FX9370/FX9590 Owners Thread

[AlexanderBinovski]

Managed to take it from 3.5GHz to 4.3GHz stable with a lengthy Prime95 test that's actually at 1.45v though, temps are pushing 70'C and I'm still running the stock cooler atm so will wait a couple of weeks till I upgrade that before I push any further

I had a similar problem when I was using the CM Hyper 212 plus, now since using a Noctua NHD15 my temps are excellent.. Deepcools Lucifer is a great cheap cooler, I'm using one right now on my 5820k, for $52AUS its excellent..

 

[painejake]

I had a similar problem when I was using the CM Hyper 212 plus, now since using a Noctua NHD15 my temps are excellent.. Deepcools Lucifer is a great cheap cooler, I'm using one right now on my 5820k, for $52AUS its excellent..

Yeah, that sounds like a rather decent price! I'm very tempted dare I say it in this forum move to an AIO cooler.

Was reading somewhere that it's safe to take the FX8xxx to 1.55v maximum safely for an overclock, however that sounds rather high to me as a perm setting... Each chip has its own different limits though I guess

How far have people been taking their voltages?

 

[barnsley]

Yeah, that sounds like a rather decent price! I'm very tempted dare I say it in this forum move to an AIO cooler.

Was reading somewhere that it's safe to take the FX8xxx to 1.55v maximum safely for an overclock, however that sounds rather high to me as a perm setting... Each chip has its own different limits though I guess

How far have people been taking their voltages?

A thick 240 AIO will serve you well if you want to get the most out of your 8 core. That or a 360mm one.

The maximum I've seen a 9590 draw (at stock) is 1.5v. Personally I'd stick with that max of 1.5v unless you either don't care about your chip/motherboard or you've got insane cooling for both CPU and motherboard. We're talking custom loop with motherboard block level of cooling. That said I'm sure the top level AM3+ motherboards can take more abuse without a crazy level of cooling..

 

[AlienALX]

Yeah, that sounds like a rather decent price! I'm very tempted dare I say it in this forum move to an AIO cooler.

Was reading somewhere that it's safe to take the FX8xxx to 1.55v maximum safely for an overclock, however that sounds rather high to me as a perm setting... Each chip has its own different limits though I guess

How far have people been taking their voltages?

The problem with FX8 is that certain air coolers don't play well with it due to the core structure/layout/size of the die.

That's why I would usually recommend an AIO because that way the block pump part is huge and covers the CPU well.

I also would urge caution and say don't go over 1.5v. The thing is you won't even be able to get near that voltage unless you have grade A cooling. And you will be fighting lock up temps all the way at those voltages.

I found that I could actually clock my 8320 higher on 1.47v than I could on 1.5. It just froze all the time on 1.5. Sometimes you can be too heavy with the volts and it degrades performance.

Looking at your overclock you seem to have done it on multiplier alone. This is never a good idea as more multi means more volts usually on FX 8. I suggest turning your multi down as low as you can then working on the FSB then add multi/change memory divider as you go. I found I could clock way, way higher using FSB over multi.

http://forum.overclock3d.net/showthread.php?t=70108

Take a look there but you will see that I got almost 5.1ghz using 1.47 V with LLC on extreme (hence the 1.488v reading) with a FSB of 230 and the multi on 22.

I had a very, very good chip. I could boot into Windows on a H100 @ 5.35ghz but as soon as I moved the mouse it would bomb.

 

[painejake]

The problem with FX8 is that certain air coolers don't play well with it due to the core structure/layout/size of the die.

That's why I would usually recommend an AIO because that way the block pump part is huge and covers the CPU well.

I also would urge caution and say don't go over 1.5v. The thing is you won't even be able to get near that voltage unless you have grade A cooling. And you will be fighting lock up temps all the way at those voltages.

I found that I could actually clock my 8320 higher on 1.47v than I could on 1.5. It just froze all the time on 1.5. Sometimes you can be too heavy with the volts and it degrades performance.

