The E0 Q9550 SLB9V thread (finally!)

Does a low vid make much difference guys? i remember with my old q6600 (1.2750vid) at 3.6ghz it ran in the mid 50's after being lapped, and a pair of 2000rpm fans on a lapped TRUE black, @3.8ghz it was loading at 68-68-62-62. My current q9550 isnt lapped unlike my TRUE, i currently run 2 sharkoon 400-1200 rpm pwm fans on the TRUE, temps at load are 54-50-46-46, not to bad, but im thinking of replacing the fans on the TRUE for a pair of full blown 2000 rpm sharkoon silent eagle 3 pin fans to try and drop the temps, im undecided about lapping this current q9550, but with the cooler being lapped i think the cpu ihs is a bit detrimental to the overall set up.

weird, My PC freezes on OCCT, not on Prime95.

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weird, My PC freezes on OCCT, not on Prime95.

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which test did you run in prime95?? Small, large or blend?
The default OCCT test its more like the blend test in prime95.
I think your freezes are related to mch or vtt voltages

custom, min : 8kb max : 8kb. I've run a OCCT (large data set) to check the memory, but it freezes. I set my CPU at 3.3GHz again, but still freezing, whereas it succeeded for 2h30 with lower voltages, but LLC disabled.

Hey, have anyone got CPU, that limits FSB overclock by itself??? I cant find the other solution, this chips looks good, but it will not go past 450 FSB in Intel Birn Test.

As far I could get with 1.7v PLL and 1.4 FSB was 455 FSB, at 460 it freezes somtimes during the test, I was using 150 loops of IBT (sometime freezes at 80 - 90 loop). Now Im at 450 x 8.5 that is 3825 Mhz, PLL at lowes 1.5v, but FSB still need to be 1.3v, NB to 1.55 with 4 x 2Gb memory @ 900 Mhz. This is with P35, Asus P5K-E, there was no problems with this board up to ~ 480 FSB before with Q6600. I have tried 1 dimm single memory and that gives nothing. No luck, even cant boot @ 470 with volts maxed ou, GTL tweak gives nothing.

Is that the CPU limit? Its pretty good, as with IBT it needs only 1.216v under load to complete 50 loops of IBT at 3825 Mhz, I think this is realy good, but no more fsb, so no more mhz after all. Max load temp IBT is 52 on all cores, good watercooling.

Its 1.275v VID chip L845B, +1 Ghz overclock with lover volts than VID :D

Hey all.. ive noticed alot of people useing the easy tune6 to do there ocing. is it any better that way than going into the bios and doing it manualy that way? i know it saves on time shutting down and restarting... ive heard those OC tuneing programs that come with the mobo's arent all that reliable? should i rethink things and try easytune??

i have always ASSumed one would be more likely to bork windows by changing o/c'ing settings in a windows environment. as such, i've never used et6 -- old-skool bios o/c'er here. :)

Hi All

In End Of Week Some Bench And Great Score

3D Mark 2006 @ 25959 With 7K CPU Score

http://shahrsakhtafzar.com/img/out.php/t16683_25959.jpg

nice job ViViD! great o/c!

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Hey all.. ive noticed alot of people useing the easy tune6 to do there ocing. is it any better that way than going into the bios and doing it manualy that way? i know it saves on time shutting down and restarting... ive heard those OC tuneing programs that come with the mobo's arent all that reliable? should i rethink things and try easytune??

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I use it only for set the voltages/frecuency at stability tests.
Works pretty good for me :up:

Is there a major difference in slb8v and slb9v? What clocks better?

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Is there a major difference in slb8v and slb9v? What clocks better?

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There is mistake in the topic title, the SLB9V is Intel® Pentium® Processor for Desktop E5400, not the Quad core CPU. All you need is SLB8V :up:

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nice job ViViD! great o/c!

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Tanx M8

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There is mistake in the topic title, the SLB9V is Intel® Pentium® Processor for Desktop E5400, not the Quad core CPU. All you need is SLB8V :up:

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@Kashelz

you know all this time no body payed attention..I looked it up
the SLAWQ,the C1 stepping was made first of the Q9550 model
then the SLB8V,E0 stepping made last the lastest EO made are
Q9550,Q9550S,Q9650

Link
http://processorfinder.intel.com/Lis...774&SearchKey=

SLB9V is a Intel® Pentium® E5400 2.70 GHz R0 stepping,45 nm,800 MHz
that last s-spec under 800mhx then came the SLGU9, 2.80 GHz, E6300
Core 2,1066 MHz,45 nm,R0


and the SL(A)9V is the E6750,G0 stepping, 65nm which..I have :yepp:

http://processorfinder.intel.com/Lis...841&SearchKey=

the thread title needs to be changed to
The E0 Q9550 SLB8V (EO) thread (finally!) :yepp:


@Hu13caP

if you get a Quad Core make sure it's a S-spec: SLB8V then you know 4
sure it's EO stepping and..I believe the L846B715 is lastest batch made
cause mine was packed by intel on 6/5/09 check your packing date
on your box...

read the codes FPO/Batch#

Example: L707A723 ---

1st letter or digit = plant code: (Malaysia)
0 = San Jose, Costa Rica
1 = Cavite, Philippines
3 = Costa Rica
6 = Chandler, Arizona
7 = Philippines
8 = Leixlip, Ireland
9 = Penang, Malaysia
L = Malaysia
Q = Malaysia
R = Manila, Philippines
Y = Leixlip, Ireland

2nd digit = Year of production: (2007)

3rd & 4th digits = week: (7th week )

5th - 8th digits= lot number: (723)

10th - 13th digits = serialization code (---)

Many thanx, guys.

