AM2 Sempron 2800+ OC'ing

Rob Williams · 06-14-2006, 10:27 AM

It's chips like these that offer the budget consumer some great overclocking. For a 1.6GHz chip that overclocks easily to 2.4GHz, I'd say that's one superb sub-$100 CPU.

(cf)Eclipse · 06-14-2006, 11:33 AM

i'll be willing to bet that some of them do way more than 2.4ghz

http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=97360

on normal water

RazorBack · 06-14-2006, 12:47 PM

WOW :shock:

Humm I need a vista box to practise my water skills on... yeah!

Jakal · 06-15-2006, 06:17 PM

I believe the Sempron was originally a mobile processor, which would explain the excellent overclocking results. The cpus are allowed to clock themselves up to their original settings for maximum performance. Much like the Opterons, the Semprons have a bit higher quality standards, and would allow for higher clock speeds. Impressive to say the least.

Rob Williams · 06-15-2006, 06:40 PM

Well, the chip Legion Hardware has isn't THAT impressive, really. I remember Eclipse showing me a shot of a 1.8GHz Sempron doing 3.0Ghz, on socket 754 I believe. Either way, budget doesn't always mean crap anymore.

Jakal · 06-15-2006, 07:25 PM

Thanks for the "Welcome Back"

Rob Williams · 06-15-2006, 08:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jakal

Thanks for the "Welcome Back"

Moved in with your grandfather? Things going ok over there?

Jakal · 06-15-2006, 11:14 PM

Well, there's no stress from my grandmother, but I do love and miss the air conditioning. The hot water is less of an issue, and I'm building an outdoor shower. Sun heated water, cheap, reliable, and works. Everyone's got their idiosyncrecies, and my grandpa is pretty set in his ways, as most old people. So far it's been ok. Had to declock my pc back to stock speeds. It's hitting 40+ at idle, but when the air temp is 85+

. I'd leave the side off but the dust is really bad. So overall not nice for a pc, and I can hardly stand it, but I shouldn't be here for very much longer.

Rob Williams · 06-16-2006, 12:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jakal

It's hitting 40+ at idle, but when the air temp is 85+

. I'd leave the side off but the dust is really bad. So overall not nice for a pc, and I can hardly stand it, but I shouldn't be here for very much longer.

I hear you there. I've had my room hit 92+ lately, and it's unbareable. At that point, I could care less about the PC's and care more about surviving, heh.

Glad to hear things are -ok-. Hopefully you can get your ass out of there soon.

06-14-2006, 10:27 AM	#1
Rob Williams Editor-in-Chief Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlantic Canada Posts: 13,231	AM2 Sempron 2800+ OC'ing It's chips like these that offer the budget consumer some great overclocking. For a 1.6GHz chip that overclocks easily to 2.4GHz, I'd say that's one superb sub-$100 CPU. __________________ Intel Core i7-990X EE @ 3.43GHz, GIGABYTE X58A-UD5, Kingston 12GB DDR3-1333, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB SSD, WD VR 1TB, WD 2TB, Seagate 2TB, LG BD-ROM, ASUS DVD-RW, Corsair 1000HX, Corsair H60 Cooler Corsair 800D, Dell 2408WFP 24", ASUS Xonar Essence STX, Gentoo (KDE 4.10, 3.7 Kernel) "Take care to get what you like, or you will be forced to like what you get!" - H.P. Baxxter <Toad772> I don't always drink alcohol, but when I do, I take it too far.

06-14-2006, 11:33 AM	#2
(cf)Eclipse Micron Lover Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 33	i'll be willing to bet that some of them do way more than 2.4ghz http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=97360 on normal water __________________ Owner of EclipseOC In the overclocking game he who tries the most things wins

06-14-2006, 12:47 PM	#3
RazorBack E.M.I. Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 51	WOW :shock: Humm I need a vista box to practise my water skills on... yeah! __________________ AMD64 3800+ @ Stock MSI Neo2 Plat Mobo 512mb DDR3200 ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 2x 74gb Raptors in RAID0 160gb Samsung IDE Thermaltake Armour Case OCZ Powerstream 520W Dell 2405FPW 24" TFT Logitech G5 Saitek Eclipse

06-15-2006, 06:17 PM	#4
Jakal Tech Monkey Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Missiskippy Posts: 634	I believe the Sempron was originally a mobile processor, which would explain the excellent overclocking results. The cpus are allowed to clock themselves up to their original settings for maximum performance. Much like the Opterons, the Semprons have a bit higher quality standards, and would allow for higher clock speeds. Impressive to say the least. __________________ Intel C2Quad Q9400 @3.6Ghz \| Asus PM5Q Deluxe \| OCZ Reaper HPC PC2-8500 8GB \| XFX Black Edition 260/216\| knobs are great for twisting, turning, squeezing and pulling... especially your own..... that's how doors open \| Chaos Havok: grrrr im lagging me \| <@Deathspawner> I wish I was in Windows :-/

06-15-2006, 06:40 PM	#5
Rob Williams Editor-in-Chief Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlantic Canada Posts: 13,231	Well, the chip Legion Hardware has isn't THAT impressive, really. I remember Eclipse showing me a shot of a 1.8GHz Sempron doing 3.0Ghz, on socket 754 I believe. Either way, budget doesn't always mean crap anymore. __________________ Intel Core i7-990X EE @ 3.43GHz, GIGABYTE X58A-UD5, Kingston 12GB DDR3-1333, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB SSD, WD VR 1TB, WD 2TB, Seagate 2TB, LG BD-ROM, ASUS DVD-RW, Corsair 1000HX, Corsair H60 Cooler Corsair 800D, Dell 2408WFP 24", ASUS Xonar Essence STX, Gentoo (KDE 4.10, 3.7 Kernel) "Take care to get what you like, or you will be forced to like what you get!" - H.P. Baxxter <Toad772> I don't always drink alcohol, but when I do, I take it too far.

06-15-2006, 07:25 PM	#6
Jakal Tech Monkey Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Missiskippy Posts: 634	Thanks for the "Welcome Back" __________________ Intel C2Quad Q9400 @3.6Ghz \| Asus PM5Q Deluxe \| OCZ Reaper HPC PC2-8500 8GB \| XFX Black Edition 260/216\| knobs are great for twisting, turning, squeezing and pulling... especially your own..... that's how doors open \| Chaos Havok: grrrr im lagging me \| <@Deathspawner> I wish I was in Windows :-/

06-15-2006, 11:14 PM	#8
Jakal Tech Monkey Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Missiskippy Posts: 634	Well, there's no stress from my grandmother, but I do love and miss the air conditioning. The hot water is less of an issue, and I'm building an outdoor shower. Sun heated water, cheap, reliable, and works. Everyone's got their idiosyncrecies, and my grandpa is pretty set in his ways, as most old people. So far it's been ok. Had to declock my pc back to stock speeds. It's hitting 40+ at idle, but when the air temp is 85+ . I'd leave the side off but the dust is really bad. So overall not nice for a pc, and I can hardly stand it, but I shouldn't be here for very much longer. __________________ Intel C2Quad Q9400 @3.6Ghz \| Asus PM5Q Deluxe \| OCZ Reaper HPC PC2-8500 8GB \| XFX Black Edition 260/216\| knobs are great for twisting, turning, squeezing and pulling... especially your own..... that's how doors open \| Chaos Havok: grrrr im lagging me \| <@Deathspawner> I wish I was in Windows :-/

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