3Ghz+ AMD O/C and 21,000 3Dmarks shattered w/AMD @ XtremeSystems

Zardon · Jan 1, 2003, 08:10 AM

saw this at warp2search today:

"We have just released a press release on the AMD overclocking and benchmarking achievements by Staff member OPPAINTER ...

He has successfully overclocked an AMD 2700+ CPU to 3100Mhz using Prometeia cooling system, and using this chip aboard an ABIT NF7-S broke into the previously Intel only TOP 5 at Futuremarks ORB with a score of 21,085. These are incredible achievements indeed, and we would appreciate your consideration in placing this news release in your news section, Thank you in advance

Randi aka MrIcee

Staff member/Hardware Reviewer

www.xtremesystems.org

Direct news link: www.xtremesystems.org

Our Overclocking Guru has done it again with AMD, this time breaking the 3Ghz barrier WITHOUT use of LN2 or dry ice cooling, and this 2700+ CPU was riding aboard his ABIT KD7 and cooled by the Prometeia cooling system .

After a steep learning curve with the new ABIT nForce2 offering, the NF7-S, which involved a solution/fix for running high FSB on it with 2600-2700+ CPUs (333Mhz CPU's had been limited to 180ish FSB on this board) found herehttp://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...&threadid=6934, OPPAINTER took the trusty Dual Channel deep into previously Intel only waters in 3DMark and placed himself in the Top 5 with a blistering run of 21,085 3DMarks. You can view that remarkable run here:

http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k1=5469259.

Stop by this thread to check out the 3100Mhz AMD clock:
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...&threadid=7156

ToshiroOC · Jan 1, 2003, 09:43 AM

Hot damn, AMD is starting to catch up to Intel in the extreme overclocking realm! Lets give a round of applause to Oppainter!

DriveEuro · Jan 1, 2003, 07:57 PM

Well, I think Intels can be clocked better.....Some of those 1.6 and 1.8ghz Intels can do a 1000 mhz overclock.

ToshiroOC · Jan 1, 2003, 08:02 PM

Ya, but then again, those 1000mhz don't count for as much as AMD mhz... still, in terms of performance, Intel definitely holds the crown in terms of room for expansion (seeing these insane overclocks...) though I'll be cheering AMD on all the way.

DriveEuro · Jan 1, 2003, 08:18 PM

Yeah, I know that 66mhz in AMD is equal to 100 mhz in Intel...but still.... To gain a full 1000mhz is quite amazing.

ToshiroOC · Jan 1, 2003, 08:25 PM

Oh, of course! My current CPU only goes up by about 150 mhz because its a first-stepping Palomino, so I am in awe of overclocks even close to 1000mhz... Hell, my last computer (PIII 733mhz) had siginificantly fewer mhz than just the overclocking speed... damn... Though I know I will never buy a P4 for myself, I think that its a damn good line if you can afford Xtreme cooling (Prometia or something) and don't mind low processor lifespan (because of the high voltages)

DriveEuro · Jan 1, 2003, 10:34 PM

Yeah, the P4 has to do the wire trick on those pins to get that high voltage....Northwood Sudden Death Syndrome (that's why i'd never buy a P4 and spank the fuck outta it)

reno · Jan 2, 2003, 03:02 AM

And why, pray tell, do you need to over-volt a P4 to that point? Most P4's with quality motherboards can OC by a Gigahertz with voltages slightly elevated from normal.

And anyway, how is a clock like 3100mhz for an AMD or 4-5 ghz on a P4 practical for normal use? Considering it can barely make it for more than 6 minutes?

A few hundred megahertz is good, but running at high speeds is just....an ego stroke. Pure and simple.

ToshiroOC · Jan 2, 2003, 06:45 AM

You need to over-volt that P4 to realize it's full overclocking potential (for a few minute of screaming chilly LN2 action)... but realize Reno, that we aren't talking about normal, reasonable overclocks! We are talking about the highest possible scores out there, using any techniques, and I am celebrating AMD's arrival in the top 5. For practical usage? Thats something for a different thread and a different discussion - we aren't expecting any of these systems in the top 5 to be practical...

DriveEuro · Jan 2, 2003, 06:58 AM

True. This is for people who just have nothing better to do than overclock to get to that hierarchy. Props to them...spending my free time doing that isn't so awesome or fun to me. Props to the people who do it, but really, I don't care.

WyreTheWolf · Jan 3, 2003, 05:16 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by reno
And why, pray tell, do you need to over-volt a P4 to that point? Most P4's with quality motherboards can OC by a Gigahertz with voltages slightly elevated from normal.

And anyway, how is a clock like 3100mhz for an AMD or 4-5 ghz on a P4 practical for normal use? Considering it can barely make it for more than 6 minutes?

