Overclocking Phenom 960T
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Not unless you want to blow the board up and take your cpu with it. That board is not made with overclocking in mind.Originally Posted by clover309
Hi all, I want to overclock the Phenom 960Т, and I have a question does the motherboard Biostar A780LB (ver.6.2) for overclocking?
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Well you can, I really would have liked to overclock, if you can then how much Mhz?Originally Posted by chrisjames61
Not unless you want to blow the board up and take your cpu with it. That board is not made with overclocking in mind.
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Go into the bios and see what kind of options are available as far as multiplier, voltage etc.... It probably is very limited. As I stated before even if the board has options in the bios the board itself is extremely limited as far the voltage delivery hardware itself.Originally Posted by clover309
4 GHz stand?
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4 pin cpu power........... I think it probably has 2 settings in bios "stock" and "detonate". Risky business there.
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"Stock" or "detonate"! LOL!
Oh I do hope you're cooling the VRMs on that board well. I have the Biostar A780L board which is the same thing but with a DVI port, and I genuinely doubt the board's capability of running a 4ghz Phenom II X4 without throttling to protect the 3-phase VRMs, ESPECIALLY at 1.5V Vcore. Shoot, I nearly blew up an Asus mATX board when I dumped 1.5v into a 940BE trying to get it to 4ghz. There's a reason why that system is called Charred.
On the otherhand, I now know my board can handle Thuban chips.
On the otherhand, I now know my board can handle Thuban chips.
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Yes, it hasn't even been a minute as I returned to 3.4 GHzOriginally Posted by Cyrious
Oh I do hope you're cooling the VRMs on that board well. I have the Biostar A780L board which is the same thing but with a DVI port, and I genuinely doubt the board's capability of running a 4ghz Phenom II X4 without throttling to protect the 3-phase VRMs, ESPECIALLY at 1.5V Vcore. Shoot, I nearly blew up an Asus mATX board when I dumped 1.5v into a 940BE trying to get it to 4ghz. There's a reason why that system is called Charred.
On the otherhand, I now know my board can handle Thuban chips.
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I have/had 5 of them all but one would unlock to an X 6 on the proper board, the best ones would run 4.5 ghz +. The worst would only run 4ghz as an X 4. Happen to know the batch number of your 960T?
I think it's best just to run it at stock , especially seeing the rendering software etc on your desktop. If you could find a reasonably priced board with better power delivery that also featured core unlocking, you may be able to make a lot of gains in performance ( providing your chip is capable of running as an X 6 )Originally Posted by clover309
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Yes, it hasn't even been a minute as I returned to 3.4 GHzOriginally Posted by Cyrious
Oh I do hope you're cooling the VRMs on that board well. I have the Biostar A780L board which is the same thing but with a DVI port, and I genuinely doubt the board's capability of running a 4ghz Phenom II X4 without throttling to protect the 3-phase VRMs, ESPECIALLY at 1.5V Vcore. Shoot, I nearly blew up an Asus mATX board when I dumped 1.5v into a 940BE trying to get it to 4ghz. There's a reason why that system is called Charred.
On the otherhand, I now know my board can handle Thuban chips.
I have/had 5 of them all but one would unlock to an X 6 on the proper board, the best ones would run 4.5 ghz +. The worst would only run 4ghz as an X 4. Happen to know the batch number of your 960T?
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Unfortunately no serial numbersOriginally Posted by cssorkinman
I think it's best just to run it at stock , especially seeing the rendering software etc on your desktop. If you could find a reasonably priced board with better power delivery that also featured core unlocking, you may be able to make a lot of gains in performance ( providing your chip is capable of running as an X 6 )
I have/had 5 of them all but one would unlock to an X 6 on the proper board, the best ones would run 4.5 ghz +. The worst would only run 4ghz as an X 4. Happen to know the batch number of your 960T?
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As cheap as AM3+ motherboards are I would pick one up that has a good power delivery setup. Maybe you'll get lucky and can unlock that ship to a six-core. Otherwise you pretty much have a fire starter in your possession the way you have it so I would be careful
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1.52 volts is not good.Originally Posted by clover309
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You guys have me crackin up. Actually Biostar usually has decent overdraw protection. Of course he's not going to get very far once the heat rises. That being said, if he had no other options, 4GHz on 4 cores is actually probably doable with the right cooling and some VRM sinks. 960T's love undervolting and probably could do it under 100w?
Of course the best thing to do is get as better board and have fun maxing that chip out.
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Of course the best thing to do is get as better board and have fun maxing that chip out.
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I miss my old 960T. Got the thing unlocked to an X6 and almost 4.9Ghz
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Try keeping the CPU at 1.425-1.45 or less. That board should be able to handle that with just four cores enabled fine.
Try keeping the CPU at 1.425-1.45 or less. That board should be able to handle that with just four cores enabled fine.
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I think our cpu can boost up to 3.4GHz. Unlocked and at stock clocks you can try to undervolt. I got mine down to 1.14v. Even lower as a 4 core.Originally Posted by clover309
Well you can, I really would have liked to overclock, if you can then how much Mhz?
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http://www.overclock.net/t/1189945/amd-zosma-960t-1600t-1605t-cpu-clubOriginally Posted by The Pook
I miss my old 960T. Got the thing unlocked to an X6 and almost 4.9Ghz![biggrin.gif]()
Try keeping the CPU at 1.425-1.45 or less. That board should be able to handle that with just four cores enabled fine.
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