Retail Q9650 Overclocking Thread

[andressergio]

lol, its gotta be true...

heh sergio can u link me to some of ur Bios settings past 4.5

lol you have to be stable on 4500 first and you want more jk mate...

yes i have i will post it here when i get home ok ? or just get me at my msn

Cheers mate
Sergio

[andressergio]

Jor

I tried your same bios settings with all states enabled i was surprised i could boot to W7x64 at such low volts (1,328 cpuz) but playing i BSOD ...so i went back to bios and changed some to get 1,36 on cpuz and i get to play crysis and all games, didnt test blend, Tom did and failed...buts nice to run low volts and cool, also nice to see multi changin from 500x9 to 500x6 when idle lol...

I loosen Gskill timmings and im at 2,08 everest read at PL9 turbo CL5

Will keep trying tough i doubt it could be stable prime but let me play on bit oc'd clocks on the GTX285 for higher OC on VGA i think the 1,46 on the MCH are a must, so a little more vdimm as it dont like to be OC'd with such low volts.

Cheers mate and thanks for those tips
Sergio

[nkresho]

Last night I added an 80mm fan to my northbridge. It's sitting on my gpu for now. I was suspiscious of my instability 3-4 hours into a run. And this morning, to my suprise, I found her still chugging away.

I'm deciding whether or not to go ahead and get the EK waterblock for the nb just to keep it under control. If it adds stability I'm all for it.

I read that the nb/sb 5 fits no problem http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/ekwaek5ac.html

If I do that, though, I would probably get the xspc dual ddc res and make it one loop for the nb/gpu on the mcr220 rad, and a separate loop for my cpu with the mcr320... decisions decisions...

Ok, well, the pics...





The high exhalted 4500 is next...

[Zucker2k]

^ Incredibly nice.

[jonathankru]

Last night I added an 80mm fan to my northbridge. It's sitting on my gpu for now. I was suspiscious of my instability 3-4 hours into a run. And this morning, to my suprise, I found her still chugging away.

I'm deciding whether or not to go ahead and get the EK waterblock for the nb just to keep it under control. If it adds stability I'm all for it.

I read that the nb/sb 5 fits no problem http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/ekwaek5ac.html

If I do that, though, I would probably get the xspc dual ddc res and make it one loop for the nb/gpu on the mcr220 rad, and a separate loop for my cpu with the mcr320... decisions decisions...

Ok, well, the pics...


The high exhalted 4500 is next...

Very nice vcore for the speed!!!
Why not just get a thermalright Heat sink for NB? It fits easy enough and works like a bomb.

[andressergio]

Last night I added an 80mm fan to my northbridge. It's sitting on my gpu for now. I was suspiscious of my instability 3-4 hours into a run. And this morning, to my suprise, I found her still chugging away.

I'm deciding whether or not to go ahead and get the EK waterblock for the nb just to keep it under control. If it adds stability I'm all for it.

I read that the nb/sb 5 fits no problem http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/ekwaek5ac.html

If I do that, though, I would probably get the xspc dual ddc res and make it one loop for the nb/gpu on the mcr220 rad, and a separate loop for my cpu with the mcr320... decisions decisions...

Ok, well, the pics...

The high exhalted 4500 is next...

AWESOME nkresho

[nkresho]

Thanks guys. Currently priming at 4500
voltages are:
pll 1.50
cpu term 1.340
cpu ref 0.873 65.15%
vcore 1.35000
ddr 2.06
nb 1.400
nbref 0.928 66.29%
ichio 1.5
ich 1.1

2hours 14mins in ... going strong. cross your fingers for me.

Very nice vcore for the speed!!!
Why not just get a thermalright Heat sink for NB? It fits easy enough and works like a bomb.

Thanks for the recommendation, but if I'm going to cool the nb, i'm going to do it right. I know thermalright makes good stuff, but I put my faith in water keeping it cooler.

[andressergio]

Thanks guys. Currently priming at 4500
voltages are:
pll 1.50
cpu term 1.340
cpu ref 0.873 65.15%
vcore 1.35000
ddr 2.06
nb 1.400
nbref 0.928 66.29%
ichio 1.5
ich 1.1

2hours 14mins in ... going strong. cross your fingers for me.

