New AM2 users reporting in.

AMD64 Orleans 3000+ with stock cooler
Biostar tforce 6100-am2
2x 512mb Apacer ddr2-667

wahh taiko, migrate de arr??

Waiting for another board to pair with the x2 3600+.
Will have 2 AM2 rigs soon.

Hey soulfly, if u don't mind I ask.
I been browsing all the 31 pages just now.
You said that tforce 6100-am2 bios sux compared to TF550, would you enlighten me about the difference?

thanks... cyrus2k
but if i go for corair xms.... 2 x 512 i should get or 1gb? 800mhz or 667 mhz for tat budget?

ah... it's nothing big actually. it's just that 6100-AM2 bios memory timing options is limited if you compare with the TF500-series.

TF500-series is quite 'DFI-alike'.

I would suggest Corsair XMS2 6400C5 .... there might be 80% chance of getting Micron D9GMH.

XMS2 6400C3 confirm Micron, but it's much more expensive.

This post has been edited by soulfly: Aug 25 2006, 11:58 PM

u r using original HSF or wat ?
i think ram i will buy 512 DDR800 enuff liao , coz if i buy 1 more 512 ddr800 will out of my budget,
so the cooling method i think i will use back my xp90c , izzit will be ok ?

refer to my post earlier.... u need to use Thermalright special AM2 retention module kit Rev.B in order to use xp-90c.... and the retention kit is not easy to find.

i founded at lowyat will get on next week
last thing want to ask is my psu will use back my old psu , Enermax 460W <--how? should be ok ? my graphic is x800xt ....enuff power?
i saw some graphic card 6800 need 480W psu ..=.=

Ya, original HSF You could refer to my earlier post for the screen shot of my cpuz and temp

You are buying value ram or performance ram? Its better to make it dual channel I'm currently using 2x512MB Mushkin DDR800 value RAM, so far so good..

As for PSU, I think its quite enough, since I remember I saw somebody in this forum using ACbel 450W and have identical setting with yours. But I guess its better for you to check how much energy your x800XT eats。。。

This post has been edited by Cyrus2k: Aug 26 2006, 02:45 AM

i think i will only buy one 512mb DDR800 mushkin brand , coz 1 ram already rm230 ,if buy 2 will out of my budget ...., and DDR800 the cheaper is mushkin.
haihz.....duno want choose athlon x2 3800+ AM2 or athlon x2 3600 am2, and duno whether one 512DDR2 800 enuff , or buy two 512DDR 2 800 x 2 to put Dual channel...so fan ....need a lot of money ...

So I guess doesn't have big matter if I'm using value ram and really into ram oc

fine tuning the RAM will probably difficult since the timing options are just basic if you're gonna do extensive overclocking to the RAM

anyway.... just found out that my cpu can go 2200MHz with just 1.2v



...and look at the HTT also above 1000MHz, no stability issue so far

soulfly how u make ur corsair ddr667 into 450mhz ht ?

haha, just the same condition as mine

Anyway, if you are really tight on budget, then just get X2 3600+ since you could actually OC it to 2.4GHz or above (with better cooler). I saw an article before that manage to overclock X2 3600+ to 2.6GHz and the performance already nearly same as X2 5000+

As for the RAM, you could just get one stick, then later get another stick lor.

btw, ugpm

izzit big different between x2 3600+ and x2 3800 ?
i just know is Catch memory different only

Some updates: This is pretty much the highest speed I can get with just 1.2V cpu voltage. Will do some quick burn-in afterwards and see whether I can increase another few more MHz.



My previous Corsair667 was using Elpida chips.

Check out LYN DDR2 thread... I think I put my setting somewhere in there.

2.9ghz Sempron is about equal to 2.8ghz Athlon64 in SuperPi.

I think for AM2, cache is very not important because the bandwidth provided by DDR2.

The price between X2 3600+ and X2 3800+ is a lot different, it's like around RM100 more or less.

This post has been edited by soulfly: Aug 26 2006, 01:50 PM

Just like soulfly stated; the cache does not really makes a big difference in performance; but might slower when you wanna bench with SuperPi

You could refer this link for the overlock review for X2 3600+

cyrus2k, have you solve ur problem?
Even with the latest bios, I still stuck at 9x with my 3000+ on 6100-am2.

Or AM2 with locked multiplier?

This post has been edited by allenultra: Aug 26 2006, 09:57 PM

allenultra : i heard somewhere in XS forum that someone had multiplier issues with TF6100.

as for TF550, the latest BIOS update has already fix it, can use any multiplier already.

as with 754 and 939, all AMD that supports Cool n Quiet have unlocked multis (downwards)

I just compared the Bios oc menu with the manual come with the board.

There isn't the option of "Hammer CPU Multiplier" as stated in BIOS.....