s939 Opteron CAB2E Overclocking Thread

[Solema]

Originally posted by: Hacp

Originally posted by: Solema
Raj and Avalon, what day did you guys put in your 146 orders? I ordered a 146 from Excaliberpc.com on the night of 11/13 and got a CAB2E. I just want to know if I made a mistake by not ordering from TankGuys on that day. Right now I am sitting at 2.7GHz at 1.4v. I am really really hoping to get at least 2.8 out of this chip. I think I need to tweak some more, as I can boot and operate Windows (surf, IM, etc) at 3GHz, on 1.4v.

1.4? That voltage is way too low . 1.55 for single cores.

I've tried every voltage up to 1.65v with no luck at 3GHz!

 

[Avalon]

Originally posted by: Solema
Raj and Avalon, what day did you guys put in your 146 orders? I ordered a 146 from Excaliberpc.com on the night of 11/13 and got a CAB2E. I just want to know if I made a mistake by not ordering from TankGuys on that day. Right now I am sitting at 2.7GHz at 1.4v. I am really really hoping to get at least 2.8 out of this chip. I think I need to tweak some more, as I can boot and operate Windows (surf, IM, etc) at 3GHz, on 1.4v.

I honestly can't remember anymore :X
But Tankguys has said I am getting another CAB2E, and the few CABYEs are going out to other pre-orderers

 

[coomar]

i'm struggling to get this cab2e 144 to prime over 2.5 ghz

 

[Solema]

I am now prime stable at 2.8GHz @1.425v. I had to reflash the BIOS, overwriting all three segments, and clearing the CMOS. Then I re-set the appropriate options by hand and I'm good to go! I still can't get 3GHz to Prime, but I'm not giving up! Overall, I am really happy with the CAB2E 146 I got.

 

[kotch]

I got a 144 CAB2E.

Running 2.55GHz on stock voltage and stock cooling on a DFI-NF4-DAGF

 

[Thor86]

Just got my Opteron 146 CABYE 0540FPBW from Tankguys! :beer:

 

[Solema]

I'm currently priming at 2.8GHz at stock voltage (1.36v)! So far so good! I'm loving this CAB2E!

 

[adamcz28]

I seem to have hit a wall with my cab2e. 2.7ghz will prime just fine at 1.425volts. I can boot into windows at 3ghz, but prime gets an error immidiately. No matter how much voltage I give it (all the way up to 1.625) it doesn't want to budge over 2.7. Any suggestions?

 

[remagavon]

I have a 175 at 2.7ghz stable on a Scythe ninja and 120mm low rpm fan. Great cpu, it's my first *excellent* overclocking one. I love how fast the dual core feels with regards to general usage.

 

[Regulator07]

hey solema, what is the rest of the stepping on your chip, like is it FPMW or FPBW...ect.?

 

[Solema]

Originally posted by: Regulator07
hey solema, what is the rest of the stepping on your chip, like is it FPMW or FPBW...ect.?

FPMW. My buddy got one too and he's currently priming at 2.8 at 1.35v.

 

[imported_importpsycho]

146 CAB2E 0540 FPMW
from tank guys
on Scythe ninja /w delta 120mm at lowest speed

3000mhz(300x10)

PIC

 

[Mucker]

Just picked up a brand new sealed box 146 CAB2E 0540 FPMW off of Ebay for $235 shipped after coupon. Looks like my CABYE 0540 FPMW is headed to Ebay. It's running 2900 MHz on 1.36v (cpuz), simply outstanding. So far I've owned 3 CABYE, with the CAB2E on the way:

Bought retail CABYE 0536 GPMW for $217 shipped and sold on Ebay for $300<----blah....MaxTCase = 57C
Bought retail CABYE 0540 FPAW for $174 shipped and sold on Ebay for $350<----just a whisker behind the FPMW...MaxTCase = 61C
Bought retail CABYE 0540 FPMW for $217 shipped and will sell on Ebay for $????<----best of the bunch ...MaxTCase = 63C
Bought retail CAB2E 0540 FPMW for $235 shipped and will keep this one. Should get 2900 GHz at stock volts, that's all I want anyway...

Ah, the 939 Opteron craze. It was fun while it lasted

m

 

[Shimmishim]

Originally posted by: Mucker
Just picked up a brand new sealed box 146 CAB2E 0540 FPMW off of Ebay for $235 shipped after coupon. Looks like my CABYE 0540 FPMW is headed to Ebay. It's running 2900 MHz on 1.36v (cpuz), simply outstanding. So far I've owned 3 CABYE, with the CAB2E on the way:

Bought retail CABYE 0536 GPMW for $217 shipped and sold on Ebay for $300<----blah....MaxTCase = 57C
Bought retail CABYE 0540 FPAW for $174 shipped and sold on Ebay for $350<----just a whisker behind the FPMW...MaxTCase = 61C
Bought retail CABYE 0540 FPMW for $217 shipped and will sell on Ebay for $????<----best of the bunch ...MaxTCase = 63C
Bought retail CAB2E 0540 FPMW for $235 shipped and will keep this one. Should get 2900 GHz at stock volts, that's all I want anyway...

