Q9550: Experiences please!

InnocentCriminal · May 3, 2009

Well, I couldn't hold out and I've treated myself to a Q9550 (C1) stepping. I found a freaking great price for one on eBay - albeit, it does have to come from the Czech Republic (which I'm a little worried about) - however, the geezers feedback was 100% so I shouldn't have too much to worry about.

Anyroad, my point is, if you've owned a Q9550 or even any C1 rev based Yorkfield CPU I'd be happy to hear your experiences.

SonDa5 · May 3, 2009

Good experience with Q9550 E0.

GPUZ

http://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/aapmn/

CPUZ

http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=559451

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Cold Storm · May 3, 2009

M8, your going to have fun with that chip! I loved mine! Even if it wasn't a EO! C1 is still good!

http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=526533

Could get more out of the chip if it wasn't due to the 780i fsb hole... grrr that thing!!

stanhemi · May 3, 2009

got it 2 days ago not really take the time to o/c on air xigmatek s1283

InnocentCriminal · May 3, 2009

I can't freaking wait, I really hope it gets here before or around my Birthday.

My GF is going to buy me a Noctua NH-U12P hoping it'll suffice.

MilkyWay · May 3, 2009

lol i saw that exact ebay sale on ebay.co.uk
i wont spoil it but the seller looks okay

_jM · May 3, 2009

Good to see you movin up in the world my friend

I currently own a Q9550 C1 and so far I have got this puppy to 4.5ghz on air. I could prolly hit 5 with h20 or ln2.. either way, once you get it in just pm me sometime if you need any help

_jM · May 3, 2009

oh, and that cooler your getting will do just fine

InnocentCriminal · May 3, 2009

MilkyWay said:
lol i saw that exact ebay sale on ebay.co.uk
i wont spoil it but the seller looks okay

What d'you mean won't spoil it, d'you know something I don't? The seller had 100% positive feedback, plus I'm insured so it should be ok.

_jM said:
Good to see you movin up in the world my friend I currently own a Q9550 C1 and so far I have got this puppy to 4.5ghz on air. I could prolly hit 5 with h20 or ln2.. either way, once you get it in just pm me sometime if you need any help

Freaking sweeeeet! :rockout:

I would give a thanks but the button seems to have gone.

_jM said:
oh, and that cooler your getting will do just fine

Wicked!

Exeodus · May 3, 2009

You will love it, just make sure to have a good board to overclock with it.

InnocentCriminal · May 3, 2009

Well, I hope my P5E3 will suffice - I'm pretty pleased with it so far tbh - can't say I've had any issues with it at all (touch wood).

SonDa5 · May 3, 2009

_jM said:
Good to see you movin up in the world my friend I currently own a Q9550 C1 and so far I have got this puppy to 4.5ghz on air. I could prolly hit 5 with h20 or ln2.. either way, once you get it in just pm me sometime if you need any help

You must share your secrets with us.

Start up a Q9550 club.
:rockout:

Binge · May 4, 2009

InnocentCriminal · May 4, 2009

Interesting to see, but E0 aren't C1 - still, nice looking OCs.

Mr.Amateur · May 5, 2009

Just got mine a few weeks ago, and I regret nothing from switching from a 4.0ghz dual core. The Q9550 is an awesome upgrade from your e5300, you should get it to 3.8ghz minimum

, but with that cooler I am cheering you on to break 4!

InnocentCriminal · May 5, 2009

^^

I hope it arrives soon!

icon1 · May 6, 2009

i run my Q9550 E0 stepping @ 3.8ghz on air very stable & easy to tweak, no problems at all.. still going to push this baby when i finish setting up my loop.. hope it arrives soon

Mussels · May 6, 2009

Mr.Amateur said:
Just got mine a few weeks ago, and I regret nothing from switching from a 4.0ghz dual core. The Q9550 is an awesome upgrade from your e5300, you should get it to 3.8ghz minimum , but with that cooler I am cheering you on to break 4!

lol, i just went from a 3.5/3.6Ghz quad to a 4.2Ghz dual, and i too regret nothing.

Aint it odd, how people can disagree over just about anything.

InnocentCriminal · May 6, 2009

Rather frivolous input there Mussels.

Mussels · May 6, 2009

InnocentCriminal said:
Rather frivolous input there Mussels.

no... just disagreeing

InnocentCriminal · May 6, 2009

About what?

Mussels · May 6, 2009

InnocentCriminal said:
About what?

he went from a 4Ghz dual, to a quad and said it was great etc.

I went from a quad to a 4GHz dual, and think its great!

I am somewhat amused that we took opposite actions, yet both think it was worth it.

InnocentCriminal · May 6, 2009

Oh right I see - pretty frivolous then.

On topic, my CPU is either still in Prague, or is somewhere in the UK.

