RIP 3000+ :(

[Mikebert4]

I'd like to dedicate this small thread to the pasing of an old friend.

Today my week 19 3000+ died a death whilst I was re-routing my watercooling. IHS-les it was crushed by the CPU block as I all-to hastily screwed it back into place.

It's had a long and fruitful life, was bought in 2005 and has been runing my gaming rig ever since. It managed 2.6ghz on an old ASUS A8N-Sli and 2.9Ghz on an Abit KN8-Sli, but it really shone in the latter half of 2006 when i bought it a LanpartyUT Ultra-D to play with. It's been running (100% stable) at 3.4Ghz up to this date. Futherest I ever pushed it was 4.1Ghz, and I lost RAM, HDD and motherboard then. But not this little CPU.

so, Raise your glasses to an old faithful, and morn the pasing of another of these rare few beautiful overclockers.

*bows*

*makes keyring*

 

[Mr-White]

dont worry it's in silicon heaven now with the calculators..

MW

 

[Skeme]

Futherest I ever pushed it was 4.1Ghz

It obviously had a torrid couple of years, it's gone to a better place now

*makes keyring*

lol

 

[Starfall]

Sad news

4.1GHz? The AMD clock speed world record is only 100MHz higher, using an ethane cascade...

 

[Mikebert4]

I've got the Screenie of 4.1 somwhere, though it's burried behind a few reformats, it was done using a water chiller, I think it was on 1.76v or there abouts. It was a while ago. I didn't realise I was that close to the record... dammnation! I would've pushed for it, maybe gone for a cascade to keep the temp sub-zero.

I've just been out and purchased a FX-60. It's only fair to replace that little beauty with somthing worthy.

and yeth, my car keys now adorned with a Celeron 667, a XP 1800+ and this 3000+.

 

[ghgh]

You might be able to get a record with the FX60 mate, they do clock well, especially on that kinda cooling!

Unlucky about the 3000+ RIP

 

[joeyjojo]

I've just been out and purchased a FX-60. It's only fair to replace that little beauty with somthing worthy.

Wtf? Are you made of money?

 

[Dwbreeze1982]

i had one of those little bad boysd but could not get mine obove 2.6 stable. Rest in peace my silicone friend.

 

[LeeMc]

R.I.P , funny how you get attached to a piece if silicon lol
Shouldve burnt it and had the ashes on the mantlepiece , it'll be forever digging in your leg now and scratching ya dash in revenge for the torture you put the poor mite through

 

[cavemanoc]

Always a sad day when a trusted friend moves on to the silicon resting grounds in the sky - makes you proud to have been there to help it to greatness!

 

[humax]

this thread is so funny
his cpu is in silicon heaven

 

[Big.Wayne]

I think u could buy another one for about £25

 

[Mikebert4]

Probally...

but still. It wouldn't clock anyway near as well. and we all like the FX-60 right?

It's adorned my key-chain of dead processors, currently 4 occupying.

Pentium II 233Mhz (ran at ~400)
Celeron 667Mhz (ran at ~1.1Ghz)
Athlon XP 1800+ (ran at 1.9Ghz)
A64 3000+ (ran at ~3.4Ghz)

what's next... who knows..

I need to blow up my E6800 next. This could take some doing.