Tools to test overclock with PT stability?

[atticmike]

Hi,

What tools and settings do you use to test Pro Tools' stability?

I've so far used Aida 64 with my 9900k but that doesn't really prove to be stable.

Pro Tools does tend to trash a lot even though Aida 64's only FPU Test was stable and I know it is based on voltage.

Do you think I should try small like prime 95 small FFT avx and go down from 5.1 to 5 GHz?

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[JFreak]

Why not underclock if stabilitynis what you need?


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[The Weed]

Personally I would try using the stock clock and use Processor Affinity, one core off with Hyperthreading off and two cores off with Hyperthreading on.

[Obsidian Dragon]

What are you trying to achieve with overclocking? Usually overclocking is associated with gaming to squeeze a few more frames per second or for video rendering to reduce the time for rendering by a few percentage points. I'm not aware of any benefit for overclocking with Protools. I don't think you will get more tracks of recording or playback. Plugin performance is usually sample based so will see minimal improvement. About the only thing that I can imagine that can improve is bouncing to disk, and that will only be saving a few seconds per bounce. Maybe someone with experience with this can enlighten me.

[lesbrunn]

Originally Posted by Obsidian Dragon

What are you trying to achieve with overclocking? Usually overclocking is associated with gaming to squeeze a few more frames per second or for video rendering to reduce the time for rendering by a few percentage points. I'm not aware of any benefit for overclocking with Protools. I don't think you will get more tracks of recording or playback. Plugin performance is usually sample based so will see minimal improvement. About the only thing that I can imagine that can improve is bouncing to disk, and that will only be saving a few seconds per bounce. Maybe someone with experience with this can enlighten me.

I have fifteen years experience with overclocking CPU's, and you can definitely get much more from PT with a stable overclock. More tracks and plugins, snappier. It's like having a faster and more powerful CPU... PT will always love that. Careful though, overclocking can be dangerous if you don't know what you are doing!

[atticmike]

Originally Posted by lesbrunn

I have fifteen years experience with overclocking CPU's, and you can definitely get much more from PT with a stable overclock. More tracks and plugins, snappier. It's like having a faster and more powerful CPU... PT will always love that. Careful though, overclocking can be dangerous if you don't know what you are doing!

I am very experienced with OC as well but PT seems to have spikes that go beyond the tools i use to test stability.

I've just wondered whether somebody has used Tools which give them a more reliable environment when testing stability for Pro Tools.

I'm doing 5 GHz at 1.32 volts with medium LLC without an AVX offset and run FPU in Aida 64 only which is an AVX test, getting about 80-85 degrees. During normal operation, I'd sit between 40 and 60 degrees.

But even having tested it with Aida64 FPU avx doesn't give me complete stability because Like I said, Pro Tools has sometimes very power drawing spikes which then crap out the engine.

[EGS]

Originally Posted by atticmike

... Pro Tools does tend to trash a lot...

You need to troubleshoot why PT is crashing. OC is not the solution.

[lesbrunn]

Originally Posted by EGS

You need to troubleshoot why PT is crashing. OC is not the solution.

+1. First make sure PT is stable at the standard clock rate, before you even think of overclocking.

[lesbrunn]

Originally Posted by atticmike

Hi,

What tools and settings do you use to test Pro Tools' stability?

I've so far used Aida 64 with my 9900k but that doesn't really prove to be stable.

Pro Tools does tend to trash a lot even though Aida 64's only FPU Test was stable and I know it is based on voltage.

Do you think I should try small like prime 95 small FFT avx and go down from 5.1 to 5 GHz?

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The difference between 5.1 and 5GHz would hardly be noticeable, and if 5GHz would make your system stable, by all means go for it. Tweaking your voltage can help with stability, but you should know what are safe voltages for your CPU, and good cooling is very important for a successful overclock. Some of these tools will overstress the processor and affect its lifespan. Asus has a utility that's efficient without killing your CPU.

[JFreak]

I have also +40 years of experience hurting my knees and elbows when running too fast. So what was the point of overclocking again..?


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