Amazing ECS KA3 MVP overclock!

[robodude666]

Hey guys!

On friday I got my new system and all of today I have been busy overclocking. So far the highest I managed to get is my x2 3800+ @ 2600MHz (default is 2000). This is about a 30% overclock!

I am using G.Skill 2x 1GB DDR2-800 ram. And I am idling at about 25c and loading at 50c with stock cooling and stock paste. I will try out my AS5 tomorrow.

It seems fairly stable, but I will do an overnight StressPrime test to verify that it is stable. I hope to beat, or get to what Blake got. My final goal is to hit 3GHz =D I may have to get liquid cooling or better cooling though.

I would like to thank Blake for helping me out in the beginning and giving me tips on what to do :)

Cheers,
-robodude666

[gvblake22]

WOO HOO! :dancing2: :elefant: :beer: :dancing: :tee: :cheers:
That's pretty darn good for your first 24 hours or so of overclocking all at less than 1.3v!

[robodude666]

Thank you, thank you, thank you ^^

I ran StressPrime overnight for 10 hours and it passed with flying colors! I ran SuperPI 1M and got 33s (down from 38s stock speed). I am running SuperPI 32M now and will run 3DMark later. Then its on to increasing it to 2700! I may turn off the system and replace the paste with AS5 to lower temp by a degree or two :)

Oh, can you say emoticonoverkill-much?

-robodude666

[gvblake22]

Originally Posted by robodude666

Oh, can you say emoticonoverkill-much?

Why yes, infact I can (barely)

[polobunny]

Originally Posted by gvblake22

WOO HOO! :dancing2: :elefant: :beer: :dancing: :tee: :cheers:
That's pretty darn good for your first 24 hours or so of overclocking all at less than 1.3v!

65W TDP X2?

[gvblake22]

Originally Posted by polobunny

65W TDP X2?

Yep. The thing is 1.25v at stock!

[screwballl]

looks good there... but still need to step up to C2D

My E6600 @ stock 2.4 does the 1M SuperPI at 22.547s

[robodude666]

Originally Posted by screwballl

looks good there... but still need to step up to C2D

My E6600 @ stock 2.4 does the 1M SuperPI at 22.547s

I am not looking here for the most fastest processing. I am doing this, partly in reason that I want to show people that the ECS KA3 MVP CAN overclock like Blake showed. Another reason is that I can't afford the Core 2 Duo. And a third is that I feel AMD has something going and I want to be ready.

I discussed about how I don't want a C2D on forums already and I am tired of hearing people say I should get a C2D. People dont have to have the top of the line processor. People should get what they want and what makes them happy. I have had my eye on a X2 rig for a while and I fell in love with this motherboard and it is exactly what I wanted!

Thanks for your concern though :)

Oh, and the X2 6000+ (3GHz) can run SuperPI 1M in 28s which is close enough imo. It can probably run faster if you increased speed of ram a bit.

What I am trying to say is that the X2 3800+ works best for me with price, performance and motherboard selection.

UPDATE to my OC:

It failed SuperPI 32M (machine froze and didn't respond), but after a reboot it ran SuperPI 32M in 28minutes and 57s! Time to run 3DMark!

Cheers,
-robodude666

[robodude666]

Well, I managed to get it running at 2700MHz... I had to raise voltage to 1.3v for CPU and add .1v to the NB. It seems stable so far... Ran StressPrime for 5 hours fine. It passed both super pis and im running 3dmark for it now. My temperature is loading at 55c max. I think I need better cooling before I can move on any more.