Got my new SD 3700

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Well seeing as im still stuck with a 939 motherboard and will be for quite some time yet I decided to upgrade from my Winchester core 3200 (2.5ghz 1.52V) to a 3700 SD core.
Im using an Asus A8V mobo and so far im prime stable 2.8ghz 1.36v. The chip is a 3700BN KAB2E from Ewiz. It had a slightly bent pint on arival which was easy to straighten out.
I aslo had it running over night at 2.9ghz 1.44v prime stable. This motherboard is gets flakey at high FSB speeds so I need to wait for my Epox 9NDA3+ to come back from RMA to give it a real test.

So far though im happy with the 3700

 

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I bet , you gota love those SD cores , Nice low Vcore you might have a 3ghz+ chip

 

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I just got a SD 3700 with that same stepping. I hope it overclocks that well.
Is that on air? what vcore voltage? Some reviews said they needed high vcore to get the high overclocks.

 

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That is on air, I included my Vcore voltages in my first post. I think with this stepping you really cant go wrong enjoy.

 

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You've inspired me to order one for myself...... had been debating for a while, but $82 shipped to my door for a KAB2E is tough to beat

 

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I got mine from Ewiz too. Mine is probally from the same batch..
1.36 volts on air with that overclock is great.

 

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My new CPU just showed up today and, much to my dismay, it's a KAB1E

Figured it'd come from the same batch and I'd get a KAB2E, but no such luck. Maybe I'll luck out and get a good chip, gotta wait till my new board arrives....

 

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||Console|| said:

I bet , you gota love those SD cores , Nice low Vcore you might have a 3ghz+ chip

Click to expand...

My board is acting weird. When I try to OC, it doesn't. Then I noticed that it went to 2.4ghz entirely by accident. I never changed anything... That's without any changes to the vcore. I bet I could get to 2.5 or 2.6 without vcore changes and who knows how much higher with a bump in vcore and better HSF.
My sandy is almost a year old too...

 

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I'm considering buying a 3700+ Sandy. What's the difference between an Opteron 148 and this though? The Sandy is a little cheaper, but all the specs are the same.

 

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You just picked up probably the best sandy stepping out there congrats!

 

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KAB2E seems to be a good stepping like KACAE, high o/c with low volt

 

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