**Official e8400/e8500 Retail OC Thread

http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/d.../6hrorthos.jpg

This is what I got Picked it up from microcenter for 189 :up: Can get 4.2 on 1.4 vcore but Im scared to push the 45nm to high.

E7200

Q745A925 4.3Ghz 1.4 Vcore Plester Asus P5K-E watercooling
Q747A515 4.4Ghz 1.6 Vcore Palee02 NOT STABLE watercooling
Q749A366 4Ghz 1.42 Vcore Norman Bates Asus Commando
Q750A238 3.1Ghz 1,05 Vcore BreakFromyou DFI Lanparty P35 TR2S Air
Q750A238 4ghz 1.33 Vcore KAGD1 DFI Lanparty DK P35 TR2S watercooling
Q751A508 3.8Ghz 1.33Vcore Sommer Gigabyte EP35 DS4 TRUE 120
Q751A743 4Ghz 1.33 Vcore The Stilt Asus P5E3 Premium TRUE 120

E8200

Q740A621 4Ghz 1.21 Vcore Jupiler DFI Lanparty P35 TR2S watercooling
Q745A705 4.2Ghz 1.29 Vcore Chrish Foxconn MARS Air
Q746A513 4Ghz 1.33 Vcore Laragirl83 Gigabyte DS4 Air
Q746A513 4ghz 1.30 Vcore Achill3uS Asus P5K3 DLX
Q748A230 4ghz 1.26 Vcore Tuvok_LR Gigabyte P35DS3L Arctic Freezer Pro
Q748A230 4Ghz 1.21 Vcore oniL Asus P5B Dlx
Q750A079 4Ghz 1.31 Vcore Nidecker DFI Lanparty P35 TR2S TRUE 120
Q809A249 4.7Ghz 1.58 Vcore Rol.co Asus Striker II

