The AMD Phenom II OC'ers Club

[Irony]

Oh ok. It doesn't rain much here, like less than 20 inches a year. The rivers don't even have water in em anymore, and the last couple years all the lakes have dropped quite a lot

 

[itsakjt]

Oh ok. It doesn't rain much here, like less than 20 inches a year. The rivers don't even have water in em anymore, and the last couple years all the lakes have dropped quite a lot

I see. Any researches as to why it stopped raining?

 

[Irony]

It wasn't really a sudden thing. per se. It kinda goes back about a hundred years to when all the tallgrass that covered this whole area of the US was plowed up for farmground. I talked to some old guys in their 90s, and they said that when they were little kids it would cloud up and rain every afternoon, all spring and summer. It was the same in eastern colorado. But then after they plowed it up, there was the dustbowl, and the weather has been drier here ever since. Water table has been dropping in the last few years too, water wells go dry sometimes and have to be drilled deeper. Most are a couple hundred feet. Most of the water used around here is for crops, alot of the irrigation pumps run up to 1000 gallons per minute. If you dont water em they wont grow worth cutting tho

Seems strange to me, cuz where i just moved from, like less than 200 miles east got twice as much rain, and the water table is just a few feet below the surface. You could dig a 10ft hole and it would have water in the bottom the next morning. Out here you could probly dig a hole 100ft and not hit water. Every place is just different i guess

 

[itsakjt]

I see. Nature things. We are still yet to understand everything.

 

[Vario]

It wasn't really a sudden thing. per se. It kinda goes back about a hundred years to when all the tallgrass that covered this whole area of the US was plowed up for farmground. I talked to some old guys in their 90s, and they said that when they were little kids it would cloud up and rain every afternoon, all spring and summer. It was the same in eastern colorado. But then after they plowed it up, there was the dustbowl, and the weather has been drier here ever since. Water table has been dropping in the last few years too, water wells go dry sometimes and have to be drilled deeper. Most are a couple hundred feet. Most of the water used around here is for crops, alot of the irrigation pumps run up to 1000 gallons per minute. If you dont water em they wont grow worth cutting tho

Seems strange to me, cuz where i just moved from, like less than 200 miles east got twice as much rain, and the water table is just a few feet below the surface. You could dig a 10ft hole and it would have water in the bottom the next morning. Out here you could probly dig a hole 100ft and not hit water. Every place is just different i guess

I read that the dustbowl wasn't so much man made as it was a coincidence that human farming was done during an unusually wet period.

 

[Irony]

Idk, that's just what I've always heard from the old people around here. Some of my great grandparents lived through it, they said when the dust would pick up you couldn't see the sun. People would go outside to work, and suffocate. I was talking to a barber a couple weeks whos like 75 who said that even up until the 40s, the duststorms would be so bad you couldn't even see the lights inside the house. That would suck...

Oh, back on topic. I have a little athlon x4 630 that I'm gonna put in my Fatal1ty and see if I can get it to unlock to a phenom II. I read that some of em will

 

[itsakjt]

Ok, back to topic again. I am getting a Phenom II X4 980BE rev C3. What is the average overclock on that chip using stock voltage? And is the IMC of the 980BE better than the 955BE? Experienced users, please shed some light.

 

[suraswami]

Ok, back to topic again. I am getting a Phenom II X4 980BE rev C3. What is the average overclock on that chip using stock voltage? And is the IMC of the 980BE better than the 955BE? Experienced users, please shed some light.

IMC is the same but might clock more due to better binned CPU. Why would you want to get a 980 if you have already clocked the 955 to 980 speeds? May be 1090T would be a good CPU (unless the 980 is for another build).

 

[itsakjt]

IMC is the same but might clock more due to better binned CPU. Why would you want to get a 980 if you have already clocked the 955 to 980 speeds? May be 1090T would be a good CPU (unless the 980 is for another build).

RMAing my 955 actually. It is not stable when running at HT 2000 MHz speeds. I have to underclock the HT to 1800 MHz to get it stable. Checked the board, its fine.

 

[suraswami]

RMAing my 955 actually. It is not stable when running at HT 2000 MHz speeds. I have to underclock the HT to 1800 MHz to get it stable. Checked the board, its fine.

