Phenom 9850BE low voltage overclocking results!

AphexDreamer · Oct 25, 2008

This guy on this forum has the same exact CPU as me and has got it to 3.3Ghz. Maybe there is hope after all.

Name: charged3800z24
CPU: JAAFB AA 0810GPBW

http://techreport.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=60786

jbunch07 · Oct 25, 2008

well good luck with your OCing looks like mine topped out at 2900mhz :/

Chicken Patty · Oct 25, 2008

AphexDreamer said:
Just installed the M3A79-T and installing Windows Vista SP x64. I was afraid that the borad would not work because when I took it out of the box a small little capacitor fell off out of nowhere. I don't know if it came from, the board or not but its working fine.

Once its done installing I'm going to OC it and see how it does or what BSOD I get. If I get the same crap with this board "Clock Interrupt" then I'm going to try one last thing before ditching this CPU, that is install 32 bit Windows Vista and see if that helps.

By the way my CPU is JAAFB AA 0810GPBW its not even on that list you posted lol.

great bro, can't wait to see what results you get. About the capacitor, dude I have no idea, if its working its working. See if there is any missing.

Well that list was posted by a member here who had experience with each one, so thats why its not there. But hey I tried

AphexDreamer · Oct 25, 2008

Well while advancing my clock to 2.9 I encountered the dreaded Clock Interrupt BSOD twice but I have now managed to boot on the lowest Voltage to highest clock I have ever managed to succeed.

Been stable now for 10 min through normal windows use...

All I had to do was enable ACC +2%

Can anyone tell me more about ACC and what settings it should be on, like "All COres' and what precentage? Gonna get vantage and start benching.

fullinfusion · Oct 25, 2008

AphexDreamer said:
Well while advancing my clock to 2.9 I encountered the dreaded Clock Interrupt BSOD twice but I have now managed to boot on the lowest Voltage to highest clock I have ever managed to succeed.

Been stable now for 10 min through normal windows use...

All I had to do was enable ACC +2%

Can anyone tell me more about ACC and what settings it should be on, like "All COres' and what precentage? Gonna get vantage and start benching.

here read this Aphex http://www.nordichardware.com/news,7982.html
SB750 and Advanced Clock Calibration unlocks higher Phenom frequencies | NordicHardware

Chicken Patty · Oct 25, 2008

AphexDreamer said:
Well while advancing my clock to 2.9 I encountered the dreaded Clock Interrupt BSOD twice but I have now managed to boot on the lowest Voltage to highest clock I have ever managed to succeed.

Been stable now for 10 min through normal windows use...

All I had to do was enable ACC +2%

Can anyone tell me more about ACC and what settings it should be on, like "All COres' and what precentage? Gonna get vantage and start benching.

hey congrats on that bro.

My 9850 only needed a +2 acc setting on all cores to be stable up to 3.5 GHz. However not all chips are the same. If you cannot get it stable a +2, try +4 and so on. Keep an eye on your voltage at load though as I notice ACC messes around with it under load, not much though.

THere is a member here whos 9850 has one core that is weaker than the rest, therefore he runs acc at +2 on three cores, and +10 on just the weak one to help it be stable.

So just play with it until you get the sweet spot of it. :toast:

AphexDreamer · Oct 25, 2008

ACC +2% OMG this board speaks for its self. I mean I was not able to boot into windows on 3Ghz with 1.47 Volts and here I am typing this on 3Ghz with only 1.32 volts. OMG i'm going to faint.

Chicken Patty · Oct 25, 2008

AphexDreamer said:
ACC +2% OMG this board speaks for its self. I mean I was not able to boot into windows on 3Ghz with 1.47 Volts and here I am typing this on 3Ghz with only 1.32 volts. OMG i'm going to faint.

So, was it worth it or what?

I said the same thing when I got mine. My 9850 would only do about 3.2 GHz stable on my old board. I put this board in and it did 3.6 Ghz without a damn complaint. The board to me is the best outthere period.

AphexDreamer · Oct 25, 2008

Chicken Patty said:
So, was it worth it or what?

I said the same thing when I got mine. My 9850 would only do about 3.2 GHz stable on my old board. I put this board in and it did 3.6 Ghz without a damn complaint. The board to me is the best outthere period.

Sure was. 3.1 and installing Far Cry 2... Vantage downloading. Although windows was lagging during boot up, seemed liked it wanted to lockup, but still going strong with the install.

fullinfusion · Oct 25, 2008

AphexDreamer said:
Sure was. 3.1 and installing Far Cry 2... Vantage downloading. Although windows was lagging during boot up, seemed liked it wanted to lockup, but still going strong with the install.

Sweet man... im so happy your getting awsome great results now. :respect:

Chicken Patty · Oct 25, 2008

AphexDreamer said:
Sure was. 3.1 and installing Far Cry 2... Vantage downloading. Although windows was lagging during boot up, seemed liked it wanted to lockup, but still going strong with the install.

my windows lags a bit during boot up, don't know why, but thats even at default settings.