E8300


Q812A147 4Ghz 1.28 Vcore Nilos Gigabyte P35DS4 watercooling



E8400

Q740A478 4.25Ghz 1.41 Vcore Majestik DFI P35-T2RL watercooling
Q740A519 4Ghz 1.27 Vcore Codovader
Q740A523 4Ghz 1.36 Vcore Moodyman Abit IP35pro Arctic Freezer 7
Q740A523 4Ghz 1,37 Vcore Shampoo Asus P5N-E SLI 803 bios TRUE 120
Q740A525T 4Ghz 1.35 Vcore Mystupidmouth Asus P5K Dlx Air
Q740A553T 4.2Ghz 1.33 Vcore GrnFinger Asus Maximus Formula watercooling
Q740A553T 4Ghz 1.36 Vcore SuperTimor Asus P5K Premium
Q740A555T 4Ghz 1.31 Vcore Xvius Asus P5K Dlx Air
Q743A748 4Ghz 1.25 Vcore Turtletrax DFI Lanparty UT P35 Watercooling
Q743A748 4Ghz 1.28 Vcore Bail W Asus P5K Dlx watercooling
Q743A748 4.4Ghz 1.36 Vcore Sofarfrome Asus Rampage watercooling
Q743A748 4,2Ghz 1,32 Vcore Zizo Asus P5B Dlx Scythe Ninja
Q743A748 4Ghz 1.32 Vcore Cpt Protom DFI DRK watercooling
Q743A797 4.4Ghz 1.40 Vcore Plastok Asus P5K Dlx
Q745A356 4,9Ghz 1,54 Vcore Zucker2K Asus Maximus Formula SE watercooling
Q745A356 4Ghz 1.35 Vcore Kryckter Asus P5K Dlx Air
Q745A357 4Ghz 1.28 Vcore xMrBunglex Intel DX38 Asus Silent Square
Q745A372 4.1Ghz 1.34 Vcore Truckchase Asus P5K Dlx 0705 bios watercooling
Q745A372 4Ghz 1.37 Vcore Arcanedeath Asus Maximus Formula SE 1004Bios Air
Q745A533 4.4Ghz 1,45 Vcore Sniper watercooling
Q745A533 4Ghz 1.27 Vcore Glenboy Asus Maximus Formula Air
Q745A551 4Ghz 1.28 Vcore Iceywater Noctua heatsink
Q745A551 4Ghz 1.29 Vcore Fguarezi Asus Maximus Formula 0907 bios Gemini II
Q745A553 4ghz 1.31 Vcore Mk_Ultra Asus P5E TRUE 120
Q745A567 4Ghz 1.28 Vcore Doakh DFI Lanparty UT P35 Air
Q745A567 4Ghz 1.26 Vcore ThatGuy Gigabyte X38DS4 Air
Q745A567 4Ghz 1.27 Vcore Vixx Asus Rampage
Q745A576 4Ghz 1.22 Vcore Hazardous
Q745A576 4Ghz 1.18 Vcore MrCape DFI Lanparty UT P35 TRUE 120
Q745A576 4.6Ghz 1.42 Vcore Flesheatinvirus
Q746A328 4Ghz 1,25 Vcore Loc.o Asus Commando Boxed cooler
Q746A328 4.6Ghz 1.60 Vcore V_Parello Asus Maximus Extreme 0904 bios Tuniq tower
Q746A349 4.9Ghz 1.65 Vcore Sepander DFI Lanparty UT P35 watercooling
Q746A351 4,2Ghz 1.36 Vcore luVPiloT Air
Q746A377 4.2Ghz 1.38 Vcore Merc14 Asus P5K Dlx 0705 Bios watercooling
Q746A377 4Ghz 1.33 Vcore Necron 66 Asus P5E Air
Q746A377 4Ghz 1.32 Vcore TsFroggy DFI Blood Iron Tuniq Tower
Q746A381 4Ghz 1.27 Vcore Kunaak Asus Maximus Extreme
Q746A381 4Ghz 1.28 Vcore Plaicd Asus P5k Dlx
Q746A381 4Ghz 1.33 Vcore Rge Gigabyte P35DQ6 F7 Bios watercooling
Q746A474 3.6Ghz 1.08 Vcore Extreme ICE Asus P5K-E Air
Q746A474 4.3Ghz 1,30 Vcore Extreme ICE Asus P5K-E Air
Q746A476 4.7Ghz 1,60 Vcore T_M watercooling
Q746A477 4.3Ghz 1.39 Vcore Ad1tya Abit IP35 Pro watercooling
Q746A479 4.2Ghz 1.38 Vcore MaxLD Asus P5K-E 1004 Bios
Q746A485 4.3Ghz 1.42 Vcore Kiwi DFI Lanparty DRK
Q746A487 4Ghz 1.35 Vcore Hughyhunter eVGA 780i TRUE 120
Q746A488 4.5Ghz 1.48 Vcore Sonofander Asus Striker II watercooling
Q746A489 4Ghz 1.29 Vcore Boostfed Asus P5B Dlx 1226 Bios watercooling
Q746A489 4Ghz 1.26 Vcore .OCX Asus Maximus Formula watercooling
Q746A495 4ghz 1.20 Vcore Demon Asus Striker Extreme Air
Q746A496 4Ghz 1.27 Vcore Ovidiu Scythe Ninja
Q746A500 4ghz 1.37 Vcore Unclewebb
Q746A502 4Ghz 1.32 Vcore Leeghoofd Asus P5K Dlx 0705 bios watercooling
Q746A502 4Ghz 1.35 Vcore DerekTM
Q746A502 4Ghz 1.30 Vcore Mascaras Asus P5E TRUE 120
Q746A509 4.1ghz 1.37 Vcore Master Farkha Asus P5E TRUE 120
Q746A510 4.1Ghz 1.32 Vcore Gundamit DFI Blood Iron Air
Q746A518 4Ghz 1.27 Vcore Clocker Gigabyte P35 DS4 F12 bios
Q746A535 4.2Ghz 1.37 Vcore GooFace
Q746A556 4Ghz 1.26 Vcore DemonEyes DFI Lanparty DRK
Q746A556 4Ghz 1.28 Vcore Hehe Asus P5B Dlx Air
Q746A589 4.3Ghz 1.39 Vcore Alcatraroz Asus P5K Dlx Zalman 9700
Q746A777 4.2Ghz 1.46 Vcore Aoch88 Foxconn MARS watercooling
Q747A761 4Ghz 1,40 Vcore Grimpy
Q748242 3.6Ghz 1.35 Vcore JoeBar Asus Maximus Formula SE watercooling
Q748A094 4.2Ghz 1.39 Vcore Gufy Asus P5B Dlx
Q748A102 4Ghz 1,36 Vcore Zeus Asus P5K-E watercooling
Q748A115 4.5Ghz 1,44 Vcore MrCape DFI Lanparty UT P35 TRUE 120
Q748A115 4Ghz 1,22 Vcore Redbull78 foxconn MARS TRUE 120
Q748A133 4Ghz 1.20 Vcore Dark22
Q748A141 4ghz 1.38 Vcore JoeBar Asus Maximus Formula SE watercooling
Q748A142 4 Ghz 1,29 Vcore Ten eVGA 780i watercooling
Q748A142 4Ghz 1.34 Vcore Higgins Asus P5B Dlx watercooling
Q748A144 4Ghz 1.35 Vcore Crazy Nutz Asus P5K-E watercooling
Q748A219 4ghz 1.39 Vcore Vinas DFI Blood Iron watercooling
Q748A219 4.2Ghz 1.40 Vcore Dnottis Asus P5K-E 1102 bios watercooling
Q750A032 4Ghz 1.45 Vcore WitchKing DFI Lanparty UT P35 watercooling
Q750A032 4Ghz 1.41 Vcore Glenboy Asus Maximus Formula Air
Q750A033 4Ghz 1.28 Vcore Nikolas 61 DFI Lanparty UT P35 Air
Q750A196 4Ghz 1.37 Vcore Strategos Asus Rampage formula watercooling
Q750A205 4.4Ghz 1.45 Vcore AndyM Asus P5K Dlx 0809 bios watercooling
Q750A219 4Ghz 1.28 Vcore IcemaN22 Asus Commando Zalman 9700
Q801A290 4Ghz 1.42 Vcore Halo112538 DFI P35 watercooling
Q802A321 4Ghz 1.39 Vcore Sniggle DFI P35 UT T2R Tuniq Tower
Q802A489 4Ghz 1.38 Vcore Zlojack Asus Rampage formula watercooling
Q802A570 4Ghz 1.30 Vcore Kadir_Slayer Asus P5K-E TRUE 120
Q804A249 4Ghz 1.20 Vcore Mykou Asus P5K Premium Air
Q805A246 4Ghz 1.24 Vcore Leeghoofd Asus P5K Dlx 0812 bios watercooling
Q805A546 4Ghz 1.24 Vcore Leeghoofd Asus P5K Dlx 0812 bios watercooling
Q806A045 4.2Ghz 1.39 Vcore Gthr3k
Q806A320 4Ghz 1.33 Vcore Forr3sTT Gigabyte P35DS3L Zalman 9700
Q807A050 3.8Ghz 1.30 Vcore Jupiler DFI P35 T2R watercooling
Q807A191 4Ghz 1.23 Vcore Stephen23 watercooling
Q807A241 4.2Ghz 1.27 Vcore selloutkingz DFI Lanparty DRK watercooling
Q807A261 4.3Ghz 1.38 Vcore Simsons2 Asus P5E3 Dlx
Q807A269 4.5Ghz 1.38 Vcore funkflix XFX 790I watercooling
Q807A276 4Ghz 1.22 Vcore Webwilli Asus P5E3 Premium watercooling
Q808A256 4.1Ghz 1.33 Vcore Brahmzy Asus P5E watercooling
Q808A451 4Ghz 1.24 Vcore Max_87
Q812A233 4Ghz 1.33 Vcore Turbodream Asus Formula
Q812A247 4Ghz 1.40 Vcore Zicada Asus Rampage watercooling
Q814A015 4.4Ghz 1.30 Vcore Dagaladis Asus P5K Pro 1001 bios TRUE 120
Q816A044 4Ghz 1.37 Vcore Leeghoofd Asus P5K Dlx 0812 bios watercooling


