Pheom Over clocking/possible watercooling

Neodude112320 · 10-02-2009, 08:12 AM

So at the moment,i can hit around 3.5Ghz/3.6Ghz but the temps are a bit high (Load 55c) but anything higher than 3.6 and I'll just get BSOD's or random shutdowns/freezes and that's not mentioning the high temps.

So,I Was wondering what would be the best part to upgrade to acheive a higher OC:

-Motherboard
-Cooling Setup (Go to Water cooling)

Plain and simple,i want to hit 4.0Ghz

(Friendly Competition between me and a certain someone,you know who you are

).

PokerDegenerate · 10-02-2009, 10:09 AM

A new motherboard is a definite win here. The one you have now is only a 770NB and 700SB. I mean you might be able to push a little more out of it with watercooling but not much. you would be better off with a board that can give you more than just dumping more volts into your cpu to stabilize it

What are you using for volts right now and have you done anything with the NB and SB? Have you tried downclocking your memory at all and loosening up your times a little?

I know those 940's can get more than 3.5 unless you got a bad chip but you still should see more than that.

Neodude112320 · 10-02-2009, 07:38 PM

All Voltage are stock and my RAM Timings are stock aswell. I Kinda though my motherboard would limit my overclocking.

Any recomendations as to some decent motherboard for OC'ing?

JogaBonito1502 · 10-02-2009, 08:03 PM

If you're looking for a good motherboard try a 790FX. I'm a little out of the motherboard circle, so I can't tell you exactly what to look for. I know that the 750SB is a very good overclocker. If you give me some time I can do a little research.

Neodude112320 · 10-03-2009, 12:43 AM

Yeah im slowly researching cases and Motherboards,if i have enough dosh i'd like:

-New Case
-New Motherboard
-New Cooling Setup
-More RAM

And build a second linux box out of the leftover parts.

PokerDegenerate · 10-03-2009, 09:18 AM

well that is actually a pretty good OC on stock volts. try bumping the volts up a notch and you should be able to get a lil more. Oh wait you said you are already hitting 55* on stock volts under load? The max for the Phenom II's is 62* so you are already getting pretty close I would also definitely look into a new cooler as well that thing obv isnt allowing you much more room. What are you using for thermal paste and what type of airflow does your case have? That seems really high to be on stock volts with an aftermarket cooler unless you have really high ambient temps

Neodude112320 · 10-03-2009, 08:27 PM

Im Using the thermal paste my Aftermarket Heatsink came with LOL. That's one thing i really SHOULD Change LOL,but nevertheless i would still like to go with watercooling

Grantofhell · 10-04-2009, 12:59 AM

You don't mean me, right NeoDude? (the competition that is).

Neodude112320 · 10-04-2009, 08:42 PM

I Cant remember if it was you or Zer0Cool who built the 4Ghz Computer,but i want to join the ranks damnit

Grantofhell · 10-04-2009, 08:49 PM

Probably Zer0Cool. If I hit 4GHz on my 680i, I'd cry. And become a recluse.
I can't even get post at 2.66GHz with this board. Zer0Cool has the CorsairH50 LCS.

10-02-2009, 08:12 AM	#1
Neodude112320 Bogan Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 8,468	Pheom Over clocking/possible watercooling So at the moment,i can hit around 3.5Ghz/3.6Ghz but the temps are a bit high (Load 55c) but anything higher than 3.6 and I'll just get BSOD's or random shutdowns/freezes and that's not mentioning the high temps. So,I Was wondering what would be the best part to upgrade to acheive a higher OC: -Motherboard -Cooling Setup (Go to Water cooling) Plain and simple,i want to hit 4.0Ghz (Friendly Competition between me and a certain someone,you know who you are ). __________________ Desktop:BitFenix Survivor~Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD3R~ i7 2600K @ 4hz~AMD 6870 1GB~12gb Team Elite DDR3 1333~3xWD In RAID5~W7 Ult Laptop:Alienware M11x~ i7-2637M 1.7GHz~16GB 1333MHz DDR3~GeForce GT 540M~W7 Ult

