AMD AM3 Overclocking Guides

[EnJoY]

Hey guys, just wanted to share these guides as they should be helpful to beginners, rusty veterans or even more skilled enthusiasts in tuning their AMD overclocks to the max. These guides are made by Slappa, so you know they're good.

Phenom II AM3 Overclocking Essentials

AMD Phenom II IMC and RAM Overclocking Guide

Perhaps we could make this a sticky and I could add other helpful guides to it?

[Slappa]

Thanks for the post Alex!

[eL.Os-17]

Thanks men!

Every day you can learn something new



Bye!

[EnJoY]

Thanks men!

Every day you can learn something new



Bye!

Indeed. I don't think you can ever stop 'brushing up' or learning new things when it comes to overclocking, there's just so many variables and the components are always changing.

[systemviper]

thanks for the info, i have been wanting to play on that side of the tracks for a long time now
and it's good to get some good advise

thanks

[eL.Os-17]

Indeed. I don't think you can ever stop 'brushing up' or learning new things when it comes to overclocking, there's just so many variables and the components are always changing.

Exactly. And there's always someone who knows a technique that were unaware or straight, you ignore.

Here is the link of the guide made by me and a friend.
http://www.unknownteam.cl/2010/09/14...basico-en-am3/

Bye!

[Particle]

I was hoping for some good info on drive strengths, but the section about that basically consisted of "randomly change all of these settings until something works". It's not really the authoritative "Here is what is important, what it effects on a functional level, and some guidelines for what to change it to and under which circumstances" I was hoping for.

[Manicdan]

is the NB speeds limited mostly by the cpu, or is the motherboard too? and has that increased between the very old 790FX and current 800s?

[demonkevy666]

is the NB speeds limited mostly by the cpu, or is the motherboard too? and has that increased between the very old 790FX and current 800s?

I would say the cpu and temperature, the colder you are the higher it will go.
On air though deneb C2 hit about 2.6ghz some 2.8ghz c3 2.8ghz 3.0ghz and E0 (thuban) will do about 3.2ghz on air on really good chips.
The heat you get from that is pretty high though I did a stock test from stock clocks and my NB went up to 3.2ghz. (1.5 volts)
Load went from 40C to 46C just with Nb Overclock, quite a significant amount of heat.

I think all board vary, some a good NB clockers other better core clockers.

[Manicdan]

good to know. what about the "system temp" as reported in the bios. i assume thats the actual northbridge chip temp. but does that have much of a impact on stability anymore? with my system that will get much hotter than the cpu itself, since i run a corsair H50 on intake. my cpu is around 40C i think, its tough to tell exactly cause in the bios the temp idle is 27C, and in windows its reported as 19C. so i just add 10C to whatever number AOD or OCCT gives me. but the system temp is probably 5-10C higher due to bad airflow.

[krjalone]

is the NB speeds limited mostly by the cpu, or is the motherboard too? and has that increased between the very old 790FX and current 800s?

Thubans are better with 890fx. I tested two thuban cpus with crosshair III and crosshair IV . Crosshair III max NB speed was 2800-2900mhz but with Crossair IV (890fx) you get over 3200mhz. Both tested with same cooling, memory and power.

[DosDuoNo]

Perhaps we could make this a sticky and I could add other helpful guides to it?

so your suggesting we make a sticky on this forum, of links to your blog site with the guides?

you are kidding right?

heres a better idea, why dont i cut and paste the guides into this forum and then ask mods to sticky there own forum links to the top of the page.

then all us xtreme site members dont need to visit a blog site if we dont want too, i personaly cant stand the sight of them. for the reasons you can find in my blog link below

[EnJoY]

so your suggesting we make a sticky on this forum, of links to your blog site with the guides?

you are kidding right?

heres a better idea, why dont i cut and paste the guides into this forum and then ask mods to sticky there own forum links to the top of the page.

then all us xtreme site members dont need to visit a blog site if we dont want too, i personaly cant stand the sight of them. for the reasons you can find in my blog link below

Nope, that was not a joke actually.

I actually said that I could add other links to other guides to my original post so that it would become sticky-worthy. Guess you didn't catch that.

Furthermore, TechREACTION isn't just a blog, it's a full-fledged tech website with reviews, guides, forums and yes blogs. We also have lot's of contests where we give away free sh1t but I guess you've missed those.

Btw, I'm Alex, people know me as EnJoY, who are you?

[Smartidiot89]

Great guide!

Is it ok if I translate it to Swedish and publish it on www.amdforum.se? Ofcourse I will make sure you guys get all the credit and I will link to TechReaction

[EnJoY]

Great guide!

Is it ok if I translate it to Swedish and publish it on www.amdforum.se? Ofcourse I will make sure you guys get all the credit and I will link to TechReaction

It is not techreaction's guide, it's Slappa's, so ask him.

[Slappa]

Great guide!

Is it ok if I translate it to Swedish and publish it on www.amdforum.se? Ofcourse I will make sure you guys get all the credit and I will link to TechReaction

Yep, I give you permission to do so.

However you need to include the link to techreaction.net

and also link my personal blog: http://slappablog.wordpress.com

[Smartidiot89]

Yep, I give you permission to do so.

However you need to include the link to techreaction.net

and also link my personal blog: http://slappablog.wordpress.com

Thanks, and will put both on the top of the page!

[Slappa]

Thanks, and will put both on the top of the page!

Thanks man! I really appreciate it. Both sites will enjoy the extra viewers.

[Smartidiot89]

Thanks man! I really appreciate it. Both sites will enjoy the extra viewers.

Indeed, our site is growing slowly but we're a nisch forum focusing on AMD and we're Swedish only so all traffic is welcome. Also I love TechReaction and really liked your blog now that I read it

[EnJoY]

Indeed, our site is growing slowly but we're a nisch forum focusing on AMD and we're Swedish only so all traffic is welcome. Also I love TechReaction and really liked your blog now that I read it

Thanks man, love the support! Best of luck with your blog.

[Slappa]

Indeed, our site is growing slowly but we're a nisch forum focusing on AMD and we're Swedish only so all traffic is welcome. Also I love TechReaction and really liked your blog now that I read it

Good luck man. I'll probably register in the forums over there too. It may be swedish but the community all loves the same things. Plus I'm an AMD guy so thats another plus.

[Smartidiot89]

Good luck man. I'll probably register in the forums over there too. It may be swedish but the community all loves the same things. Plus I'm an AMD guy so thats another plus.

You're more then welcome

[Slappa]

You're more then welcome

The more people I can share my content with, the better. Always good to help, or show off cool stuff

[Tomasis]

I was hoping for some good info on drive strengths, but the section about that basically consisted of "randomly change all of these settings until something works". It's not really the authoritative "Here is what is important, what it effects on a functional level, and some guidelines for what to change it to and under which circumstances" I was hoping for.

id like to know about that too.. maybe chew can help with some writeup?

[DosDuoNo]

Nope, that was not a joke actually.

I actually said that I could add other links to other guides to my original post so that it would become sticky-worthy. Guess you didn't catch that.

guess i did catch that, still doesnt excuse the shameless link to another site ran by you, when we could just post it here,

Furthermore, TechREACTION isn't just a blog, it's a full-fledged tech website with reviews, guides, forums and yes blogs. We also have lot's of contests where we give away free sh1t but I guess you've missed those.

its a blog site, with a scattering of news and giveaways, but all the same its a blog site

Btw, I'm Alex, people know me as EnJoY, who are you?

Im DosDuoNo, people know me as Dos, but you can call me sir

and who am I? im someone who doesnt post shameless links to my website trolling for passing trade.