Q9450 OC / Temps / Settings

[truehighroller]

She Folds 24/7 @ 3.9ghz and about 1.41v. The extra 100mhz for 4ghz isn't worth pushing so far over 1.4v.


She benchmarks at up to 4050mhz

I want your template please. I want to see what you have your setting set to to get 4GHZ stable on this board. I have been having issue getting mine that high and my chip is a good one. Thank you ahead of time.

[bigslappy]

no ddr2 for nehalem. IMO unless you go to q9650 your not gonna get the high clocks to make the jump worth it in the long run.

Listen to SniipeDoGG get a Q9650 it's the best CPU out there ! spend the extra cash.........
YOU will not regret it !!!
I got 2 of them & they both beat the pants off my QX9770 & my Q9450 ....

[Defratos]

Hi guys, this thread has been looking dead for a while so why not liven' it up a little, here goes:

I've managed to get my Q9450 stable @ 3.2Ghz, this wasn't too difficult. But now I'm trying to get my 4GB OCZ 1600 Reapers to work at their stock speed. Before I managed to get the system stable by using 1300Mhz but now I've bumped this up to 1600Mhz which is the stock RAM speed for the OCZs that I have. Now where I'm having trouble is I can run 2 hours of OCCT completely stable, but 10min after the test the computer will freeze, sometimes I've been able to use it for 1.5hrs after the OCCT test and then it'll freeze, so I'm not sure which settings I would have to change to get the system more stable. Below are my settings which gets me through the OCCT stability test, also I've noticed that even though the computer will pass OCCT it refuses to pass Prime without errors. I always get an error around 10-15min into the test usually on Core 4, but I have had it give me errors on core 1 and 3 as well. So I'm a bit lost to what this is indicating. If anyone could suggest any changes to my bios to get the system more stable I'd really appreciate it thanks.

CPU Ratio: 8.0
FSB Strap: 333
FSB Freq: 400
PCIE Freq: 100
DRAM Freq: 1601
DRAM Command rate: 2N
Timings: 7-7-7-24 (stock timings)
DRAM CLK Skew A: Norm
DRAM CLK Skew B: Norm
Dynamic Read & Write: Disabled
Ai Clock twister: Auto
Ai Transaction Booster: Auto
CPU Voltage: 1.29375
CPU PLL Voltage: 1.54
FSB Termination Voltage: 1.30
DRAM Voltage: 1.90 (stock voltage)
NB Voltage: 1.45-1.47
NB GTL frequency: 0.61
SB Voltage: Auto

LLC: Normal
CPU SS: Disabled
PCIE SS: Disabled

Anything I haven't listed will be in Auto. So if anyone could give me a helping hand to getting the system more stable (i.e. pass Prime error free for a few hours, or not freeze after OCCT 2 hr stability test) I would really appreciate it, thanks.

P.S. This has also been posted in the Asus P5E3 thread

[angelreaper]

My Q9450 is good:
Cinebench - 10

Nuclearus Multi Core

Lightsmark 2007

wPrime

3DmarkVantage

3Dmark 2006

Mr.H CPU-Mark

S&M

But my new Q9550 is great:

[Shadout]

Got an issue with reaching same OC I have used for motnhs, before updating my BIOS today.

Ive been running Q9450 @ 3,2Ghz for 4 months with '1003' BIOS for Asus P5Q-E without any issues with the following settings:

CPU Ratio: Auto
FSB Strap: 333
FSB Freq: 400
PCIE Freq: 100
DRAM Freq: DDR2-801

CPU Voltage: 1.2
CPU GTL voltage: 0.630
CPU GTL voltage: 0.670
CPU PLL Voltage: 1.52
FSB Termination Voltage: 1.12
DRAM Voltage: 1.8
NB Voltage: 1.12

Everything else on Auto.

Today i had some crash which made it impossible to boot, totally unrelated to my OC though. Had to reset BIOS to fix it.
Anyway, since i had a default Bios I thought I might as well update my bios from 1003 to 1406 at the same time.

