That last run was done at 1.52v roughly. Once I get up that high in the voltage my voltage begins to fluctuate which I think is probably causing instability issues. I can set it for higher volts (tried that), but even then it's still fluctuating more than I'd like to see.
Then again my PSU has been with me for years now...can't remember what year I got it (it's a 650W Cooler Master three 12v rails 19A each) so I'm not mad at it at all lol. It's served me very well over all these years of stressing and tuning over many systems.
As far as clocking goes I'd love to see a bios that works perfect for my setup, but I'll have to wait to see what that's released. The different bios I have available to use won't get me higher than I am now, though I can post and start to load windows much higher. If I could get enough money I'd sell this board and the ram and pick up the Crosshair III with some ram. Guess it's time to start saving up to buy a new board after all this time...put this one to a well deserved rest.
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I've been playing around with AOD for the past few hours on the 2002 bios (beta) to see what cores will do what. So far Core 0+1 are the strongest clockers reaching 3.9Ghz @ 1.35v (stock voltage) and passing the tests I gave it. Core 2 only reached 3.5Ghz, and Core 3 hit 3.7Ghz. Turning up the voltage to 1.40 let Core 0 hit 4Ghz, but Core 1 was stuck at 3.9Ghz. Core 2 hits 3.6Ghz, and Core 3 hits 3.8Ghz.
Turning up the wick to 1.50v and Core 0 almost passed full at 4.1Ghz (it was ooooh so close finishing all the tests). Core 1 hit 4Ghz, and the other two I didn't test. I started combining cores at this point and had no problems running Cores 0+1 at 3.9Ghz @ 1.35v passing all test. Went to Cores 0+1+3 running 3.7Ghz @ 1.35v with no problems. Finally I tested Cores 0+1+3 running 3.8Ghz @ 1.40v before I decided that was enough for the night.
I might start back up tomorrow if I have time and see what I can do with Core 2. I don't know the max overclock using this bios yet and all four cores, but I was able to hit 4Ghz on all four cores using the 1604 bios as you've already seen above.
Sometimes....honestly.....I think I love numbers FAR too much. :shadedshu
Kei
(they NEED to give me a bios where I can clock all cores individually like AOD!)
I think it's just a little bit better than my previous.
