Retail Q9650 Overclocking Thread

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05-06-2010, 06:54 AM
b1tphr34k

light bulb!

That makes perfect sense - sorry I didn't pick it up the first time.
i'll try that out t'night - thank you for taking the time to explain, I gues I just didn't completley understand what you were trying to say the first time around.
05-06-2010, 02:22 PM
b1tphr34k

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hoss331

Going to 3.20B from 3.33D is by no means lowering your ram settings. Like I said earlier it doesnt run at its rated speed, its bugged and really only a 3.0, so at 450fsb your ram is running at 1350 not 1500. Heres a couple everest benchs for you. :up:

Do you really think I can run cas5 if my ram is actually at 1500 and still have lower bandwidth than 1440 cas6. ;)

Are there any specific settings Imight want to work with (DRam voltage, etc) when I try to make that change I get boot failure fron windows and frequent BIOS lockup before POST completes, it was hard just to get back in and change it back before it locked up - really didn't want to have to redo all the tweaking (havn't been great about saving it as I go - changed that now of course)

Thanks for all you guys help

EDIT - on a separate note - I seem to be performing very well and Prime Stable for at least 30 minutes (yeah I know its not like 2 hours or 24 hours as some like to run - but I stopped it when thermals on one of the core's crept up to 74C, am I being a little over protective of my chip or do I need to look for ways to improve my thermals before continuing to attempt longer prime runs?
05-06-2010, 03:52 PM
Hoss331

What ram kit are you using? If your only at 1.6 vdimm now you may need to bump it up some. As for your temps I wouldnt worry about them to much at this point as long as they dont go much higher during prime.
05-06-2010, 04:30 PM
b1tphr34k

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hoss331

What ram kit are you using? If your only at 1.6 vdimm now you may need to bump it up some. As for your temps I wouldnt worry about them to much at this point as long as they dont go much higher during prime.

RAM KIT KHX1600C8D3K2/4G
rated up to 1.65v I believe, I tried 1.64 with no luck, next option was 1.67 but I wasn't sure how high I should take it over the rating
05-07-2010, 03:56 PM
Hoss331

Do you still have your mch voltage set to auto? If yes than set it to 1.32v and also disable xmp.
05-07-2010, 06:50 PM
b1tphr34k

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hoss331

Do you still have your mch voltage set to auto? If yes than set it to 1.32v and also disable xmp.

sweet thanks! I'll give that a shot...I got my thermals way down finally - in the middle of a prime run at only 63C right now...which is much better (new grease, new fan, and needed to turn one of my intakes into an exsaust since my rear exsaust became an intake (for the Corsair radiator)

I'm hoping this will run for at least 2 hours, then I'm off to play with the ram again...
05-08-2010, 10:49 AM
pvhk

My new batch
vid 1.1875v
http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/9...3524552935.jpg
05-08-2010, 11:05 AM
FrostyAMD

Sweeeeet what's the batch #
05-08-2010, 11:21 AM
pvhk

on the screen
batch #L004B845 packdate 04/09/10
05-08-2010, 01:30 PM
l0ud_sil3nc3

dam its nice to see they are making nice chips in 2010, thats loads better than my Xeon.
05-08-2010, 01:35 PM
radaja

very nice pvhk
05-08-2010, 03:01 PM
OLDcomer

Quote:

Originally Posted by pvhk

My new batch
vid 1.1875v
http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/9...3524552935.jpg

Great VID but Super Pi = Piece Of Cake.
Give us some Linpack / Prime95 Blend screens.

