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  1. Great work guys, that last run was all that it was all about Now, what about Stumi and the WR he was after?
  2. Great to watch you guys there, I hope you managed to break the records you wanted yesterday!
  3. Did that girl eat the whole cake from inside before jumping out?
  4. It looks to fast for the clocks in the screenshot (compared to E6600 runs). Problem is I am no E7xxx expert, so he might be on to something interesting. Not sure about this yet.
  5. And when that output score comes from WPrime 32M or 3DMark Vantage, the system is pretty stable for those speeds, but only in that specific conditions (LN2, DICE, phase change, etc).
  6. Emanuel - english please Pieter - translator sometimes can really mess things up, what you said makes no point
  7. What is so impposible about this result? He has an enormous GPU clock... Please pay more attention next time Emanuel...
  8. Endless disscutions revolve around many heatsink reviews lately, as the air-cooling technology is getting closer and closer to it's maximum potential. Intel Core i7 proved to be the nightmare of any heatsink company, as the high TDP, large IHS surface and huge transistor count demand state of the art retention systems and flawless heatsink designs in order to keep the beast at safe, comfortable temperature levels. Old testing methods are left behind in the dust, since the new generation of cooling monsters need thorough investigations, unlike nothing we have seen in the past. And while there still are those unable to face the realities of 2010, most of the respectable hardware reviewing sites are changing their testing methodology, with more and more users demanding comprehensive testing on modern platforms. A new king is born, one like nothing we have seen before. From pasive cooling to extreme TDP experiments, the new monster is challenging his competitors, in a fight where only the best can survive. With the shadow of the new colossus showing up in the distance, the argument regarding how heatsinks should be tested is once again in every enthusiasts mind. Should we use a more scientifical approach, or should we stick with real life conditions? Should we test in open-stand, or in case? Should we test on LGA 775 quad-cores, or on the monstruous Nehalem? Should we use a low, medium or high TDP? Should we use low, medium or high rpm fans? Should we test with stock fans or reference ones? What if I tell you that we can do ALL those stated above, and much more? Establishing the new air-cooling champion is no easy task, and my colleague Poparamiro was caught in the lab for the last 3 months, trying to do exactly this. Also, he tried to see why some Thermalright IFX 14 reviews showed great performance, while others were showing numbers not even suitable for a Thermalright product. And if IFX 14 puts us in this dillema, what's up with the twin tower architecture? How does NH-D14 compare to IFX14 and Asus Triton 88? How do they all compare to the ex air-cooling king, Prolimatech Megahalems / Megashadow? See the epic battle of the titans in this grueling test, on 2 platforms (LGA 775 and LGA 1366), in case and on the open stand, from fanless to 6000 rpm, from low TDP good for silent computing up to a whooping 4400MHz / 1.6v vCore / 1.65v vQPI Nehalem. And if you do not like reading 65 pages with Google Translator, I am sure that the armada of graphs will be more then enough to answer any question left unanswered in this territory. A comprehensive study regarding the twin tower architecture - Noctua NH-D14 vs Thermalright IFX14, Asus Triton 88 and Prolimatech Megashadow, with fanless bonus vs Z600 and extreme TDP bonus vs TRUE Copper @ lab501 | Google Translator required
  9. Once again Turrican and Gradus show us why they are the hardware kings. Great work guys, and congrats to all those who worked hard for this competition, you all deserve it!
  10. Disappoiting? It sucks big times!!! I think this kit is very good for low price/loose timings/low volts/very high stable clocks, but it has nothing in common with tight timings. In other words, good for 2k3/2k5/2k6/Vantage/WPrime/daily use, bad for SuperPi. PiFast, etc.
  11. CL7 validation - DDR3-2106 @ 7-8-7-21 1T @ 1.75v But enough validations, now let's get down to some stability testing. As you may know, Elpida BBSE rev B does not scale very good with voltage. The best results for MemTest were done with 1.70 vDDR. You can check out the set-up and the settings used in the table bellow. Using 1.70 vDDR, 2:12 and CR1, I tried to find the best stable clocks for 7-8-7-21, 8-9-8-24 and 9-9-9-24. Anything over 1.70v would results in MemTest errors. For CL7 tests, I had to lower the vQPI a little bit for the same reason. Ok, it is very obvious that these are no CL7 wonders, the IC's are just not suited for that kind of use. However, this kit gets some awesome CL8 and CL9 clocks, and I think that DDR3 2233 9-9-9-24 1T @ 1.70v is a very good deal for this price range. DDR3-1872 @ 7-8-7-21 1T @ 1.70v DDR3-2100 @ 8-9-8-24 1T @ 1.70v DDR3-2233 @ 9-9-9-24 1T @ 1.70v
  12. That happens to in most cases, I have also seen first place with silver medal.
  13. HD 5670 vs GT 240 @ lab501.ro (romanian) - english translation (Google Translate ) http://www.hardwarezone.com/articles/view.php?cid=3&id=3109 http://www.hardwareheaven.com/reviews.php?reviewid=915 http://www.guru3d.com/article/radeon-hd-5670-review-test-crossfire/ http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=21916 http://hothardware.com/Articles/ATI-Radeon-HD-5670-DX11-For-Under-100/ http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/27732-sapphire-hd-5670-1gb-gddr5-review.html http://www.elitebastards.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1132&catid=13:hardware-reviews&Itemid=27 http://www.computerbase.de/artikel/hardware/grafikkarten/2010/test_ati_radeon_hd_5670/ http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=441&Itemid=72 http://anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3720 http://techreport.com/articles.x/18288 http://www.neoseeker.com/Articles/Hardware/Reviews/hd5670launch/ http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,2845,2358040,00.asp http://translate.google.cn/translate?js=y&prev=_t&hl=zh-CN&ie=UTF-8&layout=1&eotf=1&u=http://www.pcpop.com/doc/0/488/488100.shtml&sl=auto&tl=en
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