Reserved: 4U2doLN2 Contest

[thebanik]

Made a total of 5 runs last night Banik back to back including the bsod. Trying to baby this injured chip so I always make sure to change the water out before the end of each run. I assure you there is no treachery going on here bro. ;)

Here is the previous run and I will run it again this morning without any water changeout and post the results here...heck, I may even run RealTemp during the bench for you. :good:

Hey Rick, I am extremely sorry, my intention was never to question but just wanted to know the setup, now that I read my post, I feel so embarrassed because of the way it reads out....

Anyways I have already given up to reach your efficiency long time back, :P

[Splave]

never give up! get some cold air on your cooler and push the uncore!

[Hondacity]

cold air in india is scarce...lol

but yeah never give up.....im sure sending prizes to india will be fun...lol

[kikicoco1334]

cold air in india is scarce...lol

but yeah never give up.....im sure sending prizes to india will be fun...lol

lmao! :rofl

[thebanik]

cold air in india is scarce...lol

but yeah never give up.....im sure sending prizes to india will be fun...lol

:wh2:, but that is the truth, :laughing:

can put the setup close to air conditioner but only if I am anywhere close to face and goat's score at their uncore and sub-timings, which sadly I am not.

All I need is the PSU, :laughing:, I am sure it will be very cheap to send it, :good:

[rickss69]

No need to be sorry Banik - I never took offense...keep pushing! :good:

I am done with the 980. Back to the 920...I refuse to let it kick my ass. All 920 user's unite and let's get er done. Our target is Hit and Run's 1.38.391s (as soon as I can figure out how to get my mhz up you are in deep doodoo son).

Let's get him boys!...........(crickets chirping in the background) :taunt:

[DrNip]

I'm interested in what you can pull single and dual channel. Think you can make one run a piece for me rick?

drnip

http://overclockaholics.com/forums/showpost.php?p=50455&postcount=18


Thanks for the link!


lmao everyones getting new ram

im getting mine tomorrow hope i can get in 1.36 :D

In the end I ended up with 12GB of new RAM because of this contest. Still haven't been able to really compete. POS SuperBiiz and their slow ass shipping. Paid extra for ground this time and they still won't get me my newest RAM before the weekend. Shows to be Monday for delivery!!! That is the same time frame as the snail mail got it to me. WTF! Oh well. Maybe Newegg will get me my GSkill RAM before the weekend.

EDIT: Nope. Newegg won't get me my other RAM until Monday either. Oh well. At least this contest inspired me to get back into 2D benching agian. Look out. :confused2:

[rickss69]

Come on guys, help me out.

[Hondacity]

nb is low....why not 22x?

[rickss69]

How do I get 22X?

[Hondacity]

just use single core in bios...22x should pop out

[Neuromancer]

Nice times for a 920 rick!

I can not match you guys for efficiency that is Fo sho.

[rickss69]

No 22X to be found here...and I can not even boot single core. If I could just figure out how to get mhz up to 4499 I could nail it.

[Hondacity]

i'm using 22x on my i920...and its very close to the 980x lol....

[GFDuke]

I have to say that i admire the teamwork, communication and sportsmanship that has occured in this competition. Hats off to you guys. This kind of selflessness makes me proud to be a part of this community.

[DOM]

got my ram hope to get close to rick or die trying :D

rom wheres the runs you said you where going to do for me :p

[DrNip]

All mine will be in Monday. A day late though. :(

Still going to continue on with the theme since I missed out. Gots me some 2D benching next week to do.

[DOM]

that sucks dr i just hope i can make the debt i added worth it cuz wife doesnt know about the ram i said it was with he mb XD

i need some of rick voodoo lmao

[Neuromancer]

Yeah big props to Allen and Rick for the vids man, I really got the hang of the waza thing now, what it is supposed to do at least :) Actually making it work is another thing entirely lol

[DrNip]

that sucks dr i just hope i can make the debt i added worth it cuz wife doesnt know about the ram i said it was with he mb XD

i need some of rick voodoo lmao

Haha I hear ya. Wife doesn't know about the three sets of RAM I ordered or the Gemini pot. What she doesn't know doesn't hurt right? :laughing:

Yeah big props to Allen and Rick for the vids man, I really got the hang of the waza thing now, what it is supposed to do at least :) Actually making it work is another thing entirely lol
True that man. Great vids and great info.

