The AMD Phenom II OC'ers Club

[Munki]

a new cooler is not an option? there are some pretty good ones for small money already

I think thats exactly opposite of what I just wrote a book about.

I need a new cooler..yes its an option cause thats what I would like a recommendation on.

sorry if im being mean im a bit grouchy.

 

[Wile E]

Those slipstreams do not put out that much air. They are grossly overrated.

Why not just use your Ultra Kaze on the heatsink?

 

[Velvet Wafer]

I think thats exactly opposite of what I just wrote a book about.

I need a new cooler..yes its an option cause thats what I would like a recommendation on.

sorry if im being mean im a bit grouchy.

some prebuilt wcing kit like the corsair eco alc or sth similar... those are the best bang for the buck in my opinion

 

[Wile E]

some prebuilt wcing kit like the corsair eco alc or sth similar... those are the best bang for the buck in my opinion

I disagree. The air coolers in the same price range are a better buy. Both are capable of similar performance, but the air cooler's performance doesn't degrade over time, or have the possibility of leaks.

 

[jeepdriver]

Directron has the 212+, 5 bucks cheaper than Newegg right now.

 

[Munki]

Those slipstreams do not put out that much air. They are grossly overrated.

Why not just use your Ultra Kaze on the heatsink?

because then I wouldn't have a exhaust fan that and im not real sure how two of them are going to play with a 5850 being real close to there coolaid. made the mistake of putting the 5850 in the top slot.

Directron has the 212+, 5 bucks cheaper than Newegg right now.

Have you bought from there?

Anyone else?

I can honestly say i've never heard of it



@ WAFER no wc systems for this rig bro. Had some prebuillt xiggy and it cooled like poop for the cost.

 

[brandonwh64]

Directron is trusted, ive bought there before with no problem

 

[LifeOnMars]

Ok, i've had my rig about two weeks now and because of the 1090t it was an easy overclock but I want to optimise everything and get a better understanding of it all in the process.

Unsure of settings to use for the memory, which voltages affect NB capability and also any benefits in FSB overclocking.

Any help much appreciated as I have the day off so loads of time to bench and stuff

 

[Munki]

Hey guys,

I was in bed asleep, so forgive me if this is slurred a bit.

I need to change out my CPU cooler to get a accusal "ok" OC.

mobo + CPU in stats to the left.

im hitting about 67C on hardware monitor with my multiplier set on 17x (matched 965)

Crazyeyesreaper and I walked through the BIOS checked everything out and determined it was in fact the cooler (although, everyone knows its a shyt cooler for quad cores).

I'm looking at the CoolerMaster Hyper 212 plus cooler and changing out the oem fan that puts out 76.8cfm with some Scythe SY1225SL12SH 120mm "Slipstream" fans putting out 110.31 cfm. in a push - pull config. noise isn't a factor so I never even cared to look at it (running ultra kraze as exhaust so its loud anyways).

You guys think this will get a decent overclock? I'd like a 3.8 but idk if that is a reachable goal.

I looked up the oem fan that comes with the 212 and it appears to be mislabeled junk.

http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/foru...aster-hyper-212-plus-cpu-cooler-review-5.html

here are the expected products:

Two:
Scythe SY1225SL12SH 120mm "Slipstream" Case Fan
One:
COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus RR-B10-212P-G1 "Heatp...

Thermal paste:
Artic Silver 5 (cause its what I have)

What do you guys think?

I want to thank Crazyeyesreaper and JrRacingFan for taking the time to help me out with this, I'm a complete n00b at overclocking. Thanks Guys.

no other comments? Suggestions? good fan options?

 

[jeepdriver]

I've bought from Directron before, with no problems.
Velvet Wafer once recommended the Enermax Magma fans,
which I bought a couple and am very happy with. They are quiet,
while moving a good bit of air.

 

[crazyeyesreaper]

Enermax Magma fans are good but pricey i had 2x of them very good fans 70cfm they push is actual cfm there blades also slide off for easy cleaning 2x of them would be fairly good on a 212+ silent with great cooling. as they really are 65-70 cfm at about 20db just there price tag is fairly absurd at around $15 per fan

my suggestion

get the 212+ from Directron and grab 2x yate loon mediums good cheap fans that push there rated cfm

2x Yate Loon mediums 70cfm 33db $3.99 = $7.98 http://www.xoxide.com/yate-loon-mediumspeed-120.htm
1x Coolermaster Hyper 212+ $24.99 http://www.directron.com/rrb10212pgp.html

Total Cost: $32.97
Total Cost estimated with shipping: $40

that would be my suggestion.

