Phenom II x3 720 BE
Last response: in Overclocking
Hello everyone hope you have had a great day so far!
I need help with a minor thing in overclocking my CPU
My specs are:
Corsair 650W PSU
Gigabyte MA770T-UD3P AM3 socket MOBO
Amd Phenom II x3 720 Black Edition CPU
4gigs of 1333mhz Ram Memory DDR3
A Sapphire Radeon 4890 2gb GPU
Samsung Spinpoint 7200RPM HDD 400gb
Samsung (something something) DVD Reader/Burner
A Good old Cooler Master Centurion
There is everything, some is sure to be irrelivant but it's just for the looks =)
OK so here's the deal, since i got the Black Edition of my 3core amd Phenom II it means my FSB is open for adjustement. In bios the normal FSB is set to x14 and gives a GHZ of 2.8. Overclocking my cpu trough the FSB to 3.2ghz was no problem, it was just to adjust the FSB from x14 to x16, i can go to 3.3ghz when i have FSB 16.5 aswell with no problem.
But the problem is when i set the FSB to x17 and get's a score of 3.4GHZ my computer get's bluescreens after some time.
I've read many threads stating that clocking the 720 BE to 3.4ghz this way with no voltage adjustement what so ever should really be no problem at all. But... for me it is =/.
The things i want help with is
Step 1: overclocking it to 3.4GHZ with maybe some voltage adjustement if it really is necesarry
Step 2: I want to know what the "max" ghz it should be overclocked to with voltage changes, for example on neoseeker.com i read a thread of a guy who OC'd it to 3.7ghz with a minor voltage adjustement (From base wich i think is 1.5 to 1.536 and a FSB of 18.5)
Step 3: A very reliable temperature reading software
Step 4: A very reliable cpu and memory stressing software
Oh i almost forgot to mention that i've overclocked my GPU before i did this
Normal Settings:
Gpu Clock: 870MHZ
Memory Clock 1050MHZ
My Settings
Gpu clock 950mhz
Memory Clock 1125mhz
I wonder if my "bluescreen of death" only is because of my cpu or if it have something to do with my other specs aswell
Peace out there hope you have a good rest of the day![:)]( ":)")
'
I need help with a minor thing in overclocking my CPU
My specs are:
Corsair 650W PSU
Gigabyte MA770T-UD3P AM3 socket MOBO
Amd Phenom II x3 720 Black Edition CPU
4gigs of 1333mhz Ram Memory DDR3
A Sapphire Radeon 4890 2gb GPU
Samsung Spinpoint 7200RPM HDD 400gb
Samsung (something something) DVD Reader/Burner
A Good old Cooler Master Centurion
There is everything, some is sure to be irrelivant but it's just for the looks =)
OK so here's the deal, since i got the Black Edition of my 3core amd Phenom II it means my FSB is open for adjustement. In bios the normal FSB is set to x14 and gives a GHZ of 2.8. Overclocking my cpu trough the FSB to 3.2ghz was no problem, it was just to adjust the FSB from x14 to x16, i can go to 3.3ghz when i have FSB 16.5 aswell with no problem.
But the problem is when i set the FSB to x17 and get's a score of 3.4GHZ my computer get's bluescreens after some time.
I've read many threads stating that clocking the 720 BE to 3.4ghz this way with no voltage adjustement what so ever should really be no problem at all. But... for me it is =/.
The things i want help with is
Step 1: overclocking it to 3.4GHZ with maybe some voltage adjustement if it really is necesarry
Step 2: I want to know what the "max" ghz it should be overclocked to with voltage changes, for example on neoseeker.com i read a thread of a guy who OC'd it to 3.7ghz with a minor voltage adjustement (From base wich i think is 1.5 to 1.536 and a FSB of 18.5)
Step 3: A very reliable temperature reading software
Step 4: A very reliable cpu and memory stressing software
Oh i almost forgot to mention that i've overclocked my GPU before i did this
Normal Settings:
Gpu Clock: 870MHZ
Memory Clock 1050MHZ
My Settings
Gpu clock 950mhz
Memory Clock 1125mhz
I wonder if my "bluescreen of death" only is because of my cpu or if it have something to do with my other specs aswell
Peace out there hope you have a good rest of the day
'
More about : phenom 720
From 2.8 to 3.4 it's a 600Mhz jump so voltage change should be needed...
I have a phenom II X2 550 and it is stock clocked @3.1, I can only overclock it to 3.6 without a voltage boost...some people have good luck overclocking because they have a good motherboard/chipset or a good chip because they got lucky...don't be disappointed your system is great and your overclock is normal. When you add voltage add it in increments of .025V until your system is stable. A reliable stability testing program for both CPU and RAM is Prime95, google it to find a download. A reliable temperature monitoring program is speedfan. And a special stress testing program for RAM is memtest86. If you have any more questions post them up here, but for now good luck!![:)]( ":)")
I have a phenom II X2 550 and it is stock clocked @3.1, I can only overclock it to 3.6 without a voltage boost...some people have good luck overclocking because they have a good motherboard/chipset or a good chip because they got lucky...don't be disappointed your system is great and your overclock is normal. When you add voltage add it in increments of .025V until your system is stable. A reliable stability testing program for both CPU and RAM is Prime95, google it to find a download. A reliable temperature monitoring program is speedfan. And a special stress testing program for RAM is memtest86. If you have any more questions post them up here, but for now good luck!
thanks for the help, i managed to clock my cpu to 3.6ghz now running stable with stress temps of only 62c at full load wich is great for a stock cooler, if i buy a aftermarket cooler i could probably increase more, but i'm happy for the result now =) i had to pinch the voltage up to 1.550 to make it run stable and nice, wich means 0.050v increase
Related ressources
- Phenom II X3 720 BE Voltage? - Forum
- 890FX/990FX for Phenom II X3 720 BE - Forum
- Unlocking 4th core on AMD Phenom II x3 720 BE - Forum
- Unlocking 4th Core on AMD Phenom II x3 720 BE - Forum
- [CPU] Update Phenom II X3 720 BE - Forum
tisello said:
thanks for the help, i managed to clock my cpu to 3.6ghz now running stable with stress temps of only 62c at full load wich is great for a stock cooler, if i buy a aftermarket cooler i could probably increase more, but i'm happy for the result now =) i had to pinch the voltage up to 1.550 to make it run stable and nice, wich means 0.050v increasegood job but... thats a whole crapload of voltage for only 3.6. i can get mine to 3.7ghz stable with 1.44V
see if you can increase the clock a wee bit more, put all that voltage to more use
Related ressources:
- ForumShould I upgrade phenom ii x3 720 to x4 960T?
- Forum6950 bottleneck system [ Phenom II x3 720 BE]
- ForumUpgrading Phenom II X3 720 to i5 2500k
- ForumOverclocking Phenom II X3 720 BE Question
- ForumPhenom II X3 720 Overclock Help
- ForumFixed Voltage
- ForumAMD Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition OC help
- ForumPhenom II 720 Help
- ForumPhenom II 720 some problems with stability
- ForumPhenom II 720 P95,OCCT and IBT errors
- ForumI can't reach 3.6 ghz on my Phenom II X3 720
- ForumPhenom II X3 720 Temperatures
- ForumAdvice on OCing a Phenom X3 720
- ForumPhenom II 720
- ForumTemps on Phenom 720 & case temps
- More resources
Read discussions in other Overclocking categories
!
