Dang, this 3800+ X2 is sweeeet!

Lessons rarely learned and appreciated by the OCer: knowing when to say when and back off :)
 
GonzoP said:
Lessons rarely learned and appreciated by the OCer: knowing when to say when and back off :)
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My moded bios has a 1.95v setting. :D But thats why I would never use it as you say. Tho I never killed a cpu. I'm not voltage happy. :p
 
Serge84 said:
Isnt that a bit extreme? 1.6v is max you want to use if you want your CPU to last for alteast 2 years. But then again it may not hurt it at all cus thats the max safe volts. Tho those chips are different then my 754 cpu I use to run at 1.65v all the time. My windsors max safe vcore is 1.55v and I never really had to use it.

1.76v may kill it if your not careful
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yes, its very extreme without extreme cooling. i was just giving him a hypothetical situation
since he used that much voltage for 2.8, then it would take another .2v or so for that extra 200 MHz. generally, .1v = 100 MHz....most of the time i guess, but hard to tell with insane volts.

and yes, the FX-60 is 2.6, my bad. i guess that makes mine an FX-63.5 then, lol.
 
blazin-asian said:
yes, its very extreme without extreme cooling. i was just giving him a hypothetical situation
since he used that much voltage for 2.8, then it would take another .2v or so for that extra 200 MHz. generally, .1v = 100 MHz....most of the time i guess, but hard to tell with insane volts.

and yes, the FX-60 is 2.6, my bad. i guess that makes mine an FX-63.5 then, lol.
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Not really, you lack the extra cache, using stupid AMD ratings your using a 5000+ well a toledo core at the same speed is 5200+. :)
 
I ended up chickening out and backing down to 2.5ghz @ 1.4v.... it got hot in here yesterday (78F) due to a b0rked air conditioner and those temps were CLIMBING big time at 2.8ghz. :p
 
Blue Falcon said:
I ended up chickening out and backing down to 2.5ghz @ 1.4v.... it got hot in here yesterday (78F) due to a b0rked air conditioner and those temps were CLIMBING big time at 2.8ghz. :p
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I look forward to you using this as an excuse to incorporate your NEW air conditioner into your case cooling. Flexible dryer hose --> sidefan.

3Ghz, no problems.



;)
 
I'd just like to kick in here - I got a 3800 from Directron. Same stepping as this one just a later week.

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So far 2.75 Ghz with memory at DDR500 @ 1.47v is prime stable. 2.8 Ghz @ 1.47v was stable for apps but core 1 fail prime at 6 hours. Just trying to get a baseline at this point then work up from there. This is on water using Black Ice stealth 240 GT rad, Apogee, MDC350 pump (with maze 4 on GPU). Hoping for 2.8 Ghz stable.
 
dnottis said:
I'd just like to kick in here - I got a 3800 from Directron. Same stepping as this one just a later week.

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So far 2.75 Ghz with memory at DDR500 @ 1.47v is prime stable. 2.8 Ghz @ 1.47v was stable for apps but core 1 fail prime at 6 hours. Just trying to get a baseline at this point then work up from there. This is on water using Black Ice stealth 240 GT rad, Apogee, MDC350 pump (with maze 4 on GPU). Hoping for 2.8 Ghz stable.
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I guess it's time for me to buy a dual core cpu :-P
 
I just got an x2 3800 0620vpaw from buy.com yesterday.

Fresh AMD heatpipe cooler - not the crappy one it came with, which I did try and which blew monkey balls at stock settings.

1.4v and 240x10= 2400 no good - cpu temp shot up to 60C in less than 2 minutes.

Running at 1.35v and 240x10 right now.

The retention clip on this particular cooler I got a while ago is a bit loose. I've gotten loose clips before but never this loose. No point in remounting the heatsink until I can find a way to work it so the heatsink sits more secure. I doubt the temperature is entirely due to the heatsink, though.

240x10 is ok...I could use better DVD Shrink times.

I consider this a good stepping-chip. Someone with a better cooler/psu should be able to clock higher(I'm running an old Antec SLK3700bqe with the stock psu because I like to tempt fate LOL!). But, mine seems to be very hot.