I tested my chip on another board and the FSB is still no more than 470 to post (reboots in BIOS) and also ~ 455 - 460 FSB max for 24/7, all I can say its good chip, but bad scaling with fsb, 450 fsb with 1.3v FSB voltage and 1.5v PLL, perfectly for 450 x 8.5 with 1.225v in BIOS for 150 loops of Intel burn test, but no more, and not the chip for me :down: :shakes: Wthis is with L845B.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...6/72709-oc.jpg

I see much potential in this chip. Should be able to go 4+ with headroom to spare.

yes i also think my chip will go alot farther on a different board and better mem.
i have it now at 3.83ghz. cpu is stable as all get out but hte mem is rocky. i set IBT at 1/4 of mem it passed fine. i set it up to 1/2 mem and only passed 4 out of 5 test. it is running OCCT on it now. has been for about 25 mins no problems but that dont mean anything with it failing IBT. temps didnt go above 64c so very pleased with the OCZ Vendetta 2 in its cooling. vcore is set in bios at 1.300v running right now in OCCT at 1.25v in C-Puz its at 1.21v

and useing ET6 doesnt work for me on this board. i tried all kinds of setting on it and they went back to what i have set in bios.
http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=624108

when i have some more time tomorrow i will put in my mushkin mem and see what it will do. i think this chip will run 4.0+ easy on the right board and mem. just finding that is the issue for me..lmao

ok here we go. about at my max now with the DDR2 800 mem. i got the Mushkin mem in now. its running at 5-6-6-22-2t. vcore in bios is 1.325v actuall when stressing is 1.29v. had it higher but had to drop down to this to get it stable. very very pleased with this. new mobo and mem and things will be flying high...lol

actually running OCCT right now. highest temp is 64 on core0 lowest temp underload is 56 on core2.
http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i1...rob/401ghz.png
http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=627138

here my E0 9550 cpu. I am still tweaking, but it is very fine.
regards
http://img269.yfrog.com/img269/5771/68756645.jpg

nice low vidder there Marvin. :)
Do you remember the batch number?

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nice low vidder there Marvin. :)
Do you remember the batch number?

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for sure friend:up:
L847C172
cheers

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Originally Posted by Marvin

for sure friend:up:
L847C172
cheers

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Valeu cara! :D
It seems that the new batches has a C letter in the middle :confused:... I believe OCNub has a Q9650 also with a C and also low vidder..
enjoy it!

Someone in X48 Rampage thread reported a couple of L847C187's with VID of 1.3000 & 1.2625, respectively.

Here's my data point. I have recently tested four E0 Q9550's. The first two L845B600 (VID = 1.2875) and L845B502 (VID = 1.2250) were disappointing. They both showed limited FSB potential regardless of the VID values. :down:

I had both boxes exchanged with the latest batch at my store - got two L847C212 back. Both have the same 07/10/2009 pack date. One has a 1.2250 VID the other 1.2375 VID. Their benching capability is obviously better than the L845B's. The 1.2250 vidder clocks nearly as good as my golden L835B078 (vid = 1.2000) and runs even cooler, while the 1.2375 vidder gets pretty close in clocks though it always runs 2-3 degrees (celcius) hotter. :up:

I think getting a golden batch at this late production stage (especially for Q9550) is quite the luck of the draw, though I'd say the C batch offers a better chance so far. But sorry folks, I'm broke so I don't have an UD3P to prove my point yet. So just take my comment with a grain of salt. ;)

Incidentally, the C batch chips have a screen code starting with "2L9" while the L845B chips have "N38". I guess that denotes the production lines (first two letters) with the year mark (3rd letter). IIRC, all the golden Q9650/Q9550/Q9550S samples I saw earlier have "358" codes below. And all the golden Q6600/QX6850 samples a while ago had "2L7" codes.

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Someone in X48 Rampage thread reported a couple of L847C187's with VID of 1.3000 & 1.2625, respectively.