[kikicoco1334]

No 22X to be found here...and I can not even boot single core. If I could just figure out how to get mhz up to 4499 I could nail it.

dude Ricks' kicking ass here! :ohcrap:

[rickss69]

i'm using 22x on my i920...and its very close to the 980x lol....

It must be a mb thing...I can't see 22X on the Classified no matter what I do. :thumbdown:

Post up some 920 runs Honda so we can compare. :good:

[Hondacity]

It must be a mb thing...I can't see 22X on the Classified no matter what I do. :thumbdown:

Post up some 920 runs Honda so we can compare. :good:

been so busy lately..haven't really benched it..but i was able to clock it......this week alone i've had 16hrs overtime...

[thebanik]

weekend coming up, wanna give it a last hurrah before fizzling out.

So can/wud some1 confirm the best OS for this comp???

[rickss69]

weekend coming up, wanna give it a last hurrah before fizzling out.

So can/wud some1 confirm the best OS for this comp???

Snag Tiny XP off the ftp under OS's in my folder. :good:

[thebanik]

Snag Tiny XP off the ftp under OS's in my folder. :good:

thanks a lot, :), downloading it now...

Edit : Oh!!! that 700Mb can measure up to George's 91MB XP??? Though I guess results speak for themselves...

[rickss69]

Need any help don't hesitate to pm me and be sure to watch my vid and follow it to the T.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAGGg_dGGks

Utilities needed:
OCX SPI Tweaker
CPU-Tweaker
Resources folder (If you can't find it I will upload to ftp in same spot)

[Neuromancer]

I'm trying that tooif I have a CD left lol... Xp3 installed and then stripped?

[rickss69]

Bone stock Tiny XP as it was originally introduced...nothing added, nothing deleted. :thumbsup:

As I told Banik earlier, no magic involved. Everything you see in my video is exactly what I do for each run of SPI...this and look at any of the screens I put up tells you everything I am doing. I never did get comfortable with that manual wazza tho... :good:

[rickss69]

Without that extra mhz for the 920 I may have to concede to Hit and Run's score. I am so close but damn I am sick of running this bench for awhile lol... :taunt:

[DOM]

update http://overclockaholics.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3252

i hate you rick :taunt:

[rickss69]

Lol! I have done all I can for you brother...you are not that far away. ;) Still awaiting some results from Banik. :good:

[kikicoco1334]

Need any help don't hesitate to pm me and be sure to watch my vid and follow it to the T.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAGGg_dGGks

Utilities needed:
OCX SPI Tweaker
CPU-Tweaker
Resources folder (If you can't find it I will upload to ftp in same spot)

sweet
i monna make another run sometime before this weekend :thumbsup:

[rickss69]

DrNip - Here are the single and dual channel runs you requested. Dual channel was not too bad of a hit and mem usage pulled down to 32K. Single channel took a dive and mem usage pulled down to 40K.

Wow - Just noticed the dual channel run took second spot. :shock:

[Neuromancer]

Sweet jeebus!

[Hondacity]

interesting!!!

dual channel vs tripple channel....i forgot whch russian did an epic 32m with dual channel....

[rickss69]

Leaderboard updated and I see DOM is on the move. :thumbsup:

[RomDominance]

Yup I think its almost time to let the top ten of OCA in,:ohcrap: whatya think?:shock:

[rickss69]

Yup I think its almost time to let the top ten of OCA in,:ohcrap: whatya think?:shock:

Show us the nuclear option brudder! :good:

[Neuromancer]

Yup I think its almost time to let the top ten of OCA in,:ohcrap: whatya think?:shock:

Gotta give Rick a challenge ;)

Hoping a mobo change will help me out... and that rev9 XP. My ram is tight all over but cant break lower than 58RTL on 6-6-6 at 1700+

RAM also dont like 7-7-7 so 1800-2000 is out on mem speed. and I could not get 2200 to boot at 8-8-8 with 1.74s on vdimm..

