Overclocking continues and AMD overdrive

The processor tested today is the AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition, this is in fact a Phenom II X4 920 processor with one out of four CPU cores disabled. Since this is a BE edition we can easily overclock.

In AMD overdrive we simply max out the CPU voltage to 1.45~1.55V and increase the multiplier. With a heatpipe based air-cooler we did reach 3800 MHz though not stable enough. Once we settled at 3600 MHZ (18x200) we were good to go.

AMD Overdrive

A screenshot of the truly lovely AMD Overdrive utility. This is the performance control screen where you can see all primary variables and adjust them. Everything can be adjusted on the fly.

This is the performance control screen showing the tweakable variables. This was the stage where we tested the processor at 3800 MHz. We simply increased voltage to 1.55V, and increased the CPU multiplier. You hit apply... and that's it.

We use a simple 35 USD OCZ Vendetta air-cooler on the processor. Observe the temperatures (idle though), and yes... this is in overclocked status (3600 MHz / 1.55 volts).