Overclocking AMD Phenom II X6 1100T!

Hey guys, I just built my first computer last week, and so I am not very familiar with anything yet. I want to overclock my CPU though, and I need your help! I've been researching it for a few days, and I see all this talk about raising voltage, increasing the multiplier, checking temperatures and more. I am too scared to test on my own CPU until I know 100% what i'm doing though, because it cost me alot. Thanks SO much guys!

CPU: AMD Phenom Black II X6 1100T
Mobo: Asus M4A87TD/USB3

Hi and welcome to Tom's forum.

All that you need is here: http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/ [...] lier-guide

What other components do you have? What cooler?, that mobo is a crap for the CPU.

What's your budget for the mobo?

If you can get the CH IV, go with it, that's and excellent mobo. If you need save some money keeping high quality and overcloking features, the Gigabyte 890FXA-UD5 is a very good solution.

If you want a rig for future, you should wait for Bulldozer since the current mobos will not be compatibles with the next AMD CPUs generation.

Your 1st question, what brand is your PSU?, regarding the 2nd question, what do you mean with "favorite"

http://event.asus.com/2011/mb/AM3_PLUS_Ready/

Which motherboard is better for PhenonIIx6 1100T black edition with 2 or 3 Radeon 6970's?

MSI 890-FXA-GD70

Or

ASUS Crosshair IV Formula

Both have the AMD 890FX chipsets, but I cant figure out which one is BETTER, like overall. ALSO, overclocking features would be nice, if one of these boards has some sort of onboard features... I have been researching them for days and cant figure this out!!! Its driving me nuts...
Thanks guys

SO I shouldnt get the x6? I will have to really dumb down my hardware choices if I go intel... but if thats where I will get the best preformance from a crosfire setup... anybody else got an opinion on this?

Let me be a little more specific...
I am putting together a high end 3D workstation. I will mostly be using Maya on it, and I want to be able to render at higher settings, faster and with less preformance related crashes. I have chosen so far, the phenom IIx6 1100t black, and a radeon 6970 (which i was planning on crossfireing later down the line, hence the motherboard question uo there^)

So...

1. I still want opinions on the motherboard question above (thanks SAINT19, i appreciate the answer and that about swings my decision, but just want a general consencious)

2. Will the x6 really bottleneck a multi gpu setup? even with its onboard overclocking software?

3. Am I better off with the x6 and one badass vid card(rad 6990), or I7 with a couple older cards (rad 6950)

Thanks again everyone for the help, this is my first build, and while I have learned alot from research, advice is still the best way to figure some stuff out...

^What score do you get with your Crossfire on 3DMark Vantage?

Save the women and children, first. Send in the 82nd Airborne. I am in control here, in the White House. The GPU score says it alone.


That's some pitiful stuff you got there, Psycho. Really. And IIRC, you disposed of your supposed x6 Thuban months before the HD6870 even came to market. So, I'm calling, " 'Shens " on your bull sheet. Go back to trolling another section.

With those results, if you have the money go ahead with the i7 SB, the X6 is an option is you don't have the money for SB.

Regarding those applications, the X6 has more advantage on that part because are six real cores, even that, the i7 can give you an excellent performance on those applications and you won't need change the GPUs, only CPU and mobo.

i5-2500k can give you excellent performance for the price plus an ASUS P8P67 Pro

You should start a new thread in this section, include your voltages at idle and load, along with your IMC/NB and HT speeds, and pertinent BIOS information on Turbo, LCC, etc.

3.9GHz on a six-core ain't too shabby but perhaps folks can help you a bit.