The Official Opteron 939 Overclocking Thread

[KeZzZu]

:woot:
CABGE 0536 vpmw WITH AIRCOOLER
i put my rig to outside of house and temp was +4c
cooler is Zalman 7700 CU + 120x120 125cfm fan
here is sp8m time


http://img487.imageshack.us/img487/7050/super15an.png
:toast:

[LoKi2k]

lol! very nice...

what loadtemps did you have with 4°C ambient?

[Runner]

I believe my CABYE has possibly the most horrible core contact so far, IHS removal is looking like an absolute necessity. I cranked up the voltage to 1.6 and just slightly upped the clock speed to 220mhz. 2.2ghz@1.6v with a TT Smartfan blasting at 5340rpm, which is roughly 85cfm, on a copper brick of a heatsink. It's idling at 64C, granted this is an AN8 I have it in right now, but with the latest bios's the temperatures are actually in line with other boards, some people even report them being too low. Sigh.

Edit: Testing it some more, it now has -1C air blowing on it, at stock settings under prime its 44-46C... Took 1.7v to even think about going into windows at 3ghz and the temperature was idling at mid 60's. Here's to hoping it fails prime at stock settings while not having -1C. If not, on to ebay it goes.

[Micketh]

@ Spooky, well mine set to 1.55 does 1.584 most of the time so it seems to slightly overvolt is the 240 1T bug still aparent on this board? I dont really want to try because I dont want to have to open up my case again til i got my water to pull the cmos jumper :)

[SpookyMoomin]

Overvolting i dont mind so much hehe. Wasn't aware of a 1T 240 bug (I'm new to A64's, first build in fact) is that 240 on the RAM or HTT?

[Brocon]

Hiya, as i'm in the UK and returning my CAB2E can anyone give me a list of the stepping of CABYE that I should be looks for?

[computersmsa]

Opteron 146 CABYE 0540 FPBW
DFI nF4 Ultra-D 702-2 BTA
Puit Cooling -> Full = ~ 39°C
Max Stable -> 3120 MHz @ 1.62V
http://home.scarlet.be/~pascpiet/DV/CABYE_0540_FPBW_MS@1.47V.png
:love:

[kakaroto]

Very nice, unfortunately all are sold... :(

[BioPC]

Opteron 146 CABYE 0540 FPBW
DFI nF4 Ultra-D 702-2 BTA
Puit Cooling -> Full = ~ 39°C
Max Stable -> 3120 MHz @ 1.62V
http://home.scarlet.be/~pascpiet/DV/CABYE_0540_FPBW_MS@1.47V.png
:love:

Lovely computersmsa! :clap: ,

This is what i was looking for. Since my opty 146 CABYE 0540 FPBW is just ordered i hope to obtain such level of results.

[Pt1t]

Opteron 146 CABYE 0540 FPBW
DFI nF4 Ultra-D 702-2 BTA
Puit Cooling -> Full = ~ 39°C
Max Stable -> 3120 MHz @ 1.62V
http://home.scarlet.be/~pascpiet/DV/CABYE_0540_FPBW_MS@1.47V.png
:love:

Tested mine quickly during my lunch time,
1M @ 3050 , 1.39v passed :toast:

[furyfax]

Now www.komplett.no have 146 at their webshop, 10 day delivery. What stepping will I receive most likely? Anyone know?
Just ordered!

[kakaroto]

Now www.komplett.no have 146 at their webshop, 10 day delivery. What stepping will I receive most likely? Anyone know?
Just ordered!

I don't know, i ordered too at komplett.nl.
I hope/suppose they are new batch, all old stock are sold I guess.

They are CABYE for sure.

[Amdfreaker]

Mine cabye 0540FPBW from alternate has also arrived from alternate.de . Totals costs were 160€ with shipment costs. And they have stock. I don't know if they all are caybe's 0540 FPBW but you can try.

Does anyone have already results from this stepping with a dfi rdx 200? And which you should set in the bios.

[Mats]

Now www.komplett.no have 146 at their webshop, 10 day delivery. What stepping will I receive most likely? Anyone know?
Just ordered!
Dude, that's the same as komplett.se.
"Antagen leveranstid 10 dagar", which means they have no idea when they actually will show up. I hope you're lucky though!

[furyfax]

My CPU is with fan, isn't most likely i get an older stepping then ? I guess komplett.no get their OPTY's from komplett.nl since they are in stock there. Can't take 10 days to ship a CPU from NL to Norway !

[KeZzZu]

lol! very nice...

what loadtemps did you have with 4°C ambient?

idle was around +25c and load was between +40c <--> +50c
wait a second, im posting my 26second superpi 1m result :) and my mem settings...

[Shark-357]

I got two of these CABYE 0540 FPBW on the way i sure hope they clock well :)

[eviLRuLeZ]

I wanted to buy 1 CABYE 0540 FPBW but the store that sell these cpu didn't answer me when I asked him If they opened all the boxed cpu... They aren't honest... they open the boxed cpu, take the best for them and If you order non pretested cpu you have a bad cpu.
Very bad attitude...

[KeZzZu]

my settings for memory...

here it is
http://img374.imageshack.us/img374/1853/optiesp8m7asetukset4yk.png

sp1m result
http://img286.imageshack.us/img286/9167/sp1msuper0ql.png
:toast:

[Jimbo Mahoney]

What BIOS is that you're running?

DFI NF4 I assume?

[furyfax]

Dude, that's the same as komplett.se.
"Antagen leveranstid 10 dagar", which means they have no idea when they actually will show up. I hope you're lucky though!
Well I have ordered before when aitem is marked the same way and then it came before the time. I just hope they are not screwing me!

[Pt1t]

my settings for memory...

here it is
http://img374.imageshack.us/img374/1853/optiesp8m7asetukset4yk.png

sp1m result
http://img286.imageshack.us/img286/9167/sp1msuper0ql.png
:toast:


try the super pi 1 M mod1.4
http://users.skynet.be/pt1t/144/1M_3051mhz.PNG with the Cabne 0540

[alpha0ne]

Opty 146 cabbage 0536, my board has a proven fault that it will not work past ~ 291HTT so hopefully when I buy the DRI Expert I should easily hit well past 3Gig

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b29/alpha0ne/1M2989.jpg

[Txaime]

What is better... CABNE 0540 APMW or CABYE 0540 FPBW?

[Pt1t]

What is better... CABNE 0540 APMW or CABYE 0540 FPBW?

i have both ...

CABYE 0540 FPBW -> occt 3ghz 1.39v , full 37°


CABNE 0540 APMW -> occt 3ghz 1.7v , full 46°
(one of the best batch ...)

[Txaime]

ok... somebody where buy this?

[dfx]

i have both ...

CABYE 0540 FPBW -> occt 3ghz 1.39v , full 37°


CABNE 0540 APMW -> occt 3ghz 1.7v , full 46°
(one of the best batch ...)

Seem like those lastest week of CABYE is doing better than the CABNE now..

[uOpt]

I wanted to buy 1 CABYE 0540 FPBW but the store that sell these cpu didn't answer me when I asked him If they opened all the boxed cpu... They aren't honest... they open the boxed cpu, take the best for them and If you order non pretested cpu you have a bad cpu.
Very bad attitude...

I wouldn't blame them too hard.

A business really can't go and sell the CPUs on that individual basis.

You see, if they have a bunch of nice and a bunch of not so nice CPUs, what are they going to do?

They cannot take a higher price for the nice CPUs. But nobody will buy the not-so-nice CPUs if the buyer knows it is probably a lemon.

It makes much more sense to let everybody in the hope that they randomly get a good one.

There might be some who sell the known-nice ones seperately but honestly I don't think many shops would bother, too much work for not enough profit, and then you have the guy buying the good ones first complain the CPU doesn't go as high as expected and then get it RMAed from overvolting burnout. Not a good business model.

[Mats]

I guess komplett.no get their OPTY's from komplett.nl since they are in stock there. Can't take 10 days to ship a CPU from NL to Norway !
Those who are in stock in NL won't be shipped to Norway because those are supposed to be sold in NL, which they will be. :stick: What's the benefit of shipping CPU's to Norway when they can easily be sold in NL? It is you who assumes that it is this way. You have no idea where yours will from, and neither do I.
Distribution goes generally in one way, unless the demand is very uneven which I doubt in this case. Opteron is very popular. I just don't wan't you to be too optimistic about this, lots of people both in US and Europe have waited much longer than expected for this CPU. The massive demand is global, AMD's production and distribution channels probably have a hard time keeping up.

[el rolio]

whoa! KeZzZu, what ram is that and how much voltage? omg 276 @ 2-2-2? !!!!!

[Mats]

I wanted to buy 1 CABYE 0540 FPBW but the store that sell these cpu didn't answer me when I asked him If they opened all the boxed cpu... They aren't honest... they open the boxed cpu, take the best for them and If you order non pretested cpu you have a bad cpu.
Very bad attitude...
I get your point but the answer is simple.
If you want a pretested CPU then buy it there.
If you rely on your luck or want to buy a specific code then buy it somewhere else.

[Davos]

just a first tester out the box......rubbish ram at the moment but im just working the chip.

http://upload.sysxtreme.com/0.X/0.3499109/2700.gif

its a CABYE 0540 FPAW

[DesertShooter]

I will have 2 146's next week :banana:

Ik hope it's the magic 0540FPMW or FPBW :toast:

What do you guys think?

[Toki]

Toki could you give some details on your tec? Whats the rating and how you power it etc?

I've forgot to say, 220W powered by a Antec cuz my Mean Well is K.O. (RMA).

[Gadflyii]

Here is mine

Opteron 150
OSA150DAA5BN
CABNE 0528GPMW
XXXX168G50056

Chip is stable at 3.55ghz @ 1.66v but I am having real trouble with the memory, anytime i attempt to increase the memory speed to above @175mhz, it BSOD's, at any CPU speed. I have a bios flash, drivers, and timings to mess with

Here is a quicky screen shot taken while i was looking for max PI OC, it ran a 1M
@ 3.6Ghz, but crashed when i tried to take the Screen shot.

http://www.gadtek.com/150-2.jpg

:woot:

[ojdr2001]

Need advice on the best BIOS for DFI NF4 SLI-DR / Opteron 148 for UTT / BH5

Thanks for the help =)

[Absolute_0]

Here is mine

Opteron 150
OSA150DAA5BN
CABNE 0528GPMW
XXXX168G50056

Chip is stable at 3.55ghz @ 1.66v but I am having real trouble with the memory, anytime i attempt to increase the memory speed to above @175mhz, it BSOD's, at any CPU speed. I have a bios flash, drivers, and timings to mess with

:woot:

Stable at 3.55 Ghz is incredible... you have any screenshots of prime @ 3.55? That SS is only 3.4. And what's teh cooling?

