Extreme edition @ 3.8ghz 1009fsb with ASUS STAR ICE cooler

Zardon · Oct 18, 2004, 08:25 PM

well ive been playing with some overclocking on the asus star ice cooler and im damned surprised just how good this is. its in the thermalright SLK zone (I have reviewed it as some of you will know, but the more I use it the more impressed I am).

here it is at 3.8ghz at 1.7 volts (the max I like to stick with on air cooling for safety), compared with a prescott at 4ghz in sandra.

gallatin cores are hard to beat

I can hit higher but I like a high FSB and with an engineering sample from intel ive hit 1080fsb at lower clocks

This ASUS mobo hits over 270fsb but the raptors dont like anything over 258fsb........

drakesteakn · Oct 18, 2004, 08:27 PM

WOW!!! great performance indeed. nice job Z, some great scores

Zardon · Oct 18, 2004, 08:28 PM

I dont want to say too much about the ram im using as im in the middle of reviewing it but its smoking !

drakesteakn · Oct 18, 2004, 08:32 PM

i understand. we will know in time. i am supprised in the performance. i am a AMD fan. but this makes me think.

Zardon · Oct 18, 2004, 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by drakesteakn

i understand. we will know in time. i am supprised in the performance. i am a AMD fan. but this makes me think.

The only problem is the price of the extreme editions, they are more expensive than even the FX chips, but honestly I love them. ive an FX chip here and its wonderful but the Extreme editions are my favourite processor. so much fun to OC as well.

I dont really like the prescotts, too hot.

drakesteakn · Oct 18, 2004, 08:37 PM

LOL. thats my downfall. i have a A64 3200+ and can only get to 2.3GHZ. even with a XP-120 cooler on it. i feel if intel dropped the price on the EE's they would make more money. maybe around $900 instead of over $1000.

Sandok · Oct 18, 2004, 08:54 PM

LOL true... I'm saving up next year for a 3.4EE which is better than nothing don't you say? Great scores Zardon Sir...

Zardon · Oct 18, 2004, 09:03 PM

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Originally Posted by sandok

LOL true... I'm saving up next year for a 3.4EE which is better than nothing don't you say? Great scores Zardon Sir...

well I know a lot of the members will disagree, but an EE is a great move IMO. just get yourself a good cooler for it as well.

Sandok · Oct 18, 2004, 09:13 PM

I got a GREAT one... A gigabyte 3d cooler GT Ultra which cools very well IMO. On lowest settings it's inaudible and cools my overclocked northwooed fine... Just gotta turn up the rpm if it's with a prob... I just hope the prices drop a bit

Geminiwave · Oct 18, 2004, 09:46 PM

Zardon I know this is alittle off topic but lots of people talk about "smoking fast ram" and I have to wonder...should I have faster ram? I have Geil 3200 ram at real nice tight timings and it seems great...but I dont get the benchmarks I think I should in Sandra.

maybe its cause im running an Athlon 2800+

Zardon · Oct 18, 2004, 10:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Geminiwave

Zardon I know this is alittle off topic but lots of people talk about "smoking fast ram" and I have to wonder...should I have faster ram? I have Geil 3200 ram at real nice tight timings and it seems great...but I dont get the benchmarks I think I should in Sandra.

maybe its cause im running an Athlon 2800+

3200 at tight timings for an AMD 2800+ is perfectly fine, if you go to a higher "numbered" ram the timings will get looser and you wont be able to take advantage of the additional speeds via fsb anyway so its pointless. The TBs dont put out great memory scores, the bartons are higher due to the extra 256k of on chip level 2 cache.

Zardon · Oct 18, 2004, 10:33 PM

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Originally Posted by sandok

I got a GREAT one... A gigabyte 3d cooler GT Ultra which cools very well IMO. On lowest settings it's inaudible and cools my overclocked northwooed fine... Just gotta turn up the rpm if it's with a prob... I just hope the prices drop a bit

yes ive used that cooler its very good indeed.

Geminiwave · Oct 19, 2004, 12:01 AM

I have a barton. i didnt think that they made 2800+ tbred cores. interesting..

anyway yeah I got the barton. The scores are alright I guess but not what I would have expected...especially out of the nforce2 which is supposedly the fastest Socket A platform.

HawgsHead · Oct 21, 2004, 08:19 PM

How do you take screenshots like that Zardon?

Asmoday · Oct 21, 2004, 08:29 PM

Just press the "print screen" button and then paste it into your fav. image editor..

