Q9450 OC / Temps / Settings

[Slovnaft]

X38 is definitely a restricting chipset.
Don't get me wrong, E0 stepping cpus have definitely proven their worth, but I've been through 2 C1 Q9450s and they're both champion clockers.
So before you fry your Q9550 for an RMA, I'd consider picking up a nice Biostar Tpower I45 and really unlocking the 4+ghz potential of your cpu.
Because really, if my Q9450 can hit 4ghz, most Q9550s should be able to*

*p45 chipset required...

[shiznit93]

X38 is definitely a restricting chipset.
Don't get me wrong, E0 stepping cpus have definitely proven their worth, but I've been through 2 C1 Q9450s and they're both champion clockers.
So before you fry your Q9550 for an RMA, I'd consider picking up a nice Biostar Tpower I45 and really unlocking the 4+ghz potential of your cpu.
Because really, if my Q9450 can hit 4ghz, most Q9550s should be able to*

*p45 chipset required...

are you saying that p45 helps with FSB wall on 45nm quads? I got rid of my X3350 because I couldn't get it much past 3.3ghz on my x38 mobo.

[Slovnaft]

are you saying that p45 helps with FSB wall on 45nm quads? I got rid of my X3350 because I couldn't get it much past 3.3ghz on my x38 mobo.

uhh CHYAA. putting a proc on a p45 chipset is pretty much guaranteeing your clock isn't mobo-limited.
You probably shouldve gotten rid of the mobo instead of the proc...

[shiznit93]

uhh CHYAA. putting a proc on a p45 chipset is pretty much guaranteeing your clock isn't mobo-limited.
You probably shouldve gotten rid of the mobo instead of the proc...

well p45 wasn't out at the time and I got a sweet deal on the E8400.... but yea...

DOH!

[carepolice]

[Singh400]

3.6 Ghz is driving me nutty.

I do a P95 (8hrs +) and IBT x10. All passes everything is fine.

I reboot and do the exact same thing and IBT fails and so does P95 (randomly, rounding error).

Very reluctant to up the voltages, temps sit at 65-66c when IBt'ing. And I've tried to prochot switch at 71c...three times.

Any ideas?

Other than that, the system for usablity is stable, it's only P95 and IBT "tellin me" that my system is unstable.

[carepolice]

3.6 Ghz is driving me nutty.

I do a P95 (8hrs +) and IBT x10. All passes everything is fine.

I reboot and do the exact same thing and IBT fails and so does P95 (randomly, rounding error).

Very reluctant to up the voltages, temps sit at 65-66c when IBt'ing. And I've tried to prochot switch at 71c...three times.

Any ideas?

Other than that, the system for usablity is stable, it's only P95 and IBT "tellin me" that my system is unstable.

Thats just p45, If your machine works on your daily use why bother looking at stress test results?