AMD Athlon 64 3800+ advice

Same · 08-11-06, 09:20 PM

Hi let me start off by giving you my system specs:

AMD Athlon 64 3800+ (Venice Core)
DFI Infinity NF4 SLi mobo
1 x GeForce 7900GT
4 x 512MB DDR400 PC-3200 RAM
Vigor Monsoon TEC CPU Active Cooling System (Thermodynamics)

my CPU starts at 2.4GHZ, i recently overclocked it to 2.7GHZ
however, although it passes CPU Stability Tests i want to make sure with you guys who know what your doing that it wont break like next week

Unoverclocked:
CPU Temps Idle: 24-25C
CPU Temps Full Load: 29-30C
200MHz x 12 multiplier = 2.4GHZ
CPU Voltage: 1.42

Overclocked:
CPU Temps Idle: 25-27C
CPU Temps Full Load: 35-39
225MHz x 12 multiplier = 2.7GHZ
CPU Voltage: 1.59

i just wanted to make sure everything here is ok as ive never overclocked anything before LoL. Thanx for any help or warnings.

hitbyaprkedcar7 · 08-11-06, 09:39 PM

Looks good

Temps are great, try not to go above 50c on load.

Oh and btw,

to the forums !!

PWatterson · 08-11-06, 09:43 PM

First off,

to the OCForums! We are glad to have you here!

You overclock looks great so far. The only thing that I could see possibly being an issue is the voltage. Can you back it down a little? Or does it need that much to be stable? Also, read the stickies in this section if you have not already. They contain some great information.

And no, you CPU will not break next week.

hitbyaprkedcar7 · 08-11-06, 09:51 PM

Ohh yeah i forgot to edit my post about the voltage. I saw that after i posted, lol. I wouldnt run it much more than that if i were you... Although, i ran mine at 1.6 for a while

Same · 08-11-06, 10:48 PM

Hi guys, thanks for the info and welcome

Also, i tried on lower voltage(1.475-1.550), and this is the least i could do to be stable, wil that be fine?

AlabamaCajun · 08-11-06, 10:58 PM

You can probably get that proc to run on 1.45 at 225. You may find that you only need to raise the voltage when you pass 240.

Same · 08-11-06, 11:26 PM

i tried on 1.475-1.550 before tho, and programs crashed / windows restarted usually

everything seems to be working well when CPU Voltage Control is set to 1.575 (CPU uses 1.59 voltage), but if i left the voltage on this high setting of 1.59 could it cause any problems in the future?

Same · 08-12-06, 04:04 PM

i decided to change stuff around

Now it only runs at 2640MHz (2.64GHz)

but im running it on default/stock VCore (1.42)

so the only thing that is overclocked / changed is my speed is now from 200 to 220, vcore, etc are the same.

AlabamaCajun · 08-12-06, 05:31 PM

OK my bad I though that was the X2, I can see where you would need to go to at least 1.50 to 1.525 to stabling it. Getting about 2.7 on a number of chips is tough. I've seen 2.7 on my Sandy but it takes a little wiggling to get it there.

hitbyaprkedcar7 · 08-12-06, 09:56 PM

^^^

Oh but the new ones are oc'ing like crazy!

