1055T x4 overclocking

[kcsmacker]

Hello,

I am wanting to overclock my 1055t x6. my system is listed below. I have turned off 2 cores to reduce cooling as I want this to be a gaming rig so I did not need the 2 extra cores. Just installed a 212 evo for cooling and want to know some good settings to get a 3.8 Ghz overclock. I can go with a 3.5 if I must but 3.8 would be nice. What settings should I set things to? ( NB, HT LINK frequency etc as well as the voltages)

 

[kcsmacker]

ok I went for it. I can get 3.497 on stock everything with the usual amd stuff turned off. Cool and Quiet etc etc. I am thinking I will have to up voltage etc if I want to go any higher. running prime now.

 

[teh_gerbil]

kcsmacker,

Enable your other 2 cores for goodness sake, you're crippling your damn processor!

Having the 960t unlocked to an X6 1600t myself, and also with the 212 Evo myself, I have the 1600 oc'd to 3.8Ghz and it sits at 50DegC under prime 95 for 15 minutes. (ambient 18DegC)

Set FSB to 200,
NB multiplier to x11
CPU multiplier to X18

That should give you a nice cool and quiet overclock.

Unsure of voltage, try the above at stock. If unstable, increase at the smallest incriments your mobo bios allows. (To within V limits as dictated by the CPU's max V core)

 

[kcsmacker]

kcsmacker,

Enable your other 2 cores for goodness sake, you're crippling your damn processor!

Having the 960t unlocked to an X6 1600t myself, and also with the 212 Evo myself, I have the 1600 oc'd to 3.8Ghz and it sits at 50DegC under prime 95 for 15 minutes. (ambient 18DegC)

Set FSB to 200,
NB multiplier to x11
CPU multiplier to X18

That should give you a nice cool and quiet overclock.

Unsure of voltage, try the above at stock. If unstable, increase at the smallest incriments your mobo bios allows. (To within V limits as dictated by the CPU's max V core)

I will try this however what do the 2 other cores do? All game currently only use up to about 4 cores...

 

[teh_gerbil]

In multithreaded games- like BF3, 960T went from 30fps to 40-45fps as a 1600!

Not to mention encoding videos/DVD's, any decent converter will be multithreaded and will pwn on 6 cores.

And I daresay, thanks to FX series processors game producers will be releasing more multithreaded games like BF3 to avoid being avoided by AMD users!

 

[kcsmacker]

In multithreaded games- like BF3, 960T went from 30fps to 40-45fps as a 1600!

Not to mention encoding videos/DVD's, any decent converter will be multithreaded and will pwn on 6 cores.

And I daresay, thanks to FX series processors game producers will be releasing more multithreaded games like BF3 to avoid being avoided by AMD users!

OK well I strictly use games on this rig and most of what I play uses 4 cores or less. I get a 10-15 degree C drop in temps, so if I can get 4.2 vs 3.8 I may do that. With 4 cores at 3.5 I am getting 45-48. I am not sure, maybe I applied to much Thermal paste because at full 6 cores on stock i was at 50 degrees...

 

[teh_gerbil]

On stock voltage?

I would then look at your other case fans,

have a look at this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Computer_case_coolingair_flow.png

Can you confirm you have fans at the input of the cold air, and the output?

 

[kcsmacker]

http://s1052.photobucket.com/albums/s455/KC_Smacker/?action=view&current=COMPUTER.jpg

There is a pic of my rig with fan directions. Also I am giving you the REAL temps. not the false readouts given on some AMD CPUs. CPUID HW Monitor gives readouts 10 degrees lower on my CPU. AMD Overdrive gave the real temps that I listed.

 

[teh_gerbil]

"because at full 6 cores on stock i was at 50 degrees..."

What about prime95 for 10 minutes?

Nothing wrong with your setup at all

 

[kcsmacker]

the 6 cores at stock where 50 degrees at load not idle

 

[kcsmacker]

yea prime 95 was the 50c gaming etc its 41 ish

 

[kcsmacker]

What would you say for a locked x14 multiplier? I think my motherboard is poop. not as many settings as the 890 or 990 boards. Maybe I will get Ivy Bridge ><