Originally Posted by
biohead
thanks for the explanations :)
traditionally, cold bugs could be induced by increasing the HTT ref. clock. this would higher the coldbug threshold.
1. is it possible that you could perhaps crank the HTT ref clock (with low cpu/nb multipliers) to try to induce a cold bug?
this situation seems curious. same steppings, different coldbugs (sure your chip has one, but you haven't touched it yet). makes me wonder if there are a new set of rules with phenom and cold.. (like timings, tweak settings in AOD, IMC load, NB speeds, etc.).
2. about your NB speeds. I think it's being reported incorrectly. 280*9 is over 2500 mhz which is generally considered a feat. some people can't get over 2400 mhz. maybe that's the case with your chip, thus it would not boot. 2800 mhz is almost absurd so perhaps Auto is in fact lowering your NB speeds unnoticed. So..
3. .. could you try 8.5x or 8.0x and crank the HTT ref clock to find your NB limit that way?
I've got a single stage about the same as yours.. -50 idle -30 with 200W load. and boy i'm tempted with these phenoms, of course even more so with deneb. but not enough bucks, i need a job next to college for that.
overclocking and tweaking this platform seems a lot more tempting because it actually requires insight and patience, and knowing your platform overall -- each setup seems to behave uniquely and you can't really tell what results you'll get. in other words, not the run-off-the-mill instant-gratification intel chips (with all due respect).
oh and last, don't be surprised if a higher IMC load (dual-channel) will compromise your overclock.
