Retail Q9650 Overclocking Thread

[CryptiK]

same here i'm not impressed even with the 20k bandwidth in everest

Ah, you too. It's hard to put my finger on exactly why I feel this way. My CPU clocks as well as my Q9650, I can get 17 - 18K bandwidth at low voltage everyday settings, and I can run SLi. I just don't feel the same way about it as I do my s775 system.

Maybe it's that once you have basically the best setup for the day, there's nowhere to go from there. I've never been as 'up to date' as I am now. With the X48/9650 I feel like it's older, cheaper gear 'competing' with the current best (i7/X58), and my inner overclocker likes that feeling.

Maybe this is how guys with brand new BMW's feel, watching the guys in Camry's driving past laughing at them and pointing.

The temps with it are not bad, I was just hoping to see an improvement since its reportedly better, along with Gabe saying the GTZ is somewhat handicapped on a lapped cpu, which mine is. Its being used without a backplate right now but I dont think thats really hurting me.

I don't really know anything about water cooling. I've seen many other guys on water with higher temps than you though.