a quicky, ignore d ram freq & timing as well as imc, it was just a quick test (small fft)...

dunno why stocck cooler of fx4100 is so powderful...

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This post has been edited by ah_khoo: Dec 1 2011, 11:56 PM

an entry level wc which borrowed from my neighbor bro.

pm replied.

71'c is too hot ledi bro... is it actively cooled? if nb is 71'c i wonder how hot it's gonna be for d pwm...

i'd say 65'c & below still within my comfort zone, try to put a fan & nb/pwm area so that d temp can be reduced.

may i know which board ur using btw?

ic... it's a giga there. hmmm... this is not bashin but giga has been known for havin temp detect issue on amd boards since 7xx series. did u try to put ya hand on d heatsink & check whether it's really that hot? sometimes software monitorin can t be fully trusted. use d right hand rule...

if's it's scorchingly hot, then d temp readin is true, if it's just warm to touch, then u can just safely assume it's ok. of course precautionary step like gettin a fan to blow on d heatsink is good but aesthetically wise is another issue.

This post has been edited by ah_khoo: Dec 2 2011, 09:39 AM

i think it's more of pwm fault rather than nb causin this. same with my gd80, d pwm + sb heatsink is hot to touch on load even @ stock clock. i think under heavy oc can use to fry egg liao if put a metal plate on it.

sadly there's no water block for gd80, else i'd have gladly spend some $$$ on it. wc is so nice that u'll feel good (by jackin up d volt while temp still remain moderately low) w/o realizin that ur actually killin d components softly...

This post has been edited by ah_khoo: Dec 2 2011, 10:01 AM

nb doesn't play much role in oc nowadays. power related thingy most/all controlled by pwm.

exactly, d heat is more likely generated by d pwm rather than nb.

This post has been edited by ah_khoo: Dec 2 2011, 11:40 AM

4.7GHz small fft...

no offence but to oc with ecs low end board is not really a good choice to start with. am no expert so what i do is always follow what d expert use (ofkos of what i can afford lah). back then ta690g was a hit, so i got myself one & still happy with my choice.

actually what matter most is d board. pop a lemon chip onto a decent board, u mite still be able to squeeze some MHz outta it, pop a decent chip onto a crappy board & u get close to nothing...

obviously it was a bug in software, else u mite just get yaself a diamond chip...

This post has been edited by ah_khoo: Dec 21 2011, 03:24 PM

exactly bro... fx8 will sure push air cooling to its limit even those of high end one...

for decent 8150 it should be below 1.4v.

unfortunately no sir... but mite work on a cheap 960t.

lol... not shifu lah bro, i just check in xs oni... just few clicks & reads away.

may i know it was done on which board bro?

yup bro, unless ur a die hard amd fans. not much improvement still ok, but thuban/deneb pwns fx clock to clock in most tests.

but still, fx are fun chips to play with... only concern is power draw & one need a mobo with strong pwm.

i'd rate it @ above midrange, performed admirably while not burnin holes in ya wallet. d board is capable of core unlockin but whether d chip can be unlocked is diff story already coz it's chip dependent.

it's d matter of efforts mate. i wont go to d extend of labellin reply to my inquiry as useless. at least he made an effort to reply.

w/o ram divider options there's really nothing much to play unless u have a chip w/ unlocked multipliers. with a locked chip u only left with 1 option which is to increase htt if u were to oc.

look for M.I.T option if u managed to unlock d option by pressing ctrl + f1.

lower this > Memory Clock - DDR 667

have a look here so u'll have some idea bout how cpu multipliers can affect ddr2 frequencies on am2.



performance & worthiness wise i'd say 960t, but if u doesn't mind d slightly inferior clock to clock (vs deneb), fx could be a fun chip to play with.

This post has been edited by ah_khoo: Jan 2 2012, 12:21 AM