The issue is, Im nowhere near stable OC with same settings again. Im not even passing the Windows Screen. I tried to up the voltages a bit on vcore, NB, PLL, still crashing during windows load.
I got in with an FSB at 366 (havent tested for stability since I just got in though), but thats quite a difference compared to pre-update.
Can an updated BIOS really make that much of a difference? Any advice on which setting might be the culprit? Or if I should just downgrade to another version.

[Leeghoofd]

Why didn't you upgrade to 1406 ?

[Shadout]

Sorry, that was my typo, doublecheked and its 1406.

Edit:
Got into windows with FSB 380, but Prime failed after just 1 min. Seems quite bad :/
Temps are reasonable (e.g. more or less same as before).

[The Nemesis]

Got an issue with reaching same OC I have used for motnhs, before updating my BIOS today.

Ive been running Q9450 @ 3,2Ghz for 4 months with '1003' BIOS for Asus P5Q-E without any issues with the following settings:

CPU Ratio: Auto
FSB Strap: 333
FSB Freq: 400
PCIE Freq: 100
DRAM Freq: DDR2-801

CPU Voltage: 1.2
CPU GTL voltage: 0.630
CPU GTL voltage: 0.670
CPU PLL Voltage: 1.52
FSB Termination Voltage: 1.12
DRAM Voltage: 1.8
NB Voltage: 1.12

Everything else on Auto.

Today i had some crash which made it impossible to boot, totally unrelated to my OC though. Had to reset BIOS to fix it.
Anyway, since i had a default Bios I thought I might as well update my bios from 1003 to 1406 at the same time.

The issue is, Im nowhere near stable OC with same settings again. Im not even passing the Windows Screen. I tried to up the voltages a bit on vcore, NB, PLL, still crashing during windows load.
I got in with an FSB at 366 (havent tested for stability since I just got in though), but thats quite a difference compared to pre-update.
Can an updated BIOS really make that much of a difference? Any advice on which setting might be the culprit? Or if I should just downgrade to another version.

What are your memory settings and what memory do you have? This is a normal occurence when updating a bios. Asus is well known for making changes to the memory tables to improve compatibility or overclocking. This of course completely throws off previous overclocks sometimes.

[Shadout]

What are your memory settings and what memory do you have? This is a normal occurence when updating a bios. Asus is well known for making changes to the memory tables to improve compatibility or overclocking. This of course completely throws off previous overclocks sometimes.

All memory settings were on Auto, havent OCed them at all, beside changing frequency to 801Mh in correspondence the FSB.
Got 2x2GB Mushkin Redline 1000Mhz RAM.
But since everything memory related were on AUTO I doubt it was a memory issue?

I downgraded the bios to 0803, and now everything runs fine again, with the old OC settings.

I should probably mention again I didnt keep the old OC settings in the BIOS during the upgrade, i just reapplied same numbers again after the update, so I dont think it could be because of some old values didnt transfer well over to the new version, but then again, I dont really know
Not like it matters when the old BIOS works, it just seems weird, especially when 1406 seems to be the best version of the BIOS yet, according to the folk in the Asus P5Q thread.

[Whoop]

I posted my first few days of work on the Asus P5E3 thread, and I think its not getting as many reposts as it did months ago.

Asus P5E3 Premium Wi-fi-AP w/ 0605 bios
Intel Q9450
CORSAIR 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1800 (PC3 14400)

areca ARC-1231ML-1G PCI Express SATA II Controller Card w 2x MTRON 7500 (Raid 0)
GeForce GTX 280 HC16 Clear
ZALMAN ZM - Reserator1 V2 Water Cooling System



The problem is that when I boot up and start up CPU-z it shows a core speed of

2700.3Mhz, 6x multiplier, Bus speed 450.0Mhz.


As soon as I actually run a program (super PI), it changes to

3600.2Mhz, 8x multiplier, Bus speed 450.0Mhz



Any reason why the multiplier would go up/down dynamically based on load? I have speed stepping turned off in the bios.... So Im thinking I need more voltage on the NB, any ideas?

[Punjab234]

3712 MHz (464x8) on TRUE120, Abit IP35 PRO, OCZ Reapers, HX 620.

L819B128

3.7 GHz IBT stable @ 1.25v real
3.6 GHz IBT stable @ 1.22v real

Abit IP35 PRO is very very stable mobo h've had E8400 E0 24/7 @ 4.3 earlier now Q9450 rock solid upto 470 FSB.

