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scyphe

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Okay, I bought and built the stuff yesterday (check my sig) so I'm a novice in the A64-world. Anyway, here's the first results I've got after some moderate overclocking. Feel free to comment.

 

(changed images to URL's, I just got 10mbit and forgot about all modem/cable/xDSL-users)

http://home.swipnet.se/scyphe/otherstuff/cpu-z.jpg

http://home.swipnet.se/scyphe/otherstuff/cpu-z_ram.jpg

http://home.swipnet.se/scyphe/otherstuff/sandra_cpu.jpg

http://home.swipnet.se/scyphe/otherstuff/sandra_ram.jpg

 

This got me confused since I had just changed the timings from 2.0-3-6-3 to 2.0-2-2-2, both with T1, but I didn't gain anything. Could it be because I run HTT @ x4 ? Any advice on the HTT-setting?

 

Also, why is Sandra telling me I'm running @ 2x808? FSB is running 230Mhz, and DRAM-timing is 200:/1. Shouldn't that be 2x~920???

 

I'll use ClockGen to see if 11x230 is attainable without raising voltage and with stock heatsink. brb.......

 

HTT @ 5X was a dud... POST entered the RAID-bios and then reboots.

 

Raised CPU-multi to 11x, and reset RAM to Auto (SPD):

 

 

 

http://home.swipnet.se/scyphe/otherstuff/cpu-z2.jpg

http://home.swipnet.se/scyphe/otherstuff/cpu-z_ram2.jpg

http://home.swipnet.se/scyphe/otherstuff/sandra_cpu2.jpg

http://home.swipnet.se/scyphe/otherstuff/sandra_ram2.jpg

 

Looking better... and I figure that 10.5 lowered the FSB/HTT (whatever). This time it's as it should be. 96% in RAM-tests in Sandra... I wonder how I'm gonna raise FSB and lower multiplier and keep some bandwidth...

 

Hmmmm... perhaps I should strain the timings to the ultimate 2.0-2-2-2 and see what happens with this CPU/FSB-setting...

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Hey, I'm just feeling the water here, focusing on finding the CPU's sweetspot and experimenting a little.

 

Let's try something different... Like raising the FSB enough to get the CPU past 2.6Ghz... :)

 

EDIT: w00t w00t, I broke the 12k-barrier in Sandra CPU-test.. :nod:

 

http://home.swipnet.se/scyphe/otherstuff/clockgen.jpg

http://home.swipnet.se/scyphe/otherstuff/cpu-z3.jpg

http://home.swipnet.se/scyphe/otherstuff/sandra_cpu3.jpg

http://home.swipnet.se/scyphe/otherstuff/sandra_ram3.jpg

 

I'm happy, all on stock-air... :)

 

Time for some Prime95 and MemTest86 3.x (whatever version it may be now). I expect to end up with errors since I've heard 2.6Ghz+ is difficult to attain with stock cooling. I think I'll have to order a Thermaltake SLK-948U... Voltage doesn't seem to make as much difference as on earlier generations of CPU's.

 

btw, I've noticed a certain problem, NIC seems to drop every now and then. Some more voltage to the chipset perhaps.. Or less.. or better cooling.

 

edit: increased chipset voltage one notch, no noticeable problems.

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*DONE*

 

thanks guys. I'm still extremely happy that I beat every listed entry in the CPU-list in Sandra... ;)

 

Of course, it's not prime-stable since the heat soars after a few minutes with stock-cooling, but it bodes well for when I get the Thermaltake 948U and some Arctic Silver on the CPU.... :)

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