MoeDaKilla
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Processor | Intel Q9450 @ 3.53 GHz |
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Motherboard | Asus P5E (modded to Rampage Formula) |
Cooling | Zerotherm Nirvana NV120 |
Memory | Corsair XMS2 DHX (2x2 GB) @ 445 MHZ 5-5-5-12 |
Video Card(s) | NVIDIA Geforce 9800 GTX @ 800-2000-1200 |
Storage | Samsung Spinpoint F1 750 GB |
Display(s) | Samsung 245BW |
Case | Antec 900 |
Power Supply | Silverstone Strider ST75F |
Benchmark Scores | 3dMark06: 16812 |
I'm currently using the ASUS P5E 0702 BIOS, but have flashed my mobo to the Rampage BIOS from before but switched back because I was getting too many BSOD's and driver conflicts. With that BIOS I reached 445x8, but it wasn't prime stable, but I got a couple of runs of 3dMark06 and PCMark 05 out of it though. With the 0603 P5E BIOS, I reached 440x8. The thing that i recognized, was that the Rampage BIOS has less Vdroop than the plain vanilla P5E BIOS. Anyway, that seems off-topic now, cuz i wanna stick to my current BIOS without getting those BSOD's again and corrupting my Window's installation again.
For 24/7 use, I have my CPU running at 400x8. But yesterday I was bored and decided to start testing my mobo/cpu threshold again. This time I wanted to find a stable setting, and did not want to do suicide runs of benchmarks lol. I set my FSB to 425x8. My BIOS settings are as follows:
VCORE Voltage: 1.39375
CPU PLL Voltage: 2.02 (I still have no idea what the hell this is)
FSB Termination Voltage: 1.50 (Can't go more than this with stock BIOS)
DRAM Voltage: 2.20
North Bridge Voltage: 1.71 (Can't go more than 1.75 with stock BIOS)
South Bridge Voltage: 1.175
Loadline Calibration: Enabled
CPU GTL Reference: 0.63x (Can't use .67x with stock BIOS)
North Bridge GTL Reference: 0.67x
SB 1.5V Voltage: 1.75 V
And all the options like spread spectrum and C1E and Speedstep are disabled. This yielded me stable settings, but I think I probably went overboard with the voltages. Here's a screenshot of my testing yesterday. Anyone care to chime in? My specs are listed in my profile. Any input will be aprreciated.
For 24/7 use, I have my CPU running at 400x8. But yesterday I was bored and decided to start testing my mobo/cpu threshold again. This time I wanted to find a stable setting, and did not want to do suicide runs of benchmarks lol. I set my FSB to 425x8. My BIOS settings are as follows:
VCORE Voltage: 1.39375
CPU PLL Voltage: 2.02 (I still have no idea what the hell this is)
FSB Termination Voltage: 1.50 (Can't go more than this with stock BIOS)
DRAM Voltage: 2.20
North Bridge Voltage: 1.71 (Can't go more than 1.75 with stock BIOS)
South Bridge Voltage: 1.175
Loadline Calibration: Enabled
CPU GTL Reference: 0.63x (Can't use .67x with stock BIOS)
North Bridge GTL Reference: 0.67x
SB 1.5V Voltage: 1.75 V
And all the options like spread spectrum and C1E and Speedstep are disabled. This yielded me stable settings, but I think I probably went overboard with the voltages. Here's a screenshot of my testing yesterday. Anyone care to chime in? My specs are listed in my profile. Any input will be aprreciated.