RawZ

I would recomend if using anything more than 1.5v on the Vcore, go WC'ing. 1.5v is pushing it and you'll need one of teh top air coolers. 1.6v and above and it's time for a WC'd system. 3.8Ghz seems to be the very most this chip can do (on air) which is great - 1Ghz OC. 3.6 being the average stable OC for most is still really good for an AMD chip.

@ Staol - Whats you most stable OC. If your said you BSOD on 3.8 W/ 1.55v it won't count. How did 1.6v go for you, BSOD again?

Staol

Did I just said I pass 3 hours prime with 1.6v? 3.8 W/1.55v is for an hour prime only, I got BSOD after an hour prime.
Temperature is not a problem with AM3 CPU, I never go up 40'c after 3 hours prime test with an $30 air cooler.

RawZ

I presumed you meant that you got to 3Hrs and then it BSOD like the 1Hr test.

nirianto

Be extra careful with the cpu temp on this x3 chip. I have read that some monitoring software reads 10C below the actual. What software did u use to monitor the temp?

I know that AOD, coretemp, OCCT, HWmonitor don't report the accurate temp. I have to rely on the cpu temp led display on my board.

Pao

Nirianto,
Very interesting if true. Do you have any sources for where you may have read this at?

Thanks.

nemesis82

3.6 is the most optimal setting for 720BE :P it requires 1.525 vcore or less... i wouldnt suggest to go over 1.55vcore unless you have a good air cooler or just crazy enough or 300 dollars to spare just incase you burn your cpu :P about stressing the system well it will take more than that to burn out your system :P me i run my system 3.7@1.575v and i can run 3.8@1.65 but thats too much for me @ air :P its been proven that amd Ph2 loves cooler temps than voltage and yes just to be safe add 10 degrees@ your actual temps :P

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jspeedracer

I know this is the obvious answer but are you using version 1.5?

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nirianto

I read this a week ago on a different thread. But I can assure you that most of the time, my cpu temp led display on the mobo will report 10C higher than what the AOD, coretemp, HWmonitor does. Everest will give you the correct cpu temp but not the core cpu temp. The core cpu temp is about 8-10C lower. My Jetway mobo also comes with a monitoring software and it gives exactly what the led display does.

I don't know which one is the actual temp, but to be safe I will always take the higher one.

Threads that discuss the inaccurate temp reading:
http://www.overclock.net/amd-cpus/47...questions.html
http://www.overclock.net/amd-cpus/47...0-rocks-2.html

DarthElvis

- Clock Speed - 3700MHz
- Bus xMulti - 200 x18.5
- RAM Speed - 1066Mhz
- Vcore - 1.55v
- NB 2400MHz
- HT Link - 1800MHz
- Motherboard - Asus M3A79-T
- Chipset - 790FX
- CPU Cooling - Sunbeam CCF

- CPU-Z Validation:http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=527953

nemesis82

i need help doing this test about HT link and its performance... since everyone has a 720BE :P i have 2000 HT link and i cannot raise it any higher but once i lowered it my scores drop 3dmark06 @3.6
HT LINK@ 2000 3dmark06 13960 6012 5759 CPU: 4327
HT LINK@ 1800 3dmark06 13584 5909 5651 CPU: 4056

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