E8500

Q740A476T 4.2Ghz 1.32 Vcore Giorgos Th Asus Maximus Rampage watercooling
Q740A479T 4Ghz 1.23 Vcore Zoob DFI Lanparty X38 T2R Scythe Ninja
Q740A493T 5.3Ghz 1,70 Vcore Eva2000 Asus Commando 1602 Bios Single Stage
Q740A518 4Ghz 1.29 Vcore Joe.Denice Asus Rampage Formula TRUE 120
Q740A519 4,5Ghz 1,45 Vcore Doom St DFI P35 DK Phase
Q743A798 4.4Ghz 1.45 Vcore Dj883U2 Asus Maximus Extreme watercooling
Q745A703 4Ghz 1.28 Vcore Concrete
Q746A363 4.3Ghz 1.45 Vcore TurboDream Asus Formula Air
Q746A363 4.2Ghz 1.42 Vcore Mr Hydes Asus Rampage Formula Tuniq Tower
Q748A212 4Ghz 1.25 Vcore Mtrx Asus P5E Air
Q807A067 4.4Ghz 1.48 Vcore Giorgos Th Asus Maximus Rampage watercooling
Q809A655 4Ghz 1.20 Vcore Pt1t
Q813A347 4GHz 1.28 Vcore Nuclearjock Asus Striker II watercooling


Xeon 3110

Q745A784 4Ghz 1.35 Vcore SfdMalex Asus P5B TRUE 120
Q745A784 4Ghz 1.37 Vcore wadechan Abit IP35-Pro watercooling
Q746A534 4.3Ghz 1.41 Vcore Mykou Asus P5K Premium Air
Q746A534 4.3Ghz 1,35 Vcore Plastok Asus P5K Dlx
Q746A535 4Ghz 1.29 Vcore Gufy Asus P5B Dlx watercooling
Q746A535 4Ghz 1.32 Vcore Eldonko DFI P35 T2RS
Q746A535 4Ghz 1.3 Vcore Xvys Asus P5K Dlx TRUE 120
Q750A158 4Ghz 1.26 Vcore Eva2000 Asus Blitz formula watercooling
Q751A439 4.2Ghz 1.35 Vcore Alexio Gigabyte P35DS4
Q751A439 4.2Ghz 1.33 Vcore Garrett Asus Striker II watercooling
Q805A165 4.2Ghz 1.37 Vcore Dnottis Asus P5K-E watercooling
Q805A165 4Ghz 1.32 Vcore Jupiler DFI UT P35 T2RS watercooling
Q806A227 4Ghz 1.30 Vcore Datektrader Abit IP35-Pro Peltier
Q807A091 4Ghz 1.21 Vcore Cy4n1d3 Gigabyte P35DS3
Q807A091 4Ghz 1.21 Vcore Mykou Asus P5K Premium Air
Q807A091 4,5Ghz 1.36 Vcore Syl Asus P5K-E watercooling



Updated 22/05/2008

Nice what is the VID/ and batch?

btw I ques u made a typo @ the Title

the batch number is #q740a523
version#: e27439-001
pack date 12/27/07
s-spec: SLAPL

which one is vid?

