overclock testbench machine

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dragonbat13

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This is really just a thought, But I have always wanted to try it.

I had read in some magazine when overclocking first became popular with people taking processors and overclocking them till they were damaged, just to see what would happen. I had always though about building a machine just to overclock the processor to test older (cheaper) processors and see just what they could do.

In this machine things such as graphics cards wouldnt be a big deal because it would only be used for testing.

Harddrives would only need to be large enough to contain the testing software, no pics, movies and such.

Is this viable? and what components would need to be considered to build it?

In the article I read they had talked about one processor that actually melted the socket in the motherboard before it failed! I just thought that was too cool.
 
One specific machine wouldn't do it. There has been a very wide range of processors and sockets over the years. You'd have to find separate AMD and Intel motherboards, and then find one that supports multiple processors. You'd also need a different motherboard for each socket. There are a lot of variables.
 
I've kinda been doing this same thing, just with relatively new hardware. It's always fun pushing crap to its limits. :P I started out with a Dell Optiplex GX280 that I received for free, and I've slowly upgraded each component to the point where it's now quite a lot faster, while overclocking everything along the way. The only components left from the Optiplex are my hard drive and my mouse. :)
 
Yea you could do it technically. You can get say an LGA775 setup going. Get a cheap video card and other cheap components and then just look for second hand LGA775 processors that are cheap like on eBay.

I, for one, would love to see the infamous Q6600 be pushed to the max. I used to have that cpu and I'm pretty sure it was considered one of the best LGA775 cpu's out at the time.

I'm not gonna lie though, with the socket melting, I've heard some people have that problem while overclocking the new AMD FX-series chips. :D
 
Supposedly, some users were complaining that after overclocking a Bulldozer chip, such as the FX-8120 or 8150, the cpu drew so much power from the power supply that it would either melt the socket or it would melt the actual positive side on an 8-pin cpu plug.

Also, after overclocking, the NB supposedly gets really hot too on the 990 or 890 chipsets.

I'll try to find the article and I'll post it up here in a bit as soon as I find it.
 
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