If thats the chip I am thinking of it really likes DICE ;)

You supposed to let it sit in an off state first?

I really wish my probe had gotten here.. With it off I am reading -25C CPU socket temp in windows coretemp is reading and HW sensor is reading -2C (28F) cpu socket temp

I rechecked the mount, its solid....

Windows core temp will not work. Dont play around with socket temp, just strap that probe onto the base of the pot.

edit... oh I see what your saying, you have no probe :)

Just keep it cold, you dont need a probe with DICE, its only going to get to -78c or something like that. That chip has no cold bug so keep it nailed cold.

No need to let it stay in off state ??

K.. I been trying to stir it up and keep it cold. Gettign confused between this and my 555BE.

Booting at 4400, can boot at 4500... at 4500 even opening CPUz crashes the PC though.

Tried higher CPUNB and back to stock.

I am missing something for sure

How much alcohol are you supposed to use? I put about 1" in the pot... then added a couple of pieces of dice. I have tried adding enough Dice to raise the alcohol level to the top of the pot (i have cup on top of it to fight splatter


I have stirred and poked run up to 1.6vcore... upped other voltage brought them back down.. and cant even reach 4.6 let alone the 5 plus other c2ers are getting...

Remember AMD really needs to have RAM tuned correctly to get good clocks.

Bust that DICE up into a powder and use the powder, its much better at keeping it cold. Your good with the Acetone.

Just keep Acetone in the pot and dont pack it full of DICE chunks, just use powder for better effect.

When I ran DICE I never had to stir it, because I dont use chunks that just clogs up the pot.

Dont make me sick Chew on you for not using powder LOLOL

Its mostly powder...

Your a good man :) :clapping:

Well no love tonight.

Going to remove the pot rip up the insulation on both sides of the board and try it with another chip.

I went so far as to roll up a papertowl and shove it around hte open area between the pot and the CPU... pulled it of after an hour.. no frost.

ran it without the paper towel, and the CPU frosted right up. So thinking my insulation is good.

Nothing around the CPU socket even gets chilly so thinking the rubber eraser is a bit of Bazooka level overkill considering my environment.

Since I was able to do 4.6GHz CPUz with the 555BE with water, I am going to see if I can abuse that later.

Someday I will figure out what I did wrong with this quad core it just wont be tonight.

if the frost is quick to build up....either your humidity is high or your insulation is thin... the former sounds like the culprit.... we got a dehumidifier and it works great :D

no no...

Misconstrued...

no frost built up AT ALL. Even the cup I put on top of the pot..I got it frosty when i overfilled the pot.. even then... nothing like you guys living in warm humid environments experience. (Honestly something is wrong with the house heater.. it is dumping water outside whenever its on... I am no HVAC guy though.. so...)

I took a thin styrofoam cup of powdered dice and sat in on the table next to me.. after 5 minutes it had a little frost on it, not enough to make me not be able to grab it with my bare hand though.

My point was that I WAS NOT building up frost.. and assumed it was a problem with the connection between the pot and the CPU

Once I removed the wad of paper towel and let air in though.. the CPU frosted right up....

So it IS getting cold.. im having other issues though. Been IMing Bill and I see that maybe I was a bit prudish with some of the subvolts. I already know from my talks with brian you cant push mem AND IMC... and expect fascinating results... but at the same time I pushed neither and hit a wall.

Just weird cuz on a c3 chip.. I dont need to do anything with the IMC... leave it at 2000 and shoot to 4.6GHz