Retail Q9650 Overclocking Thread

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Originally Posted by xguntherc

Ya I was looking at some PC Power and Cooling PSU's. they have adjustable POT's. but they are expensive, plus the adjustable POT's didn't help much in the reviews I read.. I wonder if my PSU is supplying enough power for my system? I think it's probably ok.

I did look up the Odin GT. I checked out the software. looks pretty good. I wouldn't mind having that one.

also Nice bigslappy.. I sure WISH I had the funds to get a second one as you are... and that I had water to get those type of temps. if I could.. I'd be doing 4.3 Ghz 24/7 probably.. or maybe a little less.
Also I noticed you have both PC P&C PSU's. they have adjustable POT's. do you dare get the needed tools to turn them up and see if they help your overclocks as Napalm has said?

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gonna work on that REAL soon Just got a PC PWR & cooling 1200w fer $425 NEW free shipping on Amazon a steal ! & i'm gonna drive it like i stole it TOO !

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Originally Posted by NapalmV5

just got my 2nd q9650 :D

L827B623

http://img361.imageshack.us/img361/5246/4500no9.jpg

right off the bat 500x9 @ full load.. same setup/ep45 dq6/ifx14 cooler/etc.

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DAMN that's nice !!

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Originally Posted by bigslappy

gonna work on that REAL soon Just got a PC PWR & cooling 1200w fer $425 NEW free shipping on Amazon a steal ! & i'm gonna drive it like i stole it TOO !

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How do you guys are removing the void warranty stickers? If the PSU go pufff because of a 'birth defect' but the labels where taken you guys are taking the loss? :smoke:

If you wanna adjust the rails without losing warranty:

http://www.xtremesystems.org/Forums/...d.php?t=204629

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Originally Posted by xguntherc

What do you mean this CPU hasn't popped yet.. did the other one Die??????? if so I wonder why? could it be the voltage or vtt you gave it.

also thats a GREAT clock already sir. Thats just crazy how easy you can do that. I'm thinkin it MUST be the PSU Mod.. thats probably it. I'm planning on doing it to my HX520 eventually. but thats the only PSU I have. wouldn't wanna kill my only PSU. Maybe I should order something else just in case.

Also how in the hell are you at 4.5 Ghz.. on FULL load with only load temps of 45-47 MAX.. thats just crap. the IFX-14 isn't THAT great is it. I heard it's not much better than the TRUE, but by those results it sounds great.. you have 2 fans on it I'm assuming. or even 3.. and are they 150CFM loud boys?

with my Tuniq Tower and 1.304v at 4.0 Ghz I'm getting load temps in small FFT's around 62/56/56/56 Thats higher than MOST are getting. I'm wondering if my Tuniq is messed up. I've been thinking about buying a true, or a IFX-14.. some guy wants to switch his TRUE, for my tuniq, as it doesn't fit his new case. and the tuniq will. but he drilled into it with the bolt through mod. I'm not sure I wanna trade, as it might be all messed up. waiting for pictures right now.

edit* better idea.. is there any PSU's that come with the adjusters stock.. instead of having to mod it.. Can I buy a PSU with them inside it like you said they "Might have"
do you know Napalm.. if so, then maybe I'll buy that. I don't wanna spend over $175 though if I can.. I only need around 700w or so.. as I'm using a 520 now.. and I might go SLI in future.. let me know? thanks!

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Originally Posted by xguntherc

Ya I was looking at some PC Power and Cooling PSU's. they have adjustable POT's. but they are expensive, plus the adjustable POT's didn't help much in the reviews I read.. I wonder if my PSU is supplying enough power for my system? I think it's probably ok.

I did look up the Odin GT. I checked out the software. looks pretty good. I wouldn't mind having that one.

also Nice bigslappy.. I sure WISH I had the funds to get a second one as you are... and that I had water to get those type of temps. if I could.. I'd be doing 4.3 Ghz 24/7 probably.. or maybe a little less.
Also I noticed you have both PC P&C PSU's. they have adjustable POT's. do you dare get the needed tools to turn them up and see if they help your overclocks as Napalm has said?

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Originally Posted by Utnorris

My Gigabyte Odin GT800 allows me to adjust the 12v line via software in windows, pretty sweet. I adjusted mine up to 12.04v, but I haven't had time to play with it, also I am using a QX9650. Currently at 4200 at 1.40v. GTL Ref adjustments seem to help a lot.