10-02-2009, 10:09 AM	#2
PokerDegenerate Daemon Poster Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 1,465	Re: Pheom Over clocking/possible watercooling A new motherboard is a definite win here. The one you have now is only a 770NB and 700SB. I mean you might be able to push a little more out of it with watercooling but not much. you would be better off with a board that can give you more than just dumping more volts into your cpu to stabilize it What are you using for volts right now and have you done anything with the NB and SB? Have you tried downclocking your memory at all and loosening up your times a little? I know those 940's can get more than 3.5 unless you got a bad chip but you still should see more than that. __________________ Raidmax Smilodon Extreme Black Case -\|-AMD Phenom II x4 955 BE @ 3829.50 Mhz (18.5 x 207, vcore 1.424, NB 2600 mhz, HT link 2200 mhz) -\|- Xigmatek Dark Knight S1283V -\|- Gigabyte MA790XT-UD4P Mobo -\|- G. Skill 6Gb (3 x 2Gb) DDR3 1333 RAM 7-7-7-18-2t -\|- WD Caviar 7200 RPM 1 TB HDD -\|- OCZ GameXtreme 700W -\|- Radeon 4870 1Gb @ 780/1050 -\|- Asus VW202NR 20" wide-screen -\|- Windows 7 Professional 64 Bit -\|- Saitek Cyborg Keyboard -\|- Razer Lachesis Mouse

10-02-2009, 07:38 PM	#3
Neodude112320 Bogan Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 8,468	Re: Pheom Over clocking/possible watercooling All Voltage are stock and my RAM Timings are stock aswell. I Kinda though my motherboard would limit my overclocking. Any recomendations as to some decent motherboard for OC'ing? __________________ Desktop:BitFenix Survivor~Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD3R~ i7 2600K @ 4hz~AMD 6870 1GB~12gb Team Elite DDR3 1333~3xWD In RAID5~W7 Ult Laptop:Alienware M11x~ i7-2637M 1.7GHz~16GB 1333MHz DDR3~GeForce GT 540M~W7 Ult

10-02-2009, 08:03 PM	#4
JogaBonito1502 Guru Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: U.S. Posts: 7,824	Re: Pheom Over clocking/possible watercooling If you're looking for a good motherboard try a 790FX. I'm a little out of the motherboard circle, so I can't tell you exactly what to look for. I know that the 750SB is a very good overclocker. If you give me some time I can do a little research.

10-03-2009, 12:43 AM	#5
Neodude112320 Bogan Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 8,468	Re: Pheom Over clocking/possible watercooling Yeah im slowly researching cases and Motherboards,if i have enough dosh i'd like: -New Case -New Motherboard -New Cooling Setup -More RAM And build a second linux box out of the leftover parts. __________________ Desktop:BitFenix Survivor~Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD3R~ i7 2600K @ 4hz~AMD 6870 1GB~12gb Team Elite DDR3 1333~3xWD In RAID5~W7 Ult Laptop:Alienware M11x~ i7-2637M 1.7GHz~16GB 1333MHz DDR3~GeForce GT 540M~W7 Ult