*sigh... Mad clockers just got some serious skillz on up in here... 1'36" just damn. I had to get drunk crazy to break out 1'39 lol (reproducible sober as well FYI lol)

[Hondacity]

top 10 only qualify? new rule?

[RomDominance]

I am kidding, not gonna change up midstream. You made teh cut HC, where is your sub?

[Hondacity]

haven't benched yet...lol...hardware is just sitting...last week when i was pretesting...even my noise isolating headphones can't isolate the fans...i got some fans coming tomorrow too lol

[GFDuke]

haven't benched yet...lol...hardware is just sitting...last week when i was pretesting...even my noise isolating headphones can't isolate the fans...i got some fans coming tomorrow too lol

Times running out bro. Loud fans is why you don't have a submission?

[ny_driver]

My new memory will be here today, but lucky for you guys on the leaderboard I can't seem to install TinyXP. ;)

[RomDominance]

Grab the xp off of our ftp in Chuch's folder, great os, quick install.

[ny_driver]

I just did get it from rickss69 and I get the same results as yesterday. Can't get it to work from a flash drive.

[Splave]

follow the way reverend maynard posted. You need to format it special and make it bootable

[ny_driver]

I tried that, then tried other instructions, and then late-night tried again that way. No luck. :blink:
Probably try that again when I get home later, I could have missed something.

[FACE]

There is a way to create a bootable install usb image with the miniePE creator iirc... I gotta find the write up on that.

Either that, or just spring for a used dvd rom at a mom/pop tech shop...

[ny_driver]

No such stores around here and I have dvd roms, just not SATA. If you can find something else to try though I'll try it.

I didn't realize a brand new internal dvd burner sata is only 25 bucks. I don't even have 25 bucks though. I hate being broke. Not many things I hate, but that is definitely 1 of them.

[rickss69]

Yep, a cheap dvd drive would have been worth it to avoid all the frustration. :good:

[ny_driver]

I figured it would be pretty simple, but as usual I was wrong. :eek:

[ReverendMaynard]

grub4usb is essential. Best way is to convert your XP installation disk into ISO format, then copy it onto your usb flash drive when you have made it bootable.

[crio]

Holly molly.I just saw that....Got to admit you guys are a TEAM.
Bravo many many times

[kikicoco1334]

Holly molly.I just saw that....Got to admit you guys are a TEAM.
Bravo many many times

BEST TEAM EVER!

[RomDominance]

Holly molly.I just saw that....Got to admit you guys are a TEAM.
Bravo many many times

Thanks for stopping in Crio. Bros before chores, work, partying and just bout everything else these days it seems. Great to be a player here.:good:

[HITandRUN]

Hey guys! Just dropping in to say hi since I have been on vacation all week. I'll make another run for it on Sunday maybe. :blink:

[Kal-EL]

Holly molly.I just saw that....Got to admit you guys are a TEAM.
Bravo many many times
:good:

[thebanik]

Got a package from US, :thumbsup:, will have a crack on this rightaway

[Kal-EL]

Hey, not bad eh? That was like 5 days or so :)

[rickss69]

Got a package from US, :thumbsup:, will have a crack on this rightaway

Go Banik! :good:

[thebanik]

Go Banik! :good:

Thanks a lot Kal and rick, contest thread updated with new times, took almost the whole day to pull these times, but no sleep today, :), do or die, :taunt:

[rickss69]

Keep pushing Banik! I may have one last go at it today...I really expect a darkhorse to chip in with a killer score before this ends. :eek:

I sat down with my coffee this morning and re-read this thread from the beginning...it is the most epic contest thread I can ever recall reading. The initial mistakes we made and the help from each other just numbs my mind. It sure has been a memorable journey for me. :good:

[Neuromancer]

Nice times man!! Awesome pifast :)

Cant beat the GT for pi efficiency fo sho!

