E5200 OC/BenchMark Thread.(56k warning)

[r9]

any opinion on the following board? i can buy it used for 40 euros.

MSI P35 Neo2-FR

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130098

MSI P35 Neo2-FR = MSI P35 platinum - extra cables
Great board. Buy it by all means.

 

[r9]

I heartily agree!

I've noticed you're using the MSI P43 Neo-F; what kind of voltages are you running with it? I want to know whether its my CPU or my motherboard holding back my overclock.

For 24/7 4.2GHz CPUV 1.44V FSB VTT and Chipset at 1.38V.
With this mobo does not have loved and hated combination of multi fsb and mem ratios they all work. I can hit great overclocks with all combinations. And this was not possible with
MSI P45 neo3-f (tons of problems with memory all kind of mem )
MSI P7N platinum(could not make it post above 330FSB even at extreme voltages) died
J&W P35 pro (90% of bios setting will result in no post worst bios ever, but amazingly with this board a strugled some how to 4.25Ghz, when overclocking only 1:1 mem ratio works) died
MSI P31 neo-f ( there is no 1:1 FSB:MEM ratio so the memory was holding me back)

 

[pantherx12]

wow, how comes I have to have such stupendous voltages ?

Just luck of the draw?

 

[r9]

wow, how comes I have to have such stupendous voltages ?

Just luck of the draw?

I guess.

 

[_jM]

Scores have been updated!!

OK guys, just got around to getting the first page updated! Im not sure if I missed anyone or made some mistakes. So please double check with the first page scores and tell me if I made any mistakes. Im sorry I havent gotten around to it in such a long while, just got laid off this week and I have had a TON of shit on my mind as well as searching a new occupation.

Other than that... I would like send out a bigg congrats on our new TOP OCer fatguy, way to go buddy! And I haven't forgot about you Error! Grats on the new OC, big improvement bro!

 

[pantherx12]

Whey, cheers _JM smack in the middle : ]

Anyway chance of putting my super pi score up too?

13.8 something, sent you a PM the other day with the info and pics.

Thanks again.

 

[Error 404]

Haha, thanks JM!
This C0 stepping is rather annoying, it required stupid amounts of voltage to just get that high...
r9, I'm now confident that my motherboard isn't holding me back.

I'll probably either look at getting an E5400 or even an E8400 in the future, they're fairly cheap now.
E5400s don't come in C0 stepping, do they?

 

[_jM]

Whey, cheers _JM smack in the middle : ]

Anyway chance of putting my super pi score up too?

13.8 something, sent you a PM the other day with the info and pics.

Thanks again.

Haha, thanks JM!
This C0 stepping is rather annoying, it required stupid amounts of voltage to just get that high...

No problem fellas.. Error, go ahead and run another superPi 1M bench at that speed and see what you get.

 

[Error 404]

No problem fellas.. Error, go ahead and run another superPi 1M bench at that speed and see what you get.

I would run SuperPI, but the Mod 1.5 version always screws up, no matter what. The normal version which only does it in seconds works fine, but 1.5 just refuses to work. It wont even run a 32k run properly, and 16k works half the time.
Can you add my WPrime 32M time? It was 19.703 seconds at 4.1 GHz.

 

[JrRacinFan]

I know I was wrong about the C0 e5200 but e5400 comes in R0 stepping.

 

[Error 404]

I know I was wrong about the C0 e5200 but e5400 comes in R0 stepping.

Awesome, I need some money to buy one of those, or an E8400...
That and a good CPU cooler, this Typ 90 is alright but if I get an E8400 it'll feel the strain.

 

[_jM]

Whey, cheers _JM smack in the middle : ]

Oh you better be glad I dont have that chip with this board. Just remember this.. My Q9550 will eat your E5200 for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Wait till I get my custom WC loop installed

I would run SuperPI, but the Mod 1.5 version always screws up, no matter what. The normal version which only does it in seconds works fine, but 1.5 just refuses to work. It wont even run a 32k run properly, and 16k works half the time.
Can you add my WPrime 32M time? It was 19.703 seconds at 4.1 GHz.

thats odd. Jr, what are your thought on the reasone superPi wont work?

@w.prime, yes I will and thanks for the reminder.. I figured I was missing something when I was updating.

