Dual Core Opteron Thread #2

I am looking at replacing my x2 3800 with an opty 165. My current system specs are:

X2 3800 @ 2370 on stock volts.
Arctic Freezer 64 pro
A8N-SLI Premium
Corsair Twinx2048 3200PT at 237 Passes memtest no errors for hours
Antec True Power Trio 550W
BFG 8800GTS
Antec P180

I am looking to get 2.8 out of the opty with my current setup.
Will my power supply be enough for this or should I upgrade to somthing larger? What would be good settings for my motherboard to reach this speed without topping out my ram. I am fairly new to the OC department so any advice would be awesome.

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Originally Posted by Bei Fei

What would be good settings for my motherboard to reach this speed without topping out my ram. I am fairly new to the OC department so any advice would be awesome.

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wats ur ram timing btw? ;)

Im going for a opty 165 very soon

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Originally Posted by showmanlkz

wats ur ram timing btw? ;)

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I have stock timings on the ram 3-3-3-8

With any other videocard I would say you would definately not need a new PSU, but I guess with a single 88GTS you should still be safe with this one. Do check the PSU calculator.

Other than that there are no problems taht I can see, except for your not ideal choice of motherboard, it's generally accepted that DFI gives the best results with any AMD64. But again I think youll be fine for your goal of 2.8Ghz with any CCB1E or CCBBE step Opteron.

Your memory will be running at a divider, so it doesnt really matter what speed its rated for or how far it overclocks.

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Originally Posted by Burnt_Ram

i'm getting it through a wholesaler out of vancouver, he only has one or i would get one for you. sorry

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I ended up ordering from Tigerdirect.ca, they say they have stock so... *crosses fingers*

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Originally Posted by Atragon

I ended up ordering from Tigerdirect.ca, they say they have stock so... *crosses fingers*

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great, hope you get it. you should! :)

Well, here's my little OC project. Its a work in progress, but thought I'd share.

System specs:

DFI nf4 SLI-DR Expert
BFG 8800 GTX
Acera raid 5 with 3xraptors
opteron 170, CCBBE0615EPMW stepping
4x1 gig Corsair XMS-3500LL PRO memory

Swiftech MCP355 pump
Swiftech Storm waterblock
Swiftech MCR220-QP radiator
2x Danger Den Maze4 chipset waterblocks on NB and SB

Need some help here please.

I am overclocking my opty (see my signature) and doing it in three steps.

Step 1) Attempt to find my system max HTT/FSB, lowered CPU multipler to 6, memory divider to 200/400 (1:2). Up the HTT until system won't boot.

The max is 315MHz, so I keep note that the max safe HTT to be 300.

Step 2) Find my CPU max speed, set CPU multipler to 9, memory divider to 200/400 (1:2). Up the HTT until system won't boot.

Here I can raise CPU clock to 300 x 9, no problem. Dual Prime one hour (prelimary test) stable. Temperature idle 32C, max 50C.

Step 3) Find my RAM speed, set CPU multipler to 6, memory divider to 400/400 (1:1). Up the HTT until system won't boot.

My system can do CPU 2.4GHz with 222MHz speed without any problem.

So, I have two problems here:

1) It seems that the overall HTT limit found in Step 1) is holding back my CPU overclock potential. Is it my motherboard problem? any insight?

2) When I try to run my CPU at 300 x 9 (2.7GHz) and raise the memory divide to 266/400 (which should be perfect as it will give 300 x 266/400 = 199MHz). However, the system can never boot successfully. When I lower the divider back to 200/400 (which give 150MHz), I can run dual Prime for hours, no problem. What have I done wrong? BTW my memory timing is set to 2.5-3-3-6.

Thank you for any comment in advance.

That's a great overclock hondaman, especially for a 170! Well done mate and great chip.

alexlyf-
What stepping 165 do you have? The 315 FSB will definitely hold you back mate. 3.0GHz requires 334 FSB.

As far as the 300x9 setting, check your HTT setting and make sure it is at HTT=3X for a 900MHz HT. Going above 1,000 on the HT does no good and kills stability. Your RAM should be OK there, maybe add .5v to it if HT3X doesn't help.

