AMD Phenom II X4 960T Black Edition o/c

[agros]

If u know any really good game, then inform me. No adventure, no strategy, no simulator.

If u dont plan to bench with 4 cores, then its pointless to discuss about these matters.

[DarkstaR]

For the games why not trying the well known hack n' slash "Titan quest" or "Diablo" they should perhaps interest you  And for benchmarks did you see my score on pcmark 7 ? As i told you the last time i won't mess again in bios as i found the good settings with a good balanced power saving and overclocking... In a few while i will try to reach 20x200 on this 5 cores configuration in order to see whether my cpu can hold 4ghz @ x5... good luck for the future Agros 

[agros]

Hey, I said no adventure, no strategy.
If u bench with 5 cores then we havent something to compare, because I only have 4.
Changing some bios options is only a matter of seconds, so I wonder what is worrying u

[DarkstaR]

For the moment i don't want to mess in bios in acc section in order to go back to 4 cores instead of 5... however i just went in bios in order to gently re-overclock my cpu at 15x230 @ 1,30v and 16x230 (tbc mode) @ 1,40v... why not trying sooner wanting to change my mind attempting to unlock one or two extracores of your 960T ? Everybody owning this cpu has at least tried once to do that in order to see whether it is functional or not...

[agros]

 I already told u that my 960T is unlockable.

Call me if u find a way to auto reduce voltage when idle.

[DarkstaR]

Unlockable ? Oh sorry i don't remember...    Let's make a last attempt: do it manually --> disable each core except the core "0" (impossible to disactivate) and like me enable step by step each core in order to see which one or maybe two are unfunctional because as regards me when doing what i'm telling you it permitted to me to see that according to ACC function the core "3" is unlockable but faulty -> once enabled win 7 crashes when loading...so the result is that i've got 6 unlockable cores but only 5 are functional 
960T cpu doesn't lower automatically its voltage as deneb cores (mine in any case) and in my settings i've enabled cool and quiet and turbo core function and set a medium voltage (1,30v now) which is the voltage that my cpu will reach in idle mode and 1,40v is the voltage in turbo core mode -> indeed when enabled this function automatically adds + 0,1v to the idle voltage... so this is the compromise i've found for a balanced overclocked/low consumption rig (920mhz in idle mode/3,45ghz in normal mode/3,68ghz in turbo core mode... all that with 5 cores enabled).

[agros]

Well, thanks for the instructions but in fact I dont want 5 or 6 cores
I dont want more watts or more heat. If I wanted a 6-cores cpu, I d had already taken it.
About voltage, as I said I lowered it once(1,27 that is the minimum I can through bios) and then system was unable to restart.

[DarkstaR]

Understood !  So maybe in the future you will make a last attempt to unlock your cpu... Concerning lowering voltage i've succeeded in reaching 1,20v in bios (1,18v in windows) with a low frequency --> 13x200 and less...No way to lower more otherwise win 7 crashes 
Did you try to lower your stock frequency in order to see what is the bottom voltage that your 960T can reach ?

[agros]

Eee, no. This thing should be auto. I guess  that if I lower frequency then I ll be able to lower voltage too.
But I dont want to enter bios all the time and adjust frequency and voltage

[DarkstaR]

Do as you want...but lowering voltage allows you to reduce your power consumption and the cost of your electricity invoice 
Don't forget that you can do what i'm telling you through the Gigabyte software that i'm using called "Easytune" 
Just download the latest version and use it !

[agros]

But yes... there's already a thread about ET here -->http://forum.giga-byte.co.uk/index.php/topic,7610.msg60334.html#msg60334
I posted in it the other day, I asked if I  can raise cpu voltage through ET6, and the answer was no

Its really uncomfortable to enter bios all the time and adjust frequency/voltage

[DarkstaR]

Oh...what a pity for ET6...You see that's why i've made this compromise between this mid voltage i've set and my overclocking (1,30v and 1,40v for tbc) caus' there's no other solution with this cpu as i don't want to hit 4ghz with 1,525v as it doesn't lower automatically and remains at the voltage set in bios !! Otherwise believe me i would have done it ! -> too cool : 4ghz @ 1,525v but cnq at 1,075v or 1,10v -> a dream...

[agros]

Are you sure you cant get 3,9GHz with 1,47V? (19.5x200)
This 960T cpu is excellent because u can easily raise frequency, only 95W default and really cool.
The only problem is that c&q wont auto drop from 1.35V to lower.

(is it my idea or we ruminate same things since last month?  )

[Dark Mantis]

(is it my idea or we ruminate same things since last month?  )

I had to make it a bit bigger in order for my old eyes to be able to read it!

[agros]

What is your screen resolution, grandpa?