*Phenom II X4 9x5 OC Thread*

[BlackOmega]

Originally Posted by Slappa

I agree about the tests. But people like to have the security of not crashing and losing work etc.

The UD5P is very nice, has nice features etc,

However here are the two cons:

-Bios is very flakey and needs an update
-Ram clocking is not very good yet, and Phenom II's rely on good ram clocking as per chew* from xtremesystems

Not a lot of dividers for the RAM? Sorry if this seems newbish, I'm not very familiar with AM3 BIOSes (yet). Supposedly there are a lot more features in the BIOS than my 939 boards, which is saying a lot because my DFI boards have so many options in the BIOS it can make your head spin.

So I guess its a toss up for me between the DFI LP DK 790FXB-M3H5 and the Gigabyte GA-MA790FXT-UD5P.

[Darksylum]

Just got mine and installed it in my system. booted up at stock and went in bios and checked temps. cpu was 30c idle with my brand new xigma darknight and ac5 compound. I let windows load and fired up everest. said i was at idle 38c..... 8c difference between bios and boot? that doesnt sound good. is everest bugged? I dont know, at first i though my xigy might not have been seated well since the fins was smashing down on the ram but it looks like good contact....

[BlackOmega]

Have you tried Coretemp? This one will show it higher as it'll show the core temperature not the integrated heat sink temperature which is the reading you get in the BIOS.

[Darksylum]

Originally Posted by BlackOmega

Have you tried Coretemp? This one will show it higher as it'll show the core temperature not the integrated heat sink temperature which is the reading you get in the BIOS.

no, not yet. i havent got the system home yet so i can realy start messing with it. built it at the shop and just hooked it up long enough to make sure i didnt need a bios flash or anything. I will when i get home.

I just find it strange that my bios reads it as same temp my 720 sits at running 3.2ghz with the much smaller AC 64 pro.

I reset my xigma and bent the bottom fins up to make sure it clears the ram.

I will update when i get home

[AMD_Freak]

Originally Posted by Darksylum

Just got mine and installed it in my system. booted up at stock and went in bios and checked temps. cpu was 30c idle with my brand new xigma darknight and ac5 compound. I let windows load and fired up everest. said i was at idle 38c..... 8c difference between bios and boot? that doesnt sound good. is everest bugged? I dont know, at first i though my xigy might not have been seated well since the fins was smashing down on the ram but it looks like good contact....

Just a suggestion but you can try moving your ram to the other bank, Had the same problem with my board & xiggy doing the same thing also I would suggest trying Speedfan it seems to be the same as the bios temp, If the bending of the Xiggy work please let me know I would love to fill the slots with another 4gb.

[Darksylum]

Originally Posted by AMD_Freak

Just a suggestion but you can try moving your ram to the other bank, Had the same problem with my board & xiggy doing the same thing also I would suggest trying Speedfan it seems to be the same as the bios temp, If the bending of the Xiggy work please let me know I would love to fill the slots with another 4gb.

yea bending the xigy worked and didnt seem to effect performance at all. but I am not impressed with my results with it.

at idle my 955 was 33c maxing out around 46c just by running 3Dmark, when I bumped the multi to 18 for 3.6ghz it ran idle at 37c with a max of 50c durring 3Dmark06, I dont even know if thats a safe temp. My case is massive and loaded with 6x 120mm fans, a 180mm exhaust fan behind the cooler and above the cooler. ( Thermaltake Xasier VI Full tower)

50c...... that can not be good at all. so much for me hitting 4ghz, either my Xigy is a dud or the cpu itself is. my 720 be never broke 40c under prime 95 with a 400mhz oc on it and that was with an Artic cooler freezer 64 pro.
so sad, might switch back to my old cooler.

[ChrisB17]

50 isnt bad at all imo. My q6600 used to break 60* all the time and I was still good. My 9950 BE always went to 55*c with my true.

[Slappa]

Originally Posted by BlackOmega

Not a lot of dividers for the RAM? Sorry if this seems newbish, I'm not very familiar with AM3 BIOSes (yet). Supposedly there are a lot more features in the BIOS than my 939 boards, which is saying a lot because my DFI boards have so many options in the BIOS it can make your head spin.

So I guess its a toss up for me between the DFI LP DK 790FXB-M3H5 and the Gigabyte GA-MA790FXT-UD5P.

There are lots of divider options, but some work better than others. It's not consistent. I think the board will get greater with future bios updates.

DFI's are always great boards as well. But their CS is crappy.

I would check out the MSI GD-70 as well. Or the ASUS M4A79T Deluxe.

Originally Posted by Darksylum

yea bending the xigy worked and didnt seem to effect performance at all. but I am not impressed with my results with it.

at idle my 955 was 33c maxing out around 46c just by running 3Dmark, when I bumped the multi to 18 for 3.6ghz it ran idle at 37c with a max of 50c durring 3Dmark06, I dont even know if thats a safe temp. My case is massive and loaded with 6x 120mm fans, a 180mm exhaust fan behind the cooler and above the cooler. ( Thermaltake Xasier VI Full tower)

50c...... that can not be good at all. so much for me hitting 4ghz, either my Xigy is a dud or the cpu itself is. my 720 be never broke 40c under prime 95 with a 400mhz oc on it and that was with an Artic cooler freezer 64 pro.
so sad, might switch back to my old cooler.

Just don't go over 60 for a long period of time. Those temps are fine


And guys, start shooting results my way so I can build up a database!

[Darksylum]

Originally Posted by ChrisB17

50 isnt bad at all imo. My q6600 used to break 60* all the time and I was still good. My 9950 BE always went to 55*c with my true.

yea but thats an intel chip, what aplys for them doesnt for AMD, I have heard of I7 chips breaking 60c and running with no problems. I dont know if thats the same for AMD.

can some of you guys post your temps with the 955 BE for comparison? I dont want to oc anymore until I have more data to compare with.
I am Idle at 37c right now @ 3.6ghz, Id like to get atleast 3.8ghz, I want the coveted 4ghz...

[Darksylum]

wow yea it must be my cooler. I backed down to stock speed and im still almost 40c idle, Im ditching this XIma and never buying another 1 again. not impressed. I didnt survive 10 seconds of prime95 at overclock of 3.6ghz and at stock speeds its way over 50c but hasnt crashed yet. Not happy at all.