Quote Originally Posted by Repoman View Post
Opteron 165 CCBBE 0615EPMW - naked under a Thermalright Ultra-120

2.9GHz @ stock volts, RAM on the 150 divider 241.5MHz 2.5-3-2-6



2916MHz brings the RAM to 243, which it can't handle. I think this chip can easily do 3-3.1GHz on air, I'll have to test - but it's 2.9 with the RAM at it's max speed for 24/7
Nice chip! Remember I had 2 180's with the same stepping. One of them did about the same as your chip (maybe a few mhz less), the other one was a bit worse. But both were INCREDIBLY cool chips. I tried it @ 1.65v and 3.1GHz - using my Zalman 9500 - and the temps were never more than 52-53C. Which is about the same as the Opty 175 I have, except that it runs at 3Ghz - 1.26v......

CCBBE 0615EPMW is the best s939 stepping for ppl with air cooled rigs

Quote Originally Posted by CannonFodder View Post
I've heard the stock Opteron cooler is quite good. Does anyone know how it compares to the Zalman CNPS9500 ? I'll have a choice of using either one but I'm lazy and don't feel like doing multiple remounts to test it.
I recommend the 9500. It's not the BEST, but still very good. Easy to mount and looks great as well, especially if you have some blue LEDs

I never tried the stock cooler, but I just can't imagine anything "stock" can beat the Zalman.