Zardon · Oct 21, 2004, 08:43 PM

I replaced the raptors with a maxtor 16 meg cache drive (250 gig), and I got the fsb up from 1000-1010 to 1080 (270fsb).

HawgsHead · Oct 21, 2004, 09:23 PM

How does that up the FSB?

Zardon · Oct 21, 2004, 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by HawgsHead

How does that up the FSB?

Raptors are known to have issues with high FSBs, they "vanish" on boot up.

knuth · Oct 21, 2004, 11:15 PM

I dont think the EE series CPUs price will ever come down, they're just too expensive to produce. They're more likely to be phased out than see a sharp price decline.

Zardon · Oct 21, 2004, 11:19 PM

I agree.

GutterPunk · Oct 21, 2004, 11:36 PM

very nice

@ 272 (1088) ITS SO NICE!!!

I was thinking about getting raptors but then that means I could not run at this speed. bummer, I was enjoying 3.8 ghz a lot. Very nice clocks, and overall looks like a nice chip, too pricey for me though. If i got something other than stock cooling would I be able to push my chip more, or do you think maybe it is maxed out @ 3.8ghz @ 272 FSB?

Zardon · Oct 21, 2004, 11:40 PM

what voltage you running the chip at? temps?

HawgsHead · Oct 22, 2004, 12:22 AM

From what I read the EE line will see it's demise in Q1 1995..The 1st Intel proc. with the 1066FSB will be out before Christmas.At least that's what Miximum PC is saying.................OOOOOOOOH Santa!!!!

pr0digal jenius · Oct 22, 2004, 12:22 AM

thats absolutely sick Z. I think you must have one of the coolest jobs int he world. I would LOVE to just be allowed to tinker with stuff I can't begin to afford to actualyl buy

HawgsHead · Oct 22, 2004, 12:24 AM

Hey GutterPunk.Youre book is on the way.Look for it.

OpusP.Gladiator · Oct 22, 2004, 01:37 AM

I haven't fully tested my new upgrades yet...

but have gotten my 3.4c up to 4ghz....seems to lik 3.85 tho' ....

2x512 dual channell Low Latency Patriot sticks.... running at 2.5 336
with Enhanced/a/6/enabled GAT settings.... lol

anywyas will update with scores soon...

HawgsHead · Oct 22, 2004, 02:04 AM

I wonder what would happen if I took out the WD Cavier's I have for storage and installed 2 of those Maxtors in a RAID 0.Then installed XP and did kind of a duel boot system. ???????????

GutterPunk · Oct 22, 2004, 02:29 AM

Hey Zardon,

Idle temps: 34C Load 48C
Vcore: 1.712 (according to cpu-z)
1.675 (Set in the bios)

knuth · Oct 22, 2004, 09:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HawgsHead

From what I read the EE line will see it's demise in Q1 1995..The 1st Intel proc. with the 1066FSB will be out before Christmas.At least that's what Miximum PC is saying.................OOOOOOOOH Santa!!!!

Im sorry, i couldnt make head or tails of this reply.

Oct 18, 2004, 08:25 PM	#1
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	Extreme edition @ 3.8ghz 1009fsb with ASUS STAR ICE cooler well ive been playing with some overclocking on the asus star ice cooler and im damned surprised just how good this is. its in the thermalright SLK zone (I have reviewed it as some of you will know, but the more I use it the more impressed I am). here it is at 3.8ghz at 1.7 volts (the max I like to stick with on air cooling for safety), compared with a prescott at 4ghz in sandra. gallatin cores are hard to beat I can hit higher but I like a high FSB and with an engineering sample from intel ive hit 1080fsb at lower clocks This ASUS mobo hits over 270fsb but the raptors dont like anything over 258fsb........

Oct 18, 2004, 08:27 PM	#2
drakesteakn boo!!!! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Ft. Meyers, FL Posts: 2,041 Rep Power: 0	WOW!!! great performance indeed. nice job Z, some great scores __________________

Oct 18, 2004, 08:32 PM	#4
drakesteakn boo!!!! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Ft. Meyers, FL Posts: 2,041 Rep Power: 0	i understand. we will know in time. i am supprised in the performance. i am a AMD fan. but this makes me think. __________________

Oct 18, 2004, 08:37 PM	#6
drakesteakn boo!!!! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Ft. Meyers, FL Posts: 2,041 Rep Power: 0	LOL. thats my downfall. i have a A64 3200+ and can only get to 2.3GHZ. even with a XP-120 cooler on it. i feel if intel dropped the price on the EE's they would make more money. maybe around $900 instead of over $1000. __________________