Here's my data point. I have recently tested four E0 Q9550's. The first two L845B600 (VID = 1.2875) and L845B502 (VID = 1.2250) were disappointing. They both showed limited FSB potential regardless of the VID values. :down:

I had both boxes exchanged with the latest batch at my store - got two L847C212 back. Both have the same 07/10/2009 pack date. One has a 1.2250 VID the other 1.2375 VID. Their benching capability is obviously better than the L845B's. The 1.2250 vidder clocks nearly as good as my golden L835B078 (vid = 1.2000) and runs even cooler, while the 1.2375 vidder gets pretty close in clocks though it always runs 2-3 degrees (celcius) hotter. :up:

I think getting a golden batch at this late production stage (especially for Q9550) is quite the luck of the draw, though I'd say the C batch offers a better chance so far. But sorry folks, I'm broke so I don't have an UD3P to prove my point yet. So just take my comment with a grain of salt. ;)

Incidentally, the C batch chips have a screen code starting with "2L9" while the L845B chips have "N38". I guess that denotes the production lines (first two letters) with the year mark (3rd letter). IIRC, all the golden Q9650/Q9550/Q9550S samples I saw earlier have "358" codes below. And all the golden Q6600/QX6850 samples a while ago had "2L7" codes.

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nice info there vws, in which board are you benching them?

Monza, I'm very embarrassed to say it's an ECS G33T-M2 board that I used to bench all these. I got the board virtually free from a Q9550 bundle deal back in Nov. last year, when I luckily scored that L835B078 chip. According to my inquiry with the ECS engineers the board supports CPUs of designed power no greater than ~95W, which means it can not sustain highly OC'd quads through long stress tests. That's why I mostly resort to short benches such as OCCT standard (not Linpack) 1hr tests. Memtest86+ is fine, but with the generic BIOS (with no controls of vCore, vNB, vTT, GTL, clock skews, etc., i.e. mostly by raw settings) I am only able to test FSB up to 453 MHz and memory up to 545 MHz (in 5:6 ratio). But I do try my best to optimize whatever is available to me. The highest bench-able speed for OCCT is FSB 442 / memory 531. Benching at this speed the Q9550's droop ~0.07v off their VID values (the board automatically sets vCore by stock VID), but the three Q9550's that I decided to keep have all passed the OCCT 1hr benches.

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Monza, I'm very embarrassed to say it's an ECS G33T-M2 board that I used to bench all these. I got the board virtually free from a Q9550 bundle deal back in Nov. last year, when I luckily scored that L835B078 chip. According to my inquiry with the ECS engineers the board supports CPUs of designed power no greater than ~95W, which means it can not sustain highly OC'd quads through long stress tests. That's why I mostly resort to short benches such as OCCT standard (not Linpack) 1hr tests. Memtest86+ is fine, but with the generic BIOS (with no controls of vCore, vNB, vTT, GTL, clock skews, etc., i.e. mostly by raw settings) I am only able to test FSB up to 453 MHz and memory up to 545 MHz (in 5:6 ratio). But I do try my best to optimize whatever is available to me. The highest bench-able speed for OCCT is FSB 442 / memory 531. Benching at this speed the Q9550's droop ~0.07v off their VID values (the board automatically sets vCore by stock VID), but the three Q9550's that I decided to keep have all passed the OCCT 1hr benches.

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ouch mate, I feel your pain there...but I must say that 442 fsb in a low profile motherboard is an impressive result. :up:

Hi, just jumped to 1.38 chipset voltage and 1.26 vcore.:)
http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/2089/over3y.jpg

Realy Great Chip You Got M8
1.26 Vcore It's Damn Low

Great Work And Great Batch Number

My last 1hr prime on a HOT summer day

P5Q fsb @ 450
WCed Q9550 @ 3.825ghz
4g Pi-Black @ 900mhz 4-4-4-12
BFG GTX285 OC2
PC P&C 750w

http://www.infodupat.com/Image/1hrs_...tsummerday.JPG
http://www.infodupat.com/Image/wc_04.jpg

Boulard83, what are your voltages/bios settings to get that overclock...Your cpu is below the VID on CPUZ/ID. Just curious.

CPUv
CPUt
CPUpll, GTL's, etc.

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Boulard83, what are your voltages/bios settings to get that overclock...Your cpu is below the VID on CPUZ/ID. Just curious.

CPUv
CPUt
CPUpll, GTL's, etc.

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BIOS settings
Vcore : 1.215 for 1.208 under load.
GTL : .65x
FSB term : 1.56
NB : 1.36
SB : 1.10
PCIe : 1.50
Dram : 2.00

Boulard83,

So you undervolted the Q9550, to get 3.8.................amazing

But, you upped the CPUv termination (vtt/vfsb) from ~1.2, to 1.5, isn't that a bit high? Very high? Is this how you were able to underclock the cpu and still get 3.8?

what about Pll?

I assume you needed that high mch to overclock the ram?





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BIOS settings
Vcore : 1.215 for 1.208 under load.
GTL : .65x
FSB term : 1.56
NB : 1.36
SB : 1.10
PCIe : 1.50
Dram : 2.00

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My error ... SORRY !

