try setting the units on a thin mat. i had some silicone sheets.
i set the silicone sheet onto a flat floor then the s-5 onto the sheet.
thus all air pushes through the s-5 no air leaks out of the bottom sides.
some of that air goes up to the top giving 1 or deg cooler.
as long as the boards are under 65 it seems to be okay.
i got 58-62 with good errors
i set the silicone sheet onto a flat floor then the s-5 onto the sheet.
thus all air pushes through the s-5 no air leaks out of the bottom sides.
some of that air goes up to the top giving 1 or deg cooler.
as long as the boards are under 65 it seems to be okay.
i got 58-62 with good errors
What would you define as good errors? I'm getting 0.05% now, is that considered acceptable?
just watch it to see if it declines .
if it drifts to 0.06 or 0.07 % no worries. If it goes to 0.25% try a slight under clock.
there is no big worry unless they go to 1 or 2%
Thank you! Will do further testing with some new fans today. I've gotten it pretty stable at 0.05-0.06%. One of the tricks, especially with 2 S5's sharing a single PSU (EVGA G2 1300) has been to put the fans on separate connections to the PSU instead of running off the S5's themselves. That way they are not sharing the power over the same cables. This helped errors come down a good amount - especially with the stock fans that are rated at 2amps each.
how has your gear worked for you over the last few weeks I figured I would follow up.