Ah, the 939 Opteron craze. It was fun while it lasted

m

oh yes i know what you mean.

148 cabye 0528gpmw
148 cabye 0536gpmw
146 cabne 0530apmw
146 cabye 0540fpmw
146 cabye 0540fpaw
148 cab2e 0545cpbw

i think that's it. might have been more. can't remember.

 

[Mucker]

Nice lineup Shim

 

[zetachi]

Originally posted by: Mucker
Just picked up a brand new sealed box 146 CAB2E 0540 FPMW off of Ebay for $235 shipped after coupon. Looks like my CABYE 0540 FPMW is headed to Ebay. It's running 2900 MHz on 1.36v (cpuz), simply outstanding. So far I've owned 3 CABYE, with the CAB2E on the way:

Bought retail CABYE 0536 GPMW for $217 shipped and sold on Ebay for $300<----blah....MaxTCase = 57C
Bought retail CABYE 0540 FPAW for $174 shipped and sold on Ebay for $350<----just a whisker behind the FPMW...MaxTCase = 61C
Bought retail CABYE 0540 FPMW for $217 shipped and will sell on Ebay for $????<----best of the bunch ...MaxTCase = 63C
Bought retail CAB2E 0540 FPMW for $235 shipped and will keep this one. Should get 2900 GHz at stock volts, that's all I want anyway...

Ah, the 939 Opteron craze. It was fun while it lasted

m

Dang you a busy man :0 wish I had the forethought and capital to do that but who would have thought that AMD would make it so easy to make a killing on EBAY

 

[Mucker]

Originally posted by: zetachi

Dang you a busy man :0 wish I had the forethought and capital to do that but who would have thought that AMD would make it so easy to make a killing on EBAY

It's been all luck. Short story, AMD simply released too much raw power to the general public , realised it, and put a stop to it. There are still a few straggler Opteron deals out there. I am just capitalizing on that fact that they are going to be very hard to find but in high demand...

Mr. Capitalistic PIG

 

[zetachi]

ah I'd be happy if I could just get my dog of a 144 do go past 285HTT

 

[Solema]

I'm just very happy I got in on one before they were all gone! Of course, I'd be happier if my CAB2E 0540 would be stable at 3GHz, but I'll take 2.9.

 

[ric1287]

Since you guys seem to know what you are doing, this will be my first overclock attempt, what would be the "easiest" overclock to get some decent performance with these parts:

dfi LP NF4 SLI DR
148 CAB2E
Ram????
OCZ PS 520
xp90 w/panaflo

 

[Mucker]

Originally posted by: ric1287
Since you guys seem to know what you are doing, this will be my first overclock attempt, what would be the "easiest" overclock to get some decent performance with these parts:

dfi LP NF4 SLI DR
148 CAB2E
Ram????
OCZ PS 520
xp90 w/panaflo

Nice core :thumbsup: I would recommend this ram: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820231032

I have a 146 CABYE that is hitting 2900 MHz on stock volts. My 2GBZX is running DDR527 @ 2.8v @ 3-3-2-5-1T.

The ram and cpu combination has been a dream for me, one of the easiest overclocks I've ever experienced. Come back for help on setup, you should be flying in no time

 

[ric1287]

im just confused on what the timings mean for the ram? do i want a lower timming and CL?

 

[powertoold]

Man, I have such bad luck with opterons. In my quest to get a better chip, I bought an OEM from Monarch and got a CABGE 0536VPAW, the worst possible stepping in existence! This thing does like 2700mhz at 1.6v, haha.

 

[Mucker]

Originally posted by: ric1287
im just confused on what the timings mean for the ram? do i want a lower timming and CL?

Lower timings are better, but not critical. Keeping the cpu max frequency is the most important thing to do. Take a peek here at the graphs (scroll down). It conveys alot of info (to me anyway): http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/memory/display/ocz-ddr600_4.html

 

[ric1287]

ok, so that g skill stuff looks pretty good for the money. So with that setup would i be likely to get around FX speeds out of the cpu without much trouble (what im looking to get, around 2.8-2.9ghz stock)?

also is the OCZ powerstream PSU worth the extra 40$ over the antec truepower equivalent?
antec
OCZ