Vcore : 1.215 for 1.208 under load.
GTL : .65x
FSB term : 1.36
PLL : 1.56
NB : 1.36
SB : 1.10
PCIe : 1.50
Dram : 2.00

Im still tweaking this OC few volts may be lower... i need TIME :( ... my goal is 4.08 24/7.

ahhhhhhhhh, that's better. I was going to say that a termination of 1.5 for a 45nm CPU is NOT GOOD, and death may be nearby; actually, 1.36 is also still quite high, no? I'm not sure why you're working under your VID.....running @ the VID (or slightly above) is good for the chip, no? Then you might be able to lower the termination? Just curious if my thinking is right on your overclock, and how it might relate to mine on an EP45-UD3R.

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ahhhhhhhhh, that's better. I was going to say that a termination of 1.5 for a 45nm CPU is NOT GOOD, and death may be nearby; actually, 1.36 is also still quite high, no? I'm not sure why you're working under your VID.....running @ the VID (or slightly above) is good for the chip, no? Then you might be able to lower the termination? Just curious if my thinking is right on your overclock, and how it might relate to mine on an EP45-UD3R.

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Yeah i think you can be right. My best try was a 4.08 with 1.275 Vcore but this was with VERY fast bios settings and i ran a 3Dmark06 but thats all.

I think i can do 4.08 ( 480fsb ) with my VID as Vcore. When ill reach my 4.08 ill drop each volts one at the time in order to find the lowest possible for each one. Those arnt the lowest possible.

THX again.

play with gtl and you will reach it.:)

Put my 9550 in for some more testing today, working on this now. Just over an hour blend.
http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/188/4350mhz9550.png

Ran 2hours 0 errors, will shoot for 4400mhz next.
http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/5...sblend4350.png

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Ran 2hours 0 errors, will shoot for 4400mhz next.
http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/5...sblend4350.png

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that's a hella 9550 mate :up: now put back the 9650 and let's keep on playing lol

Cheers Tom :up:
Sergio

Thanks Sergio. Just put it back in.

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Thanks Sergio. Just put it back in.

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:up::up::up:

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Thanks Sergio. Just put it back in.

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Hey, some people are going to be disappointed if you stop the show... :mad: keep it coming my friend! We Q9550 E0 owners can use some inspiration, too. :clap:

So is this the same chip you showcased in this post? I'm very impressed to say the least, a Q9550 so competitive and comparable to the performance level of those golden Q9650's! Wow! :up: And that's what this thread is about! :yepp:

I wonder if yours is one of the new C batches - don't recall you've posted the chip info in this thread. Care to share more details?

Is It proven that turning on LLC will damage quicker than keeping it turned off ?

Gigabyte EP45C-UD3R Bios F5D
Q9550 SLB8V (E0) Batch: L844B782
Aircooling: Xigmatek SDT 1283 Single Fan

More later...

http://www.hostthenpost.org/uploads/...157e84d31b.jpg

Gigabyte EP45C-UD3R, Bios F5D
Q9550 SLB8V (E0) Batch: L844B782
Aircooling: Xigmatek SDT 1283 Single Fan

More later...

http://www.hostthenpost.org/uploads/...157e84d31b.jpg

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Is It proven that turning on LLC will damage quicker than keeping it turned off ?

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For me and my chip, without LLC, I couldn't even overclock to 3.4...at least not easily. So it's LLC for me.

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Hey, some people are going to be disappointed if you stop the show... :mad: keep it coming my friend! We Q9550 E0 owners can use some inspiration, too. :clap:

So is this the same chip you showcased in this post? I'm very impressed to say the least, a Q9550 so competitive and comparable to the performance level of those golden Q9650's! Wow! :up: And that's what this thread is about! :yepp:

I wonder if yours is one of the new C batches - don't recall you've posted the chip info in this thread. Care to share more details?

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It is the same chip, it is an older EO batch#L832B701. Next weekend I might try again to get higher. Any more than 4400mhz will be hard to get stable.

Very nice vcore Zucker.:up:

I used the same template to run 4350 on this 9550 as I used for 4500mhz on the 9650 with a little less vcore, I didn't tweak to lower vcore or vtt with this run. These are the same chips minus 0.5 multi as the 9650 and have potential to clock very high on the right board. If you want to get high clocks the 9650 thread can help with settings but must have the right board for it.

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For me and my chip, without LLC, I couldn't even overclock to 3.4...at least not easily. So it's LLC for me.

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What I read about LLC on a XSystems' thread realy scared me.

Im currently working my 4.08ghz. 480x8.5

Raised my Vcore to ( 1.256 CPUz under load )
GTL : .65x
FSB term : 1.34
PLL : 1.56
NB : 1.34
SB : 1.20
PCIe : 1.50
Dram : 2.00

Those are similar to my 3.8ghz but i lowered the NB and FSB already ! ill maximize every volts this week when im off. OCCT is running its 15th minutes. Temps are good on this HOT day !

Ill be back with FINAL volts later this week.

:D

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It is the same chip, it is an older EO batch#L832B701. Next weekend I might try again to get higher. Any more than 4400mhz will be hard to get stable.

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Thanks Tom, I look forward to seeing how far this fine chip can be pushed. :)

:woot:

http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/966/4350.jpg

:toast:

http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/1443/4400.jpg

Nice run Monza, what are your temps at load? Your ss doesn't show load temps. Can you Prime at these clocks?

