1700+ @ 2200Mhz, 1.7v - 65C?

[railer]

The clip was backwards on my GC88. I was fooling around with it on one of my spare MB's, and I noticed that the HS wasn't sitting square on the cpu with the clip on; it was tilted. Reversed the clip, and I'm now running at 1.68v, at 2250 mhz, at 44 C with a case temp of 38 C. Under load I'm in the low 50's.

 

[beatle]

If my case temperature was abnormally high, I'd consider the placement of my computer more important, but it's actually pretty low.

I don't think it can be the clip, as I've tried both the SK7 and now the alpha (clipless) with approximately the same results.

I'm concerned about the temperature as summer is on its way and temps will only get more out of hand as ambient temp jumps from 70F to 80F. Plus, who wouldn't want a bigger overclock? 🙂

Edit: I also posted this thread on abit's forums, but I haven't been able to reach it. Can someone try loading this thread?

 

[beatle]

Well, I just got off the phone with Abit's phone support. They said there were no issues with the motherboard reading temperatures higher than normal. They suggested that I try a different method of cooling

which is not a very acceptable answer, as I have used two different high end heatsinks with similar results. I'm disappointed in the support I received on the phone. :| I thought abit had some of the best support...

 

[beatle]

 

[beatle]

 

[beatle]

Doh, sorry about the 2 blank posts.

Good news, I am now running @ 54C! My 3-pin panaflo tail was not wired properly and was apparently drawing juice from the rpm monitoring pin instead of the correct one... either that or it was grounded to the rpm sensor. I noticed that the M1a was blowing less air than my YS tech fan which supposedly blows 27cfm. Now I'm wondering how much damage I've done to the chip while it was running @ 70C!

 

[kylebisme]

thats still 20c under amd's max spec so i would not worry too much. 😉