Regarding stock voltage, amd really sets it too high. Hey again all looking for a good, cheapish, preferably quieter than stock cooler for my amd phenom xii 955 motherboard is asus m4a77t. Along with the 955 theres also a 945 being introduced today. Like the superheroes of old, the amd phenom ii x4 955 streaks out of the night to lay waste to your enemies with four 3. Please subscribe for lets plays and other computer related stuff. While motherboard companies will continue to push their own overclocking software, amd is creating an. Performance tuning is amd s groundbreaking tweaking and overclocking tool that allows gamers to overclock or undervolt their gpu, controlling both engine and memory clocks, as well as adjusting fan speeds to their desired setting. Overclocking best cheapish, quiet cooler for amd phenom. Extreme overclocking tweaking enthusiast pc hardware. Following the same method used for overclocking the phenom ii x2 550, amds quadcore phenom ii x4 955 black edition was first set to 1. Amd ryzen master utility for overclocking control amd. An overclocking community amd amd cpus normal temp for amd phenom ii x4 955 black edition. While both nvidia and intel offer tools for their motherboards and videocards that allow this, few give the range or depth of options that the amd overdrive software provides. Phenom ii black edition adalah processor terbaru dan tertinggi di jajaran amd desktop processor saat ini.
Before i let you go, i will end it all with a nice wrap up. Normal temp for amd phenom ii x4 955 black edition. Hopefully it is easily overclockable i have a coolermaster v8 cpu cooler and it serves me well im sure it can. Our maximum cpu overclock put us at a disappointing embarrassing 3. Make sure you use good quality memory that will be stable after. Do i have to pay attention to anything special with this cpu. Amd do provide 6 core phenom processors but unless you use very high demanding video editing software i feel it will be waste. Phenom ii x4 955 be maximum overclock on stock voltages. And since this is a new flagship for amd, the 955 is a black edition processor with all of the privileges that title bestowspretty much just easy overclocking via an unlocked. Cpu processors free delivery possible on eligible purchases. The x4 955 s 21% overclock probably isnt going to bowl anyone over, but its 3. There are lots of discussions about new processors, graphics cards, cooling products, power supplies, cases, and so much more.
Following the same method used for overclocking the phenom ii x2 550, amds quadcore phenom ii x4 955 black edition was first set to. Phenomii x4 955 vs intel cor2 duo e6700 passmark software. The good news is that we have another retail 955 be cpu based on lot code cacyc 0911epmw arriving shortly for further overclocking tests. Please note you may have to register before you can post. Amd phenom ii 955 deneb core k9a2 platinum bios version 1. Radeon software adrenalin 2020 edition introduces a completely revamped interface. As we found with the 955 be, though, adjusting the multiplier isnt the only way to effectively overclock a cpu and intels rival chips were able to keep up in the overclocking stakes by. Overclocking the phenom ii is a simply complicated task of check, and recheck for hours on hours a day. All sli boards only support ddr3 with the exception of this one board that pops in and out of newegg every once and a while. Extreme overclocking is a trusted source for overclockers on how to overclock all your pc parts.
If it does not, asus p5wd2 955 chipset should be my choice. I am planning to overclock my amd phenom ii x4 945. I think the 955 is a great chip for a great price and i just recommended it to a friend and he asked me about overclocking and i told him the 955 was known to have some stability problems. We compare the specs of the amd 9550 to see how it stacks up against its competitors including the amd phenom ii x4 955, intel core2 quad q6600 and intel core i5 3570k. Power on system and boot to the os install amd overdrive software step 5 change frequency. Overclocking any amd processor, including without limitation, altering clock frequencies multipliers or memory timing voltage, to operate beyond their stock specifications will void any applicable amd product warranty, even when such overclocking is enabled via amd hardware andor software. Figure 1, presented above shows all the available clockvoltage tuning options available in the amd overdrive utility. I have a amd phenom ii x4 955 will this support windows 10 64 bit. From my experience, amd cpus will only use cnq if the cpu multi is 18 or 18. Amd provides the amd ryzen master utility to access this powerful advantage.
The extreme overclocking forums are a place for people to learn how to overclock and tweak their pcs components like the cpu, memory ram, or video card in order to gain the maximum performance out of their system. One thing to note is that while it is possible to overclock by means of the base htt frequency, the unlocked. Overclocking amds phenom ii x4 955 following the same method used for overclocking the phenom ii x2 550, amds quadcore phenom ii x4 955 black edition was first set to 1. I id like to increase the ram im using from 4 to 16gb and believe i need to go to 64 bit to do this my motherboard is a asus tek m4a7tdusb3 any advice would be greatly appreciated thanks deesale. I even ordered a noctua nhc12p se14, beacuse right now i have the standard cooler in use. Software, programming and coding consumer electronics. Amds overdrive software suite is designed to make overclocking amd cpus and gpus easier and more accessible.
Introduction to overclocking an amd phenom ii based cpu duration. The northbridge frequency htmc is back up and running at 2ghz for these am3 processors the x4 940920 are running at. How to overclock amd phenom ii x4 black edition duration. Its a nice idea in practice but we feel the first implementation of this software lacks a particular overclocking finesse, where currently only the. I thought i would post the question here to see if anyone has an idea about how to get more out of the amd without overclocking.
Hardwarebot has graced us with the confirmed feat of an amd ryzen threadripper 2990wx reaching almost 6 ghz across all of its cores. Processor ini pada dasarnya sama dengan phenom terdahulu, namun dengan level3. From amds mouth though, the 955 tackles the q9550 headon. Memory intensive software will require a higher northbridge, while programs which solely utilize cpu speed rely more on the cpu cache and cpu speed settings. Overclocking adventures in frustration amds phenom ii. At stock clocks, you can easily undervolt, so its no surprise that you can oc at stock volts. Clearly, the 965 could manage higher clocks than the 955, if we recall that the highest stable frequency i got from its predecessor is 3830mhz, on the exact same motherboard i used. As mentioned above, the 955 becomes amds fastest phenom ii processor, and at 3. In order to be able to post messages on the overclock. Amd is not responsible for damages caused by overclocking even when overclocking is enabled with amd overdrive software.
The official amd overclocking tool, amd overdrive, is an impressively. In the case of the phenom ii x4 955be cpu, the default cpu multiplier. Personally, i never use overclocking software, have been ocing via bios since the beginning, never saw the need or the want to do it with windows software. The x4 955s 21% overclock probably isnt going to bowl anyone over, but its 3. So am i to then assume then that your running the amd overdrive software to oc your machine. I hope that you enjoyed this guide as much as i did.
Amd phenom ii x4 955 black edition as mentioned above. Overdrive offers custom performance and overclocking for novice and enthusiast users as well as an autoclock option. After discontinuing amd overdrive, the processor developer amd came up with another best cpu overclocking software, known as amd ryzen master. The importance of northbridge overclocking with the phenom ii.