Praz Posted March 9, 2010 Posted March 9, 2010 X2 550 C3 @ 200x15.5, 4GB Memory @ 1600MHz Initial configuration with the board. Mostly stock settings to test 1600MHz rated memory. Also ran a couple of 3dMark benchmarks using onboard graphics. True 120 with stock fan. No other onboard cooling used. ASUS 4A89GTD Pro/USB3, 0402 BIOS Phenom II X2 550 C3 2x2GB OCZ Platinum AMD Edition (OCZ3P1600LVAM4GK) PC3-12800 1600MHz 7-7-7-24 200x15.5, Memory 1600MHz 7-7-7-24 OCZ 100GB Vertex LE100 OCZ 1000WProXStream - 4 Rail Modified To Single Rail[/b] Windows 7 64Bit Onboard Graphics, 700MHz Core - Stock Onboard Graphics, 1000MHz Core Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Praz Posted March 9, 2010 Posted March 9, 2010 X2 550 C3 @ 200x15.5 (All Cores Unlocked), 4GB Memory @ 1600MHz Pretty much the same setup as posted above. All 4 cores unlocked using the "ASUS Core Unlocker" setting in the BIOS. The onboard switch or pressing the "4" key on the keyboard during post works equally well. Once the cores are unlocked BIOS default settings need to be loaded to revert back to the stock number of cores. Also threw in a couple of 4870 Crossfire benches. ASUS 4A89GTD Pro/USB3, 0402 BIOS Phenom II X2 550 C3 (All Cores Unlocked) 2x2GB OCZ Platinum AMD Edition (OCZ3P1600LVAM4GK) PC3-12800 1600MHz 7-7-7-24 200x15.5, Memory 1600MHz 7-7-7-24 OCZ 100GB Vertex LE100 SAPPHIRE 4870 Crossfire OCZ 1000WProXStream - 4 Rail Modified To Single Rail[/b] Windows 7 64Bit Onboard Graphics, 700MHz Core - Stock Onboard Graphics, 1000MHz Core 4870 Crossfire 4870 Crossfire 4870 Crossfire Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Praz Posted March 9, 2010 Posted March 9, 2010 X2 550 C3 @ 258x15.5 (All Cores Unlocked), 4GB Memory @ 1376MHz, Post 1 Of 3 ASUS 4A89GTD Pro/USB3, 0402 BIOS Phenom II X2 550 C3 (All Cores Unlocked) True 120 With Stock Fan, No Other Onboard Cooling 2x2GB OCZ Platinum AMD Edition (OCZ3P1600LVAM4GK) PC3-12800 1600MHz 7-7-7-24 258x15.5, Memory 1376MHz 7-7-7-21 OCZ 100GB Vertex LE100 SAPPHIRE 4870 Crossfire OCZ 1000WProXStream - 4 Rail Modified To Single Rail[/b] [b][color="Red"]Configure System Performance Settings[/color][/b] [b]----------------------------------------------------------[/b] [i]Target CPU Frequency:. 3999MHz[/i] [i]Target DRAM Frequency: 1376MHz[/i] [i]You can OC based om "OC From CPU Level Up"[/i] OC Tuner Utility AI Overclock Tuner ..................[Manual] [i]OC From CPU Level Up.................[Auto][/i] CPU Ratio............................[15.5] CPU Bus Frequency....................[258] PCIE Frequency.......................[100] DRAM Frequency.......................[1376MHz] CPU/NB Frequency.....................[2580MHz] HT Link Speed........................[2580MHz] > DRAM Timing Configuration > DRAM Driving Configuration [b]************* Please key in numbers directly! *************[/b] CPU & NB Voltage Mode................[Offset] CPU Offset Sign....................[+] CPU Offset Voltage.................[i]1.488[/i] [0.121875] CPU/NB Offset Sign.................[+] CPU/NB Offset Voltage..............[i]1.262[/i] [0.062500] CPU VDDA Voltage.....................[i]2.487[/i] [Auto] DRAM Voltage.........................[i]1.643[/i] [1.65000] HT Voltage...........................[i]1.228[/i] [1.23125] NB Voltage...........................[i]1.284[/i] [Auto] NB 1.8V Voltage......................[i]1.800[/i] [Auto] SB Voltage...........................[i]1.100[/i] [Auto] SidePort Memory Voltage..............[i]1.500[/i] [Auto] [b]**********************************************************[/b] CPU Load-Line Calibration............[Auto] CPU/NB Load-Line Calibration.........[Auto] CPU Spread Spectrum..................[Auto] PCIE Spread Spectrum.................