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Hello all ! lots of good info in here Wow you guys are getting some great numbers in here! iv'e i couple of Questions if you all don't mind :
currently running a amd 9850 @2.6 on a m32a32mvp with a couple of 3870's and getting ****ed as i can't get it any higher no matter what i try , and think i'm just now havin a pci-e slot failure so i'm going to make the big switch to intel /nvidia (been a long while)

Looking at maybe a Q9650 quad, i what to be around that price range, so what is a good ocing board, iv'e heard that nvidia chipsets not good at ocing intel quads? so intel chipset better? been a asus guy for a long time , don't need to stay that way just not sure what else could be better.

i would like to get over 3.0 as much as i can for about 500$ chip w/h2o and sli for sure. looks like your getting into the 4's and stable,cool!

Thanks for your time and sorry if i'm in the wrong thread for this, wasn't sure were else to go. :D

SG,

790i boards i think ......but i'm not a nvidia expert... but the EP45-ud3p is hot one >intel chipset

go for the 750i for two way sli or 780i which have both proven to hit over 4ghz with ease the little extra to 4.2-4.5 wont get you any better gameing performance! or you could go Crossfire i would recommend the evga 780i or 750i with two gtx 260's in sli and then overclock the lot can play crysis @ 1920x1080 on max settings at stock and even better overclocked. which means this will play pretty much every game for the next few years. well i hope. good look finding what you want. hope this has helped

Guys congrats for the good Q9650 batches !! anyone willing to sell its first Q9650 that can go at least 4050 with a good vcore and temps cands send me a message

Cheers
Sergio

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Originally Posted by bigslappy

DAMN that's nice !!

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i read that looking @ your avatar :D

thanks.. and good luck @ ud3+q9650

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Originally Posted by andressergio

Guys congrats for the good Q9650 batches !! anyone willing to sell its first Q9650 that can go at least 4050 with a good vcore and temps cands send me a message

Cheers
Sergio

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andre just get a B one.. 4.5ghz guaranteed :)

and heres my 2nd q9650 @ 4.9ghz on air

http://img158.imageshack.us/img158/4319/4905zr0.jpg

http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=434280

1.2500vid: higher vcore @ lower temps
1.2125vid: lower vcore @ higher temps

no matter how you slice and dice vid.. theres always a balance :D

Where are you in greenland or the northpole to get those temps on air?

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Originally Posted by SrgtGoat

Hello all ! lots of good info in here Wow you guys are getting some great numbers in here! iv'e i couple of Questions if you all don't mind :
currently running a amd 9850 @2.6 on a m32a32mvp with a couple of 3870's and getting ****ed as i can't get it any higher no matter what i try , and think i'm just now havin a pci-e slot failure so i'm going to make the big switch to intel /nvidia (been a long while)

Looking at maybe a Q9650 quad, i what to be around that price range, so what is a good ocing board, iv'e heard that nvidia chipsets not good at ocing intel quads? so intel chipset better? been a asus guy for a long time , don't need to stay that way just not sure what else could be better.

i would like to get over 3.0 as much as i can for about 500$ chip w/h2o and sli for sure. looks like your getting into the 4's and stable,cool!

Thanks for your time and sorry if i'm in the wrong thread for this, wasn't sure were else to go. :D

SG,

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Yeah, 780i boards good for about 440-450FSB, 790i boards a little better to around 475, some reports are higher but I'm yet to get one that does. Tried 3 Striker 2 Extremes and they all max'd out around 475 using 2 different QX9650's. Main thing though is that they become unstable at high (more than 4.2 GHZ) CPU speeds regardless of multi used. The good thing is that they are a genuinely fast boards although they don't overclock as well as P45, X38 or X48 chipsets.

Have 2 identical machines, one has a Striker 2 Extreme and the other a Rampage Extreme. The Rampage clocks noticeably higher and benches higher generally ( except memory read & latency ) , but the Striker based system is way faster in Windows and is game killer with 2 x GTX 280's. I have not tried any Crossfire setups so graphics performance may be equal to or better than an SLi setup !@!

Bottom line is........If you want bragging rights for overclocking ( and don't misunderstand here, the guys in this thread deserve all the praise we can bestow) go Intel chipset. If you want an extremely responsive system, go the 790i setup. Your clocks will definitely not be as high but Windows will be lightening fast when matched up with the right ancillary hardware. However, be warned that nVidia chipsets are not as easy to clock successfully as Intel. Be prepared for some painful episodes before you get it right, but it is worth it.

I've got a Gigabyte EP45T Extreme coming in tomorrow as that seems to be one of the favoured board's in this thread and I'll see how it performs. If it outperforms the Striker 2 Extreme ( in all around responsiveness and not purely overclocking numbers which I'm sure it will do easily ) then to quote NapalmV5 " I'll napalm ASUS" and move on.

