The AMD Phenom II OC'ers Club

[Super XP]

How about the Asus 790GX? I like the fact most 790FX mobo's have 16GB of DDR2 support where as most 790GX only have 8GB. I plan on going 16GB once the 4GB DDR2's go further down in price.

 

[Chicken Patty]

That's how it's always been. Look at the Athlon X2 2.2-3.2ghz, Phenom 2.1-2.6ghz, core2 1.86-3ghz etc

I havent read the thread, so I wouldnt know I would imagine

 

[ShadowFold]

I'm ordering a Jetway 790GX on Monday and getting a Phenom II 720 when they come out.

 

[LifeOnMars]

Can people start posting some gaming performance figures on these chips overclocked? I think it would really benefit people who are looking to get one of these......like me

 

[exodusprime1337]

not bad for stock GPU clocks i dropped the cpu/vcore down alot hopefully i can peak the graphics card now

stock gpu cpu@3.8ghz ram@1232 6-5-6-16

hey cd, how did you get that score? i know 3dmark01 is dated but i get a higher score at 3.48 on my 5000(43557 for a score) then i do on my 940(40589 for a score)??

 

[Steevo]

Statistics
Average FPS: 42.74
Duration: 37.55 sec
CPU Usage: 56%
System memory usage: 64%
Video memory usage: 75%

Graphics Settings
Video Mode: 1680 x 1050 (60 Hz)
Texture Quality: High
Render Quality: Very High
View Distance: 40
Detail Distance: 100

Hardware
Microsoft® Windows Vista" Ultimate
Service Pack 1
Video Adapter: ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series
Video Driver version: 7.14.10.630
Audio Adapter: Speakers (SoundMAX Integrated Digital HD Audio)
AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 940 Processor

File ID: benchmark.cli


GTA 4 with 8.12 drivers on both these.

Statistics
Average FPS: 39.14
Duration: 37.45 sec
CPU Usage: 62%
System memory usage: 74%
Video memory usage: 76%

Graphics Settings
Video Mode: 1680 x 1050 (60 Hz)
Texture Quality: High
Render Quality: Highest
View Distance: 38
Detail Distance: 100

Hardware
Microsoft® Windows Vista" Ultimate
Service Pack 1
Video Adapter: ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series
Video Driver version: 7.14.10.630
Audio Adapter: Speakers (SoundMAX Integrated Digital HD Audio)
AMD Phenom(tm) 9850 Quad-Core Processor

File ID: benchmark.cli



Higher settings, lower CPU use.

 

[Super XP]

My 3D Vantage score went up a lot at a 3.6 GHz OC on my Phenom II vs. the stock 3.0 GHz speed. But I did notice my 2 HD 4870 performance very noticeably increased.

It seems to me the original 9850 I had sort of bottlenecked by CrossfireX setup. Now my Phenom II opened the door to my HD 4870’s and there is no telling how far I can now push them in this so called spider platform.

 

[Super XP]

3D Mark 2003 Default settings: Score = 88,852

 

[cdawall]

hey cd, how did you get that score? i know 3dmark01 is dated but i get a higher score at 3.48 on my 5000(43557 for a score) then i do on my 940(40589 for a score)??

jsut ran the standard stuff

 

[ascstinger]

Finally sitting down and getting my rig running tonight, It'll boot into vista at 18x210/19x200 with everything else untouched so far

no stability tests run yet as I'm just looking for a max clock to tweak into a stable one. What ranges should I be looking for in bus speeds, cpu-nb multi and voltages to achieve a decent 3.8-4.0 24/7 clock?

 

[exodusprime1337]

Finally sitting down and getting my rig running tonight, It'll boot into vista at 18x210/19x200 with everything else untouched so far

no stability tests run yet as I'm just looking for a max clock to tweak into a stable one. What ranges should I be looking for in bus speeds, cpu-nb multi and voltages to achieve a decent 3.8-4.0 24/7 clock?

glad you're joining us on this adventure. i'll throw a few numbers i've come up with/been told since i got my 940 a few days ago.

max clocks: seems i'm finding 3.6-3.9 being the common clocks for good air cooling
cpu volts: 1.50 nets me a 47(not core) temp with an ultra120 extreme and the room @ 21c
htt volts: 1.34 seems good i haven't gone higher, but this gets me all the way to 2200 ht link so it seems fine here
nb volts: 1.375 is where i have mine, seems people's mileage varies on how far the nb will go, but this gets me 2600-2800 so i'm not complaining
memory volts: well that depends on you're ram so it's up to you


so that's it for volts here's what i've found with the actual speeds

htt link: oddly enough this seems to be giving me a lot of boost in benches and the like, from 1800 to 2200 brought my aquamark score from 190k to 210k at the same cpu speed, memory was close 1066 vs 1000Mhz

nb frequency: from 1800 to 2600 change my mem bandwidth quite a bit. also help in benches like 3dmark and the like. overall it help the cpu ot a lot but 2600-2800 is mainly where i see it go for max on air, i've not seen to many people post higher but we'll see

fsb: i guess this varies by board, as one of the few people oc'ing on an nvidia chipset it seems on my end that the cpu loves high fsb, even got me more headroom as far as oc, but i'm not sure how it applies to the amd team.

