[turbonerds]

Yeah, i got 4.3 stable a few weeks ago, it was prime blend stable for 8 hours, but after i reinstalled to windows 7 it started failing IBT, i figured it was IBT or something, so i ran prime95, with 1 notch of more voltage, 1.34> 1350

failed 8 hours of prime blend, passes IBT now.. should i return my mobo or cpu?

I'm already at 1.312v @ full load.. i think i have a bad chip lol, if i do return the CPU what should i tell the store?

 

[d3310n]

so you start out at high voltage but when you put a load on it the voltage goes down? is that your issue?

 

[snelan]

My chip takes 1.37v to stabilize at 4.5GHz, you don't have a bad chip lol.

 

[Devilmaypoop]

Pretty sure 8 hours isn't enough to confirm stability.

 

[Blameless]

Likely just needs some more tweaking and testing.

I also wouldn't call 8 hours very comprehensive.

 

[BCon]

8Hours P95 Blend is fine
12Hours P95 Enough

anything beyond 12hours is overkill ^^.

 

[Blameless]

Quote:

Originally Posted by BCon;14157164
8Hours P95 Blend is fine
12Hours P95 Enough

anything beyond 12hours is overkill ^^.

Disagree.

I've had numerous OCs with readily apparent CPU/IMC/memory stability issues that were only consistently reproducible after 20-30 hours of Prime95 or LinX.

 

[turbonerds]

lol yeah my OC is unstable just ran linx 20 run...

I now have the ****test chip, just like my OLD q6600 which was 1.325 vid gg

should i return my chip and hope for the better?

its already at 1.352 v @ 4.4ghz failed linx..

Screenshot shows 14, but i fialed @ 16 lol

 

[snelan]

Personally, I've stopped testing full load for that long. It seems, at least for me (I have a VRise problem), that at mid-load, the VRise isn't enough, and I get a BSOD, but at full load it's fine. So I just enable C1 and EIST so it clocks to 1600MHz at idle.

 

[flyingsaucers]

Quote:

Originally Posted by turbonerds lol yeah my OC is unstable just ran linx 20 run... I now have the ****test chip, just like my OLD q6600 which was 1.325 vid gg should i return my chip and hope for the better? its already at 1.352 v @ 4.4ghz failed linx.. Screenshot shows 14, but i fialed @ 16 lol

Plenty of i5 2500k's take the kind of vcore you're seeing, and more. Mine is actually a lot worse. What happens if you RMA this chip and get another one just like it? Big waste of your time. You might get lucky, but unless you're planning on buying a binned chip that is proven to hit the speed you're looking for, it's pointless to RMA.