Originally posted by: thanatos355
I'll try the voltage. I just don't see idling at 40° with everything at stock as "good". From what I've been seeing, most 165s are idling around 30-35° and load is in the 40s.
Yes, cool n quiet is off.
Originally posted by: thanatos355
I bumped them up to 1.35 +100.4% in the bios. Cpuz shows 1.375v though, instead of 1.404v. Running orthos now. Give me about an hour to see if it locks up again.
Originally posted by: smokeyjoe
Hi.. been reading these boards a while.. just wanted to chime in on this since I have been messing with my new Opteron 165 too. Those temps do seem pretty high to me. Currently I have my opty at ~2.835 on 1.35 volts. It idles at about 32-33 and highest I've seen it on load (Orthos) is 46, which is right now as I'm typing this. It has been going with no errors for about 20 minutes. I am using Speedfan to monitor the temps.
I am pretty noobish at overclocking, but I think this is a pretty damn good chip. I know it was one of the good CCBBE steppings as I checked before I put the HSF on, but I didn't write the rest of the numbers down. I haven't brought the RAM into the equation yet, but am hoping I can keep in the 2.8 range. I am kind of worried when I do increase my RAM timings though. Hopefully when the time comes, you guys can help
Anyway, sorry to go off topic thanatos.. I was just a little excited about my chip.. I really do think those temps are high though. Maybe you just need a better HSF.. I am using the Zalman CNPSsomething or another.
Speedfan usually shows temps ~10 less than coretemp, which he is using.
Originally posted by: smokeyjoe
Speedfan usually shows temps ~10 less than coretemp, which he is using.
What about NVIDIA monitorview? Same thing?
Originally posted by: thanatos355
Up till these 165s, my rig and the one I built for my mom have been 100% rock solid. We live in rural Ok, we're probably the only people in the state that knows what a "939" is.
Originally posted by: Markfw900
Originally posted by: smokeyjoe
Hi.. been reading these boards a while.. just wanted to chime in on this since I have been messing with my new Opteron 165 too. Those temps do seem pretty high to me. Currently I have my opty at ~2.835 on 1.35 volts. It idles at about 32-33 and highest I've seen it on load (Orthos) is 46, which is right now as I'm typing this. It has been going with no errors for about 20 minutes. I am using Speedfan to monitor the temps.
I am pretty noobish at overclocking, but I think this is a pretty damn good chip. I know it was one of the good CCBBE steppings as I checked before I put the HSF on, but I didn't write the rest of the numbers down. I haven't brought the RAM into the equation yet, but am hoping I can keep in the 2.8 range. I am kind of worried when I do increase my RAM timings though. Hopefully when the time comes, you guys can help
Anyway, sorry to go off topic thanatos.. I was just a little excited about my chip.. I really do think those temps are high though. Maybe you just need a better HSF.. I am using the Zalman CNPSsomething or another.
Speedfan usually shows temps ~10 less than coretemp, which he is using.
There's your problem. Set your vcore to 1.375v on the DFI motherboard, and either 1.375v or maybe even 1.40v on your mother's motherboard. You aren't allowing for vdroop, which is a huge issue with the dual-cores, unlike the single-cores (they're more likely to "crap out" at .05v under their optimal vcore, in other words).Originally posted by: thanatos355
Yes, it's a really nice psu.
The absolute only thing that's changed is the cpu. I went from my 3000+ @2.4ghz @ 1.5v (for complete stability) to these 165s @ 1.8ghz @ 1.3v.