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Nice run Monza, what are your temps at load? Your ss doesn't show load temps. Can you Prime at these clocks?

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He's running 32bit wich is easier to pass he's using just 1684 MEM wich will make temps much lower, you are using W7x64 Tom wich is indeed harder than that, so to blend for hours.

Cheers :up:
Sergio

Either way a very nice run. :up: I had a TRUE originally on my 9550 when I started and couldn't run LinX at 1,360v. What is your cooling?
I will have to put my chip back in now and test some more.

Very nice monza.

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Nice run Monza, what are your temps at load? Your ss doesn't show load temps. Can you Prime at these clocks?

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thanks bud, I didnt measure the temps, but I consider it should be at high 70 cos Im on air in a push/pull configuration.
I dont use prime anymore mate, I found it to be a bit unreliable for me.
Sometimes you can get an error at the first hour or 4 hours later just using the same settings... I just run LINX/IBT at maximum RAM use for CPU test, couple of hours of Memtest for ram test and OCCT large data set to MCH/CPU/RAM test.
For me thats the best way to figure out some sort of inestability, and identify the cause.

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He's running 32bit wich is easier to pass he's using just 1684 MEM wich will make temps much lower, you are using W7x64 Tom wich is indeed harder than that, so to blend for hours.

Cheers :up:
Sergio

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wow... that was a bit rude :down:... Im using all memory available as you can see that 1624 is greyed out. Due a linpack32 limitation I cant allocate more ram. Thats all.

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Very nice monza.

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thanks man

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What is your cooling?
I will have to put my chip back in now and test some more.

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True in a push/pull config with two Minibea fans

Very nice man, congrats.

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Very nice man, congrats.

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thanks again.. Im waiting for your results :D

Im gonna have to have a crack at breaking 4ghz on mine, currently running 3.8ghz on 1.21875 vcore, 1.200 idle, 1.216 at load (vid of 1.200), never see temps above 56c using a TRUE black push/pull config. All theese 4ghz+ screenies are making me jealous lol.:)

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wow... that was a bit rude :down:... Im using all memory available as you can see that 1624 is greyed out. Due a linpack32 limitation I cant allocate more ram. Thats all.

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Not rude at all ;) just wanted to state that's harder on a 64bit OS mine shows this in ALL mode on Linx

http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/853/capturabkx.jpg

Regards
Sergio

I dont think Sergio was trying to be rude, we have been testing the 9650's for a while and are able to do some oc's in xp with lower volts than w7 64bit is all. I think prime is pretty accurate for testing stability, or as accurate as possible, nothing is 100%.

Monza: could you post your a template? Thanks

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thanks again.. Im waiting for your results :D

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I will try and put the chip in this weekend. Meanwhile try some prime :up:

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Not rude at all ;) just wanted to state that's harder on a 64bit OS mine shows this in ALL mode on Linx

Regards
Sergio

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well, in the way you said it, it seems you are trying to discredit that test because it was run in a 32bit O.S. I think that 2/3 of the folks that posted ibt/linx screens in this thread were made in 32 bits OS, and none of them was getting a response comment like: "huh... 64bits its harder, try that!".
Of course 64 bits test could be a different story, but that doesnt mean that a 32 bits test its not valid.
Im not claming 100% stability, as it depends on other factors, but for me is just a valid result as it could be a hyperpi screen or a prime screen.
Anyway, you can think different.

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Monza: could you post your a template? Thanks

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Of course mate, let me put my shi t e together and I will send you a pm as I dont want to hijack more the thread.

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well, in the way you said it, it seems you are trying to discredit that test because it was run in a 32bit O.S. I think that 2/3 of the folks that posted ibt/linx screens in this thread were made in 32 bits OS, and none of them was getting a response comment like: "huh... 64bits its harder, try that!".
Of course 64 bits test could be a different story, but that doesnt mean that a 32 bits test its not valid.
Im not claming 100% stability, as it depends on other factors, but for me is just a valid result as it could be a hyperpi screen or a prime screen.
Anyway, you can think different.

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Just wanted to state that Tom was testing on 64bit W7 nothing more than that if you feel sensitive that is not my problem monza you should know what is stable or not to this days and each one of us make its on rules of "what is stable", no way to discredit, if i wanted to do that i would have say directly, but that wasn't my intention.

Lost of us are testing on 64bit OS and blending on them and from our experience gets harder than on 32bit OS using less mem, so less problem size so less heat, thats the aim of the comment.

Either way its a good OC and I have nothing more to say.

Sergio.

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Originally Posted by andressergio

Just wanted to state that Tom was testing on 64bit W7 nothing more than that if you feel sensitive that is not my problem monza you should know what is stable or not to this days and each one of us make its on rules of "what is stable", no way to discredit, if i wanted to do that i would have say directly, but that wasn't my intention.

Lost of us are testing on 64bit OS and blending on them and from our experience gets harder than on 32bit OS using less mem, so less problem size so less heat, thats the aim of the comment.

