Computer Projects:
Intel i5-4690K Overclocking
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4 cores at steady 4.55 GHz @ 1.3V
Voltage slightly more than should be, but it's done to increase stability. Cooler Master Hyper 212 LED keeps it cool. Cinebench R15 Single Core: 183, Multicore: 702. Not bad for a 2014 CPU. |
Old Pentium DOS PC
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It's all about the Pentiums...
Old 200 MHz chip, 32MB of RAM, 2MB PCI VGA, and Sound Blaster 16 in an ISA slot. I fire it up when I want to listen to some old MODs, or play Wolf 3d, Pinball Fantasies, or Lemmings. You can get those games in emulators, but sound is just not the same. |
Q6600 Overclocking
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A rather old quad core CPU but still with enough power for home office related tasks.
Overclocked from stock 2.4 GHz to 3.2 GHz. Using 6 heat-pipe aluminum heat-sink with 120mm quiet fan. Had to increase voltages a bit, but it's all staying within safe temperature range. RAM is also cooled by dedicated fan. 12 hours of stress tests did not cause any issues. I was able also to get a stable 3.4 GHz, but there was just too much heat. Q6600 SLACR + Gigabyte EP43-UDL3 |
G3258 Overclocking
It's only a dual core, but performs very nicely.
Overclocked from stock 3.2 GHz to 4.4 GHz with 0.15 voltage bump. Using be quiet! PURE ROCK SLIM 120W heat-sink.
Passes 24 hours of Prime95 tests.
Could not get stable 4.5GHz, it was crashing after few hours of stress testing.
G3258 + AsRock Z97 Anniversary Edition.
Overclocked from stock 3.2 GHz to 4.4 GHz with 0.15 voltage bump. Using be quiet! PURE ROCK SLIM 120W heat-sink.
Passes 24 hours of Prime95 tests.
Could not get stable 4.5GHz, it was crashing after few hours of stress testing.
G3258 + AsRock Z97 Anniversary Edition.
XW6600 Workstation with Windows Server 2012 R2
Cheap and functional home server.
Uses HP XW6600 workstation motherboard, with two quad core 2.5 GHz Xeon processors, and 32GB or RAM. All for $120. I love eBay!
Used as NAS, Hyper-V for virtualization of development and test machines, and running SETI@Home on the weekends.
All in Antec 300 case for a nice looking and quiet box. Made some minor modifications to get it running with off-the-shelf 350W ATX PSU, and had to 3D print few parts to improve CPU cooling.
CPU performance similar to AMD FX-6300 Six-Core.
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Uses HP XW6600 workstation motherboard, with two quad core 2.5 GHz Xeon processors, and 32GB or RAM. All for $120. I love eBay!
Used as NAS, Hyper-V for virtualization of development and test machines, and running SETI@Home on the weekends.
All in Antec 300 case for a nice looking and quiet box. Made some minor modifications to get it running with off-the-shelf 350W ATX PSU, and had to 3D print few parts to improve CPU cooling.
CPU performance similar to AMD FX-6300 Six-Core.
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