New Stepping

[NautikaL 8]

CCBWE 0551 VPMW

This seems like a very new stepping... I couldn't dig anything out of google or the search feature. Any ideas? I won't be able to assemble the system until saturday afternoon, and it would be nice to know what to expect...

 

[Diogenes2]

Week 51 2005.. Yep, pretty new..

What model ?

 

[Scitex]

I got the same chip from Monarch Wednesday but won't get to install it till next week. Let us know how it does and I'll do the same.

 

[NautikaL 8]

It's an Opteron 165...hopefully its better than the 0550 UPMW's . I just missed getting one of those by a few hours it seems. A lot of people who ordered from monarch the same day as me got the 0550 UPMW's; maybe its because I got it in a combo deal.

 

[jmunjr]

what day did u order? I ordered mine Monday night 01-23 - just the retail box for $314 and got CCBWE 0551 VPMW as well...

Originally posted by: NautikaL 8
It's an Opteron 165...hopefully its better than the 0550 UPMW's . I just missed getting one of those by a few hours it seems. A lot of people who ordered from monarch the same day as me got the 0550 UPMW's; maybe its because I got it in a combo deal.

 

[NautikaL 8]

i ordered monday night in a combo deal

 

[Scitex]

120338 AMD Opteron 165 Dual-Core 1.8GHz 1MB (per core) 64/32-Bit Socket 939 (Retail Box-w-Fan) 1 $317.78
CCBWE 0551VPMW
Placed : 01/23/2006 13:56:43 MDT

 

[MisterE]

Originally posted by: NautikaL 8
CCBWE 0551 VPMW

This seems like a very new stepping... I couldn't dig anything out of google or the search feature. Any ideas? I won't be able to assemble the system until saturday afternoon, and it would be nice to know what to expect...

I received this stepping from Monarch yesterday. I bought a combo with the retail AMD Opteron 165 and Asrock 939Dual-SATA2. The CPU and heatsink were already installed when I got the combo, but I pulled the heatsink off about 15 minutes ago (replacing the retail thermal material with something else).

I've been holding off on trying for a big overclock until I replace the thermal material. Thus far, I've only bumped the CPU up to 2.1GHz.

 

[JaceAce32]

I have one too, bought from monarch a week ago when it fell to $288

 

[MisterE]

Originally posted by: JaceAce32
I have one too, bought from monarch a week ago when it fell to $288

I paid $291 for the retail CPU with combo purchase, so I didn't do too bad...

 

[NautikaL 8]

So far max stable is 2.6GHz. 2.65GHz freezes during superpi, and 2.7ghz fails prime within seconds. This is at 1.5vcore too (1.525bios) . CPU temperatures are great though. 28°C idle, 45°C load.

 

[sgtBaker]

I ordered mine 1/23 from monarch.
opteron 165@($265.78) with dfi lan-party ultra-d mb($125.00)

my stepping is CCB1E 0550 VPMW

hopefully I can order the rest of my stuff soon so I can get this thing together.

 

[TrevorRC]

Originally posted by: NautikaL 8
So far max stable is 2.6GHz. 2.65GHz freezes during superpi, and 2.7ghz fails prime within seconds. This is at 1.5vcore too (1.525bios) . CPU temperatures are great though. 28°C idle, 45°C load.

Any chance it's a board issue?

 

[NautikaL 8]

289x9 = 2600mhz at 1.47vcore. I can't even get to 2650 with 1.6volts .

I'll attach screenies sometime later.

How would it be a board issue? I'm running a DFI NF4 SLI-DR...not that its immune to problems, but its a quality board.

 

[jmunjr]

what happens when you drop the multiplier and increase the HTT?

 

[NautikaL 8]

338x8 = 2704mhz fails. I will try to increase the vcore even more when i get home though. I set it to 1.59 in bios but its only 1.55 actual.

 

[TrevorRC]

Originally posted by: NautikaL 8
289x9 = 2600mhz at 1.47vcore. I can't even get to 2650 with 1.6volts .

I'll attach screenies sometime later.

How would it be a board issue? I'm running a DFI NF4 SLI-DR...not that its immune to problems, but its a quality board.

Definetely not a board issue
By "Any chance it's a board issue" I was attempting to be hopeful that the chip was godly and that it was something else.

 

[NautikaL 8]

Hahah yea...the chips a pos

 

[TrevorRC]

Trade it for my 0546 SPMW

 

[dogmir]

just my luck i got mine today and it is the 0551 yay....i am so excited to have my heart broken when i fire it up....argh....

 

[NautikaL 8]

Originally posted by: dogmir
just my luck i got mine today and it is the 0551 yay....i am so excited to have my heart broken when i fire it up....argh....

0551 UPMW's are doing good...is yours the VPMW?

 

[A5]

My 0551 VPMW sucks...core 0 craps out at anything about 2.3 GHz (even at 1.45V)

 

[aboothman]

OCing is not a guaranteed thing. Remember that next time you buy a $300 chip

 

[A5]

Originally posted by: aboothman
OCing is not a guaranteed thing. Remember that next time you buy a $300 chip

I know that, but that doesn't mean I'm not allowed to be disappointed with my results. (In comparison to others...I wasn't expecting a 3GHz monster, but I would've liked 2.4GHz)

 

[dogmir]

well i am at 2.5ghz stock vcore and i am stable so i am going to push it a bit.....