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[OLDcomer]

Here i my new q9650 1.3VID
L846B682

4020MHz 1.344V
4106MHz 1.376V
4140MHz 1.416V
9x465=4185MHz@1.416V with Air Conditioner cooling the room temperature to 19C:



You need to cool them well to obtain higher results.

[Alien Grey]

Here i my new q9650 1.3VID
L846B682

4020MHz 1.344V
4106MHz 1.376V
4140MHz 1.416V
9x465=4185MHz@1.416V with Air Conditioner cooling the room temperature to 19C:



You need to cool them well to obtain higher results.

The high VID CPU's need a lot of voltage to run LinX stable at 4GHz+.

Is this bad?

I think that with good cooling it shouldn't be a problem. The chips seems to be running at that speed without much effort.

[Earzz]

Here i my new q9650 1.3VID
L846B682

4020MHz 1.344V
4106MHz 1.376V
4140MHz 1.416V
9x465=4185MHz@1.416V with Air Conditioner cooling the room temperature to 19C:



You need to cool them well to obtain higher results.

Could you maybe upload your settings what you used with your Q9550 and the bios version?
I tryed to get 4GHz this evening with high voltages but without any succes
I really dont get it im running 3.7 with really low voltages on my MB but 3.9 or 4.0 are just impossible.

[OLDcomer]

Could you maybe upload your settings what you used with your Q9550 and the bios version?
I tryed to get 4GHz this evening with high voltages but without any succes
I really dont get it im running 3.7 with really low voltages on my MB but 3.9 or 4.0 are just impossible.

Here are the stable settings for my old q9550 c1 and the bios is 0802:

*Extreme Tweaker*
Ai Overclock Tuner [Manual]
CPU Ratio Setting [8.5]
FSB Strap to North Bridge [333Mhz]
FSB Frequency [473]
PCIE Frequency [100]

DRAM Frequency [DDR2-1135MHz]
DRAM Command Rate [2N]
DRAM CMD Skew on Channal A [Auto]
DRAM CMD Skew on Channal B [Auto]
DRAM CLK Skew on Channal A [Auto]
DRAM CLK Skew on Channal B [Auto]

DRAM Timing Control [AUTO]

DRAM Static Read Control [Disabled]
Ai Clock Twister [Stronger]
Ai Transation Booster [Manual]
Common Performance Booster [7]

Pull-In of CHA PH1 [Disabled]
Pull-In of CHA PH2 [Disabled]
Pull-In of CHA PH3 [Disabled]
Pull-In of CHA PH4 [Disabled]
Pull-In of CHA PH5 [Disabled]
Pull-In of CHA PH6 [Disabled]
Pull-In of CHB PH1 [Disabled]
Pull-In of CHB PH2 [Disabled]
Pull-In of CHB PH3 [Disabled]
Pull-In of CHB PH4 [Disabled]
Pull-In of CHB PH5 [Disabled]
Pull-In of CHB PH6 [Disabled]

CPU Voltage [1.375 CPU-Z Load]

CPU PLL Voltage [1.50]
North Bridge Voltage [1.65]

DRAM Voltage [2.00]
FSB Termination Voltage [1.36]
South Bridge Voltage [1.075]
SB 1,5V Voltage [AUTO]
Loadline Calibration [Disabled]
CPU GTL Voltage Reference [Auto]
NB GTL Voltage Reference [0.67x]
DRAM Controller Voltage REF [AUTO]
DRAM Channel A Voltage REF [AUTO]
DRAM Channel B Voltage REF [AUTO]

CPU LED Selection [CPU Voltage]
NB LED Selection [North Bridge Voltage]
SB LED Selection [South Bridge Voltage]
Voltiminder LED [Disabled]

CPU Spread Spectrum [Disabled]
PCIE Spred Spectrum [Disabled]

CPU Clk Skew = Delay 100PS
NB Clk Skew = Normal


*Advanced settings*
CPU Ratio Setting [8.5]
C1E Support [Disabled]
CPU TM Function [Disabled]
Vanderpool Technology [Disabled]
Execute Disable Bit [Disabled]
Max CPUID Value Limit [Disabled]
Intel(R) SpeedStep (TM) Tech. [Disabled]

[DaLiu]

Here are the stable settings for my old q9550 c1 and the bios is 0802:

*Extreme Tweaker*
Ai Overclock Tuner [Manual]
CPU Ratio Setting [8.5]
FSB Strap to North Bridge [333Mhz]
FSB Frequency [473]
PCIE Frequency [100]

DRAM Frequency [DDR2-1135MHz]
DRAM Command Rate [2N]
DRAM CMD Skew on Channal A [Auto]
DRAM CMD Skew on Channal B [Auto]
DRAM CLK Skew on Channal A [Auto]
DRAM CLK Skew on Channal B [Auto]

DRAM Timing Control [AUTO]

DRAM Static Read Control [Disabled]
Ai Clock Twister [Stronger]
Ai Transation Booster [Manual]
Common Performance Booster [7]

