Q9450 already available here?

btw coolice, if i not mistaken i've seen one comparison between q9450 and q6600.. the q9450 has better cpu score in 3dmark06 but both still in 5xxx region. difference around 100+ only..

neway i'm also waiting for icemocha to share some screenies

icemocha, care to share some screenies..

or maybe u can just try to run 3dmark06 at q9450 stock speed with ur ram also at default (1066 @ 5-5-5-15)

This post has been edited by irenic: Apr 5 2008, 05:01 PM

act i've rough idea how far can it go.. just i want to see more direct comparison between q9450 and q6600..

coz i already own a q6700.. so wanna know how big the performance i'll gain if i ever move to this new 45nm quad

This post has been edited by irenic: Apr 6 2008, 02:14 PM

which one u burn in? the one that u already sold or the one u hope is coming tomorrow

q9450 only has 8 multiplier.. thats why it's pretty hard to see people using it oc to 4ghz.. mainly bcoz of fsb limitation for quad proc on current board..

yeah.. this has been discussed in other forums.. most people believe that 45nm proc shouldnt get more than 1.45vcore, unless it is put under sub zero temperature..
while 65nm proc also has degraded issue but the max vcore is around 1.6vcore..

however some said that it's PLL that kills the proc slowly, not vcore..

anyway there is no concrete prove yet for this CPU degration..

yeah so far i've seen people going around 483fsb with the q9450.. but that's it.. not yet see 500fsb or 4ghz result.

btw just a suggestion here, u might realize that x6800 is not that hot anymore, coz cheaper e6850 or other GO chip has better oc potential than it.. so either u keep it for ur 2nd pc or u might have to forget the proc costed u more than 3k

This post has been edited by irenic: Apr 7 2008, 12:05 AM

58c also consider too hot meh?

This post has been edited by irenic: Apr 9 2008, 01:19 AM

there's no problem touching the VTT. Even Intel tells user the safe range of the vtt voltage which is up till 1.45v

btw 1 thing i notice from my xeon is nb voltage is somehow very important. the last 2 nights i have been experimenting with this and finally manage to boot into my vista @ 491fsb x 8 (3928MHz) with exactly same settings with what i manage to reach at 3.81ghz but with higher NB voltage (1.52v).. But it BSOD after i logged in.. later will try with my XP because somehow I realize that XP is lighter and allow unstable system to have more room .. well hopefully i can printscreen the cpuz... at least!!
I also left the 1.52v nb voltage and tried decreasing the cpu vcore to 1.3v (bios) and to my surprise super PI + 3dmark stable @ 3.81GHz.. (last time i set to 1.4vcore and 1.42nbv)

but the damn asus board is soooo unstable during idle. i guess it is related to the EPU thing..

This post has been edited by irenic: Jun 13 2008, 05:13 PM

huhu so is that a common for asus boards?

neway how's ur board?

from what i read, the p5q3 deluxe looks very2 promising


hmm actually even 12 hours prime wont guarantee 100% your pc will be fully stable for other usage..

btw if u want to make sure what's the problem, easiest way is by formatting ur os

This post has been edited by irenic: Jun 13 2008, 09:02 PM