Final build part list (gaming/edit build)

[El_Mayo]

I think thats correct. The 2 notches in the cpu should be at the top towards the hinge. Did you drop the cpu in vertically.

Yeah I see two dimples in the too left and right corners and the text is the right side up. I thought I was doing it right but the amount of force I have to apply just feels wrong!

Nice build, not bad at all

Cheers mate, been waiting since June (waited for both Devil's Canyon AND GTX 900!)

 

[eidairaman1]

Yeah I see two dimples in the too left and right corners and the text is the right side up. I thought I was doing it right but the amount of force I have to apply just feels wrong!


Cheers mate, been waiting since June (waited for both Devil's Canyon AND GTX 900!)

it looks like it dropped in so latch it down. The lga socket is a reverse zif socket

 

[El_Mayo]

it looks like it dropped in so latch it down. The lga socket is a reverse zif socket

I was expecting a type of click or it to latch into place like the AMD AM3 socket I used last, rather than it being held in place under tension. It's in now. Will install heatsink

 

[El_Mayo]

Push or pull through the heatsink? Pull is easier to clean with AIO rads, same for heatsink?

 

[GorbazTheDragon]

I'd go pull, there is not really a performance difference between the two. And often the mosfet heatsinks are less obtrusive than the RAM...

 

[eidairaman1]

Push air through. If you have 2-4 fans then do push pull config on the hsf/rad

 

[El_Mayo]

I'd go pull, there is not really a performance difference between the two. And often the mosfet heatsinks are less obtrusive than the RAM...

Push air through. If you have 2-4 fans then do push pull config on the hsf/rad

conflicting response... I might give pull a whirl and try push if the temps are unacceptable

 

[eidairaman1]

You want air to be pushed through the heatsink

 

[El_Mayo]

You want air to be pushed through the heatsink

watching this vid has got me thinking I should go pull, in the end the push radiator looks nasty as hell! My heatsink fin density isn't as high as an AIO but still!

 

[GorbazTheDragon]

I've run a Hyper212 evo in pull and in push, there was no perceptible difference in performance.

As you said it will be easier to clean dust from the fins/fans

 

[RCoon]

I've run a Hyper212 evo in pull and in push, there was no perceptible difference in performance.

As you said it will be easier to clean dust from the fins/fans

 

[GorbazTheDragon]

Wat. Temps are like 1deg lower in pull, even better than I'd have thought.

 

[RCoon]

Wat. Temps are like 1deg lower in pull, even better than I'd have thought.

Looking at the graph, the large looking differences are single degrees. So in that event I'd go for whatever looks best.

 

[El_Mayo]

SSD came today. Had no idea they'd be this small!

 

[springs113]

Are you guys in the UK, I'm on my phone so can't really tell. Waiting for some pics on your build.

 

[El_Mayo]

almost everything is here, only waiting on the graphics card. going to try and install windows 8 using a usb sd card reader... hopefully this works

Are you guys in the UK, I'm on my phone so can't really tell. Waiting for some pics on your build.

I'm from the UK, yeah

 

[GorbazTheDragon]

You went with the MSi right?

Was just looking at the reviews, and to me it seems like the EVGA chips are better binned, that seems to have been the case since for a while actually.

 

[El_Mayo]

You went with the MSi right?

Was just looking at the reviews, and to me it seems like the EVGA chips are better binned, that seems to have been the case since for a while actually.

yeah mate, wasn't much in it, MSI is a bit quieter supposedly and has that idle silence feature

 

[El_Mayo]

so what am i supposed to install on my SSD again? it's C: by default cos Windows 8 is on it. Is it just for programs and games? I've got 100GB of games backed up on my HDD

Ratio limit is greyed out... Is there something I'm doing wrong? Might have to use auto OC in the mean time

 

[GorbazTheDragon]

On SSD you should put anything that you want to be able to load up quickly, basically games. Most other programs are fast enough on a 7200RPM. I'd suggest creating another program files folder on a secondary drive.

Where it says Auto on the 1-Core Ratio Limit, key in a number with your keyboard.

 

[El_Mayo]

Gah unlimited boot loop after trying to install some windows updates...! This is a legit copy as well!

Edit: fixed this. Do I wanna set up restore points on the SSD? would that be too much writing to the disk?

 

[GorbazTheDragon]

You can back up the SSD on your secondary drive if you want. Might be useful. Shouldn't take too long

 

[El_Mayo]

You can back up the SSD on your secondary drive if you want. Might be useful. Shouldn't take too long

Do you mean back up as in everything on the drive or just save the restore points there?

Overclocked to 4.6ghz and now my idle temps are about 10-15 degrees higher... I'm guessing auto voltage is to blame. What's a safe max voltage for Haswell? Am I okay to change just the ratio multiplier and keep the voltage at the stock voltage until it's unstable then push the voltage up, or are there other things to do?

 

[GorbazTheDragon]

Either. Whichever you think necessary.

I'd say 1.35v. Although I would not be surprised to see your cooling becoming an issue before that. You might want to push up the Vin (CPU input voltage) by a few hundred mV too. Are you running at flat out 4.6GHz? Or do you still have the power saving options enabled so the CPU downclocks when it's not being used?

 

[El_Mayo]

Either. Whichever you think necessary.

I'd say 1.35v. Although I would not be surprised to see your cooling becoming an issue before that. You might want to push up the Vin (CPU input voltage) by a few hundred mV too. Are you running at flat out 4.6GHz? Or do you still have the power saving options enabled so the CPU downclocks when it's not being used?

I just changed core ratio to 46 a debt everything the way it was (Auto). I saw the chip idle at slightly up from 800 to about 820 mhz so I think the downclocking still happens. I'm not actually sure if it's running 4.6GHz as a turbo frequency or a regular load frequency now. I monitored temps under load with Prime 95 and Realtemp and there was huge differences in core temps. Some were 45 while others would be like 73

EDIT: reseated the heatsink and tightened up the heatsink backplate and the temps went back to normal, but the load temps are out of line. 95 degrees 3 seconds after Prime95 starts... i took the heatsink off and noticed the paste wasn't covering the entire chip, so perhaps it's that?