Hi Merc14,

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Originally Posted by Merc14

alexlyf-
What stepping 165 do you have? The 315 FSB will definitely hold you back mate. 3.0GHz requires 334 FSB.

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Sorry the only information I have is the stepping from CPU-Z. It says stepping 2 and revision JH9-E6. (Sorry I am not very good at this stepping thingy). Do you think the 315 FSB limit is my motherboard (seems unlikely though), could it be bios settings problem?

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Originally Posted by Merc14

As far as the 300x9 setting, check your HTT setting and make sure it is at HTT=3X for a 900MHz HT. Going above 1,000 on the HT does no good and kills stability. Your RAM should be OK there, maybe add .5v to it if HT3X doesn't help.

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I double checked the HTT is at 3X, as the CPU-Z is showing HT Link at 904 MHz. I had my RAM voltage up to 2.8V but still didn't help. The system will just hang right after bios information. (that's right I don't even get to see Windows loading screen) Any advise, please?

Did you try slowing down the RAM? I set mine so the RAM was at half the CPU FSB (actually called the HTT, the HT is the link between the CPU and everything else), and once I got my overclock done on the CPU I had to mess with the secondary RAM timings to be able to get the speed back up. Really minor stuff but it was enough to keep the system from booting if I didn't have those timings right.

Hi SparkyJJO,

1. I am new to this RAM timing and not sure what to set them. But then in theroy, if my HHT is 300 and memory clock divider ratio is 266/400, the memory should clock at 199. How come that does not work? The boot stopped at bios screen and this is really frustrating.
http://www.samhing.com.hk/images/MemProblem2.jpg
http://www.samhing.com.hk/images/MemProblem1.jpg

2. Also, in bios setup there is an item 'PCI synchronization mode: (Auto, To CPU, 33.33)'. What should I choose?

Cheers,

PCI sincronization node -> 33.33
If you put "to cpu", when you increase the htt, automatically, you will increase pci frecuency.

I'm new to the whole ram timings thing as well. I thought that if I left them alone at default I wouldn't have problems if I used the divider too. It didn't work though, has something to do with overclocking and I'm guessing the memory controller.

Try this:
TRC set to 15
TRFC set to 12
TRWT set to 5

See if that helps, that is what I did and it worked perfectly.
Those are actually the same main timings (2.5-3-3-6) that my RAM is. What RAM do you have?

I have tried many times but the system just won't boot pass POST.

What I don't understand is if the CPU can do 300 x9 alone, and, the RAM can do 220MHz speed when CPU was at 267 x9, why cannot the RAM run at 199 when my CPU is running 300 x9?

Any advise would be much appreicated.

Edit: Thanks SparkyJJO, I have Corsair CMX1024-3200C2, which will do 2.5-3-3-6. I will try out your settings and see what happen.

Cheers,

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Originally Posted by Smiffy

She popped out at 2.7GHz on 1.525v.Have picked up a CCBBE 0610 and am on 2.2GHz at the mo on 1.10v.Would not post at 1.050v.
Smiffy

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Well This ones a lot better
2.6Ghz on 1.225v at the mo

Smiffy

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Originally Posted by Smiffy

Well This ones a lot better
2.6Ghz on 1.225v at the mo

Smiffy

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wow! i hope when my opty gets here i'm as lucky as you!

Alex-
I have a guide for overclocking the A8N series here. Take a look and see if it helps. http://asustech.15.forumer.com/index.php?showtopic=622 Anyone else who has some basic questions may find it helpful as well.

My Opteron 165 @ 2.76 ghz CCBBE0616XPMW :D on Asrock DualSata2.

I had issues when using the x9 multi, but everything is stable at x8.

http://i10.tinypic.com/2iqg6s8.jpg

Im also trying OC my 165 atm.. just wanna ask a quick question abt the HTT:

is 300X3 more unstable then 225X4 (both are in 900Mhz)?? coz when I set HTT over 300, I have to keep reducint RAM timing or speed to make it stable.

