Originally posted by: batmang
Originally posted by: Pelu
Wasnt all AMD processo through history very sensitive to overclocking... A real challenge to make them go up?
They were never as easy as Intel CPU's.... but nothing is as challenging as the Phenom IMO. It really is the most challenging overclocker that I've ever seen, BE included.
Let's see, I've overclocked all kinds of AMDs over the years, I'll post my opinion here :
AMD 386 : fairly easy, overclocked a 25mhz one to 33mhz! WOOHOO Wing Commander
AMD 486 : super easy, jumpers jumpers
AMD K5 : nightmare hard, I had a 90mhz K5 that wouldn't run at 100mhz, lol
AMD K6 : a bit easier, particularly the higher speed grades (had a 233 that ran at 300)
AMD K6-2 : could usually get one speed grade up, sometimes two
AMD K6-3 : outclassed by Celeron 300a, unsuccessful in my attempts to OC the K63-450
AMD K7 : GOLDEN FINGERS! Fun, but the AMD Irongate chipset should burn in eternal hell.
AMD Athlon Slot A : I never had one of these back in the day, and by the time I worked with them overclocking it was the least of my concerns
AMD Athlon Socket A : Oooo fun, not too hard to overclock but HOLY CRAP I JUST BROKE IT with a GOLDEN ORB!! ARRRRGGGHHH!!
AMD Athlon XP : 2500+@3200+ on Nforce2 baby! Yeah. Oh don't forget the absolute shit that was Thoroughbred-A. I never played with the mobile ones, but meh.
AMD Opteron 940 : My first 64-bit processor! I think it was an Opteron 142 on a NF3 Pro chipset. Good stuff, but I didn't overclock it at all.
AMD A64 939 : Was able to overclock pretty easy, once I figured out how the damn HT thing worked. NF4 FTW.
AMD A64 X2 : ^^ Same as the single-core, easy.
AMD Phenom : Just reading the stories makes me shudder at the possible wasted hours this thing would wring from me.