OCing a Q9650 in a P45 board

JonSimonzi · 01-31-09, 01:41 PM

I've always run dual's as for gaming I was a fan of clocks > cores. But with the recent price drop on quads, looking at the Q9650, I figure why not have both? I'm currently running an Asus P5Q-E. Will that be a good pairing for ocing that Q9650? Or are quads better on a X48 board? The boards been great on my E8500, just want to make sure it'll be just as great of a pairing with a Q9650. Thanks.

Mekks · 01-31-09, 02:14 PM

p45 is the best board you can have to clock a 45nm quad. i have the same board and im sure you will love the q9650. google mBIOS for the p5q-e.. 3rd party modded bios that just own the stock asus ones.

TTimmy · 02-01-09, 01:48 AM

My P5Q vanilla is rocking this Q9550 @ 4GHz@1.3625vCore in BIOS and its stable so far, I'd say go for it.

Brolloks · 02-01-09, 09:05 AM

45nm quads and P45 boards are a good combination...X38/X48 can be used as well with much success but I'd recommend you get a good P45, Asus P5Q, Gigabyte EP-UD3P etc

JonSimonzi · 02-01-09, 10:13 AM

Yeah, I already have a P5Q-E with my E8500 in it with good results, just wanted to make sure before dropping $330 on a new CPU my board would be a good companion for it, and that I wouldn't have to get a new board.

Mr.Guvernment · 02-01-09, 12:51 PM

the 45 boards seem to have a higher FSB wasnt it ? the x48 had a wall and most x38 just cant handle quads very well.

01-31-09, 01:41 PM	Thread Starter #1
JonSimonzi Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Providence, RI	OCing a Q9650 in a P45 board I've always run dual's as for gaming I was a fan of clocks > cores. But with the recent price drop on quads, looking at the Q9650, I figure why not have both? I'm currently running an Asus P5Q-E. Will that be a good pairing for ocing that Q9650? Or are quads better on a X48 board? The boards been great on my E8500, just want to make sure it'll be just as great of a pairing with a Q9650. Thanks. __________________ Asus Maximus IV Extreme-Z - i7 2700K - Corsair H80 Diamond 7970 - 3x Dell U2412M 16GB G.Skill Sniper - 256GB Crucial M4 - 3TB Hitachi 7K3000 Corsair AX850 - Corsair 600T Heatware
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01-31-09, 02:14 PM	#2
Mekks Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: New York	p45 is the best board you can have to clock a 45nm quad. i have the same board and im sure you will love the q9650. google mBIOS for the p5q-e.. 3rd party modded bios that just own the stock asus ones. __________________ CPU-----------------------Intel 2600k@4.6 MOTHERBOARD---------Asus p8z68-v Pro/Gen 3 MEMORY-----------------G.Skill (2 x 4GB) DDR3 2133Mhz COOLING----------------Corsair H100 CASE---------------------Corsair 650D VIDEO--------------------Sapphire 7950 OC (1100/1575) MONITOR----------------BenQ FP241VW STORAGE----------------120GB Intel 520 (OS), 2x 64GB Super Talent Ultra Drive ME Raid 0 (Games), 1x WD Black 1TB (Storage) POWER------------------Corsair-850HX Heatware :beer:
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02-01-09, 01:48 AM	#3
TTimmy Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Davao City Philippines	My P5Q vanilla is rocking this Q9550 @ 4GHz@1.3625vCore in BIOS and its stable so far, I'd say go for it. __________________ [Intel C2Q Q9550@471x8.5][TRUE 120][ASUS P5Q][G.Skill PI 2x2gig DDRll-1100][Sapphire HD5850][Samsung 401lJ][WDC 640AALS][WDC 640AACS[WDC 10EAVS][AOC Angelo 23.6 FullHD][Gigabyte ODIN 800PRO][Logitech G15][Razer Orochi][Razer eXactMat]
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Brolloks Benching Senior on Siesta Premium Member #8 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Land of Long Horns	45nm quads and P45 boards are a good combination...X38/X48 can be used as well with much success but I'd recommend you get a good P45, Asus P5Q, Gigabyte EP-UD3P etc __________________ Should I get a Quad- or Dual-Core? - How about joining us in the Benching Lounge for some secrets - Want to bench sub-zero...take a look. Heatware 280-0-0 HWBOT Profile Last edited by Brolloks; 02-01-09 at 02:32 PM.
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JonSimonzi Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Providence, RI	Yeah, I already have a P5Q-E with my E8500 in it with good results, just wanted to make sure before dropping $330 on a new CPU my board would be a good companion for it, and that I wouldn't have to get a new board. __________________ Asus Maximus IV Extreme-Z - i7 2700K - Corsair H80 Diamond 7970 - 3x Dell U2412M 16GB G.Skill Sniper - 256GB Crucial M4 - 3TB Hitachi 7K3000 Corsair AX850 - Corsair 600T Heatware
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