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First of all hi every one, i know this thred is over a year old now but thought i'd try it B4 i posted my own thred.

I have recently built a new rig with a phenom II 940 BE, and can't seem to get passed 3.62Ghz without massive voltage applied so i have tleft it @3.62 Prime95 stable 24/7.

I really would like to get to 4Ghz with my set-up...

Note: I have Windows 7 Pro x64 but could not even get 3.62 stable so i switched back to XP x86

 

Windows XP Pro x86 with SP3

Phenom II 940 BE @ 3.62Ghz

CPU Cooler - Cooler Master V10 with TEC 200+W

Cooler Master Storm-Black Gaming Case 1x-140mm 4x-120mm Fans

ASUS R.O.G Crosshair II Formula 780a Tri SLi

2x 1GB of Corsair XMS2 Matched Pair 800 5-5-5 12 Unganged (will be buying 4Gb of 1066 RAM soon)

2x 8800GTS 320Mb 320bit in SLi (stock speeds)

2x Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB 7200 32Mb cache Raid 0

640W Enermax PSU with Cable Management

 

My CPU voltage is at stock 1.39V and is Prime95 stable over night with max temp of 45c and an idle temp of 27c

 

CPU-NB is @ 2200Mhz with 1.45V

 

I have got the CPU to 3.9Ghz but was not stable enough, i'm not quite shure what the temps were off the top of my head. The thing i'm having real trouble with all the time is the CPU-NB and HT it's so confusing.

Note: I have read the Phenom OC Guide and am still too confused nothing worked even at 3.7Ghz to 3.9Ghz i just could not get it stable even with large voltage increases, i was even bold enough to go over the specified safe CPU voltage of 1.5V

 

Please any suggestions would be greatly appreciated :)

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First of all hi every one, i know this thred is over a year old now but thought i'd try it B4 i posted my own thred.

I have recently built a new rig with a phenom II 940 BE, and can't seem to get passed 3.62Ghz without massive voltage applied so i have tleft it @3.62 Prime95 stable 24/7.

I really would like to get to 4Ghz with my set-up...

Note: I have Windows 7 Pro x64 but could not even get 3.62 stable so i switched back to XP x86

 

Windows XP Pro x86 with SP3

Phenom II 940 BE @ 3.62Ghz

CPU Cooler - Cooler Master V10 with TEC 200+W

Cooler Master Storm-Black Gaming Case 1x-140mm 4x-120mm Fans

ASUS R.O.G Crosshair II Formula 780a Tri SLi

2x 1GB of Corsair XMS2 Matched Pair 800 5-5-5 12 Unganged (will be buying 4Gb of 1066 RAM soon)

2x 8800GTS 320Mb 320bit in SLi (stock speeds)

2x Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB 7200 32Mb cache Raid 0

640W Enermax PSU with Cable Management

 

My CPU voltage is at stock 1.39V and is Prime95 stable over night with max temp of 45c and an idle temp of 27c

 

CPU-NB is @ 2200Mhz with 1.45V

 

I have got the CPU to 3.9Ghz but was not stable enough, i'm not quite shure what the temps were off the top of my head. The thing i'm having real trouble with all the time is the CPU-NB and HT it's so confusing.

Note: I have read the Phenom OC Guide and am still too confused nothing worked even at 3.7Ghz to 3.9Ghz i just could not get it stable even with large voltage increases, i was even bold enough to go over the specified safe CPU voltage of 1.5V

 

Please any suggestions would be greatly appreciated smile.gif

 

 

You will not get 4Ghz with a 940. Nobody has. The limit for the chip is 3.7-3.8Ghz(stable). They just cannot break that limit with reg or watercooling. I struggled for months and got 3.72Ghz stable with 1.575V on vcore. If you want 4Ghz with AMD stable, you need a 955 C3 or above CPU. I got a validation at 3.9Ghz but thats it.

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You will not get 4Ghz with a 940. Nobody has. The limit for the chip is 3.7-3.8Ghz(stable). They just cannot break that limit with reg or watercooling. I struggled for months and got 3.72Ghz stable with 1.575V on vcore. If you want 4Ghz with AMD stable, you need a 955 C3 or above CPU. I got a validation at 3.9Ghz but thats it.

Now I want to overclock my dad's 940 to see if it's true lol

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