1.2VID

http://img188.imageshack.us/img188/1...voltage.th.jpg

http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/9...oltagey.th.jpg
05-09-2010, 05:57 AM
papatsonis

impressive fsb form x38 mb, how much vNB u use ?:P
05-09-2010, 08:29 AM
pvhk

my other q9650 vid 1.2375v (1.10v=wrong value)
on DFI UT P45
http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/7...2662436259.jpg
http://img697.imageshack.us/img697/9...5963996.th.jpg
05-09-2010, 11:34 AM
OLDcomer

Quote:

Originally Posted by papatsonis

impressive fsb form x38 mb, how much vNB u use ?:P

1.69V

@pvhk:
What is the maximum 24/7 stable fsb for this DFI board and what is the maximum bench stable?
05-09-2010, 05:02 PM
NoGuru

Benchable http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=1177368
05-10-2010, 05:12 AM
E-mil

Quote:

Originally Posted by NoGuru

Benchable http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=1177368

Benchable 3D or 2D ??
05-10-2010, 08:04 AM
NoGuru

Quote:

Originally Posted by E-mil

Benchable 3D or 2D ??

Just 2D so far. Still on air for a few more weeks.
05-10-2010, 11:19 PM
In-Fluence

Quote:

Originally Posted by pvhk

My new batch
vid 1.1875v

That looks like a nice chip. Show us what you need to get 4.2-4.5GHz stable :)
05-11-2010, 06:03 PM
b1tphr34k

Yeap - the RAM sucks, or I suck, and since I'm not willing to face the reality that it is me, it must be the RAM, I just can't squeeze any more performance out of it...on the other hand, I finally confirmed I'm 24hr Prime stable and incrementally lowerd my Voltages to 1.2875, thermals are much better - never above 69c and generally average 60-64c. (loaded) and idle around 39c

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/b...sadler/ram.png

Code:

GIGABYTE GA-EP45T_USB3P [u]MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) Robust Graphics Booster ...............: AUTO CPU Clock Ratio ..........................: 9X Fine CPU Clock Ratio.....................:0.0 CPU Frequency ...........................: 4.05GHz GHz Clock Chip Control Standard Clock Control CPU Host Clock Control..................: [Enabled] [] CPU Host Frequency (Mhz) ............:450Mhz PCI Express Frequency (Mhz) .........:100Mhz C.I.A. 2.............................:[Disabled] Advanced Clock Control [Press Enter] CPU Clock Drive...........................:800mv PCI Express Clock Drive...................:900mv CPU Clock Skew (ps).......................: 0ps MCH Clock Skew (ps).......................: 0ps DRAM Performance Control Performance Enhance....................: [Standard] Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P.)........: DISABLED (G)MCH Frequency Latch.................: [Auto] System Memory Multiplier ..............:3.33D Memory Frequency (Mhz) ..............: 1500Mhz DRAM Timing Selectable ................: [Manual] [] Standard Timing Control CAS Latency Time...............................: 8 tRCD ..........................................: 8 tRP...........................................: 8 tRAS...........................................: 24 Advanced Timing Control [Press Enter] tRRD...........................................:AUTO tWTR...........................................: AUTO tWR............................................: AUTO tRFC...........................................: AUTO tRTP...........................................: AUTO Command Rate (CMD) ............................: AUTO Channel A Channel A Timings Settings [Press Enter] Static tRead Value......................:Auto tRD Phase0 Adjustment...................:Auto tRD Phase1 Adjustment...................:Auto tRD Phase2 Adjustment .................:Auto tRD Phase3 Adjustment..................:Auto Trd2rd(Different Rank)..................:Auto Twr2wr(Different Rank)..................:Auto Twr2rd(Different Rank)..................:Auto Trd2wr(Same/Diff Rank)..................:Auto Dimm1 Clock Skew Control................:Auto ps Dimm2 Clock Skew Control................:Auto ps Channel A Driving Settings [Press Enter] Driving Strength Profile:[AUTO] Data Driving Pull-Up Level.............:Auto Cmd Driving Pull-Up Level..............:Auto Ctrl Driving Pull-Up Level.............:Auto Clk Driving Pull-Up Level..............:Auto Data Driving Pull-Down Level...........:Auto Cmd Driving Pull-Down Level............:Auto Ctrl Driving Pull-Down Level...........:Auto Clk Driving Pull-Down Level............:Auto Channel B Channel B Timings Settings [Press Enter] Static tRead Value......................:Auto tRD Phase0 Adjustmen...................:Auto tRD Phase1 Adjustment...................:Auto tRD Phase2 Adjustment .................:Auto tRD Phase3 Adjustment..................:Auto Trd2rd(Different Rank)..................:Auto Twr2wr(Different Rank)..................:Auto Twr2rd(Different Rank)..................:Auto Trd2wr(Same/Diff Rank)..................:Auto Dimm1 Clock Skew Control................:Auto ps Dimm2 Clock Skew Control................:Auto ps Channel B Driving Settings [Press Enter] Driving Strength Profile:[AUTO] Data Driving Pull-Up Level.............:Auto Cmd Driving Pull-Up Level..............:Auto Ctrl Driving Pull-Up Level.............:Auto Clk Driving Pull-Up Level..............:Auto Data Driving Pull-Down Level...........:Auto Cmd Driving Pull-Down Level............:Auto Ctrl Driving Pull-Down Level...........:Auto Clk Driving Pull-Down Level............:Auto {U]Motherboard Voltage Control{/U] CPU Vcore….………...........................:1.28750v CPU Termination…...... 1.200V*...........: 1.2000v CPU PLL………………….........1.500V*...........: 1.5000v CPU Reference............................: .760 MCH/ICH MCH Core……………..........1.100V............:1.32 MCH Reference..…...….….0.800V............; .800 ICH I/O…………....……......1.550V............: AUTO DRAM DRAM Voltage ……........1.500V............:1.34 DRAM Termination ...…..0.900V............: AUTO Channel A Data Vref ...0.75V.............: AUTO Channel B Data Vref ...0.750V............: AUTO Channel A Address Vref 0.75V.............: AUTO Channel B Address Vref 0.750V............: AUTO [b]{U]Advanced Settings[b]{U] Limit CPUID Max. to 3.....................: [Disabled] No-Execute Memory Protect............: [Enabled] CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E)................: [Disabled] C2/C2E State Support....................: [Disabled] x C4/C4E State Support..................: [Disabled] CPU Thermal Monitor 2(TM2) ...........: [DISABLED] CPU EIST Function.........................: [Disabled] Virtualization Technology................: [Disabled] Note: * refers to 45nm CPU
05-11-2010, 09:18 PM
NoGuru

