Q9450 4GHz possible?

Trunks9486 · 17 Jul 2008 at 14:07

Is it possible? and if yes with which motherboard? I have heard that P45 motherboards can break the 500FSB limit with quads...

Cob · 17 Jul 2008 at 14:54

I've got 4ghz Prime95 stable in my P5Q Deluxe, but it needs too much FSB Term/VTT voltage for daily use. Dropped back to 3.9ghz and have been Folding 24/7 for the past month or so.

Smirnoff · 17 Jul 2008 at 17:14

99.9% of Q9450 will not get near 4ghz, Only quad thats got a good chance is QX9650 or a cherry picked Q6600.

TechMeh · 17 Jul 2008 at 20:11

ive got my Q9450 to 3.8Ghz Stable But nocked it down to 3.6Ghz due to cooling matters (Freezer 7 Pro)

Locky · 17 Jul 2008 at 21:28

most 45nm quads hit a wall at 485 fsb, or less, you would be better off with a xeon 3350 for 24/7 3.8ghz as they need way less volts than a 9450 for the same clock.

Plasmoid · 18 Jul 2008 at 09:50

I pushed my Q9450 to 4.1ghz on my P5Q with some very unhealthy volts. Didnt prime95 it overnight because I don't want those speeds and didnt want to kill it (would have to return to US)

I'll be seeing how far i can take mine at low volts this weekend and from what i've seen stability wise so far 3.6 - 3.8 should be its comfort zone. Gets toasty beyond that anyways.