What's the highest you've been able to get your 2500+ on air?

**lostlilchild6** · 07-22-2003, 04:58 AM

Alright guys... I need some results!

. I want to know what's the highest you guys have been able to get your 2500+ on air. Watercoolers are welcome to join in on the action aswell, but I will mostly be checking out the air coolers

. And this has to be a STABLE overclock... meaning, you were able to run 3dmark, prime95, SuperPI... etc

.

Highest air-cooled speed I was able to achieve was... 2.54GHz, at 2.1Vcore.

I couldnt get it any higher stably

. I even tried a higher Vcore... but it didn't help much. I honestly really wasn't looking for max CPU overclock... what I really wanted was to get a NICE run of 3dmark with my 9700PRO. But in the end... I was able to get a max of like 18.9k. I was very pissed off. But then I realized (after trying ALL of the Cat series drivers) that I have winXP installed. But I was too lazy to Install 2k, lol.

**Colossus** · 07-22-2003, 05:05 AM

Just admit it you want to brag

**lostlilchild6** · 07-22-2003, 05:14 AM

Originally posted by Colossus
Just admit it you want to brag

Nah... of course not!

... If I wanted to brag, Id make a thread about my 2800+ @ 2.91GHz... I mean .... hehe jk

.

No but really... the database at VR-zone isnt that great yet... and I do know that alot of people around here have been getting 2.5+ out of these chips

. So instead of browsing through all the posts.. id rather them gether in this thread!

**Colossus** · 07-22-2003, 05:19 AM

Ohh.. Well I wont be much of a help then... No AMD here

So when are you going to push that video card harder for a 21.5 score?

**xboxundone** · 07-22-2003, 09:01 AM

i got mine at 2.2 GHZ and its still running like a dream i dont want to push it to its max yet. It is only runnig a 1c or 2c hotter than when i ahve it at 1.8GHZ

so i am sure i can push it more

.

**serotone9** · 07-22-2003, 09:57 AM

Originally posted by xboxundone
i got mine at 2.2 GHZ and its still running like a dream i dont want to push it to its max yet. It is only runnig a 1c or 2c hotter than when i ahve it at 1.8GHZ so i am sure i can push it more .

same here at 2.23GHz: 39C vs. 36C at stock, and running prime for hours only increases to 42C! that is way less of a differential than i ever got with a pal or t-bred. with an SLK-800/900 the temps would be even lower. i just haven't decided if i'm going to be content at around this speed and default voltage with the AX-7, or get an SLK and go all the way to get to lostlil's 2.54

btw, SuperPi is 45sec, which is 5 seconds faster than my 2100+ at 2.3.

**xboxundone** · 07-22-2003, 10:03 AM

Originally posted by serotone9

same here at 2.23GHz: 39C vs. 36C at stock, and running prime for hours only increases to 42C! that is way less of a differential than i ever got with a pal or t-bred. with an SLK-800/900 the temps would be even lower. i just haven't decided if i'm going to be content at around this speed and default voltage with the AX-7, or get an SLK and go all the way to get to lostlil's 2.54 btw, SuperPi is 45sec, which is 5 seconds faster than my 2100+ at 2.3.

SUPER PI? Also where do i DL prime 95 thanks.

**serotone9** · 07-22-2003, 10:12 AM

Originally posted by xboxundone
SUPER PI? Also where do i DL prime 95 thanks.

prime95 is here.

Colossus turned us on to SuperPi, actually. (at least i think it was he.

) it's a pi calculation benchmark. i don't have the direct link anymore, but it's linked to on this page (search down): http://www.myownlittleworld.com/pi/pitable.html

**kirkyg** · 07-22-2003, 10:14 AM

2.2 ghz @ 2.1 vcore....pitiful if you ask me.

kirkyg

**StEel GaMer** · 07-22-2003, 10:46 AM

Can only get mine to 2.45ghz before it starts crapping out on me.

**xboxundone** · 07-22-2003, 10:58 AM

Originally posted by serotone9

prime95 is here.

Colossus turned us on to SuperPi, actually. (at least i think it was he. ) it's a pi calculation benchmark. i don't have the direct link anymore, but it's linked to on this page (search down): http://www.myownlittleworld.com/pi/pitable.html

thanks man appreciate it i will have to DL those and run the tests

**hwmicre** · 07-22-2003, 11:59 AM

Originally posted by serotone9

btw, SuperPi is 45sec, which is 5 seconds faster than my 2100+ at 2.3.

I went down about 3 secs on SuperPi moving from 2100+ to 2500+ at the
same Mhz. Now, my FSB went up from 195 to 215, but SuperPi, as fa
as I know, is dependent on raw CPU speed (not??)

Anyway, I don't think I see enough written here about how Barton
outperforms Tbred clock-for-clock. Not by a huge amount, but it DOES.

**serotone9** · 07-22-2003, 12:32 PM

Originally posted by hwmicre
Anyway, I don't think I see enough written here about how Barton
outperforms Tbred clock-for-clock. Not by a huge amount, but it DOES.

it totally does. remember the anandtech review from earlier in the year? the barton equals or surpasses the t-bred at the same clock speed every time. and for general use (what most people probably use their computers for at least 50% of the time), the barton is king.

**hwmicre** · 07-22-2003, 12:43 PM

Originally posted by serotone9

remember the anandtech review from earlier in the year?

Yeah, that was one of them. BTW, I went thru the scores randomly
to see that Barton was right up there. I have mine running at 3200+
speeds, so it'll fare purty good. Now, not to forget that if I o/c,
then I have to take into account that the other CPU's will as well,
to be objective. Still, a $171 chip/mobo ain't too shabby....

**gkline** · 07-22-2003, 01:53 PM

I'm running my 2500 at 2230 solid. With the rest of my components so fat, a soldier in BF 1942 turned around yeterday and screamed at me " Slow this D*mned thing down!

" Heeheehee

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