Where i am doing wrong 965 Phenom B oc.

Petar Raickovic · Dec 13, 2015

Ok so i have bought Cooler master hyper 212 evo, I have amd phenom 965 black edition. And i want to overclock mine cpu to 4.0 Ghz, So i have rise multyplayer and votlage to 1.475 and mine temps are In idle 36c, In prime 95 when i run it after 1-2 mins i have around 51c, and the problem is i cant run it more then 1-2 min. I got BSOD :/ where did i do it wrong?, + i have downclock mine ram from 1600 to 1333.

CountMike · Dec 13, 2015

C states, C&Q, turbo = off ?

Petar Raickovic · Dec 13, 2015

Uff sorry im new to the OC things, What is " C states, C&Q, turbo=off ?

Petar Raickovic · Dec 13, 2015

OH i have just read that's about sleep mode of the cpu and cool and quiet

. Where can i set that? i didnt change anything on that option

CountMike · Dec 13, 2015

C states = power saving features. C&Q = Cool and Quiet.
It's all in the BIOS. Check your manual for all of that.
Which MB ?

Petar Raickovic · Dec 13, 2015

CountMike :

Gigabyte 790FXTA-UD5 http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3258#ov well i have checked and i have seen that option shall i turn it on or off?

CountMike · Dec 13, 2015

Off with their heads....er... I mean turn them all off.

Petar Raickovic · Dec 13, 2015

CountMike :

Sec i will take screen shot and poste so u can tell me what to turn off i dont want to dmg something. Anyway can i bring back mine ram to 1600? or just leave it 1333?

Petar Raickovic · Dec 13, 2015

http://postimg.org/image/4ex1mrtrj/ http://postimg.org/image/i3od0snrp/ ok here is it

CountMike · Dec 13, 2015

AMD C1 Support = off
AMD K8 Cool & Quiet control = off
Also all the voltage controls to manual but except for VID leave as it was on Auto and add more as necessary.
Depending on which RAM it is, it may need more than 1.5v for 1600MHz. My Kingston HyperX needed 1.65v.

Petar Raickovic · Dec 13, 2015

Well I tried all that, voltage from 1.450 to even 1.550 and when I run prime 95 after few sec bsod, temps in idle are 38c on 4.0 ghz and voltage of 1.550 in prime they jump to 51 and 10 sec later bsod. I have tested even on 3.8. Maybe I just have bad chip ?

CountMike · Dec 13, 2015

So the temps are well within the limits. 1.55v is too much, I had mine at 4.2GHz @1.502 comfortably. Can you tell me which stepping is that processor. You can find that with CPU-Z.

Petar Raickovic · Dec 13, 2015

The stepping is 3, Well i dont know if i set auto voltage and i rise clock to 4.0 Pc wont even load windows, if i set on 1.5 same like on 1.55 only maybe less heat

CountMike · Dec 13, 2015

Stepping 3 is low binned processor, mine is 0. It's unusual to have black edition with anything but 0.

Petar Raickovic · Dec 13, 2015

lol i dont know what that means sorry :/ ... So chip is peace of shit right? xD http://postimg.org/image/ryy0c5got/ cpuz screen shot

Petar Raickovic · Dec 13, 2015

i have just found out that mine cpu is AMD Phenom 965 black edition deneb C3 version ( stepping is 3 )

CountMike · Dec 13, 2015

So it's not Black edition chip ? Can't seem to find CPU-Z pictures but I'm pretty sure it was marked BE on it.
At AMD when they test chips they assign stepping on it depending how good it tested at certain frequencies and voltages. 3 worst, 0 best. Any higher than 3 and they lock multiplier and can't be black edition.

Petar Raickovic · Dec 13, 2015

How you cant find image? http://postimg.org/image/ryy0c5got/ here is the link. Btw it is Black edition mine multyplayer is unlocked. So u think i cant hit any overclocking? xD

CountMike · Dec 13, 2015

No, I couldn't find CPU-Z picture of MY processor, I just recently switched to FX 6350. It must be BE with multiplier unlocked. Those C ratings are also called "Silicon lottery", some OC better some worse.

Petar Raickovic · Dec 13, 2015

yeah i know about Silicon lottery" ... Well i will try to overclock what is the max Voltage i can run ? or do u have anymore tips what can i try ?

CountMike · Dec 13, 2015

Try staying 1,5 or less even if temps are good.
I start OCing by setting anything Auto to Manual but with nominal values as it was when on auto. Disable all power saving features and let fans rip full speed. Than raise multiplier up a notch at the time until it starts making troubles, ad a bit of voltage until it stabilizes than go to multiplier again. etc, etc, until it won't go no more and than go one notch lower for stability at long run.
Btw. do you have latest BIOS version ?

Petar Raickovic · Dec 13, 2015

yes i have F3J bios http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3258#bios . Well i will try my best

. Anyway thanks for the infos and replay

CountMike · Dec 13, 2015

No problem, keep advised.

Petar Raickovic · Dec 13, 2015

CountMike :

for now i have reach 3.7 ghz on 1.472v stable temps are around 53c on prime after 15 min, i will try 3.8 on 1.5v later

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