Design of Experiments for OC?

[Mr. Fri]

It seems to me that getting the best combination of FSB, Vcore, and multiplier is a lot of trial and error.

Has anyone ever done a DoE to figure out the absolute best conditions for their OC? I'd like to see what the process space is for these factors and if there's a sweet spot that's not obvious when doing single varable experiments.

Mr. Fri

(For those of you who are not familiar with DoEs, it's a way to run an experiment by varying more than one variable at a time. The results are mapped into a "process space" which show the best settings for the desired output. By varying more than one variable at a time, certain operating conditions can be found that would not be seen by traditional vary-one-variable-at-a-time experiments.)

[AS3]

It seems to me that getting the best combination of FSB, Vcore, and multiplier is a lot of trial and error.

if you read my signature then you will know where this response is coming from.

RESPONSE: wtf is wrong with trial and error? LOL
im quite serious trial and error has been mankinds way of gaining knowledge about the world since the "beginning"
and if it has gotten us this far then...why mess with something if it is not broken?
(dont worry i know you are the 'innovative' type) ;)

[Mr. Fri]

I agree, logic is powerful. That's why I'm surprised you would think trial and error is the way to go. :p

Science was developed as a way to put logic and reason into a confusing world view.

(I might also add that we would not have such fast product-to-market times with newer, faster CPUs if semiconductor process engineers didn't do DoEs.):cool: