Intial overclocking results with a XP2200+

[Paul.K]

Hi guys,

I would like to share with you's my intial results from my XP2200+ overclocking results.

Firstly the stepping is:

AIRGA 9 Week 32

At the moment it is running nicely at 2.1Ghz with 1.8volts straight out of the box. I also picked up a AT7 MAX2 based on the KT400 chipset. Had a few minor issues but have resolve them now. I have to say I am extremely happy with this overclock for these poor overclocking chips.


Paul..

[Paul.K]

Here's a Sandra Benchmark at 2.1Ghz.

[Skiing Squirrel]

Wow, I didnt know the 2200+ were that good. They just crush intel!

[Starfoxer]

look at his week!!!
what kind of cooling?

[Paul.K]

Starfoxer,

I too was very supprised at the week. The new T-Bred B revisions were initial made in week 31 which we've seen numerous review around the WWW. I will try for more speed soon just one to give a little burn in time. However a 300mhz overclock isnt too shabby for these poor overclockers. Also how much voltage do you reckon is safe for T-Bred processors???


Paul..

[The Coolest]

There's no concrete info on the exact highest allowed vcore yet for these CPUs, the XP Palomino would safely get to 2.1 with good cooling, my guess is don't go over 1.9volts with this chip. I'm not too sure, but seening how P4s die from overvolting does make you wonder if the new AMD chips are just or close as fragile as the P4s...

What kind of cooling do you have there, and what RAM?

[Paul.K]

I'm using watercooling with a Maze 3 and a GF4 waterblock all from DD. My RAM is Corsair XMS PC3200 Cas 2. I was doing 200FSB with max timings last night. This ram is awesome.....




Paul.

[Seal]

sweet, i'm planning on doing the same after i've burned in my processor and ram. I was told previously that my AIRGA chip wasnt very overclockable at all and that the max i would expect to get was around 1950, that made me upset as i thought i wouldnt be able to join the 2GHz club :(, optimistically things are looking up! ur xp with same serial is doing 2.1ghz, now that cant be bad can it!!!

i'll post my results as soon as i get them.

My (unlocked) processor is running 166mhz ram with a mult of 11x166 = 1826mhz


Oh yeah and in that pic at the top it says ur running a 12 x 175mhz, in ur sig it says 10.5 x 200?????

What u think i can reach with my 166 samsung ram?

Thanks
Seal

[Paul.K]

Hi Seal,

If its Samsung original (ie PCB +chips are Samsung) you should be able to reach 190-200FSB with the right memory timings. For me Im using Corsair XMS PC3200 Cas2 and it can do 220 FSB but my WD HD cant handle that speed.

I usually run my system at the following settings (see screenshot) with max memory timings which gives me the best performance. I will hold off buying the XP2600+ until Barton arrives since this chip is rock stable (passes prime) at 2.11Ghz @ 1.8V. Havent tried any higher yet! But I will.....


What Vcore are people using for these T-Breds.

A note on the temperature readings from the AT7 Max2 . The bios reports both the internal (on die) and external (socket) readings from the CPU. The temperature difference between the 2 readings is 10C.

Paul..

[Seal]

Hmmm, i'm stuck on 1925MHz at the moment, i can go higher but i wont pass Prime95 :(.

What ram are you using and what voltage for the ram?

Also what are your temperatures? I'm at 48 deg c full load at the moment,

vcore 1.7
vdimm 2.75
175 x 11 = 1925
agressive ram timings

[SBeaver]

Paul.K: Your FPU seems very low still. How does that impact performance compared to the P4 with a much higher score there?

[ReTiCuLeX]

I know for a fact my stupid Radeon 9700 Pro is holding me back from 2ghz or more. The monitor just goes off and I get BEEP BEEP BEEP; then i gota reboot after 4mins in a game or so.My water cool it I gave up on it lol I can't get all the air out. My dad ain't gona help me so screw it. Anyhow Paul , could you please post your temps? Also your ddr ram voltage :) , thanks. Nice oc bro.

ReTiCuLeX

[walldow]

what is the major diferance in the a and b core. i have one of the earlier a cores. and the stepping sucks, before i unlocked the chip i was running stable at141x13.5@1906mhz. i unlocked the chip so i could use the 1/5 divider on my mobo. but just to get stock speeds of 1.8ghz i had to up the v-core to 1.9?

running currently at 166x11(333mhz fsb)@1826mhz
v-core 1.90
temps 53 c on load
voltage on dimm set at 2.70

system is stable but its realy running hot? anyone have any sugestions?

[deathstar13]

nice oc man.
ive been wondering when someone would say how good the 2200 is treating them.mine is a week 34! runs cool,oc's nice too.
2gig on air!

altho it doesnt take alot of voltage either.im running 1.775v at the moment.anything above 1.8 doesnt seem to help much on air.plus asus overvolts the mobo anyhow.mabey h20 itll be better.my temps are great also.not h20 great but alot better than most would think.

if ya can and i think its not a prob for you seeing the parts.try some higher fsb.id like to see how high u can get.im limited to 180fsb at the moment due to my ram.new ram on the way.my goal is 200 fsb.

i wish people would stop knocking this chip now.mabey after they see what the newer batches can do itll change some minds?

[Emericana]

where did you buy your 2200 from... newegg?

[deathstar13]

mine was retail comp store.in columbus ohio.computer success.

[Emericana]

if "B" versions of these are ever released you should be able to get a great overclock and these may in time become the new 1600+...... 1800mhz to 2300mhz not too shabby.

i doubt that we will ever see 2100+ or below in tbred b tho cause we dont even see them in tbred A yet!

[Seal]

*BUMP*

Update, i've just ordered watercooling so 2GHz club isnt too far off for me now!

Im currently running 186*10.5=1953MHz Which is pretty much the max my chip will go at with air cooling.

I've tested my ram anyways (samsung 2700) and the max i can run is around 195MHz standard timings, not bad since its ment to run at 166MHz I'm quite pleased with it.

I'll post my clock agen when my wc is fitted.