But if it booted and hasn't crashed since, you're good so far mate

AphexDreamer · Oct 25, 2008

Ok at 3.2Ghz, just trying to stabilize it.

I have a question, is it better to have a higher HT or worse performance wise and OCing wise.

I have brought mine up from 2.0GHz to 2.4GHz under the impression it'll help with overclocking.

AphexDreamer · Oct 25, 2008

Vantage

Crashed right after though lol.

Chicken Patty · Oct 25, 2008

aphex vantage score for the cpu seems about right, I remember getting a little higher, but I was at 3.3 Ghz though. So thats ok.

However actually a higher HT link is not good for stable o/c's. Lowering it a bit helps to stabalize clocks, however performance is hurt a bit, but not much, sometimes not even noticeable.

ChaoticAtmosphere · Oct 27, 2008

New to this Forum

Hi all,

I'm new to this forum and fairly new to building computers. I built my first comp. 2 years ago from spare parts I found for cheap and was quite satisfied with my accomplishments. However, this computer is seeing it's last days.

I have since ordered and paying off a new system and I thought I could use some of your expertise in tweaking it. I've seen screenshots of the BIOS utility and though it's awesome that it's jumperless and easy to use, there are other OC settings for the RAM, HT etc.. and voltage settings that seem a bit daunting to me. I also felt it would be good to post here as the system I'm building is based on the AMD Phenom 9850BE. I will be picking up all the parts on December 12th and I'm really stoked for that day!!! I'll list the system parts below....my budget is max out so some of them will need future upgrade but any comments and help would be greatly appreciated...looking forward to learning! Cheers.

Here's the system I'm getting ready to Build:

AMD Phenom 9850 Black Edition
ASUS M3A32-MVP Deluxe
Thermaltake Big Typhoon VX
Corsair Dominator TWIN2X4096-8500C5DF
ATI Radeon HD3870 GDDR4 x 1 (for now)
WD 320Gb 7200Rpm 16Mb Cache Sata2
LG Sata Lightscribe Black SuperMulti 22x DVD±RW Dual Layer Drive
LG 22in W2242TQ Black Wide Screen 2ms 8000:1 1680x1050 LCD
Thermaltake Wings RS100 Piano Black
OCZ 600Watt GameXStream SLI Atx

The case comes with a rear 120mm chassis fan and I am going to put a bluelit 120mm in the front (which will make the case look cool in dim light) and considering active cooling for the memory and Mobo too, I think that would be sufficient cooling. Should be sweeeeet!

:rockout:

jbunch07 · Oct 27, 2008

ChaoticAtmosphere said:
Hi all,

I'm new to this forum and fairly new to building computers. I built my first comp. 2 years ago from spare parts I found for cheap and was quite satisfied with my accomplishments. However, this computer is seeing it's last days.

I have since ordered and paying off a new system and I thought I could use some of your expertise in tweaking it. I've seen screenshots of the BIOS utility and though it's awesome that it's jumperless and easy to use, there are other OC settings for the RAM, HT etc.. and voltage settings that seem a bit daunting to me. I also felt it would be good to post here as the system I'm building is based on the AMD Phenom 9850BE. I will be picking up all the parts on December 12th and I'm really stoked for that day!!! I'll list the system parts below....my budget is max out so some of them will need future upgrade but any comments and help would be greatly appreciated...looking forward to learning! Cheers.

Here's the system I'm getting ready to Build:

AMD Phenom 9850 Black Edition
ASUS M3A32-MVP Deluxe
Thermaltake Big Typhoon VX
Corsair Dominator TWIN2X4096-8500C5DF
ATI Radeon HD3870 GDDR4 x 1 (for now)
WD 320Gb 7200Rpm 16Mb Cache Sata2
LG Sata Lightscribe Black SuperMulti 22x DVD±RW Dual Layer Drive
LG 22in W2242TQ Black Wide Screen 2ms 8000:1 1680x1050 LCD
Thermaltake Wings RS100 Piano Black
OCZ 600Watt GameXStream SLI Atx

The case comes with a rear 120mm chassis fan and I am going to put a bluelit 120mm in the front (which will make the case look cool in dim light) and considering active cooling for the memory and Mobo too, I think that would be sufficient cooling. Should be sweeeeet!

The only thing I would think twice about would be the motherboard and GPU,
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131339
That board is cheaper and will yield better overclocking than the M3A32

Also take a look at the 4850s, they perform on par with the 3870X2 in most cases.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...tion=4850&name=Desktop Graphics / Video Cards

Oh and welcome to TPU! :toast:

kenkickr · Oct 27, 2008

I've really been thinking about sanding the damn IHS off my Phenom. I have lapped it and checked my Vendetta 2 for flatness but still see the temps spike up to around 60 Celcius with my current OC. Speaking of the current OC I had to turn it down to 2.7 cause all of a sudden 2.8Ghz just isn't stable, even @ 1.45v. I have extra IHS's laying around so do any of you advice to go through with sanding it?

mime_fx · Oct 27, 2008

Chicken Patty said:
nice, have you tried going a bit higher?

