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Originally Posted by Blindsay 
How long does the dry ice usually last in the pot?
How long does the dry ice usually last in the pot?
It depends on what CPU you're running and what speeds/voltages you're running it at...
A Q6600 (Core 2 Quad) will chew through dice much faster than a C2D E6300 for example.
I'll give you an example from my own experience with S775.
- E6400 on Asus P5Q-E (that little board is often overlooked by overclockers, but it is a bit of a workhorse and cheap as dirt).
- 15lbs of Dry Ice (bought at local supermarket for $0.99/lb.
- I ran one session that lasted me about six hours and when I was with the chip; I still had about 4 lbs of dice left.
- Q6600 on the same motherboard.
- Bought 15 lbs of dry ice and that lasted me for about five hours.
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Originally Posted by Blindsay
What do you guys think i should try for, high cpu frequency or something like super pi?
What do you guys think i should try for, high cpu frequency or something like super pi?
All of the 2D benchmarks. There's a ton of points/fun to be gained from benching S775.
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Originally Posted by Blindsay
also i gotta brush up on my core 2 overclocking, been a while since ive done anything with them lol
also i gotta brush up on my core 2 overclocking, been a while since ive done anything with them lol
I once was at this very same fork in the road you find yourself at right now. I asked that very same question and this the best "how-to" that I got.
Overclocking S775 for Dummies
Raise VCore + Raise CPUNB Volts + Raise FSB + Bench = Profit.
This is, of course, very broad and general... But that's the "meat" of it... S775 is super easy to work with if you have a CPU that takes well to high FSB frequencies and the memory to handle them.
Edited by xXSebaSXx - 11/4/12 at 12:57am
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