10-03-2009, 09:18 AM	#6
PokerDegenerate Daemon Poster Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 1,465	Re: Pheom Over clocking/possible watercooling well that is actually a pretty good OC on stock volts. try bumping the volts up a notch and you should be able to get a lil more. Oh wait you said you are already hitting 55* on stock volts under load? The max for the Phenom II's is 62* so you are already getting pretty close I would also definitely look into a new cooler as well that thing obv isnt allowing you much more room. What are you using for thermal paste and what type of airflow does your case have? That seems really high to be on stock volts with an aftermarket cooler unless you have really high ambient temps __________________ Raidmax Smilodon Extreme Black Case -\|-AMD Phenom II x4 955 BE @ 3829.50 Mhz (18.5 x 207, vcore 1.424, NB 2600 mhz, HT link 2200 mhz) -\|- Xigmatek Dark Knight S1283V -\|- Gigabyte MA790XT-UD4P Mobo -\|- G. Skill 6Gb (3 x 2Gb) DDR3 1333 RAM 7-7-7-18-2t -\|- WD Caviar 7200 RPM 1 TB HDD -\|- OCZ GameXtreme 700W -\|- Radeon 4870 1Gb @ 780/1050 -\|- Asus VW202NR 20" wide-screen -\|- Windows 7 Professional 64 Bit -\|- Saitek Cyborg Keyboard -\|- Razer Lachesis Mouse

10-03-2009, 08:27 PM	#7
Neodude112320 Bogan Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 8,468	Re: Pheom Over clocking/possible watercooling Im Using the thermal paste my Aftermarket Heatsink came with LOL. That's one thing i really SHOULD Change LOL,but nevertheless i would still like to go with watercooling __________________ Desktop:BitFenix Survivor~Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD3R~ i7 2600K @ 4hz~AMD 6870 1GB~12gb Team Elite DDR3 1333~3xWD In RAID5~W7 Ult Laptop:Alienware M11x~ i7-2637M 1.7GHz~16GB 1333MHz DDR3~GeForce GT 540M~W7 Ult

10-04-2009, 12:59 AM	#8
Grantofhell Fully Optimized Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 3,735	Re: Pheom Over clocking/possible watercooling You don't mean me, right NeoDude? (the competition that is). __________________ Intel i7 950 @ 3.06 (133x23) // Evga 132-E758-A1 x58 SLI // Evga GeForce GTX 470 SC 1280MB // 6GB OCZ Reaper HPC PC3-16000 (3x2) // OCZ Vertex Turbo 30GB/64MB // SeaGate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB/16MB // Corsair 850HX-P // SilverStone TJ07 Koolance CPU-340 // Koolance VID-NX470 // EnzoTech Evx-58 // DangerDen BlackICE 240GTS // DangerDen BlackICE 240GTX // OCZ HydroPulse 500 // BitsPower Z-tank Inline 80mm // Asus VW266h // Logitech G9 // Saitek Cyborg

10-04-2009, 08:42 PM	#9
Neodude112320 Bogan Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 8,468	Re: Pheom Over clocking/possible watercooling I Cant remember if it was you or Zer0Cool who built the 4Ghz Computer,but i want to join the ranks damnit __________________ Desktop:BitFenix Survivor~Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD3R~ i7 2600K @ 4hz~AMD 6870 1GB~12gb Team Elite DDR3 1333~3xWD In RAID5~W7 Ult Laptop:Alienware M11x~ i7-2637M 1.7GHz~16GB 1333MHz DDR3~GeForce GT 540M~W7 Ult

10-04-2009, 08:49 PM	#10
Grantofhell Fully Optimized Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 3,735	Re: Pheom Over clocking/possible watercooling Probably Zer0Cool. If I hit 4GHz on my 680i, I'd cry. And become a recluse. I can't even get post at 2.66GHz with this board. Zer0Cool has the CorsairH50 LCS. __________________ Intel i7 950 @ 3.06 (133x23) // Evga 132-E758-A1 x58 SLI // Evga GeForce GTX 470 SC 1280MB // 6GB OCZ Reaper HPC PC3-16000 (3x2) // OCZ Vertex Turbo 30GB/64MB // SeaGate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB/16MB // Corsair 850HX-P // SilverStone TJ07 Koolance CPU-340 // Koolance VID-NX470 // EnzoTech Evx-58 // DangerDen BlackICE 240GTS // DangerDen BlackICE 240GTX // OCZ HydroPulse 500 // BitsPower Z-tank Inline 80mm // Asus VW266h // Logitech G9 // Saitek Cyborg

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