A few hundred megahertz is good, but running at high speeds is just....an ego stroke. Pure and simple.

And you have a lot of room to talk with your 1.7GHz @ 1.84???

Everyone that overclocks knows that it is more difficult to overclock an AMD processor... Because of its architecture.

This is all about performance at its peak... If you have nothing better to say... It is better to say nothing at all.

Jan 3, 2003, 05:20 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by WyreTheWolf
And you have a lot of room to talk with your 1.7GHz @ 1.84???

Everyone that overclocks knows that it is more difficult to overclock an AMD processor... Because of its architecture.

This is all about performance at its peak... If you have nothing better to say... It is better to say nothing at all.

/me seconds that comment

reno · Jan 4, 2003, 05:22 AM

no no no no no...I was talking about the comment about Northwood Sudden Death Syndrome. It's because people overvolt their northwoods to the extreme and try and run at that voltage during normal operation for extended periods of time.

Overclocking potential, AMDs more difficult to overclock...SO WHAT? It's been done before...yeah it's kind of cool, but I dunno...I just can't get all too interested in it.

and hey, if you saw the motherboard I'm trying to overclock, you'd respect that 140 megahertz overclock. I CAN run it at 2.2ghz....but only for a few minutes...so what? It runs great and never hiccups at 1.84, that's what matters to me.

But I bow down to gajillion megahertz overclocks, because those people are SO much better than I.

WyreTheWolf · Jan 4, 2003, 09:41 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by reno
Overclocking potential, AMDs more difficult to overclock...SO WHAT? It's been done before...yeah it's kind of cool, but I dunno...I just can't get all too interested in it.

Hmmmmm... So if you are not interested... WHY comment?

BTW... Zardon, thatnks for the heads up! Very cool!

Jan 1, 2003, 08:10 AM	#1
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	3Ghz+ AMD O/C and 21,000 3Dmarks shattered w/AMD @ XtremeSystems saw this at warp2search today: "We have just released a press release on the AMD overclocking and benchmarking achievements by Staff member OPPAINTER ... He has successfully overclocked an AMD 2700+ CPU to 3100Mhz using Prometeia cooling system, and using this chip aboard an ABIT NF7-S broke into the previously Intel only TOP 5 at Futuremarks ORB with a score of 21,085. These are incredible achievements indeed, and we would appreciate your consideration in placing this news release in your news section, Thank you in advance Randi aka MrIcee Staff member/Hardware Reviewer www.xtremesystems.org Direct news link: www.xtremesystems.org Our Overclocking Guru has done it again with AMD, this time breaking the 3Ghz barrier WITHOUT use of LN2 or dry ice cooling, and this 2700+ CPU was riding aboard his ABIT KD7 and cooled by the Prometeia cooling system . After a steep learning curve with the new ABIT nForce2 offering, the NF7-S, which involved a solution/fix for running high FSB on it with 2600-2700+ CPUs (333Mhz CPU's had been limited to 180ish FSB on this board) found herehttp://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...&threadid=6934, OPPAINTER took the trusty Dual Channel deep into previously Intel only waters in 3DMark and placed himself in the Top 5 with a blistering run of 21,085 3DMarks. You can view that remarkable run here: http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k1=5469259. Stop by this thread to check out the 3100Mhz AMD clock: http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...&threadid=7156

Jan 1, 2003, 09:43 AM	#2
ToshiroOC Unbiased. Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 4,812 Rep Power: 0	Hot damn, AMD is starting to catch up to Intel in the extreme overclocking realm! Lets give a round of applause to Oppainter! __________________ [img][/img] [color=White]Peace be with you, Joe.[/color] Driverheaven Staff Member (Supermoderator)

Jan 1, 2003, 07:57 PM	#3
DriveEuro HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gurnee Illinois Posts: 4,677 Rep Power: 0	Well, I think Intels can be clocked better.....Some of those 1.6 and 1.8ghz Intels can do a 1000 mhz overclock. __________________ [color=orange]ASUS P4P800 Deluxe [color=black]-[/color] 2.4C --> 3300mhz [color=black]-[/color] Mushkin PC3200 at 220 5-2-2-2 (cpu limited) [color=black]-[/color] BBAti 9800Pro at 430/375 [/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]01[/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]03[/color] 16001200 12801024

Jan 1, 2003, 08:02 PM	#4
ToshiroOC Unbiased. Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 4,812 Rep Power: 0	Ya, but then again, those 1000mhz don't count for as much as AMD mhz... still, in terms of performance, Intel definitely holds the crown in terms of room for expansion (seeing these insane overclocks...) though I'll be cheering AMD on all the way. __________________ [img][/img] [color=White]Peace be with you, Joe.[/color] Driverheaven Staff Member (Supermoderator)

