*Phenom II X4 9x5 OC Thread*

[skugpezz]

4ghz only lasted 3mins of stressing

[Srt4RacerDave]

Originally Posted by Slappa

Not necessarily. These chips like low voltage+low temps rather than higher voltage.

However, you still need some voltage to keep it all stable.

That 3.6GHz undervolt overclock is very nice!

Updated

Thanks guys! I'm finally learning enough about these CPU's to hold my own in the overclocking world. I'm still on stock cooling, which may change tomorrow. I'm going to Microcenter early tomorrow and may be picking up a Cool Master v8 or something equivalent. I wish I wasn't the only guy with this mobo, though. Feel kinda left out

[K10]

Originally Posted by Srt4RacerDave

Thanks guys! I'm finally learning enough about these CPU's to hold my own in the overclocking world. I'm still on stock cooling, which may change tomorrow. I'm going to Microcenter early tomorrow and may be picking up a Cool Master v8 or something equivalent. I wish I wasn't the only guy with this mobo, though. Feel kinda left out

From what I've read the v8 is overpriced and can be outperformed by coolers like the dark knight. I like how it looks though, so if I had the money I'd probably get one.

[Srt4RacerDave]

Originally Posted by chickeneaterguy

From what I've read the v8 is overpriced and can be outperformed by coolers like the dark knight. I like how it looks though, so if I had the money I'd probably get one.

So you wouldn't recommend it? I'm sure everyone has their own opinions and such, but which cooler should I go with? Looks aren't too important to me, I think pretty much of the aftermarket coolers look cool. The v8 is pretty nice though. Just by design I thought it looked like it would cool pretty well.

[WaLshy11]

Originally Posted by Srt4RacerDave

So you wouldn't recommend it? I'm sure everyone has their own opinions and such, but which cooler should I go with? Looks aren't too important to me, I think pretty much of the aftermarket coolers look cool. The v8 is pretty nice though. Just by design I thought it looked like it would cool pretty well.

Prolimatech Megahalem with a 38mm fan if it fits on your motherboard.

[K10]

Originally Posted by Srt4RacerDave

So you wouldn't recommend it? I'm sure everyone has their own opinions and such, but which cooler should I go with? Looks aren't too important to me, I think pretty much of the aftermarket coolers look cool. The v8 is pretty nice though. Just by design I thought it looked like it would cool pretty well.

I don't have a microcenter where I live but here's what I can see from the site that cost LESS than the V8 and give same/better performance:

Dark Knight

HDT-S1284(I read various reviews saying these were better than Dark Knight/S1283 but cost less)

Vendetta 2

Mugen 2(performs better than a stock pressure modded TRUE for a LOT less)

But if you're looking for something better and costs more, there's the Prolimatech Megahalem(no fan/AM2 bracket included) and the Thermalright Ultra Extreme 120mm and it should come with 1 fan and be sure to check the box if it comes with the AM2 bracket since I don't think all of them do.

[Srt4RacerDave]

Sounds like quite the list to choose from. Is there even that big a performance difference between them? People keep throwing the dark knight and Prolimatech models at me, so I'm guessing though are the more popular ones. Someone earlier told me the cool master v8 was best but like I said it's probably opinion/ user needs.

[K10]

Originally Posted by Srt4RacerDave

Sounds like quite the list to choose from. Is there even that big a performance difference between them? People keep throwing the dark knight and Prolimatech models at me, so I'm guessing though are the more popular ones. Someone earlier told me the cool master v8 was best but like I said it's probably opinion/ user needs.

Pretty sure the ranking of what I have up there is like this:

1. Megahalem
2. TRUE
3. Mugen 2
4. S1284
5. Dark Knight
6. Vendetta 2

If it's not right, the first 2 are right. Regardless of the ranking, they're all great coolers. Be sure to buy some kind of TIM such as OCZ Freeze or MX-2. AS5 isn't the best anymore. It's still good, but not the best.

[skugpezz]

just a step from stability

[Srt4RacerDave]

Isn't the Megahalem hard to find local? I have some AS5 laying around that I used on my xbox 360 so I'll probably just use that. I guess I'll just see what they have in stock tomorrow. I could just newegg it, but since I'm going to be there anyways, it really doesn't matter.