AMD 980 BE

mayebaza · 5 Jun 2011 at 19:47

Having had my CPU an AMD 955 BE(C2) for more than two years currently running at 3.92GHz @ 1.52V is it worth me getting an AMD 980 BE for around £130 and selling the AMD 955, as a cheap upgrade until Bulldozer settles down? I hear they overclock quite easy at 4.273GHz @ 1.45V.
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Gigabyte GA-MA790FX-UD5P, 955 BE(C2)@ 3.92GHz 1.52V, G. Skill RipsawsX 8GB DDR3-1600,
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stulid · 5 Jun 2011 at 19:50

So you want to sell your 955BE and spend say around £50 difference to buy a 980BE CPU to gain you an extra 350mhz'ish?

Does that not seem a bit crazy?

mayebaza · 5 Jun 2011 at 20:02

stulid said:
So you want to sell your 955BE and spend say around £50 difference to buy a 980BE CPU to gain you an extra 350mhz'ish?

Does that not seem a bit crazy?

The way I am looking at it is I am at 1.52v, coming down to 1.42v will make my puter go from quiet to near silent plus remember it is a C2, not a C3.

paulc25 · 5 Jun 2011 at 20:02

Maybe worth going to an x6 depending on what you use your pc for but definitely not to a 980 imo.

opethdisciple · 5 Jun 2011 at 20:05

Nah hold fast, and see what the new cpu are like at the end of the year.

The upgrade would not be worth the price difference.

nelcon · 5 Jun 2011 at 21:14

Theres some 1090t oem in the clearance section that might be a better choice.

shadow_boxer · 6 Jun 2011 at 13:54

stulid said:
So you want to sell your 955BE and spend say around £50 difference to buy a 980BE CPU to gain you an extra 350mhz'ish?

Does that not seem a bit crazy?

+1.

What programmes are you currently using that will benefit from this change?

If your doing a lot of multi threaded CPU intensive tasks then a phenom ii x6 will surely be a wiser option.

psychas · 6 Jun 2011 at 18:30

u can get 1090 for nearly for same price .

PhoenixUK · 6 Jun 2011 at 19:03

It will not make your puter go any more quiet than it already is.

buchtis · 6 Jun 2011 at 19:31

Or you could try to clock it even further by getting a good cooler and upping the voltage. I have a 955 at 4.4Ghz on air.

Reaper 392 · 7 Jun 2011 at 00:21

buchtis said:
Or you could try to clock it even further by getting a good cooler and upping the voltage. I have a 955 at 4.4Ghz on air.

mind if i ask what cooler, and what voltage

buchtis · 14 Jun 2011 at 00:20

Sorry for the bump but i've just got back on the forums. Currently using an Akasa Venom with 2 120mm fans and the hottest it's ever got has been 54c with prime95. I'm running it at 1.45 volts too.

Reaper 392 · 14 Jun 2011 at 00:29

buchtis said:
Sorry for the bump but i've just got back on the forums. Currently using an Akasa Venom with 2 120mm fans and the hottest it's ever got has been 54c with prime95. I'm running it at 1.45 volts too.

bump up the volts to 1.5 and see what you can get with it. 1.5V is what AMD rates it for.

i would post a link, but the AMD site is being a pain in the bum

buchtis · 14 Jun 2011 at 00:36

1.5? Isn't that a little OTT? I reckon I could get 4.5 on this easily because i've managed that before but the temps rocketed up to 60 odd degrees after about 15 seconds of prime running. I'll give it a go tomorrow and post the results.

But still, 1.5v... dayum!

Reaper 392 · 14 Jun 2011 at 00:38

buchtis said:
1.5? Isn't that a little OTT? I reckon I could get 4.5 on this easily because i've managed that before but the temps rocketed up to 60 odd degrees after about 15 seconds of prime running. I'll give it a go tomorrow and post the results.

But still, 1.5v... dayum!

well, thats what AMD says the max voltage is. however, dont forget the max temp for the chip is 62C, so if you exceed that, then your gonna have to knock the voltage down again (or get a mahoosive cooler)

what cooler do you have currently?

*edit*
found the site:
http://products.amd.com/en-us/DesktopCPUDetail.aspx?id=532

buchtis · 14 Jun 2011 at 00:40

Erm, you have exactly the same processor as me yet it's at stock. It has an unlocked multiplier, get off the forums and start overclocking lol!

Reaper 392 · 14 Jun 2011 at 00:43

buchtis said:
Erm, you have exactly the same processor as me yet it's at stock. It has an unlocked multiplier, get off the forums and start overclocking lol!

yes i know, i've had the new cooler for literally 4 days, so i want to give the thermal paste a few weeks to sort itself out.

also, i'm quite busy and really CBA to overclock it right now

slade · 14 Jun 2011 at 01:57

buchtis said:
Erm, you have exactly the same processor as me yet it's at stock. It has an unlocked multiplier, get off the forums and start overclocking lol!

Christ, i have a Revision C2 as well and it wont go over 3812 @ 1.50v without BSOD. What are you doing different!?

~>Dg<~ · 14 Jun 2011 at 11:56

a lot wont go above 3.8 well the earlier ones anyway.

also some people will say a 5 loop 5 min bench of something is stable where as someone will say a 24hr run of something is stable.

mine does 3.9 something stable early c2 but needs 1.5v so i just leave mine a 1.4v @ 3.7 24/7 as i dont think its worth the extra heat voltage for 200mhz.

buchtis · 14 Jun 2011 at 15:21

slade said:
Christ, i have a Revision C2 as well and it wont go over 3812 @ 1.50v without BSOD. What are you doing different!?

No idea lol. All I literally did was up the voltage to 1.45 and then just played around with the clocks. It won't go past 4.5Ghz though, it works on 4.5 but it's not really prime stable as in the temperatures. The best thing is, I sold my old 945 for £70 on the bay and bought the 955 I have now from the river place for £60!

Went from 3.8Ghz on the 945 to 4.4Ghz and actually made £10 profit lol.