AMD 955 Black Edition Phenom II

[OvrClkr]

Why cant you set the voltage to the desired value?

 

[Guest]

it only goes up to 2.247v in bios

 

[OvrClkr]

what happens if you leave it on AUTO? have you checked your CPU-Z with the voltage on AUTO?

 

[Guest]

if i have it set to auto it wont boot to windows

 

[OvrClkr]

have you flashed to the latest bios?

 

[OvrClkr]

that is weird, my RAM voltage tops out at 3.5v

 

[Guest]

yeah, i had a nighmare trying to install an 4870x2 and i updated the bios to see if that would make a difference but it didnt, turned out that it was the ccc software. i did think that that my be why so i flash back to the previous.

 

[cgintz]

Would you say i need a repaste with my 955 and Zalman 9900 if im at 3.8ghz and 1.44v 52-55 load?

 

[OvrClkr]

I would say get a better cooler....

If I unlock my CPU and clock it at 3.8Ghz my temps are normally around 42/43c at LOAD (1.45v) ....

 

[cgintz]

So your saying its not a bad seat?

 

[OvrClkr]

You can try re-seating but I bet you will get lower temps just by purchasing a better cooler...

The zalman coolers used to be the top dogs back in the day.... now they are just so-so coolers.....

 

[cgintz]

60 bucks was alot for just a so-so 🙁

my other question is am i in danger with those temps?

 

[OvrClkr]

Ok, do this.... Re-paste and re-seat.... Once everything is installed, check the RPM's @ LOAD and make sure the fan is maxing out. If the FAN reaches 2000+ RPM and you still have high temps then it is time for a new cooler... If not then you should be fine....

 

[OvrClkr]

Another thing you can do is check that both surfaces are flat, if you see that either the CPU or the sink are not flat you can try lapping for better contact....

 

[cgintz]

Alright, I'll give it a shot. Thanks Ovr. You should be given a medal for all you do here 😀

 

[OvrClkr]

Naw, im just here to help and learn....

Let me know if you get better temps =)

 

[slong]

well iv gotten mine stable at 3.82 at 1.46 volts... temps stay below 55C never reaching higher no matter the load

 

[Hags]

60 bucks was alot for just a so-so 🙁

my other question is am i in danger with those temps?

If those temps at max LOAD ex.1hour prime large, you will be fine max temps for cpu are 62c after that is when its bad, but lower is better

 

[slong]

correction 3.82 is stable at 1.48 volts with 55c max load temp... i can reach 1.5 just to hit 60C but no need for the low gain

 

[Toejam]

What kind of memory are you using, and what are your timings?

I'm running the same proc, and I'd like to see how my DDR2-800 memory may or may not be holding me back.

 

[slong]

im using ddr3 dominator ram overclocked

 

[Toejam]

BTW, I don't go past 47.5C when running Prime95 x64 at 3.762GHz when using an AMD stock heatsink from a Opteron 165. Not bad for a used $10 heatsink.

215MHz × 17.5 × 2-cores
1.344V Vcore
CnQ disabled
ACC enabled

 

[OvrClkr]

Get a real cooler so you can find out how far you can push that CPU on air.....

you can get one for cheap and the investment is well worth it in the long-run....

 

[Toejam]

I can get to 3.838GHz (202 × 19) stable with Prime95 using both large and small FFT sets with a Zalman CNPS-9700 tossed on and Vcore set to 1.425V. Core temperature never exceeds 44.0C with the small FFT stess test or 45.5C with the large FFT stress test.

I can get to 3.90GHz (200 × 19.5) stable with Prime95 with the small FFT sets and Vcore at 1.450V, but it tends to fall over within 10 minutes using the large FFT sets.

I can boot to my desktop fine at 4.0GHz (200 × 20.0), but Prime95 falls over within a minute or so. Nice for the big four-oh amusement value, but not much else.

FYI, my ambient office room temperature is toasty 28C. But then, it is 38C outside. I could crank the AC some more, but then the rest of the house would be an icebox.

 

[slong]

yea i think my cpu is just requiring more volts to get higher... im at 1.48 to stable 3.82? rofl temps are fine but still thats high volts for that clock speed... i should get 4.0 easy but nope! i do got a question would fsb make it harder to stabilize? im at 212 x 18 i think.. thought about going down to 206 x 19 ?