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*** Official AMD Phenom II X6 1055T & 1090T Overclocking Thread ***

gareth170 said:
im not sure about if there any points on the motherboard to check what the cpu voltage is

i'm using a Thermalright Ultra-120A + 2 fans

i'm just going on what amd told me, to monitor the cpu temp not core temp, which i believe because the core temp goes way under the room temp
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Mines never been below ambient, only reason i brought that comment from amd is that it says as long as your within cpu temp guidelines your ok.

So I read that as any temp under 62*C is ok.

Im happy enough with it running that temp one night for a stress test, but as I say, wouldnt for normal use.
 
you'll all probably find that the max temp is just a 'peak'. For example - mine (same volts and settings as Gareth) - after 30minutes of prime peaks at 59Degrees C and then runs on average at 54Degrees C dipping to 52 Degrees C throughout the remainder of the prime95 run.

Also bear in mind if your using AS5 like me, there is a curing period which will drop temps about 4-5degrees lower once it all settles ;)

I've never been one for overstressing my CPU - but after seeing my CPU hit 68Degrees C at one point in the past I'm more than happy with it peaking at 59Degrees C. After all - we've got 6 cores of power to deal with ;)
 
i understand that

but why would amd say you should be monitoring the cpu temp, not core temp then??

when unerload my core temp says 41-45c which i don't believe
 
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gareth170 said:
i understand that

but why would amd say you should be monitoring the cpu temp, not core temp then??

when unerload my core temp says 41-45c which i don't believe
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The cpu as a whole cant go above 62*C, so if "cpu" temp is hottest reading, thats the one they will get you to keep an eye on, so no part of the cpu exceeds rated temp.
 
alex its not that simple, going over that temp wont kill a chip, just increase the rate of degredation.

If thats the sort of temps you are hitting in a stress test then its perfectly fine.
 
alexp999 said:
The cpu as a whole cant go above 62*C, so if "cpu" temp is hottest reading, thats the one they will get you to keep an eye on, so no part of the cpu exceeds rated temp.
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that i agree but i didn't tell amd which was hottest.. i just asked them which temp reading should i be monitoring.
 
Meaker said:
alex its not that simple, going over that temp wont kill a chip, just increase the rate of degredation.

If thats the sort of temps you are hitting in a stress test then its perfectly fine.
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I know that, someone hasnt read my previous posts. Im the one saying its not going to self combust at 62*C and that for a stress test its fine, lol.
 
taking into consideration that we dont even know what TMPIN2 is I wouldnt 100% believe any of the hardware monitoring software

it may take a few software updates and bios updates before we get a clear picture of who is hitting what temp specially when most bios's appear to be overvolting (or at least setting the max for the chip as decided by AMD for Turbo Core)

My only concern is if the temps are gonna suffer big time if we get a hot sticky humid summer ( I know thats expecting a lot lol ) which requires us to downclock again to save wear and tear
 
Cozman said:
taking into consideration that we dont even know what TMPIN2 is I wouldnt 100% believe any of the hardware monitoring software

it may take a few software updates and bios updates before we get a clear picture of who is hitting what temp specially when most bios's appear to be overvolting (or at least setting the max for the chip as decided by AMD for Turbo Core)
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i went from a 965 to a 1090t, temp reading layout hasn't changed..

also its the motherboard that does the overvolting.. when i had a 965 the board sometimes it overvoltage if i set it to 0.025+ or 0.075+ ect..... 0.050+ , 0.100+, 0.150+ doesn't overvoltage
 
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and I always thought the user has control of the motherboard via the bios .. lol

only joking ...

then again would the board overvolt on its own or only because the bios tells it to ...

getting complicated now .. lol .. i will take your word for it as me not know electronics that closely .. more of a electrical person :D
 
just fitted 2 new case fans on the corsair H50 for a push/pull extraction config

result conclusively shows it inproves things a vast amount :D ... a drop of 1C .. lmao

though to be fair I have turned the 200mm top case fan from medium to low as well .. did hear the coolant sploshing around so dont know if it needs to circulate a while to settle

oh well at least the case is slightly quieter .. back to the drawing board or a side case fan which rattles around a bit

EDIT: ... using antec 900 case .. 2 120mm intake fans front on low .. one bottom one middle position ... one 200mm top exhaust fan on low ... one 120mm side intake fan (scythe at full speed) and two Akasa apache fans in push/pull exhaust H50

I can now actually see a difference in NB @2600 and NB @3000 ... during IBT high run there is a 4 second improvement according to the times given per run .. dont know what that means in real world and not sure if its temp drop on TMPin1 motherboard by 7C or fact I have locked HT @ 2000 now

case noise levels have of course caused ears to bleed .. lol

EDIT 2: forgot to say .. TMPIN2 has also dropped by 4C in the new config .. now figure that one out
 
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902 case here too mate - does a good job of getting rid of the incoming heat from the H50's one intake.

Take it from me cozman - tried and tested - best setup on our cases is one intake fan on the corsair h50 - cold air in, just blows all the heat straight outta the top 200mm fan :) another fan just adds to the noise for a whole single 1 degrees C!
and thats what I lurve about this case - how quiet it can be when turned to mid/low.

Once I'm done stress testing all them fans will come back down to low - as quite rightly we've pointed out - only stress testing usually heats the system so high - when gaming I hardly hit 42Degrees C with all fans on low.

Next thing to try after this stress test [email protected] with Auto LLC and CPU-NB [email protected] is to disable Auto LLC - I've noticed my vcore goes as high as 1.46 sometimes!
 
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yeah dont see a huge temp difference on push/pull but one thing that might be a deal breaker for me anyway ... H50 has been in place as an intake for 4 days and boy did it have a lot of dust in the rad already .. i was shocked that my room is so dusty .. lmao

think i will run a few days on push pull ... the dust on rad is a worry although easy to unscrew and clean once in a while

so what do peeps think of a 4 second boost in runs between NB @2600 and NB @3000 .. gonna notice it in real world or just too much hassle and maybe too much volts and temps to be worth it ?
 
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so what do peeps think of a 4 second boost in runs between NB @2600 and NB @3000 .. gonna notice it in real world or just too much hassle and maybe too much volts and temps to be worth it ?
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Too much hassle for it's gains really. Keep the NB at 2600 this will give you more headroom for a higher CPU clock :)
 
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