The AMD Phenom II OC'ers Club

[Irony]

Whats the deal with your timings?

 

[catnipkiller]

set ram to what its showing in the spd this pic the fixed timings

 

[scaminatrix]

Hmmm... guys I got a bit of a problem.

I upgraded from my old 555 BE (I had the NB frequency set to 2400/2600 on it) to this 1055t but now I can't change the NB Frequency in my BIOS to over 2000. 2000 is the highest number.
Anyone got any ideas? *looks at people with same mobo and maybe CPU*

MaxMemm shows this:

 

[Irony]

set ram to what its showing in the spd this pic the fixed timings
http://img.techpowerup.org/120103/5463154631543154631.jpg

Thats odd. You got better results with ridiculous timings.

Hmmm... guys I got a bit of a problem.

I upgraded from my old 555 BE (I had the NB frequency set to 2400/2600 on it) to this 1055t but now I can't change the NB Frequency in my BIOS to over 2000. 2000 is the highest number.
Anyone got any ideas? *looks at people with same mobo and maybe CPU*

MaxMemm shows this:

You might have to raise the FSB to where you want the NB and then pull other speeds back down.

 

[scaminatrix]

You might have to raise the FSB to where you want the NB and then pull other speeds back down.

Damn, I was hoping I could just set it like with my 555 BE. What a kafuffle


EDIT: Thanks for the help Irony, I updated BIOS and OC'ed FSB to 240 and backed multi down to 13 and I'm getting there.
Noob question incoming: (I see different answers to this question all the time)

My RAM is at 1600 7-7-7-21 at 1.5v. What NB freq. and HT link should I aim for?

 

[catnipkiller]

this ram is just something to hold me over until my new ram shows up. and should i run ddr3 in t1 or t2?

 

[scaminatrix]

this ram is just something to hold me over until my new ram shows up. and should i run ddr3 in t1 or t2?

In the days of DDR2 I heard the phrase thrown around "the difference between 1T and 2T is massive" but these days, it's apparently not so much of a big gain.

I would say, if you can get 1T then go for it but if it's hindering your overall speeds then leave it at 2T. 1T is better.

 

[scaminatrix]

Sorry for double post.

Noob question incoming: (I see different answers to this question all the time)

My RAM is at 1600 7-7-7-21 at 1.5v. What NB freq. and HT link should I aim for?

 

[Chicken Patty]

As far as NB, you should be able to get at least 2600-2800 MHz out of it.

 

[Irony]

Sorry for double post.

Noob question incoming: (I see different answers to this question all the time)

My RAM is at 1600 7-7-7-21 at 1.5v. What NB freq. and HT link should I aim for?

Those are good timings. Try to get the NB as high as you can without too much voltage. It makes a great difference in RAM performance. I've heard that HT is best left a bit lower, and I've also heard that its better at the same speed as NB. I personally can't tell a big difference.

 

[Chicken Patty]

I usually don't click my HT and if I do not much. NB on the other hand is a must.

 

[scaminatrix]

Okay I'll try for more.

I haven't touched any voltages so far. I've been upping FSB and lowering multi so I don't end up OC'ing the CPU and needing more voltage (I'm a stock voltage guy). I'm aiming for highest NB possible that's suitable for my RAM but I'm also trying to keep the CPU at stock speeds-ish. This is a mini-challenge for me!


EDIT: Looking good. This is comfy for me and it seems everything's still at stock voltage. Gonna stress it and see what happens. New screenshot in attachments, plus a comparison of all 3 tests. Cheers guys, you've helped me net a 25%-ish increase from stock settings!

 

[scaminatrix]

Upped multi to 11x to get CPU at 3.3GHz. Maxmemm results and temps after Prime95:

(Last double post I promise)

 

[brandonwh64]

Ok fellas! I just picked up a M3A78-CM for 16$! It may or may not be working but I will be testing as soon as I get a CPU.

This was the first real good AMD board I ever owned and when I seen it for 16$ I snagged it up. hell if it dont work I can make a wall ornament out of it!

 

[catnipkiller]

good luck on your mobo ^^
played with the nb a bit but its stable like this atm

 

[de.das.dude]

scaminatrix the 1055t is a non BE cpu.
You need to upp the fsb to be able to do anything.

Try upping fsb to 260, and then selecting proper mem devider and cpu multiplier.
I wuld help, but i dont knw dram:fsb ratios for ddr3.

 

[Daigle]

Alrighty, I come to you humble in search for advice.

I bought my current computer back in summer 2010 and ever since it's been used daily and it's on pretty much 24/7. Here are my original components:

- NZXT Beta Evo case
- FSB SAGA II 500W PSU
- LG DVD
- Asus M4A785TD-EVO
- ATI HD5670
- WD 640GB HDD
- 2x 2gb 1333mhz Kingston RAM
- Logitech S520 wireless keyboard&mouse
- AMD Phenom II 555BE

Since then, during my move to Ireland, the gfx card broke during delivery but since it was decent and cheap, I got another one just like it. Then when moving back to Finland, it broke again in my luggage despite I took it off and protected as well as I could.

So I got a new gfx card last summer, ATI HD 6870 which has been wonderful and working without any problems.