The problem above is similar to alexlyf in post 2817...

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Originally Posted by showmanlkz

Im also trying OC my 165 atm.. just wanna ask a quick question abt the HTT:

is 300X3 more unstable then 225X4 (both are in 900Mhz)?? coz when I set HTT over 300, I have to keep reducint RAM timing or speed to make it stable.

The problem above is similar to alexlyf in post 2817...

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RD580 Chipset is good for 1500Mhz on stock 1.2 Ht volts. You should be able to do 300 X 5 with no problems.(over 300 reduce to 4) Once HTT is set to and over 300 you need to start to relax Max Async Latency one notch, then again at 330ish and again at 350ish and so on. May vary with ram and mem controller. With that said also keep in mind that there is nothing to be gained by running it above 1000Mhz.

http://usera.imagecave.com/Markiz/untitled.bmp.jpg

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Originally Posted by markr

Once HTT is set to and over 300 you need to start to relax Max Async Latency one notch, then again at 330ish and again at 350ish and so on.

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thanks for that. But what did u mean relax Max Async latency? My ram divider had been set to very low at the start.

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Originally Posted by showmanlkz

thanks for that. But what did u mean relax Max Async latency? My ram divider had been set to very low at the start.

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Well for my ram I can set MAL to 7 upto 300+ but to go over say 317 I need to set it to 8. What I am getting at I guess is, it is not so much your HTT being at 900 as it is your HT being at 300. This would explain unstability at 300x3 and stable at 225x4. Try 300x3 with the next higher number setting on MAL. Grayskull covered it lightly here:

"Someone closed Titac's thread about RD580 HT O/C so I figured this is as good a place for this:

http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc?id=133963

This is on a production Sapphire A9RD580 that I dusted off and I am writing this message at these speeds. I just wanted to see what good ole Manta would do before taking a stab at Sturgeon (AM2). As you can see, it's not too shabby. Especially for all air cooling.

The trick here is that the async latency needs to change near ~HTT=320MHz to 8ns. After that, it needs to change again at ~HTT=360MHz to 9ns. Then again at ~HTT=390MHz to 10ns. Your results may vary, but the whole point of the board is that it has all the knobs to tune whatever you need.

It's good to see people using the boards as they were intended."

Well my opty arrived at my house today....... :slobber:

To bad I am away on business....... :dammit:

I will have to wait until Wed to see the steppings and get some testing done.

Got mine 165 today..hoped for a 0616xpmw but i didnt get so lucky to get one.

Got a 0615DPMW instead with low batch

Some info:

"Big Typhoon"

--Orthos Prime---

With ihs on

2942mhz
59-61c Core1 (Core Temp)
61-64c Core2 (Core Temp)

46-48c"Max 49c" (Mbm5)
68-69c PWMIC
1.49vcore
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Ihs off

2942mhz

48-51 Core1 (Core Temp)
48-52c Core2 (Core Temp)

42-42c"Max 43c" (Mbm5)
67-68c PWMIC
1.49vcore
----------------Some more fast testing-------------------
Orthos Prime

2969mhz 1.49v max 30min+
2976mhz fail


1.52v in bios "real 1.5v-1.52v"

2990mhz pass
2997mhz pass 7.15min-> (got bored so i stoped)
3003mhz fail 5.6min

more testing tommorow(i´m not so unhappy to not get a 0616xpmw anymore)

I will have hard to get over 270mhz 2-2-2-X 4x512mb bh5 24/7 anyway and ~3.0ghz will give around 270 mhz :) (166 divider)

Got the stepping info from my wife on my opty 165.
CCBBE 0615 EPMW
I think I scored. Newegg I love you

Yep, you scored. Congrats.

Hi guys. I just bought a used Opty 170 CCBWE 0609FPAW, I was just wondering what is the best bios for my board (info in my sig), I've been out of it for a while. I hope the guy that sold it to me didn't do so because it's a bad clocker!! :p:

where would be a good place to order a 939 opty dual core and have a chance at getting good stepping? Im looking for an opty 170.

Buy a 165 instead you have more chance to get a good one then.

