Fx-60 Ccb2e 0536rpmw + Dfi Nf4 Ut Sli-dr

[eva2000]

FX-60 CCB2E 0536RPMW + DFI NF4 UT SLI-DR benchmark and mini review adventures.

Yup, was crazy enough to get myself one of these going to cover some of the cost with selling off my Opteron 170 CCBWE 0544XPMW http://i4memory.com/showthread.php?t=1803 and eventually my Opteron 146 CAYBE 0540FPBW

Room ambient:
- room temp right now is between 30.1 to 31.8C


The cpu:

Thanks to k00lance at xtremesystems.org, the FX-60 arrived from USA brand new unopened retail box. The cpu was perfect condition, but same can't be said for the inside green protection foam which must of had a bad day

 

[eva2000]

Still going to cool cpu with Corsair Hydrocool 200EX Water
- Pics are off Hydrocool 200 model but same as 200EX except EX model has fan filter on exhaust fan by default and slightly revised waterblock lapping on EX model
- Tubing is 6mm inner diameter based or 1/4" OD - puny i know





System:
FX-60 CCB2E 0536RPMW using Corsair Hydrocool 200EX
DFI NF4 UT SLI-DR R.AB0 1114-3 bios
512mb HIS X1800XT
4x 80GB Hitachi 7K80 SATA II raid 0
1x 250GB Maxtor Maxline Plus2 PATA
LiteOn 165H DVD-ROM
FDD
1KW PC Power & Cooling SLI psu


Memory used:

2x 1GB OCZ PC4000EB Platinum dual channel 3-3-2-8 rated ram

@13x 200mhz 3-3-2-5 7-14-2-2-2-3 at 2.64v

VID = AUTO
VID Special = AUTO
chipset = 1.5v
LDT = 1.3v
LDT 3x

CPC = Enabled
CAS Latency(CL) = 3
RAS to CAS(Trcd) = 3
Min RAS# Active time(Tras) = 5
Row Precharge Time(Trp) = 2
Row Cycle Time(Trc) = 7
Row Refresh Cycle Time(Trfc) = 14
Row to Row Delay(Trrd) = 2
Write Recovery Time(Twr) = 2
Write to Read Delay(Twtr) = 2
Read to Write Delay(Trwt) = 3
Refresh Period (Tref) = 1552
Write CAS Latency(Twcl) = 1
DRAM Bank Interleave = Enabled
Skew = AUTO
Skew Value = 0
DRAM Drive Strength = Level 8
DRAM Data Drive Strength = Level 2
Max Async Latency = 7ns
DDRAM Response Time = Normal
Read Preamble Time = 5ns
Idle Cycle Limit = 16
Dynamic Counter = Enabled
R/W Queue Bypass = 16x
Bypass Max = 7x
32 byte Granularity = Disable(8burst)

 

[eva2000]

Results:
- Swapped out my Opteron 170 and plucked in FX-60 and used AS5 TIM with Hydrocool 200EX block.
- Bios idle temps were 3-5C higher with FX-60 @2600mhz 1.312v vs Opteron 170 @2600mhz 1.312v = 36-38C vs 31-33C
- Windows idle temps were 3-4C higher with FX-60 @2600mhz 1.312v vs Opteron 170 @2600mhz 1.312v = 33-36C vs 29-33C

Some stock screenies

@2600mhz 1.312v idle


very short dual stressprime small ffts and blend just to see what idle vs load temps are



dual cpuburn K7 for 33+ mins - yup hot cpu with 45C load temps!





Memtest86+
- very preliminary tests just to get an idea of what cpu range is.

First test is at 13x233HTT = 3029mhz at 1.312v stock vcore with 2GB OCZ PC4000EB @233mhz 3-3-2-5 at 2.64v with 2753MB/s memtest reported bandwidth and ran with no probs until it came to test #7 had errors. So upping vcore to see what the cpu likes

 

[eva2000]

Overclocking:
Decided 3029mhz will be my first overclock to aim for. It booted into windows at 1.312v stock vcore but the apps were flaky when loading. So jumped straight to 1.408v for benching

@3029mhz at 1.408v
13x 233mhz 3-3-2-5 7-14 2223 at 2.64v

CPUZ Validated http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=76841

Super Pi v1.4 mod

Single 8M & 32M


Dual 8M & 32M


Systool 32M PI with parrallel processing


Very happy with this cpu so far, even better than my FX-57 0516WPMW oc'ing wise. Not sure about memory controller wise yet as it's still too early to tell

 

[OldOne]

Looks good so far. Lets see a long run on duel prime at or over 3ghz.