other then that these are just my findings. as i experiment more i'll post things i've found. i'm not rich so i can't kill a chip yet so i'm being a bit cautious but as for right now i'll post my current setup and specs just for comparison.


oh and put me int he top 5 and let me join the club here's a validation. CPUZ VALIDATION


here are the current settings:

cpu: 225x17=3.817Ghz @ 1.52v idle 32 load 47
htt: 2000Mhz@ 1.34v
nb: 2670Mhz@ 1.375v
memory: 2x1gig ddr2 1150 at 1190Mhz 5,5,5,15 2t @ 2.3v

 

[exodusprime1337]

http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=495855



that is mine maxed out on my setup. will not boot @ 204 bus speed, nor can i raise voltages any higher. (well i can, but it doesnt make a difference)

my last 3dmark06 run:
http://service.futuremark.com/resultComparison.action?compareResultId=9809041&compareResultType=14

that's wierd we're almost the same on our cpu speeds but my 2 8800's seem to have taken a win against the gtx280 in 3dmark.. tweak you're cpu and run something like mine 225x17@1.52v and see if you can't get the same speeds.


19k 3dmark06

 

[Exeodus]

I'm ordering a Jetway 790GX on Monday and getting a Phenom II 720 when they come out.

Let me know how the Jetway board works, I need another board for a 9850.

 

[ShadowFold]

Let me know how the Jetway board works, I need another board for a 9850.

I ended up deciding on a gigabyte 790GX. I haven't bought yet tho.

 

[exodusprime1337]

hey shadowfold, can you add me to the club on the first page validation in my sig buddy.;

 

[tastegw]

same for me

 

[exodusprime1337]

he cd or anybody...

can someone tell me what a safe nb voltage is for the nf 780a board?

 

[Super XP]

I ended up deciding on a gigabyte 790GX. I haven't bought yet tho.

I like the fact Gigabyte has one extra expansion slot over several others like Asus and DFI. But Gigabyte is quite lazy with bios updates this is why I sold my previous Gigabyte 790FX for the newer Asus version.

 

[ShadowFold]

I like the fact Gigabyte has one extra expansion slot over several others like Asus and DFI. But Gigabyte is quite lazy with bios updates this is why I sold my previous Gigabyte 790FX for the newer Asus version.

I would get the ASUS 790GX but the PCIE spacing is bad and paulie had it and the vdroop was bad. But hey, as long as the board supports and OC's PII's I'm perfectly good with it!

 

[PaulieG]

I would get the ASUS 790GX but the PCIE spacing is bad and paulie had it and the vdroop was bad. But hey, as long as the board supports and OC's PII's I'm perfectly good with it!

Yup, there is some significant vdroop, but it's still a very good board. No such vdroop on my new M4A79 Deluxe though.

 

[ShadowFold]

I bet lol I don't have enough for a 790FX tho..

 

[cdawall]

he cd or anybody...

can someone tell me what a safe nb voltage is for the nf 780a board?

NB is on the cpu so its what is safe for the cpu i didn't have to really push mine at all to get 3ghz NB...

just keep it below 1.6v over that and they were toasting NB's

 

[ascstinger]

hit 3.8 (225x17) on 1.47, which is rock solid in intel burn test. Going to start tweaking the nb and ht link now, as they're only running at 2.4 and 2.0 respectively. 225's perfect to have the flex's working at 1200 5-5-5-15, so I think I'll leave the htt where it's at for now

there any way to get a cpu-z validation without an internet connection? The gaming rig isnt online

 

[Steevo]

http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=497859

Running stable, with F@H SMP, and GPU.


http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dmv=722589



I will push back up to this, I have been trying to find out why I have so much freaking noise on my PCI bus. The video card adds some no doubt, I can hear it when I start the GPU for F@H, but when I connect my TV Tuner it is horrible.


Anyway, may I be added?

 

[Super XP]

I bet lol I don't have enough for a 790FX tho..

I would start putting a little money away for the 790FX. If it takes you a few weeks longer to get the motherboard than so be it IMO. But the 790GX is still a solid motherboard based on a solid platform.