Oct 18, 2004, 09:46 PM	#10
Geminiwave I Have lovely Breasts Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: In the closet... Posts: 5,395 Rep Power: 64	Zardon I know this is alittle off topic but lots of people talk about "smoking fast ram" and I have to wonder...should I have faster ram? I have Geil 3200 ram at real nice tight timings and it seems great...but I dont get the benchmarks I think I should in Sandra. maybe its cause im running an Athlon 2800+ __________________

Oct 18, 2004, 08:28 PM	Thread Starter #3
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	I dont want to say too much about the ram im using as im in the middle of reviewing it but its smoking !

Oct 18, 2004, 08:54 PM	#7
Sandok DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 9,472 Rep Power: 0	LOL true... I'm saving up next year for a 3.4EE which is better than nothing don't you say? Great scores Zardon Sir...

Oct 18, 2004, 09:13 PM	#9
Sandok DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 9,472 Rep Power: 0	I got a GREAT one... A gigabyte 3d cooler GT Ultra which cools very well IMO. On lowest settings it's inaudible and cools my overclocked northwooed fine... Just gotta turn up the rpm if it's with a prob... I just hope the prices drop a bit

Oct 19, 2004, 12:01 AM	#13
Geminiwave I Have lovely Breasts Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: In the closet... Posts: 5,395 Rep Power: 64	I have a barton. i didnt think that they made 2800+ tbred cores. interesting.. anyway yeah I got the barton. The scores are alright I guess but not what I would have expected...especially out of the nforce2 which is supposedly the fastest Socket A platform. __________________

Oct 21, 2004, 08:19 PM	#14
HawgsHead Rest In Peace Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Danville Virginia.The United States of America"In the God of Abraham,Isaac and Jacob We Trust" Posts: 2,012 Rep Power: 0	How do you take screenshots like that Zardon? __________________ Rig specs to the left in the boxes....X-Box 360 w/Hitachi 42" HDTV....If Darwins theory of evolution is true then why are monkeys still monkeys?It takes much more faith to believe in Darwin's theory over the Genesis account of creation.

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Asmoday Demonic Join Date: May 2002 Location: In the cold, dark north... Posts: 5,198 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	Just press the "print screen" button and then paste it into your fav. image editor.. __________________ How You can help Hardwareheaven by using Digg

Oct 21, 2004, 08:43 PM	Thread Starter #16
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	I replaced the raptors with a maxtor 16 meg cache drive (250 gig), and I got the fsb up from 1000-1010 to 1080 (270fsb).

Oct 21, 2004, 09:23 PM	#17
HawgsHead Rest In Peace Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Danville Virginia.The United States of America"In the God of Abraham,Isaac and Jacob We Trust" Posts: 2,012 Rep Power: 0	How does that up the FSB? __________________ Rig specs to the left in the boxes....X-Box 360 w/Hitachi 42" HDTV....If Darwins theory of evolution is true then why are monkeys still monkeys?It takes much more faith to believe in Darwin's theory over the Genesis account of creation.

Oct 21, 2004, 11:15 PM	#19
knuth DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Johannesburg, South Africa Posts: 73 Rep Power: 0	I dont think the EE series CPUs price will ever come down, they're just too expensive to produce. They're more likely to be phased out than see a sharp price decline.

Oct 21, 2004, 11:19 PM	Thread Starter #20
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	I agree.

Oct 21, 2004, 11:36 PM	#21
GutterPunk I = Greatest Dood Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Nebraska Posts: 5,949 Rep Power: 71	very nice @ 272 (1088) ITS SO NICE!!! I was thinking about getting raptors but then that means I could not run at this speed. bummer, I was enjoying 3.8 ghz a lot. Very nice clocks, and overall looks like a nice chip, too pricey for me though. If i got something other than stock cooling would I be able to push my chip more, or do you think maybe it is maxed out @ 3.8ghz @ 272 FSB? __________________ Rock On \m/ Thank you Mousey for the Sig! --------------- Intel Core2Duo E6660 (3.4GHZ) ~ Tuniq Tower 120 ~ Enermax Galaxy 1000W ~ Corsair Dominator @ 1090MHZ 5-5-5-15 (OCZ XTC Modded Cooler)~ EVGA 8800GTX W/ HR-03 Plus 120MM ~ Asus DVD-RW LiteScribe ~ LG DVD-RW ~ Corsair Voyager 2GB ReadyBoost Drive ~ Vantec Nexus Fan Controller ~ ThermalTake Armor 25CM fan ~ Personal Finance Blog: Dent Your Debt

Oct 21, 2004, 11:40 PM	Thread Starter #22
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	what voltage you running the chip at? temps?

