Opteron 165 overclocks

footman · 24 May 2006 at 12:02

in anticipation of my 165 coming from the States I'm tempted to try my hand at water cooling. Would this kit be sufficient?

Alphacool Cool Answer II 80 Watercooling Kit (WC-000-AC)
or would my existing SI-120 and 120mm fan be just as good?

Scoobie Dave · 24 May 2006 at 12:05

mercyless said:
yep, thats what i found, 0609 fpmw i have went around 42-44c with 1.6v,
dpmw at same settings 38c, 2x fans on 5v, from 1.5v to 1.6v temps seems to stay the same.

That's great to hear m8, just makes me want my 165 even more

The latest:
Status: International Dispatch
Your item left the United States from SAN FRANCISCO AMC at 6:08 pm on May 22, 2006. Information, if available, is updated every evening. Please check again later.

My guess is it should arrive hopefully tomorrow or Friday with a bit of luck.

Agent WD40 · 24 May 2006 at 12:10

Scoobie Dave said:
The latest:
Status: International Dispatch
Your item left the United States from SAN FRANCISCO AMC at 6:08 pm on May 22, 2006. Information, if available, is updated every evening. Please check again later.

My guess is it should arrive hopefully tomorrow or Friday with a bit of luck.

Ello Scoobie,

Thats exactly what mine said for three working days. Which was crap. I wouldn't be suprised if you have it on Monday.

But I'll keep my fingers crossed for ya.

Agent.

Scoobie Dave · 24 May 2006 at 12:24

Agent WD40 said:
Ello Scoobie,

Thats exactly what mine said for three working days. Which was crap. I wouldn't be suprised if you have it on Monday.

But I'll keep my fingers crossed for ya.

Agent.

Was yours sent via United States Postal Service?

Agent WD40 · 24 May 2006 at 12:29

Scoobie Dave said:
Was yours sent via United States Postal Service?

Yup. But lets hope you get it this week.

Nothing more horrible than waiting a weekend for it to arrive..!!

Scoobie Dave · 24 May 2006 at 12:41

Agent WD40 said:
Nothing more horrible than waiting a weekend for it to arrive..!!

Especially when its a bank holiday weekend too! :rolleyes:

Well if it comes it comes, I'll just have to be patient!

mercyless · 24 May 2006 at 13:18

hope the seller put it down as gift for you, also check parcelforce site using same tracking ref as they will deliver it this end.

Scoobie Dave · 24 May 2006 at 13:25

mercyless said:
hope the seller put it down as gift for you

He sure did. Thanks for the tip on parcel force.

PureAppleJuice · 24 May 2006 at 13:51

My mate got stung on customs ordering a CPU from the states once, was ridiculously high. Ordering my CPU tonight from a US retail site, if I lose the Opteron 170 I have my sights on ebay. Damn you bank holiday weekend

booyaka · 24 May 2006 at 14:00

booyaka said:
a quick questions if i may.

I currently have a 3700+ clocked @ 2.75 but have the oppurtunity to purchase a 165 opty.

Would this be a good upgrade? I like the idea of going dual core and the one on offer is supposed to be a good clocker.

Sorry to jump in but with above question in mind and the stepping of CC1BE. would purchasing an 165 be worth it - upgrading from a 3700 @ 2.75?

PC is mainly used for gaming and general internet use.

PureAppleJuice · 24 May 2006 at 14:01

Well I'd say so. The 165 has dual cores and has double the cache too. What sort of cooling are you on? On air as you can see these babies can hit 2.6+ no problems

booyaka · 24 May 2006 at 14:52

jidh007 said:
Well I'd say so. The 165 has dual cores and has double the cache too. What sort of cooling are you on? On air as you can see these babies can hit 2.6+ no problems

thanks - artic freezer pro 64 currently - does a great job of cooler the 3700. only 40 degrees under load @ 2.75ghz.

looks a good stepping from what i can find on the net.

NutritioN · 24 May 2006 at 15:00

Scoobie Dave said:
Especially when its a bank holiday weekend too!

Well if it comes it comes, I'll just have to be patient!

Sounds like i had the same delivery method. I got that Delivery message on a friday/saturday morning, the box was delivered on the following Wednesday.

Scoobie Dave · 24 May 2006 at 23:40

NutritioN said:
Sounds like i had the same delivery method. I got that Delivery message on a friday/saturday morning, the box was delivered on the following Wednesday.

The journey so far:

Into Foreign Customs, May 24, 2006, 9:34 pm, GREAT BRITAIN
Arrived Abroad, May 24, 2006, 9:20 pm, GREAT BRITAIN
International Dispatch, May 22, 2006, 6:08 pm, SAN FRANCISCO AMC
Enroute, May 22, 2006, 6:04 pm, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94128
Enroute, May 22, 2006, 2:56 pm, OAKLAND, CA 94615
Acceptance, May 22, 2006, 12:13 pm, CASTRO VALLEY, CA 94546

So there is a chance if it's in England now that it could arrive Friday with a bit of luck. Darn it I hate waiting!

Devious · 25 May 2006 at 07:17

I got one of him this week, had to pay custom charges which held it up 2 days, not sure why though maybe he didnt send it how I asked. I will find out today when its due to arrive.

Scoobie Dave · 25 May 2006 at 10:16

Devious said:
I got one of him this week, had to pay custom charges which held it up 2 days, not sure why though maybe he didnt send it how I asked. I will find out today when its due to arrive.

Just found out that I have customs charges to pay :mad:

It's not too much to pay though. I dont mind if the chip gets to 3.1Ghz

NutritioN · 25 May 2006 at 10:36

Do you know how much the sender declared it was worth? Should be on the package documentation somewhere when you get it.

Scoobie Dave · 25 May 2006 at 11:52

NutritioN said:
Do you know how much the sender declared it was worth? Should be on the package documentation somewhere when you get it.

I think its my fault actually. Its the first thing I had from the States. This is what he said in his email:

I marked as gift and has a low value for the customer to avoid the customs fee (taxes). I can list as gift and lower the value for your item, since I can't insured the full purchase price, so I need to confirm with you that I don't take the responsiblity if lost or damaged and any custom issues for these item because of this.

I marked as gift and has $10 value for customer, and sometime the clerk works at the post office let me purchased the full price insurance also, but I don't know the package will be refunded $10 or the full purchase insurance amount if something goes wrong, so I am not guaranteed the insurance. I will do the same thing to ship your item.

Please let me know how do you want me to ship your item, thanks.

1. Marked as gift only and declare full value with insurance.
2. Marked as gift and a low value, maybe able to purchase full price insurance, but not guaranteed.

I guess I was being on the safe side. Knowing my luck if I asked for option 2 my package would get lost, and to be honest that was something I was not prepared to gamble. At the end of the day I have to pay another £40 (vat). But seeing as I got the chip for £200 its still a bargain.

NutritioN · 25 May 2006 at 11:57

Deja vu reading that

I went for option 2 and got lucky

Agent WD40 · 25 May 2006 at 12:20

Scoobie Dave said:
At the end of the day I have to pay another £40 (vat). But seeing as I got the chip for £200 its still a bargain.

Sorry to hear you have to pay VAT mate.

I asked him to mark it down as a gift for 20$ and it arrived safe and sound - No tax to pay.

woohoo!!

Agent.