Q9450 OC / Temps / Settings

[motopen1s]

it seems that after cpu will be lapped - zipang will shine (seems like the contact between the two is pretty bad; core temps vary quite a lot)

anyway, everything is working from the first boot, here is the first screen (all voltages in bios are set to auto):




I will try out what the cpu can do, but it already seems/feels it will be a keeper

UPDATE: seems like for now 3.2ghz is the sweet spot for 24/7. 8gb of RAM really add some stress to the NB. @425 FSB running RAM 1:1 4-4-4-12, and setting perfomance level to 7 -> no boot at NB@1.65v. Perf level 8 will error in Prime95 pretty much straight away (did not try to put more on NB).

That is, now running cpu @3.2, DDR800 4-4-4-12, perf level 7 - stable (30min+ in prime95) + low temps (in bios: vcore 1.27, in windows reads 1.21; NB 1.6v, FSB VTT 1.34v). Max temp running prime95 in Real Temp v2.24 is 48°C (idle temp calibration @0). Room temp 24°C.


Any hints for overclocking with 8gb of RAM? (I know it likes 1:1)