So, I have had this AMD Phenom for several years now, and I've tried to OC in the past, but never actually stuck with any of the OC's I've produced.
I'm using the AMD Overdrive program since I'm using this CPU in a different motherboard that has some limited options in the BIOS. That being said, I have a pretty good understanding of how to overclock this thing, but what I don't understand, is the results everyone else seems to get with the same hardware I have.
Ok, so here's a screenshot of what my AMD Overdrive panel looks like.
I can change the multiplier (stock x13) and the voltage (stock 1.3v).
I have read some posts in many forums that give different opinions on what to change the voltage to. One post said I could accomplish 15x with 1.25-1.28 voltage but that seems wrong, like under-voltage. I have also read voltages as high as 1.45. These voltages seem very strange to me, and I am aware that there are two different versions of this CPU (140 & 125). Since I have the 140v version, I am wondering what to scale the CPU voltage to, to get the maximum multiplier. I have tried several different settings but when i run some stress tests, the computer freezes and shuts down.
I have an aftermarket Coolermaster heatsink that I spent $60 bucks on, I can't tell you exactly which one it is, but it's huge and it was the top of the line heatsink for my CPU when I bought it a few years ago. Still, my temperatures seem to get pretty high anyway, when I look at the temperatures from other 9950 owners. This thing idle's at about 40 and gets up to over 53 with a load. When I changed the multiplier to 15x and the voltage to 1.38 i can get it to run for a few minutes but then it crashes, need to reboot.
While I understand that I should take a shitload of time to figure this out, I would like to know if anyone is willing to help me get this thing to run at 3-3.1ghz like other 9950 owners have gotten it to with stability.
Anyone able to give me some suggestions? The thing I'm really concerned about is voltage at this point, I don't know what it's safe or not. I've gotten this thing to 3ghz but the system seemed like it was struggling to stay smooth, which makes me think that it's definitely the voltage that needs to be adjusted.
I'm using the AMD Overdrive program since I'm using this CPU in a different motherboard that has some limited options in the BIOS. That being said, I have a pretty good understanding of how to overclock this thing, but what I don't understand, is the results everyone else seems to get with the same hardware I have.
Ok, so here's a screenshot of what my AMD Overdrive panel looks like.
I can change the multiplier (stock x13) and the voltage (stock 1.3v).
I have read some posts in many forums that give different opinions on what to change the voltage to. One post said I could accomplish 15x with 1.25-1.28 voltage but that seems wrong, like under-voltage. I have also read voltages as high as 1.45. These voltages seem very strange to me, and I am aware that there are two different versions of this CPU (140 & 125). Since I have the 140v version, I am wondering what to scale the CPU voltage to, to get the maximum multiplier. I have tried several different settings but when i run some stress tests, the computer freezes and shuts down.
I have an aftermarket Coolermaster heatsink that I spent $60 bucks on, I can't tell you exactly which one it is, but it's huge and it was the top of the line heatsink for my CPU when I bought it a few years ago. Still, my temperatures seem to get pretty high anyway, when I look at the temperatures from other 9950 owners. This thing idle's at about 40 and gets up to over 53 with a load. When I changed the multiplier to 15x and the voltage to 1.38 i can get it to run for a few minutes but then it crashes, need to reboot.
While I understand that I should take a shitload of time to figure this out, I would like to know if anyone is willing to help me get this thing to run at 3-3.1ghz like other 9950 owners have gotten it to with stability.
Anyone able to give me some suggestions? The thing I'm really concerned about is voltage at this point, I don't know what it's safe or not. I've gotten this thing to 3ghz but the system seemed like it was struggling to stay smooth, which makes me think that it's definitely the voltage that needs to be adjusted.
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