[FACE]

Keep pushing Banik! I may have one last go at it today...I really expect a darkhorse to chip in with a killer score before this ends. :eek:

I sat down with my coffee this morning and re-read this thread from the beginning...it is the most epic contest thread I can ever recall reading. The initial mistakes we made and the help from each other just numbs my mind. It sure has been a memorable journey for me. :good:

Indeed, Rick. Even though I ended in a thud, I learned a ton. I was hoping this thread would make it to 100 pgs. before the end.. lol

[Hondacity]

time to flex the muscles :D

one day oc lol..i'm so lazyyy

[rickss69]

Watch Honda knock us all out of the boat. :D

[GFDuke]

WTG Banik. Excellent work.

[ocgmj]

Who is going to beat Rick's score? :gun4:

[Neuromancer]

I will be trying again tonight. Do not have high hopes.. I am hoping to get the best 920 score. I will consider that a win for me :)

[ocgmj]

score for sale! I KID :taunt:
3396

[rickss69]

That would be a win - I still have not beaten H&R's 920 score.

[rickss69]

Ooo dat's nice OC! :good: I have had no luck at that memm multi and cas 6 yet. :argh:

[ocgmj]

Thanks Rick, wish I could duplicate it. Can't seem to get it again, but that's SPI for you. :rofl

[rickss69]

Lol OC - Mine is pitiful at those settings...:rofl

[Neuromancer]

Sweet jeebus 980 is efficent. I am running 3800+ QPI 1700 6-6-5 mem 4200+ uncore 4480 CPU speed, and not getting even close!!! Only way I brokes 1'40 was to turn EIST on and run 2 instances of pi LOL



Whats gulfy have 12MB of L3 cache or something? Cant be just that though I swear I saw a 1156 chip in the 1'37 range...

[Hondacity]

my head is aching lol

[Neuromancer]

my head is aching lol

You been running 8M for 4 days straight? :taunt::Dizzy:

[RomDominance]

Only 23 hours to go doods. Hope you guys are workin on it tonite and tomorrow.
Hope we see a surge at the end, shock and awe baby!:shock:

Nice run there Optimus Crime,....and shmexy 980x too!:cool3:

[Neuromancer]

I think it should be mandatory that before prize is awarded all +400 boints guys should have to submit their times too

Just for giggles...

[rickss69]

I know of four who already have...:)

[Neuromancer]

Yeah, contest was fun, but more importantly, I was back into benching :) Did not grab a ton of boints, but got some. Classified is by far a better platform than my cheap mobos :)

Not as efficient though clock for clock.. but getting past 222 was a real w00t! Benched 237x19 for the contest. If I do not know this board by now I am an idiot... well TBT I do not know it yet and am an idiot.

Wish I could cut off the stupid nVidia part of it.

[Hondacity]

You been running 8M for 4 days straight? :taunt::Dizzy:

not really...

i'm starting to tweak voltages...cpu is getting crazy...bsod after bsod...rams are stock...i'm steadily increasing vcore.... temps are @ 62c :(

[Neuromancer]

not really...

i'm starting to tweak voltages...cpu is getting crazy...bsod after bsod...rams are stock...i'm steadily increasing vcore.... temps are @ 62c :(

I guess that is my problem....

I BSODed only when adjusting RTL...

Had to leave it a sloppy 58

[thebanik]

not really...

i'm starting to tweak voltages...cpu is getting crazy...bsod after bsod...rams are stock...i'm steadily increasing vcore.... temps are @ 62c :(

I guess that is my problem....

I BSODed only when adjusting RTL...

Had to leave it a sloppy 58

These chips doesn't seem to be made to last, I am having a hard time too keeping it stable at settings that were working till a couple of weeks ago

[rickss69]

I am surprised you could even boot with that 2:12 mem divider Banik.

