i'm priming overnight to see what happens, but i'm about an hour in and so far so good.
ADA3800DAA5BV
LDBHE 0601XPBW
fsb: 300
multi: 9x
vcore: 1.45
full load temp: 44C (this is with a poor thermal paste application, it will probably go down when i fix it)
equipment:
air cooling: arctic cooling freezer pro 64 (awesome $30 hsf)
dfi ultra infinity (non sli nf4 ultra board)
hec orion 485d (very cheap $20ps but 12v rails of 16a and 17a and they're pretty stable)
2x512 corsair xms (cmx512 3200c2) ram. does anyone know the correct timings for this memory? corsair's site says 2.5-3-3, but that's no better than their value ram so what gives?
i get the feeling that i could do a bit better with more vcore, but i'd rather prolong the life of my chip. also, my board overvolts a bit under load. i've set it to 1.4, but it seems like it ends up somewhere between 1.4 and 1.45. i'm more than happy with 2700mhz, and 44C full load (about 30C idle) is just fine. i picked 300fsb because it provides an easy ram divider (3:2). i tried 9.5 multi, and i think it wants more volts than i want to throw at it. i bet if i gave it 1.55v or more, i could get the 2850, but i really just don't think i'll see a difference from 2700. hell, i doubt i'll see a difference from 2000 since it's dual core, but if i can have 2700 at around stock voltage, i'll take it. once i know if these numbers are truly stable, i'll try to push for less vcore or more fsb.
the kicker is that i got this cpu for $260 after tax and shipping (got in on the dell 25% off accessories deal). how ironic is it that my awesome amd cpu came from dell?
edit: 1.40 vcore is stable, still testing
edit 2: had to bump to 1.45v because inside-the-case temperature is higher. system now full loads at 53C
ADA3800DAA5BV
LDBHE 0601XPBW
fsb: 300
multi: 9x
vcore: 1.45
full load temp: 44C (this is with a poor thermal paste application, it will probably go down when i fix it)
equipment:
air cooling: arctic cooling freezer pro 64 (awesome $30 hsf)
dfi ultra infinity (non sli nf4 ultra board)
hec orion 485d (very cheap $20ps but 12v rails of 16a and 17a and they're pretty stable)
2x512 corsair xms (cmx512 3200c2) ram. does anyone know the correct timings for this memory? corsair's site says 2.5-3-3, but that's no better than their value ram so what gives?
i get the feeling that i could do a bit better with more vcore, but i'd rather prolong the life of my chip. also, my board overvolts a bit under load. i've set it to 1.4, but it seems like it ends up somewhere between 1.4 and 1.45. i'm more than happy with 2700mhz, and 44C full load (about 30C idle) is just fine. i picked 300fsb because it provides an easy ram divider (3:2). i tried 9.5 multi, and i think it wants more volts than i want to throw at it. i bet if i gave it 1.55v or more, i could get the 2850, but i really just don't think i'll see a difference from 2700. hell, i doubt i'll see a difference from 2000 since it's dual core, but if i can have 2700 at around stock voltage, i'll take it. once i know if these numbers are truly stable, i'll try to push for less vcore or more fsb.
the kicker is that i got this cpu for $260 after tax and shipping (got in on the dell 25% off accessories deal). how ironic is it that my awesome amd cpu came from dell?
edit: 1.40 vcore is stable, still testing
edit 2: had to bump to 1.45v because inside-the-case temperature is higher. system now full loads at 53C