If you open Coretemp, and then Look in the middle, it says VID: blabla

there are your VID, and VID are the cpu's default voltage.

regards.

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Originally Posted by Infa

If you open Coretemp, and then Look in the middle, it says VID: blabla

there are your VID, and VID are the cpu's default voltage.

regards.

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thank you the VID: 1.1125v

Here's my start:

vCore in BIOS: 1.375 (minimize vDroop enabled)
FSB Term: 1.2
NB: 1.4
PLL: 1.6
vMEM: 2.15
Cooling: Water, DD TDX block (yeah I need a new one)

FPO/BATCH# Q745A372
Pack Date 12/20/07

Don't have coretemp running right now (vista x64) to get vid

Haven't taken it past 1.375 yet, but it seems to scale 50 Mhz for every .250v since 1.3v, so I'm kinda getting diminishing returns. I'm sure I could comfortably surpass 4.2Ghz with halfway decent voltage, but I'm not sure what I want to run 24/7 vCore as of yet...

the vid is also on the box the of the proc yeah?

No that's the max volts..

hi guys nice CPUs for both of you

i did some testing with E8500 CPUs recently

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=173771

can you guys test MAX fsb please on your chips :up:

yeah ill do some testing it doesn't seem to like more than 480 thou

1.45Vcore using Vapo LS. I don't know if I should push it further and end up with a dead CPU :shrug:

http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/341/43ghz145vev1.jpg

I better be posting in this thread soon.

Reserved for my hopes to have one at the start of febuary.

Looks like mine is a dog. I tried 4.05 ghz upto 1.35v and would not boot, Winblows would get half loaded and give IRQ_Less_than_Equal. Could be my DFI and me missing a setting but I DK.

Drat.

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Originally Posted by turtletrax

Looks like mine is a dog. I tried 4.05 ghz upto 1.35v and would not boot, Winblows would get half loaded and give IRQ_Less_than_Equal. Could be my DFI and me missing a setting but I DK.

Drat.

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It could be your ram stability.

Here is my E8400
FPO Q745A551

http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/8440/othorsue9.jpg

I've I can do 4GHz stable like above, I will be satisfied :toast:

These are impressive.

Seems like over 4 GHz you gotta pour in the vcore...

But ~ 4 GHz with decent vcore for 24/7 is sweet :D

I can't see myself going back to duals though...like the quad too much.

I want at least a 4.2GHz 24/7 clock out of the E8400 I'll pick up or I'm disappointed. :D 4GHz is too easy and normal for Wolfdale. :p:

How long is minimum orthos run (with smsll ffts) to be considered stable?

2 hours !

What cooling are you using ?

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Originally Posted by icywater

Here is my E8400
FPO Q745A551

http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/8440/othorsue9.jpg

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Originally Posted by Dumo

How long is minimum orthos run (with smsll ffts) to be considered stable?

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Actually orthos is considered kinda buggy. Better run original prime v255 or later:
http://mersenne.org/gimps/


Custom test 1024-4096 would be good for 6+ hours

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Originally Posted by Counter CS

What cooling are you using ?

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aircooling nocture heatsink

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Originally Posted by dinos22

can you guys test MAX fsb please on your chips :up:

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I'll start down that path D, honestly I've never qualified my board for it's maxFSB so I've got some work to do to get a qualified answer....

Here's mine, Q745A356

http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=301016 Using watercooling in my sig. With wofdales, cpu temps are not as much of a difference maker as they used to be. I don't even keep an eye on mine when overclocking anymore.

What Vcore is that at Zucker?

I have mine at 4.5Ghz 1.4Vcore right now, but with the DFI it seems I have to spend more time on the GTL's to get that balanced first.

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Originally Posted by turtletrax

What Vcore is that at Zucker?

I have mine at 4.5Ghz 1.4Vcore right now, but with the DFI it seems I have to spend more time on the GTL's to get that balanced first.

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For 4.86 Ghz I needed 1.536v

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Originally Posted by Zucker2k

For 4.86 Ghz I needed 1.536v

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can you orthos on this, or just get into window?

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Originally Posted by icywater

can you orthos on this, or just get into window?

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:shocked: that was a suicide shot. Maybe with higher rated ram who knows? :shrug:

Hey everyone, I'm originally from ocforums.com so don't hate too much :shrug:

Anyways, I'm having a problem getting my retail E8400 prime stable @ 4.5GHz. Heres my original thread on ocforums, http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=544212

My current setup consists of a lapped E8400 (batch Q746A381), a lapped Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme, 4GB of G-Skill DDR2-8000, Abit IP35-E (BIOS 14) and a Corsair HX620 PSU.