Looking at your overclock you seem to have done it on multiplier alone. This is never a good idea as more multi means more volts usually on FX 8. I suggest turning your multi down as low as you can then working on the FSB then add multi/change memory divider as you go. I found I could clock way, way higher using FSB over multi.

http://forum.overclock3d.net/showthread.php?t=70108

Take a look there but you will see that I got almost 5.1ghz using 1.47 V with LLC on extreme (hence the 1.488v reading) with a FSB of 230 and the multi on 22.

I had a very, very good chip. I could boot into Windows on a H100 @ 5.35ghz but as soon as I moved the mouse it would bomb.

Thanks dude really appreciate the tips and advice in so much detail!

I have used multi alone here - I'm going to purchase a decent AIO cooler end of this month and start again from scratch following your advice

 

[AlexanderBinovski]

Yeah, that sounds like a rather decent price! I'm very tempted dare I say it in this forum move to an AIO cooler.

Was reading somewhere that it's safe to take the FX8xxx to 1.55v maximum safely for an overclock, however that sounds rather high to me as a perm setting... Each chip has its own different limits though I guess

How far have people been taking their voltages?

I have an NHD-15 on my FX9370 OC to 5ghz with 1.475v, the performance increase by pushing it any further is quite negligible honestly..

This is pretty crazy:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pm2DtdPW1I4

 

[AlexanderBinovski]

I've had two AIO's leak on me so far, a Corsair H110i GT and Collermaster Seidon 240m, the Corsair AIO pooped my brand new Corsair RM850i since then I stick to air coolers..

 

[Kushiro]

Wow that is some luck..

 

[barnsley]

I've had two AIO's leak on me so far, a Corsair H110i GT and Collermaster Seidon 240m, the Corsair AIO pooped my brand new Corsair RM850i since then I stick to air coolers..

Where did they leak from?

 

[AlexanderBinovski]

Where did they leak from?

The Corsair AIO leaked from from the radiator where the tubing goes in and the Coolermaster AIO leaked from the block but I caught that one in time before it pooped my hardware..

Not all of them are bad but I can't trust them again, NHD-15 and no problems with low temps..

I'm using a Deepcool Lucifer now on my 5820k and the Lucifer is on par with a Coolermaster Seidon 240m:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkDV7Rbg7q8


Air coolers are just as good if not better than AIO's in my opinion plus you don't have to worry about leaks but others will disagree with me..

 

[barnsley]

Air coolers are just as good if not better than AIO's in my opinion plus you don't have to worry about leaks but others will disagree with me..

You're in the minority of people who've had leaks so yes a large majority will disagree (me included). Don't you run all your fans at 100% anyway?

 

[Doomslayer]

IMO Air cooler are just way to bulky for my liking

 

[AlexanderBinovski]

You're in the minority of people who've had leaks so yes a large majority will disagree (me included). Don't you run all your fans at 100% anyway?

I run my case fans at 70% and my 2x Corsair 140mm fans on my Deepcool Lucifer are connected via a molex adapter so they run at a constant 100% because I prefer to have better temps..

My AMD builds case fans are set to 70% and the 2x Noctua fans on my NHD-15 are set to 50%, Even if I set my fans to a lower speed my temps are still great..

I know a few people that have developed leaks with their AIO's, it happens more often than you realize..

What I was most horrified about was how Asetek treated people that contacted them regarding leakage, as I said not all are bad but from my experience I wont be buying another AIO..

Its all good, every body is entitled to their own opinion..

 

[barnsley]

I know a few people that have developed leaks with their AIO's, it happens more often than you realize..

And I don't know a single person who has had an AIO leak on its own accord (I do know someone who installed a h100i badly and caused it to leak though..).

The only time I've had a leak was when I went for custom cooling.

 

[AlienALX]

And I don't know a single person who has had an AIO leak on its own accord (I do know someone who installed a h100i badly and caused it to leak though..).

The only time I've had a leak was when I went for custom cooling.

