Hi Guys,

Decided to bench on AIR with a normal priced air cooler (below$35) to keep peoples hopes up on this amazing cpu.

All low volts for people that want 24/7 use: 1.376vcore, 1.400vtt, 1.57pll, 1.40vnb, 1.20vsb (except ram that I needed more juice to keep tight timings and 5:6 strap).

[System Setup]
CPU: Q9650@4400Mhz 489x9 1.376vcore on load and idle 1.40vtt
Mobo: Gigabyte EP45-UD3P
Cooler: Sunbeam Core Contact Freezer
Ram: 4gb G.Skill Pi 9600
Video: X1300
PSU: OCZ Powerstream 520w Adj

[Setup Pics]
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[BIOS Template for Gigabyte Users]
Code:
******Gigabyte EP45 UD3P******

Q9650 489 X 9 4401MHz 

Robust Graphics Booster.........................[ Auto     ] 
CPU Clock Ratio.................................[ 9        ] 
Fine CPU Clock Ratio............................[ 0        ] 
CPU Frequency 4.35GHz...........................[ 489 x 9  ]

******Clock Chip Control******

CPU Host Clock Control..........................[ Enabled  ] 
CPU Host Frequency (Mhz)........................[ 489      ] 
PCI Express Frequency (Mhz).....................[ 100      ] 
C.I.A 2 [Disabled] 

******Advanced Clock Control******

CPU Clock Drive.................................[ 1000mv   ] 
PCI Express Clock Drive.........................[ 1000mv   ] 
CPU Clock Skew..................................[ 0ps      ] 
MCH Clock Skew..................................[ 50ps     ] 

******DRAM Performance Control******

Performance Enhance [Standard] 
Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)....................[ Disabled ] 
(G) MCH Frequency Latch.........................[ 333MHz ] 
System Memory Multipler.........................[ 2.40  ] 
Memory Frequency 1066...........................[ 1174  ] 
DRAM Timing Selectable..........................[ Manual ] 

CAS Latency Time................................[ 5        ] 
tRCD............................................[ 5        ] 
tRP.............................................[ 5        ] 
tRAS............................................[ 15       ] 

******Advanced Timing Control******

tRRD............................................[ Auto     ] 
tWTR............................................[ Auto     ] 
tWR.............................................[ Auto     ] 
tRFC............................................[ 52       ] 
tRTP............................................[ Auto     ] 
Command Rate (cmd)..............................[ Auto     ] 

******Channel A Timing Settings******     

Static tRead Value        [ 7 ] ................[ 8        ] 
tRD Phase0 Adjustment     [ 0 ] ................[ Auto     ]
tRD Phase1 Adjustment     [ 0 ] ................[ Auto     ]
tRD Phase2 Adjustment     [ 0 ] ................[ Auto     ]
tRD Phase3 Adjustment     [ 0 ] ................[ Auto     ] 

tRD 2rd (Differnt Rank)   [ 8 ] ................[ Auto     ]
tWR 2wr (Differnt Rank)   [ 8 ] ................[ Auto     ] 
tWR 2rd (Differnt Rank)   [ 7 ] ................[ Auto     ] 
tRD 2wr (Same/Difft Rank) [ 9 ] ................[ Auto     ] 

Dimm 1 Clock Skew Control.......................[ Auto     ] 
Dimm 2 Clock Skew Control.......................[ Auto     ] 
DDR Write Training..............................[ Auto     ] 

******Channel A Driving Settings****** 

Drive Strength Profile..........................[ OC-1333 ] 
Data Driving Pull Up Level......................[ Auto     ] 
cmd Driving Pull Up Level.......................[ Auto     ] 
ctrl Driving Pull Up Level......................[ Auto     ]
clk Driving Pull Up Level.......................[ Auto     ]

Data Driving Pull Down Level....................[ Auto     ] 
cmd Driving Pull Down Level.....................[ Auto     ] 
ctrl Driving Pull Down Level....................[ Auto     ] 
clk Driving Pull Down Level.....................[ Auto     ]

******Channel B Timing Settings******     

Static tRead Value        [ 6 ] ................[ 8        ] 
tRD Phase0 Adjustment     [ 0 ] ................[ Auto     ]
tRD Phase1 Adjustment     [ 0 ] ................[ Auto     ]
tRD Phase2 Adjustment     [ 0 ] ................[ Auto     ]
tRD Phase3 Adjustment     [ 0 ] ................[ Auto     ] 

tRD 2rd (Differnt Rank)   [ 8 ] ................[ Auto     ]
tWR 2wr (Differnt Rank)   [ 8 ] ................[ Auto     ] 
tWR 2rd (Differnt Rank)   [ 7 ] ................[ Auto     ] 
tRD 2wr (Same/Difft Rank) [ 9 ] ................[ Auto     ] 

Dimm 1 Clock Skew Control.......................[ Auto     ] 
Dimm 2 Clock Skew Control.......................[ Auto     ] 
DDR Write Training..............................[ Auto     ] 

******Channel B Driving Settings****** 

Drive Strength Profile..........................[ OC-1333  ] 
Data Driving Pull Up Level......................[ Auto     ] 
cmd Driving Pull Up Level.......................[ Auto     ] 
ctrl Driving Pull Up Level......................[ Auto     ]
clk Driving Pull Up Level.......................[ Auto     ]

Data Driving Pull Down Level....................[ Auto     ] 
cmd Driving Pull Down Level.....................[ Auto     ] 
ctrl Driving Pull Down Level....................[ Auto     ] 
clk Driving Pull Down Level.....................[ Auto     ]

******Motherboard Voltage Control******

Load-Line Calibration [Enabled] 
CPU Vcore         [ 1.23750 ]...................[ 1.41250  ] 
CPU Termination   [ 1.20    ]...................[ 1.40   ]
CPU PLL           [ 1.50    ]...................[ 1.570  ]
CPU Reference     [ 0.766   ]...................[ 0.871 OR 0.886   ] 

MCH Core          [1.1      ]...................[ 1.400  ]  
MCH Reference     [0.760    ]...................[ 0.926   ] 
MCH/DRAM Refernce [0.900    ]...................[ 1.150 ] 
ICH I/O           [1.500    ]...................[ 1.570  ] 
ICH Core          [1.100    ]...................[ 1.200  ] 

DRAM Voltage      [1.800    ]...................[ 2.300    ] 
DRAM Termination  [0.900    ]...................[ 1.150   ] 
Channel A Ref     [0.900    ]...................[ 1.150  ] 
Channel B Ref     [0.900    ]...................[ 1.150  ]  

******Advanced BIOS Features******

CPU Multithreading..............................[ Disabled ] 
Limit CPUID Max to 3............................[ Disabled ] 
No-Execute memory Protect.......................[ Disabled ]  
CPU Enhance Halt (CIE)..........................[ Disabled ]  
C2/C2E State Support............................[ Disabled ]  
C4/C4E State Support............................[ Disabled ] 
CPU Thermal Monitor.............................[ Disabled ] 
CPU EIST Function...............................[ Disabled ] 
Virtualization Technology.......................[ Disabled ]

[Stability Test Prime95 Blend]

3 hrs Load:



11 hrs Idle:


Temps where high but I think I can squeeze 4500Mhz on air (500x9) just need a little better Air Cooler.
Hope this helps Q9650 users!