[el rolio]

Need advice on the best BIOS for DFI NF4 SLI-DR / Opteron 148 for UTT / BH5

Thanks for the help =)

yesss, inquiring minds would like to knowwwwww

[computersmsa]

Opteron 146 CABYE 0540 FPBW
DFI nF4 Ultra-D 702-2 BTA
Puit Cooling -> Full = ~ 43°C
Max Stable -> 3200 MHz @ 1.58V
http://home.scarlet.be/~pascpiet/DV/CABYE_0540_FPBW_MS@1.58V.png

[Garrett]

OMG :eek: :eek: :eek: that's insane... 3.2ghz @ water... :slobber: :thumbsup:

[ocZZ]

How hot is too hot for these things? I have my 148 CABYE running at 3ghz @ 1.66vcore and its currently max'd at 57C when prime95ing. Is this too much or can it take some more?

[dinos22]

Opty 146 cabbage 0536, my board has a proven fault that it will not work past ~ 291HTT so hopefully when I buy the DRI Expert I should easily hit well past 3Gig

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b29/alpha0ne/1M2989.jpg
that's a seriously fast SPI time for the MHz......whoa......if it can reach 3GHz 1M you'll probably go under 27s mark.....people here are having trouble going under 27s even with BH5 running at 273MHz....very nice..... :toast:

[Gadflyii]

Stable at 3.55 Ghz is incredible... you have any screenshots of prime @ 3.55? That SS is only 3.4. And what's teh cooling?

not that i have posted to the web server yet.

When i get home from work I will work on the box some more. The SS was snapped real quick as i found it's max OC, I got a 1M done at 3.6, but it crashed before i could take a Screen Shot. My board seams to max out around 300 HTT, any advice to stabilize it beyond 300 HTT?

Cooling is a Vaporchill LS

[C0oL]

Gadflyii: Wow, i am SURE you want to sell me that 3.6Ghz Opty... Don't you? :D

[Gadflyii]

No, but i got a 148 CABNE i have not even opened yet....

[lilkevin715]

I can't believe a Opteron 144 CABYE sold for $499 on ebay! Geez some people are hella stupid on ebay. Linky (http://cgi.ebay.com/Opteron-144-CABYE-0536-GPMW-Socket-939_W0QQitemZ6817000327QQcategoryZ80142QQssPageNam eZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)

[TEDY]

ebay is buncha stupid people.

[ixtapalapaquetl]

Just got home with my 175 CCBWE 0530TPMW. Will post some preliminary results tonight after a while. Can someone PM me with info on how to run instances of SuperPi on each core?

[xxmartin]

Just got home with my 175 CCBWE 0530TPMW. Will post some preliminary results tonight after a while. Can someone PM me with info on how to run instances of SuperPi on each core?
Use Prime95. Extract the archive in two separate folders and run one instance from each folder. Double-check in the task-manager that every instance will get 50% total, that is 100% of each core.

SuperPI for stability testing is like getting drunk in the rain ...

http://mitglied.lycos.de/xxmartin99/prime_2754@1.552.png

[Wiker]

Hello allihopa everybody ;)
Tomorrow I will hopefully recieve my new opteron 144 s939.
How well do you guys think this will do on a DFI lanparty-d, BH-5, and a zalman 7700 cooler. The cpu is a CABGE with a batchnumber about (...0026).
Thanks for answers

[^don.k's^]

that's a seriously fast SPI time for the MHz......whoa......if it can reach 3GHz 1M you'll probably go under 27s mark.....people here are having trouble going under 27s even with BH5 running at 273MHz....very nice..... :toast:


I have the same time @2976mhz with TCCD under 300mhz... With BH i'll be under 27 for sure... :toast:

http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/2619/2745s1mp.th.jpg (http://img29.imageshack.us/my.php?image=2745s1mp.jpg)

[Repoman]

I can't believe a Opteron 144 CABYE sold for $499 on ebay! Geez some people are hella stupid on ebay. Linky (http://cgi.ebay.com/Opteron-144-CABYE-0536-GPMW-Socket-939_W0QQitemZ6817000327QQcategoryZ80142QQssPageNam eZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)

Wow man, I'm definetly selling my CABYE 148 on ebay after seeing that. Starting price? $350 I think

Bought from 0 feedback seller too :lol:

[uOpt]

I can't believe a Opteron 144 CABYE sold for $499 on ebay! Geez some people are hella stupid on ebay. Linky (http://cgi.ebay.com/Opteron-144-CABYE-0536-GPMW-Socket-939_W0QQitemZ6817000327QQcategoryZ80142QQssPageNam eZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)

Seller with 0.0 feedback no less.

Maybe that is what I need http://www.cons.org/smileys/scratch-head.gif

[Mr.President]

hey guys :)

i´ll get 3 146 0540 fpbw soon :D
are the temps with HS @ 0540s good or not?

[dinos22]

I have the same time @2976mhz with TCCD under 300mhz... With BH i'll be under 27 for sure... :toast:

http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/2619/2745s1mp.th.jpg (http://img29.imageshack.us/my.php?image=2745s1mp.jpg)
easier said that done ;)

s7 is pretty experienced....he can't get it over the line....you'd think he'd be able to do it with ease especially considering alpha's time at 2.9GHz

[ixtapalapaquetl]

Far from proof of stability, but some quick early shots below. Temps at around 43C (under load, obviously). IHS still on; didn't take it off immediately in case I wanted to sell it. Not sure that's going to be an issue anymore!

http://img353.imageshack.us/img353/9408/175early2859nz.png (http://imageshack.us)

Update - 32 minutes now, through 8K test. Probably crank it up some more in another half hour.

[dogsx2]

easier said that done ;)

s7 is pretty experienced....he can't get it over the line....you'd think he'd be able to do it with ease especially considering alpha's time at 2.9GHz


Come on dinos22, it was 2.99. :slap: Pretty soon your going to have him down to 2.8. :stick:

Do you really think that 10MHz is going to get the guy .400+ second. If it does he will be the greatest oc'er of all time?

[dinos22]

Come on dinos22, it was 2.99. :slap: Pretty soon your going to have him down to 2.8. :stick:

Do you really think that 10MHz is going to get the guy .400+ second. If it does he will be the greatest oc'er of all time?
i need glasses......i thought it said 2898MHz = 2.9GHz (i mixed up my 8s and 9s there heheheh)..........now that i looked at it again.....nothing special really hehehe

definately no way alpha's breaking the 27s barrier....soz guys

[ixtapalapaquetl]

Two observations about my 175. First, it is very sensitive to memory timings. Deviating from the optimized settings (704-2BT) cost me about an hour and a half tonight before I finally realized the problem and went back. Back on track now. Second, it does not appear to be handling high temperature well, frequently freezing up while priming when temps approach 55C. This may, however, be a result of poor scaling with voltage. Looks like the IHS is coming of tomorrow (purely in the name of science, of course). I'm going to prime 2900 overnight at atound 1.4 volts overnight. More news tomorrow.

[Rufus7]

Use Prime95. Extract the archive in two separate folders and run one instance from each folder. Double-check in the task-manager that every instance will get 50% total, that is 100% of each core.

SuperPI for stability testing is like getting drunk in the rain ...

http://mitglied.lycos.de/xxmartin99/prime_2754@1.552.png

Nice clocks xxmartin for an 165 DC Opteron.You´ve got 5,5Gig on the Board running. That´s incredible. Nice Job.

[alpha0ne]

i need glasses......i thought it said 2898MHz = 2.9GHz (i mixed up my 8s and 9s there heheheh)..........now that i looked at it again.....nothing special really hehehe

definately no way alpha's breaking the 27s barrier....soz guys

HeHe yer no way on earth until I can add a few more MHz :D

I actually had a slightly better score @ 2989 but did'nt save it :rolleyes:

Anyways for a cabbage I am more than happy with 2.8Gig with low Vcore :)

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b29/alpha0ne/32M2800.jpg

Ram not optimised in this shot

[SpookyMoomin]

Got my 144 CAB2E priming @ 2800mhz/1.472v today - I might push further over the weekend, but I'm quite pleased with it so far (44c under load, idles 29c and the mobo reports 30c!).

I get the feeling that the voltage requirement will scale up quickly past this point, but its almost the weekend so more time to play with settings :banana:

[dimasdw]

I got my Opteron 146 last night with CABYE 0536 GPMW ...
I OC with rig like in my sig but i never pas 273 x 10 in 166 divider :( although i make the vcore to 1.6 V..i think there is no problem with the bh5 cause in divider 166 the memory run about 229 while HTT at 270...
so i think the problem is my Opteron Steping or PSU ..cause my PSU 3.3 rail is 3.24 when idle and 3.23 when load....
is My PSU limit My OC or i got bad Steping ?

this a sreenshot at 271x10 Vcore 1.6 ,if i run super Pi 1Mb at 273 x 10 the system always restart :(

<img src="http://img317.imageshack.us/img317/7067/vcore160cu.jpg" alt="Image Hosted by ImageShack.us" />

[xxmartin]

Nice clocks xxmartin for an 165 DC Opteron.You´ve got 5,5Gig on the Board running. That´s incredible. Nice Job.
Thanks. Those 165 Opterons are really a nice bang for the buck.


Far from proof of stability, but some quick early shots below. Temps at around 43C (under load, obviously). IHS still on; didn't take it off immediately in case I wanted to sell it. Not sure that's going to be an issue anymore!

http://img353.imageshack.us/img353/9408/175early2859nz.png (http://imageshack.us)

Update - 32 minutes now, through 8K test. Probably crank it up some more in another half hour.
Wow, thats amazing if it would be water-cooling!

:banana:

[SPivX]

well, i ordered 3 Opteron 144's at a local shop yesterday, and got them in this morning! I was suprised to find that all 3 were CABNE 0540 BPMW. They should OC very well.

I was dissapointed after i installed the first CPU in my system and fired up Super PI @ 2400 MHz @ 1.344v. I got an instant error after 5 seconds (...NOT CONVERGENT IN SQR05...)

i'm still using the 310P bios for my DFI NF4 SLI-DR. This CPU has to go much higher. What is holding me back?

tnx!

