hello,

this thing is been bothering me since i bought my q9550 proc..

im using gigabyte ep45-ds3
hyperx ddr2-800
gtx260(216)
q9550 proc (E0 stepping)
cm690 casing

im running all on stock speed and i just recently change my cooler to xigmatek red scorpion

the idle temp n load temp are still not in the region where i want it to be before i overclock..

my room temp is about 30C

my rig temp when idle is 45, 39, 38, 39

full load is 63, 58, 57, 59 (using intelburn test)

isit normal? seems kinda high.. i wan increase increase cpu host freq oso dun dare..

i asked this question numerous times n i din get a proper answer..

i need a favor from any q9550 who overclock their pc to like return bak to normal clock speed and multiplier den check ur temp.. isit the same??
room temp is 29 to 30C

This post has been edited by jcyl2: Jul 21 2009, 04:00 PM

http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/651703
http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/183135
http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/773477

btw... i'd say its darn normal... ure just overestimating xigmatek red scorpion.. try not to compare results with a dual core proc... quaddies are generally hotter

This post has been edited by x-1o8-x: Jul 21 2009, 04:07 PM

i think u can change for better fan with better cfm to improve the temp. btw, the temp is normal to me. im using q9400 RO stepping with killer whale cooler.

thanks thanks..

well, can i go on to like overclock to 400mhz cpu clock?? i wan to overclock to 400mhz to match my ram speed so can achieve 1:1 ratio..

yes u can.

thx..

u can and mostly it will do fine using stock vcore.
if u dont increase much vcore, the temp will not increase so much.
and yes there are damn normal for the temp u get

hey.. bad news.. increased cpu clock to 400mhz.. when stress using intelburntest, it freeze up.. den i try increase vcore to 1.27v.. still freeze.. i think i need to increase vdimm oso n others rite?? wat to adjust btw??
very new to this things but very interested.. read several threads bout it.. but i wan to have some of u recommending on wat to do..

wat should i do?? btw.. if cpu overclock d, ram unstable oso will crash rite..

i think my ram have problem.. i cannot put my computer on sleep or hibernate.. as soon as i open it out from sleep n hibernate, it will come out BSOD..

the thing is, when i do intelburn test n all, the test says all stable n etc. like intelburntest, the residue (norm) values equal to each other.. soo tat means my ram ok rite?? im not sure

and on a happy note.. when my room temp is 28C, the proc temperature is 40,36,32,37.. wow.. jus 2 degree difference in room temp can give soo big diff in proc temperature

try to reduce d multiplier so it runs at 400fsb but d CPU speed nearly d same as stock speed .
if it still freeze , means u need to bump a bit on vMCH/vNB ^^,

if i want to run it at 3.2ghz?? shud be no prob rite.. alot ppl running it at tat speed also rite..

if ur stress freezes, highly likely its the ram that's causing problem ... proc if failed will result restart/blue screen... nvr kena freezing due to proc yet

WAAAAAA.. again.. tis kingston hyperx ddr2-800 very unreliable lorr.. ish
i RMA once already, tat time install windows like BSOD a million times..
den run games crash..
RMA.. den ok d.. but then got this stupid hibernation n sleep problem..

soo its likely ram problem u suggest? proc failed wont freeze ah.. ic..

anyway, corsiar dominator 4gb(2x2gb) ddr2-1066 good?? maybe RMA den sell it off(since i wanted a ddr2 1066 since long time ago d)

just one thing, my mobo fsb max till 1600 oni.. soo i cannot get 1:1 ratio for fsb:dimm..

will the difference be big if i change to ddr2 1066 and ddr2 800 since my max fsb stuck at 1600.

btw talking about trading, if i RMA den i can sell it like at sumwhere near new price rite.. cuz its practically new rite? its not like im lying or anything.. i just send bak for RMA..

edited:

to think of it again, i dun think soo can sell at new price.. cuz warranty from receipt wan.. swt.. rugi macam ini.. hahahaha

This post has been edited by jcyl2: Jul 21 2009, 11:57 PM

What are your memory timings & voltage set when it failed ???

auto voltage and timing is 5-5-5-15 (which is stock)

Set the voltage manually according to the ram spec...
Try 2.0v & 5-5-5-15...
Run the test again...