Either way its a good OC and I have nothing more to say.

Sergio.

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not sensitive at all, just stated the obvious

moved to spi 32m due to heat reasons

http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/9919/4450spi.jpg


http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/6568/4500spi.jpg


:toast:

Great Monza
Can u Test 1M For Me :)
In 530 FSB :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by ViViD

Great Monza
Can u Test 1M For Me :)
In 530 FSB :rolleyes:

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Hey ViViD sup

If you want im trying my 9650 on 8,5 giving all the way up to 540x8,5, just shoot a SPI 1M at 535 x 8,5, in case you wanna seee

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...33#post3961533

Cheers :up:
Sergio

Guys I just bought a Q9550 from Microcenter.

SLB8V
Batch# L847C070 ??? What is the C??
Pack Date: 7/10/09


Edit: Just saw a few pages back in this thread regarding the "C" batches. Will update with the vid :)

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Originally Posted by chad

Guys I just bought a Q9550 from Microcenter.

SLB8V
Batch# L847C070 ??? What is the C??
Pack Date: 7/10/09


Edit: Just saw a few pages back in this thread regarding the "C" batches. Will update with the vid :)

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code breaker

your batch number spells out

L=Malaysia
8= made in 2008
47= 47th week
C070=lot number

I got the Q9550 EO S-spec:SLB8V,Packaged Date 6/5/09 batch#L846
mine was made in the same place and a week b4 yours 46th week same year different lot :yepp:
and also got mine at Micro Center also there 3rd week on sale for 169.99

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Originally Posted by chad

Guys I just bought a Q9550 from Microcenter.

SLB8V
Batch# L847C070 ??? What is the C??
Pack Date: 7/10/09


Edit: Just saw a few pages back in this thread regarding the "C" batches. Will update with the vid :)

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Keep us updated on vid and how well it overclocks.Plan on buying a 9550 from microcenter also.

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Originally Posted by bigwill68

code breaker

your batch number spells out

L=Malaysia
8= made in 2008
47= 47th week
C070=lot number

I got the Q9550 EO S-spec:SLB8V,Packaged Date 6/5/09 batch#L846
mine was made in the same place and a week b4 yours 46th week same year different lot :yepp:
and also got mine at Micro Center also there 3rd week on sale for 169.99

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Got mine last week at MicroCenter too, Cincinnati.
Batch #: L847C219
Pack Date: 07/10/09

I can't tell what my VID is, but here's cpuz:
http://ludehawk.com/gallery/crap/q9550.jpg

Not sure what to try to overclock to, on air with a i750.

Add another $169 Q9550 from MicroCenter to the list. Got mine week before last. Batch L846B727, pack date 6/12/09. 4.0GHz OCCT Linpack stable @ 8.5x471 on Gigabyte P45-UD3L, 1.33-1.34V LLC enabled (1.375V in bios), MCH + 0.1V, VTT + 0.1V, all power-saving/thermal-throttling features disabled, all else stock. Shooting for 4.1-4.2GHz now that my A/C is working and it's not 80+ degrees Fahrenheit in the living room, as soon as my house guests leave and I have access to the PC again. I'll post relevant screenies as soon as I can.

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Originally Posted by ludehawk

Got mine last week at MicroCenter too, Cincinnati.
Batch #: L847C219
Pack Date: 07/10/09

I can't tell what my VID is, but here's cpuz:
Not sure what to try to overclock to, on air with a i750.

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Here's what..I got mine to so on my Biostar I45 so stable with the lastest bio update..I had to do if you hav'en seen b4
http://valid.canardpc.com/cache/banner/608496.png

download Core Temp it will give your VID 4 sure link below here's a sample of what it look like...
http://img2.imageshack.us/img2/6117/coretempsample.jpg

Link:
http://www.alcpu.com/CoreTemp/

we must live near each other cause i live in Sharonville same area where micro center is at in Cincinnati..Do you know Dan Moody the saleman there over in byos department? he's a good saleman there and knows alot he knows me By Will just ask for him the nexts time your in there:up:

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Originally Posted by techguy2k5

Add another $169 Q9550 from MicroCenter to the list. Got mine week before last. Batch L846B727, pack date 6/12/09. 4.0GHz OCCT Linpack stable @ 8.5x471 on Gigabyte P45-UD3L, 1.33-1.34V LLC enabled (1.375V in bios), MCH + 0.1V, VTT + 0.1V, all power-saving/thermal-throttling features disabled, all else stock. Shooting for 4.1-4.2GHz now that my A/C is working and it's not 80+ degrees Fahrenheit in the living room, as soon as my house guests leave and I have access to the PC again. I'll post relevant screenies as soon as I can.

