*Semi-Official* San Diego OC Results thread

[GuitarDaddy]

The new San Diego's are almost here so I thought I would follow Painmans lead and start an overclocking thread for them. The rules are simple, no biting, no kicking, no cheatin or lyin, use the template below and attach screenies to your amazing results is you don't want us to call BS. I will upate this post with Summary results as I can.
Have fun:beer:

*edit*
GAMING BENCHES AND COMPARISONS NEEDED
My preliminary results are showing some monster increases in HL2 and newer games vs. Winchester. For those of you who will be changing chips, run some benches on your old chip and new chip keeping CPU mhz and ram mhz equal(or as close as possible), especially gaming benches. It looks like the SD core puts a serious whooopin on the other cores in gaming, we just need to verify


**** data in the template is for example, as I don't have my chip yet********


********************** TEMPLATE ************************************

***CPU INFO***
CPU Model Number: -----------ADA3700DAA5BN
CPU Code:----------------------CABGE 0515 VPMW

***SYSYEM INFO***
Motherboard: ------------------Asus A8N-SLI deluxe ver. 1.03
BIOS Revision: ----------------1007
Memory: -----------------------1gb 2x512 OCZ EL PC3200 platinum rev. 2
Power Supply:----------------- Antec True Control 550
Cooling Type, Brand, Model:- Heatpipe w/92mm fan, Thermaltake, CL-P0025

***MAX OC on Default Vcore***
Max 1M Super PI:------------- 2200mhz - ??s
Max 32m Super PI: -----------2200mhz - ??m ??s
Load Temp 32m PI: -----------42c
SuperPI version: --------------SSE3 patch
HTT and Multiplier used: ------200mhz x 11
Actual Vcore: ------------------1.39
Ram divider used: -------------DDR400 (1:1)
Ram speed, timing, voltage: -200mhz @ 2-2-2-5, 2.7v

***MAX OC INFO***
Max 1M Super PI:------------- 2200mhz 1.39v- ??s
Max 32m Super PI -------------2200mhz 1.39v - ??m ??s
Max Prime Stable OC: ---------2200mhz
Prime95 SFFTs: -----------------22:00 hours
Prime95 LFFTs: -----------------22:00 hours
HTT and Multiplier used: -------200mhz x 11
Actual Vcore: -------------------1.39
Ram divider used: -------------DDR400 (1:1)
Ram speed, timing, voltage: --200mhz @ 2-2-2-5 2.7v
CPU Temp Under Load: -------42c


***Screen Shoots***
--------- Optional-----------


************************* RESULTS **********************************

 

[Worthington]

Ah, I was waiting for this.

When all my kit gets here I'll be sure to fill out the template. I can't wait.

 

[Painman]

I'll be watching with interest

 

[hippotautamus]

Let's hope they fair better than our first few Venice entries

 

[cecco]

My DFI NF4-D and OCZ PC4000 VX are waiting for the 3700+ to come in on Monday. This is the first time I wished my weekend to be short!

 

[rafster]

If anyone is going to run one on a A8N-SLi Deluxe please please try on an older BIOS before a new one to see if it posts

 

[GuitarDaddy]

I've decided to start with the 1007 do some testing, and if it is as crappy as I expect I will flash back to 1004 and pray that it reboots I will let you guys know of my success or failure

 

[GuitarDaddy]

Woot! Just got word from home that San Diego landed at my house today
and just found out I've got to work late tonight:frown: Sure hope I've got enough energy left to install it tonight. Maybe I should close the door to my office and take a nap:moon:

*edit*

Look what I found !!!

 

[Dadofamunky]

Originally posted by: GuitarDaddy
Woot! Just got word from home that San Diego landed at my house today
and just found out I've got to work late tonight:frown: Sure hope I've got enough energy left to install it tonight. Maybe I should close the door to my office and take a nap:moon:

*edit*

Look what I found !!!

that is what it's all about. I bet mine is from the same tray.

 

[cecco]

Aargh! My 3700+ just got here today along with the eVGA 6800GT, but I'm still waiting on the heatsink (Zalman 7700 CU).

It's been three years since my last build. I'm anxious to see what my new rig is capable of.

 

[Painman]

Originally posted by: GuitarDaddy
Look what I found !!!

CABGE? Sounds like it oughta be boiled with some corned beef, celery 'n carrots

 

[Zebo]

Originally posted by: GuitarDaddy
Woot! Just got word from home that San Diego landed at my house today
and just found out I've got to work late tonight:frown: Sure hope I've got enough energy left to install it tonight. Maybe I should close the door to my office and take a nap:moon:

*edit*

Look what I found !!!

Work's overrated. Stop and smell the roses, get some overclocking in

 

[GuitarDaddy]

Here is a comparison of the San Diego 3700+ to my Winchester 3200+ at 2200mhz



-----------------------------------San Diego 3700+-------------------Winchester 3200+
---------------------------------------2211mhz------------------------------2202 mhz---0.41 %
--------------------------------ram=201mhz 2-2-2-5---------------ram=220mhz 2-2-2-5

HTT------------------------------------201-----------------------------------220.24
CPU multi------------------------------11--------------------------------------10



Sandra Bandwidth--Integer------- 5695------------------------------------5195----9.62%
--------------------------Float-----------5629-----------------------------------5197----8.31%

Sandra CPU----Dhrystone---------10221----------------------------------10195---0.26%
-------------------Whetstone----------3491----------------------------------3479----0.34%
---------------------------SSE2---------4518----------------------------------4503----0.33%

Sandra PU mutimedia-Integer-----21078---------------------------------21021----0.27%
-----------------------------Float--------22657---------------------------------22605----0.23%


SuperPI 8mb-----------seconds------409------------------------------------435-----6.36%


Aquamark3---------------GFX---------7752---------------------------------7659-----1.21%
-----------------------------CPU--------10548---------------------------------9504----10.98%
-----------------------------Total-------56393---------------------------------54601---3.28%
-----------------------------FPS----------56.4---------------------------------54.6----3.30%

3dmark03-------------------------------8391---------------------------------8220----2.08%

Half Life 2 1024x768 FPS avg--------94.5-----------------------------------80.2---17.83%

X2 the threat---------- FPS avg--------88.7-----------------------------------75.5---17.48%



A couple of things really surprized me here.