I'm running 3.4Ghz @ 400 * 8.5 also on a Red Scorpion.
1.27vcore and 2.09vDimm DDR2-1066Mhz (6GB Dual Channel).
Idle temps is 34-35c midday, and now at night with no air cond it's at 30.
Linx and Intel Burn Test reach up to 85c on one of the cores, mid day , no air cond.



So I'd say your temps are fine.

try slowly maa .
u bump for 400FSB i think u might need to add some voltage towards d northbridge

will try tat.. the ram sticker says 2.0v but data sheet from kingston say 1.8v..
soo i shud bump up to 2.0v.. now on auto volt is 1.8v.. once change voltage in bios, how to c the voltage change on cpuzz.. i rmb cant c voltage increase of ram in cpuz rite..

well, ur idle are much better than mine.. when i overclock to 3.4ghz @ 400 x 8.5 using all stock vcore, vdimm etc etc, idle temp in 30C room is 51, 47, 47 47.. still normal?? sorry for asking this question gazillion time.. really wanna make sure oni..

anyway, i think since most ppl say its okay.. yea.. den its okay.. haha.. as long dun touch 70C im happy d..

northbridge voltage is labelled as wat in bios?? wats mch etc etc.. alot voltage can change but dunno wat isit lo..

many thanks who replied.. +1 ratings given(oops, cant give now, the tool being refined )

This post has been edited by jcyl2: Jul 22 2009, 08:50 AM

Northbridge voltage labelled as MCH core = 1.10v...
Ram voltage can be seen in the Bios PC health status or download hwmonitor or everest...

This post has been edited by shawnlut: Jul 22 2009, 05:16 PM

bro...is superb normal if your current temperature on AMD proc...then its in danger

lol.. even better news.. after increasing vcore to 1.275v and vdimm to 2.000v, it is highly stable n the temperature is lovely.. haha
45,41,39,39 idle and full load 66,62,60,60

its normal n its cool right.. yay.. now im happy.. i cant overclock further d.. mobo fsb max is 1600mhz.. n btw ram is not faulty.. after increase vdimm, it din freeze.. haha

u can actually go further than the 'max official limit' of ur mobo.thats what overclocking is.

i know some people that running at 2000fsb on a '1600mhz' board.

wow.. overclocking is actually fun.. haha

may i know how do ppl do tat??

try and error!!!
you never know how well yr mobo and proc can go.
just try it

lol.. my proc i confident wit it.. my mobo n ram.. haha.. abit the problem..
anyway, its all done by jus adjusting clock n voltages rite.. multiplier locked d cannot change rite.

edited

btw, my vcore 1.275V.. isit too high for 3.4ghz.. sorry ppl.. its 3.4ghz not 3.2ghz..

wow.. another thing.. if i set vcore to auto.. lol.. my temps are higher.. wth.. its 50,47,46,48 idle.. wth

edited

adjusted to 1.25v.. stable..
hopefully wont cut short my proc life.. voltage same n temp cool.. haha

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Added on July 23, 2009, 3:51 pmwth wth.. adjusted to 1.25v.. next morning when start com.. can load windows d.. kenot boot..
soo.. i shud up bak the voltage to 1.275v?
y alot ppl can use 1.20v n stable n mine cant?? mobo prob?? psu?

This post has been edited by jcyl2: Jul 23 2009, 03:51 PM

Reached a point where im confused..

soo my target overclock is 3.4ghz (400x8.5)
my vcore 1.25v
vdimm 2.00v

it is stable when i just did the settings and restart.. even priming and intelburntest no issues..

the problem now is that once my pc is left untouched for a few hours, den i got problem booting up windows.. it passes the POST test then just before loading windows, the com restarts then the clock all will go back to default to 333x8.5..

are there settings that i missed?? i read also that i should remove some of the auto voltages and set the default voltages manually right??

what other setting to i need to touch to keep it stable??

btw, should i touch the cpu termination voltage, and the pll voltages?? i set them on auto now..

do i need to bump up my mch voltage oso??

thanks for helping ya

How long you stress it?

-pWs-

10 cycles of intelburntest.. 1 test abt 70 seconds.. soo about 10 minutes
well.. shud be quite long enuf d rite

Stress more bro. 10 mins frankly is not enough.

-pWs-

okay.. i think my cpu stable... its just tat when left for a few hours, when going to load windows, it will restart den the bios will change it back to old settings..

Do you update to the latest ver. of your bios?