**Official e8400/e8500 Retail OC Thread

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Originally Posted by Shiranui Gen-An

I think the E0 E8400 in my main rig has degraded, I can't seem to get 4GHz (500x8) stable anymore. It was originally in my DFI UT X48, ran that for quite some time. I reset to stock to do a Vista > Win 7 upgrade and left it running that way for a while, but when I tried to go back to 4GHz it wasn't having it. I swapped boards and put in my UD3P thinking maybe the DFI was to blame but no go even with vcore set as high as 1.35v! It used to be fine running about 1.25V on load at the same speed :( I've tried VTT from 1.20 to 1.30. Very strange.

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Sorry to hear that. Maybe it is time to think about the i5/i7 1156/1366 platforms? I've recently been considering making that move myself.

I just replaced my E2180 with an E8400 over the weekend. :up:
http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/2955/e84004338.png

my E8400 has a VID of 1.2500V E0 steeping. not a bad chip with do 4GHZ at 1.395V 4.2GHZ at 1.4250V I like it but wish it was a tad better.

Not bad Isira 4.3 for 1.416 V :up:

Have to share this, it's insane - I struck gold :D

E8200 4.5GHz benchable below 1.4v at 563x8 lol - much better than my E8500 E0 was

Spi 1M 10.3 seconds
http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/m...ys/spi4500.png

EDIT: Tried 588x8 but it crashed at desktop, however I was able to get 575x8 benched, 1.45v in bios (possibly higher than required)

PL 12 cripples memory bandwidth but it's still a nice screen :D

http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/m...ys/spi4600.png

MAX on air ( TRUX )

4.72 GH with v 1.36 :)


http://i48.tinypic.com/28884e8.jpg

Hey Guys
My E8500 E0 FPO/BATCH Q22A596 (BOX - 1.26V max)
VID Coretemp - 1.25v

http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/1395/e8500rf.jpg
4Ghz - Vcore 1.272
Maximus Formula @ RF
I guess much high vcore not a good batch =[

My 8500 E0 takes quite a bit of volts for 4.5GHz, on load it was about 1.44v (set to 1.45v in BIOS).

Really wish I'd kept my E8500 E0 - it would probably have done 4.5 below 1.4v (I had it at 4.4 with 1.352).

Has anyone had any experiences with the E8600?

Hi, new here. Just want to show you a OC I did on air http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=958902

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Originally Posted by =[PULSAR]=

Has anyone had any experiences with the E8600?

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They crank with good cooling. Here is some old pics of my 8600.:D

I bought this E8400 chip from YMAA a while back (bottom of page 199 of this post).
E8400 E0, batch Q826A399, week 08/13/08

Didn't get around playing around with it for a while, but I can see why he runs on water - this chip is quite a hothead!
Don't think I'll go any higher than 4.5ghz on air as the temps in the pic are with a TRUE!
I know he got 4.6-4.7ghz stable F@H but I'm on air.
Nice Everest scores when paired with 2x2gb G.Skill DDR2 1200's, huh?
http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/g...0045ghzair.jpg
http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/g...MAAEverest.jpg

http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=1343901

NoGuru
Excellent chip :up:

I miss my UD3P + E8600 + G.Skill 9600's :(

What would you guys go for now a e8400 or a Q9300? Is the extra cache a winner or the extra cores going to win in new games? 2 years ago everyone was talking about futureproofing vs. gaming ect ect but it's now so I want to know. Also if you guys have upgraded since how big of an inprovement have you seen with your new rig over one of these?

I went from an E8400 to a Q9550. It's a :banana::banana::banana::banana::banana: to overclock, but BC2 is much smoother. I would go quad, especially since the Q9300's so cheap now...microcenter anyway. Here's a couple screenies from BC2. Notice the GPU usage increase once the game gets some more cores to play with. :D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...eMPproblem.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...emquadcore.jpg

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Originally Posted by tool_462

I miss my UD3P + E8600 + G.Skill 9600's :(

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So do I :shakes: Need to get this mobo back one day ! even if my E8600 sucks ^^

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Originally Posted by Jodiuh

I went from an E8400 to a Q9550. It's a :banana::banana::banana::banana::banana: to overclock, but BC2 is much smoother. I would go quad, especially since the Q9300's so cheap now...microcenter anyway. Here's a couple screenies from BC2. Notice the GPU usage increase once the game gets some more cores to play with. :D

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+1, Bad Company can be jerky even with an E8600 at 4.5Ghz... it's outperformed in stable FPS by a stock Q9550... Game is way smoother on a quad...

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Originally Posted by Glow9

What would you guys go for now a e8400 or a Q9300? Is the extra cache a winner or the extra cores going to win in new games? 2 years ago everyone was talking about futureproofing vs. gaming ect ect but it's now so I want to know. Also if you guys have upgraded since how big of an inprovement have you seen with your new rig over one of these?

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Easy, they are fun to bench.:up:

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Originally Posted by NoGuru

Easy, they are fun to bench.:up:

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Well I'm not benching it's pretty much for gaming.
How much does the lack of cache in the Q9300 kinda hold it back vs. a e8400/e8500 in gaming? Cause Either way the dual is gonna OC better I'm sure. 7.5 multiplier in the Q9300 :/

I have a Abit IP35 Pro to put it in if that makes a difference to you guys.

e8400 @ 4.8 GH v1.55

Hyper PI 32 MB
http://i46.tinypic.com/153bo02.jpg


VANTAGE
http://i47.tinypic.com/359j0wn.jpg


3D MARK 2011
http://i50.tinypic.com/ao3yj5.jpg

that's a good overclock but noone is going to care about it now

I still care about a solid score even if the hardware is sub, the card bandwidth is retarded. Nice job.