[Crankybugga]

hey these 0540 CABYE's hoot. This one is on standard BT, using vvx limited to 3.2vdimm till next week. :slap:

http://img478.imageshack.us/img478/4024/3070152v32m6cy.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[dogsx2]

well, i ordered 3 Opteron 144's at a local shop yesterday, and got them in this morning! I was suprised to find that all 3 were CABNE 0540 BPMW. They should OC very well.

I was dissapointed after i installed the first CPU in my system and fired up Super PI @ 2400 MHz @ 1.344v. I got an instant error after 5 seconds (...NOT CONVERGENT IN SQR05...)

i'm still using the 310P bios for my DFI NF4 SLI-DR. This CPU has to go much higher. What is holding me back?

tnx!

Memory timings are the key to any 64 oc.

[SPivX]

i know, but i set the memory on a 1/2 divider to ensure that memory is not a limiting factor. it has to be the CPU or HTT, but i set HTT multi to 3x already. strange.... would a BIOS updgrade (704-2BTA for instance) do any good?

[dogsx2]

i know, but i set the memory on a 1/2 divider to ensure that memory is not a limiting factor. it has to be the CPU or HTT, but i set HTT multi to 3x already. strange.... would a BIOS updgrade (704-2BTA for instance) do any good?

More Vcore

[ixtapalapaquetl]

Looks like we're good at 2.9GHz on air. I'm going to keep priming until I get home from work - little burn in can't hurt.

http://img133.imageshack.us/img133/9162/175early299wq.png (http://imageshack.us)

Here's my memory settings:

http://img133.imageshack.us/img133/8113/175earlya644pq.png (http://imageshack.us)


When I get home this evening, I'll let you know if it primed through the day, then I'll pop the IHS and shoot for 3000+. In the meantime, let me know if you guys want me to try anything else. My students have a Calculus Midterm next week, so I imagine I'm going to have to stay kind of late tutoring... I'll get back to you as soon as I can.

[flesheatinvirus]

Very nice, I think thats my next chip right there.

[Razor_cut]

Hey!

When do you folks think the 146 CAB2E will be available? It it even will be available?

Cheers!

[Jimbo Mahoney]

i know, but i set the memory on a 1/2 divider to ensure that memory is not a limiting factor. it has to be the CPU or HTT, but i set HTT multi to 3x already. strange.... would a BIOS updgrade (704-2BTA for instance) do any good?

Don't forget the memory controller is on-die.

I had to use a 120 divider on my DFI Ultra D (now using 623-3 BIOS) to get the CPU to max.

There's also a sweet spot for voltage on the 90nm process, at least there is on water anyway. 1.45 x 110% is for me. If I go higher, it actually hurts the system, rather than allowing a higher overclock.

[perry_78]

I went from 270*9 NOT stable to 300*9 stable just by flashing from 510-2 to 510-2FIX.

So BIOS plays a role.

[G4h4o8s6T]

Hey!

When do you folks think the 146 CAB2E will be available? It it even will be available?

Cheers!

They are floatin around as we speak.......atleast over here in the US, I know of one person who just got one in from zipzoomfly.com and I think tankguys just got a shipment in

[TEDY]

Cabne 0540 Bpmw

Ok?*

[Gadflyii]

Update on my 150 CABNE

I got the memory bug worked out with timings, and bios change, and I was able to get running dual channel finally. The HTT on the board is my limiting factor right now.

Here is a quick screen shot taken last night after a few hours of WoW and BF2. The 3dmark was taken at stock speeds (450/1200). It is running prime today while I am at work. I had to push the memory from 2.9v to 3.2v to hold those timings. What is the safe voltage limit on that ram? (OCZ Gold EL 2-2-2-5), I raised to voltage to 1.7 in an attempt to get it stable at 3.5, but it made no diffrence. My HTT just gets unstable, even with the CPU turned down to 1200mhz.

http://www.gadtek.com/150-3.jpg

[HermS]

What is the safe voltage limit on that ram? (OCZ Gold EL 2-2-2-5)

Providing you use active cooling 3.5v - 3.6v should be ok for 24/7

Nice OC there dude. :toast:

edit:- btw try TWTR 1, TRFC 14 and TRC 7 to get the more speed out of it.

[Gadflyii]

wow that high!

[HermS]

Yup, winbond loves volts, I don't think I've ever run mine below 3.4v :D

[Gadflyii]

Think it is possible to run it 1:1 @284mhz? @3.4v? I have a big case fan blowing directly on the memory, is that suffeciant cooling?

[HermS]

Think it is possible to run it 1:1 @284mhz? @3.4v?

Extremely highly unlikely even with the most cherry picked sticks ever. At 3.4 you will probably see 250-260 ish. This thread (http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=62056) has loads of info on Winbond based RAM, get reading my friend :D

edit:- You may want to play around with different multis and dividers to get the ram to it's optimal speed.

[ManagHead]

Hi!

I see that some stores is operating with two different names on theese opterons.

1.Opteron UP "San Diego"
2.Opteron "Venus"

Does this make sence? Can it really be San Diego cores in some of them? :confused:

And, do you know any stores which is shiping to Norway? I want a nice Opteron! :stick:

They which can be bought today, how do they clock? Any gold chips? (steppings?) I already have a Venice which is doing SuperPi 1M at 3150mhz cooled by single phase change. What can i expect with an Opteron?

[dpajur]

Is anyone using PowerNow with their S939 Opterons?

I'm getting mine next week, finally moving away from Intel, and I thought PowerNow on an OC'ed Opteron would be a great thing..

I leave my PC running 24/7, and there's really no need for it to be running full voltage and full clock if it's just downloading some stuff off the web or checking emails.

I've read on DFI's site that you shouldn't use Cool'n'quiet if you're overclocking, which raised my concerns about PowerNow..

Can this be done?

I thought it only dropped the multiplier (voltage too?).
Can the levels be set?

I'll have a mCubed tbalancer in the box, and it would be really cool to drop all the fans to zero or very very low and have the CPU running at a low clock and low voltage until it's needed to do some actual work (like games or video of course!)

[SPivX]

well, i've tested 1 of 3 Opteron 144's (CABNE 0540BPMW). But man, this thing sucks! I'm currently @ 2520 @ 1.5v. I set the RAM divider to 1/2 and the LDT multi to 3x, so it has to be the CPU. Look at the screenie, this HAS to be the worst clocking Opteron 144 on the planet!

http://80.61.226.251/~sp/superpi/superpi_2520.JPG

what am i going to do? please help a newbie! thank you very much! :confused:

[TEDY]

so i should avoid 0540 CABNE BPMW

[SPivX]

please look at this thread on DFI Street:

http://www.dfi-street.com/forum/showthread.php?t=26642

i found out that the 0540 CABNE BPMW is not the best Opteron 144. In fact, i think it's the worst out there and i'm gonna return it to the shop i bought it from.

[perry_78]

Indeed, these opterons are HOT. My NE 0540 APMW is 46ºC loaded under 1.6 bios set (smart guardian shows 1.56V) and a tripple ice pro with an asetek antarctica.

Bloody hot...

Results:

CABNE 0540 APMW
133785AJ
batch # 700's

Default Vcore
2700mhz 300*9 ram at 133 divider
SP2004 stable
SP32M stable

1.55*1.04 shows as 1.56Vcore

2806mhz 302*9 ram 133 divider
SP2004 stable
SP32M stable

havent tried more, but obviously not the best of CPUs. Getting a 146 from our belgian friend I think, and a mousepot as soon as the next batch is made. Considering my batch number is high 700s I think the results are ok.

What I find interesting, is that I cannot boot up into windows under a variety of settings, but when I clock through Clockgen it's easily stable :confused: 2806mhz is as stable as it can get, but 2826mhz with same settings and only slightly higher FSB results in BSODS... Interesting CPU...

Needs a lot more testing, curerntly adjusting eva2000's OCZ VX timings he used in his San Diego thread :toast:

[MadMikeSS]

Just got my Opt 146 retail box from Monarch today. Haven't really had much time to fully test it, but it's looking promising so far. It passed superpi 1M and 8M. I still have to prime it to see if it's stable. Keep in mind that I have had winchesters, venices and others that I have never been able to even boot at these speeds. So for me this is a major leap. :)

http://www.madmikess.com/stuff/opteron/opt146-300x10-1.55v.jpg

http://www.madmikess.com/stuff/opteron/opt146stepping.jpg

It's a start...

I actually lucked out on this one. They are selling for $199 at Monarch now, when I bought it on Monday I managed to get it at $181 plus shipping.

I just ran SuperPi 32M and passed:

http://www.madmikess.com/stuff/opteron/opt146-300x10-superpi32m.jpg

Will be running prime later.

[SPivX]

i can get a 148 with the following code:

osa148DAA5bn
cabye 0536gpmw
1304597150259

is this one worth trying? and is the 148 worth the extra bucks over the 146?

[Sumanji]

MadMikeSS:
How come you run TRC at 7? I did a comparison between TRC at 11 and 22, and found no difference whatsoever. Does having it less than 11 help a lot?

Cheers,

Suman

[Nano2k]

please look at this thread on DFI Street:

http://www.dfi-street.com/forum/showthread.php?t=26642

i found out that the 0540 CABNE BPMW is not the best Opteron 144. In fact, i think it's the worst out there and i'm gonna return it to the shop i bought it from.

It's not the worse for sure, mine is running at 3ghz+ stable.

[ManagHead]

It's not the worse for sure, mine is running at 3ghz+ stable.
Coolling? volt?

Where did you ge it and when?

[MadMikeSS]

MadMikeSS:
How come you run TRC at 7? I did a comparison between TRC at 11 and 22, and found no difference whatsoever. Does having it less than 11 help a lot?

Cheers,

Suman

Honestly, I have my memory running at optimized defaults. For 704 bios that's what trc is. I'll tweak with memory timings later. Right now I am just messing with defaults.

[mascaras]

i can get a 148 with the following code:

osa148DAA5bn
cabye 0536gpmw
1304597150259

is this one worth trying? and is the 148 worth the extra bucks over the 146?

i can get 1 with same stepping , are they good ???

[eR1k]

i can get 1 with same stepping , are they good ???
They are pretty good, 3ghz at 1.65vcore. But if I were you I would get a CABYE 0540 instead.

[xxmartin]

Looks like we're good at 2.9GHz on air. I'm going to keep priming until I get home from work - little burn in can't hurt.

http://img133.imageshack.us/img133/9162/175early299wq.png (http://imageshack.us)

Here's my memory settings:

http://img133.imageshack.us/img133/8113/175earlya644pq.png (http://imageshack.us)


When I get home this evening, I'll let you know if it primed through the day, then I'll pop the IHS and shoot for 3000+. In the meantime, let me know if you guys want me to try anything else. My students have a Calculus Midterm next week, so I imagine I'm going to have to stay kind of late tutoring... I'll get back to you as soon as I can.
Holy s***! That's the by far best Dual-Core I have ever seen! So far, no Dual-Core ever went on water lower than 1.6V @ 2900 MHz! :banana:

And you are doing 2.9 GHz @ 1.44V on air! Go for the 3 GHz with that hot baby. That's and absolutely outstanding chip you've got there.

:woot:

[Nano2k]

Coolling? volt?

Where did you ge it and when?

Watercooling, IHS removed and 1.648V

From Computermsa.

[NYCTeeN82]

MadMikeSS did you get that stepping by chance, or you asked for it? Did they tell you? WHen did you order that chip?

[perry_78]

I'm going to remove the IHS, 52ºC loaded temps on an asetek block are too much.

CABNE 0540 APMW

stable at 2900mhz @ 1.67Vcore, 1.71 BIOS set.

2950mhz runs SP32M fine, then suddenly BSODS. Something tells me the RAM plays a greater role with the opterons than with the Venices.

(pictures coming up, a64 rig not hooked up)

[MadMikeSS]

MadMikeSS did you get that stepping by chance, or you asked for it? Did they tell you? WHen did you order that chip?

I ordered it Monday when the price was $181. I took my chances and this is what I got. They never told me what I was getting, I found out when I opened the box today when it arrived. :)

[matt1]

MadMikeSS what BIOS are you using? :stick:

[MadMikeSS]

MadMikeSS what BIOS are you using? :stick:

704-2BTA

[airwolves]

Man these CABNE keeps getting better..

Guess Its like getting a fx but cheaper and up locked multi's..

Guess I'll have sell mine soon as I keep buying R/C parts :( Just got a Traxxas Tmaxx and that things a blast but a money pit :(

[fullup3]

I seriously thought that the very early cabne week 30's would be the only ones that clocked as well as they did. Now that more and more steppings are doing super, it just seems that amd has stepped up their quality all of a sudden. On some of the other threads, it seems that even the san diego's seem to be doing much better lately.

Way to go AMD...Keep it up! Givin' the broke man a chance at an FX 59!

[[XC] 4X4N]

Looks like I have pretty much found the max of this chip. 11x260 2.85ghz 24+hr prime stable 1.3x113% vcore, 11x267 2.93ghz 32m pi stable 1.425x113% vcore, 11x278 3.05ghz 1m pi stable 1.425x113% vcore. Best suicide shot 11x282 in avatar, same vcore. Went as high as 1.35x123%, couldn't get any higher. This chip runs hotter than my 3500, even with less voltage, but I haven't taken off the ihs, and I have removed it on the 3500. I guess that will be the next thing to do and see if I might be able to sqeeze a little more out of it. I have posted prime and 32m screenes earlier in thread. Here is my best 1m pass.

[eva2000]

I seriously thought that the very early cabne week 30's would be the only ones that clocked as well as they did. Now that more and more steppings are doing super, it just seems that amd has stepped up their quality all of a sudden. On some of the other threads, it seems that even the san diego's seem to be doing much better lately.

Way to go AMD...Keep it up! Givin' the broke man a chance at an FX 59!
probably trying to nail down more market share and beat Intel to Xmas sales :)

[ixtapalapaquetl]

Holy s***! That's the by far best Dual-Core I have ever seen! So far, no Dual-Core ever went on water lower than 1.6V @ 2900 MHz! :banana:

And you are doing 2.9 GHz @ 1.44V on air! Go for the 3 GHz with that hot baby. That's and absolutely outstanding chip you've got there.

:woot:Some updates and general information about my new 175 (stepping, cooling in sig):

1) Primed at least 8 hours at settings in previous screen shots (2.9GHz, 1.44V) before leaving for work. Came home 11 hours later and found that Windows had crashed/rebooted. So I suppose it's prime stable for somwhere between 8 and 19 hours; I'm comfortable with anything in this range. It was a warm day in NYC and the heat was on in my apartment, so ambient temps didn't help matters. I suppose I should be more than pleased at the prospect of running 2.9GHz at 1.44V 24/7, but to be honest I was really hoping for a bit more. Avarice is the right word, isn't it? Or is hubris better?

2) Removing the IHS brought about a mere 5C drop in load temps, a far smaller improvement than with my CABNE (roughly 10C). This was a bit of a disappointment, and potentially important information for others with similar weeks/steppings. Removing the IHS may not be the no-brainer it is with single core Opterons, but this fact obviously needs to be confirmed by other users. Hell, you know you're going to do it anyways.

3) Temperature continues to seem to be the ultimate constraint in my overclock, which may be good news for non-air users. Sustained readings of around 54C and above causes Windows to lock up (and occasionally to crash) while priming, both with and without IHS. (As an aside, I probably should seriously consider reinstallation at this point given the number of hard resets I have had while testing over the last two days. It is conceivable that some of my recent instability is due to OS corruption.)

3) In effort to moderate temperature, I threw on a torturously loud Vantec Tornado on my XP-90. This helped bring temps down another few degrees, thereby allowing more overhead for voltage. It is also driving me insane.

4) All this in place, I was able to boot successfully to Windows at 300x10 at just under 1.5 volts. Fought several hours to achieve prime stability. Unfortunately I repeatedly failed prime blend test after 1-4 minutes during the 1st 1024 FFT run. Increasing voltage did not help. In retrospect, it was stupid of me to have been trying to fight large FFT failures with Vcore - large FFT's work memory, not CPU! Silly rabbit.

Back on track, I then tried a few other sticks of RAM with the same results. After lots of futile experimentation with timings, I finally tried lowering MAL/Read Peamble to 8/5.5 from 9/6. This immediately brought stability to the large FFT tests. Again, I was stupid - this should have been the first thing I tried knowing that Opterons are sensitive to these settings. Large FFT's are now a breeze, even at low voltage. Incidentally, my single core CABNE likes those values too, which got me thinking...

5) Ran prime blend again, passed 1024K test. Moments later, however, I failed the 1st 8K test, indicating that though RAM was now OK, CPU was not. Loosened ram further just to be safe, then incrementally raised volts in attempt to pass small FFT's. Pushed up as high as 1.65V. However, despite increased Vcore, once I went beyond around 1.58V, Windows would consistently freeze during prime as load temps surpassed roughly 53C. 273x11 was no better. This complete instability at any voltage convinced me that temperatures were the dominant variable (I choose not to believe that I have simply found the chip's wall). Also, though one core oftentimes failed before the other, it was inconsistent in doing so, especially as Vcore and timings changed. I take this as a possibly encouraging sign that that core is not just a total lemon since it wasn't always first to drop..

At this point, I gave up on 3GHz on air for the evening. Will give it another go as I learn more; might try that undervolt burn in crap.

I have backed down to 2.95GHz at 1.49V. As a quick test of Vcore, ran small FFT's for 45 minutes without event. Currently priming blend at 42C. Though it has only been like two and a half hours, it looks like it's gonna be fine (certainly so with a little bump if necessary). Might even be able to back her down below 1.49 volts. We'll see.

Final thoughts: this chip reminds me a lot of the early single core CABNE's. It takes off crazy fast out of the gates at near default voltage. Temperature increases outpace voltage increases. It subsequently fails to scale well with voltage as a consequence of this heat. Indeed, in my case, 7% past stock voltage netted a 32% overclock, whereas 20% past stock voltage isn't even stable at a 35% overclock. Methinks it be time to invest in better cooling.

Anybody wanna loan me a prommie? :)

http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/5875/175early29525hrs9ii.png (http://imageshack.us)

[fareastgq]

damn, now I am dying to get a better board, hahaha, I think I'll play with this lame biostar board to see what happens....time to add more to my thread I guess.. excellent data man, uh also, your air temps still seem just a tad hot, try remounting a couple times? I guess it must really be the ambient killing u there.

[Nastas]

Well i got my CABYE 0540FPBW a couple days ago and this is what ive gotten it to atm.

http://members.westnet.com.au/danastas/1488v.jpg

This is using a TT golf 325 heatsink.

This is what i am running atm and is what i game at/ surf net everything at and to me its stable.

StressCPU gives up after a few hundred thousand iterations when the temps get up above 61degrees. At 1.54v it is stable untill temps reach 63-64.

The annoying thing with this chip is i cant get it to clock much higher. Above 3100 it wont stresscpu or superpi 32m for longer then a minute no matter how many volts i put into it.

Ive decided to be happy with 3ghz (hell thats higher then my original aims anyway) and will leave it at that untill i get watercooling in a couple of weeks.

[Nastas]

Hey ixtapalapaquetl would it be possiable to find out what MaxTcase and thermal offset youre opterons have?

[Pt1t]

146 CABYE 0540 FMBW under Watercooling HIS on.

Ambiant Temp ~ 21°

http://users.skynet.be/pt1t/146/146_3001_1.40v_occt.PNG

[Shark-357]

This is just insane man 1.4V for 3000mhz :toast: awesome chip m8.
I hope mine will clock that good :slobber:

[Primoz78]

This is just insane man 1.4V for 3000mhz :toast: awesome chip m8.
I hope mine will clock that good :slobber:

Sharky I hope we will get as good chip as Pt1t`s!... ;)

Pt1t awsome chip :slobber: :slobber: :slobber:...how high can it get with higher VCORE?...Show as some Super_PI 1m score :toast:

Regards,
Primoz

[Pt1t]

Sharky I hope we will get as good chip as Pt1t`s!... ;)

Pt1t awsome chip :slobber: :slobber: :slobber:...how high can it get with higher VCORE?...Show as some Super_PI 1m score :toast:

Regards,
Primoz

1.5v --> 3.1ghz
1.62v --> 3.2ghz but occt not yet passed :D crashed after 60%
i need to put some ice in my watercooling.

http://users.skynet.be/pt1t/146/CPUMARK_423.PNG

http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=47866 @ 1.62v

[TEDY]

148 boxed
cabye 0536 gpmw

148 tray
cabye 0535 xpmw

146 boxed
cabge 0536 vpmw

146 tray
cabge 0536 vpmw

144 boxed
cabye 0536 gpmw

144 tray
cabne 0540 bpmw

which one to pick ?

148 out of question cause too expensive.