[Neuromancer]

These chips doesn't seem to be made to last, I am having a hard time too keeping it stable at settings that were working till a couple of weeks ago

I can run 6-6-5 still and 6-6-6 up to near 1800... try lowering TRFC or RTL and I bite it..

They have the biggest impact on perf , If I could run any speed at 7-7-7 I would try loosening to that and dropping them. My Hyps remind me of TCCD. I could only run them at 2-2-2-5 up to 250... 2.5 or 3 I could not post past 210MHz

[Hondacity]

actually i was trying to lower voltage..coz of high temps..i'm all stable again @ 1.39x volts vcore..and 1.36 for vtt @ 4..5ghz with uncore @ 4.xghz

i could do 2.6ghz stock @ .9v on this cpu :D

[Hondacity]

omg psc for pifast? lol high frequency nice one banik

[rickss69]

Updated score for post #7 -

[DOM]

updated my post

was awake till 4-5am didnt help :(

[Hondacity]

nice run dom...

reinstalling xp right ..sheesh lol

[DOM]

nice run dom...

reinstalling xp right ..sheesh lol
thanks :thumbsup: wifes already pissed off cuz i been on the comp all weekend

[kikicoco1334]

this is the end...

[rickss69]

this is the end...

^ The Doors :good:

[kikicoco1334]

^ The Doors :good:

i monna give it one more try hope i can kick in one more place :thumbsup:

hell just gonna try kill my hardware

[rickss69]

Made another vid - This SuperPI 8M is in RealTime...maybe easier for some to comprehend what we are doing. I need to try that livestream sometime.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkJdMvDYQQ4

[Hondacity]

congrats to ricksman

i'm done....can someone validate my submission...

...thanks

[rickss69]

Time's not up yet...;)

[kikicoco1334]

still working on my...
btw you guys are damn right! my ram is shit!

[rickss69]

http://www.time.gov/

[RomDominance]

Three hours and counting kids!

[rickss69]

Water blast - No cold here to play with

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq69/rickss69/spi1M.jpg

[kikicoco1334]

my time is now 1.45.*** WTF?

[kikicoco1334]

you know? what's the fun if you can't improve?
pissing me off badly

[rickss69]

Go back to your earlier settings. The key for the 920 is going to lie mostly in cpu-tweaker. :good:

[69_Goat]

Updated score in post #3.

I hope you're not resting, Rick. :taunt:

[thebanik]

rick you should be working, :P

Edit : hahahaha, didnt see ur post Goat, :)

[Neuromancer]

Nice going so far guys. I am done trying to update.. borked my OS a couple of hours ago so I am done.

Could not do better than 1'39.4 anyway...

[rickss69]

Updated score in post #3.

I hope you're not resting, Rick. :taunt:

Well I did give out all my settings....:taunt:

[RomDominance]

Little less than a hour to go,..I figure you can each run 8m twenty eight more times before time runs out!
Time to drop bombs gents!

[kikicoco1334]

Well I did give out all my settings....:taunt:
you sure did!
good man! :thumbsup:

[rickss69]

Update for post #7 - That's all Folks! :good:

[kikicoco1334]

Update for post #7 - That's all Folks! :good:
nice!

i think i am the lowest that's using an intel i7 based chip

[thebanik]

awesome work rick....a hearty congratulation on the win, :)

[rickss69]

That was awsome guys! I have a deviously funny story to tell about that last screen shot. :rofl I just knew Goat was going to sink me at the last moment...:ohcrap:

[FACE]

Congrats, Rick! :Hi:

[69_Goat]

Congrats Rick ! :clapping:

You were quite the rabbit to chase.

Nice work on the vids as well. :good:

[Dentlord]

'gratz Rick!!

This was one epic contest, fun watching you guys battle it out :D

[rickss69]

Goat - I feel kinda bad but not really lol...go look at the last submission's cpu-tweaker tab. I punched in some bogus values for you to chase....:rofl

Sorry, here is the original screen...:blush: I must have a little Romulan in me. :D

[thebanik]

Now this is the outcome of the contest for me, can some1 tell me whether I am missing something else or not.