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good deal techguy can you post us some pics of your test passing results for your task in hand..i aways knew that gigabyte boards have Vdroop in there volatage...
what type of memory you using in your setup? ic are batch numbers are not that far apart either mine L846B715 yours L846B727 i can boot up on 4.0ghz but can't hold stable to pass intelburntest..i don't wanna over volt and burn the cpu up..I don't have that type of money to buy another 1 any way good luck with yours...I'm waiting getting other parts for my case for a rebuild of my case CM 590..I painted it smoke grey inside glosses..I still my new psu & video card but money short at the time so i gotta wait until time is right...

bigwill: I found that increasing VTT to 1.3V was the key to 4GHz stability on my Gigabyte board.

Here's the core temp screenshot:
http://ludehawk.com/gallery/crap/coretemp_q9550.jpg

Again, i'm running a xfx 750i on air, no clue what I can push it to.
2x2gb corsair ddr2 800mhz.

oops. let me run burn test and repost.

here you go:
http://ludehawk.com/gallery/crap/coretemp_q95502.jpg

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Originally Posted by bigwill68

we must live near each other cause i live in Sharonville same area where micro center is at in Cincinnati..Do you know Dan Moody the saleman there over in byos department? he's a good saleman there and knows alot he knows me By Will just ask for him the nexts time your in there:up:

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I live in Dayton, the only almost decent comp place we have here is 5oclock (5oclock.com). MicroCenter is cheaper, better selection and sometimes cheaper than newegg. I went down to get a new mobo for my p4 whs server. Ended up walking out with a new mobo for my main computer and a q9550. Put my old p5k in my server and put this new setup in my main pc.

I couldn't resist since the q9550 was $80 cheaper than anywhere online.

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here you go:
http://ludehawk.com/gallery/crap/coretemp_q95502.jpg

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nice low vidder there, keep us posted about your overclocks results :up:

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Again, i'm running a xfx 750i on air, no clue what I can push it to.
2x2gb corsair ddr2 800mhz.

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you can get it to 3.8 with ease do 448x8.5=3808 your memory should handle 890/2=448 which model number of memory you have post a link to newegg if they have it...I got some old xms2 corsair 2x1 running in my old ga-p35-ds3r with the E6750 just alittle oc'd to 3.4ghz nothing special which board model you got can you link that also from newegg?

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Originally Posted by bigwill68

you can get it to 3.8 with ease do 448x8.5=3808 your memory should handle 890/2=448 which model number of memory you have post a link to newegg if they have it...I got some old xms2 corsair 2x1 running in my old ga-p35-ds3r with the E6750 just alittle oc'd to 3.4ghz nothing special which board model you got can you link that also from newegg?

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i've been trying all afternoon to get something that actually boots.
I've had no problems with asus and gigb boards. This xfx crap is getting to me.
The only options I have are and the default settings along with several of the options for each:

Cell Menu

XFX J031 Over Clock Function Menu:
FSB Clock MHz: 1333 (set to anything)
Mem Clock MHz: 800 (set to anything)
Adjust CPU Ratio: (highest 8.5, set to any increment lower)

PC Vlotage Status (Love the typo!)
Then a warning about setting the jumper (it is set to OC).

CPU Voltage: default 0.0000v, options - .0125v - .3000v @ .0125 incr
Mem Voltage: def 1.90, option - anything to 2.5v .05incr
VTT FSB Voltage: def 1.2, options1.2-1.5v.025 incr
NB Voltage: def 1.24, anything 1.2-1.51 .04incr
SB Core Power: def 1.5v, anything 1.5-1.6v .3incr


Advance DRAM Config Menu:
Full Auto or:
Manual:
CAS Latency
tRCD
fRP
rRAS
tRRD
tRC
tWR
tWTR
tREF
1T/2T Mem Timing.


Here's my board: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813141016 also http://www.xfxforce.com/en-us/Featur...therboard.aspx
Memory: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145184

I believe the mem is 5-5-5-18 @ 1.9v by default.

Thanks for the help!
Again, those are the only settings I have. No pciex settings, nothing.

This is really pissing me off, I can't touch any of the settings. Hell I don't think the q9550 is supported as the default volt setting is 0.0. I can't change anything other than the cpu voltage or it wont boot.

I might return everything and get an i7 920, intel board and some ddr3. The whole point of not going i7 was I didn't want to have to get new mem.

@ludehawk

maybe it's time to invest into a new board if can afford 1 never dealt with a XFX mb b4 and it's setting in the bios
the memory volts should be on 1.8v at 5-5-5-18 that should set to manual not auto if your running stock speeds
but if you change the cpumulti to 448x8.5=3808 that means your memory will run at 896 not 800 so your timing
gotta be loose instead of 5-5-5-18 try 5-6-6-20 loosen it up alittle try your cpu voltage at +0.125v theses Q9550
don't alot voltage to run at 3.8...I don't think theres a vdroop in those boards like gigabyte...


get you a UD3P
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128358

or a deluxe
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131297

and some 1066 memory
I like the Skill
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231166

Just got back from MC and dropped in my new L847C219 from MC in St. Louis Park (Minnesota.) VID is 1.2375 and it finished IBT at my old Q9650's 3.0Ghz Low Voltage settings saved in my lovely UD3P with 8GB of G. Skill Pi Black :) Pack date is the same 7/10/09 as the other fellow. Keep me updated on how she clocks and I'll do the same :up:

1.010v load for 3.02Ghz, max temp of 39C in Core Temp.

