scottydog Posted November 22, 2006 Posted November 22, 2006 I am not having much luck overclocking my (CCBWE) chip this must not be a good steping now that it looks like newegg.com is selling (CCBBE) chips for only 159$ with my setup is it worth it to get a new chip? (My 3700+ can do almost 3.0Ghz with the setup i have) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
red930 Posted November 22, 2006 Posted November 22, 2006 Heh, I bought my 165 last Friday simply cause I see that they have a ton of CCBBE chips they're pushing out... CCBWE's are generally regarded to be poor overclockers anyway. If you are compelled, I would say go for it. Is your RAM PC4000? I forget.. I think it's PC3200. If it's PC3200, get the 170 or above.. but of course you already know that..appears that the egg is pushing out CCBBEs of the 170s.. last I saw it was CCBBE 0615DPMW. Might have changed by now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottydog Posted November 22, 2006 Posted November 22, 2006 Heh, I bought my 165 last Friday simply cause I see that they have a ton of CCBBE chips they're pushing out... CCBWE's are generally regarded to be poor overclockers anyway. If you are compelled, I would say go for it. Is your RAM PC4000? I forget.. I think it's PC3200. If it's PC3200, get the 170 or above.. but of course you already know that..appears that the egg is pushing out CCBBEs of the 170s.. last I saw it was CCBBE 0615DPMW. Might have changed by now. I do have pc3200 (ddr400) and i just made a Order for a 170 i hope i can get 2.7ghz or more out of it Thank you for your help Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
red930 Posted November 22, 2006 Posted November 22, 2006 I do have pc3200 (ddr400) and i just made a Order for a 170 i hope i can get 2.7ghz or more out of it Thank you for your help no probs.. there was some guy on the egg who said his chip which he ordered last week hit 2.8ghz easily.. i dont foresee any problems with you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottydog Posted November 23, 2006 Posted November 23, 2006 no probs.. there was some guy on the egg who said his chip which he ordered last week hit 2.8ghz easily.. i dont foresee any problems with you. 2.8Ghz would be very nice I do not plan on switching to a Conroe any time soon I like my CFX3200-DR as much a i like my old Lanparty 250GB Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
likewhoa Posted November 23, 2006 Posted November 23, 2006 2.8Ghz would be very nice I do not plan on switching to a Conroe any time soon I like my CFX3200-DR as much a i like my old Lanparty 250GB If you wanna hit 3.0GHz+ cancel that order on the opty 170 and get one of those CCBBE's chips newegg is pushing out.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
red930 Posted November 23, 2006 Posted November 23, 2006 If you wanna hit 3.0GHz+ cancel that order on the opty 170 and get one of those CCBBE's chips newegg is pushing out.. read my above post and read that apparently the egg is shipping out CCBBE 0615DPMWs? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottydog Posted November 23, 2006 Posted November 23, 2006 If you wanna hit 3.0GHz+ cancel that order on the opty 170 and get one of those CCBBE's chips newegg is pushing out.. I can't cancel the order it has ben shiped the egg is fast today. If i do get a Opty 170 that has CCBBE steping dont you think it would work better with my ram? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
likewhoa Posted November 23, 2006 Posted November 23, 2006 I can't cancel the order it has ben shiped the egg is fast today. If i do get a Opty 170 that has CCBBE steping dont you think it would work better with my ram? I haven't seen many opty 170s go over 2.8GHz. you will have better luck with an opty 165 CCBBE 06* stepping as most those are great overclockers,.. Tip* just don't accept the package from newegg and they will just refund your money. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
red930 Posted November 23, 2006 Posted November 23, 2006 I can't cancel the order it has ben shiped the egg is fast today. If i do get a Opty 170 that has CCBBE steping dont you think it would work better with my ram? well, since you have pc3200 RAM, it would be recommended that you stick with the 170.. generally a lot of people here at the forums will tell you to use pc4000 RAM with the 165, since it has a multiplier of 9 and is said to not like dividers. since the 170 has a multiplier of 10, it should work better with lower speed (like in your case) RAM. of course, it is entirely up to you whether or not you want to keep or refuse the 170, it's just advice on behalf of me. personally, i picked the 165 because i have capable PC4000 RAM, and I just wanted to save an extra $25 on something better (like a new heatsink/fan for my x1900). all up to you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boosted420a Posted December 21, 2006 Posted December 21, 2006 I too bought a 165 from newegg because of the ccbbe buzz. The one I recieved was the dreaded 165 CCBWE 0551vpmw which came from the CA warehouse. I didn't even open the package and requested an RMA for an exchange which is one the of main reasons I buy from newegg. They want to make you happy. The exchange cpu was an excellent ccbbe 0617fpmw from the NJ warehouse. Many have hit 3Ghz with this chip. I have to wait a few days till X-mas to give the chip a try at an OC. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lunari Posted December 21, 2006 Posted December 21, 2006 The chip I ordered last week (Opty 165) was a CCBBE 0615, sitting rock solid stable 2.8Ghz at 1.34v. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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