Ballistix PC4000 OC'ing

Rob Williams · 06-25-2005, 12:58 PM

I received some Ballistix PC4000 the other day, so of course I had to go see what type of overclocks I could get out of my system.

The results are below.. the memory is completely stable, but the CPU is not.. which is expected since it's still on a stock cooler. With an XP-90 or XP-120 or even Water Cooling, I can bet this would be completely stable.

madmat · 06-26-2005, 11:58 AM

Very nice OC there man! I take it you got the old bios flashed back in with no further hassles?

I'm very jealous and did I mention you suck :P (you know I'm kidding)

Damn nice OC, I'd say you're ready to get a good WC setup installed in that bad boy.

Rob Williams · 06-26-2005, 12:47 PM

Yes, thanks to you my BIOS is fine. I will try WC one of these days. I'm just always worried I will mess it up and fry the components.

But you know me, I have two of everything lying around anyway, LoL.

One of these days.. then that OC would be stable, no doubt. What WC set up do you recommend anyway?

Greg King · 07-13-2005, 10:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Rob Williams

What WC set up do you recommend anyway?

Rob, dont forget about the Zalman 7700 and the 7000. I have the 7000 and it kept my A64 3500 Winnie just above 30C idle and never got above 37 under load. The XP 90 and the 120 both are killer heatsinks but I am a fan of the Zalman. Another thing is a heatsink is only as good as the fan you put on it. Thats the problem with the stock HS/F combo that AMD and Intel both bundle with their CPU's have such dinky little fans on then and anything milled that poorly from a block of aluminum isn't going to help you at all. Of course, they were inteded to dissapate the stock heat put off by a CPU at stock settings....thats where we overclockers add another stock heatsink and fan combo to the pile on a shelf

Also, for watercooling, as long as you stress test it outside of your case for at least 12 hours, there is nothing to fear. I recommend Danger Den, Koolance makes a decent water block.......there are many that are good, I would just mix and match your peices to suit your needs.

Greg King · 07-13-2005, 10:12 PM

You also have a sub 30 second Super Pi PC there man. Keep on tweaking!

Rob Williams · 07-18-2005, 12:51 PM

Oh yeah man. I have a CPU cooler to review, which may make a 2.8GHz overclock possible. Once I get that thing installed, I'll be tweaking to see if I can push it that far. Would be nice to break the 30sec barrier.

Greg King · 07-18-2005, 01:27 PM

Like everyone without Phase change, ambient temps pretty much make or break your overclocking cap. I was able to get my 3500 Winnie up to 2.75 stable but I had to run a mem divider so that hurt my overall bandwidth. I am stoked to see what this 3700 Sandy can do with the updated mem controller....time will tell I suppose. What is the cooler that you are reviewing? Should the Zalman 9500Cu come to be available, can I call dibs?

That is most deffinately a sub 30 second machine there. Venices are amazing overclocking chips, give it hell!

Rob Williams · 07-18-2005, 03:36 PM

I'm going to review the Titan Vanessa. Funky cooler, so we will see how it performs.

06-25-2005, 12:58 PM	#1
Rob Williams Editor-in-Chief Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlantic Canada Posts: 13,246	Ballistix PC4000 OC'ing I received some Ballistix PC4000 the other day, so of course I had to go see what type of overclocks I could get out of my system. The results are below.. the memory is completely stable, but the CPU is not.. which is expected since it's still on a stock cooler. With an XP-90 or XP-120 or even Water Cooling, I can bet this would be completely stable. Attached Thumbnails __________________ Intel Core i7-990X EE @ 3.43GHz, GIGABYTE X58A-UD5, Kingston 12GB DDR3-1333, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB SSD, WD VR 1TB, WD 2TB, Seagate 2TB, LG BD-ROM, ASUS DVD-RW, Corsair 1000HX, Corsair H60 Cooler Corsair 800D, Dell 2408WFP 24", ASUS Xonar Essence STX, Gentoo (KDE 4.10, 3.7 Kernel) "Take care to get what you like, or you will be forced to like what you get!" - H.P. Baxxter <Toad772> I don't always drink alcohol, but when I do, I take it too far.

06-26-2005, 11:58 AM	#2
madmat Soup Nazi Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: No soup for you! Posts: 1,639	Very nice OC there man! I take it you got the old bios flashed back in with no further hassles? I'm very jealous and did I mention you suck :P (you know I'm kidding) Damn nice OC, I'd say you're ready to get a good WC setup installed in that bad boy. __________________ M4N82 Deluxe Phenom II 940 Black Edition quad core @ 3.5Ghz 2x1 gig OCZ PC26400 Platinum, 2x1gig GSkill PC26400 EVGA GTX260 Buncha drives, Some other stuff, Even more stuff, If the automobile had followed the same development cycle as the computer, a Rolls-Royce would today cost $100, get a million miles per gallon, and explode once a year, killing everyone inside. --Robert X. Cringely, InfoWorld magazine Sign Me!

