Unofficial Wolfdale E8400/E8500 OC Reports

[meionm]

So far I got that e8400 to 4050. Though speed step doesn't work, cpu reports under load 10c difference between cores. I have to wait for gigabyte's bios, maybe then situation will become clear.

CPU: E8400
ES/Retail: Retail
Batch #: Q745A
Ship/Packaging Date: 12/27/07
Voltage(s) (Stock/OC'ed): Unknown/ 1.375
Frequency(ies) (OC'ed): 4050
Motherboard:Gigabyte P35 Ds3R Rev 1.0
BIOS: F11
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*Extra* Memory(ies) (Timing(s)): 4-4-4-12
*Extra* Memory(ies) (Voltage(s)): 2.1v
*Extra* Third Party Cooling Solution: Watercooling
*Extra* Paste(s)/Compound(s)/Other(s): MXII

 

[deathman20]

So far I got that e8400 to 4050. Though speed step doesn't work, cpu reports under load 10c difference between cores. I have to wait for gigabyte's bios, maybe then situation will become clear.

CPU: E8400
ES/Retail: Retail
Batch #: Q745A
Ship/Packaging Date: 12/27/07
Voltage(s) (Stock/OC'ed): Unknown/ 1.375
Frequency(ies) (OC'ed): 4050
Motherboard:Gigabyte P35 Ds3R Rev 1.0
BIOS: F11
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*Extra* Memory(ies) (Timing(s)): 4-4-4-12
*Extra* Memory(ies) (Voltage(s)): 2.1v
*Extra* Third Party Cooling Solution: Watercooling
*Extra* Paste(s)/Compound(s)/Other(s): MXII

Nice seems to be relatively the same voltage as what mine took at least when I got it stable. Gotta try lower on mine though. Whats your VID on the CPU?

 

[Hipcrostino]

UPDATED

CPU: E8400
ES/Retail: Retail
Batch #: Q784A090
Ship/Packaging Date: 12/19/07
Voltage(s) (Stock/OC'ed): 1.10/1.400
Frequency(ies) (OC'ed): 4000 Mhz (so far)
Motherboard: Asus P5K-E
BIOS: 0906
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*Extra* Memory(ies) (Timing(s)):
*Extra* Memory(ies) (Voltage(s)):
*Extra* Third Party Cooling Solution: Water (see sig)
*Extra* Paste(s)/Compound(s)/Other(s):
*Extra* VID: 1.1125v
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Additional Comment(s): I CAN'T MEASURE TEMPS AT ALL! Both DTS sensors are frozen. mobo reports 34 no matter what. POOR QA INTEL! How is your beloved fan control meant to work now! (not that i use it)

 

[meionm]

Nice seems to be relatively the same voltage as what mine took at least when I got it stable. Gotta try lower on mine though. Whats your VID on the CPU?

It's 1.1125v

 

[drshivas]

CPU: E8400
ES/Retail: Retail
Batch #: Q745A372
Ship/Packaging Date: 12/20/07
Voltage(s) (Stock/OC'ed): ?/1.4125 in BIOS, droops to ~1.325ish in CPU-Z
Frequency(ies) (OC'ed): 4 Ghz (8x500)
Motherboard: Asus P5B-E 965
BIOS: 1704
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*Extra* Memory(ies) (Timing(s)): DDR2 800 @1000, 5-5-5-15, 1:1 FSB:MEM
*Extra* Memory(ies) (Voltage(s)): 2.1 (board max)
*Extra* Third Party Cooling Solution: Arctic Freezer Pro 7
*Extra* Paste(s)/Compound(s)/Other(s): AS5
*Extra* VID: 1.1125v
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Additional Comment(s): My temp sensors work. Anything above 8x500 or 9x450 flakes out for me. Machine is folding stable 24/7 w/ temps in mid 50s. Good enough for me. Happy that my P5B-E is still in the game.