Step by Step

George XP/Rick's XP
Mem/Uncore as high as possible
Cut down on Services(Diagnostic Mode was bad for me)
MaxMem/LSC/RegTweaks/Pagefile on SSD gave me best timings
Defrag HDD/SSD
CPU Tweaker for subtimings
Run Superpi-Affinity, Realtime, Explorer Low-2/3 16k till best time then keep 8m in wait (have to test but I guess putting superpi on Ram Disk might be beneficial)
CDT tried both Manual and OCX - Manual was better for CopyWaza but for CDT OCX was better
While CDT finishing cycle theme
Start Superpi

Anything else?

[rickss69]

Now this is the outcome of the contest for me, can some1 tell me whether I am missing something else or not.

Step by Step

George XP/Rick's XP
Mem/Uncore as high as possible
Cut down on Services(Diagnostic Mode was bad for me)
MaxMem/LSC/RegTweaks/Pagefile on SSD gave me best timings
Defrag HDD/SSD
CPU Tweaker for subtimings
Run Superpi-Affinity, Realtime, Explorer Low-2/3 16k till best time then keep 8m in wait (have to test but I guess putting superpi on Ram Disk might be beneficial)
CDT tried both Manual and OCX - Manual was better for CopyWaza but for CDT OCX was better
While CDT finishing cycle theme
Start Superpi

Anything else?

Diagnostic mode for me. Tbh, the greatest gains for me came from cpu-tweaker. Other than that last screen lol, all I posted and the videos pretty much sums up my routine. :good:

[DOM]

on my spi i used IV cuz CDT wasnt working also, but i think mine degreaded or something at first it was running 2045mhz but for the last runs i was like running 1 that would finish out of 20 lock ups

[rickss69]

The video I made today was a 8M run I made RealTime. I was blown away by Banik's mem freq's to be sure. :eek:

[DOM]

The video I made today was a 8M run I made RealTime. I was blown away by Banik's mem freq's to be sure. :eek:
yep i couldnt get it to boot at the strap :blush:

[thebanik]

apart from that strap
everything else was crap
look look it does rap
but just like me its a drab
:laughing::laughing:

[rickss69]

I was most impressed by H&R's 920 run. I got close but never could get past him with my 920.

I think everyone here won something from this contest...we now know SPI! :good: Many thanks for everyone's help and the great bunch of mentors we have on hand for giving us this opportunity. :thumbsup:

[kikicoco1334]

go rick!

PS. omg! can someone take me off this stupid 90s per post thing:Hi:

[rickss69]

Banik - Can you try mine or Goat's settings? You should be right in the ballpark with our times.

[69_Goat]

Goat - I feel kinda bad but not really lol...go look at the last submission's cpu-tweaker tab. I punched in some bogus values for you to chase....:rofl

LOL :rofl Rick, I'm not a tard.

I can spot a bogus tweaker shot without my glasses. :cool3: :D

There's a bunch of them in this thread. White backgrounds behind the #'s give it away. :blink:

You don't have to feel bad. I would have been shocked if the shots had the right values in them. :eek:

[rickss69]

Lol! Funny thing is all mine were legit up until that shot...something just took hold of me. :taunt:

[RomDominance]

First off, EXCELLENT WORK by all of the contestants! What a bunch of overclockaholics!

Next, nice surge by DOM and Goat, you guys almost closed the gap on ol' Rick.

Last but not least, Congratulations to our winner Rickss69! He managed to win both the daily contest as well as the overall.

We hope you guys are all better overclockers for your efforts in this contest. The rest of OCA is proud of your accomplishments, congratulations contestants!

