Dual Core Opteron Thread #2

I've super extremely happy with my AM2 Opteron 1212. I'm a newbie here and I already posted these pics in my introductory thread. But that will get buried soon. This thread will live on for some time still it seems...

My setup (I'm currently working on my own FPS game called MTheory ~ Real Magic - This the dual LCDs come in very handy). I've never been one to spend crazy money on a case, with that said, I cannot stress how pleased I've been with that Kandalf case. It's built to last forever and the water cooling is purdy darn good with that huge 3x120MM fan rad up front. That was a nice surprise. The specs are in my sig.

http://msctech.sytes.net/Opteron1212...CDS%20good.JPG

Can you say 300x10, 3GHZ HTT and DDR1200? OCZ's Flex memory has been amazing. I'm currently working on tightening up the timings on this stuff. I almost have 4 4 4 12 stable at 1.2GHZ!!

http://msctech.sytes.net/Opteron1212/IMG00005.JPG

A 32MB SPI and simultaneous Orthos run... just to show how tough this CPU is. Temps are pretty good too, especially with the memory at that speed... Needless to say, me very happy with this little 1212!

http://msctech.sytes.net/Opteron1212...ow%20Temp2.jpg

Not much more planned for this system. Watercooling the 8800 is in the future. I may go SLI but only if I can run SLI across two monitors.... is that possible??

Thanks for reading.

ChR1s

Hey Biohead,

Any chance of you posting your BIOS settings? I've got the same board as you and although I've been doing some tinkering, I'm still a little overwhelmed by all of the settings!

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by El Jimben

Hey Biohead,

Any chance of you posting your BIOS settings? I've got the same board as you and although I've been doing some tinkering, I'm still a little overwhelmed by all of the settings!

---

ha :) it isn't that bad. All I did was go through these guides:

DFI LAN Party CFX3200 DR Review + BIOS Guide

DFI CFX3200 Setup and tweak guide - by Tony

My previous board was the Asus RD580 so I was already familiar with most of it, but I hope this helps. Any questions, feel free to PM me.

okay it's a little chilly in my room right now, 3040mhz. primed for a bit and played some UT3 to make sure this chip is capable of nice things. but with lower temps, obviously.

10372 3DMarks with 3870 850/1200, got 11k with 180 @ 3.5ghz and 2900XT 850/1070.

i wonder what this chip is gonna be up to at -40°C, whether it's even gonna put up with it.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by biohead

okay it's a little chilly in my room right now, 3040mhz. primed for a bit and played some UT3 to make sure this chip is capable of nice things. but with lower temps, obviously.

10372 3DMarks with 3870 850/1200, got 11k with 180 @ 3.5ghz and 2900XT 850/1070.

i wonder what this chip is gonna be up to at -40°C, whether it's even gonna put up with it.

---

That chip ain't good, most 185's are MUCH better. What stepping btw? Maybe you have one that doesn't coldbug too badly, even if I think -40c is a little too much coldness anyway.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by knopflerbruce

That chip ain't good, most 185's are MUCH better. What stepping btw? Maybe you have one that doesn't coldbug too badly, even if I think -40c is a little too much coldness anyway.

---

I think it's a good chip, but very sensitive to temperature. LCB9E 0742CPMW. Quite new, that's why I got it. Afaik 185s generally are bad clockers, there are a few gems but most of them did ~2900 in the opty era.

http://hwbot.org/signature.img?iid=62516&thumb=false
http://ripping.org/database.php?cpuid=511
this has got me hoping, though.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by biohead

I think it's a good chip, but very sensitive to temperature. LCB9E 0742CPMW. Quite new, that's why I got it. Afaik 185s generally are bad clockers, there are a few gems but most of them did ~2900 in the opty era.

http://hwbot.org/signature.img?iid=62516&thumb=false
http://ripping.org/database.php?cpuid=511
this has got me hoping, though.

---

Trust me, there are better ones than mine out there;)

But you always buy B9's, they're the worst coldbuggers around! I tried a 4000+ toledo this weekend, needed +30 for 280mhz FSB or something like that!