Newegg has been shipping some good 165s and 170s. Of course that can change in an hour so YMMV.

well I was thinking about the 165 too but im kinda a year behind in the OC seen. Isnt the higher multiplier better? Ive currently got my venice running at 250x10 with 2gigs of ram at 1:1 and wanted something similar if not better. Also Im running all of it on a msi k8 neo2 platinum. If I could get one of those opty's running similar or better I will be happy. Forthe cooler I have a thermaright sp120 with a grreat fan on it. What do you guys think will fit best for me. Damn I feel lke such a noob again.

Geting higher in orthos prime.. found a cure, my pwmic temp was high so i put a fan there and that give me some more mhz and beter stability of the vcore.

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Originally Posted by Bei Fei

Got the stepping info from my wife on my opty 165.
CCBBE 0615 EPMW
I think I scored. Newegg I love you

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I hope you did. Depends on what you call "scored", on my CCBBE 0615 EPMW i could not go higher than 2.95 ghz @ 1.55 v with my old A8n32-SLI, with my recent CCBBE 0616 XPMW i can get to 3.0 ghz @ 1.525 with my DFI expert. I don't wanna remove the IHS on this last one, temps are good, max load orthos are 56 - 58 c core 1 and 51 - 51 c core 2 (I'm on H2O though).

Hope you can hit 3.0 ghz!! :toast:

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Originally Posted by jamex

I hope you did. Depends on what you call "scored", on my CCBBE 0615 EPMW i could not go higher than 2.95 ghz @ 1.55 v with my old A8n32-SLI, with my recent CCBBE 0616 XPMW i can get to 3.0 ghz @ 1.525 with my DFI expert. I don't wanna remove the IHS on this last one, temps are good, max load orthos are 56 - 58 c core 1 and 51 - 51 c core 2 (I'm on H2O though).

Hope you can hit 3.0 ghz!! :toast:

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omg.. which mean u have 2 opty 165:slobber: ?? just for hitting 3.0Ghz??:p:

I just ordered my opty 165 from the egg today I am going to replace my opty 148 with it.

Just recieved my Opty 165 from teh egg today.

Shipped yesterday

CCBBE 0610DPMW

I currently have an arctic cooling freezer 64 pro. Is this going to cool my Opty good to reach 2.7~2.8?

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Originally Posted by showmanlkz

omg.. which mean u have 2 opty 165:slobber: ?? just for hitting 3.0Ghz??:p:

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Lol, yeah I have two, but not just to hit 3.0, the "crappy one" is on the HTPC with my crappy uATX mobo at stock speeds, with the IHS on again :slapass: (hope superglue does the job, considering is gonna be hot there).

The amazing 0616 xpmw is in the gaming - encoding machine @ 3.0 ghz. Good thing that mobo has overclocking profiles in the bios, so I have 3 profiles, so I'm not 3.0 ghz all day long just for nothing. That will keep my opty alive until Agena arrives (or intels native quad, whatever is faster) :D

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Originally Posted by jamex

I hope you did. Depends on what you call "scored", on my CCBBE 0615 EPMW i could not go higher than 2.95 ghz @ 1.55 v with my old A8n32-SLI, with my recent CCBBE 0616 XPMW i can get to 3.0 ghz @ 1.525 with my DFI expert. I don't wanna remove the IHS on this last one, temps are good, max load orthos are 56 - 58 c core 1 and 51 - 51 c core 2 (I'm on H2O though).

Hope you can hit 3.0 ghz!! :toast:

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Maybe the 8n32-SLI did criple you on the 0615 epmw..

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Originally Posted by Bei Fei

I currently have an arctic cooling freezer 64 pro. Is this going to cool my Opty good to reach 2.7~2.8?

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should be possible...

recently bought an opteron 170 (0615DPMW) from retailer

i reached 2.83Ghz with 1.312v only, which bios shows 1.33v

You will want to do Large FFT's to test your overclock, and avoid the .5 multi's, but I am sure that chip will do it.

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Originally Posted by Lastviking

Maybe the 8n32-SLI did criple you on the 0615 epmw..

