Phenom II X2 550 turns into a Phenom II X4 B50

[videl]

Yeah, if you need anything just ask...
There is so much you can learn from here...
Even I didn't know as much as I do when I joined...

 

[videl]

If you look at the second pic from top to bottom you will see where I took the pic with the side window on. I had to switch my plexi from this :

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/3898/win-06/DIY_Window_Kit_-_Square_w_120mm_Blow_Hole_12_x_12.html?tl=g42c355s913

to this :

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/3895/win-01/DIY_Window_Kit_-_Square_12_x_12.html?tl=g42c355s913

because it would not close with the side fan. Since I already had the window w/o the fan I decided to swap it and give it a cleaner look.

4.2Ghz is the most I can get out of this B50 but it aint that stable...4Ghz is fully stable though...

Yea we need to revamp the website ASAP [:jaydeejohn:5]

Here is a pic at 4Ghz :

Oh, I see...didn't notice that at first... 😉
It looks good...like I said earlier, Ill post up some pics of my comp later...
Oh and I got approval from Lashton...he also made me an FTP account for the site...
I already made some changes to the site...I think it looks pretty good so far...you should check it out...

 

[OvrClkr]

Oh, I see...didn't notice that at first... 😉
It looks good...like I said earlier, Ill post up some pics of my comp later...
Oh and I got approval from Lashton...he also made me an FTP account for the site...
I already made some changes to the site...I think it looks pretty good so far...you should check it out...

Cool, I will login as soon as I am done with a project here at work.....

Will post more pics once I get home 😉

 

[OvrClkr]

23c at stock clocks?

 

[OvrClkr]

what TIM?

Indigo Xtreme???

 

[AsAnAtheist]

Okay got my Biostar TA790x 128m back from RMA this morning, messed with it a lot.
This is what I came up with.

AMD Phenom II 550 x4 3.7 ghz 1.425v

Max Load: 51c
Idle: 35c
Cooler: Core-contact Freezer

Temp Pic

Windows 7 score:

Running at 3.8 ghz yields a unstable system.

Also I think the temperature displayed on Everest for the CPU is actually the ACPI, not the CPU. So any one know exactly what ACPI's sensor is for? I know it's a technology that allows for the monitoring of hardware, as well as other things like turning off components via the OS. But what is that particular sensor labeled ACPI actually monitoring.

 

[OvrClkr]

Okay got my Biostar TA790x 128m back from RMA this morning, messed with it a lot.
This is what I came up with.

AMD Phenom II 550 x4 3.7 ghz 1.425v

Max Load: 51c
Idle: 35c
Cooler: Core-contact Freezer

Temp Pic
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v502/Crimsony/B50/Load1-1.jpg

Windows 7 score:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v502/Crimsony/B50/Win7Score.jpg

Running at 3.8 ghz yields a unstable system.

Also I think the temperature displayed on Everest for the CPU is actually the ACPI, not the CPU. So any one know exactly what ACPI's sensor is for? I know it's a technology that allows for the monitoring of hardware, as well as other things like turning off components via the OS. But what is that particular sensor labeled ACPI actually monitoring.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v502/Crimsony/B50/HWmonitorvseverest.jpg

Don't use OverDrive... use the Bios, you have to key in certain values with the correct setting's, you cannot just leave it on auto and expect it to be stable.

Your temps are also way off. I used to own a cheap Ac Freezer 64 with a 550be and my load temps never reached 38c at LOAD even at 3.9Ghz. The CCF is one of the best coolers so you should be getting even better results. Here is a video :

 

[AsAnAtheist]

Don't use OverDrive... use the Bios, you have to key in certain values with the correct setting's, you cannot just leave it on auto and expect it to be stable.

Your temps are also way off. I used to own a cheap Ac Freezer 64 with a 550be and my load temps never reached 38c at LOAD even at 3.9Ghz. The CCF is one of the best coolers so you should be getting even better results. Here is a video :

[url]http://i683.photobucket.com/albums/vv199/OvrClkr/th_39Ghz-1.jpg[/URL]

I always use BIOS manual settings, I was using AMD Overdrive to show max frequency/to show it's got 4 cores.
I rarely use Overdrive for anything other then monitoring my temps, or for pictures to show description specs.