BB's are a bit better, hehe:)

Btw, my chip hateD (I sold it I remember) voltage, so I think it's a decent OC with that little volts. 1.85v should've given me about 3850 I guess, but this chip didn't like it...

i always buy B9s, huh? :p: this is my third opty, come on. It's just that I was fairly impressed by my 180 doing so well, regardless of the coldbug. did 290htt at ~5°C iirc. hence me focussing on that 185.

let's see how it turns out, then discuss :)

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by biohead

i always buy B9s, huh? :p: this is my third opty, come on. It's just that I was fairly impressed by my 180 doing so well, regardless of the coldbug. did 290htt at ~5°C iirc. hence me focussing on that 185.

let's see how it turns out, then discuss :)

---

NP;)

Your 180 is nice. I have one in Germany, actually. Thought it was lost, but my friend found it somewhere in his apartment.:D But I don't really need it lol:p:

air suicide, ~1.57v, 30°C idle or something. 1.6v will probably give me a 3300 validation, but i won't go that far on air.

http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=317986

http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=337696
Got this H2o kit a week ago.
It's given my opty a second life;)
It did 3Gz stock volts, but going higher was too hot.
CPU still has headroom, but HTT is being a bit of a :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:
Wont go above 350 and I know this board went over 400 a few years back.Using Tony's bios maybe thats the problem:p:

Nice! What's the stepping on that 165 ...?

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by QuietIce

Nice! What's the stepping on that 165 ...?

---

A good one;) got it here: (a-power.com) last september for 115 Cdn

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by SocketMan

A good one;) got it here: (a-power.com) last september for 115 Cdn

---

It may be coldbug issues, actually:D I had an Opty 170 a few months ago that had the same stepping. Coldbug @ high 20's C and 355mhz FSB(!)

http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=342292

1500Mhz Down, 211MhZ to go;) To catch up with Bruce

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by SocketMan

http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=342292

1500Mhz Down, 211MhZ to go;) To catch up with Bruce

---

WHat voltage/temps?:)

1.53vcore ,one of the cores going into mid/high 60 on load
The other @ 40C.

my sweet opty...radiatör was outside window...(-3 C degrees)
opteron170 1,42v :p: watercooled 3333MHz :)
http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=285545

Just picked up a 1210 Opty for 80 plus Cdn,so far so good;)
http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=348863

That result rocks socketman, 1.4GHz+. Congrats.
Wish that dual socket board(Tyan S3992) i had here for a while whould have had overclocking options now (2x2210)

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by justapost

That result rocks socketman, 1.4GHz+. Congrats.
Wish that dual socket board(Tyan S3992) i had here for a while whould have had overclocking options now (2x2210)

---

Thanks man:up:

quick update:
http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=349201

That is one Crazy OC Socketman..Good Job. I can only dream of 3.4....

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Doglips

That is one Crazy OC Socketman..Good Job. I can only dream of 3.4....

---

Thank you for the kind words, I am glad it made you post (for the first time in 2 years!)

I shall open up my secret then:yepp:
There are 2 kinds of 1210 (not counting the "HE") opterons out there:
one with "CS" on the box, which is an F2 stepping and does not overclock that much, the second has "CZ" on the box (and online part number;) which makes it easy to find) the latter is the F3 core revision ,
the same core as a well known expensive (for me) 6400+ BE, you get the idea
I could not find a "F3" in Canada, ever since they came out, no problem with an F2 thou,so imagine my joy when I spotted one accidentally, and they only had 2 in stock.
I've finally added some "prime time" at a safe CPU Mhz and RAM, (greedy me keep running the new GPU2 client around the clock) .
************************************************** ****88
quick "suicide":
http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=352856

http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/5575/25963375vo5.jpg


but orthos always failed in 1 minute, i don't no why ?

38°C idle temps? I can guess why Orthos failed. ;)

Good OC none-the-less ... :up: