Well tried to do 400x9 at stock settings still failed 3.6ghz looks like a very bad weak chip here.Any ways round it shall i RMA it but then i probally get it sent back to me nothiong wrong with it as it works fine at 3ghz.
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Well tried to do 400x9 at stock settings still failed 3.6ghz looks like a very bad weak chip here.Any ways round it shall i RMA it but then i probally get it sent back to me nothiong wrong with it as it works fine at 3ghz.
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WowQuote:
Originally Posted by vladimir
Crosshair, Commando, Striker and Striker Extreme were left on the dust....
What's the VID of your chip?Quote:
Originally Posted by kullymontana
Have you tried
PLL 1.54?
vCore 1.47?
VTT: 1.32?
NB: 1.55?
Playing with GTL?
Attachment 89772
At stock settings it passes everything prime95 & intel burntest .Im using bios 1202 which seems to be good because now i can do 1600fsb and no freezes ,all orther bios ver it hard locked up after a bit.The vid is 1.25 ive tried really every thing i just dont know if its the chip or this board that is a bad O/C .Im really gutted that i have spent all that money and cant even hit 4ghz with in safe vcore like everyone else.I decided to go watercooling cpu and fusion block to keep temps low but really i think i wasted alot of money there to as i cant even bump this chip up at safe vcore my goal was 4ghz with this chip but it looks like 3.6ghz is limit (at safe vcore of 1.32 with vdroop and 1.37 idle.
Attachment 89803
Attachment 89804
Tried these settings still no good can,nt beleave ive got the worst qx9650 on the planet.:mad:
Quote:
Originally Posted by kullymontana
Ok, from your pics I see you're running Prime95 BLEND test.
Can you retest leaving memory UNLINKED & running it at 1066Mhz with 1.5v or linked & use a lower memory divider that leaves it running lower than your FSB - Leave P1/P2 at Auto
Set your CPU to 1333x12 & do the Prime95 Small FTT test to see if it lasts the same or longer
This is to minimize other possible factors that could be causing the error in Prime
Edit: Maybe you've got a bad chip or board, but you have rule out all other possible causes for the Prime error
Hi ok did what u asked me to and still failed well staright away using small fft.
[ATTACH]Attachment 89830[/ATTACH]
Have tried reducing the multipler and increasing the FSB?Quote:
Originally Posted by kullymontana
yes also tried that to at 1800fsb i think this chip will not overclock at all unless i feed it like 1.55 vcore for 4ghz .
Quote:
Originally Posted by kullymontana
Ok, as a last try
1) PLL & VTT at AUTO NB 1.48 & vCore 1.475.
2) PLL Auto, VTT 1.34 vCore 1.481
you could also try brute force LLC: Enabled, but lower the vCore.
Hi tried 1) PLL & VTT at AUTO NB 1.48 & vCore 1.475.and it did run longer this time passed the first run then failed which it never did before.Option 2 failed straight away.The weird thing is when i ran your option 1 it passed the first run and now when i try again it fails again staright away.All this was done on blend test on small fft it failed straight away.Do u think i should RMA my chip as its a pretty bad performer would intel have it back as it passes on stock settings.Or will i just have to put up with a bumb chip really anoyed that after spending so much money on this chip it cant even do 3.6ghz without raising the vcore above the instel spec for 1.36vcore.Anyways round to send it back would be really helpful.
Quote:
Originally Posted by kullymontana
There are different combinations that work/don't work for each cpu. For example when I raise PLL to 1.58 I get errors, at 1.56 & 1.60 I don't. If I raise VTT to 1.32 I get errors but at 1.30 & 1.34 I don't.
I think if you play with GTL & the different voltages you will get a stable OC, but it takes time & patience. You can try with LLC also!!
The RMA thing for QX CPU's for being a poor overclocker is something to ponder about because they have unlocked multiplier meant for overclocking thus their hefty price & I think they should be admited. On the other hand there are clear lines as to keep the CPU operating under stock condition.
I definately think poor QX's should be replaced immediately because that's their whole & only purpose, rest of CPU's that don't oc are something completely different. But that's my opinion & I don't know how it works in real life.
In case you send it in for RMA you should mention something like: you bought a QX9650 instead of Q9650 for some mild oc to be done thru the Asus CPU level up function but pc locks up on the Striker board & on 2 other boards also.
It's just an idea.
so we can assume it is the cpu that is the culprit here a bad chip that needs to much vcore to overclock .Oh well i will have to find away to RMA it back now aint gonna be easy as it runs fine at stock and intel only garantees it to run at stock 3ghz at 1.25 max.This might seem harsh but im gonna have to do the extreme on the chip that it does not start again.Meaning not overvolting it or overheating it but something else which i will not mention here.And all i will say is it died dont no why they can check it for what they like there will be no eveidence of overvolting.Thats just how pxxxed of i am being sold a crappy chip at that price i could have built a whole pc for the price of this chip and probally overclocked it to 4ghz no problem.
