a very power hungry chip. I can get up to 4.16GHZ but it wont remain stable for more than 1HR on Orthos
i worry about burring out my chip >< i want this one to last atleast 3 years... so i think i will stick at 3Ghz
I used an EVGA 680i 2GB Micron D9GKX and Koolance Water blocks Keep it cool, dont exceed 1.6Vcore and your chip should last longer than 3 years
Cool toy you have! Quad cores... you can do anything with 4x of the power... ... provided if the software supports it. Anyway, those heavy-duty mathematical programs, protein folding stuff and those calculation-heavy machines (MRI, NMR) require these to work as fast as possible. If my university has one of these MRI thingy, heck, I demanded them for a Xeon Quad.
