Need help deciding on 2 components for new pc build

[brkkab]

Now back to Folding@home after a pc restart.

 

[brkkab]

Didn't go back to folding yet. I reran AISuiteIII's 5-way optimization to overclock my cpu again.
I also reoverclocked my video card with Sapphire TriXX 3.0.
Results for both below.

 

[brkkab]

Now I'll run RealBench's stress test for 1 hour. If it's good I'll start folding again.

 

[brkkab]

Passed RealBench's stress test. Restarted folding.
Current folding score is : 5,672,423

 

[brkkab]

Reran 3DMark.
Time Spy: 4470
Fire Strike Extreme: 5776
Fire Strike: 11381
Now in a little bit after I eat, I'm gonna run Batman: Arkham City, Batman: Arkham Knight, DiRT 3, DiRT Showdown, Rise of the Tomb Raider, Tomb Raider and WWE 2K16's benchmarks.
Post those results afterwards.

 

[brkkab]

I forgot about Batman: Arkham Origins having a benchmark.
All were run at 2560x1080, v-synce off, Nvidia stuff off and highest settings possible.
Batman: Arkham City GOTY:
Min: 66
Max: 130
Avg: 100

Batman: Arkham Origins:
Min: 109
Max: 191
Avg: 152

Batman: Arkham Knight:
Min: 85
Max: 150
Avg: 104

DiRT 3 Complete Edition:
Total Frames: 6957
Avg. FPS: 156.62
Min. FPS: 136.09

DiRT Showdown:
Total Frames: 4882
Avg. FPS: 85.63
Min. FPS: 65.26

Rise of the Tomb Raider:
Mountain Peak:
59.01(Min.:6.84, Max.: 107.60)

Syria:
56.11 (Min.: 3.76, Max.: 107.60)

Overall Score: 58.51

Tomb Raider:
Min: 58.0
Max: 120.
Avg.: 86.4

WWE 2K16:
Avg.: 60
Max.: 60
Min.: 59
Score Ranking: A

 

[brkkab]

OOps. I forgot to increase my video card's mVolts before. It's now back at +60 like it should've been.

 

[brkkab]

The other day I check my old pc's folding score out. It was only up to about 480,00. I ran it back then 24/7. That was in 2013, though.

 

[nmsuk]

You need to overclock the CPU via the BIOS not the AI suite.

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[brkkab]

It automatically puts the changes in the uefi.

 

[brkkab]

Actually the 5-Way Optimization is better. It first overclocks the cpu until it crashes, then goes to last speed before crash happened, then it checks all fan speeds, can benchmark them too, then it does epu and basically everything else.
It stresses the cpu at each change until it bsod's. Then after you close 5-Way Optimization it set's all the settings for you in the uefi.
I'm new to overclocking, so it kind of teaches me.

 

[brkkab]

Mine bsod'd at 4.6GHz. , so it made it 4.5GHz.

 

[brkkab]

The only fans hooked up to my motherboard are the 4 fans for my Arctic Liquid Freezer 240. The case fans are all hooked to the cases fan controller and all are on high speed.
The Arctic fans wiring is unique, they can be daisy chained together. Each fan has two connectors, so another can plug into it.
When I get the EKWB EK-XLC Predator 240 Q.D.C. in February, the 2 add-on fans I get for push/pull are going to be hooked to my cases top panel of the fan controller, as no fans are hooked to that channel.
The bottom 2 fans hook to the radiator.

 

[nmsuk]

My front fans are both connected to sys_fan1 Top intake is sys_fan2 bottom intake is sys_fan3 and the fans in push pull on my AIO are controlled by corsair link. At idle the system is very quiet and cool. Under load the AIO makes the most noise but it's not overly loud. Can barely hear it while gaming.

 

[brkkab]

Whew, what I day. Iwas posting a response here at 7A.M. this morning and my cable modem power chord went bad. I just got my internet back 5 minutes ago.
Anyway, I forget what my response was, as I'm 3/4 asleep now.
I reran Real Bench this morning after changing the video cards mVolts to +60.
I also ran the Company of Heroes benchmarks, as I couldn't do much else without internet.
Company of Heroes:
Avg.: 59.6
Max.: 60.1
Min.: 40.3

Company of Heroes (Steam Edition):
Avg.: 59.2
Max.: 61.9
Min.: 44.3
Company of Heroes 2:
Min.: 47.81
Max.: 60.46
Avg.: 56.95

Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts:
Avg.: 59.8
Max.: 61.2
Min.: 40.7

Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor:
Avg.: 59.7
Max.: 60.2
Min.: 43.7

Real Bench Stress Test & Bennchmark results below.

 

[brkkab]

Yeah, I remember my Corsair H-80 & H-100. The Corsair fans are louder than most.
The only fan I hear in my pc are the 2 video card fans. That's only because of the fan curve I'm using

 

[brkkab]

I messed with Logitech's new version of it's Gaming Software and I finally figured out how to get my keyboard to blink in just one color.

 

[brkkab]

Asus just released uefi 3307 for the Maximus VIII motherboards. I just installed it and replied my overclock in the uefi. I also set VRM Spread Spectrum to disabled, CPU Power Phase Control to Extreme & CPU Power Duty Control to Extreme.
Those 3 were according to a Maximum PC cpu & video card overclock guide 3 issues ago.

 

[nmsuk]

Not bad for a AMD system. You beat me on everything but Multitasking

 

[brkkab]

My old pc was AMD w/Nvidia video cards. This one's Intel w/AMD video card. I've only got a i5 6600K, though. No hyper-threading.
Look at the right upper side of the RealBench screenshots. It lists my cpu, motherboard w/old uefi and ram.The uefi got updated a few hours ago.