[Auto] [b]******************** GFX Overclocking ********************[/b] Internal Graphics Mode...............[uMA+SIDEPORT] UMA Frame Buffer Size..............[Auto] SIDEPORT Clock Speed...............[DDR3-1333MHz] GFX Engine Clock Override............[Disabled] [color="Red"]DRAM Timing Configuration[/color] DRAM CAS# Latency....................7 [7 CLK] DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay..............7 [7 CLK] DRAM RAS# PRE Time...................7 [7 CLK] DRAM RAS# ACT Time..................21 [21 CLK] DRAM READ to PRE Time................4 [Auto] DRAM Row Cycle Time.................28 [28 CLK] DRAM WRITE Recovery Time.............8 [Auto] DRAM RAS# to RAS# Delay..............4 [Auto] DRAM READ To WRITE Delay.............7 [Auto] DRAM WRITE To READ Delay(DD).........2 [Auto] DRAM WRITE To READ Delay(SD).........4 [Auto] DRAM WRITE To WRITE Timing...........4 [Auto] DRAM READ To READ Timing.............3 [Auto] DRAM REF Cycle Time................110 [Auto] DRAM Refresh Rate..................7.8 [Auto] DRAM Command Rate...................1T [1T] [color="Red"]DRAM Driving Configuration[/color] [i]DCTO Information:[/i] CKE drive strength................1.5X [Auto] CS/ODT drive strength.............1.5X [Auto] ADDR/CMD drive strength...........1.5X [Auto] MEMCLK drive strength.............1.5X [Auto] Data drive strength.................1X [Auto] DQS drive strength..................1X [Auto] Processor ODT...................60ohms [Auto] [i]DCTO Information:[/i] CKE drive strength................1.5X [Auto] CS/ODT drive strength.............1.5X [Auto] ADDR/CMD drive strength...........1.5X [Auto] MEMCLK drive strength.............1.5X [Auto] Data drive strength.................1X [Auto] DQS drive strength..................1X [Auto] Processor ODT...................60ohms [Auto] [b][color="Red"]CPU Configuration[/color][/b] [i]AGESA Version 3.5.4.0[/i] ---------------------------------------------------------- [i]AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 B50 Processor Revision: C3 Cache L1: 512KB Cache L2: 2048KB Cache L3: 6MB Speed : 4012MHz, NB Clk: 2000MHz uCode Patch Level: 0x10000B6[/i] ---------------------------------------------------------- Microcode Updation..................[Enabled] Secure Virtual Machine Mode.........[Enabled] Cool'n'Quite........................[Disabled] ASUS Core Unlocker..................[Enabled] Active CPU Cores..................[4 Core Operation] C1E Support.........................[Disabled] [b][color="Red"]DRAM Controller Configuration[/color][/b] ---------------------------------------------------------- Channel Interleaving................[XOR of Address Bit] MemClk Tristate C3/ATLVID...........[Disabled] Memory Hole Remapping...............[Enabled] DCT Unganged Mode...................[Always] Power Down Enable...................[Disabled] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Praz Posted March 9, 2010 Posted March 9, 2010 X2 550 C3 @ 258x15.5 (All Cores Unlocked), 4GB Memory @ 1376MHz, Post 2 Of 3 Windows 7 64Bit Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Praz Posted March 9, 2010 Posted March 9, 2010 X2 550 C3 @ 258x15.5 (All Cores Unlocked), 4GB Memory @ 1376MHz, Post 3 Of 3 3dx Max 2009 w/V-ray Time to render: 8min 11sec TMPGEnc XPress 1GB VOB file ripped from DVD movie Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_bowtie Posted March 9, 2010 Posted March 9, 2010 Very Nice work Praz.... you ARE the man.