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i'm looking for a CPU overclocking test tool that can indicate which core fails on my x4 Phenom 9950 (Agena).

i want to push it further but hitting 3.2Ghz wall here no matter how much voltage i put through it. with Advanced Clock Calibration (ACC) feature i can '+2' the core that is failing to get the most out of it.

- thanks!
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ok i used OCCT for a while now but when the core fails the pc just reboots. so how do i know which core is a bastard leg?
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ok i used OCCT for a while now but when the core fails the pc just reboots. so how do i know which core is a bastard leg?

I've never had that happen. Normally for me it just stops and says 'error on core _'.
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i think prime95 is a better tool, since OCCT also stresses the GPU if Im not mistaken
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I've never had that happen. Normally for me it just stops and says 'error on core _'.

what mode are you using?
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i think prime95 is a better tool, since OCCT also stresses the GPU if Im not mistaken

Only if you tell it to.
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what mode are you using?

CPU: OCCT

Auto (1h)

Medium Data Set

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CPU: OCCT

Auto (1h)

Medium Data Set

Normal

thanks! will try.
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No matter what test you use you can't really trust any stress app to accurately tell you which core is failing. The reason being the error could be in the shared cache level which is shared by all the cores, but only one thread failed. Thus making which thread failed pointless.
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No matter what test you use you can't really trust any stress app to accurately tell you which core is failing. The reason being the error could be in the shared cache level which is shared by all the cores, but only one thread failed. Thus making which thread failed pointless.

ok so how do people know which values to +2 in ACC if there is nothing solid to indicate which core fails?
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I'm not a familar with AMD's arch. Is ACC similar to vFSB/VTT or GTLref?
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