**Official e8400/e8500 Retail OC Thread

[Forsaken1]

P35 does ok.Open window.Water cooled.dinos22,guess the ambient .
Abit IP35 PRO 14
4HRS Prime.

http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=304246

[GLENBOY]

nice one forsaken whats the fpo batch code again a low vid chip 1.0375 same as sepanders higher up

[Forsaken1]

nice one forsaken whats the fpo batch code again a low vid chip 1.0375 same as sepanders higher up

Thanks mate.
From Microcenter
Q745A372
12/20/07
Running prime at 523x9 4707.Almost a hour so far.Will update if/when i get to 4hrs prime stable.

Edit:Good buddy(zuck) and yourselfe?Thx for the volts tip.Just had to find some intestinal fortitude with uping the cpu volts.

[GLENBOY]

Thanks mate.
From Microcenter
Q745A372
12/20/07
Running prime at 523x9 4707.Almost a hour so far.Will update if/when i get to 4hrs prime stable.

Edit:Good buddy(zuck) and yourselfe?Thx for the volts tip.Just had to find some intestinal fortitude with uping the cpu volts.

thanks forsaken keep us informed, it seems looking at this thread the fpo batch q745A ones all seem to do a bit better at lower volts as well and sepanders q746a one

[Zucker2k]

Thanks mate.
From Microcenter
Q745A372
12/20/07
Running prime at 523x9 4707.Almost a hour so far.Will update if/when i get to 4hrs prime stable.

Edit:Good buddy(zuck) and yourselfe?Thx for the volts tip.Just had to find some intestinal fortitude with uping the cpu volts.

You're welcome. I'm tweaking for efficiency now at 4.5Ghz (9x500) for 24/7 on my Max Formula; numbers are looking good.

[Zucker2k]

P35 does ok.Open window.Water cooled.dinos22,guess the ambient .

How ya doing buddy? I see you beat my 4.608Ghz P95 run. Nice cpu you got there. Let's see what the temp cops have to say about this one...

[GLENBOY]

anybody using setfsb/clockgen if so which version and what pll thanks

[Viss]

anybody using setfsb/clockgen if so which version and what pll thanks

For Maximus 2.0.b.16h PLL ICS9LPRS918BKL (919BKL fine as wel i thought).

Testing max FSB of me E8500. 32M time is horrible, slow mem, no tweaks and apps running. FSB not too bad though

Commando bios 1605
Tuniq Tower (room 20 C)
E8500 Q745A554
Ballistix 8500
8400GS
OCZ 520 mod

Boot 6x600 32M loop 12:


32M:



http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=304554

[Infa]

[QUOTE=loc.o;2732485]For Maximus 2.0.b.16h PLL ICS9LPRS918BKL (919BKL fine as wel i thought).

Testing max FSB of me E8500. 32M time is horrible, slow mem, no tweaks and apps running. FSB not too bad though

Commando bios 1605
Tuniq Tower (room 20 C)
E8500 Q745A554
Ballistix 8500
8400GS
OCZ 520 mod


I got the exact same batch as you loc.o

BUT in running it in Maximus Extreme, and i must admit, this board really sucks.. I got a feeling the cpu can do alot more, it craps out on about 500 in this board, but it boots without a glitch at 550, god damnit..

what do you think, i got same batch as you, and my VID are as low as 1.0500
and 510 is a no go into windows, nomather what voltage on the important things... how was your experience with maximus?

regards.

[Viss]

I got the exact same batch as you loc.o

BUT in running it in Maximus Extreme, and i must admit, this board really sucks.. I got a feeling the cpu can do alot more, it craps out on about 500 in this board, but it boots without a glitch at 550, god damnit..

what do you think, i got same batch as you, and my VID are as low as 1.0500
and 510 is a no go into windows, nomather what voltage on the important things... how was your experience with maximus?

regards.

Havent really tried much but sounds familiair. With maximus bios 0401 and E6600 550FSB air and 590FSB with dice was fine. Now using bios 0907 and an E8400 (can do 590 air on Commando). Simular settings for Maximus as with E6600 tests but not much over 500fsb now either. Rather sure were both missing a setting here and there because board shouldnt have a problem with it i guess..

[Infa]

Havent really tried much but sounds familiair. With maximus bios 0401 and E6600 550FSB air and 590FSB with dice was fine. Now using bios 0907 and an E8400 (can do 590 air on Commando). Simular settings for Maximus as with E6600 tests but not much over 500fsb now either. Rather sure were both missing a setting here and there because board shouldnt have a problem with it i guess..

Im really sick of it , what can that setting be? its not an unknown fact that x38 cant do very well, the only board ive seen getting good FSB are the P5E3 WS Pro..

maybe i should try a P35 board? and noo, no commando, im using ddr3 now..

think im gonna sell this one, cant take this anymore making me nuts..

regards.

[Zucker2k]

Im really sick of it , what can that setting be? its not an unknown fact that x38 cant do very well, the only board ive seen getting good FSB are the P5E3 WS Pro..

maybe i should try a P35 board? and noo, no commando, im using ddr3 now..

think im gonna sell this one, cant take this anymore making me nuts..

regards.

I got 545fsb on my max formula; I'm pretty happy with that. I believe I can go higher with relaxed performance levels but max fsb is not what I'm after.

The best way to judge the strength of what I consider to be "shoddy" overclocks is to ran some 3D benches with them for the following reasons:

1. the guy who did 600fsb with the p5b-deluxe had pci-e at 1x (a common problem with that board)
2. the performance levels get very relaxed past 400 progressively towards 500 and beyond. My P5B-D (C2) had performance levels around 11 with only 450 fsb.

I am running 9x500 with performance level at 7; something's gotta give - loosen permance levels = gain max fsb. Also, bioses still need to mature for x38, and remember, the strength of x38 is not necessarily just high fsb, but a combination of high fsb + performance (relatively lower performance levels).

Even though x38 is more or less a tweaked-for-performance derivative of P35 chipset, wasn't it meant to be the replacement for 975x? Or is it P45?

What I'd like to see, because I've done it on my x38 board, is a P35 chipset doing 9x545fsb with performance level 7; and pci-e @ x16

[Pacha]

For Maximus 2.0.b.16h PLL ICS9LPRS918BKL (919BKL fine as wel i thought).

Testing max FSB of me E8500. 32M time is horrible, slow mem, no tweaks and apps running. FSB not too bad though

Commando bios 1605
Tuniq Tower (room 20 C)
E8500 Q745A554
Ballistix 8500
8400GS
OCZ 520 mod

Boot 6x600 32M loop 12:


32M:



http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=304554

nice FSB

[GLENBOY]

For Maximus 2.0.b.16h PLL ICS9LPRS918BKL (919BKL fine as wel i thought).

Testing max FSB of me E8500. 32M time is horrible, slow mem, no tweaks and apps running. FSB not too bad though

thanks loco