b1t, put 50 on your MCH skew, and raise your CPU termination, you will get a lot farther.
05-12-2010, 09:19 AM
b1tphr34k

Quote:

Originally Posted by NoGuru

b1t, put 50 on your MCH skew, and raise your CPU termination, you will get a lot farther.

Thanks 'Guru, I'll check that out! - my understanding is that VTT should pretty much always stay behind the CPUv -is that right?
05-12-2010, 09:29 AM
NoGuru

Quote:

Originally Posted by b1tphr34k

Thanks 'Guru, I'll check that out! - my understanding is that VTT should pretty much always stay behind the CPUv -is that right?

Most of the time, I usually stay about .2 behind till you start getting really high clocks. So if my vcore is 1.40 then term will be about 1.38:up:
05-12-2010, 01:56 PM
andressergio

Quote:

Originally Posted by NoGuru

Most of the time, I usually stay about .2 behind till you start getting really high clocks. So if my vcore is 1.40 then term will be about 1.38:up:

yes true NoGuru i vtt should be closer to vcore :up:
07-07-2010, 10:37 AM
Q6600

Hi! I just got my new Q9650 CPU ! I am using it on an asus maximus extreme x38 mobo! Right now it is OC to 3.6GHZ and cpu is quiet happy and cool!

here is my retail cpu information:

Pack date: 5/3/2010
FPO/Batch: L009B453
S-spec: SLB8W
VID: 1.2250v

http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/4658/64944802.png

http://img594.imageshack.us/img594/5329/sdc11149.jpg

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