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AMD 955 B.E. @ 6960 MHz

i'm not having great luck with sandy's CPU, so, when i saw this stuff on sale in a local online shop i tought: why not ?
last weekend i had a long LN2 session but due to moisture and other issues i cannot managed to push this setup to its limit.
so, today i went to the LN2 dealer and refilled the dewar, go back home, had lunch and then start clocking.

config:

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Phenom II x4 955 B.E.
MSI 990FXA-GD80 :: bios 11.2 / B20
Kingston HyperX 2000 cas8 :: Elpida MGH-E-Hyper
Geffo 6200 LE PCI-E
PC P&C 1200
Seagate 120 GB sata
Guglio's CPU pot rev 2.0 :: best CPU pot ever

http://mafio.host56.com/imagehosting/?dm=813125647892 http://mafio.host56.com/imagehosting/?dm=1513125648355

this MSI isn't a fast mobo, so i spent most of my time trying to get a good CPUZ validate.
after a lot of hours and effort i got a good 6960 MHz.

http://valid.canardpc.com/cache/screenshot/1939088.png

CPUZ valid :: HwBot link

http://mafio.host56.com/imagehosting/?dm=4131256483513 http://mafio.host56.com/imagehosting/?dm=413125647390

after than this, with the latest litres of LN2, i did a Pifast.
with this not so efficient board i'm quite satisfied, 17.08 doesn't looks so bad.
CPU mch looks quite crappy and BIOS doesn't like Hyper ICs based RAM, i have to try with a different memory.

http://mafio.host56.com/imagehosting/?dm=713125649050

HwBot link

these results are for my friend Guglielmo and for the whole HwProject team.

Nice! Might be coming your way for help in a few months when I put mine under LN2.

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Originally Posted by Splave (Post 81375)

really nice mate

thanks mate :D

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Originally Posted by DrNip (Post 81376)

Nice! Might be coming your way for help in a few months when I put mine under LN2.

thanks :D
i'm not a big AMD expert, but like we use to say here: 2 brains are better than 1 :D

I'm not one either but have a few I will be benching when temps cool off and if I hit a wall I will hit you up incase you have any secret sauce you might share.

REeally nice!

Sooooo close to 7G....

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Originally Posted by DrNip (Post 81378)

I'm not one either but have a few I will be benching when temps cool off and if I hit a wall I will hit you up incase you have any secret sauce you might share.

ok, no problem :D

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Originally Posted by Neuromancer (Post 81379)

REeally nice!

Sooooo close to 7G....

thanks
this cpu i really maxed, don't think i can get another 40 MHz out of it.

:popcorn:

Nice work mang .................. :thumbsup:

I like the near 7ghz cpu-z runs, not familiar with the pi times to comment but I like the time/effort put into overclocking the board/chip. Thx for sharing :)

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Originally Posted by Mafio (Post 81381)

thanks
this cpu i really maxed, don't think i can get another 40 MHz out of it.

Yeah I was just empathizing.

I know how I feel coming close to a milestone :banghead:

Hmm pullhair maybe?

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Originally Posted by Witchdoctor (Post 81382)

:popcorn:

Nice work mang .................. :thumbsup:

thanks

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Originally Posted by Kal-EL (Post 81387)

I like the near 7ghz cpu-z runs, not familiar with the pi times to comment but I like the time/effort put into overclocking the board/chip. Thx for sharing :)

thanks
super-pi and pifast are quite crappy, MSI should make something to improve the performance of this mobo.

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Originally Posted by Neuromancer (Post 81389)

Yeah I was just empathizing.

I know how I feel coming close to a milestone :banghead:

Hmm pullhair maybe?

yeah, but i'm not giving up on this, i want 7+ GHz...next week i will refill the dewar and try again. :D

no thanks, i like my hair where they are :D