Dothan @ CT-479 - howto and fixes.

[Muffin_man]

Man that sucks. I am trying to get my HTPC to playback hddvd/bd and my laptop has just donated its Dothan for the purpose - and i think with 100-200 mhz more it would play smoothly.

Funny thing is that it reaches its limit @ stock vcore, and it will not go one single mhz further with more juice. Never seen that on any chip before.

I guess my laptop is will get its cpu back and my HTPC will soon be upgraded with a cheap Asrock mobo and an E4300.

[na_X]

Funny thing is that it reaches its limit @ stock vcore, and it will not go one single mhz further with more juice. Never seen that on any chip before.

Had one like that before, a celeron 666MHz that could only do 750MHz whatever cooler or Voltage I slapped it with. After some months burning it in it went straight beyond 1GHz.

[fordf250]

Man that sucks. I am trying to get my HTPC to playback hddvd/bd and my laptop has just donated its Dothan for the purpose - and i think with 100-200 mhz more it would play smoothly.

Funny thing is that it reaches its limit @ stock vcore, and it will not go one single mhz further with more juice. Never seen that on any chip before.

I guess my laptop is will get its cpu back and my HTPC will soon be upgraded with a cheap Asrock mobo and an E4300.

Its been so long but I think some motherboards and bios didnt alow vcore change none E versions?

my dothan is still running 1.6V over two years now, wifes rig.

[Muffin_man]

Well this bios/mobo combo allows for vcore adjustments. Cpu-z verifies that vcore actually changes.

[De5tr0yer]

I doubt anyone reads this thread, but i have to share my "failure".
did the vcore and vdrop mod on mbo, have already adapter full modded, and even with 1.8V my 740 it isn't stable (i cannot get to desktop, boots wins, but freezes at welcome screen) at 2796MHz (233x12)... and fsb wall is at 238...
I'm very disapointed now
To put or not to put more V's? Now it runs on 1.66V 2760MHz, and is unstable on 213x13 even with 1.75V...