Retail Q9650 Overclocking Thread

[X4er0]

your gigabyte mobo uses ultra durable 2 and does not have a 2oz copper pcb maybe you need a better board like my soon to come gigabyte GA-EP45T-UD3P which uses a 2oz copper pcb and uses ultra durable 3 technology which helps keep the board cooler

Yeah but i guess i'm done clocking on this one, 4200 is enough for gaming and ingame it gets 55-58 degrees max (temps are different cores) and i won't gain nothing much extra for going higher as in 4300 or 4400 for 24/7.

My next PC will get his ass kicked and will run like a b***h for 24/7, going for watercooling i guess.

[Q6600]

Yeah but i guess i'm done clocking on this one, 4200 is enough for gaming and ingame it gets 55-58 degrees max (temps are different cores) and i won't gain nothing much extra for going higher as in 4300 or 4400 for 24/7.

My next PC will get his ass kicked and will run like a b***h for 24/7, going for watercooling i guess.

Yeah man..4.2ghz is plenty and very high OC..I won`t OC past 4.2ghz IMO

[railmeat]

Yeah but i guess i'm done clocking on this one, 4200 is enough for gaming and ingame it gets 55-58 degrees max (temps are different cores) and i won't gain nothing much extra for going higher as in 4300 or 4400 for 24/7.

My next PC will get his ass kicked and will run like a b***h for 24/7, going for watercooling i guess.

socket 775..so dated....................i7 ftw.

Call of Duty: Black Ops GPU & CPU Performance In-depth

"Black Ops on the other hand saw a massive 78% increase in performance when clocking our Core i7 processor from 2.0GHz up to 4.0GHz, and we continued to see a performance increase right up to the maximum tested frequency. Both the minimum and average frame rates were affected, suggesting that users who are in need of better performance will want to overclock their processor for this game."

http://www.techspot.com/review/336-c...nce/page7.html

[X4er0]

socket 775..so dated....................i7 ftw.

Call of Duty: Black Ops GPU & CPU Performance In-depth

"Black Ops on the other hand saw a massive 78% increase in performance when clocking our Core i7 processor from 2.0GHz up to 4.0GHz, and we continued to see a performance increase right up to the maximum tested frequency. Both the minimum and average frame rates were affected, suggesting that users who are in need of better performance will want to overclock their processor for this game."

http://www.techspot.com/review/336-c...nce/page7.html

I'm not going to build a whole new PC for a couple of current games, i'm going to pass on the X58 en X78, wait 2 generations before i build a new PC, that's FTW!!!

[NoGuru]

Thinking about selling mine. It's J0r3lbr's old chip.

[E-mil]

Send it to me.

I'll take good care of him

[l0ud_sil3nc3]

Thinking about selling mine. It's J0r3lbr's old chip.

I have nkresho's old chip and I too have thought about selling it, but I know as soon as I do I will be wanting another one


I think my chip as about as nice as yours, 1.34v actual for prime95 blend at 4.5

[Razmatazz]

Hey guys, I could use some good old X48 advice. My CPU is a QX9770. I just installed 8GB of Corsair RAM (1600C8). My motherboard is the P5E3 Premium. As you may know, this board is quite picky with regard to settings. Currently the RAM is running at 1280MHz, however, it is rated to 1600MHz. FSB is 400 (default for this CPU) and CPU multiplier is 9.0 giving 3.6 GHz. I have been trying to increase the memory speed by upping the FSB. I have backed off on the CPU multiplier when the FSB has been increased. LinX is stable, and SuperPi is stable. However, at even FSB 420, I run into errors in Prime 95 at about 7-8 minutes. I have tried increasing the CPU voltage as well as the NB voltage to no avail. It continues to act exactly the same each time when the FSB is increased. What would you recommend that I change in order to get things more stable? It seems like it shouldn't be all that hard to overcome this, but I'm at a loss here. Thanks in advance.

[OLDcomer]

While benching for the CountryCup 2012, I've managed to set a new record so it's time to bring up this old thread.




Q9650@4995MHz SuperPi 32m 9min 18sec 766ms

[CryptiK]

Damn nice work!

I miss my golden Q9650

[LiquidReactor]

I'm back to testing my Q9650 while I'm moving to an Ivy Rig and it appears that the vcore selected in bios does not match the actual voltage supplied to the chip.

I'm monitoring power consumption through everest and now my computer shuts down at 235 Watts instead of its usual 210-215 W max in the past. Only reason I can think of is the mobo is no longer delivering as much voltage as shown in cpuz / selected in bios.

[Gaul]

q9650 @ 4.5 GH v 1.425

[Gaul]

Q 9650 @ 4.6 GH

[l0ud_sil3nc3]

^that is an awesome chip Gaul, what kind of cooling?

[Gaul]

^that is an awesome chip Gaul, what kind of cooling?

thx, CORSAIR H100 with 4 FAN

MAX CLOCK with safety volt 1.456 ( i quess )

[Gaul]

[b1tphr34k]

You guy shave done a LOT with this chip since i last checked things out. I've been running at 4.05GHz on a COrsair hydro since I last touched my bios with i think was 2011!.

I decided my last effort was going to be trying to take advantage of the memory clock abilities now that memory nativley hits 2400. So I picked up some Viper pc3-19200 (pv38g240c1k) 2400MHz 11-13-13-31 but i'm having some trouble getting it to run at anything beyond the last clock I had my slower kensington hyperx running at. here's my config. Hoping someone might be able to help me get this figured out.