Thanks for the recommendation, but if I'm going to cool the nb, i'm going to do it right. I know thermalright makes good stuff, but I put my faith in water keeping it cooler.

I would be happy just with that lol

Congrats and wish the best of the lucks

[Jor3lBR]

Jor that's a so damn good chip that i dont get tired of lookin' such an impressive low 4500 OC's... i tried on mine and not even at 1:1 wich loosen timming i could go less than 1,392vcore

Did enabling all CE1 states and all that you have enabled help on your OC or you just activate all after stable ?

Cheers
Sergio

Very impressive Jor. That is one hell of a chip, I think the guy clocking it has a lot to do with it also. Always nice to see your posts.

Thanks guys, you two are not doing bad at all. I really appreciate the input from you guys.

There are so many variables on the mix that is hard to tell the formula.

I used exactly those settings Sergio, I did the run and after that got into BIOS, so the C1E state etc were on. I don't think that had anything to do with anything.

Temps are an issue so I kept it under 63oC on the CPU.

As I said I could go around 1.30vcore for 4500mhz but that was on loose profile and auto on mems.

Now summer is over and I'm back at my stable 4800Mhz.

Doing some benches again, my goal is to unify the HWbot.org ranks for the Q9650, I did the test that was missing (PCMark05) and grabbed the 3rd. place, I need Acard power to grab 1st.

Thanks for all the compliments.

[Jor3lBR]

Thanks for the insight.

I'm guessing mch then, as I'm running the same "big boy" gskill pi as ocnub and andressergio.

Here's a copy of the last two pages of my overclocking logs...


trying the ibt stable settings with higher mch and mchref right now... we'll see.

Very good nkresho, you are shinning already.

Yeah IBT will need less vcore but will need more vmch and vdimm. Funny thing.

Your cpu is great and it's scaling very well with voltage. You will probably brake the barrier of 4500Mhz stable soon enough.

Keep up the hard work and keep us posted.

[nkresho]

Thanks. I'm at 5hours 36mins, still going. Tomorrow my HK 3.0 comes. I'm pretty sure I have a bad mount with my fuzion v2, as core 0 always seems 3-5c higher than al lthe others, idle or loaded.

I have decided to order the nb block. I'm going dual loop. More results to follow. And of course pics.

[OC Nub]

nkresho: The difference in core temps may be the sensors, I have several 45nm CPU's and all have at least 1 bugged sensor.

I have taken the DQ6 out and put the UD3P back in. I will learn to do the volt mod on the DQ6 and put it back in this rig. If it had LLC I would probably never use this ud3p again, I think the DQ6 is a better all around board despite a lot of people saying it is garbage. I was able to clock my q9550 100mhz higher, blend stable with reasonable voltages. The only downfall was the higher idle vcore because of not having LLC.

[nkresho]

Well here's the screen shot. I'm a little bothered by the realtemp reading of 7.5 multi in correlation with the cores 0/1 being on different tests than 1/3. Does this mean I have to do another 8 hours to make sure I'm really stable? I honestly don't remember whether or not it said 7.5 at the beginning...

[OC Nub]

I wouldn't run it again, try realtemp 3.30. Congrats on your 4500 blend, great vcore.

[phsinc1]

very nice nkresho

What advanced clocks do you use for clock drive and skews?

[nkresho]

Thanks ocnub, I'm going to try a few runs with lower voltages here and there. I used jor's template, and I might be able to get a tad lower on some voltages.

Thanks everyone for the recommendations, praise, and compliments.

phsinc1: Stock settings on those.

I'm a big fan of the KISS method. If i'm not forced to change it, I don't.

All that I changed that isn't shown/typed out by my pics is pl8 in the memory settings as well as my cr is set to 2t. All else is auto or hard set to stock settings.

I'll try some runs for 4600 after I put the new cpu block in tomorrow afternoon some time.

[andressergio]

Well here's the screen shot. I'm a little bothered by the realtemp reading of 7.5 multi in correlation with the cores 0/1 being on different tests than 1/3. Does this mean I have to do another 8 hours to make sure I'm really stable? I honestly don't remember whether or not it said 7.5 at the beginning...