Basically is that the best BIOS for overclocking Wolfdales with? I have my NB @ 1.41 volts, SB @ 1.6, CPU VTT @ 1.23, and vcore @ 1.58actual after vdroop (according to CPU-Z). That voltage seems kinda high for only 4.5GHz, so I'm wondering if theres some other voltage I'm not increasing enough. I haven't seen many (or any at all) Wolfdale results on the IP35-E, so I don't exactly know what I'm shooting for. I know my RAM is capable of running 530MHz FSB, and I took my board that high on my old E6300.

Whoa there nelly, what are you complaining about? Not getting over 4.5GHz on an E8400...

You should be happy with that, thats a very nice OC.:welcome:

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Originally Posted by Zucker2k

:shocked: that was a suicide shot. Maybe with higher rated ram who knows? :shrug:

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here is my shot, Maxed my P5B-D

http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/4816/pi1muf9.jpg

Wow icy.Have to set my rig outside.Gives me something to shoot at:yepp: .

icy, that is awesome! :shocked:
I may have to start hunting for an e8400!

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Originally Posted by Motley

Whoa there nelly, what are you complaining about? Not getting over 4.5GHz on an E8400...

You should be happy with that, thats a very nice OC.:welcome:

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Thanks for the welcome :clap:

Aww man, I was hoping for at least 4600MHz. Think those voltages I have are kinda high?

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Originally Posted by ghost_recon88

Thanks for the welcome :clap:

Aww man, I was hoping for at least 4600MHz. Think those voltages I have are kinda high?

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You're at 1.58v? For testing is OK. But 24/7 I would not go over 1.45v.

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Originally Posted by Motley

You're at 1.58v? For testing is OK. But 24/7 I would not go over 1.45v.

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Ok, I'll keep that in mind for doing my 24/7 overclock. A lot of people here seem to have a ton of $ to throw away on LN2 cooling and other kind of exotic coolers eh'?

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Originally Posted by ghost_recon88

Ok, I'll keep that in mind for doing my 24/7 overclock. A lot of people here seem to have a ton of $ to throw away on LN2 cooling and other kind of exotic coolers eh'?

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Well it is XtremeSystems so I wouldn't say it's really out of place! Hmm, no one has an E8500 so far? Was really hopping to see how that compares to E8400 overclocking!

wow! these 8400's will finally realize my dreams of reaching 4ghz! (and then some) keep on posting guys!

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Originally Posted by aznsniper911

Well it is XtremeSystems so I wouldn't say it's really out of place! Hmm, no one has an E8500 so far? Was really hopping to see how that compares to E8400 overclocking!

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eva2000 got the E8500 @ 4896Mhz with 1.6v. Not sure what cooling, but I think thats on Air.

I just ordered the E8500, should have it here by the weekend. I hope to get 4.6-4.8GHz on 1.45-1.5v. As soon as EVGA comes out with the 680i BIOS update this week!

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Originally Posted by icywater

here is my shot, Maxed my P5B-D

http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/4816/pi1muf9.jpg

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Nice, but that is your ss shot. I bet my chip could do more than that on an ss.

Is Core Temp 0.96.1 reading the Wolfdales temps correctly? or is it still off? Appears its 5c off on the T.j. Max temp.

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Originally Posted by Zucker2k

Nice, but that is your ss shot. I bet my chip could do more than that on an ss.

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i know i can do more, my mboard hold me back.

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Originally Posted by Motley

eva2000 got the E8500 @ 4896Mhz with 1.6v. Not sure what cooling, but I think thats on Air.

I just ordered the E8500, should have it here by the weekend. I hope to get 4.6-4.8GHz on 1.45-1.5v. As soon as EVGA comes out with the 680i BIOS update this week!

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nah he's using water for his setup of the two E8500 but I was hopping to see how the different batches overclock!

Boys and Girls....

It's up to you, but gives us all a break and post your max stuff... give it time and pile it on.

Danmoody.... You made it official ...You going to make an excel sheet and update the first post?

Grim Reaper pretty much hit the nail on the head

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=127379



Or is there a wolfdale one going already?

^That was a nice thread but too bad he stopped after a while! It seems they want to push this thread for the E8400/E8500 overclocks, only time will tell!

Ppl i can´t find anywhere a store with those E8400 in stock.

Here in Portugal they said that those CPU was added to next month...
WTF :confused: Is this true ? :shrug:

Could a e8400 max air stable overclock beat a q6600 @ 3.6Ghz in games? In 3dmark06 it cant but that doesn't mean that it's not faster then a q6600 if im right. Here in The Netherlands the cpu is for sale on only one shop. e8400 is 270 euro haha scammers...Other shops are all out of stock.

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Originally Posted by icywater

here is my shot, Maxed my P5B-D

http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/4816/pi1muf9.jpg

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Ewww, me likes. OF which production week is that?

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Originally Posted by sambir

Could a e8400 max air stable overclock beat a q6600 @ 3.6Ghz in games? In 3dmark06 it cant but that doesn't mean that it's not faster then a q6600 if im right. Here in The Netherlands the cpu is for sale on only one shop. e8400 is 270 euro haha scammers...Other shops are all out of stock.

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Yep, most games don't take a full advantage of 4 cores yet

Well I really notice any significant performance improvement while running applications if I upgrade from an e6600 to e8400? The price seems very reasonable and I am very tempted.

