Best settings for Asus P5Q Dlx & Q9550 plz?

Hey peepz,

Need to overclock 2 rendering rigs for a friend, and i'm not that up to date as for 45nm and P45.
We would like to achieve 471mhz bus meaning 4Ghz for 24/7 load.
Now I know I'll need a vcore of about 1.35-1.4v to get that, but i'm unsure about the rest of the values.
What's the best FSB Voltage? PLL? GTL? NB+SB? VID? DRAM?

The systems spec is as follows:
Q9550 (dunno stepping)
Thermalright U120E + MX2 + Scythe S-Flex 1600RPM
Asus P5Q Deluxe P45
G.Skill 8GB 1066mhz (4x2gb) F2-8500CL5D-4GBPI
ATI Radeon FireGL V3600
WD 640GB AAKS
LG GH22
PCPOWER&COOLING PPCS500 PSU
Antec Three Hundred case + 2xScythe S-Flex 1600RPM
Vista business 64bit

Also what's best to check stability these days? Realtemp + OCCT? notice it's 64bit machine.

Lots of thanks if you can help! :up:

Best bios is 0803 or 1406... in case of instabilities try other CPU enhancement setting (only in 1406) compatible mode is most used...

These settings should give you a good idea where to start off... but 8gb of ram is stressing the NB pretty hard so might go a bit loose on ram settings ... Best persons to contact are Thruehighroller and Big Lar..
I only have my Qx as 45nm quad on the board but my Gskills (PC8000PQ) don't allow me to choose 266 strap (instabilities) over 400FSB... 333 strap works fine though... with the Mushkin rams I have no issues at all...

ASUS P5Q DLX Template :

JumperFree Configuration Settings
AI Overclock tuner: MANUAL
CPU Ratio Setting: AUTO
FSB Strap to North Bridge: AUTO
FSB Frequency: 450 ---- 470
PCI-E Frequency: 100 - 101
DRAM Frequency: 900 (maybe 1080 works) ---- 940
DRAM CLK Skew on Channel A1: AUTO
DRAM CLK Skew on Channel A2: AUTO
DRAM CLK Skew on Channel B1: AUTO
DRAM CLK Skew on Channel B2: AUTO
DRAM Timing Control: MANUAL

1st Information :

CAS# Latency: 5
DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay: 5
DRAM RAS# Precharge: 5
DRAM RAS# Activate to Precharge: 18
RAS# to RAS# Delay : AUTO
Row Refresh Cycle Time: 55
Write Recovery Time: AUTO
Read to Precharge Time: AUTO

2nd Information :

READ to WRITE Delay (S/D): AUTO
Write to Read Delay (S): AUTO
WRITE to READ Delay (D): AUTO
READ to READ Delay (S): AUTO
READ to READ Delay (D): AUTO
WRITE to WRITE Delay (S): AUTO
WRITE to WRITE Delay (D): AUTO

3rd Information :

WRITE to PRE Delay: AUTO
READ to PRE Delay: AUTO
PRE to PRE Delay: AUTO
ALL PRE to ACT Delay: AUTO
ALL PRE to REF Delay: AUTO
DRAM Static Read Control: DISABLED
DRAM Read Training: AUTO
MEM. OC Charger: AUTO
AI Clock Twister: LIGHTER - LIGHT
AI Transaction Booster: AUTO

CPU Voltage: depending on CPU
CPU GTL Voltage Reference (0/2): AUTO
CPU GTL Voltage Reference (1/3): AUTO
CPU PLL Voltage: 1.56
FSB Termination Voltage: 1.26
DRAM Voltage: 1.92
NB Voltage: 1.26 (maybe morerequired)
NB GTL Reference: AUTO
SBridge Voltage: AUTO
PCIE SATA Voltage: AUTO

Load Line Calibration: AUTO
CPU Spread Spectrum: Disabled
PCIE Spread Spectrum: Disabled
CPU Clock Skew : AUTO
NB Clock Skew : AUTO

Advance CPU Settings
CPU Ratio Setting: Manual
CPU VID: Default
C1E Suppport: Disabled
Max CPUID Value Limit: Disabled
Intel® Virtualization Tech: Disabled
Vanderpool Technology: Disabled
CPU TM Function: Disabled
Execute Disable Bit: Disabled

Leeghofd,
Can i use the same template for mine system P5Q Pro E8400 EO stepping Gskill 2x2 8500 4GBPK current setting at 4.gb not stable when playing game (bsod) 500 x 8 but ok when do OCCT 1hr
JumperFree Configuration Settings
AI Overclock tuner: MANUAL
CPU Ratio Setting: 8
FSB Strap to North Bridge: AUTO
FSB Frequency: 500
PCI-E Frequency: 100
DRAM Frequency: 1000
DRAM CLK Skew on Channel A1: AUTO
DRAM CLK Skew on Channel A2: AUTO
DRAM CLK Skew on Channel B1: AUTO
DRAM CLK Skew on Channel B2: AUTO
DRAM Timing Control: MANUAL

1st Information :

CAS# Latency: 5
DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay: 5
DRAM RAS# Precharge: 5
DRAM RAS# Activate to Precharge: 15
RAS# to RAS# Delay : AUTO
Row Refresh Cycle Time: AUTO
Write Recovery Time: AUTO
Read to Precharge Time: AUTO

2nd Information :

READ to WRITE Delay (S/D): AUTO
Write to Read Delay (S): AUTO
WRITE to READ Delay (D): AUTO
READ to READ Delay (S): AUTO
READ to READ Delay (D): AUTO
WRITE to WRITE Delay (S): AUTO
WRITE to WRITE Delay (D): AUTO

3rd Information :

WRITE to PRE Delay: AUTO
READ to PRE Delay: AUTO
PRE to PRE Delay: AUTO
ALL PRE to ACT Delay: AUTO
ALL PRE to REF Delay: AUTO
DRAM Static Read Control: DISABLED
DRAM Read Training: DISABLED
MEM. OC Charger: AUTO
AI Clock Twister: LIGHTER - AUTO
AI Transaction Booster: AUTO

CPU Voltage: 1.35
CPU GTL Voltage Reference (0/2): 63
CPU GTL Voltage Reference (1/3): N/A
CPU PLL Voltage: 1.56
FSB Termination Voltage: 1.26
DRAM Voltage: 2.05
NB Voltage: 1.26 (maybe morerequired)
NB GTL Reference: N/A
SBridge Voltage: 1.2
PCIE SATA Voltage: 1.6

Load Line Calibration: AUTO
CPU Spread Spectrum: Disabled
PCIE Spread Spectrum: Disabled
CPU Clock Skew : AUTO
NB Clock Skew : AUTO
PCU Margin: Optimized

Advance CPU Settings
CPU Ratio Setting: Manual
CPU VID: Default
C1E Suppport: Disabled
Max CPUID Value Limit: Disabled
Intel® Virtualization Tech: Disabled
Vanderpool Technology: Disabled
CPU TM Function: Disabled
Execute Disable Bit: Disabled

Thanks in advance

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