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ajmatson Posted March 9, 2010 Posted March 9, 2010 Nice work Praz. That board is killer for overclocking unlocked CPU cores. Glad to see how well you got yours Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Praz Posted March 9, 2010 Posted March 9, 2010 Thanks guys. What surprised me is how well the board did at 4.0GHz with air cooling. Using the stock True 120 fan and no additional fans the board was close to being silent. Running LinX CPU temps topped out at 53C and the onboard heatsinks never felt hot to the touch. I think what a person will be able to achieve will come down to the limitation of the CPU. It handles unlocking cores well, can do 300+ HTT and has no problem with high memory clocks. And best of all all the basics just work. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Praz Posted March 10, 2010 Posted March 10, 2010 X2 550 C3 @ 264x15.5, 4GB Memory @ 1408MHz, Post 1 Of 3 Using close to the same voltages as above allowed another 100MHz CPU speed with watercooling. ASUS 4A89GTD Pro/USB3, 0402 BIOS Phenom II X2 550 C3 (All Cores Unlocked) EK Supreme HF 2x2GB OCZ Reaper (OCZ3RPR1866C9LV6GK) PC3-15000 1866MHz 9-9-9-28 264x15.5, Memory 1408MHz 6-6-6-18 OCZ 100GB Vertex LE100 SAPPHIRE 4870 Crossfire OCZ 1000WProXStream - 4 Rail Modified To Single Rail[/b] [b][color="Red"]Configure System Performance Settings[/color][/b] [b]----------------------------------------------------------[/b] [i]Target CPU Frequency:. 4092MHz[/i] [i]Target DRAM Frequency: 1408MHz[/i] [i]You can OC based om "OC From CPU Level Up"[/i] OC Tuner Utility AI Overclock Tuner ..................[Manual] [i]OC From CPU Level Up.................[Auto][/i] CPU Ratio............................[15.5] CPU Bus Frequency....................[264] PCIE Frequency.......................[100] DRAM Frequency.......................[1408MHz] CPU/NB Frequency.....................[2640MHz] HT Link Speed........................[2640MHz] > DRAM Timing Configuration > DRAM Driving Configuration [b]************* Please key in numbers directly! *************[/b] CPU & NB Voltage Mode................[Offset] CPU Offset Sign....................[+] CPU Offset Voltage.................[i]1.488[/i] [0.128125] CPU/NB Offset Sign.................[+] CPU/NB Offset Voltage..............[i]1.278[/i] [0.078125] CPU VDDA Voltage.....................[i]2.490[/i] [Auto] DRAM Voltage.........................[i]1.646[/i] [1.65000] HT Voltage...........................[i]1.231[/i] [1.23125] NB Voltage...........................[i]1.281[/i] [Auto] NB 1.8V Voltage......................[i]1.800[/i] [Auto] SB Voltage...........................[i]1.100[/i] [Auto] SidePort Memory Voltage..............[i]1.500[/i] [Auto] [b]**********************************************************[/b] CPU Load-Line Calibration............[Auto] CPU/NB Load-Line Calibration.........[Auto] CPU Spread Spectrum..................[Auto] PCIE Spread Spectrum.................[Auto] [b]******************** GFX Overclocking ********************[/b] Internal Graphics Mode...............[uMA+SIDEPORT] UMA Frame Buffer Size..............[Auto] SIDEPORT Clock Speed...............[DDR3-1333MHz] GFX Engine Clock Override............[Disabled] [color="Red"]DRAM Timing Configuration[/color] DRAM CAS# Latency....................6 [6 CLK] DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay..............6 [6 CLK] DRAM RAS# PRE Time...................6 [6 CLK] DRAM RAS# ACT Time..................18 [18 CLK] DRAM READ to PRE Time................4 [Auto] DRAM Row Cycle Time.................24 [24 CLK] DRAM WRITE Recovery Time.............8 [Auto] DRAM RAS# to RAS# Delay..............4 [Auto] DRAM READ To WRITE Delay.............6 [Auto] DRAM WRITE To READ Delay(DD).........2 [Auto] DRAM WRITE To READ Delay(SD).........4 [Auto] DRAM WRITE To WRITE Timing...........4 [Auto] DRAM READ To READ Timing.............3 [Auto] DRAM