How high can a 4200+ go?

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rene mauricio

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Saw this thread and figured a few of you must have gotten in on that deal. I then saw this thread, but it was for the 5000 and it was a bit dated. I tried doing a search for "4200" but the closest thing that came up was a topic about the non-Brisbane chips.

So the question is, on average how far can the 4200+ AM2 Brisbane be pushed (read: how far have you taken yours)?

:D
 
Most Brisbanes can get to 3.0 with good cooling. My 4200+ Windsor can only do 2.6.
 
The newer revison ones get 3.0+ (5200 and above or some such? I cant remember where the cutoff is). The lower chips like 4200s usually only do 2.7-3.0 but dont require a whole lot of voltage to do it.
 
My 4000 Brisbane does 2.81ghz on 1.296v.

I'd imagine you will get near that with a 4200.
 
:eek:

A couple more questions might help others (like me) should they come across this topic in the future.

  • How would one denote that it is a newer revision / stepping? (capable of ~3GHz that is)
  • What exactly is the default voltage for a Brisbane?
  • At what voltage would you consider 'too much'?

I am sure one would be inclined to push further with more exotic cooling but I would venture to say that if you have a 4200+, you most likely are going for air-cooling. With that said mine is happily doing 3GHz (300 x10) on 1.28V - revision BH-G2 stepping 2. I do not know if mine is the latest, but I doubt it. :(
 
My 4000+ can hit 3.2gig but I have to push the voltage to 1.5v to keep it stable. I can get it to 2.95gig on stock voltage, which is usually how I leave it.

Mine was purchased in November so it may be newish but not sure. It's stepping is BH-G1. Stock max voltage is 1.35v according to the AMD website, and I would personally be hesitant to run a Brisbane over 1.5v 24/7.
 
All of the lower end chips are the old slower stepping. G1. I dont believe the better stepping (G2 I think?) starts until around 5200+ chips, and the 5000+ black edition. I cant remember exactly though.
 
o_O.

Would CPU-Z tell me what the correct stepping? If so mine says G2 (well for "revision" anyway).

:confused:

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