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ROGBot
Hey there RoGers.
Let me start by saying thank you for the invaluable information nestled away in these forums. I've learned a good amount about the Asus motherboards I use, and the overclocking process in general.
I'm here today for some advice regarding a heavy overclock scheme I've applied to 10 Rampage V extreme 5960X machines. The build:
iStarUSA D-400L-7 4U Server Chassis
Silicon Power S60 120GB SSD
16GB Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB DDR4 2666MHz (PC4-21300) (CMK16GX4M4A2666C15) RAM
i7-5960X Haswell-E 8-Core 3.0GHz Processor
ASUS ROG RAMPAGE V EXTREME/U3.1 LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 SATA 6Gb/s Motherboard
EKWB L360 Water Cooling Kit (Triple Radiator, CPU + VRM + PCH monoblocks)
So, these machines are used as Ubuntu Server 14.04 FFMPEG encoding machines. Our particular process dictates that high CPU clock speed is god, and I'm under pressure to keep these machines "Stable" at speeds of 4.6-4.8GHz. In house testing, I'm able to get every single machine to 4.7GHz within reasonable temperature ranges, besides one.
Stability has been hit or miss. Some machines have been running for 14 months + at 4.7GHz without a hiccup. Other machines have been plagued by spontaneous reboots, hang ups, and reboots + "Overclock failed" msg.
So I'd like to post my current O/C settings and get some feedback on what I could tweak to improve stability, what I am doing wrong, etc. I appreciate any feedback in advanced.
Some questions I have:
Are there supporting voltages I need to specify to increase stability?
Are there settings I've left that could use a set value?
Should I always give the option to ofset voltages by a positive value? Should I set that value?
I've not changed any settings in submenus from Auto. Are there settings in the Power Control or other submenus that I should adjust to increase stability or ensure that my machines remain at full capacity when under a full encoding process?
Would an M2 SSD or an additional 16GB RAM improve FFMPEG encode performance?
Ought I upgrade to 2800MHz RAM or try to increase the clock speed on these modules (stability is a concern here)?
Any advice or tips to aid me on my quest for speed and stability are greatly appreciated!
Let me start by saying thank you for the invaluable information nestled away in these forums. I've learned a good amount about the Asus motherboards I use, and the overclocking process in general.
I'm here today for some advice regarding a heavy overclock scheme I've applied to 10 Rampage V extreme 5960X machines. The build:
iStarUSA D-400L-7 4U Server Chassis
Silicon Power S60 120GB SSD
16GB Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB DDR4 2666MHz (PC4-21300) (CMK16GX4M4A2666C15) RAM
i7-5960X Haswell-E 8-Core 3.0GHz Processor
ASUS ROG RAMPAGE V EXTREME/U3.1 LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 SATA 6Gb/s Motherboard
EKWB L360 Water Cooling Kit (Triple Radiator, CPU + VRM + PCH monoblocks)
So, these machines are used as Ubuntu Server 14.04 FFMPEG encoding machines. Our particular process dictates that high CPU clock speed is god, and I'm under pressure to keep these machines "Stable" at speeds of 4.6-4.8GHz. In house testing, I'm able to get every single machine to 4.7GHz within reasonable temperature ranges, besides one.
Stability has been hit or miss. Some machines have been running for 14 months + at 4.7GHz without a hiccup. Other machines have been plagued by spontaneous reboots, hang ups, and reboots + "Overclock failed" msg.
So I'd like to post my current O/C settings and get some feedback on what I could tweak to improve stability, what I am doing wrong, etc. I appreciate any feedback in advanced.
Some questions I have:
Are there supporting voltages I need to specify to increase stability?
Are there settings I've left
Should I always give the option to ofset voltages by a positive value? Should I set that value?
I've not changed any settings in submenus from Auto. Are there settings in the Power Control or other submenus that I should adjust to increase stability or ensure that my machines remain at full capacity when under a full encoding process?
Would an M2 SSD or an additional 16GB RAM improve FFMPEG encode performance?
Ought I upgrade to 2800MHz RAM or try to increase the clock speed on these modules (stability is a concern here)?
Any advice or tips to aid me on my quest for speed and stability are greatly appreciated!
