Storm-Chaser

I thought I'd go ahead and give this a whirl. Not sure If I will be a contender with my new setup but I'm just curious to see how these old chips compare with new tech. Just six easy steps! 1) Open AIDA64 2) Select Cache and Memory Benchmark, run test. 3) Only looking at bandwidth in this competition 4) Post your result as well as the primary tab in CPUz next to it 5) Scoring will be done by adding R/W/C result and then dividing by three 6) Please post as seen below:

I re-applied the liquid metal paste and it's better but still not perfect, I think the pump might be failing at this point. I have another one.

Just downloaded benchmate and tried my hand at a few tests, so far so good. I really like the new machine.

Okay I still need to go back and add more liquid metal to the back CPU, but it's running much better now.

Some pictures from last night during the liquid metal install. PC on the left is a Z820, which is also maxed out with 64GB 8 channel memory and two 2673 v2 processors. Again, please forgive my potato phone. Moving on to undervolting this processor next. Im happy with memory bandwidth for now. Plus a fresh install of Windows 10 to go with the new rig.

YAY for second place at HWBOT! Out of 4 lol. But at least I know I should be able to get some points for the team because my setup is so obscurre.

Okay I find the better source and plus it's even cheaper than I thought... HP Z820 Liquid Cooling Heatsink Module 635869-002 WWW.EBAY.COM For Sale:HP Z820 Workstation Liquid Cooling Heatsink Module 635869-002. Tested Ok, Ready for resale.

Well I didn't find them quite a low as I was hoping for you, but at least, this one is 50% better than the one you posted first... HP Liquid Cooling CPU Heatsink 635869-002 for HP Z820 Workstation 100% TESTED! WWW.EBAY.COM HP Liquid Cooling CPU Heatsink 635869-002 for HP Z820 Workstation 100% TESTED!.

Here is my new rig, the z840 workstation, pretty much fully maxed out. but I still may be able to get more out of it on the present hardware. This is not a 2699 v3, it's a 2696 v3, which is better than flag ship as it has higher turbo (3.8GHz vs 3.6GHz)

I am using the liquid coolers. you don't need the z coolers. These liquid coolers are better than the stock air cooler and the stock z coolers. These liquid coolers are about $80 on ebay, in good condition. These liquid coolers also fit the z820 as well... so you can buy from either source If I were you I would go with the xeon 2696 v3 which is better than the flagship 2699v3 in that it has the same amount of cores and same base speed but it has a 3.8GHz turbo as opposed to 3.6GHz turbo on the 2696v3. It's probably also a little bit cheaper as well. System back online after liquid metal upgrade. you wont believe the changes... despite having some liquid metal leak onto the memory slots I was able to clean it up and get that issue resolved.

More progress on memory tuning, don't like the latency # but for now I am switching to undervolt tuning for more aggressive tuning. Taking system down for liquid metal now that I have some baseline temp runs. EDIT: If Price ever comes down on V4 processors, I can upgrade and then capitalize on DDR4 2400MHz memory, as the limitation for v3 processors is only 2133 (but it is 2400mhz rated)... Core 0 seems to be running a bit higher than core 1, which is odd because it is first in the air stream, and it's for the most part, pushing less wattage.

You have my undivided attention.

Sounds... thrilling! Guessing it's like 8-12 independent CPUs w/ HT in a blade type setup? Looking forward to see what you've got. Just fair warning. There is no going back at this point. welcome to the machine. lol

Just reached about +5GB/s across those rows with more tuning but unfortunately added 10 ns latency as well. but still tweaking to be done, it's getting there! liquid metal coming today and trying to undervolt as well. (for more aggressive turboing)

RAM finally showed up so now I am finally able to get the new rig up and running Still have to apply the liquid metal - just wanted to make sure everything posted. Using throttlestop to tweak voltages and turbo (to the extent that I can), still working on bringing the latency down but it's on par otherwise for DDR4 2133 8 channel ram config.... Pictures (eventually) to follow, here are some preliminary results...

The competition here is still going but I'm not going to be able to update the table anymore, so we can still post results but we will have to figure out placings as we go. Sorry guys, lets just monitor scores as we go from here on out. I just don't have the time anymore to update it. In terms of other cooling/computer/etc content post here, well I don't mind it in general, since the competition itself is basically on "autopilot" mode now. As long as the content is good and relevant we can brain-storm (see what I did there?) about it here in this thread and then secondarily if the content is good enough, move to it's own thread. But by all means don't be worried about different content posted here.

Yeah the board is pretty bad ass. Especially when you see it out of the case:

Fixing tomorrow.

If you turn the radiators and fans around in the case and pump chilled water through them it does likely have a reliability benefit if your enclosure is sealed up. Obviously this wont work very well if you are caseless, but it might be a cool idea to test out and see what happens. Basically, instead of using the radiators to heat the case you are using them to cool the internal components.

Whaaat??? I've never seen anything like that before. Plus, your attention to detail is basically 100%. Also I like that you have quick disconnect fittings on most of the important lines. It's got to be breeze to work on the cooling system because of that.

Be sure to get a wireless mouse and keyboard and extensions for other hardware. You could place a cover over the 5 gal bucket to help keeping it cool.

Are you going to get one? Problem is I am not running caseless, so I would have to put this computer on it's side to use the pot and unfortunately my water cooling system does not like laying flat and things go wrong. EDIT: Running methanol is pretty extreme, so there is no guarantee that it will not damage components in your loop, so take what I say with a grain of salt. That being said, here is my take: I've been running meth for about 3-4 months now and have had no problems whatsoever. No leaks or anything like that. The pumps seem fine as well, same RPM as will standard coolant. Then again I'm only running 40% methanol, so hard to say exactly how your loop will respond to 100% methanol. Regarding the o-rings, I use Hylomar HPF, a sealant that is typically used for transmission cases and engines, but the important factor here is that it doesn't cure. It always remains pliable and can be removed easily but is still highly effective and wont wash away and expose the orings to meth. I used it on my loop and can say for certain it's highly effective.