The AMD Phenom II OC'ers Club

[johnnyfiive]

I've had good MSI boards and bad ones. Personally I would stick to Asus. But if you don't take any other advice but this please listen. BUY A TOP TIER BOARD! I bought a mid range board (790gx) with crappy power distribution and the damn thing OC like crap. I need 1.47v just to hit 3.9.

Yeah I never skimp on motherboards, but I don't go spending more than I have to either. I learned that lesson many years ago. I've had nothing but good experiences with ASUS boards but MSI is a solid board maker as well. I had a great time OC'ing the K9A2 Platinum until I realized it lacked a NB multiplier but that board was one of the original 790FX boards. MSI's current boards are up there with ASUS and Gigabyte IMO.

 

[(FIH) The Don]

i like the new MSI boards, they gotten so much better in the last year or so imo

but i also like my ASUS board

 

[Chicken Patty]

I had nothing but great experiences with ASUS boards for AMD.

 

[brandonwh64]

I had nothing but great experiences with ASUS boards for AMD.

yea i miss my Asus M3A78-CM board. if only it had 6 core support i would search for another but only downfall is no ACC

 

[Deleted member 74752]

Just messing around while I wait for my modded 5770....

 

[Velvet Wafer]

Just messing around while I wait for my modded 5770....

Pretty nice! these new phenoms seem to clock very nice on 6 cores! i wonder what the actual record for 6 cores is? this maybe be in range of it!

 

[TheMailMan78]

Pretty nice! these new phenoms seem to clock very nice on 6 cores! i wonder what the actual record for 6 cores is? this maybe be in range of it!

I doubt that was stable without some crazy cooling solution. Even then its questionable.

 

[Velvet Wafer]

erm... this is impressive for being able to get validated...not for beeing stable enough to run a stability test ( and only in few situations a 3dmark)

 

[Chicken Patty]

yea i miss my Asus M3A78-CM board. if only it had 6 core support i would search for another but only downfall is no ACC

I had the ASUS M3A32-MVP Deluxe 790FX/SB600 and the ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe 790FX/SB750. That board yielded me 3.6 GHz on a Phenom 9850

Just messing around while I wait for my modded 5770....

Sweet clockin!

 

[TheMailMan78]

erm... this is impressive for being able to get validated...not for beeing stable enough to run a stability test ( and only in few situations a 3dmark)

I'm impressed if its stable. 24/7 stable. Max runs mean nothing to me.......IMHO.

 

[(FIH) The Don]

I'm impressed if its stable. 24/7 stable. Max runs mean nothing to me.......IMHO.

no offense......but do you REALLY think thats with ordinary cooling?

only thing i can think of is LN2 and you cant use that for 24/7

 

[TheMailMan78]

no offense......but do you REALLY think thats with ordinary cooling?

only thing i can think of is LN2 and you cant use that for 24/7

No of course not. It was with LN2. It had to be.

 

[Deleted member 74752]

Of course it was....

 

[(FIH) The Don]

 

[Velvet Wafer]

you cant compare apples with pears... 24/7 clocking and maximum clocks are 2 totally different goals for clocking. if you dont like it, please dont comment on it. i bet he could get his system stable at above 5.5, but as said.... 24 hours of benching would need an enourmous amount of LN2, which would be quite costly.

 

[(FIH) The Don]

you cant compare apples with pears... 24/7 clocking and maximum clocks are 2 totally different goals for clocking. if you dont like it, please dont comment on it. i bet he could get his system stable at above 5.5, but as said.... 24 hours of benching would need an enourmous amount of LN2, which would be quite costly.

+1 and the board would prob die VERY fast

 

[TheMailMan78]

you cant compare apples with pears... 24/7 clocking and maximum clocks are 2 totally different goals for clocking. if you dont like it, please dont comment on it. i bet he could get his system stable at above 5.5, but as said.... 24 hours of benching would need an enourmous amount of LN2, which would be quite costly.