 

[Wile E]

because then I wouldn't have a exhaust fan that and im not real sure how two of them are going to play with a 5850 being real close to there coolaid. made the mistake of putting the 5850 in the top slot.

So? Just throw any cheap old thing as an exhaust fan. The heatsink is more important.

Have you bought from there?

Anyone else?

I can honestly say i've never heard of it

Good place to buy. Never ripped me off, and I've used them quite a few times.

@ WAFER no wc systems for this rig bro. Had some prebuillt xiggy and it cooled like poop for the cost.

The ones he's referring to cool as well as the best air coolers, but they also cost the same as the best air coolers. If you can fit tall heatsinks in your case, they are pretty pointless. They are great for cases that can't fit those tall coolers tho.

 

[Velvet Wafer]

Enermax Magma fans are good but pricey i had 2x of them very good fans 70cfm they push is actual cfm there blades also slide off for easy cleaning 2x of them would be fairly good on a 212+ silent with great cooling. as they really are 65-70 cfm at about 20db just there price tag is fairly absurd at around $15 per fan

magmas are kinda a sort of exclusive fan, but believe me, 15$ is not much for a really good fan. up from that you will find many industrial grade fans, which make commercial fans look like poop in general.
the difference between some noname cheap bearing fan to a magma, is the difference from a magma to an expensive Delta/EBMPapst etc

 

[LifeOnMars]

Ok, i've had my rig about two weeks now and because of the 1090t it was an easy overclock but I want to optimise everything and get a better understanding of it all in the process.

Unsure of settings to use for the memory, which voltages affect NB capability and also any benefits in FSB overclocking.

Any help much appreciated as I have the day off so loads of time to bench and stuff

My post seems to have got missed I can get 4ghz @1.42 but it seems to need 1.55v for 4.25ghz. Any way of getting that voltage down by tweaking other stuff?

Also 3000 NB seems to be out of reach on this board Should i be running the HT in tandem with the NB?

 

[crazyeyesreaper]

magmas are kinda a sort of exclusive fan, but believe me, 15$ is not much for a really good fan. up from that you will find many industrial grade fans, which make commercial fans look like poop in general.
the difference between some noname cheap bearing fan to a magma, is the difference from a magma to an expensive Delta/EBMPapst etc

ive owned magmas in terms of price to performance they kinda suck compared to yate loons i loved the easy cleaning etc but at $12 price difference they just werent worth it and i got my deltas for $7 a piece so yea lol i dont buy expensive fans i just wait for good deals

2x deltas on a fan speed controller at 2000 rpm = TT FRIO that keeps my 4ghz PII at less then 50'c Linpack load

 

[Velvet Wafer]

ive owned magmas in terms of price to performance they kinda suck compared to yate loons i loved the easy cleaning etc but at $12 price difference they just werent worth it and i got my deltas for $7 a piece so yea lol i dont buy expensive fans i just wait for good deals

2x deltas on a fan speed controller at 2000 rpm = TT FRIO that keeps my 4ghz PII at less then 50'c Linpack load

yeah 7$ for a delta sounds much better^^
i would prefer deltas in any way as said, but such good deals dont come around each day. luckily i got my fans as present

 

[Athlon2K15]

im sorta new to this. How does this look guys?

 

[Velvet Wafer]

im sorta new to this. How does this look guys?

http://img.techpowerup.org/101218/cpu-3900.jpg

how high is your NB? what voltages in bios? Clocks and CPU voltage look good already

 

[Mussels]

which voltage do you have to up for the NB clocks?

i updated my BIOS and it erased my profiles, so my settings were lost figure i'll be more methodical this time.

 

[Athlon2K15]

Sharing some Ohio winter overclocking What voltage help with memory overclocking. im trying to get 1600mhz stable and its proving to be a pain

 

[Chicken Patty]

^ Dang, those are awesome temsp!

Clocks and voltage look good on the CPU bro.

As far as memory overclocking, either DRAM voltage or NB/CPU voltage. Sometimes adding a tick to the NB/CPU voltage does the trick on the RAM.

 

[crunchie]

Getting warm over here now so it's 4050Mhz 24/7 for now.

 

[Munki]

Just letting everyone know I ordered the CM 212 cooler with some Yate Loon's to replace the oem fan and to add one. I ill post temps after installing

 

[Neo4]

Pretty pleased with this result so far. Stable and running nonstop several days now.

 

[Velvet Wafer]

Pretty pleased with this result so far. Stable and running nonstop several days now.

the NB is still to be tinkered with!