Pull-In of CHA PH1 [Disabled]
Pull-In of CHA PH2 [Disabled]
Pull-In of CHA PH3 [Disabled]
Pull-In of CHA PH4 [Disabled]
Pull-In of CHA PH5 [Disabled]
Pull-In of CHA PH6 [Disabled]
Pull-In of CHB PH1 [Disabled]
Pull-In of CHB PH2 [Disabled]
Pull-In of CHB PH3 [Disabled]
Pull-In of CHB PH4 [Disabled]
Pull-In of CHB PH5 [Disabled]
Pull-In of CHB PH6 [Disabled]

CPU Voltage [1.375 CPU-Z Load]

CPU PLL Voltage [1.50]
North Bridge Voltage [1.65]

DRAM Voltage [2.00]
FSB Termination Voltage [1.36]
South Bridge Voltage [1.075]
SB 1,5V Voltage [AUTO]
Loadline Calibration [Disabled]
CPU GTL Voltage Reference [Auto]
NB GTL Voltage Reference [0.67x]
DRAM Controller Voltage REF [AUTO]
DRAM Channel A Voltage REF [AUTO]
DRAM Channel B Voltage REF [AUTO]

CPU LED Selection [CPU Voltage]
NB LED Selection [North Bridge Voltage]
SB LED Selection [South Bridge Voltage]
Voltiminder LED [Disabled]

CPU Spread Spectrum [Disabled]
PCIE Spred Spectrum [Disabled]

CPU Clk Skew = Delay 100PS
NB Clk Skew = Normal


*Advanced settings*
CPU Ratio Setting [8.5]
C1E Support [Disabled]
CPU TM Function [Disabled]
Vanderpool Technology [Disabled]
Execute Disable Bit [Disabled]
Max CPUID Value Limit [Disabled]
Intel(R) SpeedStep (TM) Tech. [Disabled]

Can you tell me if you use air cooling for NB and what are temps in load?

[OLDcomer]

MCHtemp: 50-56C
but can't remember the exact value

[traveler]

Can you tell me if you use air cooling for NB and what are temps in load?

I was just going to ask that question.

What is the maximum temperature the NorthBridge can handle on the Rampage Formula comfortably without crashing?



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Asus Radeon HD4870X2 Tri-Fan 2GB graphics card / 24" DeLL Ultrasharp 2408WFP monitor /
Western Digital Raptor X Hard Drive / Two Western Digital Caviar RE2 WD5001ABYS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drives /
Creative SoundBlaster X-Fi Elite Pro 7.1 / Creative Gigaworks S750 7.1 Speaker System /
Lian Li 343B cube case / PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750 Crossfire Edition /
IOGEAR GCS1782 GCS1782 Dual-Link DVI KVMP switch with 7.1 audio

[Alien Grey]

I was just going to ask that question.

What is the maximum temperature the NorthBridge can handle on the Rampage Formula comfortably without crashing?



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Asus X48 Rampage Formula / Intel Q9450 2.66 @ 3.2 / 2 x 2GB OCZ Reaper HPC PC2 8500 /
Asus Radeon HD4870X2 Tri-Fan 2GB graphics card / 24" DeLL Ultrasharp 2408WFP monitor /
Western Digital Raptor X Hard Drive / Two Western Digital Caviar RE2 WD5001ABYS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drives /
Creative SoundBlaster X-Fi Elite Pro 7.1 / Creative Gigaworks S750 7.1 Speaker System /
Lian Li 343B cube case / PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750 Crossfire Edition /
IOGEAR GCS1782 GCS1782 Dual-Link DVI KVMP switch with 7.1 audio

Use an Antec Spot Cooler to cool your NB. You should see a temperature drop around 8° Celsius.

It's the easiest way to cool the NB with air.

[traveler]

Use an Antec Spot Cooler to cool your NB. You should see a temperature drop around 8° Celsius.

It's the easiest way to cool the NB with air.

Thanks for the reply A-Grey.

I put an Antec Spot Cool fan blowing onto my NorthBridge when I first built my Rampage Formula about a year ago. I now need to come up with a solution for the new heat problem which started a few days ago.

See this thread for the details of what happened. http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=230907

The Spot Cool is a great device. It had solved the problem until now. I'm puzzled what to do next.




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Asus X48 Rampage Formula / Intel Q9450 2.66 @ 3.2 / 2 x 2GB OCZ Reaper HPC PC2 8500 /
Asus Radeon HD4870X2 Tri-Fan 2GB graphics card / 24" DeLL Ultrasharp 2408WFP monitor /
Western Digital Raptor X Hard Drive / Two Western Digital Caviar RE2 WD5001ABYS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drives /
Creative SoundBlaster X-Fi Elite Pro 7.1 / Creative Gigaworks S750 7.1 Speaker System /
Lian Li 343B cube case / PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750 Crossfire Edition /
IOGEAR GCS1782 GCS1782 Dual-Link DVI KVMP switch with 7.1 audio