AMD 6000 X2 Owners - Help Overclocking

Happy · 31 Jan 2008 at 19:07

I have an Asus M2N32-Sli Deluxe motherboard, AMD 6000 X2, 4x1Gb OCZ 800mhz.I have done some overclocking before; however I have seen people's
sigs and reviews/ other forums they have it running at 3.3Ghz+ (good air cooling) - on the same motherboard, I can't even get to 3.2Ghz. I have tried
messing around with the chipset voltages and vcore and ram voltage, all to no avail.

Any suggestions please

Kinitawawi · 31 Jan 2008 at 19:36

I too seem to have hit a wall with my 5200 X2, I get to 3Ghz prime stable (for an hour), anything more than 3Ghz and things go wrong.

http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=292148

thats running at ~ 1.45v
~37* idle and ~49* load both cores, I tried to keep it under 50*

I too am interested in how others obtain high clocks.

Happy · 31 Jan 2008 at 19:40

I have heard overclocking with full dimms affects the overclock but, i would have thought that a 200mhz wasn't out of the question

Kinitawawi · 31 Jan 2008 at 20:03

The 6000 X2 is already clocked highly for an AMD part. Whats leaving your system down? whats stopping it past 3.15Ghz?

Happy · 31 Jan 2008 at 20:49

i don't know whats stopping it, as the ram runs fine at 900mhz now, so i have still have scope with the ram if using x15 multi instead of x14. i have fiddled withe the chipset voltages, the only thing that i havn't tried is putting serious voltage through the chip; i have only gone to 1.475, but my mobo goes to 1.56.....

the issue is that i'm not sure what becomes dangerous and affects the life dramatically of the cpu, as i have seen people saying 1.5v+ for 90nm chips or other 1.60v+

what do u think?

Happy · 31 Jan 2008 at 20:51

also how different is the crosshair to my board, what settings are you using ie chipset voltages?

Thanks

mattymaxx · 31 Jan 2008 at 21:08

I have to use 1.6v to get to my clock but yes they dont clock very well. core 2 duo *** be the way to go if u want more power!

Matt.

Happy · 31 Jan 2008 at 21:17

please could you tell me your cpu cooler and your motherboard setting, and ram timings and voltage, so you think that maxing the voltage will allow me to hit 3.4ish?

Thanks

Happy · 31 Jan 2008 at 21:18

^^^^^^^Thanks for the replies

mattymaxx · 31 Jan 2008 at 21:50

1.6v i can get it stable at 3.4Ghz but i run it at 3.5Ghz it isnt stable after 45mins but it doesnt crash in anything games or software i use so thats fine :-)

Matt.

Kinitawawi · 1 Feb 2008 at 21:25

I ups the motherboard volts also to cope,

HT link 1.45
NB link 1.45
SB core 1.5
SB pll 1.5

I'm worried about all this overvolting so I try to stay within a margin of stock settings.

also

CPU - NB x4
NB - SB x5

all other settings are stock.

Happy · 1 Feb 2008 at 21:47

Thanks everyone