Oct 22, 2004, 12:22 AM	#23
HawgsHead Rest In Peace Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Danville Virginia.The United States of America"In the God of Abraham,Isaac and Jacob We Trust" Posts: 2,012 Rep Power: 0	From what I read the EE line will see it's demise in Q1 1995..The 1st Intel proc. with the 1066FSB will be out before Christmas.At least that's what Miximum PC is saying.................OOOOOOOOH Santa!!!! __________________ Rig specs to the left in the boxes....X-Box 360 w/Hitachi 42" HDTV....If Darwins theory of evolution is true then why are monkeys still monkeys?It takes much more faith to believe in Darwin's theory over the Genesis account of creation.

Oct 22, 2004, 12:22 AM	#24
pr0digal jenius Delete Me Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 14,648 Rep Power: 0	thats absolutely sick Z. I think you must have one of the coolest jobs int he world. I would LOVE to just be allowed to tinker with stuff I can't begin to afford to actualyl buy

Oct 22, 2004, 12:24 AM	#25
HawgsHead Rest In Peace Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Danville Virginia.The United States of America"In the God of Abraham,Isaac and Jacob We Trust" Posts: 2,012 Rep Power: 0	Hey GutterPunk.Youre book is on the way.Look for it. __________________ Rig specs to the left in the boxes....X-Box 360 w/Hitachi 42" HDTV....If Darwins theory of evolution is true then why are monkeys still monkeys?It takes much more faith to believe in Darwin's theory over the Genesis account of creation.

Oct 22, 2004, 01:37 AM	#26
OpusP.Gladiator '42' Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Oregon!!! Posts: 300 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	nice Z! I haven't fully tested my new upgrades yet... but have gotten my 3.4c up to 4ghz....seems to lik 3.85 tho' .... 2x512 dual channell Low Latency Patriot sticks.... running at 2.5 336 with Enhanced/a/6/enabled GAT settings.... lol anywyas will update with scores soon... __________________ http://img52.exs.cx/img52/7799/opus.jpg AMD X2-3800 (Manchester), Oc'd to 2.25 on stock cooler! DFI Lanparty-UT-SLI-D mobo, OCZ Platinum pc3200xtc @ 2.3.2.5.1T, MSI 7800gt @440/1100, Soundblaster X-Fi Fatal1ty, 2 wd 36g raptors, 1 maxtor 250g eide, Coolermaster case with Handle Logitech g15, 20.1" Sceptre LCD, Antec neo2 500w PS"

Oct 22, 2004, 02:04 AM	#27
HawgsHead Rest In Peace Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Danville Virginia.The United States of America"In the God of Abraham,Isaac and Jacob We Trust" Posts: 2,012 Rep Power: 0	I wonder what would happen if I took out the WD Cavier's I have for storage and installed 2 of those Maxtors in a RAID 0.Then installed XP and did kind of a duel boot system. ??????????? __________________ Rig specs to the left in the boxes....X-Box 360 w/Hitachi 42" HDTV....If Darwins theory of evolution is true then why are monkeys still monkeys?It takes much more faith to believe in Darwin's theory over the Genesis account of creation.

Oct 22, 2004, 02:29 AM	#28
GutterPunk I = Greatest Dood Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Nebraska Posts: 5,949 Rep Power: 71	Hey Zardon, Idle temps: 34C Load 48C Vcore: 1.712 (according to cpu-z) 1.675 (Set in the bios) __________________ Rock On \m/ Thank you Mousey for the Sig! --------------- Intel Core2Duo E6660 (3.4GHZ) ~ Tuniq Tower 120 ~ Enermax Galaxy 1000W ~ Corsair Dominator @ 1090MHZ 5-5-5-15 (OCZ XTC Modded Cooler)~ EVGA 8800GTX W/ HR-03 Plus 120MM ~ Asus DVD-RW LiteScribe ~ LG DVD-RW ~ Corsair Voyager 2GB ReadyBoost Drive ~ Vantec Nexus Fan Controller ~ ThermalTake Armor 25CM fan ~ Personal Finance Blog: Dent Your Debt