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[hitman000]

I dropped my multiplier to x8 bumped up the FSB to 425mhz = 3.4ghz system seems ok havent started benching yet but in control panel where it tells you CPU info etc its saying my CPU is 3.83ghz but cpuz says 3.4ghz. Has anyone had that before :S

Does the everest scores matter much. My cpu doesnt do too bad in the CPU Queen test

 

[tw33k]

I dropped my multiplier to x8 bumped up the FSB to 425mhz = 3.4ghz system seems ok havent started benching yet but in control panel where it tells you CPU info etc its saying my CPU is 3.83ghz but cpuz says 3.4ghz. Has anyone had that before :S

Does the everest scores matter much. My cpu doesnt do too bad in the CPU Queen test

Not sure why Windows is reporting it as 3.83
What are your temps like?

 

[hitman000]

Temps is another weird one lol. Coretemp reporting odd results while speedfan/everest are the same. Temps arent "high" tho.

Cheers

 

[tw33k]

Your temps are good! I only OC'd my chip 7% and the temps rose 2-3 degrees.

 

[hitman000]

Your temps are good! I only OC'd my chip 7% and the temps rose 2-3 degrees.

Yeah the watercooling does a decent job , I was going to try pushing for 3.6Ghz as i have read people got to that on air cooling. So i should get more really with WC but i dont want to risk killing my computer lol & im not sure my ram will go much further.

Cheers

 

[smarteyeball]

Last time I ran the Small one it went BSoD.

~Lordbob

sounds like too low vcore.

Elaborate?

~Lordbob

Insufficient voltage to the CPU.

Normally reboots, BSOD's, system freezes when stressing the CPU side of things tend to indicate the CPU is not receiving enough voltage (vcore).

 

[hitman000]

Hey again lol.

After changing my FSB to 425mhz when i go to do the experience test on win7 it BSOD's with the code 0x00000124 is that because my voltage need raising?. Its set to auto in the bios & cpuz reports 1.376V. Is there anyone that can tell me what id need to set it to. My HDD made a weird noise after the pc rebooted sp done a test with seatools (making sure my hdd isnt dying lol) & it passed on the short tests. I havent done a long test yet. Also in event viewer i have this...

A fatal hardware error has occurred.

Reported by component: Processor Core
Error Source: Machine Check Exception
Error Type: Cache Hierarchy Error
Processor ID: 3

Wich makes me think it could be the vcore after reading smarteyeball's post.

Thanks

 

[HondaGuy]

here is my 860....

 

[blackroseMD1]

Not much of an OC (2.66 to 3.15) but it is on stock cooling and, to be honest, I didn't realize it was even OC'd until I looked at the comp properties lol

Edit: Pushed it up a bit more...got it to over 3.3, but temps jumped into the 90s within seconds of starting Prime95.

 

[FCVPI99]

ok guys i do have a question i have 1066 ram that to run at 1066 im sapose to set the fallowing 5-5-5-15 at 2.1 Volts. i down clocked my ram to the safe 800 before i started to over clock im currently setting my 2.83 at 2.97 and my ram is running at 840 cuz im upping the FSB

this is my question at what speed of my ram should i up the voltage to it? i fig when i get to 1066 is better be on 2.1 volt but at what point do i start raising it??

her is a link to the thread i started

http://www.sevenforums.com/overclocking-case-mods/88484-over-clocking-my-q9550.html

 

[ZaLiTH]

ok guys i do have a question i have 1066 ram that to run at 1066 im sapose to set the fallowing 5-5-5-15 at 2.1 Volts. i down clocked my ram to the safe 800 before i started to over clock im currently setting my 2.83 at 2.97 and my ram is running at 840 cuz im upping the FSB

this is my question at what speed of my ram should i up the voltage to it? i fig when i get to 1066 is better be on 2.1 volt but at what point do i start raising it??

her is a link to the thread i started

http://www.sevenforums.com/overclocking-case-mods/88484-over-clocking-my-q9550.html

If you look at CPU-z (under the 'Spd' tab I think), you should see the rated timings and voltages for your RAM at the different speeds it supports.

