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I hear ya my friend. Problem is there is nobody hitting 5Ghz with a Quad using DDR3! :down:Quote:
Originally Posted by iluv2fly
That's where I can't help you out. The P45 Chipset was not made to OC DDR3 and Quads. It's an Epic Fail :down:
That is a fact. I would get the DDR2 version to play with a Q9650 or move on to DDR3 and i7.
If you are correct then I just waisted the money I spent on faster memory. If I'm right then you learned something new :)
I dont think you waisted money as you can always return it.Quote:
Originally Posted by iluv2fly
You will indeed achieve a better OC with faster RAM, all I said is that the combo P45/DDR3/Q9650 wont be stable at the speeds you were talking about 4500-4700.
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Nonsense. 5Ghz + DDR3 can be done if you are serious enough to do it. I did this half a$$es on water. http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=494446
iluv2fly first of all you need to ditch the P5Q3 and take EP45T-Extreme. Then again if it just for validation and not 24/7 probably just a waste of $$.
He said stable and on Asus Sparda...Quote:
Originally Posted by Sparda
That is funny you are obviously not an Asus fan and I would not argue against that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jor3lBR
But the point is that I do believe that the memory dividers play a big role in how the overclock is going to go regardless of brand.
My post refer about oc quad and ddr3 on p45 = fail ..:)Quote:
Originally Posted by Jor3lBR
Yeah obviosly not a fan to any. Take whatever that works. You are not limited to ram yet again you have some problem doing 4 ghz+ stable on Q9650. It has something to do with the board , no ?Quote:
Originally Posted by iluv2fly
It could be the board. I guess we will find out when I get my new memory.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sparda
If your strap 400 and 3:4 divider working flawlessly on P5Q3...4GHz+ can be done easily using DDR 1333.:) The strap works on Ep45T-Extreme iirc.Quote:
Originally Posted by iluv2fly
If the strap and divider doesnt work on your board need other strap / divider combination and faster memory.:)
Well, I tried to hold out, I really did... but the prospect of a better overclock was too much. I've just bought a ud3p and I'll be saying goodbye to my p5q-e. My fingers are firmly crossed that I can reach 4.4-4.5GHz. I blame (thank) all of you in this thread! ;)
pascalbrown,we'll be seeing you at the UD3 thread and looking forward to some great results from you.good luck
the learning curve begins again! I'll no doubt be over there asking for a whole lot of help! It seems that each motherboard I buy has far more bios settings than the previous one. I just hope the hype behind the ud3p is going to live up to expectation. Nothing ventured, nothing gained I suppose...
i think you'll do just fine.and if you do run into any problems, there are alot of helpful people in that thread.i think you will be amazed with this board.
If Gigabyte gave me commission on everybody I turned into their side I would be a rich man by now :rofl:Quote:
Originally Posted by pascalbrown
You will love the Q9650 dark side Pascal :lsfight:
I can't wait to get it setup. My starting point shall be your template for 489*9. I doubt I've got an amazing Q9650 since it would probably shine on any board, but 4.4GHz would be great. My ram can certainly handle it as I know it can run 1200MHz without too much difficulty. If the ud3p doesn't help matter then I'll have to try another PSU as I think that's the weakest link in my system.
Jor3lBR; You should send gigabyte a link to this thread and they'll see what good work you've done! Are there any other templates I should check out btw?
Hey guys, do you think the heat of Q9450 (C1) @3600 (1.28v in windows) is comparable to Q9650 @4050 with ~1.21v?
A friend of my wants a new cpu for his 775 board and would buy my. I am thinking if the cooling will be sufficient (currently no problems with lapped Scythe) then why not go for 9x450.
p.s. seems like ~1.21v is what it takes for q9650 to get to 4ghz
That'll be a very very good chip. I want.Quote:
Originally Posted by motopen1s
Hey guys I'm having trouble getting my new Q9650 stable at 4200MHz with a 4GB load. it is stable at 4300MHz with a 2GB load. Situation is as follows:
I'm using a DFI DK P45 T2RS Plus, which untill my last E8600, had never let me down. :)
With my E8600 I did:
4500MHz (9.5x475) @ 1.344v and with 2x1024Mb OCZ Flex PC9600 @ 1188MHz 5-5-5-15 ( Prime small fft, Prime blend and Linpack stable )
I ran that setup for 6 month without any problems. Then I decided to upgrade my ram with another set OCZ PC9600 Flex, and that ran ran fine also:
4500MHz (9.5x475) @ 1.344v and with 4x1024Mb OCZ Flex PC9600 @ 1188MHz 5-5-5-15 ( Prime small fft, Blend and Linpack stable )
Then last week I sold my E8600 and got me a Q9650. Nice stepping L844B703, which I got stable at the following settings:
4300MHz (9x478) @ 1.344v and with 2x1024Mb OCZ Flex PC9600 @ 1200MHz 5-5-5-15 ( Prime small fft, Blend and Linpack stable )
So far so good. But....
... as soon as I add my second set of 2x1024MB OCZ Flex, things go bad. No matter what i try, I can't seem to get it stable during Prime Blend and Linpack.
Prime small fft however is stable, It finished a 8 hours torture run. But Prime blend will crap out after 2 seconds.
I tried backing down to 4200MHz but still Linpack will error at the fifth run and Prime blend just freezes after 30 minutes. So it seems that the CPU itself is not the culprit but rather the P45 chipset or the ram load.
I tried lowering NB straps and ram timings, tried every combo of GTL, vTT and NB volatges, nothing helps... :shrug:
It looks like the 4x1024MB load is too heavy, but i don't understand... with my E8600 I could run it easily. What am I missing here? Is there a magic setting here for running a quad and 4GB. Or am I better off getting myself a 2x2048MB kit instead of this 4x1024MB setup. I don't mind getting myself a new kit, but i'm afraid I'll run in the same problems again.
Can any off you give me some pointers and share your insights on this? Is it possible to run a 4GB load on a (high) overclocked Q9650? on a DFI P45 board that is. Or am I better off getting a Gigabyte EP45-UD3P or perhaps a EP45-Extreme
i love this low vid chips, i don't have cool temps in my country, are always more than 26C ambient on my room so im finding a sweetspot
so far 4104 at 1,232vcore and mems on 1216 PL8 at Turbo profile seems fine
http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/438...1248vcoreb.jpg
Cheers :up:
Sergio
Nice voltage :up:
Nice Andres; I know how hard you had to look to find that chip :) Crank that memory up!
Thanks Celcius :up:Quote:
Originally Posted by Celcius
Thanks Zucker2k :up: i will i'm learning to use this mobo :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Zucker2k
Cheers
Sergio
Nice work Sergio! - Our chips are brothers, perhaps even twins :)Quote:
Originally Posted by andressergio
:rofl: yes you are right lolQuote:
Originally Posted by 5010
Thanks bro :D
Are the Xeon versions the same stepping as the "normal" version?