Overclocking my x2 6400+

[Nagasama]

wooo dogeee my 4200 would get really...i mean like, really...hot anything over 1.6V.
25C is a good idle temp though, i notch up the voltage a tad and see what happens. watch that temp under load.

 

[Apokalipse]

I like my watercooling.

I can push my 6000+ to 1.725V; at 100% load, core #0 won't break 50ºC, and core #1 will be in the low 40's (according to Core Temp)

but so far I haven't been able to run 3dmark06 at 3.5GHZ yet. Might need to burn in a bit longer.
it's done a full run at 3465MHZ though (and I broke 12K! CPU score: 2639)

It's fully prime95 stable at 1.575V, 3.4GHZ

*edit*
I've also got it prime95 stable at 3465MHZ, 1.625V

 

[Nagasama]

what setup do you have?

 

[BiGyLiLuPdAmIdL]

So it doesn't matter how high i raise the voltage right, as long as the temps are okay?

 

[Apokalipse]

So it doesn't matter how high i raise the voltage right, as long as the temps are okay?

well, yes, it does. If you put the voltage too high, there's a chance it could damage something. Even if the temperatures are fine.

I think my CPU can go further than 1.725V without overheating, but I am weary of pushing it even that far.

*edit*
Whenever I increase the core voltage past about 1.6V, I always increase the HTT CPU <-> SPP voltage, to prevent there from being too much voltage difference between the CPU and HTT bus
if there is too much difference in the voltages, I think it can damage the memory controller (which is on the CPU die, in AMD's case).

what setup do you have?

http://www.techist.com/forums/f10/case-layout-150172/

Swiftech MCP655
Swiftech Apogee GT with AM2 plate
Thermochill PA120.3 radiator, with 3 x 120mm fans (1200RPM)
AC Ryan 120.3 Rad Grill
Danger Den fillport
Clearflex tubing (1/2" ID)

probably spent over $500 AUD on it.
That's not including the case, which I picked and modded specifically for the gear I have (and cost me about $350 AUD, plus about $50 for the perspex, and about $50 for the eight 120mm fans)

But IMO, the result is priceless.
And I can still use the case and water cooling kit for future hardware

 

[BiGyLiLuPdAmIdL]

ok so in increased voltages, but didn't touch the overclocking speeds, and now it can run prime 95 stable with no errors. I ran it for about 4 hours last night though. Now my main concern though is what you said apokolipse. I just dont want to increase the voltages too high. But the settings on my motherboard its weird, no matter where i set the voltages to, it always goes a little above it. For example, right now i have it set to 1.55v, but in cpu id and my monitor it says the voltage is like 1.65v. So basically what voltage is the max i shouldn't try to pass. I think i might be able to get 3.6ghz with 1.65v. if i lower my ram and htt. Here's my recent screen shot:

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d95/airblue7/voltages.jpg

 

[BiGyLiLuPdAmIdL]

Also my bios has settings for my ram voltage and my chipset voltage, what does the chipset voltage do?

 

[BiGyLiLuPdAmIdL]

ok so i have it at 3.5ghz, and its at 1.65v, this is the farthest i can really get, but prime 95 still has it unstable, and i dont know if i want to raise the voltage to over 1.7v just to keep it stable at 3.5ghz, so i think im just going to leave it stable at 3.45ghz at 1.6v

 

[Apokalipse]

My 6000+ can get to 3465MHZ prime95 stable at about 1.575V, but it also doesn't seem to want to stay 100% stable at 3.5GHZ

What I'm going to do is try burning-in the CPU for a while, to see if I can at least do a run of 3dmark06 at 3.5GHZ
Basically, that means undervolting it, and running it at 100% load for hours.

I've been able to get the thing running at 3060MHZ, at 1.2V stable in prime95

 

[Peter.Cort]

i was able to get 3.6ghz on my 4000+ but mine's a brisbane. i've got a afp64 and the thing never touches above 45C and the voltage was i believe 1.32ish.

^^It was stable, prime95 + 3dmark06