REF Cycle Time................110 [Auto] DRAM Refresh Rate..................7.8 [Auto] DRAM Command Rate...................1T [1T] [color="Red"]DRAM Driving Configuration[/color] [i]DCTO Information:[/i] CKE drive strength................1.5X [Auto] CS/ODT drive strength.............1.5X [Auto] ADDR/CMD drive strength...........1.5X [Auto] MEMCLK drive strength.............1.5X [Auto] Data drive strength.................1X [Auto] DQS drive strength..................1X [Auto] Processor ODT...................60ohms [Auto] [i]DCTO Information:[/i] CKE drive strength................1.5X [Auto] CS/ODT drive strength.............1.5X [Auto] ADDR/CMD drive strength...........1.5X [Auto] MEMCLK drive strength.............1.5X [Auto] Data drive strength.................1X [Auto] DQS drive strength..................1X [Auto] Processor ODT...................60ohms [Auto] [b][color="Red"]CPU Configuration[/color][/b] [i]AGESA Version 3.5.4.0[/i] ---------------------------------------------------------- [i]AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 B50 Processor Revision: C3 Cache L1: 512KB Cache L2: 2048KB Cache L3: 6MB Speed : 4105MHz, NB Clk: 2000MHz uCode Patch Level: 0x10000B6[/i] ---------------------------------------------------------- Microcode Updation..................[Enabled] Secure Virtual Machine Mode.........[Enabled] Cool'n'Quite........................[Disabled] ASUS Core Unlocker..................[Enabled] Active CPU Cores..................[4 Core Operation] C1E Support.........................[Disabled] [b][color="Red"]DRAM Controller Configuration[/color][/b] ---------------------------------------------------------- Channel Interleaving................[XOR of Address Bit] MemClk Tristate C3/ATLVID...........[Disabled] Memory Hole Remapping...............[Enabled] DCT Unganged Mode...................[Always] Power Down Enable...................[Disabled] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Praz Posted March 10, 2010 Posted March 10, 2010 X2 550 C3 @ 264x15.5, 4GB Memory @ 1408MHz, Post 2 Of 3 Windows 7 64Bit Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Praz Posted March 10, 2010 Posted March 10, 2010 X2 550 C3 @ 264x15.5, 4GB Memory @ 1408MHz, Post 3 Of 3 3dx Max 2009 w/V-ray Time to render: 8min 11sec TMPGEnc XPress 1GB VOB file ripped from DVD movie Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Praz Posted March 14, 2010 Posted March 14, 2010 X2 550 C3 @ 264x15.5, 8GB Memory @ 1408MHz, Post 1 Of 3 Same speeds as posted above but with 8GB of memory instead of 4GB. ASUS 4A89GTD Pro/USB3, 0402 BIOS Phenom II X2 550 C3 (All Cores Unlocked) 4x2GB OCZ Reaper (OCZ3RPR1866C9LV6GK) PC3-15000 1866MHz 9-9-9-28 264x15.5, Memory 1408MHz 6-6-6-18 OCZ 100GB Vertex LE100 SAPPHIRE 4870 Crossfire OCZ 1000WProXStream - 4 Rail Modified To Single Rail [b][color="Red"]Configure System Performance Settings[/color][/b] [b]----------------------------------------------------------[/b] [i]Target CPU Frequency:. 4092MHz[/i] [i]Target DRAM Frequency: 1408MHz[/i] [i]You can OC based om "OC From CPU Level Up"[/i] OC Tuner Utility AI Overclock Tuner ..................[Manual] [i]OC From CPU Level Up.................[Auto][/i] CPU Ratio............................[15.5] CPU Bus Frequency....................[264] PCIE Frequency.......................[100] DRAM Frequency.......................[1408MHz] CPU/NB Frequency.....................[2640MHz] HT Link Speed........................[2640MHz] > DRAM Timing Configuration > DRAM Driving Configuration [b]************* Please key in numbers directly! *************[/b] CPU & NB Voltage Mode................[Offset] CPU Offset Sign....................[+] CPU Offset Voltage.................