Retail Q9650 Overclocking Thread

[markost]

thanks

interested/wanna see what your 2x qx9650 do on the ep45t extreme

im gettin the ep45t extreme tomorrow aswell

Be about 5 odd days till I get a chance though !

[road-runner]

I have mine set at 1.375 bios, LLC disabled on the UD3P. Cpuz says 1.264 full load...

[Deathspine]

http://markostnetworking.com/benching/Striker 2 Extreme/

Thanks, this should be an excellent starting point. I have the same motherboard, memory and in a few days same cpu. Next weekend I will update my watercooling.

[Loque]

screw the i7, I'll try to get a Q9550 E0 :p

[xguntherc]

the 9550 E0's are being shipped from newegg now.. everyone's getting E0's is what I've heard.

thank you for the suggestions guys. So Napalm. your saying I should get the PC PC 750w PSU.. what about some other 750w.. or is PC P&C one of the best. I heard they were Godly LOUD.. and they are not modular so I'd have cables everywhere. but I can sacrifice some cables everywhere in order to hit 4.5 Ghz or more.. lol.

So you think a big part of my problem might be the fact that I only have a 520w PSU.. also do you think it could be causing any problems currently.. like do you think I'm maxing it out. right now.??

and how would I use the digital multimeter with my system still hooked up. or would I unplug that wire going to my Mobo and test it.. or what would I do there.. and so should I go by the 11.92 that I saw in my BIOS instead.. thats better, but not great. and don't worry. I'm enjoying my hardware right now. but I'm always wanting to change things and try new things and what not. i may, or may not get a new PUS. but I want to.. even more so if this one is getting maxed out.. also would a 750o PCP&C be enough for SLI 260's.

[xguntherc]

oh and guys. question.

How well would a Swiftech 120.1 RAD and water cooling system with a ULTRA KAZE cool my Q9650. would it be better than my Tuniq, or a TRUE.. or no not really. I'm possibly going to trade someone his swifty 120.1 setup for some keyboard and mouse I have.. they are worth $100.. but I'm only paying $20 bucks for them.. so I know price wise it's a good deal. but will that cool good enough to make me happy.. or will it not be any better than current cooling? let me know please?

thanks!

[NapalmV5]

xguntherc

the 520w psu/tuniq cooler is not enough for 4.5ghz..

once youll get a beefier psu/cooler than youll run into the mobo/chipset wall

if the 750i handles 500fsb great if not than your best shot is p45 and please no asus p45 if you want an easy 500x9

[xguntherc]

Cool..

thanks for the straight answer.. I might need a new PSU then soon. lol. sadness.. also I'm lookin to go water, or get a TRUE.. is the IFX-14 better than the TRUE?

[SrgtGoat]

thanks for all the input!!

Hey markost, lots of good advice! sounds like for me the rampage x would be the way to go for a noobie overclocker like myself, but a got a few Q's for ya:

is the qx worth the double price over the q?
ddr3 worth it or can i use my OCZ Reapers(2g ddr2 1066 pc8500)?
rampage good with sli(gtx280's)?

things i've read say the intel chips are easier to clock, (like you said) and that there friendlier to quads and sli, true?

one last Q, you have water cooling on your regulators??(what are those)

oh yeah from my last post i said about having a slot or vid card problem , confirmed! it's the flipin #1 slot on the board, guess i,m updateing sooner than i thought.

can't wait to get into this , those AMD numbers are SOOO weak compared to what you guys are gettin!! who cares if it's dollar for dollar the q6600 is just as good if not better and the Beater phemon 9850 is as good as it gets!!

time to step up! thanks again for the input ,

SG,

[markost]

is the qx worth the double price over the q?
ddr3 worth it or can i use my OCZ Reapers(2g ddr2 1066 pc8500)?
rampage good with sli(gtx280's)?

one last Q, you have water cooling on your regulators??(what are those)
SG,

Only get a QX9650 if you can't get over 450 FSB and from what I see in this thread the Q9650 clocks way better. Yeah DDR3 is faster but also more expensive at this point.

SLi only with nVidia chipsets ( not for long though). Crossfire with Rampage.

I just received the Gigabyte EP45t - Extreme but won't get a chance to try it till later this week. NapalmV5 is on the ball here and I'm going to try his setup and see what happens, even if that means getting a Q9650 as well to see "exactly" how much better it clocks over the QX.
I seriously think that this is the last throw at socket 775 so it would pay to get the research right if you are going to fork out over 3k for hardware.

Regulator block is from Alphacool (old photo. using 3/8 tubing now)

Watercooling

Regulator Waterblock

Rampage / OCZ ReaperX

Striker 2 Formula / Reaper 9200

[xguntherc]

I'd say get the Q9650.. it's E0 stepping is better than the QX.. and it can clock just as higher.. or higher.

also Markost. thats a crazy sweet H20 setup. i wish I had it. Did you see my post above. is the Swiftech 120.1 RAD and ULTRA KAZE any good. would it cool better than my Tuniq, or a TRUE. as I might get that setup. even though it's cheap and CPU only. I really wanna put water on my CPU. as the GFX card doesn't need it for now. but I don't have $300 to add water to this thing.