220X14 1.38Vcore 3080GHz
1173 5-5-5-15 2.3V

mime_fx · Oct 27, 2008

Bios

Is 1203 BIOS for M3A32-MVP Deluxe/Wifi-AP better than 1102 BIOS?

Chicken Patty · Oct 28, 2008

mime_fx said:
Is 1203 BIOS for M3A32-MVP Deluxe/Wifi-AP better than 1102 BIOS?

1203 bios worked great for me, It also helps out with stability at higher clocks I believe. I think it was the best BIOS released so far.

Chicken Patty · Oct 28, 2008

ChaoticAtmosphere said:
Hi all,

I'm new to this forum and fairly new to building computers. I built my first comp. 2 years ago from spare parts I found for cheap and was quite satisfied with my accomplishments. However, this computer is seeing it's last days.

I have since ordered and paying off a new system and I thought I could use some of your expertise in tweaking it. I've seen screenshots of the BIOS utility and though it's awesome that it's jumperless and easy to use, there are other OC settings for the RAM, HT etc.. and voltage settings that seem a bit daunting to me. I also felt it would be good to post here as the system I'm building is based on the AMD Phenom 9850BE. I will be picking up all the parts on December 12th and I'm really stoked for that day!!! I'll list the system parts below....my budget is max out so some of them will need future upgrade but any comments and help would be greatly appreciated...looking forward to learning! Cheers.

Here's the system I'm getting ready to Build:

AMD Phenom 9850 Black Edition
ASUS M3A32-MVP Deluxe
Thermaltake Big Typhoon VX
Corsair Dominator TWIN2X4096-8500C5DF
ATI Radeon HD3870 GDDR4 x 1 (for now)
WD 320Gb 7200Rpm 16Mb Cache Sata2
LG Sata Lightscribe Black SuperMulti 22x DVD±RW Dual Layer Drive
LG 22in W2242TQ Black Wide Screen 2ms 8000:1 1680x1050 LCD
Thermaltake Wings RS100 Piano Black
OCZ 600Watt GameXStream SLI Atx

The case comes with a rear 120mm chassis fan and I am going to put a bluelit 120mm in the front (which will make the case look cool in dim light) and considering active cooling for the memory and Mobo too, I think that would be sufficient cooling. Should be sweeeeet!

Welcome aboard Chaotic man hehe. Glad to see another member join the AMD world here in TPU. To start off, I will really consider what Jbunch said. Get the M3A79-T instead of the M3A32. I have both right now, and I upgraded to the M3A79 because it is a much much better board. The overclocking capabilities are sooo much better as the M3A32 suffered from a weak PWM.

The video card I will also get a 4850 overall its a bit slower than a 3870x2, but its a much more efficient and cheaper card.

You're build seems very good, solid, but what I just said and jbunch said are the two points I would like to change.

Start reading this guide in this same thread, as it will help you understand a lot of things for overclocking the Phenoms. Enjoy, and happy reading :tOast:

Post # 2244

http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=58746&page=90

ChaoticAtmosphere · Oct 28, 2008

Thanks for the welcomes to TPU jbunch07 and Chicken Patty. I will take your recommendations seriously and do some research on the M3A79-T and the 4850. I have done a bit so far and I like the SB750 on it as opposed to the SB600 on the M3A32-MVP. I guess more expensive is not always better. I just hope that they will be able to change my order if I decide to go with it.

I will read this thread and pick up as much as I can and research what I don't understand. Thanks again for the support and welcomes. I'll post again when I get the parts and put it together!

Chicken Patty · Oct 28, 2008

ChaoticAtmosphere said:
Thanks for the welcomes to TPU jbunch07 and Chicken Patty. I will take your recommendations seriously and do some research on the M3A72-T and the 4850. I have done a bit so far and I like the SB750 on it as opposed to the SB600 on the M3A32-MVP. I guess more expensive is not always better. I just hope that they will be able to change my order if I decide to go with it.

I will read this thread and pick up as much as I can and research what I don't understand. Thanks again for the support and welcomes. I'll post again when I get the parts and put it together!

no problem buddy, thats what we are here for. by the way its M3A79-T, don't want you sounding like you don't know what you are talking to the sales rep hehe.

keep us posted on your progress :toast;

ChaoticAtmosphere · Oct 28, 2008

Chicken Patty said:
Post # 2244

http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=58746&page=90

Awesome!! This should keep me quiet until December 12th...LMAO!!!

:roll:

servermonkey · Oct 28, 2008

AphexDreamer said:
This guy on this forum has the same exact CPU as me and has got it to 3.3Ghz. Maybe there is hope after all.

Name: charged3800z24
CPU: JAAFB AA 0810GPBW

http://techreport.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=60786

hey thats my stepping!

i run 3.3 24/7

http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=432118

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