[Tamille]

148 boxed
cabye 0536 gpmw

148 tray
cabye 0535 xpmw

146 boxed
cabge 0536 vpmw

146 tray
cabge 0536 vpmw

144 boxed
cabye 0536 gpmw

144 tray
cabne 0540 bpmw

which one to pick ?

148 out of question cause too expensive.
144 boxed
cabye 0536 gpmw

[overcrash86]

144 boxed
cabye 0536 gpmw

sems :D :

144 boxed
cabye 0536 gpmw

[TEDY]

ok then :)

they have weird prices

Opteron (Sockel 939) | Original

AMD Opteron 144 | Socket 939 | 1800 MHz | 1MB L2-cache | boxed
Athlon Opteron 144
OSA144BNBOX
149,00 €

*NEU* AMD Opteron 144 | Socket 939 | 1800 MHz | 1MB L2-cache | tray
Athlon Opteron 144
OSA144DAA5BN
139,90 €

*NEU* AMD Opteron 146 | Socket 939 | 2000 MHz | 1MB L2-cache | boxed
Athlon Opteron 146
OSA146BNBOX
143,00 €

AMD Opteron 146 | Socket 939 | 2000 MHz | 1MB L2-cache | tray
Athlon Opteron 146
OSA146DAA5BN
140,00 €

AMD Opteron 148 | Socket 939 | 2200 MHz | 1MB L2-cache | boxed
Athlon Opteron 148
OSA148BNBOX
248,00 €

*NEU* AMD Opteron 148 | Socket 939 | 2200 MHz | 1MB L2-cache | tray
Athlon Opteron 148
OSA148DAA5BN
249,00 €

[TEDY]

what about 146 seems cheaper but CABGE's ?

[Nano2k]

Cabge are not so good clockers in general 2.7-2.8 max

[ocZZ]

So far, This dual core opteron 165 is 100% stable at 2.7ghz @ 1.52V, the 2nd core seems to go down with anything over that... I can boot into windows and prime one of the cores at 2.8ghz though.. ah well, 2.7 isn't that bad :)

[sponge bob]

i need some help... with my venice my bh5 ran every divider up to max... now with opteroon div 150 dont work.. mem is @230 and i get erros :P but cpu is normal or bad... 1,55v 41 full load 2,85 ghz OCCT stable , IHS on

edit i have 0536 cabye

anyone what read preamble and max async should i use ?

i have 2x256mb corsair rev1,1 bh5 , with venice 3,6v @275 mhz
704-bta bios

[stone_cold_Jimi]

I have 3 chips to test: an E6 stepping Venice 3000 and 2 Opteron 144s. The first of the Opterons is a CABNE 0540 BPMW from overclockers (co.uk) - their current stock, still waiting for the other from elsewhere.

In the absence of the DFI Expert board, I'm getting a cheapo ASRock Dual mobo on Tuesday and 2Gb Ballistix to test with the stock cooler. If there's a lucky winner, it'll go under a Vapo LS.

My attitude is that if they only do 1.8 GHz stock, I have no reason to whine - they're doing what it says on the tin. I think ppl tend to forget that sometimes. If it only does 1.7 GHz, then it's an RMA.

[Zeus]

146 CABNE 0430 is unbeatable. :banana:
Here's 3050Mhz 1.4V watercooled ambient ~19C Heatspreader still in place.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v620/Z3us/OCCT3050MHz1.jpg

[KeZzZu]

Cabge are not so good clockers in general 2.7-2.8 max


hahahah my cabge hit 3g easily with air :)

[Richdog]

He said in geenral... yours must have been a nice chip. :)

Anyway I have a 146 CABYE @ 3ghz now stable... loving it to bits. :slobber:

Super PI time seems a tad high though at 29 secs lol... but PI loves 1:1 doesn't it?

[sponge bob]

3 ghz 1,6v 44*c full load (http://sponge.ez.pri.ee/data/media/3/3ghz.JPG)

0536 cabye 144 opty
waterchill h2o

[Nano2k]

hahahah my cabge hit 3g easily with air :)

Thats why I said "in general" :toast:

[cool_dude]

My results :) Will try higher later on :)

http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/1181/cooldude25ys.jpg
[Ignore the PSU Rails, they're false readings]

[TEDY]

so CAB2E also not bad at all

[cool_dude]

nope :) going to see if i can hit 2.9, maybe 3 :D

I am happy as 2.8 was my goal, so if it doesnt do any more i wont be that bothered but ovbiously it'd be great if i can squeeze another 100/200mhz out of it :)

Thx,
cool_dude

[DeToNaToR.cl]

Im getting mi opty 146 or 144 in a couple of weeks... to chile only arrived the 150 thats extremly expensive...

If im lucky i wil get a good stepping hoping for a CABNE 0530 or better...

How do you think and opty will run under a Zalman 7000B AlCu?

[Sumanji]

How do you think and opty will run under a Zalman 7000B AlCu?

I'll let you know on Sunday :)

Suman

[WesM63]

He said in geenral... yours must have been a nice chip. :)

Anyway I have a 146 CABYE @ 3ghz now stable... loving it to bits. :slobber:

Super PI time seems a tad high though at 29 secs lol... but PI loves 1:1 doesn't it?


Low Latency and 1:1 helps Super PI alot. I pulled out a 29sec SPI with my CABYE @ 10x290 3-4-4-8.

My TT BT is on the way, hopefully that will get me to the magic 3ghz. If not as soon as the prommie gets fixed i know it will :D

[sponge bob]

http://sponge.ez.pri.ee/data/media/3/27.469.JPG

[Eagleclaw]

What type of load temps are you getting with your Hyper 6?


I have the Coolermaster KHC-L91-U1 but won't get my opty until next week or the week after.


thanks

[eva2000]

Doing some burn in with Opteron 146 using high vcore as <1.6v vcore temps only max 45-46C on Cosair Hydrocool 200 water, not enough to burn in cpu apparently...

http://fileshosts.com/DFI/NF4_SLI_D/results/mbmLog/load_3040mhz.jpg

Graphs using MBMLog plugin http://i4memory.com/showthread.php?t=1635 :D

[dogsx2]

146 CABNE 0430 is unbeatable. :banana:
Here's 3050Mhz 1.4V watercooled ambient ~19C Heatspreader still in place.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v620/Z3us/OCCT3050MHz1.jpg

Yea, any cpu that can do that is pretty good. :D Ambient 22c with Koolance2 with heatspreader on. ;)

http://img240.imageshack.us/img240/8352/30312qs.th.jpg (http://img240.imageshack.us/my.php?image=30312qs.jpg)

http://img240.imageshack.us/img240/6519/3051occt8ap.th.jpg (http://img240.imageshack.us/my.php?image=3051occt8ap.jpg)

[dogsx2]

Does 30c idle @22 ambient at 1.4v sound about right with a Koolance2? Is there a trick to seating it right? Any advice would be helpful.

[eva2000]

Yea, any cpu that can do that is pretty good. :D Ambient 22c with Koolance2 with heatspreader on. ;)

http://img240.imageshack.us/img240/8352/30312qs.th.jpg (http://img240.imageshack.us/my.php?image=30312qs.jpg)

http://img240.imageshack.us/img240/6519/3051occt8ap.th.jpg (http://img240.imageshack.us/my.php?image=3051occt8ap.jpg)

what's with the OCCT text font being different ???

[dogsx2]

what's with the OCCT text font being different ???

One says I was almost done, the other says I was done. Didn't cost anymore so I thought I'd show both. :D

[mongoled]

what's with the OCCT text font being different ???
I noticed tht also, is the system missing fonts?

[eva2000]

no i mean font type

http://www.fileshosts.com/DFI/NF4_SLI_D/results/Opteron146/CABYE_0540FPBW_2/Hydrocool/Corsair/XMS3500C2/2x512/2_1/704_2BTA/LDT3x/10x/300-250-2225-7-14-2222_1.54-1.3-1.6-3.27_3120_dsN4ddsAuto_7F5_16x7x/OCCT/OCCT_finished_tn.jpg

Where do you change the font type ?

[racinjimy]

Back on track, I then tried a few other sticks of RAM with the same results. After lots of futile experimentation with timings, I finally tried lowering MAL/Read Peamble to 8/5.5 from 9/6. This immediately brought stability to the large FFT tests. Again, I was stupid - this should have been the first thing I tried knowing that Opterons are sensitive to these settings. Large FFT's are now a breeze, even at low voltage. Incidentally, my single core CABNE likes those values too, which got me thinking...



tighter timings brought stability?????

[Pt1t]

no i mean font type

http://www.fileshosts.com/DFI/NF4_SLI_D/results/Opteron146/CABYE_0540FPBW_2/Hydrocool/Corsair/XMS3500C2/2x512/2_1/704_2BTA/LDT3x/10x/300-250-2225-7-14-2222_1.54-1.3-1.6-3.27_3120_dsN4ddsAuto_7F5_16x7x/OCCT/OCCT_finished_tn.jpg

Where do you change the font type ?

http://users.skynet.be/pt1t/146/146_3102_1.55v_occt_b.jpg

that s right font :D

[corvus_corax]

Do you check the new CPU-Z beta version about Vcore? it seems to be that now shows the real voltage. At least the voltage that you set in Bios.

[Pt1t]

Do you check the new CPU-Z beta version about Vcore? it seems to be that now shows the real voltage. At least the voltage that you set in Bios.


Do you have link ?

[corvus_corax]

Do you have link ?
My bad.
Here:
http://forum.x86-secret.com/viewtopic.php?t=4221

[Pt1t]

My bad.
Here:
http://forum.x86-secret.com/viewtopic.php?t=4221

thanks

[sponge bob]

thanks
http://sponge.ez.pri.ee/data/media/3/cpu-2700.PNG nice... my WC is bretty good, 1,625v and full load is 44*c amp temp is 22 or shm

[DesertShooter]

w00t new CPU-z:

http://valid.x86-secret.com/cache/48151.png

[el rolio]

new version of cpu z

http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc?id=48152 which shows up socket 939 and core name properly...

[stone_cold_Jimi]

CPU-Z 1.31 - with my old Clawhammer s754, it shows 1.475v. 1.30 showed 1.550v. The actual is 1.65v.

If it's fixed, it's only for new stuff.

