Phenom 9950 overclocking

[Assassin48]

CP what clips you use for the ram cooler the ones with a bar in the middle or no bar.
i used the no bar and it is loose is yours like this?

 

[Chicken Patty]

okay so i flashed my bios then on the reboot it got stuck and wouldnt finish post!!!!!!!!
got scurd and turned off the the p/s waited a little, then turned back on. it posted nicely.......<relieved>

umm there is this new setting cpu prefetch....dunno what it does yet....

@fullfusion can you come and play YET?

check this out:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prefetch_input_queue

 

[Chicken Patty]

CP what clips you use for the ram cooler the ones with a bar in the middle or no bar.
i used the no bar and it is loose is yours like this?

i used no bar, don't know if they are the correct ones or not, but they work flawlessly. Got the cooler already heh?

 

[Chicken Patty]

ok, Flashed to the 0504 BIOS, went flawlessly. Booted right up, same settings here I am

 

[fullinfusion]

check this out:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prefetch_input_queue

WOW can ya say Terminator? The Conicals of Sara Connor!!! scary sh^t man

 

[Chicken Patty]

WOW can ya say Terminator? The Conicals of Sara Connor!!! scary sh^t man

haha, I have it enabled. Ill do some benches later. See how ti works.

 

[servermonkey]

check this out:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prefetch_input_queue

I still dunno what it does lol.
i will have to read it again when i am sober

 

[fullinfusion]

I still dunno what it does lol.
i will have to read it again when i am sober

makes two of us lol
just be careful not to burn sh^t up mate!

 

[erb]

Just noticed Newegg has the M3A79-T Deluxe open box version for $132. With an open box motherboard I guess you just get the motherboard so other than the crossfire bridge thing (I won't be using dual video cards for quite awhile) am I missing anything important by purchasing the open box version? The I/O shield would be missing too of course, but I have no idea if that is even important. Is it?

 

[Chicken Patty]

Just noticed Newegg has the M3A79-T Deluxe open box version for $132. With an open box motherboard I guess you just get the motherboard so other than the crossfire bridge thing (I won't be using dual video cards for quite awhile) am I missing anything important by purchasing the open box version? The I/O shield would be missing too of course, but I have no idea if that is even important. Is it?

its no big deal if its missing. I dont think you'll have any issues with open box items. Try to search around the forums, i'm sure theres a few people that at some time have bought open box items of newegg.

 

[fullinfusion]

Just noticed Newegg has the M3A79-T Deluxe open box version for $132. With an open box motherboard I guess you just get the motherboard so other than the crossfire bridge thing (I won't be using dual video cards for quite awhile) am I missing anything important by purchasing the open box version? The I/O shield would be missing too of course, but I have no idea if that is even important. Is it?

Hmmm almost a hundred dollar diff up here for me..... IMO i would get brand new unopened.... but thats me.... i cant have my baby die on me

 

[erb]

Hmmm almost a hundred dollar diff up here for me..... IMO i would get brand new unopened.... but thats me.... i cant have my baby die on me

I just read their open box return policy and I think I'm going to have to steer clear of it.
Since I don't want to spend more than $150 on a board I guess I'll have to get the Asrock AOD790GX after all ($109 for that one)

"The entire risk as to the quality and performance of these items is with the buyer. These items have been tested for functionality, but may have superficial physical defects including (but not limited to) scratches, dings or dents. Should these items prove defective following their purchase, the buyer (not the manufacturer, distributor, or Newegg.com) assumes the entire cost of all necessary servicing or repairs, unless otherwise required by law. These items are not covered by any 30-day satisfaction guarantee."

 

[servermonkey]

I just read their open box return policy and I think I'm going to have to steer clear of it.
Since I don't want to spend more than $150 on a board I guess I'll have to get the Asrock AOD790GX after all ($109 for that one)

"The entire risk as to the quality and performance of these items is with the buyer. These items have been tested for functionality, but may have superficial physical defects including (but not limited to) scratches, dings or dents. Should these items prove defective following their purchase, the buyer (not the manufacturer, distributor, or Newegg.com) assumes the entire cost of all necessary servicing or repairs, unless otherwise required by law. These items are not covered by any 30-day satisfaction guarantee."

dude m3a79-t ftw!!!!!!!!!!!!

@fullinfusion can u come and play YET? or shall i make a new years wish?
lmfao

 

[erb]

dude m3a79-t ftw!!!!!!!!!!!!

