Q9450 OC / Temps / Settings

[Zucker2k]

Oh where to start?



You yourself state Quad, so I pointed it out.

Yes there has been a significant difference in overclocking ability of 45nm chips from the Maximus and Rampage... If you havent seen that yet on forums, then I suggest you take up reading rather than assuming they clock the same like you have been. Yes they are the same chip, no they do not Overclock the same for 45nm/65nm there are slight differences.... hell 10mhz seems to be making all the difference in the world as to whether or not people keep their 45nm chip, junk the board, or just stay/go back to 65nm....

You apparently dont even meet the requirements for a dimwitted high school kid to see that these problems in overclocking have been all over these forums, and the internet as a whole concerning x38/48, p35 when overclocking 45nm quad cores (namely X3350,Q9450)

I could start a poll now, and ask how many people with X38/X48 chipsets have gotten over 440mhz FSB, hell even just gotten to 440mhz and realized their board wont give them anything more. The rare case that someone, yourself included manages to get over that 440mhz wall others seem to be hitting with the Q9450/X3350 is just that, a rarity. The only board that consistently got over 450mhz and beyond was the G35 based P5E VM HDMI board and the majority of 790i based boards.

The sheer fact that you filled 4 DIMMs and got a high FSB means nothing, with voltage and proper cooling that should not be a problem, the chipset itself is rated for 8GB anyways at stock volts, and it responds very well to voltage (x38/x48).

And try doing your 8GB of ram with a quad, then tell me your FSB which you already posted was 475mhz which went down significantly from your 8400 screen which was 533mhz... you would be one of the rarities to get that on X38, it is not a common thing, nor is it a result of cooling/voltage/settings/knowledge of OCing, because none of them have worked for alot of people.

And you might wanna pick your words a little more carefully before you go and challenge someones ability to comprehend things, and re read what you were saying prior to me asking you where you have been for the past 2 months. Get off your horse.

I'm not even going to reply your posts anymore; why? Read your reply again; it's all over the place. The reason why I suggested he went with x38 was because:

1. My own success
2. What I know to be a fact: the versatility of the x38/x48 chipset, expecially with the wide range of OC options and (possibly) better support for 45nm cpus.

Now, here is a little rampage action for ya. I ordered this open -box item from newegg, came yesterday. So I guess I'm a lucky guy huh?

Oh, that was with 8GB Ram