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**Cid Highwind** · March 9th, 2009

I'd rather keep my CPU free for noise reasons, the Freezer 7Pro isn't exactly the quietest cooler out there and even with the GPU client it revs up to 1200RPM. My GPU cooler however, I can only applaud Sapphire for that

Let me update the starting post with the options for new folk.

EDIT:

Interesting, I tried underclocking my memory, just to keep the temperatures a bit lower, seems that when the memory is at half speed (400MHz / 1600 effectively) it takes roughly 16 seconds longer to add 1% (1.30min vs 1.47). I'm trying to find a nice balance here, couldn't find much info on it on the internet, but I do know that underclocking my core has a much higher effect on the calculations, and less an effect to power usage.

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PC Specs:
CPU: Intel Q8200 @ 2.8GHz

GPU: Sapphire ATi HD4870 / 1024MB / Core: 801 / Mem: 1000

Mobo: Gigabyte EP35-DS3 (rev 2.1)
SPU: Creative X-Fi Xtreme Music
RAM: 2GB Kingston HyperX DDR2 1066 @ 4-4-4-12 ~ 800MHz
HDD: 1TB Samsung Spinpoint, 32MB
PSU: Hiper Type-R 580W
Monitor: Iiyama B2403WS / 1920*1200

Geometry Wars: 198.400
Lumines: 999.999

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Last edited by Cid Highwind; March 9th, 2009 at 13:58..

March 9th, 2009	#22 (permalink)
Cid Highwind Human Metal Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Holland / Hungary Posts: 13,541	I'd rather keep my CPU free for noise reasons, the Freezer 7Pro isn't exactly the quietest cooler out there and even with the GPU client it revs up to 1200RPM. My GPU cooler however, I can only applaud Sapphire for that Let me update the starting post with the options for new folk. EDIT: Interesting, I tried underclocking my memory, just to keep the temperatures a bit lower, seems that when the memory is at half speed (400MHz / 1600 effectively) it takes roughly 16 seconds longer to add 1% (1.30min vs 1.47). I'm trying to find a nice balance here, couldn't find much info on it on the internet, but I do know that underclocking my core has a much higher effect on the calculations, and less an effect to power usage. __________________ PC Specs: CPU: Intel Q8200 @ 2.8GHz GPU: Sapphire ATi HD4870 / 1024MB / Core: 801 / Mem: 1000 Mobo: Gigabyte EP35-DS3 (rev 2.1) SPU: Creative X-Fi Xtreme Music RAM: 2GB Kingston HyperX DDR2 1066 @ 4-4-4-12 ~ 800MHz HDD: 1TB Samsung Spinpoint, 32MB PSU: Hiper Type-R 580W Monitor: Iiyama B2403WS / 19201200 Geometry Wars: 198.400 Lumines: 999.999 Join the NGEmu Folding @ Home community NOW!* Last edited by Cid Highwind; March 9th, 2009 at 13:58..