[vws]

screw the i7, I'll try to get a Q9550 E0 :p

the 9550 E0's are being shipped from newegg now.. everyone's getting E0's is what I've heard.

I noticed that too. If the E0 Q9550 gets to reach the same FSB level as the Q9650 does, it'd sure be a great bargain (esp. for poor boys like me )!

Shall we include the Q9550/E0 discussion in this thread (needs to update the thread title then), or start a new thread focusing on the Q9550/E0 alone? Anyone?

[andressergio]

name/luck has nothing to do with 2 x q9650 @ 4.9ghz on air.. are you guys suggesting that i got 2 golden q9650 now? lol

Just kiddin' my friend

Just wanna buy a B batch but no way anyone assures that, and this country is so painful on taxes that if i get an A i will get sad...so have to wait

Cheers mate keep on rockin' on that clocks

Sergio

[Jor3lBR]

Just kiddin' my friend

Just wanna buy a B batch but no way anyone assures that, and this country is so painful on taxes that if i get an A i will get sad...so have to wait

Cheers mate keep on rockin' on that clocks

Sergio

Sergio,

The A should overclock just as good or better then the B's... I got an A and it was running 1.22vcore 1.1vtt with Intel stock cooler @ 4000Mhz.

If you check the Quad OC history most of the top guns where always A stepping.

[xguntherc]

A stepping.. you mean A in the batch number..?

Just get a E0 Q9550. or a Q9650 and you'll be happy. any one will more than likely hit 4.0 ghz on air.. most have with no problems.

[Devious]

Installed a UD3P tonight and at last ive managed to boot at 500FSB which i couldnt get near with my Asus boards.

Ive left nearly everything on auto iin the bios which imressed me but looking on easytune its raised some of voltages to scary levels which probably explains the 500FSB



Its not stable at all, it will run prime small FFT for a few mins before BSOD but blend fails instantly.

[nugzo]

Installed a UD3P tonight and at last ive managed to boot at 500FSB which i couldnt get near with my Asus boards.

Ive left nearly everything on auto iin the bios which imressed me but looking on easytune its raised some of voltages to scary levels which probably explains the 500FSB



Its not stable at all, it will run prime small FFT for a few mins before BSOD but blend fails instantly.

Nice start. Once you get that joker tweaked hopefully you'll be fine. My 24/7 goal is 500x9. Once i find a board that'll do that fsb i'll pick up a few more chips. ive been waiting on quad results for that UDP board. I'll get that one or try the one Napalm is using.

[xguntherc]

weird.. your not on insane volts.. at 4000 with 8 multi CPU-Z shows 1.296v.. thats not very high.

and my machine at 4.3 Ghz on 1.3456v fails Small FFT's instantly, but blend goes for about 10 mins then system crashes BSOD. and Large runs for aboug 5 mins. but I'm still tweaking and need better coooling.

but I've managed a 478 FSB on my 750i and I'm sure I could get it stable with the right tweaks.

[chad]

How can I tell from the Intel retail box if Im getting a E0 or a C1?

[Flinch]

All 9650's are E0

[xguntherc]

yup they are... and great ones at that.
oh and guys. Question.

what would be a better choice. They are both Lightly used. The GT Odin 800w PSU.. with the software adjustable pots, on sale for $81 bucks or something. or the Silverstone Decathalon. aka the DA750 for $115.00 I know the Odin 800 is cheaper.. but witch is better and would be better for pushing my Q9650. should I just get the higher w, cheaper one. the odin 800w..???

Apolla.. i see you said to get the Silverstone 1200w.. thats huge. I don't think I need all that.

[Utnorris]

I have the Odin 800 and I think it's one of the best PSU's I have ever owned. I had the OCZ Gamestream 700w before and this Odin kicks it butt.

[bigslappy]

just got my 2nd Q9650 batch #L827B623 pack date 9-25-08 .too tired to install it . too burnt out from last nite tryin\ oc'in theGigabyte P45UD3 which I RMA'ed this morning (it was a DUD ) & I get another UD3 tomorrow Love that EGG Soo easy to work with !! ..

[NapalmV5]

lol same batch/pack date as my 2nd q9650.. may yours be better than mine bigslappy


well i finaly got to os boot the ep45t extreme + 2 x 1GB supertalent 2000ddr3.. wacky/loco combo to say the least



ep45t extreme


ep45 dq6 - 1:1 500mhz ddr2





despite the benches.. dq6 is way more extreme than the "extreme"

ill keep trying at 4.8ghz os boot but if i do get it to boot itll be a miracle.. ill get more ddr3 kits before i give up on the extreme


dq6 (1.94vtt bios max) - if you want the highest/max q9650 clocks

extreme (1.80vtt bios max) - 24/7 @ 4.5ghz maybe big maybe @ ~4.8ghz

the idioticity of things huh ?

[bigslappy]

lol same batch/pack date as my 2nd q9650.. may yours be better than mine bigslappy

we're twin sons of different mothers L O L ! may yours be the best also !