 

[FCVPI99]

ok so i wate till i hit the 1066 to up the voltage to 2.1 or should i star uping it as it goes up aka then i get to say 900 up it to 1.9 or 2.0?

 

[FCVPI99]

go get the V-8 or V-10 from cool master tiger selling V-8 for only 50 bucks

Not much of an OC (2.66 to 3.15) but it is on stock cooling and, to be honest, I didn't realize it was even OC'd until I looked at the comp properties lol

Edit: Pushed it up a bit more...got it to over 3.3, but temps jumped into the 90s within seconds of starting Prime95.

 

[ZaLiTH]

ok so i wate till i hit the 1066 to up the voltage to 2.1 or should i star uping it as it goes up aka then i get to say 900 up it to 1.9 or 2.0?

Well, from personal experience I'd say the voltage shown for a specific speed in CPU-z (as picked up from data stored on the RAM modules themselves) is the required voltage for that speed or higher.

So if you require 1.8v for 800MHz (that's the usual value) and higher, and 2.1 for 1066 and higher, if you're running it at 880 or even 900 leaving it at 1.8v wouldn't be a problem. However, having said that you can push the voltage up a little bit for peace of mind. I'm running my PC-6400 Corsair XMS2-DHX RAM at 1.8v and 880MHz with timings of 5-5-5-15-2T without any issues.

If I could suggest something; download MemTest86 (select 'Free Download' on the left) and write that to CD. Leave the default voltage and boot from the MemTest86 CD to test your RAM. If it runs fine at 1.9v (or 1.8v if that's what it defaults to), then you're all set. If it gives errors, try push it up by 0.05v at a time and test again until it's stable.

 

[FCVPI99]

i have tried a few times to download and run memtest86 version 4.0
i download file burn iso to CD and restart computer but it wont read i have done it 5 times already all 5 times the same thing yet UBCD and parted magic work fine

 

[Dave76]

Not much of an OC (2.66 to 3.15) but it is on stock cooling and, to be honest, I didn't realize it was even OC'd until I looked at the comp properties lol

Edit: Pushed it up a bit more...got it to over 3.3, but temps jumped into the 90s within seconds of starting Prime95.

Was running 3.36 (Turbo enabled) with the HDD, EIST enabled it was idling at 1.44 all 4 cores, 29-30c. During Prime95 58c.

When I installed Win7 on the SSD, one core stayed at 3.8, the others at 1.44, about 31c at idle, 62c during Prime95. Using about 1.18v.
(Turned off the Turbo and it's running at 3.36 again. Kinda strange.)

Point being, a $35 CPU cooler keeps the temps way down.

A good CPU cooler will help alot.

COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus - Intel Core i5 - Hyper 212 Plus wins a 10/10 review from Maximum PC

If you look around you can get it for $30-35.

 

[blackroseMD1]

Yeah. In another thread, someone pointed me towards this: Corsair H50 Hdryo CPU Cooler

A water cooling kit for $80. The reviews are pretty good, so I think I'm gonna get it with my next check. I'll post back here once I have it installed.

 

[FCVPI99]

my buddy had 3 of those each one leaked try the Thermaltake symphony mini thats what hes using now and he says it really nice just be careful in cold weather he froze and cracked one of this chips he was out in the garage with it in winter

 

[blackroseMD1]

my buddy had 3 of those each one leaked try the Thermaltake symphony mini thats what hes using now and he says it really nice just be careful in cold weather he froze and cracked one of this chips he was out in the garage with it in winter

I'll check out the Thermaltake. Don't think I have to worry about the cold weather though, I live in San Diego.

 

[FCVPI99]

ya true we live in Chicago so.. all i do know is he overclocked a chip from 2.1 to 3.0 and it was still room temp