 

[Tsiriel]

UPDATE: ran orthos blend stable for 9.5 hours with no errors

CPU: E8400
ES/Retail: Retail
Batch #: Q748A115
Ship/Packaging Date: 01/04/08
Voltage(s) (Stock/OC'ed): 1.115/1.225
Frequency(ies) (OC'ed): 3.6
Motherboard: GA-P31-DSL
BIOS: F9b
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*Extra* Memory(ies) (Timing(s)): 5-5-5-15
*Extra* Memory(ies) (Voltage(s)):
*Extra* Third Party Cooling Solution: Tuniq Tower 120
*Extra* Paste(s)/Compound(s)/Other(s): Tuniq thermal paste
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Additional Comment(s):

 

[jimmsch]

I may as well jump in here.

I just ordered my E8400 from TankGuys. I purchased two mobos to try it in. A Giga X38 DQ6 and an IP35 Pro. I also grabbed 2x 1gb Dominator PC2 8500s, and 2x 1gb OCZ SLI ready PC2 8500 to try in the setup. I will test it caseless, with stock cooler, out in my un-heated garage, in the middle of NY winter.

I will run 2x 80gb Seagate HDD's in RAID-0 (40gb partition for O.S and apps, the rest for storage). It will all be powered, at first, by an Ultra XVS series 750 watt PSU. I will also use a cheapo X600 PCI-E card at first. I am really just curious what the chip, mobo and RAM will do. Not real concerned about graphics atm.

Once I make the decision which mobo and which RAM works best for me, then I will install it all in my main rig with the 620HX, AIW X1900, X-FI etc. etc.

Results in the coming weeks.

 

[OnDborder]

CPU: E8400
ES/Retail:
Batch #:
Ship/Packaging Date:
Voltage(s) (Stock/OC'ed):
Frequency(ies) (OC'ed):
Motherboard: MSI P35 Neo2-FR
BIOS:
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*Extra* Memory(ies) (Timing(s)):
*Extra* Memory(ies) (Voltage(s)):
*Extra* Third Party Cooling Solution:
*Extra* Paste(s)/Compound(s)/Other(s):
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Additional Comment(s): Should be here around wednesday next week. My first Intel desktop CPU since my parents' Gateway with a 75Mhz Pentium!

It would be nice to include temps..
I see some of these cpu's getting pretty warm.

 

[Hazaro]

CPU: E8400
ES/Retail: Retail
Batch #: Q745A372
Ship/Packaging Date: 12/20/07
Voltage(s) (Stock/OC'ed): ?/1.4125 in BIOS, droops to ~1.325ish in CPU-Z
Frequency(ies) (OC'ed): 4 Ghz (8x500)
Motherboard: Asus P5B-E 965
BIOS: 1704
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*Extra* Memory(ies) (Timing(s)): DDR2 800 @1000, 5-5-5-15, 1:1 FSB:MEM
*Extra* Memory(ies) (Voltage(s)): 2.1 (board max)
*Extra* Third Party Cooling Solution: Arctic Freezer Pro 7
*Extra* Paste(s)/Compound(s)/Other(s): AS5
*Extra* VID: 1.1125v
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Additional Comment(s): My temp sensors work. Anything above 8x500 or 9x450 flakes out for me. Machine is folding stable 24/7 w/ temps in mid 50s. Good enough for me. Happy that my P5B-E is still in the game.

Thank you very much for the P965 results.

 

[Monty_Python]

...updated

CPU: E8400
ES/Retail: Retail
Batch #: Q745A731
Ship/Packaging Date: 01/09/08
Voltage(s) (Stock/OC'ed):1.12 ocd to 1.18
Frequency(ies) (OC'ed): 9x 381 for 3.43 Ghz
Motherboard: Maximus Formula
BIOS: 0907

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*Extra* Memory(ies) (Timing(s)): 4GB OCZ
*Extra* Memory(ies) (Voltage(s)): 2.1v
*Extra* Third Party Cooling Solution: Ultra 120-E, SFF21F in Antec 900
*Extra* Paste(s)/Compound(s)/Other(s): AS5

 

[S_Wilson]