 

[Luftwaffle]

Can you link bigger pics? They're all thumbnails.

 

[eva2000]

It seems the auto javascript ocforums.com has enabled to resize images is interferring with the linked larger images when clicked - try images at http://i4memory.com/showthread.php?t=2399 as well

Seems so far i've hit the first hurdle at just 3105mhz at 1.472-1.504v with dual 32M freezing at the 18th iteration for both instances heh

But single Super Pi v1.4 mod was fine

1M @3105mhz at 1.456v



8M & 32m @3105mhz at 1.472v



3Dmark05 @3105mhz at 1.536v

 

[InfiniteThought]

3105mhz at 1.536v

But is it P95 stable?

Nice clocks. Temps look good.

Try burning her in at highest windows stable OC for 12+ hours.

 

[eva2000]

probably not dual prime stable but just going for benchable for now

Not bad so far with a single 512MB HIS X1800XT

3dmark06 = 5,972
http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=171510


PCmark05
- my fastest X1800XT based score to date but only 3rd fastest score as i managed 7986 and 7973 with 2x 256MB BFG 7800GTX SLI with Opteron 170 @2900mhz.

PCmark05 = 7,899
http://service.futuremark.com/compare?pcm05=295480

 

[eva2000]

yeah baby 3108mhz dual 32M completed, and all it needed was a tad more vdimm for some reason 2.64v has always been enough for 282mhz 3-3-2-5 with this ram, but for FX-60 @3108mhz dual 32M it needed 2.69v

 

[eva2000]

Guess heat is going to be #1 factor in how far i can dual prime stablise this cpu



Probably time i swapped out Hydrocool 200EX and rebuild my custom water loop but instead of G4 Storm might use Silverprop Cyclone SE s939 or s478 with the s478 to s939 adaptor - IF i can get off my lazy butt to rebuild heh.

 

[Sir. BOBSONATOR]

i wish..

 

[eva2000]

1st burn in session - hopefully it helps get me past 3100mhz

 

[hitbyaprkedcar7]

nice clocks man im interested to see how far you can get it. im interested in seeing this, lol. wish i had 1000$ for a fx60

 

[IvanAndreevich]

Hey eva try S&M for burn-in

 

[eva2000]

thanks Ivan

cpu does wonders for 3dmarks

finally i crack 6k - thought i'd get this done before 6.3 catalyst drivers are out

3Dmark06
single 512MB HIS X1800XT @816/954 = 6,004
http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=173982



new personal best for 3dmark05

Single 512MB HIS X1800XT @816/963
3dmark05 = 12,183
http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm05=1871199

 

[eva2000]

Changed from 2GB OCZ PC4000EB 3-3-2-5 ram to 1GB OCZ PC3200 Gold UTT BH-5

Trying this sub 24min with 3ghz with dual core cpu single 32M and guess due to dual core cpus less bandwidth clock for clock it's alot harder to hit sub 24min at 3ghz heh

here's dual 32M vs single 32M vs tweaked single 32M on FX-60 @12x 250mhz

Dual 32M


Single 32M vs Tweaked single 32M


Woah did 250mhz 2-2-2-5 7-14-2-2-1-1 for 12x250 = 3ghz and 32m = 24min 24s which is same as all the other tweaks 2-2-2-0-7-12-2-2-1-2 ttrd0 etc, just the single change for Trtw from 2 to 1 was all that was needed!

single 32M @250mhz 2-2-2-5 7-14-2-2-1-1


dual 32M @250mhz 2-2-2-0 7-12-2-2-1-1 ttrd 0 and dc 0 and MAL 6ns and Premable 4ns!

 

[krag]

THinking about getting one from the saem place you did. But...I heard they ahev a cold bug? Have you phased this chip yet?

 

[Surfrider77]

Must ... get ... watercooling ...

I have just started tweaking my OC on my FX60, but with the combo of the chip and my MB, it heats up damn quick. So far, I have managed to get 2.8G on 1.39 VCore, but my load temps seem to get up to about 53c. I know I will need 1.42+VCore on my chip to get 3.0G, but I dont think it can take the heat that will come with it. (Using a Zalman 9500, btw)

I need an all in one watercool kit that will get the job done. I am a water cool noob.

I have been suprised how much I have had to up the VCore just to get some minor OC out of it. I was running as low as 1.29VCore on stock 2.6G, but had to shoot to 1.36 just to get 2.75G. Now, I am already up to 1.39 for 2.8G. (all dual Prime tested)

I am just suprised in the VCore increments I have had to jump to get Prime stable.