BIOSTAR TFORCE 550 and Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Brisbane 1.9GHz OC!!!

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03-08-2007, 10:46 AM
Ruslan

Quote:

Originally Posted by informal

Ah the intel fans are just jealous cos the Brisbanes are just such a good value for the buck :D.

You said 46 deg. cel.?Wow those are very cool temps.,these die shrinks are looking very very good.

Yea the value can't be beat. I'm not longer a fan of AMD or Intel for a good reason. They are multi billion dollar company's who are really duking it out and when one beats the other in performance the one thats beat will work hard to get back on top so only we win. so GO AMD and GO INTEL !:up: Let them compete for our hard earned cash. Thanks AMD for pioneering the X86-64 and being there for us during the dreadful Netburst era and for "Inspiring" Intel to build the Core Architecture. And thank you Intel for your Core Architecture.
:toast:
03-11-2007, 08:15 PM
akijikan

I think its safe to say that the Tforce 550 ver 1.3 is a much better board than the ver 1.0 because the ver 1.0s I had (two of them) didn't like much above 275 htt but these are friendly well beyond that.
03-11-2007, 09:15 PM
funnyperson1

Well I have seen plenty of people get past 275HTT on a 1.0 board (including myself, I was doing 305HTT), but I do agree that the 1.3 is an overall better board. The main reason is that they changed the vdimm power supply from a linear supply to a switching one so that the mosfets don't get incredibly hot.
03-12-2007, 04:09 AM
oohms

AMD are awesome if you want to build a compact M-ATX system... Is it me or does the Brisbane core 3600+ come with 2x 512k cache and a 9.5x multi :confused:
03-12-2007, 04:28 AM
Aussie FX

Quote:

Originally Posted by brentpresley

I ALREADY said that to some $120 is a LOT of money, to others it is not. Depends on circumstance.

Also, the E4300 OCed STILL is faster than any K8 (suicide shots not included).

brent,

Why do you always come into AMD threads and troll?

You Intel guys really do make me sick, here you have again wrecked a good thread, with your crap.
03-12-2007, 05:12 AM
Shintai

Quote:

Originally Posted by brentpresley

LOL.

How do you know I'm an Intel guy? Just because I STATE THE OBVIOUS? :stick:

1) I already SAID this was a GREAT bang for your buck.
2) 1/2 the discussion in this thread was because Mike can't do math (no offense mike).
3) And WHAT, PRAY TELL, did you contribute to this thread that was constructive?

Did you happen to notice that I was NOT the one that brought up C2D? No, guess that SLIPPED past you.

So let me get this straight - it's OK for someone else to bring C2D in an AMD thread, but I can't REPLY to their comment? :stick:

Sure buddy. Whatever.

And for the record, I own 2X as many AMD systems as Intel systems. So how does that make me an "Intel guy"?

Because there is one problem always continueing. You have to 100% worship AMD products or you are a troll/fanboy/flamer/idiot etc. Its all due to the fact AMD is the small dog and we all have to stand up for AMD nomatter what and nomatter the cost.
03-12-2007, 08:59 AM
Ruslan

I can only hope

That the fighting between AMD and Intel will be just as fierce as the fanboy fights here. that way we all get the best CPU's for cheap.
03-12-2007, 12:56 PM
hstuehmeyer2000

amd cpu's just keep getting cheaper and cheaper
03-22-2007, 12:19 PM
Ruslan

Next Build

I'm about to build a 3rd system based on this combo and I will post the results. Here is an exact components list.
MB BIOSTAR TFORCE 550 GF550 AM2
CPU AMD|A64 X2 3600+ AM2 1.9G 65N
PSU CM|RP-550-PCAR 550W RT
HD 250G|WD 7K 16M SATA2 WD2500KS
DVD_BURN LITE-ON|LH-20A1H-185 BK
ADD CARD SYBA|SD-VIA-FW1E1H 1394A R
CASE COOMAS|CAC-T05-UB BLK/BL RT
CARD RD ROSEWILL|RCR-103 RTL
512Mx2|WINTEC 3AXT6400C5-1024K
KINGWIN|BA-12
And a EVGA GeForce 7300 GT 256MB

I will lap all the heatsinks to 600 grit and the IHS and reapply with Arctic Silver 5.
:woot:
03-22-2007, 05:19 PM
Ruslan

New Board Version

I got Version 5.0
It is labeled ad SE so that has to be good :)

Link to pics and results will be here by saturday
:toast:

http://justoverclockit.com/pics/T-Force550/
03-22-2007, 06:45 PM
Plywood99

Quote:

Originally Posted by oohms

AMD are awesome if you want to build a compact M-ATX system... Is it me or does the Brisbane core 3600+ come with 2x 512k cache and a 9.5x multi :confused:

Yup, I have a Ultra Micro-Fly with Abit nf-m2-nview and a 3600 Brisbane running 3ghz for the last couple months or so. My favorite system build by far. Small and compact but still with loads of power...

