AMD Phenom II X4 940 3.0GHZ Black Edition overclocked to 3.6ghz

[Alas07X]

i just got one, popped it in an M2N-E SLI AM2 socket and it kicks like a mule running at 3.5 right now 8D

[aeroaa2]

will it work on a asus m3n72-d motherboard

[aussie114]

@aeroaa2 your motherboard has a AM2+ socket so yes it will work.

[MrArmenian17]

do you recommend me getting the AMD Phenom 2 x4 3.6ghz BE? I need a quick response for I'm upgrading my computer and want to know, feel free to speak your mind. It sounds fast but someone tell me if it's all it is cracked up to be. Note: My motherboard is compatible with it.

[che3zeman]

I have the same exact motherboard and processor. What is the voltage setting that you put on your cpu to overclock it that high?

[CarbonSteel93]

dont use software overclock... you noob.

[blueblade455]

Question, I have an HP m8200n Pavillion that has an AMD dual core 6000+ @ 3.0 ghz CPU and the motherboard has a AM2 socket. Now I heard that it might be possible to put the 940 @ 3.0 ghz (which is AM2+ processor) and it would work. Is this possible and would I see any improvements?

[psychoclown420]

Woah, good taste in desktop. I just realized i'm using the exact same background, and i have exactly 5 icons in the top left as well :O

[supadupamadafaka]

doesnt that shrkink your processor lifetime..?

[Vikingdude2121]

i have my 940 at 3.79Ghz right now on Air on a DFI Lanparty 790FX M2RS board, i hit 4Ghz at 1.55 volts, but it ran to hot, so i had to lower it

[soureysen]

What would be the most trouble free frequency, for the phenom x2 940. on stock cooler and without voltage increase. 3.4ghz would be good enough for me???

and is this processor fast enough if i add another hd 4850 in crossfire to my system.

[PickYourVenom]

got mine to 3.625 at 1.44 vcore. i have the NB @2500 and the HT link at 2250. i'm going to test this later.

[FELIX0123]

did u use stock cooling, air cooling, or liquid cooling?

[hecjr82]

check out my ok build, the msi board rocks, overclock its frequency with a flip of the switch

[hazezone]

I have read the thread and I would like to know which Heatsink you are using and room temp if you don't mind. I have this CPU and it is beast on stock but I want to overclock a bit

[1ben1245]

what kind of mother board u have? The model.

[aussie114]

ASUS M4N72-E

[FacnyCatFighter]

@aussie114

What kind of PSU do you use. I'm getting the same processor, but I will be using a stock heatsink. I only have a 530Watt PSU. Is it possible for me to overclock the CPU without burning it out?

[themostreliable]

@aussie114 i have the exact same motherboard and processor^^ but i am having problems with my OC............ getting an Corsair H50 this week<3

[FedoraFTW]

multi= 14203

that's my score at 3.6ghz

have you gotten your 940 any higher?

[aussie114]

nope

[sk8taforlife]

im trying to buy this processor looks amazing i need to processor and hopefully A quad core cuz my dual core is getting kinda dusty for some of the new games.

[cokacutter]

stock heatsink?

[aussie114]

yes

[zackcyboy]

Awesome CPU.

[GimpSupport]

Hey man can i build in a AM3 Processor in a AM2+ mainboard?

[FedoraFTW]

my 940 at stock hits 12316 for my multi.

it's a damn sweet cpu

[aussie114]

my 64-bit score is around that same at stock clock, I was using 32-bit version in this test.

[FedoraFTW]

awesome. yeah below was my 64 bit score, whats your geekbench score at 3.6ghz?

[aussie114]

My Cinebench score for 64-bit @ 3.5ghz is 13623(a lower clock is required for the 64-bit app or it becomes unstable, my 32-bit geek bench score is 6466 @ 3.6ghz. Yours?

[FedoraFTW]

i got 5764 on 32 bit at stock. i have not tried the 64 bit version tho. i need to get it =p

[aussie114]

@ 3.0ghz my Cinebench score is 12480, Note: I have nothing running at the time I run the benchmark.

[dikajennifer]

what mobo do u use for this?

[aussie114]

ASUS M4N72-E

[dikajennifer]

1 more question if u dont mind..

i have this proc but i wondering is this phenom support for AM3 chipset??

[aussie114]

The Cpu requires an AM+2 supported motherboard to run correctly, the motherboard I am using supports, am2 am+2 and am3, at this stage this mobo support all AMD chips that require a socket 940

[leezaal]

so what temps are you seeing under load when clocked at 3.6 gig. i hear this cpu has a threshold limit of around 62c

[aussie114]

55-57c regardless of clock,

[leezaal]

thanks.. just bought one of these (has not arrived yet...) , had to buy a cheap gigabyte m720 board to run it on. seems a little close to its temp limit. !!

are you running high power mode? under control panel/ power options my current dual core on balanced mode is at 49c load.

[sparky603]

I can only overclock my 940 to 3.4 any thing over that one of the cpu's freezes up, I have a biostar mother board and I use AMD over drive to over clock

[stephane082009]

push all yours voltages in the bios

max 1.58 volts on the cpu by aircooling

and 1.62 volts with watercoooling

keep the frequence

increase your clock ratio

max temperatur supported by phenom is 60 degres

[BLaze150987]

Exellent image quality

[masterd151]

AMD for life

[Grymyrk]

Question for Mr Aussie. How hot does this run, what cooling are you using and would you recommend this setup for gaming?

