[LGA775] Board for Overclocking.

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hi, i have never had a quad core before and my current board is dg41rq from intel which does not support oveclocking.

i am looking forward to upgrade my board with a one that can over clock a q9400 cpu till AT LEAST 3.5ghz (easily)

as every one knows that this socket is now dead so i will not like to spend a fortune on this board.

heres a link to a site from where i can buy , bear in mind that only a limited no. of boards are available over here (where i live)

www.galaxy.com.pk/forms/motherboard.htm
http://www.czone.com.pk/html/mb.htm

regards bongas
 
ummmm socket 775 is not totally dead, loads of people still use them for the C2D and C2Q processors, they make for affordable machines and are widely documented online for problem solving and such. i'd remove those links, not sure what they are exactly but they look kinda crap

if you look > http://www.overclockers.co.uk/productlist.php?groupid=701&catid=5&subid=1490
lots of motherboards that will support 775 sockets and overclocking and very reasonably priced
 
775 is far from dead as Intel are still releasing cpu's for it. In fact 1156 will be dead at the end of the year and 775 will still be going.

For clocking a 45nm quad you need a decent P45 chipset based board, preferably from Asus or Gigabyte. Do not buy a X38/48 or Nvidia chipset board as they are very poor at clocking 45nm quads. Something like this would be excellent.
 
The P5Q pro is a great board, but at the price ocuk are selling the P5Q deluxe id certainly opt for it. Had one from release, fantastic board for quads.
 
Some time back a competitor was selling off their stock of P5Q Pros on the Bay for about £45, now that was a steal! They sold them all (unsurprisingly) and I think they were returns but you're right the P5Q is a great platform to OC a 775 cpu even now and even at £86 its good value.
 
how about this one....its the most widely available here (at my place)
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-372-AS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1485

or another way is to go with an amd setup.......... i have dg41rq (intel board)
e7400 (intel C2D)
4GB Kingston ram at 800 mhz (Value Ram)

1)now if i go with a quad core and oc it i will have to buy a board and a quad Q9400.

2) another way is that i go with the amd setup in which case again i will only have to swap my board and a pii x4
any way i go its almost the same price!

i have another suggestion aswell.
currently i have the gts250... what if i replace my cpu and gpu ONLY with a Q9400 and an HD4890, then i wont be able to oc the cpu.(Upgrade will cost same )

is this better or option 1)
 
bongas said:
4GB Kingston ram at 800 mhz (Value Ram)
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Unless your ram can overclock beyond 400MHz (DDR2-800) the max processor speed you could hope for is about 3.2GHz . . . and that's using sync [1:1] memory ratio which is not optimal . . . if you had 533MHz (DDR2-1066) then you would have more "justification" for spending out on a new LGA775 motherboard . . .

Intel® Core™2 Quad Q9400 (8x333) 2660MHz

(8x400) 3200MHz
(8x425) 3400MHz
(8x450) 3600MHz
(8x475) 3800MHz
(8x500) 4000MHz
 
Well yeah if the RAM won't run stably at speeds beyond 400MHz (DDR2-800) then the max FSB you will be able to run is 400MHz (1600MHz System-Bus) . . . I'd suggest you reset your current system back to stock, this will set he FSB back to 333MHz (1333MHz system-bus) and the memory will default to the [6:5] memory multiplier and run at 400MHz (DDR2-800) . . . you can then inch up the FSB a few MHz at a time which will boost the memory speeds beyond 400MHz and see what their capable of . . .

  • 340MHz-FSB [6:5] 408MHz (DDR2-816)
  • 345MHz-FSB [6:5] 414MHz (DDR2-828)
  • 350MHz-FSB [6:5] 420MHz (DDR2-840)
  • 355MHz-FSB [6:5] 426MHz (DDR2-852)
  • 360MHz-FSB [6:5] 432MHz (DDR2-864)
Download and burn a copy of Memtest to a bootable CD-ROM and see how you get on! . . . you may need to boost the memory voltage to get them stable much above 400MHz? . . . if the sticks point blank refuse to run stably above stock speeds then you need to reconsider your options! :cool:
 
+1 to all people for saying socket 775 isn't dead. I just recently built my first PC incorporating 775 mobo with second hand E6600 (overclocked) and it is fantastic.

