Whats the most an A64 3000+ can handle??

MeatLoaf · 31 Jul 2006 at 23:30

I thought 2.7Ghz was the holy grail for a 3000+ ( 300x9 )

Pulse · 31 Jul 2006 at 23:37

fraid not

, still debating whether to try for 2.9 or not

kdd · 1 Aug 2006 at 00:10

Record for a 3000+ is about 4.4 ghz i think.

welshtom · 1 Aug 2006 at 09:17

kdd said:
Record for a 3000+ is about 4.4 ghz i think.

lol, think its 3.6ghz. No A64 has got near 4.4ghz

Defcon5 · 1 Aug 2006 at 09:35

welshtom said:
wish i'd put 1.8v through it now.

Tom

What voltage did you get up to? Did you find you got diminishing returns after a certain point?

welshtom · 1 Aug 2006 at 10:28

Defcon5 said:
What voltage did you get up to? Did you find you got diminishing returns after a certain point?

think i only went up to 1.65/1.7v ish.
After a certain point you get diminishing returns yea, as with all chips.

But I used to mostly just do it for benchmarking so i didnt care for the longevity of the chip.

MY 3700 i have now, i have to go from 1.8v to 1.9v just for about 50mhz, silly i know, but it makes super pi a little faster

and i hardly use my pc now so i dont care for it that much lol

roadie · 1 Aug 2006 at 10:36

Please see sig for my results. I am pretty sure the chip can go higher so I have a Big Typhoon on the way so I can remove the IHS to drop temps. I think my other limiting factor will be the NF4 chipset, which is passively cooled.

Pulse · 1 Aug 2006 at 16:19

Roadie, nice mobo btw

, dont knock the NF4 chipset has worked fine for me. If you drop your ram down some more you should be able to clock more cos my CPU is at 311 x 9 = 2799MHz and my ram is only 207MHz. and thats fine for me.

I'm using the Akasa EVO 33 with the Thermaltake Volcano fan on lowest speed and mine only just about hits 35oc case temps are only 29oc and thats after i volt modded my 5 fans today lol

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ReeceKB · 1 Aug 2006 at 20:52

roadie said:
Please see sig for my results. I am pretty sure the chip can go higher so I have a Big Typhoon on the way so I can remove the IHS to drop temps. I think my other limiting factor will be the NF4 chipset, which is passively cooled.

I'm kinda new to overclocking could you please tell me how removing the IHS drop temps.

Thanks a lot

Mikebert4 · 1 Aug 2006 at 21:32

rkb442 said:
I'm kinda new to overclocking could you please tell me how removing the IHS drop temps.

Thanks a lot

The IHS is the big silver metal lump on the processor...

it's aluminium, and has thremal paste attaching it to the actual core, which adds another layer of insulation. removing this and placing the heatsink/waterblock directly onto the core improves heat transfer.. hence lower temps

ReeceKB · 1 Aug 2006 at 22:25

Mikebert4 said:
The IHS is the big silver metal lump on the processor...

it's aluminium, and has thremal paste attaching it to the actual core, which adds another layer of insulation. removing this and placing the heatsink/waterblock directly onto the core improves heat transfer.. hence lower temps

Wow diddent know you could put heatsink directley onto the core but seem that you can!

Thanks a lot for that

Defcon5 · 1 Aug 2006 at 22:44

rkb442 said:
Wow diddent know you could put heatsink directley onto the core but seem that you can!

Thanks a lot for that

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17499041

Hamoodii · 12 Aug 2006 at 20:33

LOL RKB442

Dont take all the credit rkb442 I overclocked the CPU for you, "not bad seeing as I'm 13"