***UPDATED Just got my Athlon 64 X2; What kind of overclock can I expect?

[Ketchup]

After three years I am upgrading the rig in my sig (since I started building my own rigs, three years is a record for me.)

I got a nice deal on an X2 4600. Here is the info I have found on it:

Processor AMD Athlon? 64 X2 Dual-Core
Model 4600+
Ordering P/N (Tray) ADA4600IAA5CU
Ordering P/N (PIB) ADA4600CUBOX

Stepping F2
Frequency 2400Mhz
HT Speed 2000
Voltage 1.30V/1.35V
Max Temp 55-70°C
Thermal Power 89W
L1 Cache 128KB x2
L2 Cache 512KB x2
CMOS Technology 90nm SOI

Any of you out there have one of these? What kind of overclock can I expect for this?

So far I have picked up 2 gigs of DDR II and a GeForce 7950 GT. I am going to get the AM2 adapter for my Thermalright XP-90.

Now I just need to find a good overclocking motherboard with a price tag of $100 or less.

 

[google01103]

I'd check out DFI and Biostar, they both have boards at your price point and both manufacturers provide you oc options. I've got a 939 socket Biostar Tforce series and it performs and oc's incrediably well for the price and it's an igp matx board. I usually check out the customer reviews on Newegg to see what actual people experience.

 

[MarcVenice]

Don't expect to much, if you can hit 3ghz you should consider yourself fairly lucky.

 

[betasub]

No guarentee, but 12x250 for 3GHz would be sweet. HT multiplier 4x, and suitable (PC8000?) memory settings in BIOS, to round it all out.

 

[Ketchup]

Thanks for the motherboard recommendations.

I got a good deal on 2 gigs of PNY PC5300 DDRII, so I am going to use that, and just use appropriate dividers to keep the memory where it needs to be.

Would any of the boards (chipsets) have any problems running PC 5300 off the bat? I know the new boards are rated for higher speed memory, and I don't want to have nothing but beeps from the mobo when I set it up.

 

[Ketchup]

UPDATE: I purchased an Epox 570 SLI board from a forum member and finally got my rig up and running.

This X2 overclocks quite a bit better than my old single core Newcastle. At first I got it up to 2.9 GHz stable with 1.42 vcore, which is a nice 500 Mhz overclock.

Temps are a bit higher than I am used to, but considering I am running two cores instead of one, I shouldn't be surprised.

I was able to reuse my Thermalright XP-90 heatsink with an AM2 adapter. At first I was hitting near 60 under heavy load, but after swapping out fans and playing with fan speeds, my load temps are right around 50 and it idles around 35, which I feel is acceptable, and I was able to drop vcore a bit to 1.4.

With a better heatsink like the new Thermalright Ultima-90 my temps would probably be better and I bet I could hit 3.0 GHz, but I am pretty satisfied for the time being (which my end up only being a week or two, we will see).

 

[Hajpoj]

Is it really worth spending $40+ on another heatsink for another 100 mhz?

 

[n7]

Originally posted by: Hajpoj
Is it really worth spending $40+ on another heatsink for another 100 mhz?

Absolutely


Nice OC ketup79

 

[amenx]

Originally posted by: Hajpoj
Is it really worth spending $40+ on another heatsink for another 100 mhz?

I guess Intel owners are just plain spoiled with all the excess MHZ headroom, so 100mhz may seem unworthy of any additional expense. :laugh:

 

[Ketchup]

Well, I spent as much on the entire upgrade as many Intel enthusiasts are forced to spend on a good board, so I don't mind spending a few bucks on a heatsink.

 

[Amd2Intel]

Originally posted by: ketchup79
UPDATE: I purchased an Epox 570 SLI board from a forum member and finally got my rig up and running.

Yeah, can I get you to leave heat for that finally?