Taking all into account though, I have not clocked either of these systems successfully over 4.5GHz ( with a quad that is ..) and big things happen speed wise when you get over that number with high FSB speeds..

I have the same question as SrgtGoat. I am also going the way of Q9650 and want to know the best board available. I would think it is the P53E but just wanted to make sure. Any recommendations on RAM would be appreciated as well. I am thinking about the Corsair Dominator XMS2 8500. Planning on running this with PC P&C 750 W supply. Also planning on getting a 4870 X2 and go crossfire maybe in the future :cool:

I have the eVGA 750i and I've hit a 470 FSB.. and could probably do more but not tried yet.. thats over 4.2 Ghz on my Q9650.. So my 750i is workin pretty good so far.

also to Napalm and all you others.. question. I see you said that your not sure anyone could hit 4.5 Ghz with a 500w PSU.. and I see your point. I have the Corsair HX520. I've heard they are really good PSU's. but today I saw something that worried me. I downloaded CPUID's HwMonitor. and the PSU voltages were NOT good. Here. check it out for yourself.

Now this is a SS of my system. with 4.0 Ghz at 444FSB.. with a 1:1 Divider and my GTX260 from 576MHz to 730 Mhz. (great Card.) and the temps.. bla bla bla.
Here's what worried me. I've said a few times before that my PSU's 12v rail was running at 11.92 but this is what HwMontitor reads.. NOT good. but could be wrong.
http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/4...zfullssyk4.jpg

12v Rail is at 7.39v.. (Can't be right) I'd be having Major issues right? I just played 3 hours of HL2 EP1 with NO problems at 4.0 Ghz. There's no way it would be stable with 7.30v on 12v rail right?
then the 3.3 is at 3.0v thats ok i guess. then the 5v at 4.56. thats ok but could be better. (Are these wrong)

In the BIOS the 12v rail reads 11.92 instead of this 7.36v BS.. So I'm just not sure now. and Napalm, you said a 500w couldn't push 4.5 Ghz.. what would.. the Corsair Hx620.. or should I go bigger? 750, 800. and also do you think my current PSU is "NOT" enough.. or is it ok?

Here's my hwmonitor screen, same psu as you have!
http://img234.imageshack.us/img234/1...520whz8.th.jpghttp://img234.imageshack.us/images/thpix.gif

Your sure that you use lates hwmonitor?

Why doesnt my monitor show +5V rail at all ??

ohhh... thats NOT good..

haha $#!T!

Where is your 5v rail in that picture.. also it says this in monitor. but 11.92 in my BIOS. why would it be so off.. also mine shouldn't be even at 11.92.. cuz I'm not using all 520w.. the efficiency should be higher with the less voltage you use..

I don't know. thats not cool. but thanks for posting that. now I know something MIGHT be wrong... Ahh..

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Originally Posted by xguntherc

Where is your 5v rail in that picture

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Installed everest and it shows 5v rail !

http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/3...20w2ap7.th.jpghttp://img204.imageshack.us/images/thpix.gif

Speaking of voltages......

Which version of CPU-Z do you believe ???????

vcore in BIOS set at 1.400v

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Originally Posted by GoodToGo

.......... Any recommendations on RAM would be appreciated as well. I am thinking about the Corsair Dominator XMS2 8500. :cool:

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I tried the dominators on a Striker 2 Formula and Rampage Formula a while back.

Striker hated them, Rampage liked em !!!!

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Originally Posted by NapalmV5

andre just get a B one.. 4.5ghz guaranteed :)

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If your name is NapalmV5 :p:




@ Bigslappy

Any luck getting near 500FSB with the EP45-UD3P ?

If you looking for a power supply with a good 12v rail without any mod, you might want to take a look at this:

http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php...tory2&reid=104

I have used HW Monitor and I have always had issues with it reporting correct voltages on my Asus boards, almost seems like a compatability issue. I use the included software with my Odin in conjuction with the Asus monitor software to monitor my voltages. Seems to work well.

Please use a multimeter to measure rails voltages (and make sure it has a good 9v. bat in it)...

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Originally Posted by Devious

If your name is NapalmV5 :p:

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:rofl: guess i'll rename for NapalmV6 :rofl: then buy a Q9650, very lucky guy

cheers and congratz Nap for your B batches !

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Originally Posted by markost

Speaking of voltages......

Which version of CPU-Z do you believe ???????

vcore in BIOS set at 1.400v

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markost could you share you bios settings for this nice overclock:up:. I just purchased a QX9650 and given the challange of getting this motherboard stable with a dual core, I should would like a head start with this quad core. I took me :shrug:a week to get this motherboard stable when I first got it. Thanks in advance.