06-26-2005, 12:47 PM	#3
Rob Williams Editor-in-Chief Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlantic Canada Posts: 13,246	Yes, thanks to you my BIOS is fine. I will try WC one of these days. I'm just always worried I will mess it up and fry the components. But you know me, I have two of everything lying around anyway, LoL. One of these days.. then that OC would be stable, no doubt. What WC set up do you recommend anyway? __________________ Intel Core i7-990X EE @ 3.43GHz, GIGABYTE X58A-UD5, Kingston 12GB DDR3-1333, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB SSD, WD VR 1TB, WD 2TB, Seagate 2TB, LG BD-ROM, ASUS DVD-RW, Corsair 1000HX, Corsair H60 Cooler Corsair 800D, Dell 2408WFP 24", ASUS Xonar Essence STX, Gentoo (KDE 4.10, 3.7 Kernel) "Take care to get what you like, or you will be forced to like what you get!" - H.P. Baxxter <Toad772> I don't always drink alcohol, but when I do, I take it too far.

07-13-2005, 10:12 PM	#5
Greg King I just kinda show up... Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Indiana Posts: 2,081	You also have a sub 30 second Super Pi PC there man. Keep on tweaking! __________________ "It is far better to grasp the universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring." - Carl Sagan System: Intel i5 2500K \| Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD4 \| 16GB G.Skill DDR3 \| Crucial M4 128GB SSD WD 1TB Black x1 \| WD 2TB Green x 1 \| XFX Radeonn HD 6850 \| Corsair H80 Water Cooler Fractal Design R3 \| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 \| Dell 2410 x 3 @ 1920x1200 ESXi Host: Intel i7 920 @ 3.0 GHz \| Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD4P \| 24GB Patriot DDR3 \| WD 1TB Black x 2

07-18-2005, 12:51 PM	#6
Rob Williams Editor-in-Chief Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlantic Canada Posts: 13,246	Oh yeah man. I have a CPU cooler to review, which may make a 2.8GHz overclock possible. Once I get that thing installed, I'll be tweaking to see if I can push it that far. Would be nice to break the 30sec barrier. __________________ Intel Core i7-990X EE @ 3.43GHz, GIGABYTE X58A-UD5, Kingston 12GB DDR3-1333, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB SSD, WD VR 1TB, WD 2TB, Seagate 2TB, LG BD-ROM, ASUS DVD-RW, Corsair 1000HX, Corsair H60 Cooler Corsair 800D, Dell 2408WFP 24", ASUS Xonar Essence STX, Gentoo (KDE 4.10, 3.7 Kernel) "Take care to get what you like, or you will be forced to like what you get!" - H.P. Baxxter <Toad772> I don't always drink alcohol, but when I do, I take it too far.

07-18-2005, 01:27 PM	#7
Greg King I just kinda show up... Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Indiana Posts: 2,081	Like everyone without Phase change, ambient temps pretty much make or break your overclocking cap. I was able to get my 3500 Winnie up to 2.75 stable but I had to run a mem divider so that hurt my overall bandwidth. I am stoked to see what this 3700 Sandy can do with the updated mem controller....time will tell I suppose. What is the cooler that you are reviewing? Should the Zalman 9500Cu come to be available, can I call dibs? That is most deffinately a sub 30 second machine there. Venices are amazing overclocking chips, give it hell! __________________ "It is far better to grasp the universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring." - Carl Sagan System: Intel i5 2500K \| Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD4 \| 16GB G.Skill DDR3 \| Crucial M4 128GB SSD WD 1TB Black x1 \| WD 2TB Green x 1 \| XFX Radeonn HD 6850 \| Corsair H80 Water Cooler Fractal Design R3 \| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 \| Dell 2410 x 3 @ 1920x1200 ESXi Host: Intel i7 920 @ 3.0 GHz \| Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD4P \| 24GB Patriot DDR3 \| WD 1TB Black x 2

07-18-2005, 03:36 PM	#8
Rob Williams Editor-in-Chief Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlantic Canada Posts: 13,246	I'm going to review the Titan Vanessa. Funky cooler, so we will see how it performs. __________________ Intel Core i7-990X EE @ 3.43GHz, GIGABYTE X58A-UD5, Kingston 12GB DDR3-1333, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB SSD, WD VR 1TB, WD 2TB, Seagate 2TB, LG BD-ROM, ASUS DVD-RW, Corsair 1000HX, Corsair H60 Cooler Corsair 800D, Dell 2408WFP 24", ASUS Xonar Essence STX, Gentoo (KDE 4.10, 3.7 Kernel) "Take care to get what you like, or you will be forced to like what you get!" - H.P. Baxxter <Toad772> I don't always drink alcohol, but when I do, I take it too far.

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