CPU: E8400
ES/Retail: Retail
Batch #: Q746A381
Ship/Packaging Date: 1/4/2008
Voltage(s) (Stock/OC'ed): 1.12V / 1.350V (Read by CPU-Z)
Frequency(ies) (OC'ed): 4050 9X450
Motherboard: Abit IP35 Pro
BIOS: 16 Beta 4
VID: 1.0375V
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*Extra* Memory(ies) (Timing(s)): 5-4-3-12 1:1 (Gskill 4Gb Kit)
*Extra* Memory(ies) (Voltage(s)): 2.0V
*Extra* Third Party Cooling Solution: TR Ultra 120
*Extra* Paste(s)/Compound(s)/Other(s): AS5 for now until testing complete then ICD7
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Additional Comment(s):
I've had this chip since Wednesday, should have been Monday but that is another story. This setup has been a real pain and I spent a good 10 hours troubleshooting various hardware trying to find stability at even stock settings. I was chasing phantoms and gremlins all over until last night when I discovered that the root of all the problems was the craptastic Abit uGuru.

Once I quit using the Abit software it has been pretty smooth sailing. Because of the problems I have been taking it pretty slow, really testing stability at every step but I can see where this will be an easy 4Ghz+ 24/7 setup. Another thing, the DTS on core 1 does not go below 41C and otherwise reads 6-8C lower than core 0.

EDIT: My settings are dual Prime95 stable for 10 hours now.

 

[tsqrd]

CPU: E8400
ES/Retail: Retail
Batch #: Q746A381
Ship/Packaging Date: 01/04/08
Voltage(s) (Stock/OC'ed): 1.328
Frequency(ies) (OC'ed): 4005 Mhz
Motherboard: GA-P35-DS4 (rev 2.1)
BIOS: F11
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*Extra* Memory(ies) (Timing(s)): 4-4-4-12
*Extra* Memory(ies) (Voltage(s)): 2.2
*Extra* Third Party Cooling Solution: Zalman 9700
*Extra* Paste(s)/Compound(s)/Other(s): AS5
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Additional Comment(s):

This is my first build in over 5 years. I'm extremely satisfied with the results.

SuperPI 1 M = 11.718
3dMark06 = 15,138

 

[drshivas]

CPU: E8400
ES/Retail: Retail
Batch #: Q746A381
Ship/Packaging Date: 1/4/2008
Voltage(s) (Stock/OC'ed): 1.12V / 1.350V (Read by CPU-Z)
Frequency(ies) (OC'ed): 4050 9X450
Motherboard: Abit IP35 Pro
BIOS: 16 Beta 4
VID: 1.0375V

Wow, that's the LOWEST vid I've seen yet!

 

[ghost_recon88]

Wow, that's the LOWEST vid I've seen yet!

He's got a twin to my chip, same VID, batch date, pack date, and everything!

 

[S_Wilson]

He's got a twin to my chip, same VID, batch date, pack date, and everything!

I ordered mine from the same place as you at about the same time. I had Fedex issues or would have had it sooner.

 

[S_Wilson]

Wow, that's the LOWEST vid I've seen yet!

I think someone over at XS has a vid of .975V or something similar. It is less than 1V though.

 

[Oc1Kenube]

CPU: E8400
ES/Retail: Retail
Batch #: Q744A698
Ship/Packaging Date:1/09/08
Voltage(s) (Stock/OC'ed):1.225v / 1.450v
Frequency(ies) (OC'ed):4050mhz
Motherboard: MSI P35 Platinum
BIOS: 1.7
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*Extra* Hours stress tested and what programme: 13 hours + Orthos blend test stable
*Extra* Memory(ies) (Timing(s)): 5-5-5-15
*Extra* Memory(ies) (Voltage(s)):2.2v
*Extra* Third Party Cooling Solution:TRUE 120 x 2 SFLEX 1600RPM fans
*Extra* Paste(s)/Compound(s)/Other(s): AS5
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Additional Comment(s):

 

[Oc1Kenube]

Please delete, double post

 

[deathman20]

I think someone over at XS has a vid of .975V or something similar. It is less than 1V though.

I got 0.975V, its listed on the front page actually.

http://www.ocforums.com/showpost.php?p=5449475&postcount=21

 

[nightelph]

I'm picking up one of these once I get my tax return.. If I can wait that long. Also want another 2gb ram, a lapped TRUE, and my FREAKIN' mobo back from ASUS.