Hello all. A long time lurker here finally deciding to post. Just added a new horse to my stable today so I figured it was a good time to join. 
I jumped all over this chip after reading a few things about it and wanted to share my own trials and tribulations.
Anyhow- got a new 1800 Tbred from newegg. Its a AIUGA week 42 greenie. Definately Tbred "A"-- no surprise there. This replaced a Tbird@1350. I have a 8k3a+ mobo and crucial pc2100 that works nicely up to 170fsb
So after drooling over the chip for a few minutes I pop it in my rig to see what kind of havoc I can cause. Disclaimer- I have ****ty cooling at the moment. I am currently using a very basic copper cooler from Vantec? I think. It looks like something you would find in a 1U server (think tiny). Still putting together my homemade water setup so it has to do for the time being.
So I boot up at the stock 1.53Gz just to make sure things are ok. 2K loads ok, yada yada. Temp is being reported as 85C by the USDM. I know this is a prob on this Epox board so I dont get too excited about it. Currently using a bios dated 8/12, but will flash to the new B01 bios shortly to see if that changes anything.
So I decide to cut the foreplay and get right down to business. I hop into the bios and decide to either go big or go home. I set it at 12x166 (2ghz) and goose the voltage up to 1.75. Reboot. Nothing at all- no post. I didnt figure that was going to fly, but I had to try.
NOTE: on my 8k3a+ (kt333) I show mults up to 15!! havent tried anything past 12, but I assume these would work if one were so inclined. Up til now, my understanding was that 12.5 would be as high as I would see.
Back to the mad OC. I jump down to 11x166. Mr Oda reports this as 1833Mhz (2200+). Rock stable. Kept the voltage at 1.75 for this. Looping 3dmark as I speak. Remember- this is with very ****ty cooling.
I am sure there is more in the chip- heat is my only enemy at this point. I would like to add a tally to the "easy 2gig" column for this cpu. It kicks ***- nuff said. Anyone who buys a 1600+ palo is a fool. 1800Mhz would be a very very nice oc for that particular chip and the tbred does it with ease. Go with a tbred and youll thank me later.
As has been previously speculated, I'm guessing the 1700 and 1800 tbreds are 2200s that didnt make the cut. Missing the cut at 1.65v and OCing at 2.0 volts are two totally different stories tho. I am sure with a modest water setup, these particular chips probably max out in the 2.2Ghz region. Some peeps with extreme cooling have reported higher, but for those with simple water, that is what I would expect out of the proc.
I am going to throw it out in the Montana winter air tonight to see if I can do better "on air". As the man in the desert would say- "I.. . .need. .. .waaattterr!"
I jumped all over this chip after reading a few things about it and wanted to share my own trials and tribulations.Anyhow- got a new 1800 Tbred from newegg. Its a AIUGA week 42 greenie. Definately Tbred "A"-- no surprise there. This replaced a Tbird@1350. I have a 8k3a+ mobo and crucial pc2100 that works nicely up to 170fsb
So after drooling over the chip for a few minutes I pop it in my rig to see what kind of havoc I can cause. Disclaimer- I have ****ty cooling at the moment. I am currently using a very basic copper cooler from Vantec? I think. It looks like something you would find in a 1U server (think tiny). Still putting together my homemade water setup so it has to do for the time being.
So I boot up at the stock 1.53Gz just to make sure things are ok. 2K loads ok, yada yada. Temp is being reported as 85C
by the USDM. I know this is a prob on this Epox board so I dont get too excited about it. Currently using a bios dated 8/12, but will flash to the new B01 bios shortly to see if that changes anything. So I decide to cut the foreplay and get right down to business. I hop into the bios and decide to either go big or go home. I set it at 12x166 (2ghz) and goose the voltage up to 1.75. Reboot. Nothing at all- no post.
I didnt figure that was going to fly, but I had to try. NOTE: on my 8k3a+ (kt333) I show mults up to 15!! havent tried anything past 12, but I assume these would work if one were so inclined. Up til now, my understanding was that 12.5 would be as high as I would see.
Back to the mad OC. I jump down to 11x166. Mr Oda reports this as 1833Mhz (2200+). Rock stable. Kept the voltage at 1.75 for this. Looping 3dmark as I speak. Remember- this is with very ****ty cooling.
I am sure there is more in the chip- heat is my only enemy at this point. I would like to add a tally to the "easy 2gig" column for this cpu. It kicks ***- nuff said. Anyone who buys a 1600+ palo is a fool. 1800Mhz would be a very very nice oc for that particular chip and the tbred does it with ease. Go with a tbred and youll thank me later.
As has been previously speculated, I'm guessing the 1700 and 1800 tbreds are 2200s that didnt make the cut. Missing the cut at 1.65v and OCing at 2.0 volts are two totally different stories tho.
I am sure with a modest water setup, these particular chips probably max out in the 2.2Ghz region. Some peeps with extreme cooling have reported higher, but for those with simple water, that is what I would expect out of the proc.I am going to throw it out in the Montana winter air tonight to see if I can do better "on air". As the man in the desert would say- "I.. . .need. .. .waaattterr!"