AllHopeIsGone1 · May 6, 2009

Min'es at 4GHz on water. There's my experience from me to you

InnocentCriminal · May 6, 2009

AllHopeIsGone1 said:
Min'es at 4GHz on water. There's my experience from me to you

^^

If only you had your System Specifications all filled out nicely so I could see what motherboard you are using.

System Name	BeeR 6
Processor	Intel Core i7 3770K*
Motherboard	ASUS Maximus V Gene (1155/Z77)
Cooling	Corsair H100i
Memory	16GB Samsung Green 1600MHz DDR3**
Video Card(s)	4GB MSI Gaming X RX480
Storage	256GB Samsung 840 Pro SSD
Display(s)	27" Samsung C27F591FDU
Case	Fractal Design Arc Mini
Power Supply	Corsair HX750W
Software	64bit Microsoft Windows 10 Pro
Benchmark Scores	@ 4.6GHz *@ 2133MHz

System Name	Black Killing Machine
Processor	Delidded NO IHS mount Intel i7-4770k
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z87X-OC
Cooling	Swiftech DIR655 pump, Watercool HEATKILLER® GPU-X³ 79X0 Ni-Bl gpu, DT SNIPER CPU block, UT60 420 RAD
Memory	Gskill Trident 2400mhz CL9 Samsung IC9
Video Card(s)	SAPPHIRE HD7950 OC 950mhz Edition, VaporX HD7950
Storage	2xM4 Crucial 64GB RAID 0, 1 OCZ AGILILITY 3 60GB, WDCB 500GB x2RAID0, WD Green, Hitachi 1TB
Display(s)	Samsung SyncMaster 226BW and 24" 120hz BenQ gamer
Case	SilverStone Raven rv-02
Audio Device(s)	Audio Technica ATH-AD900 headphones, Topping D2 DAC/Headphone AMP
Power Supply	Seasonic Platinum 860
Software	Windows 7 Pro 64bit
Benchmark Scores	http://hwbot.org/user/sonda5/ Delidding is magic. http://valid.canardpc.com/2878462

System Name	Haro
Processor	AMD 1700x
Motherboard	AsRork x370 Taichi
Cooling	EK Custom Loop - CPU only
Memory	32gb G-Skill Trident Z
Video Card(s)	EVGA 1080 Superclock 2
Storage	Too Many
Display(s)	Viewsonic VX2450WM-LED 24" & LG 32 IPS
Case	Cooler Master Cosmos II
Power Supply	Cooler Master V1000
Mouse	SteelSeries Rival 500
Software	Win10 Pro
Benchmark Scores	i5 750 4.62ghz pi runs // Evga FTW p55

System Name	CRUNSHING MINI FARM
Processor	Q9550 C1(lapped)@4105mhz 1,38vcore/Q6600 G0 @3010mhz 1,24vcore
Motherboard	P5Q-E 8.5 x 483 fsb/P5QPL-AM 9x334fsb
Cooling	watercooled storm,mcw60,2x240mm,micro res rev2,laing ddc3.2/Xig s1283(lapped)
Memory	CORSAIR DOMINATOR 2X2G 1066MHZ@965-mhz 5-4-5-15/kingston kvr800mhz 2x1g
Video Card(s)	SAPPHIRRE 4870 1G @850/1020/ati x1950 pro
Storage	RAID0 2X RAPTOR 74gb/wd 250g
Display(s)	22'' LCD 1680x1050/lg 17" 1280x1024
Case	Antec 900 white inside/crappy white case
Audio Device(s)	onboard/onboard
Power Supply	ocz 700 watt mod xstream pro/enermax noiseblocker 485 watt
Software	Windows 7 x64/vista 32
Benchmark Scores	3dmark06 18950

System Name	BeeR 6
Processor	Intel Core i7 3770K*
Motherboard	ASUS Maximus V Gene (1155/Z77)
Cooling	Corsair H100i
Memory	16GB Samsung Green 1600MHz DDR3**
Video Card(s)	4GB MSI Gaming X RX480
Storage	256GB Samsung 840 Pro SSD
Display(s)	27" Samsung C27F591FDU
Case	Fractal Design Arc Mini
Power Supply	Corsair HX750W
Software	64bit Microsoft Windows 10 Pro
Benchmark Scores	@ 4.6GHz *@ 2133MHz

System Name	The money pit v.2 (v.1 is the wife!)
Processor	Core2Quad-Q9550@3.9ghz/1860mhzFSB @1.344v
Motherboard	ASUS Maximus II Formula = best damn P45 OCer out there!
Cooling	CoolerMster V8-- Custom WC system on the way! =]
Memory	8GB DOMINATORS @1100mhz 5-5-5-18
Video Card(s)	EVGA GTX 280
Storage	150GB WesternDigital Velociraptor OS Drive/1 WD 500AAKS for Storage
Display(s)	SAMSUNG 2243SWX 22" LCD
Case	Cooler Master Cosmos S w/custom lighting and cable management
Audio Device(s)	X-Fi Titanium (Fatality edition) - paired with RAZER Barracuda's
Power Supply	CORSAIR HX1000W modular PSU
Software	Windows 7 RC 7100--eats vista for breakfast lunch and dinner!
Benchmark Scores	Coming to a theater near you!

