1.33 AYHJA or 1.4

[rstokc]

Want to pick up one of these. Don't know the stepping on the 1.4, but aren't they all pretty recent steppings?

Which do you guys think is the best to get and OC? I know the 1.33 AYHJAs are supposed to OC well, but I haven't heard much about the 1.4.

Guidance appreciated.

 

[Link]

Try 1.0Ghz AYHJAR. It's the latest. Take a look at here. 1.0Ghz AYHJAR
And you can get one from here. Store

As you can see, I've got an 1.33 AYHJA, which just can't reach 1.5Ghz.

p.s. I don't work for them.

 

[Emo]

Why would you buy that when for $5 extra you can get an overclocked T-bird@1.6Ghz?

 

[heffe734]

First of all, lemme warn you that the OCz store does not have a very good rep here in the anandtech forums. Always check the reseller ratings.

Link for a 4.5 rating

Secondly, don't trust everything what athlonoc.com tells you. AthlonOC's numbers are very inflated...they reported that 1.33 AYHJA's were hitting on AVERAGE 1660. This is a bunch of bull cuz i only know one other guy besides me who broke the 1660 barrier. Everyone went out and bought the 1.33 AYHJA's after athlonoc.com gave out that report. Now, i don't know what kind of ppl they are or what type of componenets they are using to get their cpu "average overclocks" so high, but trust me, their numbers are inflated and very misleading. I would only use their steppings chart only as way to see what the potential of my chip is....and not as a way to see what i'm guaranteed to hit.

 

[SickBeast]

get an ayhjar, i hear they're better.

 

[chizow]

Truthfully, I would not be surprised if the new AYHJAR's hit as high if not higher than the AYHJA's....look at the week. Same FAB, newer stepping. I wouldn't doubt that the 1.33's and 1.4's are the same chips with different labels. I doubt AMD even bothered to test them for stability at their rated clock speeds, just made a batch and knew they would run at that minimum spec. That being said, I would actually go with the 1.33...if you want to take some more risks, try and find yourself an AYHJAR at 1 or 1.2 gigs and try to get to 1.6 or 1.7. I personally think you could as easily as a 1.33 or 1.4 AYHJA. I see pretty much everyone with 1.33's hitting speeds like mine, so save urself some money and get a solid 400+ PSU. I lucked out and got a 1.4 AYHJA when I ordered a 1.33....I think United Micro knew the same thing that there really was no difference in the chips. Maybe they were short on 1.33's...who knows. Either case, I've maxed out at 1605, and I'm happy here, but if you want to measure your OC by how much you are OC'd above your "rated" clock speed, go with the 1.33 or lower for bragging rights. I'm thinking the .18 micron die is pretty much maxed out at 1.7 given its heat output and power needs. The next round of great OCers will undoubtedly be the Athlon 4's after a 2 or 3 steppings.

Chiz