X48 Rampage Formula Preview.

[Fritz_the_germ]

@Alien-Grey,
how high is your vnb to run a PL of 6 with a quad?
As I remember to do have a water cooling system for your nb, don´t ya?
Next week I will install a better air cooling system to hit my fsb 500 goal. I will need about 1.45v to the nb (P45) and I expect about 57° C nb temp.

[Alien Grey]

@Alien-Grey,
how high is your vnb to run a PL of 6 with a quad?
As I remember to do have a water cooling system for your nb, don´t ya?
Next week I will install a better air cooling system to hit my fsb 500 goal. I will need about 1.45v to the nb (P45) and I expect about 57° C nb temp.

The same as before. 1.33V in the BIOS and 1.31V real.
The FSB Termination Voltage is higher. It's 0.10V higher. It's now 1.34V in the BIOS or 1.24V real.

[Armored_Kech1]

The same as before. 1.33V in the BIOS and 1.31V real.
The FSB Termination Voltage is higher. It's 0.10V higher. It's now 1.34V in the BIOS or 1.24V real.

1.24v VTT is not that high. Did you try increasing VTT further to see if it lets you use a lower vcore?

[Alien Grey]

1.24v VTT is not that high. Did you try increasing VTT further to see if it lets you use a lower vcore?

Yes, I tried that. It's just not possible to use lower CPU Voltage.

This batch sucks. It isn't worth the extra money to spend to swap the CPU from a Q9450@3.72GHz to a Q9650@4.05GHz.

Pack date says 06/04/09 batch L846B794 VID 1.2875. That isn't one of the new that are available at the moment. This CPU isn't worth to be a Retail it should have been a OEM version.

[Armored_Kech1]

Yes, I tried that. It's just not possible to use lower CPU Voltage.

This batch sucks. It isn't worth the extra money to spend to swap the CPU from a Q9450@3.72GHz to a Q9650@4.05GHz.

Pack date says 06/04/09 batch L846B794 VID 1.2875. That isn't one of the new that are available at the moment. This CPU isn't worth to be a Retail it should have been a OEM version.

Well since a stuck sensor is grounds for an RMA? You could RMA and maybe receive a better one?

[Alien Grey]

Well since a stuck sensor is grounds for an RMA? You could RMA and maybe receive a better one?

Working on that. I just hope that they don't send another crappy batch again.

[KRich]

Yes, I tried that. It's just not possible to use lower CPU Voltage.

This batch sucks. It isn't worth the extra money to spend to swap the CPU from a Q9450@3.72GHz to a Q9650@4.05GHz.

Pack date says 06/04/09 batch L846B794 VID 1.2875. That isn't one of the new that are available at the moment. This CPU isn't worth to be a Retail it should have been a OEM version.

I got your CPU's big brother two days ago - Same batch, same VID and packed a day earlier and it is totally crap

Wish you all the best in getting a better one - I've tried three this week - An L845, L846 and now L847 and the lowest VID is 1.2625 that I have had.

[Alien Grey]

I got your CPU's big brother two days ago - Same batch, same VID and packed a day earlier and it is totally crap

Wish you all the best in getting a better one - I've tried three this week - An L845, L846 and now L847 and the lowest VID is 1.2625 that I have had.

You should look for a L84xCxxx batch. These batches have a low VID.

I swapped my Q9450 C1 for a Q9650 E0 to have a lower VID. I was wrong again.

[KRich]

You should look for a L84xCxxx batch. These batches have a low VID.

I swapped my Q9450 C1 for a Q9650 E0 to have a lower VID. I was wrong again.

I got an L847Cxxx yesterday and it has a VID of 1.2625. When I saw the box I was really excited thinking I had finally got a Low VID

It isn't anything special in the OC department either