BIOSTAR TFORCE 550 and Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Brisbane 1.9GHz OC!!!

[davidletterboyz]

Max in BIOS is 2.1

With jumper up to 2.4V?
I have a TForce 570U Rev. 5.x I think it's more or less same as yours. I will try to post my pic later.

[funnyperson1]

Yea, jumper sets it to 2.4V on versions 1.3 and up (2.2V on lower versions).

[davidletterboyz]

LOL the layout is different...

[funnyperson1]

Ah, I thought you had said Tforce550 5.x, I looked at your picture and was going crazy because they had completely changed the board lol. Not only is layout different but it also has 2 more SATA ports and one more PCIE1X (I have no idea why, those slots remain essentially useless).

[AMD-me]

I just spent money on the 'egg thanks to you. I will be testing this monday hopefully.
AMD X2 3600+
2GB Super Talent DDR2
Biostar Tforce 550
Sythe Ninja

[Ruslan]

I just spent money on the 'egg thanks to you. I will be testing this monday hopefully.
AMD X2 3600+
2GB Super Talent DDR2
Biostar Tforce 550
Sythe Ninja

You won't regret it, That is a very fun combo. And all 3 of the builds I put together have no problems.

Another build on the way. This one I will use better memory than the other 3 builds!

[PowerSlide]

mine

x2 3600 brisbane
abit kn9 ultra
2*1gb kingston value (hynix fp-y5)
noctua nh-u12f



1.45V core, 2.3V on ram..lower V a no go for rams

[AMD-me]

mine

x2 3600 brisbane
abit kn9 ultra
2*1gb kingston value (hynix fp-y5)
noctua nh-u12f



1.45V core, 2.3V on ram..lower V a no go for rams

I can only hope. It has always been a dream of mine to obtain 3ghz dual core on AMD, now it looks like I might.

[Skillz]

What would be some good memory to get with this setup?

Currently I am getting the CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWIN2X2048-6400C4 - Retail from the 'egg.

I am hoping to get 3Ghz stable on the build, so I will need a really good air cooler. Any suggestions on that as well?

[Ruslan]

KINGWIN BA-12 120mm
N82E16835124009

And this ram rocks
F2-6400PHU2-2GBHZ
N82E16820231065

[Skillz]

Just out of curiosity, could you get ram thats rated at say DDR2 1200 (PC2 9600) and run it in this board, would it allow you more freedom to overclock, and not be limited by the RAM in anyway? I believe this ram requires 2.3 - 2.35v?

KINGWIN BA-12 120mm
N82E16835124009

And this ram rocks
F2-6400PHU2-2GBHZ
N82E16820231065

Thanks!

I will probably end up buying that cooler, unless a better alternative comes up. I really want to keep my CPU running as cool as possible using the best possible air cooling solution. I really wanted something that blows the air off to the side, but this may due.

[Ruslan]

That ram will not limit you overclock at all. It's D9 and I ran it at 1 Ghz with 2.15 volts no problem. and the best thing about that cooler is it cools the ram as well . look at my screen shot it is not going over 40C on orthos.

[wedfighter]

what week+stepping do you guys get on the new Brisbane cpu?
i've to collect some golden week+stepping and make a short list of buying guide till this Brisbane available in my country

[Ruslan]

what week+stepping do you guys get on the new Brisbane cpu?
i've to collect some golden week+stepping and make a short list of buying guide till this Brisbane available in my country

I'm sorry I didn't keep track of the week+stepping.

[vengance_01]

BTW guys this thing is 69$ OEM at the egg, with no need for a combo. Really you can not beat this. This thing is a steal now

[AMD-me]

Yea the price dropped 4 hours after I ordered

My combo is a mere 10 mins away from me now, but I cannot pick it up thanks to the customer center being closed on Sat.

[Ruslan]

$133.99 Thats a steal. On top of that all the ram prices dropped.

[Amiteriver]

Custom cooling on the NB does wonders on the 550

[akijikan]

Custom cooling on the NB does wonders on the 550

Really...suggestions? I've never used any custom cooling a NB before. I'm not sure what can fit with my 8800GTS

[AMD-me]

I am having some problems, it seems my ram is holding me back.

I am using SuperTalent ram @ 2.15v. It seems the second I go to 302mhz fsb the memory goes ape. When I enable the DDR400 option in BIOS it wont even post, yet using DDR533 setting it will post. Any ideas here?

edit: BTW I know my HTT is at 1200mhz, even when I put it down to 3x multi the same problems persist.

[funnyperson1]

Custom cooling on the NB does wonders on the 550

Details? Like what kind of custom cooling, temps before/after, and increased overclocking results?

From what I can tell it seems like my Northbridge is staying pretty chilly with the stock hs.

[Ruslan]

In my experiences an adequate solution is to remove the stock thermal pad and reseat the heat sink with AS5. The NB doesn't get too hot.

[Skillz]

BTW guys this thing is 69$ OEM at the egg, with no need for a combo. Really you can not beat this. This thing is a steal now

It's $65 dollars for the OEM version now, plus a free game!

[funnyperson1]

I am having some problems, it seems my ram is holding me back.

I am using SuperTalent ram @ 2.15v. It seems the second I go to 302mhz fsb the memory goes ape. When I enable the DDR400 option in BIOS it wont even post, yet using DDR533 setting it will post. Any ideas here?

edit: BTW I know my HTT is at 1200mhz, even when I put it down to 3x multi the same problems persist.

Interesting, someone else on rebelshaven had the same problem, so I decided to try the 533 divider myself (even though I had to really loosen the timings with my valueram), and now I am fairly stable at 3ghz (still testing), whereas before I couldn't even pass a 1m SuperPi at 2.95.

What are the SPD ratings for your ram? Maybe you could try the 6-6-6-15 timings I am running right now with the 533 divider.

[theelectic]

Interesting, someone else on rebelshaven had the same problem, so I decided to try the 533 divider myself (even though I had to really loosen the timings with my valueram), and now I am fairly stable at 3ghz (still testing), whereas before I couldn't even pass a 1m SuperPi at 2.95.

What are the SPD ratings for your ram? Maybe you could try the 6-6-6-15 timings I am running right now with the 533 divider.

I had the same problem with a Windsor X2 3800+ and Sempron 2800+. It's a combination of chipset, RAM, CPU, and high HTT. For me with the X2 3800+, adjust the clock skew to advance 600ps helped. With the Sempron, NOTHING worked except switching from ProMOS to Micron based RAM. With my current Brisbane, everything has been OK (knock on wood).

I hit a wall at 3.2GHz, it did not want to stabilize (errors out of Orthos in 9 mins) even at 1.65V and above. Currently stable at 3.13GHz @ 1.6V.