What are Your Mobile Althlon Overclocking Results and Details?

[S4M33R]

Update:

Upgraded specs (new 35 watt proc from newegg instead of the old 45 watt one). Still have some headroom to OC... Havn't tried 2.5 yet, but 2.6 isn't working w.o errors in P95.

Mobo: Abit NF7-S (still tweaking)
Chipset: dual channel nforce 2
Bios revision: 1.04
Processor: 35 watt 2400 M
Stepping: AQYHA
RAM: 3200 mushkin 2x512
Timings:8-3-3-2.5
FSB: 200
Mulitplier: 12
Voltage: 1.75
resulting OC: 2.4 ghtz
Cooling: SLK 948U with artic silver 3 (I need to fix the mounting and remove some extra thermal paste)
Full load temp: 50 C, 122 F
Room temp: 83 degrees at least, the circulation in my room sucks...

It took a lot of trial and error for me to get my Athlon 2400 M to OCing stably from 1.8 to 2.4. I think it would be usefull and just plain fun to have a thread which details everyone's overclocking experiments, I know it could have saved me considerable amounts of time. I see a few stats sporadically in a number of different threads usually asking for help, but my goal here is to start a little record of fairly optimized STABLE overclocks. I think at a minimum a stable OC should be able to handle 3dmark 2k3 once without droppping out, but a prime95 test is probably a better idea. My first chip went to 2.4 but gave me errors in p95 but not in 3dmark! But the new 35 watt one does not So I guess it was worth the 10 bucks... I think it could hit 2.5 on air but 2.6 would be a stretch without really crazy cooling. I wish I had better RAM to push the FSB.

Try to stick to the format and not ask too many random questions, thanks guys

Usefull Links (just in case you don't have the lastest version or something) :
Download Prime 95
Download 3dmark 2003

Sidenotes:
If anyone's interested:
Video card: Radeon 9800 pro VGA Silencer 3.0 modded, OCed to 416 mghtz core and 370 mghtz memory
3dmark demo 2k3: 6178

 

[jagec]

mobo: Abit NF7-S rev 2
BIOS: tic tac modded d23
Processor: 2400+ mobile from newegg
Stepping: IQYHA IIRC
RAM: 1 GB PC3200 OCZ, dual channel, 2.5-3-3-7
FSB: 206
Mult: 11
Voltage: 1.74V idle, 1.71 load (from MBM)
Resulting OC: 2261MHz. (I've had it up to 2.4GHz to run 3dmark, but prime95 would throw errors after a few minutes)
Cooling: ALX-800 with 4.3W Sunon fan
Temp: 38 idle, 48 load

this system seemed kind of finnicky...sometimes it would POST and load windows, I bump up the mult and it crashes. Then I set it back down to what it was at before and it refuses to boot :roll:
I don't know if the PSU or mobo is to blame...

still, pretty darn fast, I bench higher than a P4 3.2C on Sandra Arithmetic, and over 6k 3dmark03 with a 9800pro at 412/375.

ut2k4 runs smooth at max AA, max AF, max detail, 1600x1200.

 

[Jayavarman]

mobo: NF7 rev 2
BIOS: 10
CPU: mobile 2500
stepping: don't know
RAM: 1x512 Kingmax 3500, 1x256 Geil Golden Dragon 3200 running single channel
FSB/timing: 215/11-3-3-2.5
Multiplier: 12.0
voltages: cpu-1.9, ram-2.8, chipset-1.7
resulting OC: do the math
Video Card: Radeon 9800 Pro 395/365x2
cooling: SLK-800 + 80mm tornado, 5 case fans
temp: 38/22 idle, 44/24 prime95

Runs Prime 95 stable for 18+ hours.

 

[CarpeDiem99]

Mobo: DFI Infinity
CPU: XP-M 2500 IQYHA 0351 MPMW
Bios revision: 12-18
RAM: 2x256mb Corsair XMS PC3500 v1.1 in channel 1 and 512mb Corsair XMS PC3500 v1.1 in channel 2
Timings: 11-2-2-2-2
FSB: 200
Mulitplier: 12.5
Voltage: 1.65v (1.63v load)
OC result: 2500Mhz
Cooling: Zalman 7000Cu
Video Card: Radeon 9800 Pro 128mb 450/350

 

[oldman420]

Mobo: Asus A7N8x-e deluxe
Chipset: dual channel nforce 2 ultra
Bios revision: 1008
Processor: 2600 M
RAM: 3200 corsaire xms 3x256
Timings:2-3-3-6)
FSB: 200
Mulitplier: 11.5
Voltage: 1.632
resulting OC: 2.3 ghtz
Cooling: zalman cs7000
Temp: 40 c at idle 45 under load
Dissipates 60 to 75 watts thermal power


This is the max stable oc I have gotten with this CPU
I am able to get this baby to post and load windows at 12.5 x 208 but it is not stable. Probably with ddr 500 ram I could get a stable 2.7 GHz or more. I have noticed however that I do not get a significant increase in real system performance at high clock speeds. I have found that, with this ram I am able to get 11500 or so 3dmarks 2001 at 2.2 GHz. but at 2.5 GHz I only got 9000. I think the Barton has its limits before the cpu just bogs down or something. Still at 2.6 GHz I was getting 2 GHz/sec memory allocate small block that?s like 70% better than a xp3200. But why burn up this great chip like that. I will keep it at 2.3 and be happy with my speedy cool running mobile Barton.

