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    Q9650 and P5q Dluxe

    thanks guys will do, what voltage should i be aiming at to begin with?
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    Q9650 and P5q Dluxe

    Hi there I am getting a Q9650 to replace my E8400 on a P5q Deluxe, but I am wondering what to do about the default voltage, what should I put it on? I don't want to leave it on Auto in case it over volts, so if someone could give me a good voltage to start on I would appreciate it. I plan on...
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    q9550 to replace e8400

    Many thanks for the replies, I think I will get a Q9550 and see how far it goes,, will let you know!
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    q9550 to replace e8400

    to be honest i can't remember, but i do remember that it was below 60, i think it was like 55ish, but no matter what i did it won't go 4ghz but now it's not even stable t 3.82 so i am at 3.7ghz, this is using an arctic freezer 7 pro. but I am thinking it is because i have a c0 revision of the...
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    q9550 to replace e8400

    Hi all let me explain, I currently have a C0 version of E8400, I used to run it overclocked at 3.82 but it has been unstable recenlty so I have had to drop it down to 3.7 stable (1.38), this processor will NOT go any further even with a huge voltage shoved into it. So what I am thinking is...
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    Quick Q9550 question or 3!!

    thanks for the reply's, I am planning to overclock it to around 3.8 if possible... what sort of voltage will I be looking at for that? Thanks
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    Quick Q9550 question or 3!!

    Hi guys, I currently have a E8400 on a P5Q Deluxe, and I am thinking of getting a Q9550 instead, but I have 3 questions: 1. When i swap out CPU's will i have to do a fresh installation on vista or get away with using my existing one? 2. What voltage should I use on the Quad? as the auto...
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    Interference on Powecolor 4870 X2

    I am using a Dell 20.1 2007WFP Ultrasharp monitor, but I am looking to get a 24" monitor if i can just find one without input lag!!
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    Interference on Powecolor 4870 X2

    I still think it is driver related, hang in there and see what they come up with. Also going back to an inferior card isn't easy, i tried rolling back to a GTX280 and it just seemed so slow in comparision!
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    Interference on Powecolor 4870 X2

    Yeah sure here is the thread http://futuremark.yougamers.co...showthread.php?t=88859 But i would hold on a bit as i think this is a driver issue that the will fix, and i went back to a GTX280 and was really surprised how much grunt the HD4870X2 had compared to it, it's a fantastic card...
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    Interference on Powecolor 4870 X2

    The card isn't faulty I have been through 2 cards (Sapphire and Powercolor) and they have both done the same thing. I don't get it on desktop though but it is there in COD4 especially when looking at a dark wall or something, it goes when I switch Vsync on, also on the main menu in crysis I get...
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    Q6600 Upgrade??

    I currently have the following system, E4400 @ 3.2 (320x10) on air Ga965p-DS3 mobo 2 gig DDR2 800mhz Ram 8800GTX 320 Seagate Sata2 HD I was thinking of dropping a Q6600 in the board, and should be able to clock it up to 3.2 hopefully, but would i see much of a difference? was thinking...
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    GA-965P-DS3 and Samsung SATA DVD RW low write speed

    Lokan: thanks for your help, i have updated the firmware of the DVD burner to the latest version, I agree about the different disks being detected at diffferent speeds by the burner, so I will try it out with some other brands of dvds. As for the SATA setup, I have found that having both...
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    GA-965P-DS3 and Samsung SATA DVD RW low write speed

    well it didn't seem to make any difference.... apart from i had to re-activate vista again through the phone ... which sata ports are best to use on this board?
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    GA-965P-DS3 and Samsung SATA DVD RW low write speed

    Have updated the drivers and no change. it's strange cause the maximum CD writing is 48x but the maximum anything with dvd is 2.4x I am going to try moving both drives over to the orange (intel) ports now.
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    GA-965P-DS3 and Samsung SATA DVD RW low write speed

    I have moved both drives over to the purple one Jmicron one, In the Bios I have the following: SATA Port 0-3 Native Mode: Enabled Onboard SATA/IDE Device: Enabled Onboard SATA/IDE Ctrl Mode: AHCI are these configured correctly?
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    GA-965P-DS3 and Samsung SATA DVD RW low write speed

    Lokan: No I don't have any issues with the device manager Vailr: the Hard Disk is connected to the Purple Port (sata01) and the DVD Burner is connected to the orange port (sata03) (should i have them both on the same colour? I will install the above drivers you gave me thanks guys for your...
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    GA-965P-DS3 and Samsung SATA DVD RW low write speed

    thanks for the reply, the media I am using are DVD-R 8x, but even when there aren't any discs in it the write is still only 2.4, Do i have to install sata drivers for the dvd burner? I am unsure what to do when setting up the bios for sata drives only.
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    GA-965P-DS3 and Samsung SATA DVD RW low write speed

