overclocking AMD 550 BE

[droomagon]

well, i'm still the proud owner of the first edition of AMD 550 BE

but since then i've forgotten how to OC the thing, only thing i remember is going to the BIOS and increase its voltage... is that right?

 

my question is,

 

1. how does a noob like me do the OC thing again from scratch?

2. what do i watch out for?

3. by increasing the voltage, i get each core boost?

 

sorry guys, i've been out of the loop too long, but i do appreciate any help!

[SpikeSoprano]

<P>Hey there, as you can see I run the same cpu, what mb do you have?<BR>If it's asus it should have acc to unlock the cores, if it's gigabyte it also has something to do it just not sure of the name.<BR>Make sure you have a good cpu cooler to keep temps down , if you don't , do not oc too high.<BR>You will get a better oc with just 2 cores. Easiest way to do it is to use the multy, Stock is 15.5 so just raise it .5 at a time.<BR>If I were you I'd start cpu volts at 1.4 and would not pass 1.5 .<BR>Make sure you have a temp monitor installed and use it. Disable c&q or whatever it's called on your mb.<BR>You have to give better specs of your rig before I can give you more advice.<BR>I've had mine to 3.9 ghz on 2 cores and 3.8 on 4 cores. I run 3.6 ghz 24/7 on 4 cores.<BR>Have fun <IMG class=bbc_emoticon alt= src="http://forums.overclockersclub.com/public/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif"> </P>

 

Edit, don't know why this damm post has so many<> and other letters I didn't type.???

Edit 2> My temps are 35 to 40c @idle and abour 52 to 55c running prime, max on these cpu's is 70c but I have never been over 62c. It's been running strong at 3.6 for 2 yrs now.

Edited November 3, 2011 by SpikeSoprano

[droomagon]

<P>Hey there, as you can see I run the same cpu, what mb do you have?<BR>If it's asus it should have acc to unlock the cores, if it's gigabyte it also has something to do it just not sure of the name.<BR>Make sure you have a good cpu cooler to keep temps down , if you don't , do not oc too high.<BR>You will get a better oc with just 2 cores. Easiest way to do it is to use the multy, Stock is 15.5 so just raise it .5 at a time.<BR>If I were you I'd start cpu volts at 1.4 and would not pass 1.5 .<BR>Make sure you have a temp monitor installed and use it. Disable c&q or whatever it's called on your mb.<BR>You have to give better specs of your rig before I can give you more advice.<BR>I've had mine to 3.9 ghz on 2 cores and 3.8 on 4 cores. I run 3.6 ghz 24/7 on 4 cores.<BR>Have fun <IMG class=bbc_emoticon alt= src="http://forums.overclockersclub.com/public/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif"> </P>

 

Edit, don't know why this damm post has so many<> and other letters I didn't type.???

Edit 2> My temps are 35 to 40c @idle and abour 52 to 55c running prime, max on these cpu's is 70c but I have never been over 62c. It's been running strong at 3.6 for 2 yrs now.

 

 

heya Spike,

 

ya i noticed alot of <> too, annoying... kinda hard to read >' '<

 

ya i have a good cooler, its the top notch cooler, but it'll do just fine!~ and i have a gigabyte MB, and i think i know the software u're talking about, but i think i'll just go into BIOS to change it myself, seems better that way

know of any good temp monitor that works with WIN7pro ?

i'll go home and post my rig once i get that CPUZ installed

[slick2500]

Here ya go dude. http://www.raymond.cc/forum/tutorials/16974-how-to-unlock-4-cores-on-amd-phenom-ii-550-be-710-720-be.html

[droomagon]

Here ya go dude. http://www.raymond.cc/forum/tutorials/16974-how-to-unlock-4-cores-on-amd-phenom-ii-550-be-710-720-be.html

 

thanks slick2500, but i'm not looking to unlock the cores, i'm just wanting to speed up the cores

 

i googled for images with "x2 550 cpuz" on Google, and found some of the people have different multiplier counts, how and where do i modify that..?? (sorry, i'm a freaking noob again)

[SpikeSoprano]

the multy change should be in gigabyte tweaker options in bios or advanced cpu options.

[droomagon]

the multy change should be in gigabyte tweaker options in bios or advanced cpu options.

 

allright, i'll take a look and let u know what i find! XD

[droomagon]

just wanna say thanks!

 

funny thing is, i went into BIOS and changed the voltage to the CPU, and that's all i did! , i didn't know it was that simple!! (has been a while since i OCed)

 

now my CPU is OCed again, and running at 3.1GHz core speed!

=)

 

running stable at 1.34v atm

Edited November 9, 2011 by droomagon

[SpikeSoprano]

<BR>just wanna say thanks!<BR><BR>funny thing is, i went into BIOS and changed the voltage to the CPU, and that's all i did! , i didn't know it was that simple!! (has been a while since i OCed)<BR><BR>now my CPU is OCed again, and running at 3.1GHz core speed!<BR>=)<BR><BR>running stable at 1.34v atm<BR>

<BR><BR>Hey there Droom 3.1 is stock for that cpu, if you want to up it a bit just bump the cpu volts up to 1.40 and raise the multy to 17, will give you a nice safe oc of 3400 mhz, just remember to watch your temps.<BR><BR>

[droomagon]

hey there Spike

 

i've looked over the manual, but where do you change the multy thing?

 

http://download.gigabyte.us/FileList/Manual/mb_manual_ga-880gm-d2h_v4.0_e.pdf

on manual page 23, thats the place where i changed the cpu voltage, but no multy?