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**This thread is not for discussing safe Temps / Voltages for Ivy Bridge**
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I take NO responsiblity for the headache / stress / anxiety / emotional discomfort etc lol that this may cause when trying to overclock and stabalize your cpu, this is a lenthy process which requires a lot of patience. If your not upto the task, then this thread may not be for you.
This is not an EASY club to join!!!
On that note, any damage, degradetion that you may encounter through stress testing or SUICIDE RUNS is your responsiblity and your responsiblity alone.
So you have been WARNED, other than that enjoy your 100% stable system and also have fun getting it there!!!
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If you find there is a mistake or anthing that needs to be changed then either PM me / mrtoyotaco or PCWargamer. Also suggestions on how to make this thread better will be greatly appreciated. Big thank you to mrtoyotaco and PCWargamer for helping out and keeping this thread going, They too will be helping to make sure the both tables are updated accordingly.
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One last thing, PLEASE read the small print between each RULE
1. 12 HOURS+* STANDARD BLEND or CUSTOM BLEND with UPTO 80/90% of YOUR AVAILABLE RAM* used with Prime95 v27.7
***Check with task manager/performance tab/physical memory for how much AVAILABLE RAM you have, to do Custom BLEND, JUST change the amount of RAM from 1600 to 90% of your available***
***Prime FFT Length Info: Shad0wfax kindly pointed out the importance of running longer than 12hours HERE***
***All workers must be visible (hit the windows tab between options and help in prime and select tile)***
2. MUST have a screenie WHILE UNDER LOAD with your OCN name (notepad etc), Batch Number of your CPU, CPU-Z 1.60.1+ and REALTEMP 3.70+*!!
***REALTEMP must show the duration of how long it's running, minimum of 12hours same as Prime95 like THIS!!!***
3. LIST YOUR COOLING (notepad etc) and provide screenie of RAM, VOLTAGE, MOBO INFO via cpu-z and TASK MANAGER*
***TASK MANAGER only if your running custom blend, make sure you show Prime95 process.***
4. Must have a mild overclock 4ghz+
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(This is mine before a few rules got amended)
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IF YOU ANY PROBLEMS WITH THESE RULES PM ME OR POST IT HERE
Stability is hugely subjective, for example leaving a 20/30 tabs open and playing bfbc2 with fraps will surely drain the available RAM, that for someone could be everday usage.
Taking that into account I find that being able to stay stable for scenerio's like that, decreases your chances of getting any kind of bsod, therefore 'MORE' stability, which might be overkill to some but desirable for plenty of people.
On that note, those that have passed the blend run at 1600mb are stable for how they run their rig, for example, gaming 24/7 bfbc2 with no problems, however, it 'may' not be stable for high ram usage scenerio's which could be unlikely for some as they won't be running fraps and have 20/30 tabs open in the background because that's not how they run their rig.
Once you have done a 12hour+ blend whether it be custom or standard blend, I'm pretty sure there won't be a need to run it again and you [B]might [/B]not get a bsod that relates to unstability of your overclock but then again you [B]might[/B] because as you know overclocking and stress testing is not a guarantee.
There will ALWAYS be different opinons about this whole stability issue.
This is JUST the stable club, whether you go for, a standard blend or a custom blend you should be stable for what you use it for, stability is stability for your own use. If standard doesn't work for you, then go ahead and do a custom blend, that's the way I see it.
This is the stable thread, that's means general stability and extreme stability, both are included, however those with 8gb+ should really want to be using custom blend rather than normal blend (1600mb) which not only stresses the RAM and CPU but also the IMC of the chip which is important for stability.
BUT ITS TOTALLY UPTO YOU!!!  - I personally recommend custom blend with upto 90% of your available RAM!!! 
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Info regarding Prime FFT's and the total time it takes to complete, (credit Shad0wfax)Â HERE.Â
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Downloads:
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- CPU-Z
- Realtemp
- Prime95Â (Latest Stable version is 27.7 - AVX)
- Gigabyte EasyTune6
- EVGA E-LEET Utility (Need to have an account)
- BlueScreenView (View your BSOD crash Information )
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Work in progress, will be revised accordingly :)
it looks alive
(17 items) |
Antec HTCP
(9 items) | 
Sandy Transformed
(69 photos) |
| CPU | Motherboard | RAM | Hard Drive |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMD Phenom II X2 550 BE | ASUS M4A785TD-M EVO | Kingston HyperX 4GB 1333mhz | 160GB 7200RPM Hard drive |
| Optical Drive | Cooling | OS | Power |
| DVD ReWriter | Scythe Shiruken | Windows 7 x64 | Antec Earthwatts 380w |
| Case | |||
| Antec NSK2480 (Silver) | |||
| View all | |||
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it looks alive
(17 items) |
Antec HTCP
(9 items) |
Sandy Transformed
(69 photos) |
| CPU | Motherboard | RAM | Hard Drive |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMD Phenom II X2 550 BE | ASUS M4A785TD-M EVO | Kingston HyperX 4GB 1333mhz | 160GB 7200RPM Hard drive |
| Optical Drive | Cooling | OS | Power |
| DVD ReWriter | Scythe Shiruken | Windows 7 x64 | Antec Earthwatts 380w |
| Case | |||
| Antec NSK2480 (Silver) | |||
| View all | |||
Will post my result soon since I'm giving it some times to get familiar with the system before pushing it further 
