3700+ sd , stock H+F 2.97 Ghz!

Blue Cypher · 26 Jan 2006 at 19:01

I am a newbie overclocker as this is the first time i have overclocked somethin before. I have the 3700+ san diego and a a8n sli premium mobo. On the standard heatsink and fan i have got 2.97Ghz and the temps are on 55C on full load!

Doesnt take a genius to know thats good

, its vcore is 1.55 volts and the DDR is at 2.85 volts and the chipset is on 1.6 volts but i am scared of increasing this as i think every time i do my pc comes unsatble and crashes, think it maybe the RAM thast the problem. I was wondering is there a program that would tell me the temp of the RAM? i want to up the voltage in the DDR but i am reluctant because i dont know what the temp for it is!

Shoould i leave the overclock at this or attempt more?

stigggeh · 26 Jan 2006 at 19:04

congrats on the overclock

i suppose it depends what ram you have, if you let us know what it is we may be able to tell you whats safe

Martynt74 · 26 Jan 2006 at 19:05

What ram is it? Your never gonna really know the temp of it, try having a fan blow over them

Blue Cypher · 26 Jan 2006 at 19:05

I am using the 2gb dual channel Geil value RAM, so its not the best but it does the job.

weescott · 26 Jan 2006 at 19:07

Your ram will be fine at the voltage. I would look into getting better cooling to enable better clocks. VERY good going though!

Blue Cypher · 26 Jan 2006 at 19:09

thx, to be honest it was just a lot of trial and error, and i was lucky i got a good clocker. what is the difference between my overclocked 3700+ and an fx57? is mine faster or does the fx 57 go faster because it has some extra gadgets or something built in?

m3csl2004 · 26 Jan 2006 at 19:24

i imagine your 3700 at that overclock would be faster than an fx-57 at stock, but the fx-57's once clocked blows most cpus away (dothan is 1 exception i can think of)

Sandmaster500 · 26 Jan 2006 at 19:56

Going to start OC'n my 3700 soon, hope mine goes as far as yours! What stepping is your chip?

Blue Cypher · 26 Jan 2006 at 20:12

i am new at overclocking so dont moan when i ask: what is stepping?
my mutliplier is at 11 and the other one is 270, forget what its called the second one.
hope that helps

4Qman · 26 Jan 2006 at 20:56

Blue Cypher said:
i am new at overclocking so dont moan when i ask: what is stepping?
my mutliplier is at 11 and the other one is 270, forget what its called the second one.
hope that helps

Mate that is awsome. U got a OC on your 3700 what most people dream off and u arnt sure what a stepping is.lol

I ment that in a nice way. Stepping is given to a CPU when they are made. Along with the weeks etc. It lets us know if they are good overclockers.

ie you have a good stepping. Its on the Chip 2nd line down on the Chip.
Opteron stepping is CABNE 0540. So CABNE is stepping at 05 is year 40 is week 40.

Sandmaster500 · 26 Jan 2006 at 22:11

Its written on the actual CPU like so:

Its the 2nd line (i think) of the 3 lines at the top of the chip. (sorry its so blured, cam didnt take pic properly and HSF is on now)

edit - my stepping is CABGE 0521VPAW

Also when did you buy yours mate?

Hunders · 26 Jan 2006 at 22:21

Nice going on the overclock. Mine is clocked to 2.8GHz on stock cooling and volts at the moment.

Will try for more after I buy a new cooler.

Legless · 26 Jan 2006 at 23:17

Thats a fantastic overclock...

I can only get my 3700+ to 2650mhz prime95 stable, so guess i've got a bad stepping chip...

BS Dave · 27 Jan 2006 at 00:55

legless, that's OK with 2 gigs.

I can only make 2.6 - but that still a p rating of at least 4.3-4.4 i reckon.

i am jealous of first time OC's that do so well though, but my barton 2500 did ok so i can't gumple too much

jadeskye · 27 Jan 2006 at 02:41

jeeze, thats a gem of a chip. I've never heard of an athlon san diago hitting 3ghz with the original Heatsink and fan. Or even a third party one.

With Geil Value RAM too...wow, just wow. IT's almost too good to believe XD

turbotoaster · 27 Jan 2006 at 08:34

(in a waynes world style) WE ARE NOT WORTHY, WE ARE NOT WORTHY

Baker · 27 Jan 2006 at 10:51

I havn't got mine to any kind of limit yet, had it at 2.8 without upping any voltages or anything. Problem is finding the time to do it.

BS Dave · 27 Jan 2006 at 11:37

jadeskye - i was only thinking the same on the way into work.

geil value at 270...AMAZING!!! UNBELIEVABLE!!!

turbotoaster · 27 Jan 2006 at 13:34

have u any details of what stepping or any codes on your chip so we can see which one it is

sja360 · 27 Jan 2006 at 14:20

geil valueram at DDR540? i'm having a hard time believing that, unless its geil one or some tccd memory? got a cpu-z pic of the memory tab handy?