To all who were "trying to beat my 1700+ overclock"

Krom · Post by **Krom** » Sat Jan 15, 2005 10:00 pm

It just got a lot harder.

Yesterday I got to thinking about my system, no crashes in months at 200 x 12 = 2.4 GHz, I wonder if it can do 2.5 GHz. I know it can't run 2.6 GHz stable for more then about an hour, but just how high can it go? And why stop with just the CPU, I have some Winbond BH5 RAM in this system, might as well use it right? So after a few hours of testing in memtest 86, I settled on this speed:

The CPU is running at 1.9v, the RAM is running at 2.9v with a latency of 2-2-2-6-T1. The stock speed of the CPU is 1463 MHz, it is currently running 1072 MHz faster or at an overclock of 173.27%.

Now I just need to keep on hammering the system for a week or so to make absolutely sure it's stable.

CDN_Merlin · Post by **CDN_Merlin** » Sat Jan 15, 2005 11:00 pm

penii envy?

Coolcat · Post by **Coolcat** » Sun Jan 16, 2005 5:09 am

nice, the real test will come summer time.

Mobius · Post by **Mobius** » Sun Jan 16, 2005 7:27 pm

Yep - it'll run like that for probably 18 months I'd guess. After that, it'll still be running at that speed, but benches will show a marked decrease in performance due to several million transistors being destroyed by Ion Migration within the core.

Hellishly good overclock though - so in 18 months you can replace it - and it won't owe a cent.

MD-2389 · Post by **MD-2389** » Mon Jan 17, 2005 12:16 am

Coolcat wrote:nice, the real test will come summer time.

I seriously doubt that. See, he's watercooled his entire system, and he's got the radiator down in the basement with one of those uber-fast 120mm fans blowing on it (the kind that blow so much air that they sound like a jet engine). I don't think his system has yet to exceed 32C.

Matrix · Post by **Matrix** » Mon Jan 17, 2005 12:42 am

Mobius wrote:Yep - it'll run like that for probably 18 months I'd guess. After that, it'll still be running at that speed, but benches will show a marked decrease in performance due to several million transistors being destroyed by Ion Migration within the core.

Hellishly good overclock though - so in 18 months you can replace it - and it won't owe a cent.

It's a $50 cpu and it will be an outdated POS in 18 months anyway.

Ferno · Post by **Ferno** » Mon Jan 17, 2005 3:01 am

ion migration huh.

it's called 'electron migration' ya dipshit. besides, electron migration is a slow process. takes years for any damage to result.

Anyone heard of an overclocked CPU or vidcard destroyed by electon migration?

Why can't you just shut the f up Mobius? Just for once stuff that pie hole of yours with your dad's p3nis or something.

Sirius · Post by **Sirius** » Mon Jan 17, 2005 4:46 am

Uhm... civility guys.

Heard of the 5.25 GHz overclock in late '03 Krom?

Nonetheless, sounds like you've pushed this thing quite a way as it is. I wonder how much one can get out of a P3 667...

KompresZor · Post by **KompresZor** » Mon Jan 17, 2005 7:39 am

wow!! Nice work Krom

How's your video card holding up or havent you got that far yet? What MB is that on?

Krom · Post by **Krom** » Mon Jan 17, 2005 10:27 am

I've got a FX5900 ultra in this system, it's only mildly overclocked, 480/900 vs 450/850 defaults, I didn't see a point to overclocking the video card further. The motherboard is an Abit NF7-S v2.0, the system is over a year old now.

suicide eddie · Post by **suicide eddie** » Mon Jan 17, 2005 10:40 am

is the cpu born as a genuine 1700 or something bigger downgraded thought quality control?

Ferno · Post by **Ferno** » Mon Jan 17, 2005 11:58 am

Sirius wrote:Uhm... civility guys.

I usually am.. but the 'stfu mobius' pics weren't really working.

Jesus Freak · Post by **Jesus Freak** » Mon Jan 17, 2005 12:03 pm

suicide eddie wrote:is the cpu born as a genuine 1700 or something bigger downgraded thought quality control?

I believe it's a T-bred "B". I wanted to buy one for myself, but decided to get a Barton 2500+ for $60 which is 1. easier to find, 2. easier to OC even farther and 3. started at a higher speed in the first place(haven't needed to OC from 1.83ghz yet).

And the person that OCed to 5+ Ghz was probably not using any conventional methods of cooling

Matrix · Post by **Matrix** » Mon Jan 17, 2005 12:32 pm

Jesus Freak wrote:
suicide eddie wrote:is the cpu born as a genuine 1700 or something bigger downgraded thought quality control?
I believe it's a T-bred "B".

I don't think thats what he ment

Jesus Freak wrote: And the person that OCed to 5+ Ghz was probably not using any conventional methods of cooling

That was tomshardware, they used liquid nitrogen. Linky

JMEaT · Post by **JMEaT** » Mon Jan 17, 2005 10:47 pm

Nice, Krom.