hello, first post.
i've been trying this basic overclock for an old AMD phenom 9750 non-BE CPU (yes i know..). i'm using AMD Overdrive and have pushed the HT ref clock from 200 to 225 (2.4Ghz to 2.7ghz). running in 225 HT ref is stabe. Prime95+Battlefield 3 or just prime95 run for 2 hours and more and maxing at 60C. yes i know it's hot, but as long as it's in the limits i'm going with it.
the thing is, it doesn't matter in the benchmarks. i'm using PerformanceTest and the built in benchmark feature in overdrive. sometime, pushing up the clock give worse results! what gives? i don't mind too much about the health of my hardware - it's old but i'm sure it will last forever. so i'm pushing it.
the only question at this point is why benchmarks are showing worse result with more Ghz compared to the stock HT ref. and if not worse, defentialy not far better.
also, how can i tell if memory timing is what keeping me back?
Thanks in advance
Tom
i've been trying this basic overclock for an old AMD phenom 9750 non-BE CPU (yes i know..). i'm using AMD Overdrive and have pushed the HT ref clock from 200 to 225 (2.4Ghz to 2.7ghz). running in 225 HT ref is stabe. Prime95+Battlefield 3 or just prime95 run for 2 hours and more and maxing at 60C. yes i know it's hot, but as long as it's in the limits i'm going with it.
the thing is, it doesn't matter in the benchmarks. i'm using PerformanceTest and the built in benchmark feature in overdrive. sometime, pushing up the clock give worse results! what gives? i don't mind too much about the health of my hardware - it's old but i'm sure it will last forever. so i'm pushing it.
the only question at this point is why benchmarks are showing worse result with more Ghz compared to the stock HT ref. and if not worse, defentialy not far better.
also, how can i tell if memory timing is what keeping me back?
Thanks in advance
Tom