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computer doesn't overclock stable anymore

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OS

Lifer
I have an NF2/xpm 2600. Before it did 12x200@1.85V fine but now it won't. It's running 10x200 currently. What would cause this?
 
i run my mobile at 2v.. thats not too much. i used to have it at super high fsbs (260range) stable, but now it doestn like them with my infninity. idk whats goin on , but my oc has greatly decreased
 
Its lifespan has probably decreased, frm what I believe, its not possible to OC superhigh for extended periods of time.
 
When did you notice the instability? Were there any changes made around that time? What temps are you running?
 
well, when the summer came, it got hotter and the computer stopped being stable. At that time, temps were reaching over 60C. I clocked it back down and left it like that for most of summer, but now it won't clock back up.

I'm starting to suspect though that it was never 100% stable before, it would occasionally crash halo even before summer and I thought it was just Halo might be buggy. Now I've played it on and off all summer not overclocked and it never crashed. I tried clocking it at 2.3 just today and seems ok, so I might have just answered my own question. 😕
 
Originally posted by: cirthix
i run my mobile at 2v.. thats not too much. i used to have it at super high fsbs (260range) stable, but now it doestn like them with my infninity. idk whats goin on , but my oc has greatly decreased
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you're killing your cpu with 2 volts.. it won't last long - that's why you can't overclock as high
 
Originally posted by: FelixDeKat
AMD chips become notoriously unstable with a prolonged overclocking.
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Why don't you STFU about AMD chips,all i hear from you is BS comments like that.

Go play with your overpriced Emergency edition & leave AMD threads alone since you got no ideal what you're talking about.
 
I ran a DLT3C @ 1.95v for almost a year. Never lost a cent of Overclock. But I'm sure that varies. With voltages above a certain point electromigration problems are a risk you take.
 
Originally posted by: charloscarlies
Originally posted by: FelixDeKat
AMD chips become notoriously unstable with a prolonged overclocking.
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Since Intel chips are such great overclockers...go crank up your EE to 2 volts and see what happens. 😀
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Uh no. Ive had two AMD chips die on me so I speak from personal experience. Therefore I let people know what I went through to save them from any agony awaiting them. Some people cant take it, they get all mad. I cant help that.

 
Originally posted by: FelixDeKat
AMD chips become notoriously unstable with a prolonged overclocking.
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Tell that to my recently retired 2500+ that was overclocked @ 2.2GHz for over 2 years...I find it funny that just because you fvck up overclocks/CPUs you feel it necessary to blame an entire company for your incompetence...
 
Originally posted by: Budman
Originally posted by: FelixDeKat
AMD chips become notoriously unstable with a prolonged overclocking.
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Why don't you STFU about AMD chips,all i hear from you is BS comments like that.

Go play with your overpriced Emergency edition & leave AMD threads alone since you got no ideal what you're talking about.
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agreed
 
nice flame war...any chip that runs at way over the stock voltage for an extended period of time will have some electromigration. i tend to think that felix killed the amd chips cause there are thousands of us here who overclock amds without ever killing them
 
Originally posted by: FelixDeKat
AMD chips become notoriously unstable with a prolonged overclocking.
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Nothing was worse than the initial Northwood P4's, which would run fine at 1.7V for a couple weeks then, oops, burn out and die or just lose stability not only at overclocked speeds but even stock speeds as well.

It's not AMD chips which are just suceptable to overclocks; it's any chip with too much voltage!

1.85V is too much voltage for most Athlon XP's unless you have very good cooling; some people put huge hsf's with loud-ass high RPM fans on their AXP's, and this will let you run at 1.85-2V all day long, but others try to get by with more marginal cooling, and their CPU's life degrades.
 
Originally posted by: FelixDeKat
Originally posted by: charloscarlies
Originally posted by: FelixDeKat
AMD chips become notoriously unstable with a prolonged overclocking.
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Since Intel chips are such great overclockers...go crank up your EE to 2 volts and see what happens. 😀
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Uh no. Ive had two AMD chips die on me so I speak from personal experience. Therefore I let people know what I went through to save them from any agony awaiting them. Some people cant take it, they get all mad. I cant help that.
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can you PLEASE explain to my why anandtech recommends AMD for every budget, AND uses AMD for its server? please FelixDeKat, make my day and answer me
 

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can you PLEASE explain to my why anandtech recommends AMD for every budget, AND uses AMD for its server? please FelixDeKat, make my day and answer me[/quote]

i don't think anandtech overclocks their servers but if they did it would be seriously BA and i will take my hat off to this site once again

"athlon 64 will be obsolete when intel releases their secret project : pentium 5 128bit. trust me "

i haven't seen this one...freakin hilarious

is there a certain voltage thet you should not run a northwood over 24/7?
 
Originally posted by: Budman
Dont mind him nick1985 he's just an idiot trying to spread FUD.
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Yeah, like we all ignore Buttman.


And Nick,

Anandtech makes its server choices as they choose - which is just that - their choice. And you can bet everything is run at stock. If you want to run at stock, be my guest. But my 1800+ at stock up and died after 18 months. 🙁

Thank you, come again.

🙂
 
updated, i bought a new mobo, 8rda3i. Created some separate issues, but I got all my overclock back and then some. It does 2.5@1.8V now, which is better than I ever had before.

So apparently, the problem was the old mobo. It was an old 166 bus only 8rda+, which I volt modded the chipset so it could get to 200 bus. But I guess this slowly killed the mobo and eventually I couldn't overclock any more. 😛
 
Originally posted by: OS
well, when the summer came, it got hotter and the computer stopped being stable. At that time, temps were reaching over 60C. I clocked it back down and left it like that for most of summer, but now it won't clock back up.

I'm starting to suspect though that it was never 100% stable before, it would occasionally crash halo even before summer and I thought it was just Halo might be buggy. Now I've played it on and off all summer not overclocked and it never crashed. I tried clocking it at 2.3 just today and seems ok, so I might have just answered my own question. 😕
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Hehe yup..thats why I always back down 5% on my prime stable OC to make allowances for temps, parties which get hot, dust etc..🙂 Only when benching do I go to edge.🙂
 
Originally posted by: FelixDeKat
Originally posted by: charloscarlies
Originally posted by: FelixDeKat
AMD chips become notoriously unstable with a prolonged overclocking.
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Since Intel chips are such great overclockers...go crank up your EE to 2 volts and see what happens. 😀
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Uh no. Ive had two AMD chips die on me so I speak from personal experience. Therefore I let people know what I went through to save them from any agony awaiting them. Some people cant take it, they get all mad. I cant help that.
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n***a please. I ran a t-bred w. 2.1Volts for 2 years before I sold it. Never crashed or faltered. In your case I have no doubt user error was the issue.
 
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