 

[VisableAssassin]

Click Me


ABIT NF7-S Rev2
1gig Corsair XMS PC4000 PRO (dont give me any slack bout it....runs fast enough for me )

 

[S4M33R]

So is anyone finding this thread usefull?

 

[savx]

Originally posted by: S4M33R
So is anyone finding this thread usefull?

Yes, I did.

 

[Shortass]

Is it better to go with PC3200 or PC4000 when OCing on the NF7-S or Asus A7N8x-e deluxe?

 

[Avalon]

Mobo: Epox 8rda3i
Chipset: dual channel nforce 2 400 ultra
RAM: 2x512mb Geil GD PC3200 @ PC3500 (in some runs)
Timings:6-3-3-2

*First Chip* IQYHA 402 Old Case
XP-M 2500+ - 166FSB x 11 @ 1.45v = 1830mhz 43C max
XP-M 2500+ - 200FSB x 11 @ 1.55v = 2200mhz 47C max
XP-M 2500+ - 210FSB x 11 @ 1.65v = 2310mhz 55C max
XP-M 2500+ - 200FSB x 12 @ 1.70v = 2400mhz 57C max
XP-M 2500+ - 210FSB x 12 @ 1.90v = 2530mhz ?? (unstable at full load)

*Second Chip* IQYHA 553 Old Case
XP-M 2500+ - 166FSB x 11 @ 1.45v = 1830mhz 43C max
XP-M 2500+ - 200FSB x 11 @ 1.60v = 2200mhz 50C max
XP-M 2500+ - 200FSB x 11.5 @ 1.675 = 2305mhz 54C max
XP-M 2500+ - 200FSB x 12 @ 1.775 = 2400mhz ?? 58C (approximate, could not get full load)

*Third Chip* IQYHA New Case!
XP-M 2500+ - 166FSB x 11 @ 1.45v = 1830mhz 41C max
XP-M 2500+ - 200FSB x 11 @ 1.55v = 2200mhz 45C max
XP-M 2500+ - 200FSB x 11.5 @ 1.65 = 2300mhz 49C max
XP-M 2500+ - 200FSB x 12 @ 1.725v = 2400mhz 51C max
XP-M 2500+ - 200FSB x 12.5 @ 1.825 = 2500mhz 54C max
XP-M 2500+ - 208FSB x 12.5 @ 1.975 = 2610mhz ?? (unstable at full load)

*Fourth Chip* IQXFA Old Case without fans
XP-M 2500+ - 166FSB x 11 @ 1.55v = 1830mhz 48C max
XP-M 2500+ - 200FSB x 11 @ 1.55v = 2200mhz 50C max
errors up the ass...wtf?

*Fifth Chip* AQYHA Old Case with fans
XP-M 2600+ - 166FSB x 11 @ 1.45v = 1830mhz 44C max
XP-M 2600+ - 200FSB x 11 @ 1.55v = 2200mhz 48C max
XP-M 2600+ - 216FSB x 10 @ 1.55v = 2160mhz 50C max
XP-M 2600+ - 200FSB x 11.5 @ 1.6v = 2300mhz 52C max
XP-M 2600+ - 216FSB x 10.5 @ 1.6v = 2268mhz 54C max
XP-M 2600+ - 216FSB X 11 @ 1.7v = 2376mhz 58C max

These are taken word from word from my OCing notes I took down while playing with a bunch of these suckers. My voltages listed are bios voltages, and my actual voltage shown in monitoring was actually a bit lower. Example, running at 1.9v bios resulted in about 1.87v actual. My fourth chip was a dud. It kept erroring in prime 95 like crazy. I think I've played with two other mobiles not listed, but this is enough. My last chip is the one I'm currently running in my sig, but at the moment in my old case I cannot run it at my sig speeds. Plus, it's now approaching on summer in Florida, and it's gotten very warm. My "new" case had excellent cooling and was a nice Lian Li aluminum case. My "old' case, the one I'm using now, has two exhaust fans and is a crappy generic steel case. I had to return my "new" case due to troubles I was having with it, and I'm waiting to get another.