RMA in India, does anybody take back anything that goes out of the store? Is AMD replacing it for you?

 

[itsakjt]

RMA in India, does anybody take back anything that goes out of the store? Is AMD replacing it for you?

Yeah they are. My product is still under warranty. And yeah all manufacturers provide after sales support. Last year I RMA'ed my Asus M4A88TD M-EVO/USB3 motherboard.

 

[Johan45]

Just an update on the 955, Just hit 5.0 tonight

http://valid.canardpc.com/rg4ph1

 

[itsakjt]

Just an update on the 955, Just hit 5.0 tonight

http://valid.canardpc.com/rg4ph1

Man, I need to learn from you. I need to learn overclocking. How did you do it? What type of cooling did you use?

 

[suraswami]

Man, I need to learn from you. I need to learn overclocking. How did you do it? What type of cooling did you use?

He has a car radiator sticking on his window with massive jet turbine fans! When the fans are on full speed he can move his house to another cooler spot!

 

[Irony]

I found it, Lol

http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/amd-fx-ocers-club.153443/page-142#post-3100798

 

[Johan45]

Man, I need to learn from you. I need to learn overclocking. How did you do it? What type of cooling did you use?

He has a car radiator sticking on his window with massive jet turbine fans! When the fans are on full speed he can move his house to another cooler spot!

I found it, Lol

http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/amd-fx-ocers-club.153443/page-142#post-3100798

Ya but this time I stuck it into a deep freezer. Muahahaha

 

[Irony]

Do you put antifreeze in it? If you do, do you just use regular automotive antifreeze?

 

[itsakjt]

Awesome.
Well awesome news here too, I just got my 955BE replaced with a box packed factory sealed 980BE.
I have done 4.0 GHz at 1.3875V LLC on stable.
Because of heating, I can't go anymore.
The stepping code is CACDC AC 1117FPM. How good should be the chip?

 

[Johan45]

Do you put antifreeze in it? If you do, do you just use regular automotive antifreeze?

Yes and yes I use the long life red stuff. The green tends to have silicates in it which could damage my pump.

Awesome.
Well awesome news here too, I just got my 955BE replaced with a box packed factory sealed 980BE.
I have done 4.0 GHz at 1.3875V LLC on stable.
Because of heating, I can't go anymore.
The stepping code is CACDC AC 1117FPM. How good should be the chip?

Good for you, lucky bugger. As for the CPU I haven't had any experience with the 980 and haven't seen many around either so no idea. 4.0 on less than 1.4v is a good start though.

 

[itsakjt]

Yes and yes I use the long life red stuff. The green tends to have silicates in it which could damage my pump.




Good for you, lucky bugger. As for the CPU I haven't had any experience with the 980 and haven't seen many around either so no idea. 4.0 on less than 1.4v is a good start though.

Hmm. Thanks.
Can you tell me the stepping code of your 955?

 

[Johan45]

Hmm. Thanks.
Can you tell me the stepping code of your 955?

You'll have to wait till I pull it out unless there's a way to get that info, I'm not too familiar with stepping codes. Just what CPU-z shows.

 

[itsakjt]

You'll have to wait till I pull it out unless there's a way to get that info, I'm not too familiar with stepping codes. Just what CPU-z shows.

No problem. Do when you are comfortable. Its the one below the OPN. Starts with something like CACAC or CACDC or AACAC.
And for a 24/7 overclock, what temperature should I look at? The CPU temperature or the CPU core temperature?

 

[Johan45]

Core temps below 60c , I find that any most of the denebs start to get a bit flaky in the mid to high 50s

 

[itsakjt]

I see. Actually, keeping the core temps below 60 in this climate is quite difficult. Even at everything stock, the core temp goes to 62 degree C and the CPU temp goes to 53-55 degree C. I was reading a Phenom II spec sheet yesterday and it stated the Tcase max at 61 degree C.

 

[Johan45]

Loo

I see. Actually, keeping the core temps below 60 in this climate is quite difficult. Even at everything stock, the core temp goes to 62 degree C and the CPU temp goes to 53-55 degree C. I was reading a Phenom II spec sheet yesterday and it stated the Tcase max at 61 degree C.

That sounds about right for temp, maybe you should take the voltage off of auto and see if you can undervolt and maintain the speed, would help with the heat any way.