Time to go try the 4.25Ghz profile :up:

Gah, house guests still here. Might not get back to it until next weekend :(

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@ludehawk

maybe it's time to invest into a new board if can afford 1 never dealt with a XFX mb b4 and it's setting in the bios
get you a UD3P
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128358

or a deluxe
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131297

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I'm not looking for insane overclocking, I don't think I NEED new memory. Deff a new mobo, i've tried every mem and volt setting, no dice.

MC has the i790 in, I guess it uses the phoenix bios. It's $30 more. That's cheaper than the $40 more for the i920, $150 more for the mobo, $120 more for 6gb ddr 1600 mem. I'll do the $40 over $310 extra for the i920. I'll box up the mobo and the processor and stick it in the car and see if I really want to spend the extra tomorrow. The 2 boards that MC carries that are decent for the 775 right now are: ud3p: http://www.microcenter.com/single_pr...uct_id=0301543

and
evga 790i http://www.microcenter.com/single_pr...uct_id=0294878

They have a p5q but it's not sli.


So i'll head up there after work and return the 750i for the 790i. I've seen good results for the 790i. Unless someone can sell me on a diff 775, ddr2, raid board =)

edit: I just burst my own happy bubble. the 790i doesn't support ddr2. I guess i'll get the ud3p. I'm sure as hell wanting sli... for no reason as I only have 1 vid card and I don't game =p

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Originally Posted by ludehawk

I'm not looking for insane overclocking, I don't think I NEED new memory. Deff a new mobo, i've tried every mem and volt setting, no dice.

MC has the i790 in, I guess it uses the phoenix bios. It's $30 more. That's cheaper than the $40 more for the i920, $150 more for the mobo, $120 more for 6gb ddr 1600 mem. I'll do the $40 over $310 extra for the i920. I'll box up the mobo and the processor and stick it in the car and see if I really want to spend the extra tomorrow. The 2 boards that MC carries that are decent for the 775 right now are: ud3p: http://www.microcenter.com/single_pr...uct_id=0301543

and
evga 790i http://www.microcenter.com/single_pr...uct_id=0294878

They have a p5q but it's not sli.


So i'll head up there after work and return the 750i for the 790i. I've seen good results for the 790i. Unless someone can sell me on a diff 775, ddr2, raid board =)

edit: I just burst my own happy bubble. the 790i doesn't support ddr2. I guess i'll get the ud3p. I'm sure as hell wanting sli... for no reason as I only have 1 vid card and I don't game =p

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If you dont game and you only use one video card, probably the ud3r will suit you well
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128359

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Originally Posted by chad

Guys I just bought a Q9550 from Microcenter.

SLB8V
Batch# L847C070 ??? What is the C??
Pack Date: 7/10/09

Edit: Just saw a few pages back in this thread regarding the "C" batches. Will update with the vid :)

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Whoa, your chip's batch # is so close to the legendary L847C037. Please do show us the low VID screenshot and let us know where you get yours from! :D

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here you go:
http://ludehawk.com/gallery/crap/coretemp_q95502.jpg

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Originally Posted by ludehawk

I couldn't resist since the q9550 was $80 cheaper than anywhere online.

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This chip looks very promising. It's a low vidder with all 4 temp sensors showing a very uniform set of sample readings (did you lap your CPU/heatsink?). Please keep us posted how it turns out. :)

Oh goodness!! Check out my vid!!! Just booted it up
Batch# L847C070

http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/5821/72042654.th.jpg

@ludehawk

I think you'll be pretty happy with the UD3P board it's a pretty good Oc'er and Gigabyte has a good sound chip on board
the UD3P Or The Asus P5Q Deluxe will be my next board..I will get for a backup to use the Deluxe is on sale now on newegg
for $145.99 and $125.99 Free Shipping after $20 dollar rebate that board was $189 prices are dropping on quality boards
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131297


ludehawk you can get the UD3P at Newegg for $134.99 and a $20 dollar rebate with (Free Shipping) if you can wait a few days
for them to send it to you
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128358

Good luck

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Oh goodness!! Check out my vid!!! Just booted it up
Batch# L847C070

http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/5821/72042654.th.jpg

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JO ! nice chad !!!
congrats :up:

Sergio

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Originally Posted by chad

Oh goodness!! Check out my vid!!! Just booted it up
Batch# L847C070

http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/5821/72042654.th.jpg

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Im sorry but I think you are reading it wrong, check the ludehawk coretemp screens. He has one vid value at idle and a different one on load..
When EIST is enabled in bios, coretemp can confuse you showing both vids.

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Originally Posted by monza1412

Im sorry but I think you are reading it wrong, check the ludehawk coretemp screens. He has one vid value at idle and a different one on load..
When EIST is enabled in bios, coretemp can confuse you showing both vids.

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Ok thanks for the information. Ill post a screenshot later when I get home. I know that the vid is the same. :)