ZiNgA BuRgA Wrote::O, Assassinator's OC'd Phenom 9550 runs about as well as my Q6600 at stock:

My bench was on a 20% overclock. I can probably go all the way to a 30-35% overclock, but I really can't be bothered. I rather not stress the CPU to the max possible overclock - somehow that just doesn't seem healthy to me (I mean high voltages and high temps...). Some people on forums say they can only just push the Phenom 9550 to around my clock, even when using suicide voltages like 1.55 or something (compared to my 1.25). I guess I'm lucky (or they're unlucky, in getting a bad CPU), or my motherboard (specifically, chipset) is superior, or they don't know how to overclock.

Our memory scores are also quite similar. I guess my RAM got pulled up from 800 to 960 (compared to your stock 1066) from the 20% reference clock increase.

(This post was last modified: 07/03/2009 08:25 PM by Assassinator.)

Assassinator Wrote:

ZiNgA BuRgA Wrote::O, Assassinator's OC'd Phenom 9550 runs about as well as my Q6600 at stock:

My bench was on a 20% overclock. I can probably go all the way to a 30-35% overclock, but I really can't be bothered. I rather not stress the CPU to the max possible overclock - somehow, that just doesn't seem healthy to me (I mean high voltages and high temps...). Some people on forums say they can only just push the Phenom 9550 to around my clock, even when using suicide voltages like 1.55 or something (compared to my 1.25). I guess I'm lucky (or they're unlucky, in getting a bad CPU), or my motherboard (specifically, chipset) is superior, or they don't know how to overclock.

Our memory scores are also quite similar. I guess my RAM got pulled up from 800 to 960 (compared to your stock 1066) from the 20% reference clock increase.

My RAM is running at 800MHz (3x 266MHz) - can't get it to run at 1066MHz (get a heap of errors in Memtest86+).  Kinda surprised your RAM is slightly lower than mine actually.  AMD do do especially well with a higher clocked RAM due to its integrated memory controller.

ZiNgA BuRgA Wrote:My RAM is running at 800MHz (3x 266MHz) - can't get it to run at 1066MHz (get a heap of errors in Memtest86+).  Kinda surprised your RAM is slightly lower than mine actually.  AMD do do especially well with a higher clocked RAM due to its integrated memory controller.

Don't know... you got way more expensive RAM sticks?

I mean my 4GB cost me $60AU all up.

Assassinator Wrote:Don't know... you got way more expensive RAM sticks?

I mean my 4GB cost me $60AU all up.

At the time I bought my machine, your RAM was selling at $80, and I bought mine for $95 - I'd expect the $15 premium just to be on the 800 » 1066MHz speed rating...

ZiNgA BuRgA Wrote:

Assassinator Wrote:Don't know... you got way more expensive RAM sticks?

I mean my 4GB cost me $60AU all up.

At the time I bought my machine, your RAM was selling at $80, and I bought mine for $95 - I'd expect the $15 premium just to be on the 800 » 1066MHz speed rating...

Yeah, I bought all my stuff during a sweet spot. That same memory is $72AU now. Actually 20% higher, about 20% of a year down the track. My HDD was also cheaper back then.

But that's really dodgey. 1066 RAM fails at 1066... You didn't overvoltage right?

(This post was last modified: 01/03/2009 04:42 PM by Assassinator.)

Assassinator Wrote:

ZiNgA BuRgA Wrote:

Assassinator Wrote:Don't know... you got way more expensive RAM sticks?

I mean my 4GB cost me $60AU all up.

At the time I bought my machine, your RAM was selling at $80, and I bought mine for $95 - I'd expect the $15 premium just to be on the 800 » 1066MHz speed rating...

Yeah, I bought all my stuff during a sweet spot. That same memory is $72AU now. Actually 20% higher, about 20% of a year down the track. My HDD was also cheaper back then.

But that's really dodgey. 1066 RAM fails at 1066... You didn't overvoltage right?

Followed instructions from Kingmax's website, which tells you to overvolt by 0.2V (1.8 » 2.0V).  Tried like 2.05V as well, but the RAM fails at Memtest.

ZiNgA BuRgA Wrote:Followed instructions from Kingmax's website, which tells you to overvolt by 0.2V (1.8 » 2.0V).  Tried like 2.05V as well, but the RAM fails at Memtest.

Probably fails because of overvoltage. Memory supposedly can't overvoltage much, unlike CPUs and stuff. You're not trying to pull an overclock, so you shouldn't need to overvolt, and if you don't need to, then why bother.

(This post was last modified: 01/03/2009 04:48 PM by Assassinator.)

Assassinator Wrote:

ZiNgA BuRgA Wrote:Followed instructions from Kingmax's website, which tells you to overvolt by 0.2V (1.8 » 2.0V).  Tried like 2.05V as well, but the RAM fails at Memtest.

Probably fails because of overvoltage. Memory supposedly can't overvoltage much, unlike CPUs and stuff. You're not trying to pull an overclock, so you shouldn't need to overvolt, and if you don't need to, then why bother.

It won't boot at 1.8V.  Besides, the RAM is rated to run at 1.8-2.1V.  1066MHz RAM is pretty much designed for overclocking >_>
But I doubt there'd be much difference anyway, so meh.

ZiNgA BuRgA Wrote:It won't boot at 1.8V.  Besides, the RAM is rated to run at 1.8-2.1V.  1066MHz RAM is pretty much designed for overclocking >_>
But I doubt there'd be much difference anyway, so meh.

Heh, it's even more dodgey than I originally thought. Can you refund/swap it? (Based on malfunctioning product).

It's not whether there'd be a significant difference, it's that you got ripped off. It's supposed to work, and it isn't. So you pretty much paid $95 for what I paid $60 for.

(This post was last modified: 01/03/2009 05:05 PM by Assassinator.)

Dunno, might try it.  But sending stuff back to the manufacturer takes a few weeks.  Probably not really that worth it...