Ply
03-22-2007, 11:32 PM
Creep-DK

Gotta say that's an awesome combo, ive been strugling to get the money for a cheapo C2D setup (on budget due to ex-wife ripping me off lol), aint gonna do that after seing this thread, hell i may even be able to afford a new gfx aswell, too bad i cant order one of those combos as im european, but price difference aint that big tho, will be interesting putting one of them cpus to the test with some serious wc :D
03-25-2007, 02:33 PM
Ruslan

The Result

http://justoverclockit.com/pics/T2/IMG_1322.jpg
http://justoverclockit.com/pics/T2/IMG_1327.jpg
http://justoverclockit.com/pics/T2/IMG_1324.jpg
http://justoverclockit.com/pics/T2/IMG_1325.jpg

The same exact settings and the same exact results. This one however boots at 333 HT. so that gives it a speed of 3170. I have no time to test it to the bleeding edge. So thats 2 for 2 at 2.85 GHZ 24/7 Stable and one at 2.5 GHZ stable (the one with the 400 watt cheap power supply.)
03-25-2007, 02:39 PM
Ruslan

Hi Res Screen Shot

Here:fact:
I love that temp. 38C orthos Lapped the heatsink and the IHS to 600 grit
03-25-2007, 03:58 PM
funnyperson1

Nice, you aren't going to try for 3ghz? Mine seems to hit a brick wall at 306HTT, anything further than that is just completely unstable.
03-25-2007, 04:49 PM
Ruslan

I tried 3 GHZ but that not 100% thats like 80% stable (Runs orthos for ~15 minutes and crashes randomly under load.) This speed is good for this hardware and so no complaints. I don't have the computer anymore so no more testing until I get another order.
03-25-2007, 08:00 PM
akijikan

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ruslan

I got Version 5.0
It is labeled ad SE so that has to be good :)

Link to pics and results will be here by saturday
:toast:

http://justoverclockit.com/pics/T-Force550/

OMG WTF? 5.0 SE? lol.

Did you get that from the egg? Any apparent differences from 1.3?
03-25-2007, 09:23 PM
Ruslan

Quote:

Originally Posted by akijikan

OMG WTF? 5.0 SE? lol.

Did you get that from the egg? Any apparent differences from 1.3?

Yes I got it from the egg along with the new 3600+. I didn't pay attention to the PCB physically but it seems to be capable of running at higher HT speeds more stable. For example I was able to boot at 333 X 3 no problem. on the previous board that didn't happen no matter how I begged so it is a good sign. go back to my earlier pics and compare them, with the new one see if you can spot something. I'll do that right now maybe I'll spot something. The reason why I didn't post the pics of 333 x 3 is because it was not stable. If it is not 100% stable it is useless and totally pointless. :fact: I would also like to point out that these systems feel "snappier" than C2D systems because of tighter timings and a better memory architecture on AMD's part. releasing this CPU is the best thing AMD has done this year.
03-25-2007, 09:47 PM
Ruslan

Look at this

http://justoverclockit.com/pics/T-Force550/diff/old.JPG
http://justoverclockit.com/pics/T-Force550/diff/new.JPG
http://justoverclockit.com/pics/T-Force550/diff/T1.JPG
http://justoverclockit.com/pics/T-Force550/diff/T2.JPG
The settings in the BIOS are identical.
03-25-2007, 10:18 PM
akijikan

color me jealous. I ordered mine 3/8 and it was the 1.3. Maybe I can get them to let me return this one! lol
03-25-2007, 10:21 PM
Ruslan

Quote:

Originally Posted by akijikan

color me jealous. I ordered mine 3/8 and it was the 1.3. Maybe I can get them to let me return this one! lol

Almost the same thing. Who knows doe some testing before returning anything. They are almost the same Especially the end result.

If you are doing HT 300 stable keep your board and don't risk it.
03-25-2007, 10:29 PM
akijikan

oh I have been testing. This combo does seem to be stable at 3GHz (while its still early spring anyway).

Thing is to run a 3GHz. I have to run my DDR2-800 (Corsair 6400C4) ram at DDR2-600 though with 2.1 volts. The divider is set to 400 and if I move it to 533 it won't boot. And I'm not going to give this ram 2.4. When I ran at 2.38GHz I could run the ram at DDR2-950 at 2.1 volts!
03-25-2007, 10:48 PM
nzbleach

im having similar issues with ram and the cpu. I can get to 2.85 ghz fine on the 533 divider but 667 wont work. Funny mem controller.
03-25-2007, 11:24 PM
alpha0ne

Does anyone know what is the closest board available that is most similar to the BIOSTAR TFORCE 550 GF550 AM2 board as it is not available in AU :slapass:

Thanks anyway but found after a search, looks like a great rig for the price and I will definitely look at this option the next build :toast:
03-26-2007, 04:03 AM
FLMJIGGY

What is max V for memory?

Nice results btw!

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