Has anyone been able to get the e8400 going with an ASUS p5n32-e SLI plus? If so please let me know what you did or what BIOS version you're using.

Whats the word on air cooling results?

On air plus an VantecTornado on top :D

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Originally Posted by panfist

Has anyone been able to get the e8400 going with an ASUS p5n32-e SLI plus? If so please let me know what you did or what BIOS version you're using.

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I got it to work on my Striker Extreme which is very similar. Some beta bios 1501 is the best one I found for my E8400 on it. ~515 FSB

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Originally Posted by bonzo_catalin

On air plus an VantecTornado on top :D

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:confused: That makes about as much sense as an ashtray on a motorbike.

here is mine

P5k3 Deluxe
CellShock 1800
XFX 8800 GTS G92
TT 750
WaterChiller 5°C

4797
http://photodorp.com/out.php/t90_screen000.jpg

4806
http://photodorp.com/out.php/t91_screen001.jpg

4851
http://photodorp.com/out.php/t92_screen003.jpg

4845 2mb spi
http://photodorp.com/out.php/t93_screen004.jpg

561 maxfsb
http://photodorp.com/out.php/t94_screen009.jpg
http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=299755

5002
http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=299756

4009 1.30 prime 20min
http://photodorp.com/out.php/t95_screen009.jpg

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Originally Posted by ghost_recon88

Hey everyone, I'm originally from ocforums.com so don't hate too much :shrug:

Anyways, I'm having a problem getting my retail E8400 prime stable @ 4.5GHz. Heres my original thread on ocforums, http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=544212

My current setup consists of a lapped E8400 (batch Q746A381), a lapped Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme, 4GB of G-Skill DDR2-8000, Abit IP35-E (BIOS 14) and a Corsair HX620 PSU.

Basically is that the best BIOS for overclocking Wolfdales with? I have my NB @ 1.41 volts, SB @ 1.6, CPU VTT @ 1.23, and vcore @ 1.58actual after vdroop (according to CPU-Z). That voltage seems kinda high for only 4.5GHz, so I'm wondering if theres some other voltage I'm not increasing enough. I haven't seen many (or any at all) Wolfdale results on the IP35-E, so I don't exactly know what I'm shooting for. I know my RAM is capable of running 530MHz FSB, and I took my board that high on my old E6300.

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play about with the CPU PLL volts a bit, more NB might help also.

Nice clock otherwise :up:

Hello I'm Spanish.

Sorry by my bad English.

Today arrived my new 8400 and set to this clock stable.

http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/8...bujokb2.th.jpg

My problem is temp

Idle: 43-44 with my Thermalright Ultra 120

It's normal ?

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Originally Posted by yenclas

Hello I'm Spanish.

Sorry by my bad English.

Today arrived my new 8400 and set to this clock stable.

http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/8...bujokb2.th.jpg

My problem is temp

Idle: 43-44 with my Thermalright Ultra 120

It's normal ?

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Have you tried to reseat the cooler? If that doesnt help see if the paste is spread properly.

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Originally Posted by kitfit1

:confused: That makes about as much sense as an ashtray on a motorbike.

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cpu-z isn't showing correctly, it's at 4.4 i believe from the window below superpi

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Originally Posted by Praimm

Have you tried to reseat the cooler? If that doesnt help see if the paste is spread properly.

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Checked two things and nothing.

Should I rma this processor ?

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Originally Posted by Battle_Rattle

Boys and Girls....

It's up to you, but gives us all a break and post your max stuff... give it time and pile it on.

Danmoody.... You made it official ...You going to make an excel sheet and update the first post?

Grim Reaper pretty much hit the nail on the head

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=127379



Or is there a wolfdale one going already?

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I didnt know there was more to it then just making the thread sorry for being a noob

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Originally Posted by bonzo_catalin

On air plus an VantecTornado on top :D

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on water plus an apogee gt on top :D

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Originally Posted by bonzo_catalin

On air plus an VantecTornado on top :D

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Disable EIST in bios, so it won't revert back to multi 6 when idle in windows.
Nice chip:up:

Baaaaah, I think I have a dud.

I have a separate thread going here and in a P5N-E SLI thread at anandtech forums.

Batch: Q740A523
Packdate: 12/20/07.

I'm priming right now 450x9 @ 1.360-1.376vcore, according to cpu-z.

Failed orthos after 20mins when I had it a couple ticks down from the current vcore setting in the bios.

I'm hitting temps of Core0:57, Core1:58 with a Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme with a Vantec Stealth 120mm fan in a P182 case, but currently being run on its side and open front and side panels.

Kinda toasty. I wish I could've gotten a good chip for once!! Like (sorry forgot name) watery?

I thought I'd get lucky and get one that could stay under 50 degrees at over 4GHz, but nooooooooo, I'm struggling to get it stable at 4GHz with high voltage. Bah!!!!!

I've got another one of these of the same batch sitting at the office for a client's system, which will never see overclocking. I wonder if I should test that sucker out first.

I don't think it will do much better since it's from the same batch.