[perry_78]

Found out that TRRD played major role in my opterons stability. I'm thinking that 2950mhz 1.67 BIOS set is possible. Memory is even more bounded to stability than any other cpu i had :p: Took me 2 hours to realise it was TRRD after I loosened timings to a level that would make TCCD cry. Also the Antec 430 TP I was using has a range of 3-3.2Vdimm while priming, so definitely nothing good. The OCZ is coming back to life it seems.

http://xtremesystems.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=39531&stc=1

http://xtremesystems.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=39529&stc=1

priming as we speak, this was a untweaked SP32M run with a low TRRD value :p:

http://xtremesystems.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=39530&stc=1

SP1M run, have not had time to run any further. 3100mhz at 1.67 bios set resultet in BSOD under SP1M. unoptimized run, however first ever with an AMD CPU over 3ghz and under 30s run.

CABNE 0540 APMW not looking as bad as on previous attempts - I know it has been said many times, however memory timings are 50% of the success.

More coming later, now its time to play with memory.

[groovetek]

Doing some burn in with Opteron 146 using high vcore as <1.6v vcore temps only max 45-46C on Cosair Hydrocool 200 water, not enough to burn in cpu apparently...
:D

Eva - to get an effective burn in, you want higher volts but NOT higher temps! So it's good that your temps are under control - maintaining high volts + maintaining low temps = successful burn in. High temps increases resistance in circuitry!

[dinos22]

Eva - to get an effective burn in, you want higher volts but NOT higher temps! So it's good that your temps are under control - maintaining high volts + maintaining low temps = successful burn in. High temps increases resistance in circuitry!
so what do you find as ideal settings for CPU burnin

[eva2000]

Eva - to get an effective burn in, you want higher volts but NOT higher temps! So it's good that your temps are under control - maintaining high volts + maintaining low temps = successful burn in. High temps increases resistance in circuitry!
guess why cpuburn in is so nice

http://www.fileshosts.com/DFI/NF4_SLI_D/results/Opteron146/CABYE_0540FPBW_2/Hydrocool/Gskill/PC4400LE/2x256/758_757/704_2BTA/LDT3x/10x/304-304-2.5437_1.65-1.3-1.6-2.9_3684_dsW4dds1_9N65_16clk_16x7x/cpuburnin_1_tn.jpg

Room temp = 30.5C to 32.5C :rolleyes:

strange cpu burn in same temps as toast but room temp is a tad higher heh

[MadMikeSS]

So which is the core of the 146 CABYE 0540? Venus or San Diego?

Screen from the latest CPUZ shows Venus, latest CBID which is a little older than CPUZ shows San Diego.

http://www.madmikess.com/stuff/opteron/cpuzvscbid.jpg

[Sumanji]

Since when has it been called Venus core... anything new about this core? (Other than it overclocks higher than a stoner in a cannabis plantation).

Also are there any guys here with CABYE FPAW in the low batch numbers (0200 or thereabouts). I don't think a lot of these can hit 3Ghz as easily as the higher numbered FPAWs and FPMW/FPBW.

Cheers,

Suman

[dogsx2]

Yea, any cpu that can do that is pretty good. :D Ambient 22c with Koolance2 with heatspreader on. ;)

http://img240.imageshack.us/img240/8352/30312qs.th.jpg (http://img240.imageshack.us/my.php?image=30312qs.jpg)

http://img240.imageshack.us/img240/6519/3051occt8ap.th.jpg (http://img240.imageshack.us/my.php?image=3051occt8ap.jpg)

OCCT not good enough for you? Here's a little large prime:

http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/6342/1443051prime3lx.th.jpg (http://img85.imageshack.us/my.php?image=1443051prime3lx.jpg)

Humm, :confused: just noticed that I must have used CG, as prime uses the bios and cpuz uses the real MHz. Oh well, prime was still running so cpuz wasn't added latter. Messed around so much I forgot what I did. :)

[eviLRuLeZ]

ok then :)

they have weird prices

Opteron (Sockel 939) | Original

AMD Opteron 144 | Socket 939 | 1800 MHz | 1MB L2-cache | boxed
Athlon Opteron 144
OSA144BNBOX
149,00 €

*NEU* AMD Opteron 144 | Socket 939 | 1800 MHz | 1MB L2-cache | tray
Athlon Opteron 144
OSA144DAA5BN
139,90 €

*NEU* AMD Opteron 146 | Socket 939 | 2000 MHz | 1MB L2-cache | boxed
Athlon Opteron 146
OSA146BNBOX
143,00 €

AMD Opteron 146 | Socket 939 | 2000 MHz | 1MB L2-cache | tray
Athlon Opteron 146
OSA146DAA5BN
140,00 €

AMD Opteron 148 | Socket 939 | 2200 MHz | 1MB L2-cache | boxed
Athlon Opteron 148
OSA148BNBOX
248,00 €

*NEU* AMD Opteron 148 | Socket 939 | 2200 MHz | 1MB L2-cache | tray
Athlon Opteron 148
OSA148DAA5BN
249,00 €

You are talking about overclockers.de online shop..
Be carefull with them... I told them to keep me 5 cpus, I ordered the cpus and they finally told me the cpu went out of stock, It was totally wrong since they transfered the 5 cpus to pretested category and they refused to sell me the cpus... why? To make more money on each cpu...
Very bad german shop.... I repeat : overclockers.de

[Ebola]

You are talking about overclockers.de online shop..
Be carefull with them... I told them to keep me 5 cpus, I ordered the cpu and finally they told me the cpu went out of stock, that was wrong since they transfered the 5 cpu to pretested category and they refused to sell me the cpus... why? To make more money on each cpu...
Very bad german shop.... I repeat : overclockers.de
Right, flee away far from this shop :slapass:

[tatts]

heres my 146 CABYE 0540FPBW (currently priming)
1.45V .. idle 36c full load 42c on a artic freezer 64 until i get wc this week and hopefully push it further :banana:

http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc?id=47494

http://img108.imageshack.us/img108/5083/10x3004dg.th.jpg (http://img108.imageshack.us/my.php?image=10x3004dg.jpg)


just got rid of my 144's, cab2e 0540fpmw highest was 9x305 @ 1.54V, wouldnt clock any higher even with 1.7V & cabge 0536vpaw did 9x308 @ 1.65V

[user0001]

http://img66.imageshack.us/img66/3775/opteron146code9rf.jpg

Whats going on? This should clearly PWN a FX-57 but isnt!
http://img425.imageshack.us/img425/2949/10x280opteronsimm1py.th.jpg (http://img425.imageshack.us/my.php?image=10x280opteronsimm1py.jpg)

And this at 9x200!
http://img367.imageshack.us/img367/2832/9x200opteronsiarithmetic6rf.th.jpg (http://img367.imageshack.us/my.php?image=9x200opteronsiarithmetic6rf.jpg)

[fullup3]

very nice chip tatts. Keep us posted!

[eva2000]

So which is the core of the 146 CABYE 0540? Venus or San Diego?

Screen from the latest CPUZ shows Venus, latest CBID which is a little older than CPUZ shows San Diego.

http://www.madmikess.com/stuff/opteron/cpuzvscbid.jpg

yeah confusing older CBI showed opterons as Venus, latest CBI 77 build shows it as San Diego which is complete opposite of CPUZ

[MadMikeSS]

yeah confusing older CBI showed opterons as Venus, latest CBI 77 build shows it as San Diego which is complete opposite of CPUZ

Right, but which is it? Haha

[TheMeatFrog]

Mike where did you get that version of CPU-Z?

[tatts]

very nice chip tatts. Keep us posted!
thanks, will be back with more when i get wc set up this week :D

as for opertons, i thought they were based on san diego

[MadMikeSS]

Mike where did you get that version of CPU-Z?

dnottis sent it to me. I'll have to ask him where he got it from. I don't see it on the official website.

[Edit] I did find it on their forum, it's beta: CPUZ 1.31.0 (http://forum.x86-secret.com/viewtopic.php?t=4221&sid=4651c43fc7fe4b367dab5275d40ad8c8)

On another note... I think I found stability finally.

http://www.madmikess.com/stuff/opteron/290x10-primepass.jpg

I think that people should consider what they are seeing as far as temps go. I think the sensor on the die is off. With 1.62v I was hitting mid 60's temps and my waterblock wasn't even getting warm. Any air cooled cooler that I have ever used would have been blazing at that temp. I set a -10C offset in MBM as it closer reflects the temps I was getting with my 3700 San Diego chip with the same voltage.

[TheMeatFrog]

Thanks Mike! :toast:

[$SOLID$ Necro]

Nothing new to see here, another CABYE From Monarch last week, with a Zally 7700ALCU :yawn2:

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=39549&stc=1

Daily settings

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=39548&stc=1


For 200$ I'm not complaining...much :stick:

[ozzimark]

Right, but which is it? Haha
i've always thought it was venus. people have tried to convince me otherwise :(

also, finally took the time to remount my waterblobk on my unlidded opteron. before, load temps at 1.4v were around 40c. now at 1.54v, load is 42c with ~2-3c warmer water. :toast:
overclocking should definitly benefit from this

[NiSMo]

Nothing new to see here, another CABYE From Monarch last week, with a Zally 7700ALCU :yawn2:

Daily settings

For 200$ I'm not complaining...much :stick:
wat stepping u got there solid??

[$SOLID$ Necro]

wat stepping u got there solid??

Well just for you I took the Zally back off and grabbed a pic :toast:

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=39555&stc=1


You'd think as many times as I've done this I would have grabbed a pic first.. :slapass:

[NiSMo]

Well just for you I took the Zally back off and grabbed a pic :toast:


http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=39553&stc=1

You'd think as many times as I've done this I would have grabbed a pic first.. :slapass:
the pic aint working cos i cant see it :P :stick: hehe

[$SOLID$ Necro]

the pic aint working cos i cant see it :P :stick: hehe

Give a Brutha few minutes to edit... :p:

I noticed it too, and had to go back to the original pic and start over :shrug:

So is it any good?

[Zeus]

50Mhz more for OCCT doesn't come easy.
At 1.4V it passed OCCT at 3050MHz, for 3100MHz it needed 1.52V.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v620/Z3us/screenshots/OCCT3100MHz1.jpg

Gonna try for 3150MHz now. :)

[ncsa]

@Zeus a very nice OC there :) is that a CABNE chip?

Would a 146 CABYE 540 PAW be better over a 144 CABNE 0540, apart from CPU multi?