My temperatures never went above 41c at 3.8 ghz 1.45v running under dual core. Also voltage is what creates the heat, not so much the clock.
Also how accurate is this so called ACPI sensor. I want to know because when I had my processor locked at dual core, the onboard CPU diode reported 41c load, and the ACPI reported about 31c-33c.


I am 100% positive the heat sink is correctly seated, and the thermal compound is correctly spread (TX-2).

 

[OvrClkr]

I always use BIOS manual settings, I was using AMD Overdrive to show max frequency/to show it's got 4 cores.
I rarely use Overdrive for anything other then monitoring my temps, or for pictures to show description specs.

My temperatures never went above 41c at 3.8 ghz 1.45v running under dual core. Also voltage is what creates the heat, not so much the clock.
Also how accurate is this so called ACPI sensor. I want to know because when I had my processor locked at dual core, the onboard CPU diode reported 41c load, and the ACPI reported about 31c-33c.


I am 100% positive the heat sink is correctly seated, and the thermal compound is correctly spread (TX-2).

Weird how you need so much voltage to reach 3.7Ghz. I use 1.4v @ 3.8Ghz, CPU runs fine with that voltage.

 

[AsAnAtheist]

Weird how you need so much voltage to reach 3.7Ghz. I use 1.4v @ 3.8Ghz, CPU runs fine with that voltage.

http://i683.photobucket.com/albums/vv199/OvrClkr/newidle.jpg

Varies from processor to processor, core to core.

I am currently trying a multiplier/ ht ref clock combination to hit higher overclocks, or bring the voltage down.

 

[OvrClkr]

Sweet, so the idle temps were in the 40's, any load temps?

 

[OvrClkr]

Very nice !!!

Any 06 attempts?

 

[OvrClkr]

the board is gettin tricky on you =)

 

[OvrClkr]

is it that bad?

Doesn't EVGA provide a utility like ez-flash?

 

[OvrClkr]

well that sucks.... i mostly flash from windows and never have had an issue..."knock on wood"......

 

[OvrClkr]

hey Videl, i opened up another 06 thread here, yours got closed by Ryan =)

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/278865-33-3dmark06-scores-amazing-part

please post if you have any new scores !!!

 

[videl]

Thanks, that's great... 😉
I saw that it got closed...and I thought, oh I'll open one up when I have time...

 

[OvrClkr]

yea, well since I was able to hit 19k with my new setup I was eager to post it on your thread....hehe, Ryan said "this thread has gotten too BIG!!" time to close.... lol

 

[Kithzaru]

Hey Guys, sorry so delayed, been busy.

@ Videl, you asked when I originally purchased the 550be. It was a Bday gift, so roughly mid November. Thing is I didn't get around installing it until Christmas eve, lol. It seems to be very stable as a quad, it hasn't hiccuped at all.

I have done absolutely 0 OCing thus far... just no time.

I really need to take a few minutes to figure out the RAM. I mail Patriot and they said it should work fine 1600mhz @ 1.8v 9-9-9-24, but it doesn't. Well.. it will.. but it will occasionally lock up, and even if it doesn't lock up on restarts the Bios flips out and gives a weird over clock unstable warning and freaks out.

Kind of disappointing to pay that kind of money and not get an advertised result.

 

[videl]

@Kithzaru,
How many gigs of ram do you have?
Because AMD doesn't officially support 1600 for more than 4gigs (2 x 2gb)
Anything above that has to run at 1333...
And Overshocked...that's true my thread was only 10 pages long...this one is 12...maybe ryan just doesn't like me...

 

[OvrClkr]

he got bored.....

 

[videl]

HAHA...true that...lol

 

[Kithzaru]

@Kithzaru,
How many gigs of ram do you have?
Because AMD doesn't officially support 1600 for more than 4gigs (2 x 2gb)
Anything above that has to run at 1333...
And Overshocked...that's true my thread was only 10 pages long...this one is 12...maybe ryan just doesn't like me...

2x2, so 4gig on a Win7 64 bit OS. I still haven't messed with it... i had a whole 3 day weekend and I didn't even think about it. Damn this CoD MW2 addiction...

 

[videl]

CoD...Can't stop the force....lol

 

[OvrClkr]

Same here... lol

Yesterday I played till my hands started to hurt....