I should be happy nonetheless since it wasn't officially confirmed my 650i sli chipset could handle these processors, or my motherboard for that matter, Asus P5N-E SLI. (bios 0803)

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Originally Posted by danmoody

I didnt know there was more to it then just making the thread sorry for being a noob

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Dan do you want to do it? We could see if we could get some admin help and such.....

On an on-topic note, mine did a full 24 hr prime @ 4130 @ 1.375v (BIOS set). Stepping info and such is above.

Did anyone notice that vDroop on the wolfdale chips seems to be significantly more prevalent on the same boards? I had .2v difference between my set bios vCore and my reported vCore on my Conroe, where as the diff with the Wolfdale is like .4v.

Okay I'm up to 1.408v on the cpu.

Orthos failed at a previous attempt after 48mins.

I'm losing hope.

Could be the board of course, since P5N-E SLI boards don't have official bios for these cpus yet.

I couldn't get my E6400 or E6420 stable at 450 FSB, so maybe it IS the board.

Thinking about picking up a P5K-E anyways.

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...e-largefft.jpg

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...uicidechop.jpg

Okay I've given up and am going to either try another cpu or motherboard.

P5N-E SLI won't run stable @ 450*9 with ample amounts of voltage to the northbridge and cpu.

Could just be mine or could be because no official bios yet. ?

Edit:: Should've done this before...going to check stability at default settings of 3GHz, with default voltage and 1333MHz FSB. See if it's the board and bios.

Mine - Batch Code # Q746A381
S-Spec - SLAPL
Pack Date - 1:04:08

1.27 volts - 9 x 450 = stable. game and prime tested for about 2 hours so far.

1.4 - 4.3 ghz stable for short periods of time.

1.5 stable for 4.5 ghz for short periods of time.

havent messed with the voltages and max OC much yet.

highest FSB so far, 565.
lots of testing still to go.
just giving my results.

I guess I have to wait for a bios release or just go out and pick up a P5K-E, because I just ran stock settings and it failed orthos and froze my system within a few seconds (30seconds to 1min).

Phase change.

Max FSB:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...Aqua/590PI.jpg

Max Mhz
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...eAqua/5132.jpg

Max stable PI in my short bench session:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...eAqua/5GPI.jpg

Anybody got a E8400 from Newegg ($199 :) ) yet? If so how are they clocking and what is the batch #, pack date, etc.

Glad to see that intel's new dual cores have some decent headroom for OC's

Keep em comin guys :up:

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Originally Posted by turtleonviagra

Anybody got a E8400 from Newegg ($199 :) ) yet? If so how are they clocking and what is the batch #, pack date, etc.

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Mine from Newegg comes in tomorrow but I was wondering the same. Did you get one from Newegg?

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Originally Posted by Shampoo

Okay I've given up and am going to either try another cpu or motherboard.

P5N-E SLI won't run stable @ 450*9 with ample amounts of voltage to the northbridge and cpu.

Could just be mine or could be because no official bios yet. ?

Edit:: Should've done this before...going to check stability at default settings of 3GHz, with default voltage and 1333MHz FSB. See if it's the board and bios.

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Try 445 x 9, Shampoo. My old E8400 wouldn't boot into Windows at 450FSB with 1.55v, but at 445 it was happy as a clam at lower voltage. I have the exaxt same batch Q740 12/20/07 packdate as you. I took my old one back today as I had bad core readings and this new one is about bang on. I have just booted into Windows at 450 x 9, but it is not stable. Not sure any other week would be any better without superior cooling.

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Originally Posted by turtleonviagra

Anybody got a E8400 from Newegg ($199 :) ) yet? If so how are they clocking and what is the batch #, pack date, etc.

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Say $224.99 at NewEgg, I was thinking about ordering one...

Shampoo: It has always been a struggle to get boards with the Nvidia chipset to reliably run at 450 MHz and beyond.

BlueAqua: Thanks for showing us what these new 45nm processors are capable of with adequate core voltage. Very nice. :up:

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Mine from Newegg comes in tomorrow but I was wondering the same. Did you get one from Newegg?

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Yeah getting mine Thursday. How much did you pay, I talked to a online rep and got $25 off, so I payed $199.99 shipped :p:

are their enuf 4x00's for oc database yet?:)

Anyone else notice that all 8400's seem to have a VID of 1.125v and 8500's are 1.050

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Originally Posted by Kunaak

Mine - Batch Code # Q746A381
S-Spec - SLAPL
Pack Date - 1:04:08

1.27 volts - 9 x 450 = stable. game and prime tested for about 2 hours so far.

1.4 - 4.3 ghz stable for short periods of time.

1.5 stable for 4.5 ghz for short periods of time.

havent messed with the voltages and max OC much yet.

highest FSB so far, 565.
lots of testing still to go.
just giving my results.

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i have the same exact batch code and pack date. mine does 450 x 9 @ 1.275v. low volts for 4ghz, but once you cross that threshold, the voltage requirements jump dramatically. for 475 x 9 i need 1.375v. 500 x 9 needs more than 1.45v as i cant boot into windows with those settings.

