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Phenom ii x4 B35 overclocked - vcore high?

  • 17-02-2011 7:35pm
    #1
    Tea_Bag
    Registered Users Posts: 4,983 ✭✭✭


    Ive an athlon x3 435 @2.9ghz which i managed to unlock to a phenom ii x4 B35 @2.9ghz, with 6mb L3 cache and all, and i though i'd overclock it a bit. a decided to try the AMD overdrive software OC just to see what i could expect, because im a complete noob to this, and i let it do the "auto clock" test, where you leave it for some time and it works out the best settings for you.

    after a reboot, the system seems stable at 3.2ghz. @37'C under full load:)
    im just a bit worried about
    A) the vcore voltage @1.366v
    B) the RAM is oc'd to 736.7mhz (4gb DDR3 stock at 1333mhz)
    C) i was hoping for closer to 3.5-3.8ghz. would it be pushing the system too much? ive an aftermarket cooler (AKASA freedom tower that chills it right down) and a CM silent pro 600W PSU on a MSI 770-G45 board. GPU is a gtx 460

    *i know the thermometer reading in HW monitors are off because of the 4th core unlock. if i disable the core it works properly again. it can be safely assumed (and confirmed through the BIOS, that the true temp is somewhere between 25-37'C (which is my temp1 and temp3 reading from speedfan. temp3 is usually a little higher than temp1, and both are at ~22'C at idle)

    should i move to BIOS OC now?

    (sorry about the massive images)

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Comments

  • #2
    Hank Scorpio
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,631 ✭✭✭✭Hank Scorpio


    Whats the stock voltage on that cpu?


  • #3
    Tea_Bag
    Registered Users Posts: 4,983 ✭✭✭Tea_Bag


    nuxxx wrote: »
    Whats the stock voltage on that cpu?
    i never thought to check that. i just reverted back to stock settings and under load @ 100% its giving me 1.328v and idle is ~0.9v.
    seems ok then?

    EDIT: stock voltages of athlon ii X3 440 is between 1.37 and 1.4v according to the internets


  • #4
    Hank Scorpio
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,631 ✭✭✭✭Hank Scorpio


    Tea_Bag wrote: »
    i never thought to check that. i just reverted back to stock settings and under load @ 100% its giving me 1.328v and idle is ~0.9v.
    seems ok then?

    EDIT: stock voltages of athlon ii X3 440 is between 1.37 and 1.4v according to the internets

    I couldn't say tbh

    Heres a excellent guide though

    http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/amd-cpu-overclock,2396.html

    From experience with intel cpus, using software, mobo buttons to perform a automatic overclock has never worked good for me, the vcore is always way higher than it could be if you did it manually in the bios


  • #5
    Xonipher
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1 ✭Xonipher


    Hello! I was searching for hours and couldn't find good information on how to OC my Phenom x4 B35 until I found your thread! I'm new to overclocking, in fact, I haven't even booted my custom pc for the first time yet, its still not finished but I'll finish it early of next week. This is information/data I've been looking for. Thanks for posting! I'll be posting my results for overclocking my B35 using your settings. Thanks again.

    My setup,


    -AMD Athlon x3 435 Rana 2.9ghz (I'll unlock the 4th core and OC to 3.2ghz) With a Rosewill Zaio Cooler/fan
    -G.Skill Ripjaws DDR3 2x 2gb (4gb total) at 1333mhz
    -ATI HD 5750 1gb DDR5 Graphics card (Will OC to 5770 specs)
    -Biostar A780L3G motherboard
    -575watt Logysis PSU
    -Samsung SH-S223L DVD burner
    -Western Digital Caviar Blue WD2500AAKS 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache
    -Windows 7 Ultimate 64


  • #6
    Tea_Bag
    Registered Users Posts: 4,983 ✭✭✭Tea_Bag


    Xonipher wrote: »
    Hello! I was searching for hours and couldn't find good information on how to OC my Phenom x4 B35 until I found your thread! I'm new to overclocking, in fact, I haven't even booted my custom pc for the first time yet, its still not finished but I'll finish it early of next week. This is information/data I've been looking for. Thanks for posting! I'll be posting my results for overclocking my B35 using your settings. Thanks again.

    My setup,


    -AMD Athlon x3 435 Rana 2.9ghz (I'll unlock the 4th core and OC to 3.2ghz) With a Rosewill Zaio Cooler/fan
    -G.Skill Ripjaws DDR3 2x 2gb (4gb total) at 1333mhz
    -ATI HD 5750 1gb DDR5 Graphics card (Will OC to 5770 specs)
    -Biostar A780L3G motherboard
    -575watt Logysis PSU
    -Samsung SH-S223L DVD burner
    -Western Digital Caviar Blue WD2500AAKS 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache
    -Windows 7 Ultimate 64
    got an update for us on how you're getting on with your rig?


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