    Hi everyone, Please can someone offer some advice, I have the GA-965P-DS3 and a dual boot system with windows XP Pro and Windows Vista, I also have a Samsung 18x Sata DVD RW, but for some reason the drive only has a maximum write speed of 2.4x, but on the vista side it's up to 18x, I cannot...
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    E4400 o/c on GA-965G-DS3 help please

    UPDATE: I have now swapped the mobo's over, have gone straight up to 3.1ghz on stock vcore and temp under load is : 52degs according to Coretemp, that is with the Arctic Cooling Freezer Pro 7, I am running orthos now seems fine, FINALLY I AM HAPPY!!! :o) Plus i bought a EVGA 8800gts 640 OC to...
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    E4400 o/c on GA-965G-DS3 help please

    UPDATE: After much reading up (which i thought i had done in the first place) it seems that the 965G board ISN'T a very good overclocker, so i have decided to RMA it and buy the 965P-DS3 instead!! will let you know how that goes.
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    E4400 o/c on GA-965G-DS3 help please

    Hi UF Matt, Thanks for your advice, i think you are probably right it seems quite speedy anyway at 2.7 probably the extra 300Mhz won't make that much difference, i have realised that the 965G chipsets aren't as good at overclocking as the 965P chipset (from what people say). I do have an...
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    E4400 o/c on GA-965G-DS3 help please

    but surely it should go up to 300FSB? it's all i need really, I have just realised i don't have the latest bios, i am currently on F7 Bios and there is an F8 Bios which apparently has fixed a problem with overclockability, i will flash the new one and try it first. Thanks for the advice myocardia!
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    E4400 o/c on GA-965G-DS3 help please

    how come? i got that mb after advice i got from these forums, also i don't really think that your last comment was very constructive
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    E4400 o/c on GA-965G-DS3 help please

    Another Update: I have ordered a new PSU : OCZ 700w PSU, plus an artic cooling freezer 7 pro should be coming on wednesday can anyone please tell me if I am doing this right? I really was hoping i could clock this chip up to 3Ghz since that would only be 300FSB and my ram will be running...
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    E4400 o/c on GA-965G-DS3 help please

    UPDATE: at idle I am getting temps of 40 degs, at load on Orthos 65 degs. I guess this a little hot? this is with coretemp, as TAT is giving me +20 on those figures for some reason, can't be right
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    E4400 o/c on GA-965G-DS3 help please

    i will test the under load temp now, but when I increase the FSB past 270 it does not post, it just goes in a cycle of turning on then off and then eventually loads the default settings into the bios
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    E4400 o/c on GA-965G-DS3 help please

    Hi everyone, I have just bought a E4400 and a Gigabyte-965G-DS3 and 2 gig Kingston PC5300 (667) ram, I have managed to overclock to 2.7 following the advice i have found in here, but can't seem to go past that, my settings are: CPU host freq: 270 (270 x 10) I have the memory set...
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    e4300 which mobo and memory should i get?

    Many thanks for your advice, it's a really great and helpful community here!!
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    e4300 which mobo and memory should i get?

    many thanks for the help, I was looking at this board : ASRock ConRoe945G-DVI - Has anybody used this board for overclocking at all?
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    e4300 which mobo and memory should i get?

    Hi everyone, I am building a system using a e4300, I was looking to use the system for gaming but I can't spend a fortune, any help on which mobo and ram would be great. many thanks in advance
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    E6600 @ 3 Ghz am I doing this right?

    thanks very much all for your advice!!
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    E6600 @ 3 Ghz am I doing this right?

    thanks very much for the advice, it's nice to have good and helpful feedback, as I am new to these forums and overclocking. I left prime orthos running for 3 hours without any errors, i will do a memtest, but i think i will just leave it at this level for the time being, it seems pretty...
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    E6600 @ 3 Ghz am I doing this right?

    will that slow the system down significantly? how do i get them down?
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    E6600 @ 3 Ghz am I doing this right?

    lol, i will do i just want to make sure that i have done everything right. I am not sure what to do with the ram timings, I wonder how much i can push it without the ram giving way, I am going to leave prime running for another hour or so then push some more. I was going to buy some PC6400...
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    E6600 @ 3 Ghz am I doing this right?

    Hi everyone, this is my first post, i am a noob at overclocking but have been reading all the posts on the forums as to what to do and learnt a lot!! system is as follows: Asus P5W DH Deluxe E6600 Conroe @ 3.0ghz 2048 PC4200 Corsair Value Select Sonata II 450W truepower 7600GTX...