So my GF got me these for veterans day :D

Kitsune

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Oops That is what I meant to put. Thank you :). Ill probably OC it to about a 3.6 or a 3.8 May go as far as 4.0 but still uncertian about that. I figure with the artic freezer CPU cooler that I got with the mobo I can push it a little further than 3.8.
 

Kitsune

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SO I am going to pick up an AM3 Phenom II 955 black edition today, When I get everything up and running I will let you all know how it went :D
 

Kitsune

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Alittle lat but still here is the final product ^.^
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I had some problems with the ram because the Processors C2 stepping doesnt support 1600 DDR3 but other than that a little underclocking and an increase of the voltage to the ram solved it :)
 

Drenlin

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C2 should support 1600...? My C2 Athlon 635 does it just fine, even with the timings at 7-8-7. The problem is that my mobo defaults the RAM to 1.5 volts, when it's supposed to run at 1.6 volts. Make sure that's set right.
 
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Kitsune

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C2 should support 1600...? My C2 Athlon 635 does it just fine, even with the timings at 7-8-7. The problem is that my mobo defaults the RAM to 1.5 volts, when it's supposed to run at 1.6 volts. Make sure that's set right.

That is what mine set it at. I changed it to 1.66 I believe. It was either that ir 1.59 It says on the stick
Voltage:1.55V~1.75V
CL:9-9-9-24

I was told that C2 didnt support it, whether that meant that I had to change the voltage because it naturally under volts and underclocks it I dont know, but when I go into my BIOS it is underclocked to 1333 and the voltage was at 1.5V. Can I fix this safely? Other than that I am just going to post up for a straight across trade for anyone who has 4GB of 1333 DDR3 for my 4GB of 1600 DDR3. Even underclocked I can play WOW and Fallout New Vegas on max settings with no lag so I am happy with the 1333 :)

Get a decent GPU in there and unleash the beast!

That is my next plan I need to find a cheapish but good one. Under 200 hopefully, My GF wants one for her computer now so I was going to put this GT120 back in hers and get a new one for mine, maybe even go for Dual :)
 

Drenlin

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It underclocks by default because the highest "official" DDR3 spec is 1333. Technically, no current processors "support" it, even though they can run it just fine.

You should be able to take it to 1600 easily. Just bring it up to proper voltage.
 

Kitsune

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It underclocks by default because the highest "official" DDR3 spec is 1333. Technically, no current processors "support" it, even though they can run it just fine.

You should be able to take it to 1600 easily. Just bring it up to proper voltage.

So I went ahead and changed it to 1:4 (1600) in the Bios and it seems to be running good at 1.630V Can I safely use this and be ok with out any damage?
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