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Yeah that could be too. From now on, if I wanna overclock im sticking with DFI. That Oscar Wu guy rocks (the DFI mobo designer, he was former ABIT's).

The new one being an XPMW helps too, I've seen, don't remember where, that usually that code means is one of the first batches of silicon, meaning is La creme de la creme. So maybe that's why a lot of people can reach 3.0 ghz with that stepping code using very low v core voltages.

Just my 2 cents. :)

I got my new opty installed today :toast:
My first attempt was great 2700 300x9 stock volts :woot:
Second attempt was even better 2880 320x9 stock volts :woot: :woot:
I havent had much time to test.
I am off to run a stress test now.

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Originally Posted by Bei Fei

I got my new opty installed today :toast:
My first attempt was great 2700 300x9 stock volts :woot:
Second attempt was even better 2880 320x9 stock volts :woot: :woot:
I havent had much time to test.
I am off to run a stress test now.

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could you please post your stepping info ? I have a 165 coming, should be here today or tomorrow. sure hope i have the luck you do! congrates ;)

My optye 170 CCBBE 0615EPMW with my new Asus A8N32SLI:

http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/1...1703000la5.jpg

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Originally Posted by Burnt_Ram

could you please post your stepping info ? I have a 165 coming, should be here today or tomorrow. sure hope i have the luck you do! congrates ;)

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Steppings in sig

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My optye 170 CCBBE 0615EPMW with my new Asus A8N32SLI:

http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/1...1703000la5.jpg

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could you post a pic when orthos has run for a few hours? thnx

CCBBE 0610DPMW is the stepping I got today on my Opty 165.

my 165 arrived 5 mins ago. but i dunno :(

CCBWE 0551VPMW ???

holly, this thing must have been hiding on a back shelf.

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Originally Posted by Burnt_Ram

my 165 arrived 5 mins ago. but i dunno :(

CCBWE 0551VPMW ???

holly, this thing must have been hiding on a back shelf.

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oh man !!! i dont think i should even open it up ?

Quote from page 1:

"AVOID if you want to hit 2.8ghz+:
CCBWE 0534SPMW
CCBWE 0543TPMW
CCBWE 0546MPMW
CCBWE 0551 (Any packing code) (2.7-2.75ghz 1.55v)
CCBWE 0602 (Any packing code)
CCBWE 0607 (Any packing code) (2.65ghz 1.55v)"

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Originally Posted by biohead

could you post a pic when orthos has run for a few hours? thnx

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here you have it:

http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/1...1703000bi4.jpg

Change Priority 1 to 9 and retest...:D
Priority 1 = low stress
Priority 10 = Max Stress

:toast:

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Originally Posted by Dagalidis

Change Priority 1 to 9 and retest...:D
Priority 1 = low stress
Priority 10 = Max Stress

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ok

thanks :D :D :D

does anybody have AM2 Opteron? how fast is it? is X2 AM2 better than Opteron AM2?

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Originally Posted by Burnt_Ram

oh man !!! i dont think i should even open it up ?

Quote from page 1:

"AVOID if you want to hit 2.8ghz+:
CCBWE 0534SPMW
CCBWE 0543TPMW
CCBWE 0546MPMW
CCBWE 0551 (Any packing code) (2.7-2.75ghz 1.55v)
CCBWE 0602 (Any packing code)
CCBWE 0607 (Any packing code) (2.65ghz 1.55v)"

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ok, my second 165 just arrived. don't ask long story ;) guess what i think my luck is changing. the second chip is a CCBBE 0616XPMW. hopefuly by tomorrow ill have some results to post. i didnt with my first chip because the best it would do was 2.6 @ 1.58v. sad huh :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by L'enFer

does anybody have AM2 Opteron? how fast is it? is X2 AM2 better than Opteron AM2?

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Yes, I have 4 pieces :)

http://valid.x86-secret.com/ccpuz.php?id=146643

http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc?id=146643

I oced this with box cooling !!!!!!!!!!

