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The temps with it are not bad, I was just hoping to see an improvement since its reportedly better, along with Gabe saying the GTZ is somewhat handicapped on a lapped cpu, which mine is. Its being used without a backplate right now but I dont think thats really hurting me. :shrug:Quote:
Originally Posted by CryptiK
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Originally Posted by zsamz_
Ah, you too. It's hard to put my finger on exactly why I feel this way. My CPU clocks as well as my Q9650, I can get 17 - 18K bandwidth at low voltage everyday settings, and I can run SLi. I just don't feel the same way about it as I do my s775 system.
Maybe it's that once you have basically the best setup for the day, there's nowhere to go from there. I've never been as 'up to date' as I am now. With the X48/9650 I feel like it's older, cheaper gear 'competing' with the current best (i7/X58), and my inner overclocker likes that feeling.
Maybe this is how guys with brand new BMW's feel, watching the guys in Camry's driving past laughing at them and pointing.
I don't really know anything about water cooling. I've seen many other guys on water with higher temps than you though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hoss331
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Originally Posted by CryptiK
its a fast 24/7 rig for so called normal people
well a so called normal person was happy with it at stock:rofl:
i would just die with any rig @ stock
i can do a thing or 2 with a nice i535;)
hoss i honestly think that changing the block will only improve 1, 2 C, some reported lots more but i dont believe it, seems the same as lapping im runing shared loop with my GTX285 OC and some ppl runs single loop just for CPU on a quad on better rads and i didnt see much improvement...only thing i did see is chilled water...Quote:
Originally Posted by Hoss331
If i ever see a big jump on temps its that the block was not seated well or some other trouble...of course just my opinion
Either way mate you should be proud of your rig does awesome
Cheers :up:
Sergio
Agree with you guys Cryptik and zsamz_ not even the bandwith impressed and i dont have a I7 rig but its just that feeling don't know why...Quote:
Originally Posted by zsamz_
Cheers :up:
Sergio
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Originally Posted by CryptiK
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Originally Posted by zsamz_
glad to know im not the only one in the boat:)Quote:
Originally Posted by andressergio
CryptiK,im going to try again once i get the i7 rig setup.
i was having problems getting over 210x20,but after reading i
found out it might be easier to do 21x210-215 and go for 4500.:rolleyes:
Yep i7's clock easier on 21x multi. Anyway you can keep the Q9650 rig for a bench toy, and use i7 for daily PC duties? You're unlikely to find another 920 like yours, but the 9650's are just so much fun.
yea ive been thinking the same thing,because this is
a very very good i7-920.i got lucky with this one for
sure.maybe ill just sell the E8400 again,and who knows
maybe she will come back again anyway:rofl:
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Originally Posted by andressergio
Thats really all I was hoping to see is a 1 or 2C improvement and I would have been happy. Ive tried it at higher ambient temps with higher voltages, reset it several times with 2 different pastes and still havent seen a difference. I even pulled my 220 rad out of the loop once and ran it with just the 320 in to see if it responded to less restriction but ended up gaining 2C. Oh well.
yes i understand mateQuote:
Originally Posted by Hoss331
when i first bouth my water cooler system ppl where telling me that my rad was crap...and ended scoring the same as thermochills etc...maybe some 2 to 3C...wich makes no dif for me
one thing i noticed is that the hughe block of my GTX285 a danger den BFG its not restrictive at all, use to have more temps when i runt the MCW60R and of course the 8800 ultra where heating 10C more
would be nice to chill water a bit and avoid condensation, just a bit would be awesome
Cheers
Sergio
Had another cool night so I decided to do some more tweaking on my 4500/1250 blend clock, room ambient was 21C.
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p...1/45001250.jpg
Great Hoss ! congrats !Quote:
Originally Posted by Hoss331
Cheers :up:
Sergio
Very nice, great chip/board/ram combo you have there. 1.344v for 4.5 GHz is awesome.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hoss331
thats what i was thinking too.wow 4500@1.34v is awesome.Quote:
Originally Posted by CryptiK
very nice chip Hoss331:up::up:
Thanks :up:
I just grabbed a QX9650 for cheap and I'm wondering besides the unlock/locked multi is there any difference between the QX9650 and Q9650? And what VTT you guys would recommend for this chip since I heard it's not safe to run 24/7 with more than 1.4V VTT?
Most qx9650s are older stepping where the Q9650 are G0.Quote:
Originally Posted by iTravis
no Q9650 are EO's not GO's.GO's are the Q6600's
my bad. Anyways my point is as a Qx9650 owner it's better to have the Q9650 instead.Quote:
Originally Posted by radaja
yep your right about that.
from 90% of the qx9650 :yepp: q9650 is betterQuote:
Originally Posted by safan80
some are even better off with a q9550:rofl:
But you can't beat the QX9650 especially when you get it for $200. =))
yes you can lolQuote:
Originally Posted by iTravis
seen the q9550 for 160
Since when the Q9550 is better than the QX9650? I still need to swap the CPU cooler tomorrow and see how far I can go with this chip this weekend. First run @4.0Ghz @1.25V ain't bad don't you think?Quote:
Originally Posted by zsamz_
i seen too many qx chips that suk lolQuote:
Originally Posted by iTravis
and so many paid 1000$ for em
you need to do 4.2+ to prove its worthy lol