Here are my current settings as I slowly work my way up to 4ghz. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by kullymontana
QX9650 Overclock @ 3.8 CPU max temp 62C
________________________________________
Required System Specifications
PSU ( Power Supply Unit ) = Corsair HX1000 ( 1000W )
CPU = Intel Quad Core QX9650
RAM = OCZ DDR3-1600 Platinum Edition 4GB Kit ( OCZ3P20004GK )
HDD = Western Digital Raptor ( 150GB x2 Raid 0)
VGA1 = PNY GeForce 280GTX 1GB
VGA2 = none
VGA3 = none
BFG Ageia PhyX card
SPU ( Sound Card ) = AuzenTech Auzen X-Fi Prelude
NorthBridge Cooling = Bitpower water block
SouthBridge Cooling = Bitpower water block
CPU Cooling = custom water cooled with Swiftech water block
RAM Cooling = OCZ Memory Cooler
nFORCE Chipset Drivers Version = nVIDIA nFORCE Drivers v15.23
ForceWare/GeForce Drivers Version = nVIDIA ForceWare v177.83
Sound Card Drivers Version = X-Fi Prelude RC7
BIOS version 0901
BIOS Settings
Extreme Tweaker
CPU Level Up = Auto
Memory Level Up = Auto
AI Overclock Tuner = Manual
CPU Multiplier = 9.5
FSB - Memory Clock Mode = Linked
FSB - Memory Ratio = Synch
FSB (QDR) MHz = 1602
MEM (DDR) MHz = 1602
LDT Frequency = 5x
PCIE Bus Slot 1 & 2 MHz = 150
PCIE Bus Slot 3 MHz = 100
SPP<->MCP Ref Clock, MHz = 200
SLI-Ready Memory = Disabled
Memory Timing Setting
P1 = Enabled
P2 = Enabled
tCL ( CAS Latency ) = 7
tRCD = 7
tRP = 6
tRAS = 18
Command Per Clock (CMD) = 2T
tRRD = 1
tRC = 27
tWR = 10
tWTR = auto 25
tFAW = auto 25
tRD = auto 15
tRTP = auto 15
tRFC = 88(72)
tREF = 7.8us
Over Voltage
CPU Voltage = 1.368V
Loadline Calibration = Disabled
CPU PLL Voltage = 1.60V
CPU VTT Voltage = 1.36V
Memory Voltage = 1.86V
NB Core Voltage = 1.52
SB Core Voltage = 1.55V
CPU GTL REF0 Ratio = -36mv
CPU GTL REF1 Ratio = -40mv
CPU GTL REF2 Ratio = -40mv
CPU GTL REF3 Ratio = -36mv
NB GTL REF Ratio = auto
DDR3 CHA1 Ref Volt = auto
DDR3 CHB1 Ref Volt = auto
DDR3 CHA2 Ref Volt = auto
DDR3 CHB2 Ref Volt = auto
CPU Configuration
CPU Internal Thermal Control = Enabled
Limit CPUID MaxVal = Disabled
Enhanced C1 (C1E) = Disabled
Execute Disable Bit = Enabled
Virtualization Technology = Disabled
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep(tm) Tech. = Disabled
CPU Core 2 = Enabled
CPU Core 3 = Enabled
CPU Core 4 = Enabled
Spread Spectrum Control
CPU Spread Spectrum = Disabled
PCIE Spread Spectrum = Disabled
MCP PCIE Spread Spectrum = Disabled
SATA Spread Spectrum = Disabled
LDT Spread Spectrum = Disabled
Problem Description
Stable
Hope that helps, for more help check out the Asus Striker II Extreme thread in the "Intel" thread by BenchZower. :up:
Failed straight away at those settings and pci slot 1&2 mhz @150 would not boot into vista at all black screen for some reason.So i have tried these settings which let me prime small ftt.
BIOS Settings
Extreme Tweaker
CPU Level Up = Auto
Memory Level Up = Auto
AI Overclock Tuner = Manual
CPU Multiplier = 9.5
FSB - Memory Clock Mode = Linked
FSB - Memory Ratio = Synch
FSB (QDR) MHz = 1602
MEM (DDR) MHz = 1602
LDT Frequency = 5x
PCIE Bus Slot 1 & 2 MHz = 100
PCIE Bus Slot 3 MHz = 100
SPP<->MCP Ref Clock, MHz = 200
SLI-Ready Memory = Disabled
Memory Timing Setting
P1 = Enabled
P2 = Enabled
tCL ( CAS Latency ) = 7
tRCD = 7
tRP = 7
tRAS = 20
Command Per Clock (CMD) = 2T
Over Voltage
CPU Voltage = 1.3500V
Loadline Calibration = enabled
CPU PLL Voltage = auto
CPU VTT Voltage = 1.30V
Memory Voltage = 1.84V
NB Core Voltage = 1.42
SB Core Voltage = auto
CPU GTL REF0 Ratio = -36mv
CPU GTL REF1 Ratio = -40mv
CPU GTL REF2 Ratio = -40mv
CPU GTL REF3 Ratio = -36mv
NB GTL REF Ratio = auto
DDR3 CHA1 Ref Volt = auto
DDR3 CHB1 Ref Volt = auto
DDR3 CHA2 Ref Volt = auto
DDR3 CHB2 Ref Volt = auto
CPU Configuration
CPU Internal Thermal Control = Enabled
Limit CPUID MaxVal = Disabled
Enhanced C1 (C1E) = Disabled
Execute Disable Bit = Enabled
Virtualization Technology = Disabled
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep(tm) Tech. = Disabled
CPU Core 2 = Enabled
CPU Core 3 = Enabled
CPU Core 4 = Enabled
Spread Spectrum Control
CPU Spread Spectrum = Disabled
PCIE Spread Spectrum = Disabled
MCP PCIE Spread Spectrum = Disabled
SATA Spread Spectrum = Disabled
LDT Spread Spectrum = Disabled
Attachment 89992
Sorry PCI 1 & 2 should be 100, typo error.:shrug:Quote:
Originally Posted by kullymontana
I want to remove the heat pipe system on my board and replace it with individual heat sinks and fans. Can anyone please suggest a way of cooling the northbridge, ie what kind of heatsink and fan to use?
