Opteron 165 LCB9E stepping?

Spazilton said:
Wow thats odd.

My *Orginial* CCBBE (The first ever reported) went all the way up to 2750 at stock volts. Topped out at 2.98 on water. I'm not getting rid of that processor for anything.
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Well, As I said, I had to RMA that one, so perhaps my results with the CCBBE were not typical.
 
arcturus said:
Just checked that link out. What strikes me is how dated it is.

The best stepping Opterons, CCBBE's, aren't even reported!
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there are newer postings in the later pages (30 or so over the past couple months) . Eclipse stopped updating the database months ago.

not everyone gets a CCBBE you know. i see as many topping out at 2.5 as i do at 2.8, and as you go from 2.8 to 3.0, most of those people are on advanced cooling like water. In fact, MOST of the CCBBEs aren't hitting 3.0. so saying that it's the norm, is wrong.

let's be honest with ourselves, 1.2ghz OCs are NOT the norm, not even with the juggernaut 165.

i checked out your link. there are only like 7 posts, and no one is running stable 3.0 (or 2.8 for that matter.) :confused:

as for showing you X2s on water, i'm not sure where that came from. i never mentioned anything about X2s on water.

zv
 
All said & done most Opterons are simply the better overclocker, much preferred over
the X2's. The link simply points to consensus over what people are choosing ... and for good reason.

I don't understand why you have such a time accepting this. Oh well.
 
arcturus said:
All said & done most Opterons are simply the better overclocker, much preferred over
the X2's. The link simply points to consensus over what people are choosing ... and for good reason.

I don't understand why you have such a time accepting this. Oh well.
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i agree the opty is a better overclocker - no argument there. but disagree that 2.8 - 3.0 is "standard" (which is what you actually said ;) )

i don't think we're ever going to agree (on anything? :) ) i typed a bunch more, but forget it.

cheers,
zv
 
That's 2.7 - 3.0 ghz. I think the typical reader understands than when a range is given,
it represents boundaries in more of a bell-shaped curve ... more fall in the middle, declining
at either end.

zero_vertical said:
i agree the opty is a better overclocker - no argument there. but disagree that 2.8 - 3.0 is "standard" (which is what you actually said ;) )

i don't think we're ever going to agree (on anything? :) ) i typed a bunch more, but forget it.

cheers,
zv
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Sounds good, looking forward to reports on the LCB9E's.
 
Well after running dual prime, and a 3Dmark06 loop for 48 hours with maxed out volts, the processor appears to be stuck at a max FSB of 292. Here's my max so far:

292x9=2628MHz
HTT=1168 (stable on my ATI Xpress3200 based motherboard)
RAM 194.2 (board has no 140MHz or 150MHz divider, which would yeild 204.4 and 219, respectively)
Stock voltage on CPU, NB, SB, and PCI-E, 96.5F idle/103F load


Not too bad for an unknown stepping, that turns out to be a X2 based processor core. My CCBBE only did slightly higher (2700), before failing and needing an RMA. I will try again in a few weeks, after some gaming sessions and see if it opens up.

If I lower the HTT by 1x, to go with 876, I can get to 294 on stock volts, stable. Adding another 200mV only gets me to 300, and it isn't stable. I may have hit the ceiling here, but 292 stable at all stock volts is more than I expected for this stepping, since no one had heard of it before the past few weeks. Good luck with yours, and keep us posted!
 
hmm highest I've seen for this stepping is
2840mhz orthos stable for an hour lol...
 
And BTW, as Zero pointed out

CCBBE and CCB1E steppings for Optys
reach 2.7~3.0GHz at their BEST

Thus, this isn't a normal curve / bell curve
in which the middle (~2.85 GHz) is the majority.

The BEST reach 2.7~3.0GHz, so others have
been left out who cannot reach those ranges and yet
may still have on them CCBBE or CCB1E steppings.

Each chip differs, and please take into consideration
that half the people who get 2.7~3.0GHz ranges
have good stepping and are on Watercooling or even TEC.
 
topaimz said:
CCBBE and CCB1E steppings for Optys
reach 2.7~3.0GHz at their BEST
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Nope, those 2 steppings AT THEIR WORST tend
to do at least 2.7. 2.8 usually with good air. 2.9+ on air or water.

Thus, this isn't a normal curve / bell curve
in which the middle (~2.85 GHz) is the majority.
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Median is prob skewed more toward 2.75 - 2.8 on the better
ones, higher if orthos stability isn't a concern.

Each chip differs, and please take into consideration
that half the people who get 2.7~3.0GHz ranges
have good stepping and are on Watercooling or even TEC.
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HALF on watercooling or TEC over 2.7? Please show me where you get that from.
 
C'mon man I wanna buy stock in those water cooling companies. Just
waiting for the facts.
 
Example from postings at xtremesystem forums'

-> http://itznfb.com/images/db.jpg

P.S.
BTW, if this violates any rules, since the source
is from another forum, please remove this, and I
apologize for the violation. Haven't seen anything
specifying prohibition of data from other forums
so I posted it up.
 
What a hoot ... a table from an extreme overclocking site from
members known to take great measures to cool their systems
using <GASP> water!

Wow, go figure!

Yeah that's representative of all those 2.7+ Opty owners alright, lol.
 
My CCBBE 0615 does 2.7 with 1.35v and 3ghz with 1.5v with a Freezer 64 pro. It's not unusual for CCBBE. I think crap RAM/mobos and a general lack of knowledge are the reason some people jam up Vcore and say it can't break 2.8. Noobs. :p
 
mICKEL said:
My CCBBE 0615 does 2.7 with 1.35v and 3ghz with 1.5v with a Freezer 64 pro. It's not unusual for CCBBE. I think crap RAM/mobos and a general lack of knowledge are the reason some people jam up Vcore and say it can't break 2.8. Noobs. :p
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Every processor is different, such is the nature of overclocking. No need to insult others.
 
Ya, I generalized too much above in my comments.

I was meant to assess all Opteron steppings, since this
thread was about LCB9E, but I started to talk about the
better steppings too. The start didn't correlate with the end :rolleyes:

Anyways, ya, what I meant to say was that the BEST opterons
OC around 2.7~3.0GHz and most of the BEST overclocked ones
are usually under water, since the people who are very knowledgeable
on overclocking generally utilize better methods of cooling.
 
Op165LCB9E.jpg


Opteron 165 Retail Box 90nm, 2x1MB, S939
OSA165DAA6CD
LCB9E 0646 RPMW
Y974646K60063

Just got this from NewEgg a couple of days ago.
It's running in DFI Lanparty UT NF4 SLI-DR Expert (just bought).
So far I got it running at 2808 (312 x 9) 1.52 V on air.
Both cores prime 8-1/2hrs running two instances under Linux (Mepis 6.0 Live CD).

I'm still bench testing outside of my rig with some crappy ram.
It's waiting to be installed and cooled by my Storm G4, 2x120 Rad and lang pump.
I was dissapointed when I got this stepping but maybe these LCB9E have something going for them.
I can't beleive I could get the FSB up so high on this board.
I've had it stable at 325 x 8 also so there might still be some room left in it.

This board has mad settings and I'm still using the bios it came with.
I hope dfi-street gets back up so I can find out the best settings and bios for it.
 
not bad voltage for 2.8ghz.

we need to see some advanced (non air) cooling on these and see if they start hitting 3.x like themore renowned steppings.

zv
 
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