Q9450 Overclocking Results

MoeDaKilla · Jul 8, 2008, 06:42 PM

I have had a Q9450 for about two months and I'm curious to see how others have fared. My cpu is not stable past 445 FSB even after flashing my ASUS P5E to Rampage BIOS. System specs are in profile. Post your results. I might be doing something wrong but I doubt it has something to do with voltages.

trt740 · Aug 13, 2008, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by MoeDaKilla

I have had a Q9450 for about two months and I'm curious to see how others have fared. My cpu is not stable past 445 FSB even after flashing my ASUS P5E to Rampage BIOS. System specs are in profile. Post your results. I might be doing something wrong but I doubt it has something to do with voltages.

will be posting here soon cpu currently priming Q9450 3.8ghz at 1.368v and from what I'm seeing it's more about motherboard than anything else. My N/b is set to 1.65 for testing I have noticed you have to up your north bridge a bunch to get stable. According to my motherboard I'm still in the safe range for it in voltage aswell.

boogah · Aug 13, 2008, 07:33 PM

I can do 3.8 @ 1.400 stable on my P5E deluxe X48 any higher than that it get's too unstable. It booted at 3.85 but wouldn't pass prime.

Here's 3dmark06 run at 3.72 465x8

trt740 · Aug 13, 2008, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by boogah

I can do 3.8 @ 1.400 stable on my P5E deluxe X48 any higher than that it get's too unstable. It booted at 3.85 but wouldn't pass prime.

Here's 3dmark06 run at 3.72 465x8

here is 3.8 after about 30 minutes and I haven't tried to lower the voltage yet I'm gonna jumpt to 3.85ghz now.

dark2099 · Aug 13, 2008, 08:28 PM

Man, that chip was actually pretty nice, glad it is working well for you trt740.

trt740 · Aug 14, 2008, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by dark2099

Man, that chip was actually pretty nice, glad it is working well for you trt740.

not too bad at all

TheScavenger · Sep 13, 2008, 04:21 AM

I have also found that the Q9450s don't need a high Vcore but they need NB voltage.

I am working on getting my Q9450 to be 100% stable at 3.8GHz. So far it can survive Prime95 for three hours with the Vcore at 1.360 under load.

Jul 8, 2008, 06:42 PM	#1
MoeDaKilla Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 72 (0.04/day) Thanks: 2 Thanked 14 Times in 14 Posts System Specs	Q9450 Overclocking Results I have had a Q9450 for about two months and I'm curious to see how others have fared. My cpu is not stable past 445 FSB even after flashing my ASUS P5E to Rampage BIOS. System specs are in profile. Post your results. I might be doing something wrong but I doubt it has something to do with voltages. __________________

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boogah Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Houston Posts: 865 (0.48/day) Thanks: 22 Thanked 146 Times in 140 Posts System Specs	I can do 3.8 @ 1.400 stable on my P5E deluxe X48 any higher than that it get's too unstable. It booted at 3.85 but wouldn't pass prime. Here's 3dmark06 run at 3.72 465x8 Last edited by boogah; Aug 13, 2008 at 07:39 PM.

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TheScavenger Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 324 (0.18/day) Thanks: 4 Thanked 37 Times in 31 Posts System Specs	I have also found that the Q9450s don't need a high Vcore but they need NB voltage. I am working on getting my Q9450 to be 100% stable at 3.8GHz. So far it can survive Prime95 for three hours with the Vcore at 1.360 under load. __________________ \|MoBo\| Gigabyte GA-H55N-USB3 ITX \|CPU\| Intel Core i3 550 4.2GHz 1.32V \|GPU\| Diamond HD 5870 1GB 1600sp \|RAM\| 2x2GB A-Data 2000MHz DDR3 \|PSU\| Silverstone ST50F-P 500W Mod \|HSF\| Coolit R120- Idle: 21 Load: 50 \|BMs\| '06: ??,???- Vantage: P??,???

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