1..Rickss69 :: 1m55.468s THE WINNER
2..69_Goat :: 1m55.535s
3..DOM :: 1m56.109s
4..FACE :: 1m56.296s
5..Hondacity :: 1m56.348s
6..thebanik :: 1m56.365s
7..HitandRun :: 1m57.031s
8..Nueromancer :: 1m58.140s
9..Witchdoctor :: 1m58.937s
10..Kikicoco1334 :: 1m59.583s
11..DrNIP :: 2m 9.871s
12..ny_driver :: 3m39.036s

[GFDuke]

Congratulations Rickss69

[rickss69]

LOL :rofl Rick, I'm not a tard.

I can spot a bogus tweaker shot without my glasses. :cool3: :D

There's a bunch of them in this thread. White backgrounds behind the #'s give it away. :blink:

You don't have to feel bad. I would have been shocked if the shots had the right values in them. :eek:

I was the only one who posted cpu-tweaker shots in this contest. There will always be a white background behind any changed value in the cpu-tweaker tab. Try it for yourself and see... :thumbsup:

Not even neccessary to change the value...it just shows you clicked on it. :)

[sofos1990]

Congrats :D

[Witchdoctor]

Congrats Rick ....

You definently deserve this for all the work you have put into it.

:clapping::clapping::clapping::clapping::clapping: :clapping::clapping::clapping::clapping:

You rock bro ... !

[DrNip]

Congratulations!

[Splave]

way to go ballz out rick :) great job

[FACE]

hell yeah.... Rick is a competitive beast.

I wish I could have been a better adversary to ya, Rickster... Next time I'll be able to battle to the end! :hammered2:

[ocgmj]

Way to rip Rick! Congrats bro.

[MaadDaawg]

Whoa... CONGRATULATIONS Rickster :)

[HITandRUN]

I was most impressed by H&R's 920 run. I got close but never could get past him with my 920.

I think everyone here won something from this contest...we now know SPI! :good: Many thanks for everyone's help and the great bunch of mentors we have on hand for giving us this opportunity. :thumbsup:

Thanks Rickster! I was on vacation all week and was planning on hitting it again on Sunday but after driving all day back I had nothing left in me and decided to let it go. You had it all locked down anyway. Great job and thank you for the vids guys! I learned a lot from this contest. :thumbsup:

[Neuromancer]

Nice job Rick! Thanks for sharing your mostly legitimate tweaks with us too :)

I do not pay attention to other peoples CPUtweaker screens as their settings generally would not work for my different setup anyway.

[rickss69]

You really should pay attention to the screen shots...there is always something to be gleaned from them. You can go back through the thread and look at my settings in cpu-tweaker as I progressed and see where and how much I changed different values. That is the reason I posted screens in the discussion thread. It is not so much the values or numbers themselves, but "where" they were made. :thumbsup: As promised, I held nothing back. :good:

[Splave]

rick im interested in seeing what you think is the single most important thing to getting a good superpi and what suprised you the most with cutting time :) we need an interview, as him questions guys!

[thebanik]

^^he already replied I guess, subtimings, :P

[rickss69]

A wise old Romulan once schooled me in the ways of viewing other's screens. ;)

I stated earlier that I saw the largest impact when I delved into cpu-tweaker. It was the very first time I had ever messed with it and for me was purely trial and error (numerous bsod's).

Next on the list I would say using the Olive theme. All the time prior to the contest I just thought I had been using it lol. (I'm such a noob)

Getting the ram/cpu in the sweet spot was high on the list. You will notice that once it was found I never varied from it. I tried many combinations and always returned to it.

Running 16k and cycling themes had an impact...just not sure how much yet. One thing is certain...it wasnt negative.

Thanks once again Splave! :thumbsup:

Edit: Of course, finally going to two cores and trying the wounded 980X was a win - win situation. Also the suggestion about trying different mb bios's was valid. I did try this and it just so happened that I already had the golden one installed.

[Splave]

no problem mate :) dont thank me thank yourself for all the time you put it

[ReverendMaynard]

congrats rick, well played and well deserved. And congrats to everyone who participated, the team work in this thread is complete winsauce.