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You $!%$!%. Why you gotta go keep up the peer pressure?! That board is expensive!
It seems to be highly recommended here on this forum though.. Man, I am still trying to decide but I might end up having to just get that board to make you folks happy

Will I have any clearance issues using my Sunbeam Core Contact Freezer on that board if I use all 4 ram slots?

If I do order that M3A79-T I guess I can save $20 by choosing the OEM 140w 9950 instead of the retail 125w 9950.

Decisions

 

[Assassin48]

well i hit a bump in the road i decided to go with a bigger tubing since the carribean uv blue only came in 1/2"ID 3/4"OD but i simply can not fin the ellbows that i need thats the only thing stopping me.
Does anyone know were i can find some i saw some on frozencpu but those are 1/2"ID 5/8"OD

 

[servermonkey]

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You $!%$!%. Why you gotta go keep up the peer pressure?! That board is expensive!
It seems to be highly recommended here on this forum though.. Man, I am still trying to decide but I might end up having to just get that board to make you folks happy

Will I have any clearance issues using my Sunbeam Core Contact Freezer on that board if I use all 4 ram slots?

If I do order that M3A79-T I guess I can save $20 by choosing the OEM 140w 9950 instead of the retail 125w 9950.

Decisions

m3a79-t ftw lmao

i likes that mobo and every m3a79 owner will tell u the same

i unno about the clearance for your cooler tho

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the 790gx cant do 16x/16x it only does 8x/8x

m3a79-t ftw

 

[servermonkey]

makes two of us lol
just be careful not to burn sh^t up mate!

burn bb burn

 

[ASharp]

Will I have any clearance issues using my Sunbeam Core Contact Freezer on that board if I use all 4 ram slots?

If I do order that M3A79-T I guess I can save $20 by choosing the OEM 140w 9950 instead of the retail 125w 9950.

It depends on how tall your RAM is. I'm using some Mushkin modules with the heatsinks that add a little height. The fan sits a tiny bit higher/contacts the top of the module (only the slot closest to the socket) but, it fits nonetheless. For standard height modules, there is no problem getting the fan to fit while using all four RAM slots.

As for the CPU. I'd recommend getting the M3A79-T (open box or new, up to you) and the 125W 9950. As (I believe) CP mentioned earlier, the 125W processor has a lower power requirement than the 140W. It will most likely spew out less heat which means lower temps and also use less voltage...all ideal things for overclocking.

m3a79-t ftw

Agreed. I feel sort of bad though. I haven't really been able to really push the board to see what it can do. Cooling for my system is severely limited. I'm able to hit 3GHz pretty easily with a tiny voltage increase (1.325VID) but the temps are topping out at around 55C already so I'm hesitant to push more. From what I've seen though, it is a fantastic board.

 

[Chicken Patty]

ill say it too!

M3A79 ftw
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haha

 

[Moose]

Think what is going to be like in few few years time people will be saying:
"I got a AMD Titanium x12 BE with 12GB of DDR5 RAM and that new HD9870 x4 GPU"

 

[servermonkey]

Think what is going to be like in few few years time people will be saying:
"I got a AMD Titanium x12 BE with 12GB of DDR5 RAM and that new HD9870 x4 GPU"

lol

 

[Assassin48]

I saw a few posts of people lapping their cpus and heatsinks but they did it on intels but my questions are:

Can i do it to the 9950BE?
Is it worth it?
Should i do it?

and i just upgraded my tubing from 3/8 to 1/2"ID so it will cool better.

 

[Moose]

Well as you have liquid cooling you probably can overclock lol, they should add "set multiplier to 15x" at the end of the installation guide, you do it without thinking.

I'm stopped by my PSU and would eventually be by the stock cooler, you have neither of these problems, so wack up the volts and clock!

I always find ur upload speed to download spped ration hilarious servermonkey you have got to be the first person to have faster upload than download.

 

[Chicken Patty]

I saw a few posts of people lapping their cpus and heatsinks but they did it on intels but my questions are:

Can i do it to the 9950BE?
Is it worth it?
Should i do it?

and i just upgraded my tubing from 3/8 to 1/2"ID so it will cool better.

I lapped my previous 9850BE, of course you can do it. It dropped about 5ºc on mine, considering it was my first lapping of a CPU ever, it was good. If you decide to do it, take a look at this video as it really came in handy.

BTW, once you lap, you loose any warranty and you will no longer be able to see your stepping for future reference, so write it down if you haven't already.

Part 1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVXuZTuoEuE

Part 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5L1s1-nXj0o&feature=related

 

[Chicken Patty]

Moose:

Thats funny dude, but it could be true. Computer world is getting crazy bro!!