From 4770k @ 4.3 to 1700X @ 3.8 to 2700x @ Stock in BF1, plus 3800x @ Stock

[Phage]

Thanks for this.. it has just answered my question

No worries

[Phage]

And an update - now with an 3800x in the same rig

[Phage]

Now with the ABBA BIOS, the boost clocks are up. But performance is slightly down in synthetics. I'm thinking it's the RAM

[philehidiot]

I'm thinking it's the RAM

Have you tried kicking it?

Sorry, my default reply to anything not working is now "have you tried kicking it?" after getting so many stupid queries. "Phil my machine won't work" - not plugged in at the wall. "Phil, my machine is not letting me type anything but weird characters" - pen resting on the touchscreen keyboard. "Phil this machine has gone pop" - that's because you put it in a metal surround with no airflow, insulated from the air con which is there to cool all your PCs and then turned the air con temperature to 26 degrees because it was blowing directly on you. Oh and then ran a graphics intensive application. Yeh, that'll kill it like a slave wearing woolly jumpers in a sweat box on a rowing machine.

Don't get me started on the latest fiasco.

Sorry, you were saying?



Just wondering if there's a problem with the IF speed the RAM speed ratio if you're over clocking? Could a better overclock be sending things into the 2:1 ratio zone?

[Zak33]

Here's the amazing thing about this thread (and thankyou Phage for your hard work)

2 years and 3 gen's of AMD CPU...all on one motherboard, with just BIOS updates

We kind owe AMD quite a thank you for this, because I'm on a 1700 (not the +) and could do the same thing, for just the cost of a CPU

[philehidiot]

Here's the amazing thing about this thread (and thankyou Phage for your hard work)

2 years and 3 gen's of AMD CPU...all on one motherboard, with just BIOS updates

We kind owe AMD quite a thank you for this, because I'm on a 1700 (not the +) and could do the same thing, for just the cost of a CPU

And the evidence of the advantage for AMD is in the fact that a 4770K was kept for so long and yet 3 AMD CPUs were bought in a couple of years.

[Phage]

It;s a little more complicated than that. I didn't have the 4770k for so long through choice, but rather unemployment ! The 1700x came from another forum member, the 2700x from an OCUK member and latterly the 3800x because I had a new job and £130 of vouchers to use up.

I'd been wanting to get rid of the i7 for some time as it was maxed out on BF1

[Phage]

Just wondering if there's a problem with the IF speed the RAM speed ratio if you're over clocking? Could a better overclock be sending things into the 2:1 ratio zone?

Not overclocking - don't need to nowadays. The boost is doing that better than I could.

[Phage]

Here's the amazing thing about this thread (and thankyou Phage for your hard work)

2 years and 3 gen's of AMD CPU...all on one motherboard, with just BIOS updates

We kind owe AMD quite a thank you for this, because I'm on a 1700 (not the +) and could do the same thing, for just the cost of a CPU

Yep - the AM4 is a great platform. You could say I've saved ~£300 on motherboards
I'd keep an eye out for 2nd hand CPUs

[philehidiot]

Not overclocking - don't need to nowadays. The boost is doing that better than I could.

Which leads me back to point one.

Have you tried hitting it?