So I guess I can only post if I'm impressed? I didn't say it wasn't a good suicide run. I just don't find it impressive. Basically what I'm saying is Ill post all I want.

 

[MilkyWay]

I have an ASUS M4A79XTD EVO its a really nice board, i never went ASUS because of a brand name just because it had all the features i wanted like good voltage regulators, very well built ect. It was just mediocre Gigabyte boards in the same price range which was no contest.

Any of the 8xx series chipset boards are great, just make sure its a well built board, cheapo boards just dont work as well like i had a sapphire board and it was just a tweaked JETWAY pure bummer so i flogged it while it still had some value.

The ASUS boards are not as expensive as they used to be i have found. Even with a good chip it might be held back by a shitty mobo and power supply that doesn't do well with voltages.

 

[Deleted member 74752]

Crap runs but I'm working on it...the 890FX mb was a total failure. I will stick with the 790 for now.

 

[Deleted member 74752]

Romper Room Overclocking for your pleasure...

 

[(FIH) The Don]

that board is getting raped thoroughly

 

[mastrdrver]

Anyone have thoughts on the Asus M479T Deluxe and its memory support compared to newer 7xx Asus boards? I'm just getting really tired of this Gigabyte board.

I'm thinking about jumping on a set of Corsairs with the older Samsungs that run 7-7-7-21 1.9v. I'm really wanting to run Cl7 1600 but all those kits are $150+. I can get the Corsairs for $127 shipped.

I have an ASUS M4A79XTD EVO its a really nice board, i never went ASUS because of a brand name just because it had all the features i wanted like good voltage regulators, very well built ect. It was just mediocre Gigabyte boards in the same price range which was no contest.

Any of the 8xx series chipset boards are great, just make sure its a well built board, cheapo boards just dont work as well like i had a sapphire board and it was just a tweaked JETWAY pure bummer so i flogged it while it still had some value.

The ASUS boards are not as expensive as they used to be i have found. Even with a good chip it might be held back by a shitty mobo and power supply that doesn't do well with voltages.

I find with AMD boards that you need to compare board specs for power delivery. The 890GX Gigabyte board only has a 4+1 power delivery while the same priced Asus has 8+2. If you just running around with stock clocks or even a mild one you won't see a difference. Though, if you try to push your core, nb, or both I would suspect that you'll get further with the Asus. Its like of why I like their 870 board with the 8+1 setup. I havn't looked but I don't think anyone offers the same. I think most are 4+1 which is really expected for a 870 board.

 

[Wile E]

So I guess I can only post if I'm impressed? I didn't say it wasn't a good suicide run. I just don't find it impressive. Basically what I'm saying is Ill post all I want.

You are thinking about it wrong.

It's no different than driving around in a turboed Mustang that can run 11s on 91oct pump gas on 7psi, then taking it to the track, filling it up on 120oct race gas, cranking the boost to 35psi, and ripping off some 8 sec passes. Can't run around 24/7 on race gas at over 2 bars of boost, but it is still fun when you can use it.

Higher octane is like better cooling in computers, and more boost is like more voltage.

 

[Velvet Wafer]

So I guess I can only post if I'm impressed? I didn't say it wasn't a good suicide run. I just don't find it impressive. Basically what I'm saying is Ill post all I want.

if you dont find it impressive, why dont you show us, you can do it better?
That would be the perfect way, to teach us a lesson, dont you think?

EDIT:
Also thanks to Wile E, for that visual and vivid description!

 

[Chicken Patty]

if you dont find it impressive, why dont you show us, you can do it better?
That would be the perfect way, to teach us a lesson, dont you think?

EDIT:
Also thanks to Wile E, for that visual and vivid description!

can I pitch in my two cents?

With today's hardware you can downcore/downclock/undervolt and still have more power than you need for anything you do on a daily basis (regular usage/gaming). Benching is a very fun sport, but stable at 5.5 Ghz? What are you trying to do bro?