Ok, I've just done a mild overclock on my q9550 and raised the FSB to 383 giving me a clock speed of 3.2 Multipliers are 6.0 and 8.5 respectively (I'm leaving speedstep on ATM) Mobo is a P5Q PRO.
With the FSB strap set to auto, my DDR2 800 RAM is now being reported as Dual DDR2 766 (383mhz) which doesn't sound right to me. I don't seem to be able to manually select 800MHz. The FSB:DRAM ratio is now 1:1
With the CPU voltage set to AUTO, according to CPU-Z it's now maxing 1.296, would it be safer to lower this and remain stable?
The only stress testing I've done so far is 2x10 passes of IBT @ maximum stress with no errors plus a bit of Far Cry 2 and STALKER. (I primarily wanted to check the CPU temp) I'll do more rigirous testing when i'm sure I've got it all set up properly.
What is concerning me is that my LOAD temps aren't what I'd expected with the NH-U12P cooler:
Real Temp 2.70 max LOAD: @3.2MHz
Core 1: 63c
Core 2: 63c
Core 3: 63c
Core 4: 63c
They seem a bit high, I'm thinking that the cooler needs to be re-seated etc
(even @2.8 it maxed out at 52c)
Am I at least heading in the right direction?
With the FSB strap set to auto, my DDR2 800 RAM is now being reported as Dual DDR2 766 (383mhz) which doesn't sound right to me. I don't seem to be able to manually select 800MHz. The FSB:DRAM ratio is now 1:1
With the CPU voltage set to AUTO, according to CPU-Z it's now maxing 1.296, would it be safer to lower this and remain stable?
The only stress testing I've done so far is 2x10 passes of IBT @ maximum stress with no errors plus a bit of Far Cry 2 and STALKER. (I primarily wanted to check the CPU temp) I'll do more rigirous testing when i'm sure I've got it all set up properly.
What is concerning me is that my LOAD temps aren't what I'd expected with the NH-U12P cooler:
Real Temp 2.70 max LOAD: @3.2MHz
Core 1: 63c
Core 2: 63c
Core 3: 63c
Core 4: 63c
They seem a bit high, I'm thinking that the cooler needs to be re-seated etc
(even @2.8 it maxed out at 52c)
Am I at least heading in the right direction?
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My Computer
System One
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- Manufacturer/Model
- Self Built
- CPU
- i7 3770K HT ON 4.7GHz
- Motherboard
- P8Z68 Deluxe Gen 3
- Memory
- 8GB G.Skill Ripjaws X 2133mhz
- Graphics Card(s)
- 2x Gigabyte GTX 670 OC WindForce SLI
- Sound Card
- X-FI Forte + ATH-AD900
- Monitor(s) Displays
- x2 Dell U2410 / 58" Samsung / "40 Sony
- Screen Resolution
- 1920*1200 / 1920x1080
- Hard Drives
- 2x Intel 520 240GB * Crucial M4 128GB * 2x Samsung F3 1TB (RAID 0) * 2x WD Caviar Blacks 2TB (RAID 0)
- PSU
- Corsair AX1200W
- Case
- Lian Li PC-V1020A
- Cooling
- NH-D14: 3x140mm Gelid Wing 14: Sunbeam Rheobus Extreme
- Keyboard
- Topre Realforce // Ducky Shine Cherry MX Black
- Mouse
- Razer Imperator + Thermaltake Theron
- Other Info
- Laptop Specs:
Clevo Sager P170HM //
17.3 Matte 1920x1200 //
i7 2720QM // 8GB 1333mhz //
Dedicated GTX 485M //
240GB Intel 520 + 750GB + Blu-Ray //
Samsung Story 2TB USB 3.0