VTT 1.16, GTLREF 67%, MCH 1.4, DRAM 2.1v

[Ironholder]

Hello!

Could someone recommend me a motherboard for Q9450?
Preferably a board that needs only the FSB to be raised and the rest on auto
The RAM I have is:
4x of OCZ3P1600EB2G
http://www.ocztechnology.com/product...eb_edition-eol

The board I have now is ASUS P5Q3 Deluxe/WiFi-AP @n but I'm gonna sell it!

I have been checking ASUS P5E3 Pro (x48 chipset)
But it seems no board wants to run this RAM with 4 sticks in 1600MHz.

[TheScavenger]

Running a board with all of the memory sockets populated is generally hard to do. It is especially hard on the memory controller. If you are looking for an easy overclock I would stick with a P45 board.

[Ironholder]

I already have a P45 board...

Has anyone been successful running all 4 memory slots with Q9450 and 1600FSB?

But maybe I should wait, does anyone know if any brand is gonna release 2x4GB sticks of DDR3 PC12800 ?

[Rise]

hey guys... been messing around with my q9450 and trying to get it up to 4.0 ghz with no success. I'm sitting at 3.74 now and I'd love to see the big 4.0 past post (that's as far as I've gotten so far). Here's my settings for the 2 speeds that I've been trying:

3.74 (stable-ish):
CPU Ratio: Auto
FSB Freq: 466
PCIE Freq: 100
DRAM Freq: Auto

CPU Voltage: 1.30
CPU GTL voltage: 0.635
CPU GTL voltage: 0.635
CPU PLL Voltage: 1.56
FSB Termination Voltage: 1.32
DRAM Voltage: 2.06
NB Voltage: 1.3

Everything else on Auto.

4.02 (post only):
CPU Ratio: Auto
FSB Freq: 500
PCIE Freq: 100
DRAM Freq: Auto

CPU Voltage: 1.33
CPU GTL voltage: 0.635
CPU GTL voltage: 0.635
CPU PLL Voltage: 1.56
FSB Termination Voltage: 1.34
DRAM Voltage: 2.06
NB Voltage: 1.34

Everything else on Auto.

any ideas of what else i need to change in order to hit 4.02? I'm using a P5Q-Deluxe (sig), i think its bios 1406.

[TheScavenger]

Rise-

Your results rock! I would try bumping up the NB volts a bit. 3.74GHz is the highest I ever got with my Q9450. Good luck!

[Rise]

thanks - i didn't think they were all that great, tbh. i'm a bit worried in stepping up the NB too much since its stock cooled (p5q deluxe) - any one think i should be concerned about that?

[TheScavenger]

Depends on what your NB temps. Noctua makes a kick-butt chipset cooler. Thats what I used to run on my DFI board.

[Rise]

how can i find out my NB temps?

[TheScavenger]

I would try HWmonitor. Did your mobo come with any system monitoring software?

[Rise]

thanks, HWmonitor works fine... I'm going to up the NB and go for 4ghz. ideally, I want to get to 4.25ghz since that would = 17ghz overall (17 is my fav number, yes weird i know)

[Migelo]

I have a problem with my eVGA 780i FTW mobo, q9450 processor and 4x2GB DDR2 800Mhz A-data RAM. I can't go pass 3 Ghz. Even with vCore 1.4 in BIOS. I raised the SPP and MCP as well and no go.

[TheScavenger]

Running a board with all of the memory sockets populated is generally hard to do. It is especially hard on the memory controller. If you are looking for an easy overclock I would stick with a P45 board.

Experiment with just 2x2GB of RAM.

[Migelo]

I still have quite a bit problems. Now can't go above 3.2Ghz. I would export post BIOS settings but I don't know how to do that. Help

[Migelo]

I have finally achieved stable overclock @ 3.6Ghz with vcore 1.496 as reported in CPU-Z. Here are my BIOS settings:



Help me with GTLVREF lanes. This mobo doesn't have any known multipliers or anything to help me with them.