AMD X2 3800 OEM is back!!!!

humax · 15 May 2006 at 21:01

wonder what steppings the retails are

humax · 15 May 2006 at 21:03

thinks we need a Guinea Pig here

TaKeN · 15 May 2006 at 22:15

humax said:
thinks we need a Guinea Pig here

* PUSHES HUMAX FORWARD *

humax · 15 May 2006 at 22:35

would i be a hero if i were to buy one

humax · 15 May 2006 at 22:42

just seen this on the OCUK home page

Latest News

15th May - Adam

10.45am - AMD Sempron, Athlon 64 and Athlon 64 X2 CPUs have all been discounted with large drops across the whole range.

is it worth hanging on for the price to drop ?

Broon · 15 May 2006 at 22:58

I get paid on thursday and am sorely tempted by this. I WILL buy on if they overclock well. The best google could find was this. Which begs the question. What the hell is E6 stepping?

humax · 15 May 2006 at 23:02

Humax ducks out of the way and pushes Broon forward

Minstadave · 15 May 2006 at 23:04

Broon said:
I get paid on thursday and am sorely tempted by this. I WILL buy on if they overclock well. The best google could find was this. Which begs the question. What the hell is E6 stepping?

All the dual cores, the newer Venices and San Diegos are E6 iirc, its just the a revision to the core.

Broon · 15 May 2006 at 23:17

I've read a few different opinions now on other forums as to whether or not they overclock well. Only way to find out is to buy one. Expect some results posted on Friday if nobody else has by then.

humax · 15 May 2006 at 23:19

Broon said:
I've read a few different opinions now on other forums as to whether or not they overclock well. Only way to find out is to buy one. Expect some results posted on Friday if nobody else has by then.

roll on friday

Teknodeamon · 16 May 2006 at 00:48

roll on now omg, had my winnie 3200 for almost 1.5 years now! Cant wait to find out =p

humax · 18 May 2006 at 20:31

anyone got one yet

PureAppleJuice · 18 May 2006 at 22:52

I'll be ordering to get one for next Friday, so I can also give some results, for my new machine

Can't wait to build it. I'll be on watercooling too, so can push it well.

Broon · 19 May 2006 at 15:01

So as promised overclocking results.
I'm using a scythe ninja with the fan.
Currently got it at 2.5Ghz with voltage set to 3.3% above default. Coped fine with half an hour of prime 95 which is hardly comprehensive but it looks good so far. I'm going to test a bit more before overclocking farther but so far so good.

humax · 19 May 2006 at 15:04

looking good mate .did u get the OEM one and has it got the stepping that gibbo was talking about

Broon · 19 May 2006 at 15:06

humax said:
looking good mate .did u get the OEM one and has it got the stepping that gibbo was talking about

Ye thats the one. I'll keep you posted as to how far it can go.

humax · 19 May 2006 at 15:08

Thanks Broon .how dose it feel ? i mean speed wise .did u put both patches on .the AMD and the hot fix one

humax · 19 May 2006 at 15:10

sorry i forgot to ask . what core is it ?

Broon · 19 May 2006 at 15:12

humax said:
Thanks Broon .how dose it feel ? i mean speed wise .did u put both patches on .the AMD and the hot fix one

Not used the hot fix yet but the AMD driver is installed. Windows does feel fasater. I'm going to throw both cores at encoding a 350 meg AVI file and i'll get back as soon as I'm done. From what I remember my overclocked venice took 30 to 40 mins for this size file.

EDIT: Toledo

Broon · 19 May 2006 at 15:32

Seriously Humax you need to get one of these. You won't be disappointed.

First file encoded in just under 15mins. The difference in encoding is incredible. If the system is still stable after encoding the other three files and burning to DVD I will overclock somemore as this is a good test of stability.

EDIT: Full load both cores. 35 degrees case and 42 degrees CPU according to MBM5.