dont really see d need there bro, unless u bench like pokde. if u go x8 for sure u need to invest in better cooling, which means more $$$...

h80 also cannot support?

can but u cant target high clock (ie > 4.6GHz) for 24/7 bro. BD is a heat biatch, PD is better but still hot for AIO if u were to run it @ high clock.

well time to retire this, been faithful to me for 4 or 5 years and not a single time it failed me

no la 24/7.. for test only.. but current setup still ok la... with new gpu... 60fps is no sweat...

core unlockin is fun bro, still have one with me sittin on top of biostar 790gx ddr3 board.... collectin dust...lack of time & resources else i'd happily build a simple system with it.

comparin clock to clock thuban still better than bd/pd so there's no need to move over to newer architecture unless u wanna try better MHz/ram oc.

guys.. i'm new to overclocking. only know how to up the cpu voltage and multiplier. Got a phenom II 555 unlock to B55 at 3.8ghz stable at 1.38v. However, i would like to go for 4.0ghz for daily usage, tried 1.43v, played games for few minutes, bsod.

i'm not familiar with cpu-nb ratio, dram timing, nb voltage, dram voltage and so on, so there are all on auto ATM.. any sifus here can help me achieve 4.0ghz? thanks..

heres a few screenshot of my bios current setting..

Specs as of my siggy




This post has been edited by chaics85: Jul 7 2014, 11:03 AM

3.8Ghz w/ 1.38v considered quite ok already (for an unlocked x4 b55). i remember back then i managed to 3dm11 @ 4GHz but with tonnes of vcore, ~1.5 or slightly more. i'd say go with 3.8GHz for 24/7 with nb & ram tweaked a 'lil. try nb @ 2.5~2.6GHz, ram really depends. for phenom 2 iirc u can go up to 1900MHz ish, again depends on how good ya module is. for 24/7 i wont go for > 1.45v for vcore, > 1.4v for cpu-nb voltage. vdimm wise u wont really wanna run > 1.7v for such setup.

for ya reference: (done with non 900 serie boards thou)

http://forums.vr-zone.com/motherboards-cpu...e-278-only.html
http://forums.vr-zone.com/singapore-market...months-old.html

This post has been edited by ah_khoo: Jul 7 2014, 02:56 PM

Hi , does anyone know how to update Bios ? i mean whats the perk of updating it ? and btw i am using a cheap Asus Mobo its less than RM200 . Please advice

if it aint broke, dont fix it. usually ppl update bios to fix bug(s), increase compatibility (esp for eam/proc) & etc. if u dont need any of those mentioned, leave it.

updatin of bios can be done via 2 ways usually, windows (tools needed) or in bios (u just need to dl d bin file & save it to ya hdd/usb thumb drive) & go to d bios flashin option.

This post has been edited by ah_khoo: Jul 7 2014, 05:54 PM

owh ok , btw i just wanna improve my PC thats all , lmao anyway , anyone of you guys playing games using UPlay(PC version) ?

thanks for the tips.. will give it a try and see how much i can hit.

Just wondering, for gaming, is it worth upgrading to a fx8320 or just stick to what i have. looking at the chart HERE, my B55 3.8ghz should be a phenom II 980BE right? and fx8320 is at the same hierarchy. should i change it or just stick to my trusty 5 years old B55..

my concern is will i see significant higher fps in games and faster speed when doing photo and video editing? thanks..

if your video editing software can use all core, highly recommend to upgrade to FX 8320 and overclock all the way above 4ghz.
you will see Phenom II X4 980 is out of league.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/fx-835...ew,3328-12.html
http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/amd_f..._review,13.html

Whoah. I haven't been this OC United for ages.

I wonder where are all those people. Had moved on with their life? Like me? lol

just order x4 760k.heeh.but at fm2 socket.for my 2nd pc.

Lol.. we're still here, but less ocing stuffs.. lol..

Yo man. Old timer! hahahaha

Still around. Still OCing.

Cool bro. I'm thinking to revive my desktop lol.

still spamming around.

joke aside we need some compy to make OCU alive again, especially AMD... abam goldie can pull some strings for sponsored prize?