System Name	The W.O.P.R.
Processor	Core i7 920 D0 @ 4.0GHz 1.24 vcore
Motherboard	ASUS P6T
Cooling	Xigmatek S1283 with push\pull fan configuration.
Memory	6GB Mushkin DDR3 1600MHz 7-8-7-20
Video Card(s)	2 - ASUS EAH5850 CrossfireX
Storage	1TB WD Black
Display(s)	I-INC 28" 1920x1200 HDMI
Case	Ultra M998
Audio Device(s)	Realtek HD
Power Supply	Corsair TX750W
Software	Windows 7 Enterprise 64-bit

System Name	Molly
Processor	i5 3570K
Motherboard	Z77 ASRock
Cooling	CooliT Eco
Memory	2x4GB Mushkin Redline Ridgebacks
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte GTX 680
Case	Coolermaster CM690 II Advanced
Power Supply	Corsair HX-1000

System Name	Pretty Colors
Processor	Q9650 @ 4140 mhz
Motherboard	Gigabyte ep45-ud3p rev. 1.1 f9 bios
Cooling	Thermalright Ultra 120 eXtreme Black Edition
Memory	2x2gb OCZ Reapers pc2-1066
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Vapor X 5870 Rev. 2
Storage	Seagate 1500GB 7200 rpm
Display(s)	LG HDTV monitor 23" 1920x1080
Case	Coolermaster HAF 932
Audio Device(s)	Steelseries Siberia USB soundcard
Power Supply	OCZ ModXStream 700w
Software	W7 Ultimate x64
Benchmark Scores	I overclocked, that's achievement enough :D beat crysis.

System Name	(redoing my loop) Dark Cloud
Processor	Intel Core i7 920 2.6ghz D0
Motherboard	Asus X58 Rampage 2 Extreme (pending)
Cooling	[WC] Swiftech GTZ, 2x Ek Res 150, 2x Swftech MCP-655, Thermochill PA 140.3, HWLabs GTX 480
Memory	OCZ Gold 6gb ddr3 1600
Video Card(s)	2x EVGA Geforce GTX 275 SC Edtition 1792mb SLI
Storage	WD Raptor-X 150gb, WD 1tb Caviar Black
Display(s)	LG 22" LCD W2252TQ Glossy
Case	LIAN-LI PC-V2010B Full Tower Aluminum ATX
Audio Device(s)	Creative Soundblaster Xi-fi Titanium Pci-E
Power Supply	Corsair HX 1000W
Software	Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-bit
Benchmark Scores	gonna do this soon..

System Name	Rainbow Sparkles (Power efficient, <350W gaming load)
Processor	Ryzen R7 5800x3D (Undervolted, 4.45GHz all core)
Motherboard	Asus x570-F (BIOS Modded)
Cooling	Alphacool Apex UV - Alphacool Eisblock XPX Aurora + EK Quantum ARGB 3090 w/ active backplate
Memory	2x32GB DDR4 3600 Corsair Vengeance RGB @3866 C18-22-22-22-42 TRFC704 (1.4V Hynix MJR - SoC 1.15V)
Video Card(s)	Galax RTX 3090 SG 24GB: Underclocked to 1700Mhz 0.750v (375W down to 250W))
Storage	2TB WD SN850 NVME + 1TB Sasmsung 970 Pro NVME + 1TB Intel 6000P NVME USB 3.2
Display(s)	Phillips 32 32M1N5800A (4k144), LG 32" (4K60) \| Gigabyte G32QC (2k165) \| Phillips 328m6fjrmb (2K144)
Case	Fractal Design R6
Audio Device(s)	Logitech G560 \| Corsair Void pro RGB \|Blue Yeti mic
Power Supply	Fractal Ion+ 2 860W (Platinum) (This thing is God-tier. Silent and TINY)
Mouse	Logitech G Pro wireless + Steelseries Prisma XL
Keyboard	Razer Huntsman TE ( Sexy white keycaps)
VR HMD	Oculus Rift S + Quest 2
Software	Windows 11 pro x64 (Yes, it's genuinely a good OS) OpenRGB - ditch the branded bloatware!
Benchmark Scores	Nyooom.

Processor	Q9550 @ 4.02GHz
Motherboard	ASUS Rampage Formula X48
Cooling	Custom water on CPU
Memory	4GB OCZ Platinum 1066
Video Card(s)	2 ASUS 4890 in CrossfireX
Storage	1 Maxtor 500GB 7200rpm, 2 OCZ Vertex 120GB SSD's
Display(s)	Samsung 22" T220
Case	SilverStone TJ07
Audio Device(s)	X-Fi Xtreme Gamer Fatal1ty Pro
Power Supply	Thermaltake Toughpower 1200w modular

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