Ocing Opteron 170 Results

[Phlab]

Opteron 170 is the 2.0ghz 10x200 version

i can run at 280x10 (dual fx-57s) at 1.55 volts

i usually run at 275x10 at 1.475 volts.

so which one do i choose?

however, i think i an getting screwed somehow. when using DVD shrink, i get bsods at both. max stable is 267x10

BUT i am scmark stable!

load temps are 237 and 38 respectively on sciencemark 2.0

Help me?

 

[VStrom]

BSOD's are usually memory related...i think you'll find your answer there. Oh, I'd run the first setting for performance and drop it to the second for 24/7 general computing.

 

[DrMrLordX]

Are you prime95 stable? Have you used memtest? VStrom is probably right in suspecting that you have a memory problem.

All that aside, 275x10 @ 1.475 vcore is probably your max safe overclock. 1.55 vcore is a bit much, and all you get is 50 mhz out of it!

 

[Phlab]

Is the 1.55v too much?>
I wanted the dual fx-57's!
my temps are unusually lower than i expected - 38 is not high, right? I thought only temps killed procs.
oh yeah my RAM doesnt even run at ddr400 properly. i dialed it down to ddr 186 and its ok now. no more bsods.

yeah my opteron is stable with heavyload, prime95 and pifast sciencemark and superpi all at once for 5 hours.

 

[DrMrLordX]

1.55v might be okay, but you want to stay at or below 1.49v I believe

 

[Phlab]

whats the life expectancy? 5yrs or so is fine.

 

[o1die]

Drop your memory to 166, if you haven't already. Then you should be able to tell if the cpu has reached it's limit.

 

[kruull]

Most probably the ram - had to replace a 400MHz ram on one of my friends system - BSOD when OC - ram @ 386 then!!! So try to go as close to 400 as possible or down to 333! And dont forget to run 2xPrime95 - copied in 2 different directories
Acctually there is great THEAD on overclocking (X2 information included) - u can fight all the answers in the 1st post of it!