Quote Originally Posted by radaja View Post
ok,i got it to boot with 266strap 4:5 at 500fsb with ddr 1250 pl8,then i tried 506 fsb 266 strap 4:5 ddr at 1263,these worked fine but were not that stable needed to add more mch and vdimm(too much for my liking).so i then i noticed when scrolling through the dividers that if strap is on auto and memory speed is auto it defaults to ddr1200 the 5:6 divider.so i tried it with both on auto and it booted up just fine.it just doesnt boot when i manually set it.very weird.anyways my everest scores arent much better using the 5:6 or 4:5 divider with pl8 compared to what i get using 1:1 pl 9.if i used the 5:6 or 4:5 at pl9 it would almost be the same as 1:1 pl9.
looks like you're really having a good time with your new q9650. i think this cpu appears to have some fsb overclocking headroom.
anyway, have you ever tried to get to maybe 533fsb on a low cpu multi yet? also, i still wondering, so how much vdimm voltage you need to use on the team kit to stable at your 500x8.5 and ram running at ddr1200 (5:6), and how much NB voltage did the system take to handle the overclocking?

as of now, i don't think i will have a chance to buy and try out a q9650. it will be easier for me to decide on buying a new socket 775 quad processor if i don't already have a single one with me.