Thank you
Is there anyway to alter anything for the 3rd core that fails all the time as every orther one works fine when using prime95.Seems to be the weakest link.
CPU GTL REF0 Ratio = -36mvQuote:
Originally Posted by kullymontana
CPU GTL REF1 Ratio = -40mv
CPU GTL REF2 Ratio = -40mv
CPU GTL REF3 Ratio = -36mv
This may be your answer, check the intel section, it has a thread on adjusting the GTL REF.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Deathspine
Hello,
i wasnt able to get my qx9650 to overclock.
but now it does 3.5 ghz stable @ 1.325 in bios.
now i also want to test that settings, but i got OCZ reaperX 1333 low latency.
i dont think it will be able to take that high mhz.
what do i change, in that config to make it able to run with my mem.
thanks
i tested those settings but i get blue screen :>Quote:
Originally Posted by St1nG
• QX9650 @ 4.05Ghz stepping l745b (i guess its a good stepping)
• ASUS Striker II Extrem (Bios 1104)
• Noctua NH-U12P
• MSI N280GTX OC
• 2Corsair TWIN3X 2 x 1 Go DDR3 PC12800 7 7 7 20
• WD Raptor 150GB 10k
• 22" Samsung SyncMaster 2253LW Widescreen
• Razer Tarantula,Razer Lanchesis
• X-Fi Supreme FX II
• Thermaltake Toughpower 750W
• Antec Twelve Handred +1 Fan 120 (8 Fans Total with fan proc etc)
BIOS Settings
Extreme Tweaker
CPU Level Up = Auto
Memory Level Up = Auto
AI Overclock Tuner = Manual
CPU Multiplier = 9.0
FSB - Memory Clock Mode = Linked
FSB - Memory Ratio = Sync Mode
FSB (QDR) MHz = 1800
MEM (DDR) MHz = 1800
LDT Frequency = 5x
PCIE Bus Slot 1 & 2 MHz = 100
PCIE Bus Slot 3 MHz = 100
SPP<->MCP Ref Clock, MHz = auto
SLI-Ready Memory = Disabled
Memory Timing Setting
P1 = AUTO
P2 = AUTO
tCL ( CAS Latency ) = 8
tRCD = 8
tRP = 8
tRAS = 24
Command Per Clock (CMD) = 2T
tRRD = auto
tRC = auto
tWR = auto
tWTR = auto
tFAW = auto
tRD = auto
tRTP = auto
tRFC = auto
tREF = auto
Over Voltage
CPU Voltage = 1.40625V
Loadline Calibration = Enabled
CPU PLL Voltage = 1.60V
CPU VTT Voltage = 1.44V
Memory Voltage = 1.80V
NB Core Voltage = 1.40V
SB Core Voltage = 1.50V
CPU GTL REF0 Ratio = auto
CPU GTL REF1 Ratio = auto
CPU GTL REF2 Ratio = auto
CPU GTL REF3 Ratio = auto
NB GTL REF Ratio = Auto
DDR3 CHA1 Ref Volt = DDR3_REF
DDR3 CHB1 Ref Volt = DDR3_REF
DDR3 CHA2 Ref Volt = DDR3_REF
DDR3 CHB2 Ref Volt = DDR3_REF
CPU Configuration
CPU Internal Thermal Control = Disabled
Limit CPUID MaxVal = Disabled
Enhanced C1 (C1E) = Disabled
Execute Disable Bit = Disabled
Virtualization Technology = Disabled
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep(tm) Tech. = Disabled
CPU Core 2 = Enabled
CPU Core 3 = Enabled
CPU Core 4 = Enabled
Spread Spectrum Control
CPU Spread Spectrum = Disabled
PCIE Spread Spectrum = Disabled
MCP PCIE Spread Spectrum = Disabled
SATA Spread Spectrum = Disabled
LDT Spread Spectrum = Disabled
i'm Stable with OCCT 1hours (dosent try more)
soz for my bad english.
Hi ain,t your vtt@1.44 dangerous how long u had it on that .Quote:
Originally Posted by Diveight
yes its true i go try with 1.40Quote:
Originally Posted by kullymontana
1.40 is fine ? :>