Has anyone opty AM2 ?

[prostoman]

Wow, finally some discussion in this thread again! Well, CPU-Z here sais it is Santa Rosa cores and so do all the shops I looked at here in Norway. It is kinda strange. I dont remember the stepping on my Opty, have a picture somewhere here, but impossible to find because I am testing Vista and its caos here. Can look for it later, but it is same as one of the CPUs mentioned earlier in the thread. By the way, by clocking with clock gen I managed to get to 3262MHz, link or a screenshot is coming as soon as I find it.

[prostoman]

Here is the link to my max overcklock on that Opty 1218, it sais Santa Rosa, not Santa Ana

http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php

[Liquid3D]

I just found out both my mobo and 1212 are at my grandmas I have to get them, but I didn't get a tracking number and the 1216's arrived in stock for just $67 more at $273 I wish i got that chip because I'd have a higher multiplier to work with and 400GHz advantage overe the 1212? You can always lower the multiplier for higher FSB but obviously you can't go the other way with a Server chip, or chip except the FX series which leaves all multipliers open.

I'll give her a shot and see what happens, we'll have to see how high the NF590 will go, did I hear people claiming 350FSB ? Because I can't get that out of my Asus M2n32-SLI and my 3800X2 is running at 300FSB at default Vcore so I'd bet there's more headroom there, ergo something else is holding me back?

[Liquid3D]

I believe CPUZ is simply mis-identifying the core since all 1200-series seem to be Santa Ana by Chris Hares page.

[prostoman]

Shouldn't the 1220SE be able to withstand higher temps than his little brothers?
P.S. The link above is not valid, here is the real one: http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc?id=163477

[VVJ]

Liquid3D,
it is better to refer to this doc http://cbid.amdclub.ru/pdf/AMD64Specs.pdf

[Liquid3D]

Thank you I also forgot the Ole Tried and True AMDboard my Optie and DFI arrived last week but I can't even get to them because I'm so behind on reviews my mom is very ill, I'm her fulltime Caretaker.

Anyway anyone here of this 1212 stepping?

[prostoman]

Bingo, I have heard of it, and I have it as well, that is the stepping of my 1218. I Have CCBYF 0630UPMW, but I think that it is CCBYF that counts. Some of the guys like probably Maryo and some other guy on this forum had same stepping on their 1210, but that thread died long ago. Still we all got like over 3150MHz and those 1210s got to 3250MHz or so, looking good for your chip as well. I think I have seen that kind of stepping on an Opteron 165 for socket 939, gonna see if it is true in the Opty thread as soon as I have a little bit more time. To much university work, to many studies. Anyways, I hope your mom will get better, and it is no go over here because no Opterons will be available in the nearest week or two. No shop can confirm any date, not even on the 6000+ that cought my eye since the pricedrops this week.

[Liquid3D]

Thank you and thank you for the kind words, nice to know the heart of this thread still beats (enthusiasts helping enthusiasts).

Let me know if you ever need anything fom the states.

By the way I've been reading the 6000+ is a "top binned" desktop with the same silicon as the FX-62 just a 200MHz difference?

This is what XBit said in 9/25/06: As reported earlier, the top-of-the-range chips in AMD’s family will be intended for the 4x4 platform and will require to be installed in pairs. For typical performance-demanding users AMD will unveil new speed-bins of AMD Athlon 64 X2 processors with model number up to 6000+ and clock-speed up to 3.00GHz

[prostoman]

Must resist the power of 6000+, have to save money for my future K8L/K10 AMD CPU Anyway, my attention is directed to 6000+ because of the quick test somebody on this forum has done with it and got it up to 3,5GHz or so (looks like it is made out of some good FX silicon indeed) and the droping prices on AMD CPUs. But I really have to control myself. If I buy a 6000+ now, it will be hard to sell it afterwards, because everybody is living in that must have C2D world.

[Calcu]

Thank you I also forgot the Ole Tried and True AMDboard my Optie and DFI arrived last week but I can't even get to them because I'm so behind on reviews my mom is very ill, I'm her fulltime Caretaker.

Anyway anyone here of this 1212 stepping?

I have the same stepping(mine is a 1210) and so far can do 2.5GHz at stock volts but I'm sure it has more in it but this new NF-M2 doesn't want to go above 275 stable, no matter what I do. But I may just give up and get the DFI 590 SLI and see how that one does,

[prostoman]

Wait, you mean you have INfinity board that does not want to go over 275?

[Calcu]

No, the Abit NF-M2 doesn't want to go over 275HTT stable,

[Liquid3D]

Memory settings? Sometimes you have back off on the DDR settings to allow the processor to soar....

[Calcu]

Currently I'm running 12-4-4-4 2T @ 412 when running at 275HTT but I was testing at 15-5-5-5 2T and no matter what divider, CPU multiplier & HTT multiplier I chose, 280+ isn't stable. Unless there are some special settings I haven't changed, this board is going back,

Edit: Looks like I fixed the issue, after not being able to change multipliers, I reflashed the original BIOS, I'm now running at 340HTT so far but I'm sure I can go higher :-)

[Liquid3D]

That's a very good increase!

It may be cooling at this point what are you using? I went to H20 about 5-years ago and wouldn't use air-cooling unless it was something I reviewed, or if I were to try a product such as the Vigor Monsoon II

[Calcu]

Actually it's on air, ~50c at full load on a AC Freezer 64 which I got new for $20 from the egg but I'll be changing it in the near future. As for water, I had watercooling for like 2yrs back in 02-03 and even tho it was slightly cooler, for now I will stay with my quiet air setup but I do need a slightly better CFM fan for the cooler tho,

[Liquid3D]

If it's air you must then I'd invest in a Zalman

May not be as quiet as you like, but it will outperform most HSF's.

There's also Thermalright products

[Liquid3D]

That's a very good increase!

It may be cooling at this point what are you using? I went to H20 about 5-years ago and wouldn't use air-cooling unless it was something I reviewed, or if I were to try a product such as the Vigor Monsoon II

[Calcu]

Actually, I was looking at the TT Big Typhoon cause my case has a side 92mm fan which would blow almost directly on top of it but right now, this mobo is limiting me pretty bad, so I don't have a need for a better cooler until I swap this mobo,

[prostoman]

Liquid3D: Tested your new toys yet? We finally got the Opterons in stock. Now I am sitting with a choice here, 1214 or 1216? Which do you think have potential to reach higher max overclock? Or may be X2 5600+ that is a bit more expensive, but again, I want a high overclock. So, which of 1214, 1216 or 5600+ should I buy?

PS: I have a feeling that 1220SE have a potential for big overclock, but it is so expensive, anyone has to much cash and would like to test it?

[Sn0wm@n]

mine his ccbyf 0627rpmw seeing your result it give me the urge to clock it good but i cant its darn hot in here guess il aft to figure out a way to cool it go opty go

[Sn0wm@n]

guess ill remove the dust of the cpu hs and install everything back and figure out the way to deal with extreme heat and post a score tomorow night

[Sn0wm@n]

ok so im back but im still stuck at 2.2 :| and my system dont wanna post... what can i do? system spec are in sig... thanks

[freakBYnature]

Liquid3D: Tested your new toys yet? We finally got the Opterons in stock. Now I am sitting with a choice here, 1214 or 1216? Which do you think have potential to reach higher max overclock? Or may be X2 5600+ that is a bit more expensive, but again, I want a high overclock. So, which of 1214, 1216 or 5600+ should I buy?

PS: I have a feeling that 1220SE have a potential for big overclock, but it is so expensive, anyone has to much cash and would like to test it?

Do you work at a computer-store?