[Pt1t]

50Mhz more for OCCT doesn't come easy.
At 1.4V it passed OCCT at 3050MHz, for 3100MHz it needed 1.52V.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v620/Z3us/screenshots/OCCT3100MHz1.jpg

Gonna try for 3150MHz now. :)


http://users.skynet.be/pt1t/146/146_3103_1.54v_occt.PNG
http://users.skynet.be/pt1t/146/146_3103_1.54v_vcore.PNG
http://users.skynet.be/pt1t/146/146_3103_1.54v_temp.PNG

[TheMeatFrog]

Are the newer optys coming in the old retail box where you can see the chip through a little window or in the box that monarch shows on their site?

[sponge bob]

i pulled IHS off my opteron, but my idle and load temps are much higher? i checked 3 times , my WC plock is nicely on ... any help?

[T_M]

check to see if the bottom of your block is resting against the high side of the plastic socket

[T_M]

Also are there any guys here with CABYE FPAW in the low batch numbers (0200 or thereabouts). I don't think a lot of these can hit 3Ghz as easily as the higher numbered FPAWs and FPMW/FPBW.

my #0289 on Water:

http://i4mark.teknetixx.com/Opteron_146/Max_on_Water/3130%201M%2026_266.jpg

[sponge bob]

check to see if the bottom of your block is resting against the high side of the plastic socket
rofl. u are genius, i was, i turned plock as it should be, but full load is still like 50*c on stock clocks... maybe i just need to but IHS On, ther is now just AS5 between cpu and IHS

[Zeus]

http://users.skynet.be/pt1t/146/146_3103_1.54v_occt.PNG
http://users.skynet.be/pt1t/146/146_3103_1.54v_vcore.PNG
http://users.skynet.be/pt1t/146/146_3103_1.54v_temp.PNG


Nice chip mate! :up:

I tried 3150MHz at 1.6V but couldn't get it to finish OCCT, our CPU's are pretty much the same as far as overclocking goes, mine's a CABNE 0530 APMW with heatspreader still on, what's yours?

Also, temperatures are about the same, can you do 3150MHz OCCT?

[MadMikeSS]

Are the newer optys coming in the old retail box where you can see the chip through a little window or in the box that monarch shows on their site?

The old style box, not the plastic retail pack that they show on the site.

[Pt1t]

Nice chip mate! :up:

I tried 3150MHz at 1.6V but couldn't get it to finish OCCT, our CPU's are pretty much the same as far as overclocking goes, mine's a CABNE 0530 APMW with heatspreader still on, what's yours?

Also, temperatures are about the same, can you do 3150MHz OCCT?

My is cabye 0540 FMBW, his is still on also

http://valid.x86-secret.com/cache/48318.png

With 1.69v :toast:

[sponge bob]

Finaly, i buted IHS back, added some AS5 and my load temp are 5-7*c lower than with stock paste under cpu and IHS :slobber: going to ceck max OC with usal water, soon i will try some iced water

[computersmsa]

Nice chip mate! :up:

I tried 3150MHz at 1.6V but couldn't get it to finish OCCT, our CPU's are pretty much the same as far as overclocking goes, mine's a CABNE 0530 APMW with heatspreader still on, what's yours?

Also, temperatures are about the same, can you do 3150MHz OCCT?
The brother of this chip can finish OCCT at 3.2 GHz :D
http://home.scarlet.be/~pascpiet/DV/CABYE_0540_FPBW_MS@1.58V.png

Edit : (Cause PM), I have'nt this step for sale, sorry !

[el rolio]

heya, randomly messing with ma memory which i had runnin at 207mhz on divider before... just tried to get it up a bit before i change mobo... see what loose timings, higher bandwith and freq VS tight timings at closer to 200 would do... as you can imagine, not much at all except give varied millisecond times in super pi and higher sandra bandwith

http://revo21.com/pc/2.9_166div_32m.jpg

[Richdog]

Guys quick question...

Which of these is faster for games and benching...

3Ghz (10*300) running 1:1 with TCCD @ 2.5-4-4-7...

or...

3Ghz running a divider (140mhz or whatever) for a total of around 230mhz HTT @ 2-2-2-5...

Is it the divider with tight timings?

[Zeus]

The brother of this chip can finish OCCT at 3.2 GHz :D
http://home.scarlet.be/~pascpiet/DV/CABYE_0540_FPBW_MS@1.58V.png

Saw that a couple of pages back, very very impressive! :slobber:
What kind of watercooling is that?

What the maxTcase on that chip?
Mine 's 67C.

In case you're going to sell it's sister lemme know. :D

[dogsx2]

Guys quick question...

Which of these is faster for games and benching...

3Ghz (10*300) running 1:1 with TCCD @ 2.5-4-4-7...

or...

3Ghz running a divider (140mhz or whatever) for a total of around 230mhz HTT @ 2-2-2-5...

Is it the divider with tight timings?

Try them both out on spi and see. It's going to be close, can't run 2.5-4-3? That would be faster.

The divider doesn't matter, only timings.

[Richdog]

I havent got any RAM capable of 300HTT 1:1... but my friend is getting 2x sets of Gskill FX sent over from the USA and if he decided he doesn't want a pair he will sell themk to me.

At the moment I have OCZ PC3200, the new BH-5 stuff, so I want to know if it's worth selling them and getting the TCCD... or if it will make no difference in performance in which case i'll pass. :)

[sponge bob]

http://sponge.ez.pri.ee/data/media/3/27.266.JPG I know , it sucks... cabye 0536 IHS on...

[philyau]

now heres mine: Opteron 146 CABYE 0540FPMW 2.9Ghz stable (290x10). ram @ 9/10, 2.5,3,3,6 1t.

Finally after long long weekend prime95, superPi, memtest stable and decent temps as well.

phil

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/philyau/benches3.jpg

[gundamit]

My CABNE 0530APMW finally gets its chance to go under the Prommie after my 144 came up short because the DFI mobo won't give me more than 374HTT. Its off to a good start doing what my CABYE 0528GPMW couldn't do. 3.5ghz only 1M stable now but good enough to do some 3-D which makes it my champ. I'm thinking I'll keep this one. ;)

Just some cheap UTT at crappy timings and not tweaked.

http://img328.imageshack.us/img328/4095/350x10sp1m6zj.png

[flesheatinvirus]

Nice work there, thats a killer chip for sure. What do you think of the Koolance Exos?

[dogsx2]

I havent got any RAM capable of 300HTT 1:1... but my friend is getting 2x sets of Gskill FX sent over from the USA and if he decided he doesn't want a pair he will sell themk to me.

At the moment I have OCZ PC3200, the new BH-5 stuff, so I want to know if it's worth selling them and getting the TCCD... or if it will make no difference in performance in which case i'll pass. :)

Just keep the OCZ. A bird in the hand is better then maybe he might sell them.

[dogsx2]

My CABNE 0530APMW finally gets it chance to go under the Prommie after my 144 came up short because the DFI mobo won't give me more than 274HTT. Its off to a good start doing what my CABYE 0528GPMW couldn't do. 3.5ghz only 1M stable now but good enough to do some 3-D which makes it my champ. I'm thinking I'll keep this one. ;)

Just some cheap UTT at crappy timings and not tweaked.

http://img328.imageshack.us/img328/4095/350x10sp1m6zj.png


You were right, it is better then your 148. ;) Maybe I should pull mine from Ebay that is the same chip that I'm selling.

[computersmsa]

Saw that a couple of pages back, very very impressive! :slobber:
What kind of watercooling is that?

What the maxTcase on that chip?
Mine 's 67C.

In case you're going to sell it's sister lemme know. :D
Look my sig (But problem on server at this time).
Mine is 59 °C

[Wiker]

I pay 200€ for a cabne or cabye, anyone interested? hawial@gmail.com

[dietwaterrr]

My CABNE 0530APMW finally gets it chance to go under the Prommie after my 144 came up short because the DFI mobo won't give me more than 274HTT. Its off to a good start doing what my CABYE 0528GPMW couldn't do. 3.5ghz only 1M stable now but good enough to do some 3-D which makes it my champ. I'm thinking I'll keep this one. ;)

Just some cheap UTT at crappy timings and not tweaked.

http://img328.imageshack.us/img328/4095/350x10sp1m6zj.png

u sure u want to keep it?

[fullup3]

Very nice chip Gundamit. That is a keeper for sure!

[ixtapalapaquetl]

Had another go at 3GHz, got beat back down to 2.97GHz. Will leave it here till I can lap the Venice core indentations out of my HS.

http://img480.imageshack.us/img480/1346/175297prime9mc.png (http://imageshack.us)

Memory still loose:

http://img480.imageshack.us/img480/5452/175297a648ey.png (http://imageshack.us)

[wwwys]

Dfi nf4-d enermax noisetaker 600w + Thermalright xp-90c + Thermaltake A2013 +Opteron CABYE 0540 FPBW retail with 3months old xp sp2

http://img7.picsplace.to/img7/2/thumbs/PICT0114.JPG (http://img7.picsplace.to/img.php?file=img7/2/PICT0114.JPG)

http://img7.picsplace.to/img7/2/thumbs/PICT0116.JPG (http://img7.picsplace.to/img.php?file=img7/2/PICT0116.JPG)

1.424v 3g 32m passed

http://img6.picsplace.to/img6/6/thumbs/nEO_IMG_PICT0137.jpg (http://img6.picsplace.to/img.php?file=img6/6/nEO_IMG_PICT0137.jpg)

1.45v SP2004 2hrs passed
http://img4.picsplace.to/img4/11/thumbs/sp2004.JPG (http://img4.picsplace.to/img.php?file=img4/11/sp2004.JPG)

3dmark 03
http://img7.picsplace.to/img7/2/thumbs/3d_03.JPG (http://img7.picsplace.to/img.php?file=img7/2/3d_03.JPG)

3dmark05
http://img7.picsplace.to/img7/2/thumbs/3d_03.JPG (http://img7.picsplace.to/img.php?file=img7/2/3d_05.JPG)

[dogsx2]

Nice chip, why is the 3000 in the picture?

[mongoled]

Opteron 146 CABYE 0540 FPBW
DFI nF4 Ultra-D 702-2 BTA
Puit Cooling -> Full = ~ 43°C
Max Stable -> 3200 MHz @ 1.58V
http://home.scarlet.be/~pascpiet/DV/CABYE_0540_FPBW_MS@1.58V.png
Im not sorry bumping this screen shot,

this has to be the best Opty ive seen so far, so much so tht im willing to sell my CABNE0530APMW (3.0Ghz prime95 stable over 9hrs) in search for a gem like this. Just waitin for my favourite retailer to get more stock in, (says he getting loads of Opty 146's on the 9th!) Ive already asked for them to look out for specific steppings for me.