GIGABYTE GA-EP45T_USB3P
[u]MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)
Robust Graphics Booster ...............: FAST
CPU Clock Ratio ..........................: 9X
Fine CPU Clock Ratio.....................:0.0
CPU Frequency ...........................: 4.05GHz GHz
Clock Chip Control 
Standard Clock Control
CPU Host Clock Control..................: [Enabled] []
CPU Host Frequency (Mhz) ............:450Mhz
PCI Express Frequency (Mhz) .........:100Mhz
C.I.A. 2.............................:[Disabled]
Advanced Clock Control [Press Enter]
CPU Clock Drive...........................:800 mv
PCI Express Clock Drive...................: 900mv
CPU Clock Skew (ps).......................: 0ps
MCH Clock Skew (ps).......................: 0ps
DRAM Performance Control
Performance Enhance....................: [TURBO]
Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P.)........: disabled
(G)MCH Frequency Latch.................: [400]
System Memory Multiplier ..............:3.33D
Memory Frequency (Mhz) ..............: 1500Mhz
DRAM Timing Selectable ................: [Manual] []
Standard Timing Control
CAS Latency Time...............................: 8
tRCD ..........................................: 8
tRP...........................................:  8
tRAS...........................................:  24

Advanced Timing Control [Press Enter]
tRRD...........................................:AUTO
tWTR...........................................: AUTO
tWR............................................: AUTO
tRFC...........................................: AUTO
tRTP...........................................: AUTO
Command Rate (CMD) ............................: AUTO
Channel A

Channel A Timings Settings [Press Enter] 
Static tRead Value......................:Auto
 tRD Phase0 Adjustment...................:Auto
tRD Phase1 Adjustment...................:Auto
 tRD Phase2 Adjustment .................:Auto
 tRD Phase3 Adjustment..................:Auto
Trd2rd(Different Rank)..................:Auto 
Twr2wr(Different Rank)..................:Auto 
Twr2rd(Different Rank)..................:Auto 
Trd2wr(Same/Diff Rank)..................:Auto 
Dimm1 Clock Skew Control................:Auto  ps
Dimm2 Clock Skew Control................:Auto  ps

Channel A Driving Settings [Press Enter] 
Driving Strength Profile:[AUTO]
Data Driving Pull-Up Level.............:Auto 
Cmd Driving Pull-Up Level..............:Auto 
Ctrl Driving Pull-Up Level.............:Auto 
Clk Driving Pull-Up Level..............:Auto 

Data Driving Pull-Down Level...........:Auto 
Cmd Driving Pull-Down Level............:Auto 
Ctrl Driving Pull-Down Level...........:Auto 
Clk Driving Pull-Down Level............:Auto 

Channel B

Channel B Timings Settings [Press Enter] 
Static tRead Value......................:Auto
 tRD Phase0 Adjustmen...................:Auto
tRD Phase1 Adjustment...................:Auto
 tRD Phase2 Adjustment .................:Auto
 tRD Phase3 Adjustment..................:Auto
Trd2rd(Different Rank)..................:Auto 
Twr2wr(Different Rank)..................:Auto 
Twr2rd(Different Rank)..................:Auto 
Trd2wr(Same/Diff Rank)..................:Auto 
Dimm1 Clock Skew Control................:Auto  ps
Dimm2 Clock Skew Control................:Auto  ps

Channel B Driving Settings [Press Enter] 
Driving Strength Profile:[AUTO]

Data Driving Pull-Up Level.............:Auto 
Cmd Driving Pull-Up Level..............:Auto 
Ctrl Driving Pull-Up Level.............:Auto 
Clk Driving Pull-Up Level..............:Auto 

Data Driving Pull-Down Level...........:Auto 
Cmd Driving Pull-Down Level............:Auto 
Ctrl Driving Pull-Down Level...........:Auto 
Clk Driving Pull-Down Level............:Auto 


{U]Motherboard Voltage Control{/U]
Load Line Callibration.........................:Enabled 
CPU Vcore….???...........................:1.29375v
CPU Termination…...... 1.200V*...........: 1.260
CPU PLL…??????.........1.500V*...........: 1.5000v
MCH/ICH
CPU Reference.??????.........1.500V*...........: 0.823
MCH Core…????..........1.100V............: AUTO
MCH Reference..…...?.?.0.800V............; AUTO
ICH I/O…???....??......1.550V............: AUTO
DRAM
DRAM Voltage …?........1.500V............: AUTO
DRAM Termination ...…..0.900V............: AUTO
Channel A Data Vref ...0.75V.............: AUTO
Channel B Data Vref ...0.750V............: AUTO
Channel A Address Vref 0.75V.............: AUTO
Channel B Address Vref 0.750V............: AUTO

[b]{U]Advanced Settings[b]{U]
Limit CPUID Max. to 3.....................: [Disabled]
No-Execute Memory Protect............: [Enabled]
CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E)................: [Disabled]
C2/C2E State Support....................: [Disabled]
x C4/C4E State Support..................: [Disabled]
CPU Thermal Monitor 2(TM2) ...........: [Enabled]
CPU EIST Function.........................: [Disabled]
Virtualization Technology................: [Disabled]
Note: * refers to 45nm CPU

[b1tphr34k]

interesting enough, i realized in all this I wasn't completley stable. so i've tweaked my PLL, MCH and Termination voltaves a little and now i'm stable which has me in love with my system all over again...well I'm 2 hours into prime95 which is 1.75 hrs more than i was before LOL I'll update in the morning after an over night run.
maybe i'll try to go higher.