I have..

http://forum.overclock3d.net/archive/index.php/t-44916.html

Admittedly it was one out of about ten but yeah, it does happen. I also got screwed over for the experience too, finding out that Coolit are a bunch of *clown honk noises*.

Since then I have just avoided anything Coolit make and have stuck with Asetek round pumps.



Please note : if you buy a Coolit/Corsair cooler the warranty is with Corsair who have a losses/adjustments department who will cut cheques for any damage unlike Coolit who are a bunch of *clown honk noises*

 

[AlexanderBinovski]

I have..

http://forum.overclock3d.net/archive/index.php/t-44916.html

Admittedly it was one out of about ten but yeah, it does happen. I also got screwed over for the experience too, finding out that Coolit are a bunch of *clown honk noises*.

Since then I have just avoided anything Coolit make and have stuck with Asetek round pumps.



Please note : if you buy a Coolit/Corsair cooler the warranty is with Corsair who have a losses/adjustments department who will cut cheques for any damage unlike Coolit who are a bunch of *clown honk noises*

So you're the guy that posted that? I've read your post, I don't know what they put in them things but that stuff is gross!

 

[AlienALX]

So you're the guy that posted that? I've read your post, I don't know what they put in them things but that stuff is gross!

I am yes. I lost a GTX 480 and a Gigabyte motherboard because I refused to dunk them in distilled water.

Leaks are very rare but they do happen. Just recently on OCUK two people had them leak, one actually fried his 970. However they were Corsairs (probably made by Coolit) and Corsair paid for all damages.

The only advice I can give really is to stick with round pump AIOs that are made by Asetek as they usually tend to spring a leak less often from what I've seen.

 

[AlexanderBinovski]

I am yes. I lost a GTX 480 and a Gigabyte motherboard because I refused to dunk them in distilled water.

Leaks are very rare but they do happen. Just recently on OCUK two people had them leak, one actually fried his 970. However they were Corsairs (probably made by Coolit) and Corsair paid for all damages.

The only advice I can give really is to stick with round pump AIOs that are made by Asetek as they usually tend to spring a leak less often from what I've seen.

The first AIO I bought was a Corsair H110i GT and it leaked and destroyed my brand new Corsair RM850i which cost me $240AUS so now that's $480!

The second AIO to leak was a Coolermaster Seidon 240m but I caught that one in time only because since the first one leaked I was soooo paranoid I just kept staring at my case lol.. I still keep both my rigs on my desk right next to me so I can monitor what's going on inside even though I now use air coolers lol..

Naa I'll pass mate, the paranoia would kill me if I installed another AIO! Any ways I get amazing temps with my air coolers..

I read a post about a guy that waited 3 months after sending his parts to Corsair to inspect them after one of their AIO's leaked.. They sent him the hardware back claiming that there was nothing wrong with them which was bogus because they were pooped, in the end they compensated him for 30% of his hardware's worth which sucks..

I'm trying to find the post now I stumbled across it when I had my little problems..

According to this Corsair is not liable for any damage caused by their coolers:

Limitation of Liability
CORSAIR SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUE, OR DATA (WHETHER DIRECT OR INDIRECT) OR COMMERCIAL LOSS FOR BREACH OF ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY ON YOUR PRODUCT EVEN IF CORSAIR HAS BEEN ADVISED PREVIOUSLY OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. Some local laws do not allow the exclusion or limitation of special, indirect, incidental or consequential damages, so this limitation or exclusion may not apply in your jurisdiction.

http://www.corsair.com/en-au/support/warranty


I can';t seem to find any information regarding compensation for those that have had their hardware pooped by AIO's but there is a fair few posts regarding leaks..

 

[AlienALX]

I know they say that but they are very good when they leak. That is just a C&P of Coolit's warranty, it's literally word for word.

 

[Tolemac]

Well we have a really good rep on this forum for Corsair Mr Greybeard so if I were to buy an AIO it would be Corsair due to the excellent customer service he provides for us forumites. Having said that I went custom loop for my build though