[aussie114]

58*C under load with stock cooler, and this is a great pro for gaming, I would highly recommend it.

[MCSpidah]

a lot of voltage for 3.6ghz there dude

[Cyr0pt3ra]

my same cpu is need 1.4V in 3,4Ghz (17x200) if i use 1.35V its going to unstable under the everest stress test...

[MCSpidah]

wow you should be able to do that on stock voltage :O

whats your temps?

[damon323]

Yeah, I got my 940 @ 3.4 without a voltage change.

[MCSpidah]

wierd how it does that then requires a sudden bump of voltage ..

[damon323]

Hey, I have a question for you. Once I overclock past 3.4ghz., it seems like it's actually running slower!! So, I did a .25 voltage bump and it crashs my computer instantly to where I have to reset the bios to get it back to factory settings. Is the voltage bump not enogh,...do I need more power? It runs fine at 3.4 so it's not a big deal, but I would love to be at 3.6ghz if I could. I have a cooler master V8 cpu cooler, so keeping the temps down is not an issue.

[MCSpidah]

No ,what that is ,is your northbridge needing to be turned up from 1800 to 2200 ... try 1.3500 vid for that speed... oh and set your cpu to 1.36-1.39 volts :)

[damon323]

Ok, you are right man, I believe my Northbridge is at 1800. Whwn I up the voltage, does it do it in .25 increments? And I also didn't understand what you said about "1.3500 vid"?? Sorry to play 20 questions with ya man:)

[MCSpidah]

haha it's ok , In my bios I have something called CPU-NB Vid ,and CPU-NB Voltage , VID governs the voltage and also increases the actual nb voltage with it...

Heres some settings -

CPU-NB Vid 1.3500 v

CPU-NB Voltage 1.45 v

NB Voltage 1.35 v [ yes i know very confusing ,havn't quite figured why its there, but these settings are pretty stable for me ,all motherboards are different so see which one gains stability].

btw .. .25 seems pretty big in a way ,depending on whether you mean 0.250 or .025

[damon323]

Right on man!!! Im gonna give a try and see what happens. I'll be a happy man if I can get 3.6ghz. stable!! Thanks for the info and the help Bro!!!

[MCSpidah]

np ;)

[materazzi3636]

yes i managed to figure that out.. thx for the help anyway ....

[materazzi3636]

I just bought this proc, but in cpuz the frequency changes all the time, is that normal?.....

[panzerkiller13]

I don't believe so materazzi,unless yuou overclocked it,then it may be getting too hot and unstable and it may adjust it's frequencies and speeds to counter that

[mr7sneip]

Cool&quiet

[Nille006]

yes it is, i've got a MD Phenom II X4 940 3.0GHZ Black Edition to and the frequency keeps changing from 2900MHz to 3000MHz. And I haven't done anything regarding overclocking, so its all standard.

[panzerkiller13]

aussie,you may want to try to overclock the CPU from the BIOs,try increasing the frequency and multiplier in there,and maybe once you log on you can go even higher,I wouldn't know,as I have never overclocked before,but I'm reading about it and getting ready to :)

[chevguy502]

i get like twice your score hahaha

[aussie114]

and yet you have no video proving this, tosser. i7s get around 14-15,000 are you claiming to have a better CPU then an i7.

[chevguy502]

hahah ill post my video tonight or ill send you a screen shot whichever you prefer i get 24257 @ 36 seconds mofo

[aussie114]

on what CPU?

[chevguy502]

core i7 920

[chevguy502]

twice your score is 22898 i get 24257 thats 1359 over double your score haha

[aussie114]

so be it

[panzerkiller13]

and guess what? you spent almost twice as much or more to get that!

[chevguy502]

sure didnt got most from selling my xbox and games which my ex bought me and the rest a friend bought me for helping him build a garage

[TheConnectedHD]

Personally I hate AMD... but I can see this was a good investment

[djlobb]

Why would you HATE them? it's not like no one has a choice which they buy. I've always had it good with them, havn't bought Intel since my Pentium 4 D which was ass!

[user12119]

Nice overclock!

[funkmasterflip]

Nice Phenom X4 aussie. I am very impressed on the processor.

[grayfox106]

Isn't it better to overclock from the BIOS? Also would you be able to do a video about overclock a CPU?

[oOADROo]

Thats nice overclocking. What is your single Core score?

[aussie114]

3233 instead of 2706

[oOADROo]

Very good score m8, Money well spent

[chevguy502]

by the way im running air cooling ha

[pclover]

Just don't put the voltage to high.

[aussie114]

I already did, my PC froze had to restart but after that all is fine,

[pclover]

Oops don't kill your new CPU.

[marksapollo]

Not bad Aussie. Is that the fancy expensive CPU that comes in a special black box?

[aussie114]

you bet ya, Black edition

[marksapollo]

Sweet, are you going to upgrade the graphics at all? Get SLI? Like your motherboard too, Asus make good stuff.

[SuperiorBeen]

Usually I overclock directly from BIOS! E8400@ 4Ghz is quite a beast! :)

[farbods0]

hey i have this same cpu but did u buy another heatsink for hte processor or are u using the default. Also where can i download this turbo v?

[ASCII808]

nice rig, I was thinking of the x940