intel Q9450 overclocking

Da Viksta · 04-05-2008, 03:26 PM

Hi

I just got a new intel Q9450 (c1 stepping) and i was wondering if anyone will be able to tell me to what extent i might be able to overclock this little beauty on stock volts (1.28V on my PC). I've seen others overclock theirs past 3.4Ghz, but i want to start with something a little less strenuos for my CPU...

It is currently on 333x8, but i was thinking of making a dive straight for 400x8, which will equal the QX9770, but i was wondering if i might need to raise any voltages for that on my Asus P5N-D...

DOes anyone have any suggestions as to what might constitute a "safe" and "stable" overclock?

commandercup · 04-05-2008, 04:52 PM

a safe overclock is one that remains under say 70 degrees under load

a stable overclock is one that can remain 12 hours+ without crashing under load

Merkwürdigeliebe · 04-05-2008, 05:09 PM

Get the quad-core version of Prime95 or try Orthos for stress testing, 6-8 hours is usually enough for me, make sure your room is nice and cool, monitor your temps with Coretemp

thirdshiftdj · 04-05-2008, 08:01 PM

If anything you might have to touch the NB vcore, but I doubt it just for 400 fsb

04-05-2008, 03:26 PM	#1 (permalink)
Da Viksta Ninja Stargate Addict Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Yorkshire, UK Posts: 289	intel Q9450 overclocking Hi I just got a new intel Q9450 (c1 stepping) and i was wondering if anyone will be able to tell me to what extent i might be able to overclock this little beauty on stock volts (1.28V on my PC). I've seen others overclock theirs past 3.4Ghz, but i want to start with something a little less strenuos for my CPU... It is currently on 333x8, but i was thinking of making a dive straight for 400x8, which will equal the QX9770, but i was wondering if i might need to raise any voltages for that on my Asus P5N-D... DOes anyone have any suggestions as to what might constitute a "safe" and "stable" overclock? __________________ Click Image to Enlarge

04-05-2008, 04:52 PM	#2 (permalink)
commandercup Monster Techie Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,392	Re: intel Q9450 overclocking a safe overclock is one that remains under say 70 degrees under load a stable overclock is one that can remain 12 hours+ without crashing under load __________________ I'm so cool that someone on tech forums should donate an OLD PC to me... I can pay shipping... (THANKS, YOU GUYS ARE AWESOME)

04-05-2008, 05:09 PM	#3 (permalink)
Merkwürdigeliebe Benevolent Cake Despot Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Montreal, CANADA Posts: 1,665	Re: intel Q9450 overclocking Get the quad-core version of Prime95 or try Orthos for stress testing, 6-8 hours is usually enough for me, make sure your room is nice and cool, monitor your temps with Coretemp __________________ \|Intel Q6600 \| 2GB Crucial Ballistix Tracers \| XFX 8800GTS 512 \| Gigabyte P35-DS3L \| Antec 900 \| Antec Neo 500 HE \|

04-05-2008, 08:01 PM	#4 (permalink)
thirdshiftdj up, up, down, down Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Lowell,Ma Posts: 3,031	Re: intel Q9450 overclocking If anything you might have to touch the NB vcore, but I doubt it just for 400 fsb __________________ *Nothing left but watercooling, what should I do?*

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