*Edit*
Thinking back, I should have kept my third chip...lol.

 

[oldman420]

go with the faster ram for better performance and better ocing too

 

[Shimmishim]

mobo: DFI Ultra Infinity Rev A+
BIOS: beta 1/21/2004
Processor: 2500+ mobile from newegg
Stepping: IQYHA 0414
RAM: 512 megs PC3200 KINGSTON HyperX, dual channel, 2-2-2-11
FSB: 236.5
Mult: 11
Voltage: 1.85V idle, 1.82 load (from hardware monitor)
Resulting OC: 2602 mhz
Cooling: SP-97 w/ TT Smart Fan 2
Temp: 38 idle, 43-44 load

I'm gonna try out some OCZ 3700EB 2 x 256 in order to get some higher fsb's

Great chip. Once I get my prommy kit, i'll be pushing for 2.9 ghz or so.

 

[PCTweaketh]

Right now Im at 2.4GHz but havent tried any higher. I will do that now and see what I can come up with as long as I keep my voltage under 1.8v.

 

[hifisoftware]

I recently got 2500+ from newegg (Using Silent Boost for a cooler, nice cooler, not best at coolness but very quite. Great overall.). So far my stable (I've used Prime95 for a few hours to ensure stability)
11.5*200 = 2300 at 1.625 - using it now
12*200 = 2400 at 1.725
12.5*200 = 2500 NOT stable (I can do bench in Prime95, but I get errors during torture test) at 1.85. and I did not felt lke going further . But by looking at this I think that it "should" run ok at 1.875.

 

[jagec]

huh...and I thought my 2400+ @ 2.3 GHz (2.4 will benchmark, but not Prime, 2.5 will POST but crash when loading windows) was a MEDIOCRE overclock. Now I see it's about average.

 

[HGC]

My specs are below. Vcore is 1.65, RAM running at 2-2-2-7. The CPU gets up to 49 C. under load, about 44 C. idle. Runs Prime95 flawlessly for hours at these setttings. I'm thinking of turning down the Zalman CPU fan to silent mode.

For some reason I got errors at frequencies of 11.5 and above, regardless of the FSB setting.

 

[3LEMENT0]

This thread is a great help...I'm going to start getting parts by this weekend using abit NF7-s MB and probably XP 2600 or XP 2400 (the low voltage one if I find out it will perform better in OC than the 2600) Decided to go with XP instead of AMD64....will wait till next year to build another one again, when there are plenty of platform for AMD64 and WinXP64 is out and most bugs have been fixed...thanks for making this thread....S4M33R

 

[oldman420]

update after a burn in phase my cpu now runs happily at 12.5 x 200 1.7 vcore
42 at idle 47 after running p95 torture test all night. guess that means its stable.

 

[myocardia]

Details in sig, below. Ram is running at 2-2-2-11@2.8v (in dual-channel), vcore is at 1.80v in bios (1.760-1.774v actual, under load).

edit: Oops, the cpu is running at 12x209.

 

[AWhackWhiteBoy]

those with the DFI motherboards and beta bios, what are the risks of installing a non-stock bios and what kind of extra yields do you get? it seems my inifity and mobile max at 2.6ghz for now at 1.8volts,what more could i expect with the beta?

 

[myocardia]

Whack, if you're talking about the tictac bios, you don't get any extra speed, only a higher fsb. Of course, that translates to extra performance, but I don't believe anyone's getting higher clockspeeds, just higher fsb's with the tictac bioses.

 

[AWhackWhiteBoy]

so whats the lure for these "beta" bios,even from DFI?

 

[Falloutboy]

runnning day to day at 2.4ghz with 1.8V on my 45w 2400 but I can go as high as 2.7 perfecttsly stable @ 2.1V (I haave water so its ok)

 

[WobbleWobble]

Mobo: Asus A7N8X Deluxe Rev 2
Chipset: nForce 2
Bios revision: 1.07
Processor: 2500 M
RAM: Kingston ValueRam PC3200 512MB (x2), dual channel
Timings: 2.5-3-3-11
FSB: 200
Mulitplier: 12
Voltage: 1.7 (actual)
resulting OC: 2.4 GHz
Cooling: Zalman CNPS-7000A / AS5
Temp: 35C Mobo, 53C Socket, 60 Diode full load
Ambient: ~ 23 C

Prime95 stable for over 12 hours.

Now, I know I my temps are a bit high but my I strive to keep my case QUIET. All my fans are running between 5-7V. Can't even tell my PC is on a couple feet away

 

[oldman420]

i just tested and benched my system at 11 x 200 and got WAY better results can anyone explain this. performance test stayed the same 3dmark01 went up 500, i gained 1000 aquamarks. and my fps in call of duty went up from 60 to 70 wtf???