stephanelamarque

What cooling system are you using? And how stable are the overclocked 2600k for rendering? I am looking forward to build 2 pc based on them if they are worth it. Thanks

Thanks for the reply Chris. Could you tell me the overclocking settings for i7 970? I might do the test run on my current one before deciding.

So is it worth it to get 2 overclocked pcs? I mean, is it worth getting overclocked processor for rendering and in terms of stability, do I expose myself to getting volatile workstations? How could I minimise those risks or what alternative processor would you advise me?

Thanks for your reply. I was looking for a rather big heatsink as the overclocking will definitely raise the temperature of the processor but do you think this one is adequate for this build or I'd rather go for some water cooling like the Corsair Hydro Series H60? I'm still looking for reviews on the heatsinks and the water cooling for the overclocked i7 2600k. I got an SSD on my current i7 970 and it definitely makes a difference, so going to switch the primary to a 160gb SSD for these ones as well. These pcs will be used for pre-render and rendering so I'll need a strong card and processor on both of them. And also I'm going to use Vray RT and it had some good result on my actual GPU (Ati Firepro v5800)

Hi everyone, I'm building up a pc for rendering and I'm looking for something middle range that won't be too costly but still gets the job done. Please note that this pc will be used or a year or so before moving the new 2011 socket and high end workstation cards. Processor - i7 2600k (overclocked at 4.4ghz) Mobo - Asus p8p67 (rev 3.1) Ram - Kingston 16gb (4 x 4gb) 1600mhz Heatsink - Coolermaster V6GT (with Arctic Silver 5) VGA - ATI Firepro v5800 PSU - Antec 750w Primary HD - 500gb (operating system 64 bit) Secondary HD - 2Tb Can anyone how have been using the overclocked 2600k tell me if this built is fine? I usually render for around 20 to 30 hours over a normal working week. And also if the heatsink I got is fine for these kind of frequency. Like I said, this pc is to be used until next year as I am aware that the overclocking will shorten it's lifespan. but if anyone can recommend me a better frequency, heatsink, mobo, etc to extend this lifespan by another year that would be really cool. Thanks. Stephane