I have one from NewEgg.

Batch # Q745A356
Pack Date - 12/27/07

I can get 450 x 9 with 1.35 vCore. (1.375 in Bios)

Anymore than that and it crashes, no matter the vCore, But I am pretty sure that is my memory holding it back. I have 4 gig (2 x 2gig) G.Skill 1006. It is at 900 mhz. Anymore than 950 mhz on the memory and the system crashes constantly. This is on a P5K Deluxe Board.

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Originally Posted by turtleonviagra

I talked to a online rep and got $25 off, so I payed $199.99 shipped :p:

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How's that work ?

Well I've decided to give back the cpu to my boss and use it in a client's system.

I'm gonna wait on this. My system just isn't stable at default settings either, so bios update is awaiting.

As for this batch? I don't know, but it looks like a lot of people are having to pump a lot of voltage into their E8400s to get above 4GHz or even 4GHz stable.

I will wait on this.

Cheers,
Mike

i dont even know how you use excel, sorry an admin can do it

I got three E8400 retail CPUs to 590fsb on warm air (Summer in my land) with Asus P5B Deluxe Rev 1.04G. That's 590fsb dual 32M Superpi stable.

Results here, but something very odd occurred too.
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=174145

P5B Deluxe owners, don't throw your board away yet. Test it with 45mm :)

is there really that much performance variance from different batches at this point? where do you buy these that they let you inspect the box prior? seems like ordering online is just not worth it if there's that much oc success relying on the batch :(

Ok here is my first test with my new E8400 C2D Q746A474
VID: 1.100v

Asus P5K-E
8400 3.6GHz 1.08v
PNY 8800GTS 512
2GB Crucial Balistix 9600
Crappy cooler using Liquis pro



Under Load:
http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/2...08vloadmq8.jpg



When on idle:
http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/9...08vidleza5.jpg

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Originally Posted by bt_medic04

i have the same exact batch code and pack date. mine does 450 x 9 @ 1.275v. low volts for 4ghz, but once you cross that threshold, the voltage requirements jump dramatically. for 475 x 9 i need 1.375v. 500 x 9 needs more than 1.45v as i cant boot into windows with those settings.

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your just expecting too much.

4.5 ghz on air, isnt gonna be stable, or easy. even with these.

sure, it can be done. mine can do almost 4.8 on air so far.
but not much is stable past 4.2-4.3ish.
atleast, not to the point where I am willing to push more Vcore into these.

I am still learning the ins and outs of my CPU here.
it OC's insanely, but getting stable is the hard part so far.
these are very jittery little processors.
alittle voltage off, and you will be unstable. yet they boot at almost any speed you set them at.

E8400
Batch# Q745A357
Pack Date 01/04/08

my P5W mobo feels so dated now. i actually traded a P5B-D for this because i was more interested in CrossFire performance than a high FSB.

since my BIOS sucks, i'm stuck at 1.225 Vcore for now. i was able to hit 425 FSB (3.825), which is my motherboard's limit. i have no idea what my new CPU is capable of. time to start saving for an X38.

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I got three E8400 retail CPUs to 590fsb on warm air (Summer in my land) with Asus P5B Deluxe Rev 1.04G. That's 590fsb dual 32M Superpi stable.

Results here, but something very odd occurred too.
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=174145

P5B Deluxe owners, don't throw your board away yet. Test it with 45mm :)

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Dave could you please give some more info about your 748A cpu regarding clocks-volts required (4ghz and up)? I need to choose between 2 of them...
thanks

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How's that work ?

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I tried to price match their price to onsale's.com and they did. So they just took $25 off the price :)

Guys, I need some help, I have got a E8400 Q744a - i have problems getting 4ghz stable on gigabyte P35-ds3 even at 1,425v it failed, but I have a suspecion that my mobo undervolts alot, I set 1,425v in bios an CPU-z and HWmonitior show the vcore at 1.36-1.376v .

some one got any special setting they have to disable to get it clocking better? I see people getting 4ghz at 1.3v in bios.

Did I get a dud?`

/Grau

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Originally Posted by kitfit1

:confused: That makes about as much sense as an ashtray on a motorbike.

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I don't think i understand .

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Originally Posted by trans am

on water plus an apogee gt on top :D

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It is air , as i said before .

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Disable EIST in bios, so it won't revert back to multi 6 when idle in windows.
Nice chip:up:

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I know that :yepp: , i kept C1E enable to cool down much faster . I forget , Q740A480T. Next time on Dimas SS :up:


http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/6696/setupeo7.th.jpg

E8400 with PFO# Q748A102 will arrive here tomorrow, I can recall I didnt saw any results from this week. Hope it is a good clocker, will keep posting

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On air plus an VantecTornado on top :D

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how stable was that?

Please can I ask a favour of some E85/E84 owners....

Please can someone run a few 3DM06 runs at xxxMHz and xxx+200MHz and report back the CPU scores, id like to see the scores and scaling.

Thanks! First person to help gets a pack of cookies of the flavour of their choice :p:

when does the E8500 release in the states?