disable c&q, disable turbo core, if there's core leveling option in bios, try to put all cores instead of auto.

no one liao i guess bro, playin with pi usually spells moneh (coz tight timing modules not cheap & there's no longer lucky draw in kvr).

samsung, hynix can do high freq with lax timing (something AMD might not be able to take advantage of), if ur aiming tight timing some crucial can do 2133 @ 9-9-9. hope this helps bro, i've been out of d business for quite sometimes liao. price wise u mite wanna check whether crucial is available in garage. sale.

This post has been edited by ah_khoo: May 2 2014, 09:18 AM

960t unlocked? voltage is a 'lil bit on high side bro. from what i remember (short spell with 960t) u aint need that kind voltage for such clock. avoid usin half multi. jack up d ram to 1866 with laxer timing mebe?



price diff not huge, more cores might spells higher temp but more is always better if ya cooling can cope with d heat.

This post has been edited by ah_khoo: Jun 24 2014, 09:36 AM

cnq + c1e enabled? try fixed voltage setup 1st, see what d lowest voltage stable for d oc'ed setup. then try usin vid + offset for cnq setup. iirc asus not really that good in cnq setup. iirc my fm2 board d vid keep changin eventhou i've already fixed it in bios. not so sure on am3 as it's been a while since i last owned one.

no harm tryin for d ram bro, 9-10-9 or 9-11-11 for 1866 is possible if d chippies are decent one.

iirc, LLC just controls d fluctuation of voltage & doesnt really involved in voltage control (for cnq setup, ie when lower clock vcore decreases & vice versa). vid + offset is d only way to go (with c1e enabled) if i'm not mistaken, but d thing is (like what i mentioned) asus is not really that straight forward in such setup (again based on my fm2 board experience), u can fix d offset but d vid kinda like changes every time u start d system.

asrock is better in this department but oc/tweakability/software wise we all know whose d clear winner. if u cant get the vid + offset part working mebe u can check with Juan Chong, mebe he can help a 'lil.

This post has been edited by ah_khoo: Jun 26 2014, 09:56 AM

is ya cpu & nb voltage in offset mode bro? ya ai tweaker page should be like this rite?





yellow = offset value aka increment on top of vid during load
red = vid aka fixed, should be ya idle voltage if i'm not mistaken

for LLC i will always use d one give me less fluctuation during load, be it vcore or cpunb voltage (less critical imo)

btw cnq, c1e can be found here:



This post has been edited by ah_khoo: Jun 26 2014, 10:31 AM

yas is m5a97 rev 1 rite? should have. bios already updated to d latest one?

did a quick review on m5a97 evo b4, should be quite near to m5a97 vanila.

http://forums.vr-zone.com/hardware-depot/1...l-board-bd.html

This post has been edited by ah_khoo: Jun 26 2014, 11:25 AM

then change to offset mode can liao. dunno d vid part can be fixed thou.

CPU & NB VOLTAGE put to offset mode mebe?

sigh, that's d thing with most asus AMD boards. i guess no one make enuf noise to d support team. but other than this, asus is d most solid brand when it comes to AMD mainboards.

nicely done bro, unlocked core(s) quality varies from chip to chip, as long as they serve ya purpose will do.

welcome to the old folks home where d retirees gather. pokde still out there playin xfire & other stuffs...

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 $$$...

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.

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.

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

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

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?

pi master like abam vdict & xixo moved on liao... dato kunta also retired so amd tered left with old janitor like me & amd ceo pokde yg goyang kaki...

patiently waitin for new APU, that's d only thing we can look forward from AMD (cpu wise).

This post has been edited by ah_khoo: May 28 2015, 10:26 AM

there's no denyin bro, time flies... were once d 80's kids but now we are uncles already.

cookin somethg, hopefully there will be positive result tonite, stay tune...

it's nothing bro. somethg not worth mentionin but more of beatin personal record. always wanted to hit > 2500MHz on ram but failed. hopefully managed to do so with d new toy.

This post has been edited by ah_khoo: May 28 2015, 11:56 AM