Update:
Anyways I decided to get the q9550. Its a C1 stepping with 1.25 VID.
Have it running at 3.6ghz (425 * 8.5) at 1.2375v linpack stable. At this speed it loads up to 72c using realtemp (Or 77C if coretemp reports the Tjunction correctly as 100 instead of realtemp's 95) This temp will be lower by 5C if I removed the sde panel.
Just going by the magnitudes of the wattage reported in Everest (Apparently the mainboard can report this, probably innacurate but thats why I'm only looking at the % diff) this thing should be about 75 % of my older Q6600 power consumption.
I can also get it stable at 3.83 ghz at 1.3 volts. At these settings it heats up the same as my old q6600 at 3.33ghz. Anyways I decided to use the 3.6 ghz setting cause it cut downs the heat, which is one of the reasons I wanted to change the cpu anyways.
So basically went from a q6600 3.33ghz to probably equivalent speed of 3.8ghz while cutting power use by 20 - 25%.
Original Post:
My current specs are in sig. (Had this quad for a year now)
With the price cutts for intel quads I was thinking of maybe moving to a newer cpu.
I've tested my mainboard and my ddr800 (5-5-5-15) mem, and they are good to 450 fsb lipack and memtest stable. (haven't tested it higher) This makes a q9550 quite nice with a possible speed of ~3.8 ghz. At this fsb the chipset voltage is at stock (1.2v i think) with a 333mhz fsb strap.
Is it correct to assume the q9550 would behave similarly at this fsb if the old q6600 works?
Biggest reason I'm considering the change is to get rid of the heat and the power it consumes. This thing loads up to 86C during linpack with a TRUE in push pull config going straight to the back case fan. Its mounted correctly with custom bolt through kit, which is a LOT tighter than the mounting which came with it originally. Also I guess I want to play with something new
Should I expect any significant reduction in heat production from q9550?
Things I do with the comp is encode videos (family videos, moves from old tapes I own ect) and play games. Current ones are GTA4 and Fallout 3.
Anyways I decided to get the q9550. Its a C1 stepping with 1.25 VID.
Have it running at 3.6ghz (425 * 8.5) at 1.2375v linpack stable. At this speed it loads up to 72c using realtemp (Or 77C if coretemp reports the Tjunction correctly as 100 instead of realtemp's 95) This temp will be lower by 5C if I removed the sde panel.
Just going by the magnitudes of the wattage reported in Everest (Apparently the mainboard can report this, probably innacurate but thats why I'm only looking at the % diff) this thing should be about 75 % of my older Q6600 power consumption.
I can also get it stable at 3.83 ghz at 1.3 volts. At these settings it heats up the same as my old q6600 at 3.33ghz. Anyways I decided to use the 3.6 ghz setting cause it cut downs the heat, which is one of the reasons I wanted to change the cpu anyways.
So basically went from a q6600 3.33ghz to probably equivalent speed of 3.8ghz while cutting power use by 20 - 25%.
Original Post:
My current specs are in sig. (Had this quad for a year now)
With the price cutts for intel quads I was thinking of maybe moving to a newer cpu.
I've tested my mainboard and my ddr800 (5-5-5-15) mem, and they are good to 450 fsb lipack and memtest stable. (haven't tested it higher) This makes a q9550 quite nice with a possible speed of ~3.8 ghz. At this fsb the chipset voltage is at stock (1.2v i think) with a 333mhz fsb strap.
Is it correct to assume the q9550 would behave similarly at this fsb if the old q6600 works?
Biggest reason I'm considering the change is to get rid of the heat and the power it consumes. This thing loads up to 86C during linpack with a TRUE in push pull config going straight to the back case fan. Its mounted correctly with custom bolt through kit, which is a LOT tighter than the mounting which came with it originally. Also I guess I want to play with something new
Should I expect any significant reduction in heat production from q9550?
Things I do with the comp is encode videos (family videos, moves from old tapes I own ect) and play games. Current ones are GTA4 and Fallout 3.
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