Congrats nkresho

[nkresho]

Thanks! Looking forward to 4600.

[CryptiK]

Congrats Nkresho, that's a great cpu and you've done well with it.

I happened to pick up a Q9650 today as I've wanted to see what they're for quite some time now. None of my s775 boards are really up to the task of quad overclocking, but I threw it into my REX. I used a TRUE copper with 120 x 38mm scythe fan at 1700rpm, and I have to say, these chips run very hot, the TRUE cant control it.

I ran prime for a little over 2 hours but forgot to get a SS at that point so only have 1 hour SS. I ran a quick 10x Linx but only realized I hadn't selected max mem until afterward.

4005 MHz @ 1.232v (LCD Poster and DMM read ~1.217v) / 1.219 Vtt / PL8 @ 1.43 vNB / 712 MHz 7-7-7-20 1T



4005 MHz @ 1.224v (LCD Poster and DMM read ~1.204v) / 1.19Vtt / PL8 @ 1.41vNB / 712 MHz 7-8-7-20 1T

[nkresho]

^ thanks. I'll take it further next week when my new board comes. (had to replace ud3r since i'm a goober)

Wow that is warm for that clockspeed. As others have said, new, low vid chips need water I guess.

I don't even try linpack over 4300mhz since it takes me well into the upper 70's. Maybe when it gets really cold here and I can open a window.

[andressergio]

Congrats Nkresho, that's a great cpu and you've done well with it.

I happened to pick up a Q9650 today as I've wanted to see what they're for quite some time now. None of my s775 boards are really up to the task of quad overclocking, but I threw it into my REX. I used a TRUE copper with 120 x 38mm scythe fan at 1700rpm, and I have to say, these chips run very hot, the TRUE cant control it.

I ran prime for a little over 2 hours but forgot to get a SS at that point so only have 1 hour SS. I ran a quick 10x Linx but only realized I hadn't selected max mem until afterward.

4005 MHz @ 1.232v (LCD Poster and DMM read ~1.217v) / 1.219 Vtt / PL8 @ 1.43 vNB / 712 MHz 7-7-7-20 1T



4005 MHz @ 1.224v (LCD Poster and DMM read ~1.204v) / 1.19Vtt / PL8 @ 1.41vNB / 712 MHz 7-8-7-20 1T

Yeahh !!! wellcome to the Q9650's world Cryptik

Congrats
Sergio

[zsamz_]

CryptiK the true is ok for 4.1
you be amazed how much better a 26$ coolmaster 212 is
1 fan not enough for either cooler you need push pull

[CryptiK]

^ thanks. I'll take it further next week when my new board comes. (had to replace ud3r since i'm a goober)

Wow that is warm for that clockspeed. As others have said, new, low vid chips need water I guess.

I don't even try linpack over 4300mhz since it takes me well into the upper 70's. Maybe when it gets really cold here and I can open a window.

Nice, hope the new board is a good one. Yeah its a warm 'new' chip (L847C176) and going higher with clocks and vcore easily pushes temps into upper 70's. I'd need water to go much higher.

Yours being 1.15 VID and running upper 70's on water @ 4300+ is indicative of how hot these things really are.

Yeahh !!! wellcome to the Q9650's world Cryptik

Congrats
Sergio

Thanks Sergio.

CryptiK the true is ok for 4.1
you be amazed how much better a 26$ coolmaster 212 is
1 fan not enough for either cooler you need push pull

At 4.13GHz / 1.256v it hit 80*C so I stopped the test. I will have to try and add another fan next time.

[The Viper]

I have a 48C153, 1.23vid, and it def does not run hot. I have pushed 1.38V into it and temps still go no higher then 65C when doing P95 smallffts. This chip runs cooler then my old E8600. MY CPU fan is set up to push only. Of course my chip doesnt seem to clock as high as some of u guys.

[zsamz_]

At 4.13GHz / 1.256v it hit 80*C so I stopped the test. I will have to try and add another fan next time.

man thats hot
i didnt hit 68c @ 4.25 with rex and i had it @1.36v