What do U think about it ? ^^

here is my hero :
http://img287.imageshack.us/img287/3...6671tl5.th.jpg

http://img287.imageshack.us/img287/3...6673fp7.th.jpg

If someone would like to buy one (or more:P) of them - write pw

I'm still testing.

MARyo, not bad :D for air cooling. so why do you want to sell them? you just don't need 4 cpus or you don't like them?
btw, what motherboard do you use?

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Originally Posted by L'enFer

MARyo, not bad :D for air cooling. so why do you want to sell them? you just don't need 4 cpus or you don't like them?
btw, what motherboard do you use?

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of course I don't need 4 CPUs :) I bought it in order to test and sell later :)
I'm using DFI Infinity UltraII-M2g and I'm verry happy and direct this mobo.

btw 3250 mhz is actually WR :P I'll try to break this :]

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Originally Posted by Burnt_Ram

ok, my second 165 just arrived. don't ask long story ;) guess what i think my luck is changing. the second chip is a CCBBE 0616XPMW. hopefuly by tomorrow ill have some results to post. i didnt with my first chip because the best it would do was 2.6 @ 1.58v. sad huh :rolleyes:

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So what did you do with the old crappy one? Did newegg (I'm assuming you bought it there) took it back, or did you send it back for replacement and got the XPMW? I thought the CPU had to be defective for an RMA but maybe they don't care? :stick:

Good luck with the XPMW, those are amazing good! (check my sig)

[IMG]http://img187.imageshack.us/img187/4558/9x324dr3.jpg[/IMG]

here's what i've gotten sofar, and i think this is all i'll get with *air* :( with 30 mins Orthos cpu stress test it was hitting 50c :( @t 2.8 and 1.4v it only hits 40c load absolute max ...

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Originally Posted by Burnt_Ram

here's what i've gotten sofar, and i think this is all i'll get with *air* :( with 30 mins Orthos cpu stress test it was hitting 50c :( @t 2.8 and 1.4v it only hits 40c load absolute max ...

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stepping?

In action :
http://img77.imageshack.us/img77/655...6675ee1.th.jpg

2900 @ 1,32:
http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/2...0132tu5.th.png

3000 @ 1,44:
http://img327.imageshack.us/img327/1...0144do1.th.png

Small comparison with c2d and x2 4800+:
http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/7...ndrawn4.th.png

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Originally Posted by jamex

So what did you do with the old crappy one? Did newegg (I'm assuming you bought it there) took it back, or did you send it back for replacement and got the XPMW? I thought the CPU had to be defective for an RMA but maybe they don't care? :stick:

Good luck with the XPMW, those are amazing good! (check my sig)

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the first one i got from my wholesaler will be going back. what are you cooling yours with ? i'm sure i can hit 3.0, but i dont want to throw more than the 1.45v i'm using for 2.9 with my XP-90 :( run pretty cool tho, bout 40c full load

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stepping?

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CCBBE 0616XPMW

Anyone know the highest record for Opteron 170?

And which stepping it was?

Can't find any Opteron 170s that passed 3.0ghz mark.

BTW, is CCBBE or CCB1E better for the 170?

Both memory controllers are good. The 1E runs hotter though. Needs water to shine.

So which specific stepping is known to
hit or go over the 3.0ghz line?

Out of these 4 steppings,
1. CCBBE 0617 FPMW
2. CCBBE 0615 DPMW
3. CCBBE 0610 DPMW
4. CCBBE 0615 EPMW
which one would OC the most in a rig composed of:

Motherboard: CFX3200
Mem: 2x1GB XMS Twin 3500LL (433)
PSU: M12-600

with 120.3 + 2 pump + Storm WC.

Number 1. Week 17 seems to do better than 10. They usually improve with each batch, not always but usually. I don't remember what day of the week "F" is but I don't think it matters. Some say it does though.

hmmm, weird.

Other people recommended 2. and 3.
(the D's)

I've seen 2. go up to 3.0ghz and 3. 2.98ghz
from the guys who gave me feedback.

But those records weren't that stable.

I'm try to find out something I can OC to 3.0ghz
with WC, and keep it stable for at least couple hours.