Jan 1, 2003, 08:18 PM	#5
DriveEuro HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gurnee Illinois Posts: 4,677 Rep Power: 0	Yeah, I know that 66mhz in AMD is equal to 100 mhz in Intel...but still.... To gain a full 1000mhz is quite amazing. __________________ [color=orange]ASUS P4P800 Deluxe [color=black]-[/color] 2.4C --> 3300mhz [color=black]-[/color] Mushkin PC3200 at 220 5-2-2-2 (cpu limited) [color=black]-[/color] BBAti 9800Pro at 430/375 [/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]01[/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]03[/color] 16001200 12801024

Jan 1, 2003, 08:25 PM	#6
ToshiroOC Unbiased. Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 4,812 Rep Power: 0	Oh, of course! My current CPU only goes up by about 150 mhz because its a first-stepping Palomino, so I am in awe of overclocks even close to 1000mhz... Hell, my last computer (PIII 733mhz) had siginificantly fewer mhz than just the overclocking speed... damn... Though I know I will never buy a P4 for myself, I think that its a damn good line if you can afford Xtreme cooling (Prometia or something) and don't mind low processor lifespan (because of the high voltages) __________________ [img][/img] [color=White]Peace be with you, Joe.[/color] Driverheaven Staff Member (Supermoderator)

Jan 1, 2003, 10:34 PM	#7
DriveEuro HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gurnee Illinois Posts: 4,677 Rep Power: 0	Yeah, the P4 has to do the wire trick on those pins to get that high voltage....Northwood Sudden Death Syndrome (that's why i'd never buy a P4 and spank the fuck outta it) __________________ [color=orange]ASUS P4P800 Deluxe [color=black]-[/color] 2.4C --> 3300mhz [color=black]-[/color] Mushkin PC3200 at 220 5-2-2-2 (cpu limited) [color=black]-[/color] BBAti 9800Pro at 430/375 [/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]01[/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]03[/color] 16001200 12801024

Jan 2, 2003, 03:02 AM	#8
reno Painlord of Ichor Join Date: May 2002 Location: bloinkin! Posts: 1,610 Rep Power: 0	kjh And why, pray tell, do you need to over-volt a P4 to that point? Most P4's with quality motherboards can OC by a Gigahertz with voltages slightly elevated from normal. And anyway, how is a clock like 3100mhz for an AMD or 4-5 ghz on a P4 practical for normal use? Considering it can barely make it for more than 6 minutes? A few hundred megahertz is good, but running at high speeds is just....an ego stroke. Pure and simple.

Jan 2, 2003, 06:45 AM	#9
ToshiroOC Unbiased. Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 4,812 Rep Power: 0	You need to over-volt that P4 to realize it's full overclocking potential (for a few minute of screaming chilly LN2 action)... but realize Reno, that we aren't talking about normal, reasonable overclocks! We are talking about the highest possible scores out there, using any techniques, and I am celebrating AMD's arrival in the top 5. For practical usage? Thats something for a different thread and a different discussion - we aren't expecting any of these systems in the top 5 to be practical... __________________ [img][/img] [color=White]Peace be with you, Joe.[/color] Driverheaven Staff Member (Supermoderator)

Jan 2, 2003, 06:58 AM	#10
DriveEuro HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gurnee Illinois Posts: 4,677 Rep Power: 0	True. This is for people who just have nothing better to do than overclock to get to that hierarchy. Props to them...spending my free time doing that isn't so awesome or fun to me. Props to the people who do it, but really, I don't care. __________________ [color=orange]ASUS P4P800 Deluxe [color=black]-[/color] 2.4C --> 3300mhz [color=black]-[/color] Mushkin PC3200 at 220 5-2-2-2 (cpu limited) [color=black]-[/color] BBAti 9800Pro at 430/375 [/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]01[/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]03[/color] 16001200 12801024

Jan 4, 2003, 05:22 AM	#13
reno Painlord of Ichor Join Date: May 2002 Location: bloinkin! Posts: 1,610 Rep Power: 0	xvcb no no no no no...I was talking about the comment about Northwood Sudden Death Syndrome. It's because people overvolt their northwoods to the extreme and try and run at that voltage during normal operation for extended periods of time. Overclocking potential, AMDs more difficult to overclock...SO WHAT? It's been done before...yeah it's kind of cool, but I dunno...I just can't get all too interested in it. and hey, if you saw the motherboard I'm trying to overclock, you'd respect that 140 megahertz overclock. I CAN run it at 2.2ghz....but only for a few minutes...so what? It runs great and never hiccups at 1.84, that's what matters to me. But I bow down to gajillion megahertz overclocks, because those people are SO much better than I.