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Originally Posted by _33
Yes totally! Thoe, for a game like, let's say Oblivion, I have to get that 2858 mhz down to around 2817 to be fully stable for hours on end. So at 2817, I'd probably get like a 1345-1350 score.
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Now, you're bringing up a point, a VERY solid one & I hit upon it as well earlier:
I noted, that I got BETTER SCORES on this test, with a higher FSB using a lower multiplier...
I had a 231mhz - 250mhz FSB x 12 multiplier, & got WAY higher CPU overclocks hitting into the 2828++ ranges, but instability on this test... & lower scores when it ran as well!
(That is, WHEN it went thru all of its tests fully, clocked up that high on the CPU (sacrificing HUGE on RAM mhz though, was way out of 'sync' @ 184/200mhz only) that is (was VERY "touch & go" getting the test to complete @ all))...
Now, @ the 2828++mhz CPU clock ranges?
Sure, I could run my system just fine & surf the web, do email, etc. but not pass this test, stable... & when I went back to a FASTER FSB, & lower multiplier (figures in my sig)?
I scored BETTER on this test, and it runs consistently & properly all the way thru!
This indicates to me that FSB deals in system communication w/ RAM onboard the mobo & that this test IS "memory bandwidth" intensive & TOUCHY if it is not stable...
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Originally Posted by _33
I'm totally surprized by the performance of the Opteron 165! I wanted to switch to Opteron, and that might be it!
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Yes, they ARE nice, & iirc, this mobo can take one too... they are also DualCore x2 jobbies!
* I will wait out their price break @ some point & possibly replace this one... but, don't you have to get ECC memory too?
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