Post your C3 Test Results! (new title)

[VoodooProphetII]

microcode update?

How do you do that?

[chew*]

microcode update?

How do you do that?

wait for a bios update that has updated microcode?

[trans am]

wait for a bios update that has updated microcode?

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Qualified Vendor List (1)
BIOS (9) [BIOS History]






Version 1105

Description Crosshair III Formula BIOS 1105
Improve the function of setting up unleashing mode
File Size 1.07 (MBytes) 2009/11/12 update
Download from Global (DLM) Global China

[chew*]

Nothing prior to that to support new cpu's maybe around the 4th or up to 2 weeks prior?

Looks like ryba was using a diff bios with what appears to be no issues. I would start with 1003
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...02&postcount=1

[Daveburt714]

Has anyone noticed a difference when using boards that unlock, between NORMAL/HYBRID/UnLEASHED modes using C3 chips?

If so, is there any prefered option, Normal or Unlocked?

I'll play with it myself but I know some of you guys have had these chips for awhile.

Thanks....... Dave

[VoodooProphetII]

1003 and 1105 is a no go for me as I have the same problem.

The CPU is clocking okey and I can easily boot at 4Ghz, but I can't clock the NB. I can clock it, but the moment WIn 7 64bit show the splash screen for loading it would hang and pop up a blue screen. I tried to increase the vnb, vcore and vdimm without any success.

Looks like I might go back to the 955.

[Glow9]

Question for you C3 guys, do you know if they are going to do a revision of the 955 or just keep pushing forward?

[demonkevy666]

Question for you C3 guys, do you know if they are going to do a revision of the 955 or just keep pushing forward?

interesting question because I want know if Pegor & Propus will go C3 too.
I image it will because it seems like amd want to keep a good thing going and push out old deneb's (5000 x2 aM2+ 45nm) would suggest that.
site note I expect Thuban in may.

[shadow_419]

1003 and 1105 is a no go for me as I have the same problem.

The CPU is clocking okey and I can easily boot at 4Ghz, but I can't clock the NB. I can clock it, but the moment WIn 7 64bit show the splash screen for loading it would hang and pop up a blue screen. I tried to increase the vnb, vcore and vdimm without any success.

Looks like I might go back to the 955.

I have a different board, but I only had to raise voltages in order to run prime95 at 4ghz & nb>stock. Booting isn't an issue with stock voltage at 4ghz & nb 2600mhz. Cinnebench just needed a slight increase to vcore in order to run.




I'd look for some sort of bios issue.

[Glow9]

interesting question because I want know if Pegor & Propus will go C3 too.
I image it will because it seems like amd want to keep a good thing going and push out old deneb's (5000 x2 aM2+ 45nm) would suggest that.
site note I expect Thuban in may.

Makes sense to me, I mean $175 for a 955 what a killer price point. You think they could get it to 95w or would that be pushing it?

[trans am]

here's what I have so far.. I'm not even close to being done.
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...0&postcount=47

ps if anyone is interested in some H20 fun with 965 c3
A crazy Texan (64NOMIS) created this friendly competition for us: http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=238910

[charged3800z24]

I was able to get 3dmark06 to run in Win 7 64 today. I have a single 5770.

4.3ghz under water (20*C core)

[trans am]

I was able to get 3dmark06 to run in Win 7 64 today. I have a single 5770.

4.3ghz under water (20*C core)

VERY NICE! What voltage are you giving the NB? my nb vid is 1.2250 for 4.1

[charged3800z24]

VERY NICE! What voltage are you giving the NB? my nb vid is 1.2250 for 4.1

0.1 up from stock, 1.2v on CPU-NB

[richierich]

you guys really make me want to upgrade to a 965 C3

[charged3800z24]

you guys really make me want to upgrade to a 965 C3

Yeah, you should. They are some fun chips.

4.3ghz seams to be my cap for 24/7 on my current water setup. Here is some random runs I did a little while ago. I need update Vantage so I don't have to keep going online to see my results.

CPU info

[V0id]

Very impressive results already guys. I wont a C3 soooo bad, but alas little old NZ hasn't got any stock yet.

[Grinder]

Some preliminary results on ambient water. So far, mine seems to need more volts than some here.

3.7 @ 1.4v
3.8 @ 1.4125v (shows 1.408 in cpu-z)
3.9 ? went to 1.45v with no joy so far

went back to 3.8 and got cpunb to 2800, requiring 1.35v.

