Some help with AMD Phenom II X2 550BE unlock please?

[revix]

Hey everyone! If you didn't know, i built a new computer recently and i used a AMD Phenom II X2 550BE cpu, with an Asus M4A79T Deluxe motherboard. I managed to unlock it, and it boots up with 4 cores. Loads windows and runs perfectly fine... UNTIL i run a stress test. I used prime95 with the blend test, and as soon as i hit go, the system crashes. I didn't modify the bios, and everything is set to default except ACC (auto) and Unleashing mode (On, 4 cores) Any ideas of what i should do? Thanks!

[phil3_66666]

did you disable cool and quite in the bios?
also try to down the multiplicator and do some stress test at lower clock

[Nerdrage]

You can try taking ACC off Auto and adjusting it incrementally in both directions. You can also try increasing the CPU voltage slightly, as long as you have a decent cooler and heat is not an issue. Be prepared for a lot of trial and error.

From what I have read, unlocked cores are rarely stable, and even if you can stabilize them you will lose a lot of overclocking headroom. That seems counterproductive to me, considering you have a Black Edition processor.

[martin_metal_88]

It`s also possible that you were really unlucky and your chip don't want to be unluck. Try to play with option in bios first indeed;)

[revixd]

Hey! Thanks for the input. I got home and tweaked the bios a little bit. Managed to run it on 3 cores with everything stock. I've been running prime95 (blend) for about 4 hours now, no problems. Im happy, but I would really like to make it a quad :D Also, i tried to up the voltages a bit. Highest i got was 1.45 for vcore. And cool and quiet is disabled.

[Perineum]

put your voltage at 1.5 and unlock it to quad, then run stability for 6+ hours.... if it's stable then up your OC. Most of these processors that I've got a hold of won't unlock to quad without at least 1.475 voltage.... but after that they'll do quad and run at 3.8ghz with voltage at 1.475 to 1.525 in BIOS.

I hope you are running a decent cooler like the Hyper 212+ when you're doing this....

I've always left ACC at auto, I've never messed with it.

[Raserei408]

Isn't that a little high in the voltage department, especially for a long-term setting? Even with a good cooler, you're bound to burn out your chip a lot faster than normal.

[geokilla]

Originally Posted by Raserei408

Isn't that a little high in the voltage department, especially for a long-term setting? Even with a good cooler, you're bound to burn out your chip a lot faster than normal.

For a Intel CPU, yes. For an AMD chip, it's fine. Just make sure your temps are good and not at like 70C.

[johnnyblazzwa]

i'm gonna try this right now with my asus m4a785td-v evo

hope nothing explodes

[Perineum]

Originally Posted by geokilla

For a Intel CPU, yes. For an AMD chip, it's fine. Just make sure your temps are good and not at like 70C.

1.475 to 1.525 is a midline voltage. Some people go much higher.

Problem with the temps is that when you open up your 550 to a quad the temp sensors don't work anymore.

My point of view is that EVEN IF THE CHIP WAS TO DIE, to spend $100 on a dual core that will unlock to quad and run at 3.8 for say 2 years is an unreal deal, in my opinion.

I honestly think it'll run 10 years like that, however. I've never seen a cpu die, overclocked or otherwise.