In the process of deciding which are the most fail safe to look out for between

146 CABYE 0540 FPBW

146 CABYE 0540 FPAW

146 CABYE 0540 FMBW

[TEDY]

146 CABYE 0540 FPBW

146 CABYE 0540 FPAW

146 CABYE 0540 FMBW

where can you get them ? i think 1st

are those steppings your retailer will get or just your humble wishes ? :fact:

[gundamit]

A little faster and a lot tighter ...

http://img378.imageshack.us/img378/9884/353x10sp1m5fq.png

This is a good CPU. ;) In a masters hands with better cooling, IHS off and some super ram who knows what it could do? Instead it'll be pressed into service with my weak 7800GTs for 3-D benchies. :D

[TEDY]

grrrr god dam it = gundamit gimme ;)

[Pt1t]

A little faster and a lot tighter ...

http://img378.imageshack.us/img378/9884/353x10sp1m5fq.png

This is a good CPU. ;) In a masters hands with better cooling, IHS off and some super ram who knows what it could do? Instead it'll be pressed into service with my weak 7800GTs for 3-D benchies. :D


You dont have cold bug ?

What is your best cpuz ss ?

[gundamit]

You dont have cold bug ? I thought the cold bug was only at -60c or better. I just have a vanilla Prommie Mach II that has seen better days.


What is your best cpuz ss ? I don't know. :confused: With my cooling and the IHS on, I'm not sure what the point would be in finding out. Maybe if I got a mousepot I'd give it a try.

[mongoled]

146 CABYE 0540 FPBW

146 CABYE 0540 FPAW

146 CABYE 0540 FMBW

where can you get them ? i think 1st

are those steppings your retailer will get or just your humble wishes ? :fact:
They are my humble wishes :D, but seriously I will find out the steppings as soon as my firend has them in stock. I somehow have the feeling tht he will have some other unknown steppings

[dogsx2]

A little faster and a lot tighter ...

http://img378.imageshack.us/img378/9884/353x10sp1m5fq.png

This is a good CPU. ;) In a masters hands with better cooling, IHS off and some super ram who knows what it could do? Instead it'll be pressed into service with my weak 7800GTs for 3-D benchies. :D

:clap: A little more tune up and you will be tearing after that #1 spot for
sli 7800gts. Think it will give just a little more to hit 3.6? That would be great for benchable single phase. Keep going with it, you adding value to its sister. :D

You need some killer ram to bring those times down.

[gundamit]

:clap: A little more tune up and you will be tearing after that #1 spot for sli 7800gts. Thats not going to happen without some crazy cooling scheme ... and maybe another pair of GTs. :(

Think it will give just a little more to hit 3.6? Temps are becoming an issue, so while I might be able to do a suicide screenie at that speed, 1M stable seems to have ended up at 3.53ghz.

Keep going with it, you adding value to its sister. :DThe one you're Ebaying? I'm not helping much apparently, $163 would put me in the top spot to buy it less than 2 days from now. Hopefully you get a decent price. I might end up throwing mine in the For Sale section to help my 7800GTX 512mb fund I've started. :p:
Edit: Whoops. I guess some other guys had some pre-set bids that were set off when I bid on your CPU. Its a little higher now. :rolleyes: Dang! You have a link to my screenshot in your Ebay auction. I should put a discalimer in there so they know my CPU has special mojo ... and a Prommie. ;)

[The_one]

Opteron 144 CABNE 0540 BPWM

Is that a good overclocking Opteron?

[T_M]

CABYE 0540FPAW

http://i4mark.teknetixx.com/Opteron_146/Max_on_Water/3110%2032M%2023_18_703.jpg

[tatts]

Opteron 144 CABNE 0540 BPWM

Is that a good overclocking Opteron?
i find the cabne 0540's average just like the cabge, struggle ounce at 2.7ghz.
the cab2e also seem abit hit or miss but would say itll clock better than cabne 0540 or cabge.

the 146 cabye 0540gpbw seems to being the best atm and im lucky enough to have one :banana: :banana:

[The_one]

Its ok i already have a 144 CAB2E which does 315x9 just wondered if the CABNE would go higher.

Guess i'll stick with my CAB2E then :)

[Wiker]

hhgjk

[ChRiiLLe]

Which one of those one should i chose?
Both Opteron 144: "cabye 0536 gpmw" or "cabne 0540 bpmw"

[eR1k]

cabye 0536 gpmw is the best choice imo.

[deception``]

How good are the Opteron 148's from Monarch? I thinking of picking one up today...thoguhts?

deception``

[jrw]

What do you guys think of the Opteron memory controller?

Anything different than the San Diegos?

What would you pick? SD3700+, Opteron 144 or 146?

[gundamit]

Starting stabilty check with 32M. Got a personal best by getting under 22 minutes for the first time. :toast:

Whoops. Didn't have the right tab up on that screenie. But you can check the CPU speed by hitting this link

http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=48544

http://img419.imageshack.us/img419/2210/346x10sp32m6jg.png

[HermS]

HAHA Nice one Gun, Thats a hell of a chip you got there... and then some! 1.56v :eek: :toast:

[TEDY]

Which one of those one should i chose?
Both Opteron 144: "cabye 0536 gpmw" or "cabne 0540 bpmw"

from oc.de ?

[dogsx2]

Starting stabilty check with 32M. Got a personal best by getting under 22 minutes for the first time. :toast:

Whoops. Didn't have the right tab up on that screenie. But you can check the CPU speed by hitting this link

http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=48544

http://img419.imageshack.us/img419/2210/346x10sp32m6jg.png

Boy, seeing those numbers makes me hope Major sells his phase too. :D

Just when I get into wc and think this is it, no more, you start throwing up big numbers. :slap:

How am I going to keep my cheap image???

[gundamit]

Boy, seeing those numbers makes me hope Major sells his phase too. :D

Just when I get into wc and think this is it, no more, you start throwing up big numbers. :slap:

How am I going to keep my cheap image??? When you think about how much a really good water cooling rig will cost you, then consider you can get into phase change for about $500-600 buying used, its easy to justify the expense. I told you I thought you were less than 2 months away from stepping up to phase, I might have been a little too conservative on my guess. ;) If you want to keep your cheap image think about a mousepot. :p:

[xenolith]

The thing I dislike the most about phase cooling is that you have to grease up everything around the socket and in the socket, otherwise things corrode away in no time. :(

[Sumanji]

Hey,

Got really sick of my Asus board so I went and bought a DFI Ultra-D! Will it support my Opty out of the box? And what BIOS shall I use? Can I use the same version as the SLI-DR boards? Also can I transfer my RAID-0 array over from my Asus board?

Thanks,

Suman

[xenolith]

Hey,

Got really sick of my Asus board so I went and bought a DFI Ultra-D! Will it support my Opty out of the box? And what BIOS shall I use? Can I use the same version as the SLI-DR boards? Also can I transfer my RAID-0 array over from my Asus board?

Thanks,

Suman

Yes, every s939 board that works with a San Diego will work with an opty. Just make sure you get the latest BIOS.

And FYI, no board officially supports optys except the Tyan K8E.

[gundamit]

The thing I dislike the most about phase cooling is that you have to grease up everything around the socket and in the socket, otherwise things corrode away in no time. :( Not to mention its a big messy PITA swapping out CPUs. Over time though your technique and speed improves and I believe some of the OC gods are so good at it they forego the non conductive grease.

[Sumanji]

What about my RAID-0 array?

Cheers,

Suman

[xen0dude]

ok in general, should i get a 146 or 148 for a small form factor pc? i know the 148 has a higher rated wattage but the rated default voltage is the same, 146 - Wattage 67.0W, 148 Wattage 85.3W. normally i would get the 148 but im worried about heat since the 148 has runs with higher watt. does the rated wattage of the 148 really increases above the 146 around 18W for that extra 200mhz? any suggestions?

[gbomb944]

A 148 would probably be a better chip and would allow more clock at less voltage so in theory you'd get more perfomance with less heat by undervolting it. I believe a good oc chip would probably make a good undervolting chip too.

[dogsx2]

A 148 would probably be a better chip and would allow more clock at less voltage so in theory you'd get more perfomance with less heat by undervolting it. I believe a good oc chip would probably make a good undervolting chip too.

A higher x does not mean a better chip. Read up a couple post and you will see Gun's 146 is better then his 148. Steppings and chance make good cpu's.

[xen0dude]

A higher x does not mean a better chip. Read up a couple post and you will see Gun's 146 is better then his 148. Steppings and chance make good cpu's.

i believe gbomb's helpful response was meant to answer my question regarding which chip is better suited for my small form factor pc. nonetheless, thank you for your input. :)

[dogsx2]

i believe gbomb's helpful response was meant to answer my question regarding which chip is better suited for my small form factor pc. nonetheless, thank you for your input. :)

That's what I was referring to, sff. My 144 will do 3000MHz at 1.4v, my 146 takes about 1.45v and the 148 that I sold took about 1.488v. This is all at the same MHz.

[TEDY]

dogsx2 : would you sell me your 144 or 146 ? :D

[dogsx2]

dogsx2 : would you sell me your 144 or 146 ? :D

If you got the money honey, I got the time. :D

[Txaime]

Somebody have a 144 cabne 0540 apmw?

[tatts]

Somebody have a 144 cabne 0540 apmw?
if youre looking to buy, i wouldnt bother with a cabne 0540, they only clock like a cabge from what ive seen so far

[Txaime]

I have seen theese at 2,8ghz easilly...

[tatts]

cabne 0540? if so have you got links?
most ive seen are topping out at 2.75ghz and very few going past it with over 1.6V

[Txaime]

http://imageshack.us/?x=my6&myref=http://www.hard2mano.com/viewtopic.php?t=6698
http://imageshack.us/?x=my6&myref=http://www.hard2mano.com/viewtopic.php?t=6698

I can buy this chip for 145€. I dont know where i can buya cabye 0540

[gbomb944]

A higher x does not mean a better chip. Read up a couple post and you will see Gun's 146 is better then his 148. Steppings and chance make good cpu's.


Between 2 chips of the same stpping a 148 should in general be better than a 146 but you are right it doesn't guarantee it. A 144 0528 cabne is much better than a 148 cabge but he asked a broad question and got a broad answer.

He actually was looking more to the lower rated chip since the higher one has a higher wattage but if you think about it you want more speed with less volts so you get a high performance to heat ratio. What he really needs is a 144 cabye 0540 to be very specific. In fact thats what we all could use I think.