I was going to wait and see how this one did before deciding between another +3800 or a +4200. But, I'll probably pass.

On a good note, installation was a breeze. Optimizing Windows for dual core took all of 5 minutes. Very easy drop-in upgrade.
 
Blue Falcon said:
I ended up chickening out and backing down to 2.5ghz @ 1.4v.... it got hot in here yesterday (78F) due to a b0rked air conditioner and those temps were CLIMBING big time at 2.8ghz. :p
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Still a pretty nice OC and your heat output is probably noticeably better... ;)
 
wtburnette said:
Still a pretty nice OC and your heat output is probably noticeably better... ;)
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The AC is fixed now, and she's running prime stable at 2.7ghz @ 1.480v. Temps are in the high 50's for core 1 and mid 50's for core 2 but these are direct die core temps, not temps from a motherboard thermistor... so I think I'm ok. :)

I briefly considered going back up to 2.8ghz @ 1.55v, but that amount of voltage worries me without watercooling. :p

She runs like a dream too!
 
Blue Falcon said:
The AC is fixed now, and she's running prime stable at 2.7ghz @ 1.480v. Temps are in the high 50's for core 1 and mid 50's for core 2 but these are direct die core temps, not temps from a motherboard thermistor... so I think I'm ok. :)

I briefly considered going back up to 2.8ghz @ 1.55v, but that amount of voltage worries me without watercooling. :p

She runs like a dream too!
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Sounds good. You say this is prime stable? Pretty nice. My 4400+ only goes 2.3Ghz @ 1.45v. Anything higher and core 1 errors out after an hour or two... :(
 
Got my 3800 x2 today. Does 2.6ghz on 1.45 volts. Didn't try higher as it runs perfectly 1:1 with my ram :)
 
I picked up a 3800+ from ZZF the other day. 2.6 with 1.38v. Probably could go higher but with my memory I'd have to drop the divider and I don't want to run my memory at 180. Nice chip. Runs cooler/faster than my old 3000+. More speed, less heat, dual core all for $153. Great bang-for-the-buck cpu.
 
Haven't overclocked yet, but I have just received my X2 3800+ from ZipZoomFly.

What's the word on the cores? Is there a guide that helps to determine what differences if any there are in the cores and what the lettering means? I used to know this for my 3000+ chip but the X2's new to me.

I've a LDBFE 0623XPMW, so what does that mean?

I'll be overclocking this weekend when I can devote a large portion of time to the project, just running at stock and burning in that new AS5 between the X2 and my Zalman CNPS9500LED.
 
HighTest said:
Haven't overclocked yet, but I have just received my X2 3800+ from ZipZoomFly.

What's the word on the cores? Is there a guide that helps to determine what differences if any there are in the cores and what the lettering means? I used to know this for my 3000+ chip but the X2's new to me.

I've a LDBFE 0623XPMW, so what does that mean?

I'll be overclocking this weekend when I can devote a large portion of time to the project, just running at stock and burning in that new AS5 between the X2 and my Zalman CNPS9500LED.
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that's the exact stepping i got! let me know how your oc'ing goes, i havent had a chance to try mine yet.
 
I got my Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Manchester from Newegg for $153. About 4 days ago.

Stepping: LDBFE 0610 UPCW
Max OC: So far I can get it to 2500 @ stock Vcore (1.35v), will try more later and will post.
 
LDBFE 0622 @ 2.6 1.45vcore.... hits 2.4 stock vcore... havent had time to really OC it, this weekend I will find its max
 
I got a used 3800x2 today and put it into an Epox 9NPA Ultra board. Now I've had a 3800x2 and an opty 170 in my main rig, and neither would run stable past 2.55. This new one ($135 Ebay special) is hummin' at 2.75 @1.5v with the PNY mem at 450. I'm tempted to swap it with my opteron....
 
Oh yeah, it's an 0541 which are not s'posed to be very good overclockers. Maybe the previous owner broke it in for me....
 
Oh yeah, it's an 0541 which aren't s'posed to be good overclockers. Maybe the previous owner broke it in for me...
 
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