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[Brink]

Hi Gunther,

I think about OC'n the Q9450 CPU, but it runs so fast and smooth now I do not want to jinx it. LOL


I hear you on the RAM though. I have 4GB (2x2) of Patriot DDR2 PC2-8500 (1066MHz) RAM. You can see the Memory (DRAM Frequency 533.3x2 for Dual Channel = 1066) and SPD (Slot 1 & 3) tabs on them from CPU-Z below, but it shows as 1066MHz in the BIOS OC tweaking area. It throws me for a loop too, but I tend to believe the BIOS readings.

What do you guys think?

Shawn

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

Thank you to everyone that made and helped with donations to make this possible,

Yay, 5.9 all the way across now.

Shawn

I am very happy for you Shawn!


Later :D :D :D Ted

 

[CooSer]

Brand new PC INEX: 5.3

HP m8430f
Intel 2 Quad CPU
Q6600 @ 2.40 GHz 2.40 GHz
4 Gb RAM
64 bit operating sys

 

[Shadowhacker]

man i feel ashamed >.< my score is 3.1 at low and around 3.9 on the highest ones and 3.1 is graphics..which really sucks cause i love to game... o well thats what you get for buying an $800 laptop from future shop

 

[SCSIraidGURU]

I was mad I got a 5.9 with a pair of quad core 2.66 GHz 1333 MHz FSB Xeons. I should get an 11.8.

 

[Shadowhacker]

I was mad I got a 5.9 with a pair of quad core 2.66 GHz 1333 MHz FSB Xeons. I should get an 11.8.

the highest you can get is 5.9 right now :P
BTW i got my score now

 

[xguntherc]

ya when vista first came out you could only get a 5.0, but with all the new goodies and what not they upped it. don't worry this summer by august it's supposed to be updated again to 6.5 I believe if I read right... so that might be a lil better.. although i wont get that high on everything.. but I might. not sure.. all 5.9's now.

 

[CooSer]

man i feel ashamed >.< my score is 3.1 at low and around 3.9 on the highest ones and 3.1 is graphics..which really sucks cause i love to game... o well thats what you get for buying an $800 laptop from future shop

My wife's laptop is a 3.1 too. But, a laptop is a laptop.... conveniant.

 

[xguntherc]

Yea they are.. I seem to have a harder time keeping laptops fully working the way they are when new.. over a long period like a Desktop can. maybe I'm crazy, but they seem to struggle a lil more.. and I love having my 22inch and Bose steroe to it.. but a laptop would be nice. thats for sure

 

[johngalt]

Heh - a simply little OC and I jump 2 pts... (or was it three?)

I wonder if I can achieve a 5.9 on the memory through OCing?

 

[xguntherc]

thats what I did... to be honest.. I had to up my ram to 1066 to get a score of 5.9 and at 800 it was a 5.7.. so I got 5.9 and now I have not let it update now it's back to 800.. so score will stay at 5.9.. but "technically" I'm only gettin a 5.7 hehe. lame I kno.

Meh oh well

 

[johngalt]

I need to do a lot more reading, but unless I am mistaken, if my RAM is only at 400 MHz right now theoretically it can go twice that (because it is rated 1000 MHz, or PC8000) and that means I can get some pretty interesting results. And that means I should be able to hit 5.9 easily.

Of course, if I am *not* right then it is already running at 1000 MHz (PC8000) and I might be able to push it a bit more but not a lot....

 

[xguntherc]

no your ram is running in Dual Channel.. so when CPU-Z says it's running 400.. it's running 400 on dual.. so your running at 800MHz

so you could probably set it to 500 in the BIOS.. so ur running at 1000.. but I think 800 might get you the right score.. DON'T change it to 1000.. hahah it would freak out and start crying..

that all make sense!!!

 

[johngalt]

dual channel - completely forgot about that - well it is rated as PC8000 (1000 MHz) so since it is running 500 MHz in dual channel it is really running that rated 1000MHz. So, that explains why, even when linked / synced my ratio shows 3:2 instead of 1:1 since I overclocked the FSB to 1333.

Thanks for reminding me of DC - I had *completely* forgotten about it....

Besides, I wasn't going to jump to 1000 MHz lol - I would've kept taking it up a little at a time....although it is a PITA to do so, it is a lot better ITLR than frying my brand new equipment - I'd hate to have to RMA something after only owning it for like 45 days....

 

[DaBoogadie]

5.9 and personally responsible for global warming.

 

[johngalt]

I swear I am going to get these ReaperX modules up to a 5.9, I swear!!!!

 

[xguntherc]

you should be able to.. just lower the timings to 4-4-4-12 and then test again.. lol

and ur personally responsible for global Warming there huh... really.

haha well nice work @$$

 

[johngalt]

Finally got it. My system is unstable trying to clock to 1600 FSB even with 1.55V to the CPU, and that was already in the red zone, so I decided to be creative - and change the CPU:RAM ration from linked to 3:2. My CPU is stable at 1500 FSB, netting me a 3.375 GHz speed, and that takes me RAM to an even 1000 MHz - exactly what the RAM is rated at.

lo and behold, my WEI is where I want it to be.

I wanted to adjust the timings down, but reading on the eVGA site ([p]wnzr's posts specifically) and it was recommended to keep the tCAS @ 5 for OCs - although, technically this is not an OC, since the default timings from OCZ are 5-5-5-18 I'll it keep those values and feel good about the RAM.

 

[johngalt]

And, for more stability, I followed this guide: 8000 Platinum, 8000 Reaper X, or 8500 Reaper tRFC 54 SPD flashing instructions - OCZ Forum - now my system seems to be pretty stable. gonna burn in and then benchmark it.

 

[grimreaper]

How does graphics and gaming graphics end up @ 4.0, and 4.5 on 9800 GTX OCX??

So much for a perfect 5.9, ehh? lol

By the way, 9800 GTX is SLi'd and 2X500GB hard drives are RAID 0, and damn fast