FFW on OC now without the N

[BUCK NASTY]

Sub'd. Need to take inventory. How long will the event last?

One week.

 

[hertz9753]

Sub'd. Need to take inventory. How long will the event last?

http://www.overclock.net/t/1586525/forum-folding-war-2015-6-feburary-1st-8th-noon-utc/0_20

C is for people that want to make it sound cold. We call it F up here.

 

[PP Mguire]

Figured out my confusion. Wrong damn site. I thought I had folded for OCN before but I guess not. I'll switch the K5200 over to get some points.

 

[Ithanul]

Last two nights it actually got to 21F. Now the temps are going back up. 32F atm outside. My Mom though keeps over heating the place inside....darn 80F inside atm. Ugh, gas heat drys the air out so bad.

 

[PP Mguire]

Last two nights it actually got to 21F. Now the temps are going back up. 32F atm outside. My Mom though keeps over heating the place inside....darn 80F inside atm. Ugh, gas heat drys the air out so bad.

Electric heat causes it to be dry and create a ton of static. I know them feels because my parents kept their house at 80f too, then they'd complain about their electric bill.

 

[Ithanul]

Electric heat causes it to be dry and create a ton of static. I know them feels because my parents kept their house at 80f too, then they'd complain about their electric bill.

No kidding, I rather it be at 74F or 71F, but she complains it is to cold. Personally, I rather put the darn thing at 65F and bundle, and not use the darn gas. I tend to sit by the computers anyways so I stay pretty darn warm.

 

[PP Mguire]

No kidding, I rather it be at 74F or 71F, but she complains it is to cold. Personally, I rather put the darn thing at 65F and bundle, and not use the darn gas. I tend to sit by the computers anyways so I stay pretty darn warm.

I haven't turned my heat on all winter. My gf complains but I bought her an electric blanket to keep her quiet haha. I bought one of those Steelseries gaming suits and wear that if it gets below 65f in my house. I sleep way better when it's cold and my PC/server appreciate it.

 

[PP Mguire]

Ok now I'm in for real.

 

[DarthBaggins]

I always try to keep the thermostat at 66-68F here but Christine always sneaks it back up over 70F, so I end up opening the sliding glass door near my desk to let the cool air in my area lol

well looks like I'll be getting 500-600k PPD from now on (got the 960 @ 1416)

 

[Ithanul]

Get that 960 higher!! The one in my folder still blazing at 1540MHz. Need to go back and see if I can take it higher again.

 

[DarthBaggins]

well then guess I'll push it higher lol, especially if I can play w/ the voltage on this one (love the hybrid bios it has too), just nudged up to 1509 and seeing how it flys

 

[NastyHabits]

Just signed up on OCN. I'll join the party for sure. It's the least I can do to thank all the new guys for cranking it up for TPU.

 

[DarthBaggins]

Cool thanks, and remember that Second Hand Hounds is the best team lol


Just bumped the 960 to 1525 now, just gradually creeping the clocks up since I don't know how well this 2GB MSI 960 is, but so far its doing great (just wish I could find someone who carried the Alphacool waterblock for it)

 

[PP Mguire]

Team BBQ tried to pick me up haha.

 

[hertz9753]

Those spammers...

 

[DarthBaggins]

Their Bbq is McDonalds quality too lol

 

[Ithanul]

Cool thanks, and remember that Second Hand Hounds is the best team lol


Just bumped the 960 to 1525 now, just gradually creeping the clocks up since I don't know how well this 2GB MSI 960 is, but so far its doing great (just wish I could find someone who carried the Alphacool waterblock for it)

!?! They made a water block for the 960!? Hell, I think I need to go on a hunt.

Is the one you talking about?

 

[NastyHabits]

@DarthBaggins According to the Alphacool web-site they only make blocks for the 4 GB MSI 960's.

 

[PP Mguire]

One thing I hate about Alphacool blocks are they're passively cooled on the RAM and VRMs. Perfectly fine for any normal applications but for folding 24/7 I'd be a bit nervous.

 

[DarthBaggins]

I sent them an email about it since the PCB's match exactly on the version I have and the 4GB, the waterblock actually cools that heatsink as well on the alphacool (passive/watercooled hybrid setup)

And for the MSI it's the M04 block (they make different heaksinks/cradles that work w/ each card)

100 ME PCB

MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G 4GB GDDR5 (V320-034R) PCB (the version Alphacool designs their block for)

photos are directly from EKWB Cooling configurator


this is the 4GB OC version the block works w/ as well
MSI GTX 960 4GD5T OC GeForce GTX 960 4GB GDDR5 (V320-044R)

 

[PP Mguire]

I know how it works, but it's still a passive setup compared to an active setup like a full EK block. On a 980ti overclocked those fins get warm, but naturally this won't be the case for a 960. For me the point of going custom water on a GPU is to get those VRMs actively cooled as well and buying something like the Alphacool IMO defeats the purpose.

 

[Ithanul]

I can probably under stand on high end cards especially OCing the VRAM. But I tend to let the clocks on those stay low.

Hell, rocking a Kraken with a H55 in it on the 960 I'm folding with. No heatsinks on the VRAM. Don't seem to bother it one bit. That with a 980STRIX right below it.

It core rocking hard at 1540MHz, but the VRAM stays at lower than its stock clocks.

Same with the 980Ti I'm folding with. Right now at 1558MHz on the core, the VRAM only at 3305MHz. Darn thing on a current 21 pushing 700k PPD.

 

[PP Mguire]

My concern is more on the higher end cards and VRM. With the hybrid coolers on my Titan X's if I'm OC'd pretty high I can feel a great deal of heat coming out of the card when I turn the blower up and it's all VRM.

 

[Ithanul]

O, definitely for the high end ones if pushing high OC. Reason I drop full cover blocks for those.

The lower end ones I just strap a AIO onto and call it a day. Though, full blocks are nice looking. Just piss none made a block for the 970 Turbo as I want to put one on that to see how far I can push one.

 

[PP Mguire]

O, definitely for the high end ones if pushing high OC. Reason I drop full cover blocks for those.

The lower end ones I just strap a AIO onto and call it a day. Though, full blocks are nice looking. Just piss none made a block for the 970 Turbo as I want to put one on that to see how far I can push one.

Tbh the AIO has been fine for the Titan X core too, even folding 24/7. It keeps it pretty cool around 50c. Ton of heat coming out of the card itself though. Have to keep the blower at 60% for folding.