They are all good steppings, you really can't go wrong with any of them. 0616's are good also.

MARyo, not bad. i think we should wait for a new WR :).

1. CCBBE 0617 FPMW
2. CCBBE 0615 DPMW
3. CCBBE 0610 DPMW
4. CCBBE 0615 EPMW

I've seen them all doing 3ghz. As for the 170 CCB1E's... I've seen them all do 3ghz.
I've seen one 170 with my stepping doing 3.2ghz on phase (Major's). Most CCBWE's have less of a coldbug.

topaimz, seriously. make up your mind.

i'm having serious problems today with my 165 OC! i can run stress tests untill i'm blue in the face,and its perfectly stable. however if i shut my pc down or try to reboot i have to clear the bios to get it to boot ??? ive tried everything. upped voltages, lower HT link, you name it. i just updated my bios so hopefully that will do something, but i'm not going to hold my breath. any idea's ?

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Originally Posted by Burnt_Ram

i'm having serious problems today with my 165 OC! i can run stress tests untill i'm blue in the face,and its perfectly stable. however if i shut my pc down or try to reboot i have to clear the bios to get it to boot ??? ive tried everything. upped voltages, lower HT link, you name it. i just updated my bios so hopefully that will do something, but i'm not going to hold my breath. any idea's ?

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Could be your mobo? Never heard of an Evga mobo kind to overclocking.... :(

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Originally Posted by jamex

Could be your mobo? Never heard of an Evga mobo kind to overclocking.... :(

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the mobo is actually made by Jetway which where rated very high. it's been running a 3200+ Venice @ 2.7 for months with no issues. :confused:

Update:

i *think* i found the problem. it seem's my OCZ doesn't play nice with my dual core! i was hearing this ever so slight beep, and that got me thinking. usually a single beep meens mem right ? so i swapped them memory out with some generic stuff outta my wifes machine, and now after 6 or 7 reboots it has fired up every time and the *beep* is gone .. the OCZ is fine in the wifes machine, no probs. weird eh ...

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Originally Posted by topaimz

So which specific stepping is known to
hit or go over the 3.0ghz line?

Out of these 4 steppings,
1. CCBBE 0617 FPMW
2. CCBBE 0615 DPMW
3. CCBBE 0610 DPMW
4. CCBBE 0615 EPMW
which one would OC the most in a rig composed of:

Motherboard: CFX3200
Mem: 2x1GB XMS Twin 3500LL (433)
PSU: M12-600

with 120.3 + 2 pump + Storm WC.

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CCBBE 0617 FPMW seems to be the best performer out of all in my opinion..
i got mine running at 3150MHz prime stable.

i guess proof is in the pudding..
http://weboperative.com/gallery/qdig...mark2001se.png

really impressive!!
ihs off?
when I see mine @ 2.7 24/24 :(

@likewhoa, nice MBM config!

oh yea... nice clocks on that opty as well ;)

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Originally Posted by likewhoa

CCBBE 0617 FPMW seems to be the best performer out of all in my opinion..
i got mine running at 3150MHz prime stable.

i guess proof is in the pudding..
http://weboperative.com/gallery/qdig...mark2001se.png

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Hmmm, but that is a opty 165, will the stepping for a 165
apply for a opty 175? :confused: hmmm...

@itznfb thanks man :)

topaimz possibly but i'm no sure..

my 165 should get here tomorrow from newegg ca store. Should I run the stock heat sink on it or throw my old thermalright sp 120 on it? It might sound like a dumb question but I was reading about the quad piped stock fans and they sounded pretty good.

hi my 170 also 0610 but I never oc over 2.83g with stable dual prime, my mobo is expert and using 2 x 1g g.skill HZ. Could you post your ram setting? many thks.

