just got a phenom II x3 720BE but my msi ka790gx does not like overclocking , what mobo would be the best for this cpu ? . would an am3 mobo be the better way to go or stay with am2+ as i already have ddr2 1066 cas5 ram
Phenoms dont like overclocking period...
Quote from: SeriousPhenoms dont like overclocking period...
Of course not, The Phenom 2 is an awful overclocker. So bad in fact a 720 just pulled 5.16 GHz in the THG overclock competition using evaporation cooling.
have i missed something here ? , i thought the phenom II liked overclocking :w00t:
Quote from: chaotic_ukhave i missed something here ? , i thought the phenom II liked overclocking :w00t:
nah, just Serious not actually doing his research again.
hmm ok lol but which mobo would be the best for this cpu ? , also would going am3/ddr3 make any difference in performance ?
Asus M4A79 would seem to be a good choice for OCing.
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/amd-phenom-cpu-overclocking-contest,news-30880.html
from what i have seen this mobo is out of my price range atm :(
Custom PC gives the Biostar TA790GX a decent enough writeup for overclocking on the older phenoms. Might be worth a look to see if it supports the 720.
I wouldnt bother with an AM3 board at the moment, unless you have the spare cash for DDR3.
Quote from: BeakerQuote from: SeriousPhenoms dont like overclocking period...
Of course not, The Phenom 2 is an awful overclocker. So bad in fact a 720 just pulled 5.16 GHz in the THG overclock competition using evaporation cooling.
Im sure Chaotic will be cooling with nitrogen. Note I didnt say Phenom 2
Quote from: SeriousIm sure Chaotic will be cooling with nitrogen. Note I didnt say Phenom 2
I know he wont be, but that board his a proven record as being an awesome overclocker. Also your comment said that Phenoms arent good overclockers at all, when he clearly stated its a Phenom 2, even though the model number tells you that.
Quote from: SeriousNote I didnt say Phenom 2
So what was the point of you saying anything at all? :thumbdown:
i personally hate MSI and im sure nigel will agree they were the biggest arse with failure rates when we did them. We tried some recently and they havent got much better!
get something like asus or gigabyte...
the msi board i have will not allow overclocking at all with the ht multipler set at stock speed (x10) , so i will be changing it in the next few weeks and i am not sure which to get yet . been looking at the sapphire mobos , not sure if to go am3/ddr3 yet as i want it to last a good while
Quote from: andy[tek]i personally hate MSI and im sure nigel will agree they were the biggest arse with failure rates when we did them. We tried some recently and they havent got much better!
get something like asus or gigabyte...
Yep, MSI have been legendarily crappy over the years, Asus and Gigabyte are generally very reliable though IME. Motherboards are one area I never think you should scrimp on and risk buying on a budget or to a poor brand, as it keeps your whole system going.
I must have gotten incredibly lucky with my latest motherboard (MSI), its been by far the most stable and reliable board Ive used since the old Gigabyte boards back in the day and has actually been a damn sight better than my previous experiences with Abit. Admittedly I just cant be bothered overclocking anymore as there seems little point but Id still never rate it as a bad board, it just soldiers on and works without a hitch.
Its a good job I popped in here as I was planning on buying a new MSI sometime this year given how well this one has performed, I never would have imagined they had such a bad reputation. Ill give Gigabyte another bash in future I suppose.
Sorry for the thread hijack but what other manufacturers, particularly of hard drives, RAM and graphics cards, do you consider reliable with low RMA rates?
HDD have always been Seagate and Samsung for low return rates (Seagates have the epic warranty too).
RAM you cant really go wrong with Crucial and their lifetime warranty. Kingston do similar I believe and we never saw their modules come back. Good poor mans budget RAM was generally Adata I found when I was at Tek.