More later!

[Raiderman]

Some preliminary results on ambient water. So far, mine seems to need more volts than some here.

3.7 @ 1.4v
3.8 @ 1.4125v (shows 1.408 in cpu-z)
3.9 ? went to 1.45v with no joy so far

went back to 3.8 and got cpunb to 2800, requiring 1.35v.

More later!

Take it up to 1.475 or 1.488, and you will hit 4 ghz easily. Might have to drop the NB one multi though.

[Grinder]

Thanks Raiderman, that was the plan for tonight. Tinkered until 2am last night, and I have a wife and a job (so far. Damn H1N1C3 )

The voltage was just an observation vs. DaveBurts 3920 @ 1.4, for example, but I didn't get my chip from Simon. Glad to see he sent out the good stuff though.

I'll probably end up with cpunb @ 2640, since to get my ripjaws to 1600c7 I have to use 3/10 divider and 240 ref.

I'll update later.

[i found nemo]

Coincidentally, also tonight. 3-Yr old learns to spell. How do you spell Boo? "B.O.O.O.O.O." with five O's every time. Also spells name, first time. Note, now thinks CPU is in her brain. Coincidence? System getting flakey after some overclocking. Coincidence?

hahaha idk bro.

sorry for o.t.

[FlanK3r]

Question for you C3 guys, do you know if they are going to do a revision of the 955 or just keep pushing forward?

HDZ965FBK4DGM AMD Phenom ™ X4 II 965 3400 125 W
HDX955FBK4DGM AMD Phenom™ II X4 955 3200 125 W HDX955FBK4DGM AMD Phenom ™ X4 II 955 3200 125 W
HDX945WFK4DGM AMD Phenom™ II X4 945 3000 95 W HDX945WFK4DGM AMD Phenom ™ X4 II 945 3000 95 W
HDXB53WFK2DGM AMD Phenom™ II X2 B53 2800 80 W HDXB53WFK2DGM AMD Phenom ™ X2 II B53 2800 80 W
HDX550WFK2DGM AMD Phenom™ II X2 550 3100 80 W HDX550WFK2DGM AMD Phenom ™ X2 II 550 3100 80 W
HDX545WFK2DGM AMD Phenom™ II X2 545 3000 80 W HDX545WFK2DGM AMD Phenom ™ X2 II 545 3000 80 W

[ChrisB17]

I cant get anywhere near what anyone in here has. I tried everything and my chip refuses to be stable at anywhere near 4ghz. I have tried all the way to 1.55 vcore, 1.35 cpu nb, I have tried everything. Maybe I got a crap chip or something. The batch is 939xxx.

[Titan7171]

a couple other results





4.6ghz validated



4.4ghz 3dm06



more to come

[Grinder]

Very nice Titan.

I saw your comment on my post in Simon's ultimate thread, and thought it made more sense to pick it up here.

Regarding your comment, yes, of course I started with all at stock. I could hit a max of 3.7 @ stock volts (1.392 indicated in cpu-z). For 3.8, I needed 1.4125v (1.408 indicated). Then I tried for 3.9, however when I gave it 5 bumps of .0125v, i.e. incrementally to 1.475v (1.472 indicated), and it wasn't yet stable, I thought I'd have some fun with the nb for a while instead. I'd like to end up with a balance between cpu and nb speed, and I was curious what the nb would do since my 550be topped out around 2500 stable.

For 2800 nb at 3.8 gig cpu I needed 1.35v to the cpunb. The cpu was at 1.4125. Just for fun I had ramped it from there to 1.4875v to try (unsuccessfully) for 3.9.

With 2640 nb, requiring 1.225v, I stabilized the cpu at 3840 at 1.425v. Trying for 3960, I incremented the cpu as high as 1.5125v, which made it 20 min blend before rebooting, with core temps around 49 iirc.

I'll have more time tonight, so after I take one more stab at 3960 and 2640 nb, I'll pick up where I left off with stock settings, and see what it takes for volts to stabilize 3.9 (last tried 1.475). But an exponential increase in voltage required for the next level isn't a good sign.

Thanks for your input, and raiderman's. These are fun to play with, and I agree with Daveburt's post in the other thread. This is about the journey, about tweaking and playing and trying different strategies. I'm learning a lot. It would be nice if we all had golden samples, but it's luck of the draw. Although I did just pull my 2 month old 550be because I caught c3 fever!