Board choice for a QX6700
- Thread starter Elric
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Hi
My chip comes tomorrow and i am finding it hard not to buy an evga just now,
My plan is to get the Asus Striker board, It is out evrywhere else except the UK which is the norm, There are a few reviews around the web for it if you have a look,
My chip comes tomorrow and i am finding it hard not to buy an evga just now,
My plan is to get the Asus Striker board, It is out evrywhere else except the UK which is the norm, There are a few reviews around the web for it if you have a look,
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Does anyone know if the Bad Axe will support quad core. I know the Bad Axe 2 does. But no mention on Intels site. Early reviews of Bad Axe's seem to suggest Quad Core is supported from revision 304 on. But I have seen at least 2 sites which said you need the Bad Axe 2 for Quad Core, and no sign of anyone getting it into stock even though Intel say it's in the channel.
Hmmm....right now I use an X6800 with Bad Axe 1 and don't really overclock it much - just 15% on the burn and 1 notch up on the multiplier...so around 3.67ghz and it is Orthos stable. Memory is set to 800mhz but is really running 15% faster at 460mhz at 4,4,4,12, 2.2v. For higher FSB's I am sure I would need the Bad Axe volt mod for the memory as am limited to 2.2v on my ram. I believe for it to run close to DDR500 speeds (assuming I could take the fsb high enough) I would need 2.35v (according to Anands recent article on mid rang Gskill HZ 6400).
Anyway, if I had a Quad Core cpu - would it be multplier unlocked upwards. And what are the chances of hitting 3.5ghz+ on my current motherboard do you think ? If it was multiplier unlocked I could leave my memory at 800, 1.9v and just up the multiplier I guess.
Anyway, if I had a Quad Core cpu - would it be multplier unlocked upwards. And what are the chances of hitting 3.5ghz+ on my current motherboard do you think ? If it was multiplier unlocked I could leave my memory at 800, 1.9v and just up the multiplier I guess.