Nice clock all together

Lets see some benches

08-11-06, 09:20 PM	Thread Starter #1
Same Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Maryland, US	AMD Athlon 64 3800+ advice Hi let me start off by giving you my system specs: AMD Athlon 64 3800+ (Venice Core) DFI Infinity NF4 SLi mobo 1 x GeForce 7900GT 4 x 512MB DDR400 PC-3200 RAM Vigor Monsoon TEC CPU Active Cooling System (Thermodynamics) my CPU starts at 2.4GHZ, i recently overclocked it to 2.7GHZ however, although it passes CPU Stability Tests i want to make sure with you guys who know what your doing that it wont break like next week Unoverclocked: CPU Temps Idle: 24-25C CPU Temps Full Load: 29-30C 200MHz x 12 multiplier = 2.4GHZ CPU Voltage: 1.42 Overclocked: CPU Temps Idle: 25-27C CPU Temps Full Load: 35-39 225MHz x 12 multiplier = 2.7GHZ CPU Voltage: 1.59 i just wanted to make sure everything here is ok as ive never overclocked anything before LoL. Thanx for any help or warnings.
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08-11-06, 09:39 PM	#2
hitbyaprkedcar7 Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Barnegat, NJ	Looks good Temps are great, try not to go above 50c on load. Oh and btw, to the forums !! __________________ [:::::CPU::::\\//:::::: AMD64 4800+X2 @2.9ghz::::::\\//::] [::::MOBO:::\\//::::::ASUS A8N32 SLI DELUXE::::::::\\//::] [:::::GPU::::\\//:::::: Dual BFG 7900GTX's SLI ::::::\\//:::] [:::SOUND:::\\//::Sound Blaster X-Fi ExtremeMusic::\\//:::] [:::::RAM::::\\//:::::2gb OCZ Platinum 2-3-2-5::::::\\//:::] [:::::HDD::::\\//::4x37gb WD Raptors RAID 0+1:::::\\//:::] [:::::PSU::::\\//::::::OCZ 520watt ModStream:::::::\\//:::] [::::COOL:::\\//:::: D5:TDX:2xMAZE4:120.3BIP2::::\\//:::] <QUOTE> [[benbaked]] - I've heard those words before, she was complaining about me not listening to her or something, I dunno exactly what I wasn't really paying attention.</QUOTE> :mad: :mad: Oh the HEAT:mad: :mad:
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08-11-06, 09:43 PM	#3
PWatterson Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Annapolis, MD	First off, to the OCForums! We are glad to have you here! You overclock looks great so far. The only thing that I could see possibly being an issue is the voltage. Can you back it down a little? Or does it need that much to be stable? Also, read the stickies in this section if you have not already. They contain some great information. And no, you CPU will not break next week. __________________ Personal: Intel E3110 - Biostar TPower I45 - 2x2Gb Mushkin Redline - eVGA GTX260 Core 216 - WD VelociRaptor 74Gb RAID 0 - Seasonic S12II Bronze 520w - Antec Twelve Hundred Spare: AMD Opteron 165 (2601 MHz @ 1.325v x 110%) - DFI nF4 Lanparty SLI-DR - 2x1Gb OCZ Platinum - eVGA 7800gt SLI - WD 120Gb - Enermax 350w Gov't Issued Desktop: Intel E8400 - Dell Motherboard- 4Gb DDR2 - ATI Radeon HD4670 512 Mb - 320Gb Seagate Gov't Issued Netbook: Intel Atom Z520 - 1GB DDR2 - 40Gb PATA
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08-11-06, 09:51 PM	#4
hitbyaprkedcar7 Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Barnegat, NJ	Ohh yeah i forgot to edit my post about the voltage. I saw that after i posted, lol. I wouldnt run it much more than that if i were you... Although, i ran mine at 1.6 for a while __________________ [:::::CPU::::\\//:::::: AMD64 4800+X2 @2.9ghz::::::\\//::] [::::MOBO:::\\//::::::ASUS A8N32 SLI DELUXE::::::::\\//::] [:::::GPU::::\\//:::::: Dual BFG 7900GTX's SLI ::::::\\//:::] [:::SOUND:::\\//::Sound Blaster X-Fi ExtremeMusic::\\//:::] [:::::RAM::::\\//:::::2gb OCZ Platinum 2-3-2-5::::::\\//:::] [:::::HDD::::\\//::4x37gb WD Raptors RAID 0+1:::::\\//:::] [:::::PSU::::\\//::::::OCZ 520watt ModStream:::::::\\//:::] [::::COOL:::\\//:::: D5:TDX:2xMAZE4:120.3BIP2::::\\//:::] <QUOTE> [[benbaked]] - I've heard those words before, she was complaining about me not listening to her or something, I dunno exactly what I wasn't really paying attention.</QUOTE> :mad: :mad: Oh the HEAT:mad: :mad:
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08-11-06, 10:48 PM	Thread Starter #5
Same Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Maryland, US	Hi guys, thanks for the info and welcome Also, i tried on lower voltage(1.475-1.550), and this is the least i could do to be stable, wil that be fine?
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08-11-06, 10:58 PM	#6
AlabamaCajun Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: A Labyrinth	You can probably get that proc to run on 1.45 at 225. You may find that you only need to raise the voltage when you pass 240. __________________ Main Rigs Developement -Phen2 1090T on Asus 870 Fun -Callisto 555BE, Asus 990FX Sabortooth,ATI HD3870 CDs, Labels, Printing etc- 5000BBE, GA790FX, Wintec 800 4G.HD2600XT Rendering Server- 4x Barcelona 8347s. Tyan S4980 Quad, 16G (2G Kingston per socket). Folding, Testing- Vista, Regor 265 X2 on Asus 880, dead- Phen2-940 AM2, DFI790FX-M2R,Corsair-PC6400 CL4 Theme Park Builder 3D The Game- Build-em and Ride-em.
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08-11-06, 11:26 PM	Thread Starter #7
Same Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Maryland, US	i tried on 1.475-1.550 before tho, and programs crashed / windows restarted usually everything seems to be working well when CPU Voltage Control is set to 1.575 (CPU uses 1.59 voltage), but if i left the voltage on this high setting of 1.59 could it cause any problems in the future?
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08-12-06, 04:04 PM	Thread Starter #8
Same Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Maryland, US	i decided to change stuff around Now it only runs at 2640MHz (2.64GHz) but im running it on default/stock VCore (1.42) so the only thing that is overclocked / changed is my speed is now from 200 to 220, vcore, etc are the same.
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08-12-06, 05:31 PM	#9
AlabamaCajun Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: A Labyrinth	OK my bad I though that was the X2, I can see where you would need to go to at least 1.50 to 1.525 to stabling it. Getting about 2.7 on a number of chips is tough. I've seen 2.7 on my Sandy but it takes a little wiggling to get it there. __________________ Main Rigs Developement -Phen2 1090T on Asus 870 Fun -Callisto 555BE, Asus 990FX Sabortooth,ATI HD3870 CDs, Labels, Printing etc- 5000BBE, GA790FX, Wintec 800 4G.HD2600XT Rendering Server- 4x Barcelona 8347s. Tyan S4980 Quad, 16G (2G Kingston per socket). Folding, Testing- Vista, Regor 265 X2 on Asus 880, dead- Phen2-940 AM2, DFI790FX-M2R,Corsair-PC6400 CL4 Theme Park Builder 3D The Game- Build-em and Ride-em.
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08-12-06, 09:56 PM	#10
hitbyaprkedcar7 Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Barnegat, NJ	^^^ Oh but the new ones are oc'ing like crazy! Nice clock all together Lets see some benches __________________ [:::::CPU::::\\//:::::: AMD64 4800+X2 @2.9ghz::::::\\//::] [::::MOBO:::\\//::::::ASUS A8N32 SLI DELUXE::::::::\\//::] [:::::GPU::::\\//:::::: Dual BFG 7900GTX's SLI ::::::\\//:::] [:::SOUND:::\\//::Sound Blaster X-Fi ExtremeMusic::\\//:::] [:::::RAM::::\\//:::::2gb OCZ Platinum 2-3-2-5::::::\\//:::] [:::::HDD::::\\//::4x37gb WD Raptors RAID 0+1:::::\\//:::] [:::::PSU::::\\//::::::OCZ 520watt ModStream:::::::\\//:::] [::::COOL:::\\//:::: D5:TDX:2xMAZE4:120.3BIP2::::\\//:::] <QUOTE> [[benbaked]] - I've heard those words before, she was complaining about me not listening to her or something, I dunno exactly what I wasn't really paying attention.</QUOTE> :mad: :mad: Oh the HEAT:mad: :mad:
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