The mobo is Gigabyte GA EP45 UD3LR. It is also a very good mobo :).

I would have thought that majority of the people still possess socket 775 system as it's a very versatile socket having a large base of dual and quad core cpus :).
 
775 is not dead, in fact, it's still pretty fast... specially when overclocked.

I build a E5200 + Asus P5Q for my girlfriend to play wow and it's been absolutely stable and nice :)

PS. Anyway, don't go for a MSI P45, they are horrible, in my experience.
 
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x48 is EOL it seems anyways

( as it was the first I belive) than P45...

again like everyone else your best of with a P45 based mobo like a P5Q for example
 
Hey guys,

sorry to break up the LGA775 owners reunion! :p but bongas (O.P) is looking for some advice! ;)

He currently owns the following hardware:

  • Intel® Core™2 Duo E7400 (10.5 x 266 = 2793MHz/3MB cache)
  • Intel® dg41rq
  • 4GB Kingston DDR2-800 (value)
bongas said:
never had a quad core
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bongas said:
if i go with a quad core and oc it i will have to buy a board and a quad Q9400
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As much as the LGA775 "guild" say that this socket isn't dead I would be very suprised if any of them advocated that you spend £159.99 on ye old Q9400 and a decent (£40-£90) LGA775 motherboard to get a final overclock of 3.2GHz :D

Either stick it out with your Intel® DualCore at stock 2.8GHz or consider either a AM2+ motherboard (DDR2) with either an AM3 AMD® Athlon™ II X4 (£82.24) or AMD® Phenom™ II X4 (£117.49) along with your exisiting DDR2 *or* consider selling your older CPU/Mobo/Memory and put the cash towards a new AMD®/Intel® DDR3 system!

If wanting a QuadCore on a budget then the Athlon™ II X4 and an AM2+ motherboard will cost you approx £138 smackers . . deduct whatever you get for your E7400 + dg41rq? . . . could work out very cost ££ effective! :cool:
 
i appreciate that @Big wayne.....thanks, but i would like to point it out that over here , in my country...AMD is the least preferred system because its overpriced like hell.

for example a 1090t (amd six core) would cost about 30~40 pounds more than its cost in UK.

1)what i have in mind is that going for a quad core q9400 upgrade + an asus p5ql-pro (p43 chipset) and dark knight cooler. (keep in micd that the q9400 would be used)

Cost of this upgrade = 260 pounds

2)this is another way to go:buying an AM2+ motherboard and a decent pii x6 1050t (remember this six core will be placed on an AM2+ board so we expect performance decrease as opposed to the AM3 socket)
Cost of this upgrade would be = 280 pounds which is a little expensive than a quad option 1.(It is noteworthy that i will not buy the cpu cooler as its cost has already been compensated with the six core)

Please , i want you all to read closely and then answer this (unsolvable) querry......LOL
 
  • Stick with what you have for the moment
  • Buy used Intel® Core™2 Q6600, Sell old DualCore
  • Buy AMD® Athlon™ II X4 & AM2+ Motherboard, Sell old dualCore/Mobo
  • Sell old DualCore/Mobo/DDR2 and consider a complete new AMD®/Intel® DDR3 system
 
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Yeh option 2 would be better, and your excisting memory will be able to be used in an AM2+ mobo, ok you will be stuck with the stock cooler, but u can always upgrade that further down the line if needed.

I am one of those people that loved S775, being an E8400 owner before moving to I7, and i can't say option 1 is the better idea really, even though id love to.
Option 2 just makes far more sense, for only a little extra cost.
 
alright, considering option 2, can any one tell me that is there any performance decrease when one uses pii x6 with an AM2+ board or pii x4 with an AM2+ board??
 
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