Hexacore restoration thread (AMD Phenom II 960T)

[Deleted member 24505]

I have a old 1075T rig i was given, dunno if its worth jiggering up though.

 

[dont whant to set it"']

For me the sweet spot was also about 1800MHz ram speed , tough I kept the timings at around or about 9-9-9-18-37@1.65V
But I did wonder if there is any more noticeable in-game performance to be had with some 2400MHz kits back then.
@tigger it be a helluva risk on that motherboard.

 

[storm-chaser]

If you do come across a core unlockable 900T series , expect it to be super leaky , I'd say better stick to a true hexa core for that.

Agreed - in some chips voltage leak is a problem. Although my 970 BE Zosma ran at identical voltages relative to the 1090T I have in it right now with both running at 4GHz. Really seems to be about 50/50 if they are going to leak.

 

[Deleted member 24505]

For me the sweet spot was also about 1800MHz ram speed , tough I kept the timings at around or about 9-9-9-18-37@1.65V
But I did wonder if there is any more noticeable in-game performance to be had with some 2400MHz kits back then.
@tigger it be a helluva risk on that motherboard.

Really. is the board not good enough for the 1075? my mate ran this for a few years i believe. Wonder if he was getting the best out of it. GPU is a 4850 btw

 

[dont whant to set it"']

At stock speed and voltages yes , it is absolutely fine or should be fine considering the mb supports the chip in the first place.

 

[storm-chaser]

I have a old 1075T rig i was given, dunno if its worth jiggering up though. View attachment 175093

It's a really fun platform to test and tune and OC on. Especially the black edition chips. As some members have already mentioned, good motherboard choice a big factor here in how hard you can push these chips. Guess that goes without saying. If you want to delve into the Phenom II era fun, I would suggest doing what I did, getting yourself a decent motherboard and a couple 960Ts to try your luck at unlocking. They can be had for about $30 shipped. One of the best values on the market in terms of cost per dollar. And the fun factor cannot be beat.

There is a misconception that these old chips are obsolete and slow. But in reality, it's still a very stout platform. You wont be losing anything, even now these processors are very responsive and snappy, especially when overclocked. They've held their value very well over the years. A 1100T can easily go for over $100 on ebay.

 

[Deleted member 24505]

At stock speed and voltages yes , it is absolutely fine or should be fine considering the mb supports the chip in the first place.

I might stick my 5700xt in it for a laugh to see how it is

What would be a better board to look for on Ebay?

 

[storm-chaser]

I might stick my 5700xt in it for a laugh to see how it is

What would be a better board to look for on Ebay?

I have tested this Phenom II rig with my 5700 XT and the system does surprisingly well in terms of gaming performance. I was getting well over 175FPS on Crysis 2 and/or Battlefield 3. Still holds its own even with some recent titles. Not laggy at all.

 

[QuietBob]

What's the max safe voltage I can run on the CPU-NB? I thought it was somewhere around 1.4v but can't be sure...

1.5V max and 1.275-1.375 optimal. I've got mine on auto (the board sets it to 1.336V) with a +0.2125V offset. Full phase LLC, clocked at 2925 MHz.

There is a misconception that these old chips are obsolete and slow. But in reality, it's still a very stout platform.

Other than new games requiring full SSE4 support, AM3 is a capable platform even today. In everyday tasks it feels just as snappy - if not snappier - as my FX daily, which is also overclocked. These are the 24/7 settings. The CPU is on auto and RAM at 1.5V. It will benchmark at 4.3 and boot at 4.4.

 

[storm-chaser]

So I binned all the chips.
Three did not unlock successfully... so those will just stay as quad core 960Ts.

Two, however, did unlock successfully. So I'm swapping the first one over to my main machine to see how far I can push it.

 

[storm-chaser]

I think we found a winner

 

[QuietBob]

Good going! Here's my RAM speeds:

 

[hat]

IMO those 6 core Phenom IIs are indeed quite obsolete, however, they do remain rather expensive. I wouldn't mind upgrading my Athlon II x4 to a Phenom II x6, but the cost isn't worth it.

 

[storm-chaser]

IMO those 6 core Phenom IIs are indeed quite obsolete, however, they do remain rather expensive. I wouldn't mind upgrading my Athlon II x4 to a Phenom II x6, but the cost isn't worth it.

They are old, not obsolete. You could switch systems with something such as a 5.0GHz 9600KF, Samsung Pro 970 SSD and 4266MHz DDR4 memory, then switch to a Phenom II system running 4.0GHz, with a sata SSD and 800MHz ram and you'd never tell the difference.

Trust me I have both systems and cannot tell the difference between the two in terms of performance in day to day operations.

 

[QuietBob]

Will you be doing any more benchies? I'm curious how these two extra cores would stack up.

 

[storm-chaser]

Will you be doing any more benchies? I'm curious how these two extra cores would stack up.

Yes I will. I am in Schenectady for the week and I've brought my AM3 rig with me. I'm trying to hunt down a hardware Kit for the MSI Core Frozr XL, a 120mm dual fan CPU cooler that I want to use in place of the Hyper 212.

Last few days my attention has been diverted to my 5.0GHz 9600KF rig. Which incidentally averages about the same in terms of memory latency (~48 ns) when compared stock to stock with a Phenom II system running 1600 MHz CL 7.