Hello all, I'm trying to get the absolute max overclock out of the fx-55 that i'm still running as my main comp. as you all know i'm sure the fx's are like black editions or extreme editions in that they have unlocked multipliers for "easy" overclocking. Also, just so we're clear, this is a san diego core (90nm). Yes, it's also single core. Cooling is not a problem, as I have a ridiculously overperforming cooler for this proc.
So far:
was 100% stable at 1.55 Vcore, 14.5 multiplier, and 200mhz fsb for several months.
This was on my asus a8n-e (nforce 4 ultra).
switched motherboards to one that was in another of my comps, since the 1.55 volts was the max that motherboard could be set to. The "new" motherboard is a foxconn nf4uk8aa. This one goes all the way to 1.800V for the processor and allows adjustments for the voltage of the nb and htt, which i thought was nice. I lose half-multipliers however.
So now I'm doing a 14x multiplier and adjusting the fsb to see the most i can get out of it. 15x200 = 3ghz was unstable (as determined by intelburntest) at any voltage up to 1.800, but temps were what i consider fine. (54 C during intel burn test)
So i've tried 14x213 = 2.982ghz at voltages 1.650 to 1.800, not stable.
Tried 14x212 = 2.968, at a wide range of voltages, still not 100% stable up to 1.700, and i'm getting annoyed because i feel like this should be enough voltage for stability, seeing as how this is only 68mhz above 2.9ghz which was stable at 1.55Vcore.
Is there something i'm missing or are there any suggestions you guys have?
Also, is the concern with overvolting just temperature, because 50 C is the max it will reach prime 95 blending, which seems like an ok temp to me. any other effects of overvolting this much?
I'm not concerned with the life of the processor, since it's kinda old and 1-2 years faster will make me happier than 5 years a little slower. At this point, it's mostly for sh*ts and giggles.
Any other advice you guys have for me would be greatly appreciated.
Keep in mind, my hardware is from days before there were a lot of options available for overclocking like there is on these awesome new intel systems.
So far:
was 100% stable at 1.55 Vcore, 14.5 multiplier, and 200mhz fsb for several months.
This was on my asus a8n-e (nforce 4 ultra).
switched motherboards to one that was in another of my comps, since the 1.55 volts was the max that motherboard could be set to. The "new" motherboard is a foxconn nf4uk8aa. This one goes all the way to 1.800V for the processor and allows adjustments for the voltage of the nb and htt, which i thought was nice. I lose half-multipliers however.
So now I'm doing a 14x multiplier and adjusting the fsb to see the most i can get out of it. 15x200 = 3ghz was unstable (as determined by intelburntest) at any voltage up to 1.800, but temps were what i consider fine. (54 C during intel burn test)
So i've tried 14x213 = 2.982ghz at voltages 1.650 to 1.800, not stable.
Tried 14x212 = 2.968, at a wide range of voltages, still not 100% stable up to 1.700, and i'm getting annoyed because i feel like this should be enough voltage for stability, seeing as how this is only 68mhz above 2.9ghz which was stable at 1.55Vcore.
Is there something i'm missing or are there any suggestions you guys have?
Also, is the concern with overvolting just temperature, because 50 C is the max it will reach prime 95 blending, which seems like an ok temp to me. any other effects of overvolting this much?
I'm not concerned with the life of the processor, since it's kinda old and 1-2 years faster will make me happier than 5 years a little slower. At this point, it's mostly for sh*ts and giggles.
Any other advice you guys have for me would be greatly appreciated.
Keep in mind, my hardware is from days before there were a lot of options available for overclocking like there is on these awesome new intel systems.