Then lately I started to feel a bit uncomfortable with the CPU. So I tried finding a new one that would be sufficient to my needs (gaming, Photoshop and HD video). So I turned into Phenom II 1055T. Nice CPU... But one problem came along with it. (Also bought 8gb Kingston HyperX Genesis 1600mhz RAM)

I installed it and it's working fine performance wise, but the damn fan is sooooo noisy not to mention the temps are high as hell. This is a screenshot of my HW Monitor while typing this message:

All I have open is Chrome, Thunderbird, HW Monitor itself and MSN.

So the temps go down to 30-36 when I'm doing absolutely nothing and when the fan is "having a break". Like just right now it started going nuts again and temps went up to 50 + it's going round 4500 RPM.

If I start playing or anything, the temps go up to even 70 just like that. Did Prime95 yesterday, but stopped it after HW Monitor showed a whopping 98 degrees.

In BIOS the settings are set to default apart from disabling the Turbo Core setting and setting the Loadline to 0% (no disabled option available).

So... My buddy tells me that my motherboard might be the problem right now and the voltages somehow fucked up. I honestly don't have that much knowledge of the hardware side of things. Am more of a software boy myself when it comes to computers. Am just wondering if I can still do something with this or if I should just march into the closest retail store and get a new motherboard. So please help me here?

Thank you very much in advance.

 

[ChaoticAtmosphere]

Alrighty, I come to you humble in search for advice.

I bought my current computer back in summer 2010 and ever since it's been used daily and it's on pretty much 24/7. Here are my original components:

- NZXT Beta Evo case
- FSB SAGA II 500W PSU
- LG DVD
- Asus M4A785TD-EVO
- ATI HD5670
- WD 640GB HDD
- 2x 2gb 1333mhz Kingston RAM
- Logitech S520 wireless keyboard&mouse
- AMD Phenom II 555BE

Since then, during my move to Ireland, the gfx card broke during delivery but since it was decent and cheap, I got another one just like it. Then when moving back to Finland, it broke again in my luggage despite I took it off and protected as well as I could.

So I got a new gfx card last summer, ATI HD 6870 which has been wonderful and working without any problems.

Then lately I started to feel a bit uncomfortable with the CPU. So I tried finding a new one that would be sufficient to my needs (gaming, Photoshop and HD video). So I turned into Phenom II 1055T. Nice CPU... But one problem came along with it. (Also bought 8gb Kingston HyperX Genesis 1600mhz RAM)

I installed it and it's working fine performance wise, but the damn fan is sooooo noisy not to mention the temps are high as hell. This is a screenshot of my HW Monitor while typing this message:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/37321822/img_2012-01-05-081627.png

All I have open is Chrome, Thunderbird, HW Monitor itself and MSN.

So the temps go down to 30-36 when I'm doing absolutely nothing and when the fan is "having a break". Like just right now it started going nuts again and temps went up to 50 + it's going round 4500 RPM.

If I start playing or anything, the temps go up to even 70 just like that. Did Prime95 yesterday, but stopped it after HW Monitor showed a whopping 98 degrees.

In BIOS the settings are set to default apart from disabling the Turbo Core setting and setting the Loadline to 0% (no disabled option available).

So... My buddy tells me that my motherboard might be the problem right now and the voltages somehow fucked up. I honestly don't have that much knowledge of the hardware side of things. Am more of a software boy myself when it comes to computers. Am just wondering if I can still do something with this or if I should just march into the closest retail store and get a new motherboard. So please help me here?

Thank you very much in advance.

Welcome to TPU Daigle....please feel free to click on CP and update your system spec so we can see how you are running.

 

[Daigle]

I've done that already
Did it before posting.

 

[ChaoticAtmosphere]

I've done that already
Did it before posting.

Well all I got is update your NB and SB chipset.

Dunno why you are running so hot on idle...anybodt else? I say MOBO!!!

 

[JrRacinFan]

Daigle

Set cpu volts to a constant 1.3v, that will bring down your temps at load. Idle doesnt matter its at load where your cpu can suffer.

 

[Daigle]

Pardon my newbieness, but how do I set the voltage?

If I take the voltages down, doesn't it only make the fan go slower and hence raise the temperatures? Am no electrical engineer and correct me if I'm wrong, but my logic says that the automatic voltage should make sure it's optimized and keeping the CPU safe

 

[ChaoticAtmosphere]

Pardon my newbieness, but how do I set the voltage?

If I take the voltages down, doesn't it only make the fan go slower and hence raise the temperatures? Am no electrical engineer and correct me if I'm wrong, but my logic says that the automatic voltage should make sure it's optimized and keeping the CPU safe

Daigle...first of all you do not have an aftermarket CPU cooloer. You are using the one that came with your 1055T. DON"T OVERCLOCK.

2nd we disabled Core unlocker and CPU Load Line calibration....you should be good to go at stock.

 

[Daigle]

Am not trying to overclock. I don't even know how to
And though Core unlocker and Loadline have been disabled, how am I supposed to "go good" at stock if the temps are that high?

 

[ChaoticAtmosphere]

Am not trying to overclock. I don't even know how to
And though Core unlocker and Loadline have been disabled, how am I supposed to "go good" at stock if the temps are that high?

Let's wait for some other suggestions here. Members might have some questions in order to help you.

I say it's your MOBO.