1. With 20mhz less speed the SD score 10% higher in memory bandwidth? WTF? is this the L2 cache at work?

2. The SD makes a surprizing difference in the new games


Stock Screenie

 

[GuitarDaddy]

Oh baby! I'm lovin this chip , already exceeded my expectations and still on stock vcore with ram taken out of the picture

2747mhz Super PI 16m on default vcore

 

[Zebo]

:::Slobber:::

 

[Zebo]

FX-55 stable?:Q 57? maybe even 59!!!! don't temp me like this man I was waiting for X2.

 

[GuitarDaddy]

I'm priming with this setting so far so good

2822mhz SuperPI 1m 29 sec

FX-57 Stable:shocked:

 

[Zebo]

Arrrr May 20th at Monarch. used to be May 8 as i checked when you started this thread.

 

[Zebo]

:wine::beer::sun::shocked:

 

[GuitarDaddy]

I just checked over at Xtreme, and everybody seems to be hitting 2.8 with ease on Air
:beer::beer::beer::beer::beer::beer::beer::beer:

They've also confirmed that San Diego has the cold bug below -60c. But I don't give a shite about that. heheheheh

 

[n7]

Now we're talking.

Who wants a Venice? Not me anymore
Edit: I didn't realize the massive price difference...i guess you really do pay for what you get in this case...

Methinks San Diego is teh way to go, though only time will tell (& price too)

 

[Zebo]

i guess you really do pay for what you get in this case

Indeed. I just can't understand the diff. I mean same manufacturing process between V and SD but more than 200mhz differential so far in the overclcoks!!!???!!!



Edit: Here's that thread GD was talking about!!!

SD seems the chip to have... all into and over FX57 levels (2800Mhz)

 

[cecco]

Originally posted by: GuitarDaddy
I just checked over at Xtreme, and everybody seems to be hitting 2.8 with ease on Air

Now that is what I like to hear. My day at work is a little brighter.

:beer:

 

[UzairH]

Originally posted by: GuitarDaddy
Here is a comparison of the San Diego 3700+ to my Winchester 3200+ at 2200mhz



-----------------------------------San Diego 3700+-------------------Winchester 3200+
---------------------------------------2211mhz------------------------------2202 mhz---0.41 %
--------------------------------ram=201mhz 2-2-2-5---------------ram=220mhz 2-2-2-5

HTT------------------------------------201-----------------------------------220.24
CPU multi------------------------------11--------------------------------------10



Sandra Bandwidth--Integer------- 5695------------------------------------5195----9.62%
--------------------------Float-----------5629-----------------------------------5197----8.31%

Sandra CPU----Dhrystone---------10221----------------------------------10195---0.26%
-------------------Whetstone----------3491----------------------------------3479----0.34%
---------------------------SSE2---------4518----------------------------------4503----0.33%

Sandra PU mutimedia-Integer-----21078---------------------------------21021----0.27%
-----------------------------Float--------22657---------------------------------22605----0.23%


SuperPI 8mb-----------seconds------409------------------------------------435-----6.36%


Aquamark3---------------GFX---------7752---------------------------------7659-----1.21%
-----------------------------CPU--------10548---------------------------------9504----10.98%
-----------------------------Total-------56393---------------------------------54601---3.28%
-----------------------------FPS----------56.4---------------------------------54.6----3.30%

3dmark03-------------------------------8391---------------------------------8220----2.08%

Half Life 2 1024x768 FPS avg--------94.5-----------------------------------80.2---17.83%

X2 the threat---------- FPS avg--------88.7-----------------------------------75.5---17.48%



A couple of things really surprized me here.

1. With 20mhz less speed the SD score 10% higher in memory bandwidth? WTF? is this the L2 cache at work?

2. The SD makes a surprizing difference in the new games


Stock Screenie

UN-FRICKIN-BELIEVABLE!!! :Q :shocked:

How the hell did 512k more L2 increase the gaming performance by 17%???
In the jump (backwards) from Northwood to Prescott, we saw there was at best 1 or 2% performance increase, same in Prescott to Prescott 2M. Also look at the performance diff between the 512K L2 A64 3800+ and 1MB 4000+, the 1MB L2 of 4000+ gives it a 4% advantage at best in games. Where the hell did this 17% improvement come from? Is there some architectural difference?

GuitarDaddy, don't take this wrongly , I respect you and all (thanks again for the help you've given me in questions I've posted in the past ), but I am almost tempted to call BS to your bechmarking methods, this is so weird. Waiting for tests from other guys here, as well as review websites. But thanks to GuitarDaddy for these extensive tests :thumbsup:

Weird!
And oh, the OC results are so MUCH better than what we've seen with Venice. Glad I didn't order one

 

[UzairH]

IF the SD core is 17% faster than similar clock Winchester/Venice/Newcastle, that means the 2.2GHz 3700+ is faster than the FX-55 in games like Half-Life 2. Did I say UN-FRICKIN-BELIEVABLE?