The Official Opteron 939 Overclocking Thread

[Mrazaq]

Hi! <-- new here
Just got my 144 yesterday... Pushed it to 325x9 so far, on stock Vcore (my DFI overvolts a bit)
BUT, i can run only 100MHz RAM divider stable, when i switch to 133, it won't even Boot. So now Im running my rams at 325MHz using 2.5-3-3-6 timings... But they can do 495/cl3-4-4-8. Is there any solution to use 133divider? Maybe some BIOS? I use 711 now. rig in sig
Thanks, and sorry for my crappy english.
I don't know if this is the best place for my question, the forums are soo big

[Roman16]

maxscreen Validation:
http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc?id=185188
3678MHz - SS R22 1.73V

[Clay]

Finally.......LOL

[joshua7]

Opti 170
OSA170DAA6CD CCBWE 0550UPMW

I may buy this one. What would you say? A good stepping?

[biohead]

Opti 170
OSA170DAA6CD CCBWE 0550UPMW

I may buy this one. What would you say? A good stepping?

depends - if you're going to use phasechange cooling, yes it's a good stepping. for air/water, expect around 2.8ghz. 3ghz is unlikely but a possibility if you're very lucky.

[joshua7]

depends - if you're going to use phasechange cooling, yes it's a good stepping. for air/water, expect around 2.8ghz. 3ghz is unlikely but a possibility if you're very lucky.

Same as yours?
It is without ISF, is it a problem with air cooling?
3ghz would be nice though...

[Synic]

Im looking at getting a 180 to run and A8N32 but not sure about the 13 muilt. I know they are already clocked fairly high, as you can tell by the 2.4 ghz but does anyone think I should be aiming a little lower like a 170 or 175 and then OC?

Im sort of interested in stability too, but, hey, you gota try and turn chips up with a little OC'ing.

Got 4 X 512 3200XL corsair to plug in as well. Suggestions anyone..

[joshua7]

It should have a 12 multi. 12x200, isn't it?

[Synic]

It could actually. I thought it had a 13 multi, or I could be thinking of the 185.

My main concern is trying not to waste my 4 sticks of 3200XL so I want the E6 stepping. I have a 4600X2, and I was under the impression it would come with the E6 stepping, but, alas, it can come with an E4 or an E6 and, I, being the lucky guy I am, scored the E4 stepping. 3200XL is too good to waste and I was hoping the 180 or 185 would be able to put it to use.

[kuhla]

I was mostly trying to push my memory but here is me horsing around on air cooling.

[Synic]

I was mostly trying to push my memory but here is me horsing around on air cooling.

I must say, its a very flamboyant setup you have there. I should take a pic of my box... looks like a Frankenstein thing. Had to put some pop rivets and tin metal in to fix up an 'error' in my cooling setup.

[Synic]

Anyone want to talk me out of this fixation I have with geting a 180 Opteron. 165's are a dime a dozzen and are showing some decent OC results but I cant seem to get the '180' signature out of my head. Someone please talk some sense into me...

[joshua7]

New question: which Opteron 170 should I get?
????? 0609FPAW or CCBWE 0550UPMW

[Nil Einne]

Unless you can find out the complete stepping of the 0609, not really much to say. According to http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...ad.php?t=96900

CCBWE 0550UPMW (Some are crappy actually) is 3g
CCB1E 0609FPAW is also 3g
CCBWE 0609FPAW is 'Unconfirmed precise averages, but seems to be 2.8-2.9'

So you could go with 0550 and get the some that are crappy (bad) or the 3g ones (good). Or you could go with 0609FPAW CCBWE (bad) or CCB1E (good) or something that may be worse or better...

[Nil Einne]

Anyone want to talk me out of this fixation I have with geting a 180 Opteron. 165's are a dime a dozzen and are showing some decent OC results but I cant seem to get the '180' signature out of my head. Someone please talk some sense into me...

If you give me $180 (US, NZ, Canadian whatever you choose just make sure it's not less then say US$130) I will be able to buy an Opty 165 and you can just buy a Opty 165 and be happy! You can even add it to you sig!!!

[LordofDoom]

That was the weirdest post I've ever read. Moving on--->

How is this thread still alive? It should be as dead as the opty in my sig which I think my mobo fried when it died.

[joshua7]

Unless you can find out the complete stepping of the 0609, not really much to say. According to http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...ad.php?t=96900

CCBWE 0550UPMW (Some are crappy actually) is 3g
CCB1E 0609FPAW is also 3g
CCBWE 0609FPAW is 'Unconfirmed precise averages, but seems to be 2.8-2.9'

So you could go with 0550 and get the some that are crappy (bad) or the 3g ones (good). Or you could go with 0609FPAW CCBWE (bad) or CCB1E (good) or something that may be worse or better...

Thanks!

[nYdGeo]

Good day, folks. If a few of you wouldn't mind assisting by way of a purchase recommendation, please view my post here: http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...13#post2189013

Any info is greatly appreciated. Oh, can anyone explain to me how with all socket-939 Athlon's specs defining their HT @2000MHz, and all socket-939 Opteron's specs defining their HT @1000MHz, the two are supposed to be comparable, etc, with Opterons usually offering slightly higher performance, etc? I can only guess that their HT speeds are actually the same yet are listed differently for some reason. Its one of those OPty vs FX things that has been irritating the hell out of my analytical thought process. Thanks folks!

[Nil Einne]

the HT is DDR so it's sometimes quoted as 2000mhz, sometimes as the more accurate 1000mhz (similar to the way DDR400 ram is sometimes said to be 400mhz). But both are the same. The next gen/K10 with AM2+ will have HyperTransport 3 which supports up to 2600mhz. I don't know what Barcelona etc will launch at.

HyperTransport 2 supports up to 1400mhz from what I can tell but AFAIK 1000mhz is the highest ever used by AMD.

BTW, it appears you've posted the wrong link. Either that or your trying something funny. Either way, I strongly recommend you change the link ASAP

[pobolycwm]

Hello

this is my first post on this thread.

i have an asus a8v deluxe rev2 a 1gig kit of geil pc3200 ultra x (bh5) and i have an opteron 144 coming from a mate in a day or 2 to play with.
is there anything i should be aware of when oc`ing , will let you know the stepping as soon as i get it

cheers
pob

[pobolycwm]

These are the results of the first play with my 144 opty cab2e (forgotten the rest of the number) only problem i have is i am using an asus a8v deluxe rev 2 board and the fsb only goes to 300 and the ram will only give me 2.8v

[knob]

Did some tweaking of my CPU and RAM. THis is what i end up with

opty 170 CCB1E XXXX (cant remember )

[knopflerbruce]

New Opty 152 has arrived!!

I will do some more SERIOUS testing on this one as soon as I can get some better cooling (TEC etc), I have a strong feeling it's much, much hotter than what core temp says.

In fact, the temp DROPS by 1 degree when I go from idle to orthos lmao. Just can't be right, even if it's a naked core on water.

[[ITA]SEREUPIN80]

nice cpu

[kuhla]

I don't think I ever stop fiddling with my overclock lol

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When winter roles around again I'll be back on 3ghz and I don't think I ever push my memory enough despite how long I have had this setup