[i]1.500[/i] [0.13750] CPU/NB Offset Sign.................[+] CPU/NB Offset Voltage..............[i]1.284[/i] [0.084375] CPU VDDA Voltage.....................[i]2.493[/i] [Auto] DRAM Voltage.........................[i]1.637[/i] [1.65000] HT Voltage...........................[i]1.231[/i] [1.23125] NB Voltage...........................[i]1.278[/i] [Auto] NB 1.8V Voltage......................[i]1.800[/i] [Auto] SB Voltage...........................[i]1.100[/i] [Auto] SidePort Memory Voltage..............[i]1.500[/i] [Auto] [b]**********************************************************[/b] CPU Load-Line Calibration............[Auto] CPU/NB Load-Line Calibration.........[Auto] CPU Spread Spectrum..................[Auto] PCIE Spread Spectrum.................[Auto] [b]******************** GFX Overclocking ********************[/b] Internal Graphics Mode...............[uMA+SIDEPORT] UMA Frame Buffer Size..............[Auto] SIDEPORT Clock Speed...............[DDR3-1333MHz] GFX Engine Clock Override............[Disabled] [color="Red"]DRAM Timing Configuration[/color] DRAM CAS# Latency....................6 [6 CLK] DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay..............6 [6 CLK] DRAM RAS# PRE Time...................6 [6 CLK] DRAM RAS# ACT Time..................18 [18 CLK] DRAM READ to PRE Time................4 [Auto] DRAM Row Cycle Time.................24 [24 CLK] DRAM WRITE Recovery Time.............8 [Auto] DRAM RAS# to RAS# Delay..............4 [Auto] DRAM READ To WRITE Delay.............6 [Auto] DRAM WRITE To READ Delay(DD).........2 [Auto] DRAM WRITE To READ Delay(SD).........4 [Auto] DRAM WRITE To WRITE Timing...........4 [Auto] DRAM READ To READ Timing.............3 [Auto] DRAM REF Cycle Time................110 [Auto] DRAM Refresh Rate..................7.8 [Auto] DRAM Command Rate...................1T [1T] [color="Red"]DRAM Driving Configuration[/color] [i]DCTO Information:[/i] CKE drive strength..................2X [Auto] CS/ODT drive strength.............1.5X [Auto] ADDR/CMD drive strength.............2X [Auto] MEMCLK drive strength.............1.5X [Auto] Data drive strength..............1.25X [Auto] DQS drive strength...............1.25X [Auto] Processor ODT...................60ohms [Auto] [i]DCTO Information:[/i] CKE drive strength..................2X [Auto] CS/ODT drive strength.............1.5X [Auto] ADDR/CMD drive strength.............2X [Auto] MEMCLK drive strength.............1.5X [Auto] Data drive strength..............1.25X [Auto] DQS drive strength...............1.25X [Auto] Processor ODT...................60ohms [Auto] [b][color="Red"]CPU Configuration[/color][/b] [i]AGESA Version 3.5.4.0[/i] ---------------------------------------------------------- [i]AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 B50 Processor Revision: C3 Cache L1: 512KB Cache L2: 2048KB Cache L3: 6MB Speed : 4105MHz, NB Clk: 2000MHz uCode Patch Level: 0x10000B6[/i] ---------------------------------------------------------- Microcode Updation..................[Enabled] Secure Virtual Machine Mode.........[Enabled] Cool'n'Quite........................[Disabled] ASUS Core Unlocker..................[Enabled] Active CPU Cores..................[4 Core Operation] C1E Support.........................[Disabled] [b][color="Red"]DRAM Controller Configuration[/color][/b] ---------------------------------------------------------- Channel Interleaving................[XOR of Address Bit] MemClk Tristate C3/ATLVID...........[Disabled] Memory Hole Remapping...............[Enabled] DCT Unganged Mode...................[Always] Power Down Enable...................[Disabled] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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