AMD Phenom II X2 555 BE Unlock and Overclock on GA785GT-UD3H

[gothicfighter]

Actually I've found one. It's the Antec Two Hundred and it's 170RON(special offer from a guy).
But as Ovrclkr said, I also think I need the case more than I need the cooler.

 

[OvrClkr]

Dont make any holes in you new case unless its to route cables behind the mobo tray. If you do end up with the 200 you can swap side panels for better airflow as well. I myself do not have a side fan on my 300 becuase it actually raises my overall case temps so you should be fine with 3x 120mm (2 front / 1 rear) + 140mm (top).

 

[gothicfighter]

I was not even thinking of drillin' ma' case. I'll just stick with the 200 and the stock fans for a while(when I'll get it).

 

[gothicfighter]

Okay. I have received the IC Cooling thermal paste. I plan on putting it on in the next days. My question is if I should use Medicinal Alcohol(70% Alcohol) and a tissue to remove the old paste or if I should buy isoprophilic alcohol and remove the paste with that one.
Thanks in advance.

 

[OvrClkr]

medicinal alcohol will do just fine =)

 

[mactronix]

Just a quick update, in case it helps others later.
My bios was F5 which didnt have the option of enabling the extra cores seperatly. I used @Bios utility to update to F6 Bios and now i have a stable Tri Core CPU.

This was using a Gigabyte GA-MA790X-UD3P

Mactronix

 

[lcp1109]

Just a quick update, in case it helps others later.
My bios was F5 which didnt have the option of enabling the extra cores seperatly. I used @Bios utility to update to F6 Bios and now i have a stable Tri Core CPU.

This was using a Gigabyte GA-MA790X-UD3P

Mactronix

cool, what voltage and speed are you using now?

 

[mactronix]

cool, what voltage and speed are you using now?

I'm running every thing at stock at the moment just making sure its all stable. No Voltage increase needed and have been running 3dm 6 on a loop with no issues.

I'm looking into the GPU at the moment as i cant get Rivatunner to work with the 4770 under W7 64 bit, you have to edit the files and it wont let me. So I'm off to the Graphics forum to find a good third part OC tool then when that's settled I'm going to OC the CPU again and see what i can get. A 4770 goes way above what the CCC will let it.
I had 3.8 Stable on the CPU without trying as a Dual, before i started trying to unlock it so I'm confident it will reach at least that as a TRI core.
I will let you know later this afternoon, well that's the time in the UK anyway.

Thanks to all for the help

Mactronix

 

[gothicfighter]

So, a guy in a forum told me that the Antec 200 is not really "worthy" for the money.
Instead he reccomended me the next 2:
http/www.pcgarage.ro/carcase/nzxt/gamma/
http/www.pcgarage.ro/carcase/cooler-master/elite-430-black/

In my opinion, the 200 in better, but I need an advice from a pro.
Thanks.

 

[OvrClkr]

The Antec 200 is a very good case, superior airflow that rivals more expensive cases. Just make sure you buy 2 extra fans for the front intakes.

 

[gothicfighter]

Great.
Eventually I will buy the 2 fans. But not right away.

 

[OvrClkr]

You should be able to get a few fans for cheap, here in the states a pair of yate loons normally go for 10.00$. Don't do any overclocking until you have adequate airflow.

 

[gothicfighter]

I won't do any OC untill I get a proper cooler.
But I will however unlock the 2 cores back.
Summer is killing me and the cpu 😛

 

[jockey]

You should be able to get a few fans for cheap, here in the states a pair of yate loons normally go for 10.00$. Don't do any overclocking until you have adequate airflow.

Hey OvrClkr,
Know where Videl's at?
Got a new system with a 555, unlocked with 1 weak core.
My 550 is running great on a 785 board with an N520 cooler and 4 gb ddr2 with win xp home.
555 is on a 890GX board with a CM V8 and 4 gb ddr3 and win 7 pro 7.
Looking at swapping components around to see if 555 BE with C3 really is better than a 550 BE, or if it is the system in total.
Both chips are doing very well as duals.
By the way, my 550 is in a CM 341 Elite case, cheap m-atx with good air flow and allows additional fans. Not a problem with cooling at all, and the CM N520 fits in easily, and it's not small.

 

[gothicfighter]

Yay, the case(Antec 200) is coming this Monday. The CPU is Uber hot, like 50*C idle, jumping all the way to 60*C while gaming.
This old case really sucks.
I'll keep you updated.
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Is this fan good enough?
http/www.newegg.com/Product/ProductReview.aspx?Item=N82E16811998121

 

[OvrClkr]

yea that fan is good enough, it has a 4pin molex that connects to you PSU =)

I have a few of those apevia's in my nephews rig.

 

[gothicfighter]

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[gothicfighter]

Lol.
The case arrived now. Didn't expect this.
I'll be back in a couple of hours.
***
Okay. I've just started the PC. The case is great, all of the PSU cables reached where they were supposed to be, but they are kinda short so for now cable management can wait. Temps are now idling at 45*C, which is great cuz' there's about 40*C outside and I live at the 3rd floor. The HDD's are about 10 degrees cooler(30-35*C).The PC is silent and great looking.
..BUT...
The Power LED cable has a 3 pin connector(the middle one is empty) and the mobo has only a 2 pin connector for the LED. I guess I can live without the 2 lights but I'll really want to know if there is a way to get rid of the middle one.
If you know how to, please tell me.
Cheers.

 

[gothicfighter]

What do you think the next buy should be?
-2 Fans for intake
or
-Cooler Master Hyper 212+(I think this is going to be the next bought piece)

 

[OvrClkr]

both..