 

[_jM]

@ Error I added your winprime score

@ Jr.. PM me somethime man, got some things to tell ya. Or at least hop on MSN or something

 

[JrRacinFan]

thats odd. Jr, what are your thought on the reasone superPi wont work?

Depends on the issue. I have seen/heard things regarding MS hotfixes breaking stuff like this. But also an unstable northbridge and/or memory timings will cause it too.

Off-topic: Been working the butt off lately. If you still got your cell gimme a txt!

 

[Paintface]

so i should be having my DFI lanparty P35 + E5200 + OCZ 1066 here this week.

Could you guys help me out with how to setup my BIOS before OCing, and what steps i should take for going from 2.5 to 3.5ghz, first intel setup so i feel like a noob

 

[InnocentCriminal]

so i should be having my DFI lanparty P35 + E5200 + OCZ 1066 here this week.

Could you guys help me out with how to setup my BIOS before OCing, and what steps i should take for going from 2.5 to 3.5ghz, first intel setup so i feel like a noob

I was the same man, don't worry these guys will help you out massively!

 

[JrRacinFan]

so i should be having my DFI lanparty P35 + E5200 + OCZ 1066 here this week.

Could you guys help me out with how to setup my BIOS before OCing, and what steps i should take for going from 2.5 to 3.5ghz, first intel setup so i feel like a noob

Will be no problem whatsoever. I know my P35 Dark board like the back of my hand. So yours should clock similar.

@_jM

I was having problems with the high fsb. So I set my cpu back to what I was running for 24/7.

 

[_jM]

@ Jr.. those settings are/were pretty much the same settings I was using for my 24 clocks, those 5200's really like the 333 FSB

 

[Error 404]

Depends on the issue. I have seen/heard things regarding MS hotfixes breaking stuff like this. But also an unstable northbridge and/or memory timings will cause it too.

I've run some other benchmarks (like SuperPi 1.1, WPrime32, Vantage) and everything seems stable enough; its just SuperPi 1.5 that screws up; I think it has something to do with the actual program rather than my overclock.

Also, I'm wondering how voltage degradation affects the C0 or M0 stepping of these chips; we all know they love voltage, but at what voltage level do they start to degrade over time?

 

[JrRacinFan]

Also, I'm wondering how voltage degradation affects the C0 or M0 stepping of these chips; we all know they love voltage, but at what voltage level do they start to degrade over time?

I would like to know as well but they are cheap enough to almost not worry bout it.

 

[torrent]

After much effort, i am now able to lower the peak temp to 65 C after running 2 hours plus of Prime95 (at 256K now, still waiting for it to complete for the 1st time )

I want to ask about memory timing this time, as i noticed that it is running at weird timing of 5-6-6-21. I am using Corsair XMS2 2GB * 2, and the default timing for this ram should be 5-5-5-18 (800 MHz).

Is the timing weird? Should i do anything about it? Any suggestion is very much appreciated.

My CPU running is running at 3.4 (272 MHz * 12.5)


KT

 

[JrRacinFan]

Actually your are running 907mhz 5-6-6-21. Depending on voltage used,odds are @ 2v, they should do 900 5-5-5-13.

 

[torrent]

I am using +0.1v, so the voltage should be 1.9v.

so the timing of 5-6-6-21 is weird? what do you suggest? manually adjust the timing in BIOS??

i am very noob on OC

 

[Error 404]

I would like to know as well but they are cheap enough to almost not worry bout it.

I have reason to worry; even though they're cheap, the most money I have to replace a dead CPU with is $50. This would buy me a Celeron 430. I need to save up money for a new CPU, just in case...

 

[JrRacinFan]

I am using +0.1v, so the voltage should be 1.9v.

so the timing of 5-6-6-21 is weird? what do you suggest? manually adjust the timing in BIOS??

i am very noob on OC

That's actually pretty good for 1.9v. Try manually setting 1.95v or 2v with 5-5-5-13.

I have reason to worry; even though they're cheap, the most money I have to replace a dead CPU with is $50. This would buy me a Celeron 430. I need to save up money for a new CPU, just in case...

Hear you on that! I'm just guessing on this but @ 1.45v lifespan would only be cut down by about 20% max. Is that what you mean?