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Originally Posted by markr

RD580 Chipset is good for 1500Mhz on stock 1.2 Ht volts. You should be able to do 300 X 5 with no problems.(over 300 reduce to 4) Once HTT is set to and over 300 you need to start to relax Max Async Latency one notch, then again at 330ish and again at 350ish and so on. May vary with ram and mem controller. With that said also keep in mind that there is nothing to be gained by running it above 1000Mhz.

http://usera.imagecave.com/Markiz/untitled.bmp.jpg

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Here you go. My ram has infineon chips. For this speed they are at 2.7v. I can get them 3d stable as high as 272Mhz, that takes 2.84v.

http://usera.imagecave.com/Markiz/memset.bmp.jpg

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Here you go. My ram has infineon chips. For this speed they are at 2.7v. I can get them 3d stable as high as 272Mhz, that takes 2.84v.

http://usera.imagecave.com/Markiz/memset.bmp.jpg

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you'll hit about 285 before it become 3d-unstable on those ;) atleast that's what mine encounter.

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Originally Posted by likewhoa

CCBBE 0617 FPMW seems to be the best performer out of all in my opinion..
i got mine running at 3150MHz prime stable.

i guess proof is in the pudding..
http://weboperative.com/gallery/qdig...mark2001se.png

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Hey, what cooling are you using? and did you remove the IHS?

I have the same stepping on my opty, as soon as I work out some better cooling than the stock AMD cooler I'm gonna try to get past the 3-3.1GHz barrier.

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Originally Posted by en4cer

Hey, what cooling are you using? and did you remove the IHS?

I have the same stepping on my opty, as soon as I work out some better cooling than the stock AMD cooler I'm gonna try to get past the 3-3.1GHz barrier.

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check my sig :D
btw no IHS.

I did some testing on my new Opty I can boot @3006 334x9 @1.45v , 3x htt, 133/200 for the ram. However when I get above 50% cpu usage I lock. I am going to try raise the Vcore when I get my water setup. Is this my best bet to get stable? I would like my chip to last a while. Is the high voltage core going to kill my chip?

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I did some testing on my new Opty I can boot @3006 334x9 @1.45v , 3x htt, 133/200 for the ram. However when I get above 50% cpu usage I lock. I am going to try raise the Vcore when I get my water setup. Is this my best bet to get stable? I would like my chip to last a while. Is the high voltage core going to kill my chip?

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you should be ok up to 1.5v with that arictic cooler. what are your temps currently. with my OC i idle at 22-25c and load up at 35-38c, and i'm at 1.42v. @ 1.5v i only hit 40c absolute max, which is fine on air. even 50c is acceptable on air imo

got my opty 165 yesterday from newegg. Im not sure if I wrote the stepping down wrong but I think its a ccbbe0615epmv. I ran orthos all night at 2.843ghz w 1.5v and its stable. Did I right the stepping down right or should it be a empw?

opty came in yestarday CCBBE 0617 FPMW, cant use it yet cause im waiting on my asus a8n sli, this beast should hit at least 2.8 regarding your chart am i right?:P

I got an Opteron 165 CCBBE 0617 FPMW. Way better than my last one :)

http://www.xanadu2.net/satan666/opty-2.9.png

:woot:

damn would I like to have a 0617fpmw opty.. ah well, maybe I'll come across one.

twister, crank those volts and do some damage with 3.1+ man :woot:

opty 165 LCB9E..Does anyone know something about this stepping?

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you should be ok up to 1.5v with that arictic cooler. what are your temps currently. with my OC i idle at 22-25c and load up at 35-38c, and i'm at 1.42v. @ 1.5v i only hit 40c absolute max, which is fine on air. even 50c is acceptable on air imo

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How are you getting 40c absolute max with a xp-90? I'm using a Tuniq Tower 120 and I can get over 50C max.

mines getting 52c max load at 2.9ghz with 1.52volts using an sp120

I applied the AS5 just as AS silver instructs, with the 3/4 of a BB on the center of the heat spreader. Maybe it is my case air flow that is keeping my temps so high. I have a 120mm at front and back, albeit they are very quiet and dont push a tremendous amount of air.

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Originally Posted by biohead

damn would I like to have a 0617fpmw opty.. ah well, maybe I'll come across one.

twister, crank those volts and do some damage with 3.1+ man :woot:

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Here you go biohead. 3Ghz

http://www.xanadu2.net/satan666/3dmark-3.0.png

:woot: