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***The Official Wolfdale 8200/8400/8500 Overclocking Thread ***

I've just install my E8500. As most I'm also getting some strange temp readings core temp idle is about 51-52, loaded i get about 63. Speedfan doesn't even give me a reading, everest say the cpu temp is 25 at idle and loaded at 40, but the cores are 52 idle and 63 loaded.

And my cpu fan is running at 100% constantly.

Number on the back of cpu was Q745A809

Would this class as a faulty cpu as its not running as it should do? i really don't want a cpu that needs the fan running 100% constantly.
 
Nope, Intel wouldn't class that as faulty. It's within their temperature tolerances.

See if you've got a BIOS update available for your board, that might help.
 
Q747A batch is so-so, imo. Mine does small FFT Orthos at 500x8 with 1.37v, a bit high. Mind, they've VID of 1.1125 which is a bit hight than many, so maybe they just need more volts (he said hopefully). Temps around 62C under load, funnily enough about the same at 400x9 and 1.27v.

Anyone else got a new or different batch? Haven't seen Q749 or Q751 yet.
 
I seriously think that there is something up with the reading, because i've just checked the hsf base whilst cpu was under load and it wasn't hot at all, just a tiny bit warm, it is definitely cooler than my E2200 was. At this point coretemp was reading 80, everest below 60 for the cpu, core 1 and 2 both at 80. This was at 425x9.5 (4037.5Ghz) with 1.38v. So i reckon that everest cpu temp read is about right.

Only problem is that the tuniq's fan is running at 100% contantly, hopefully this is fixable with a bios update for my motherboard soon, as i'm already running the lastest bios.
 
Ive got my E8400 running very nice at 4GHz atm.

Havent had chance to get Orthos up and running, but I will at some point:

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At idle, I get about 25, and at load about 40-50. Not too bad I think :)
 
helmutcheese said:
Someone over there claimed a E8200 @ 4GHZ with 1.2v.

I found they need no voltage increase to get 1st step of the way to about 3.6GHZ-3.8GHZ MAX, then you need a Tad more for 4GHZ and if you want than 4GHZ+ you really need to start heading towards 1.45v+.

I know every CPU is different though and mileage varies.
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Was the E8500 really worth it then? In your view?

Since you only managed 4Ghz out of it.
 
Hi all.
I fairly new to this overclocking.
My set up is: Asus Maximus Formula X38
Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 LGA775 'Wolfdale'
OCZ 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Reaper HPC Enhanced Bandwidth Edition Dual Channel DDR2 (8 GIG)
2 X HIS ATI Radeon HD 3870 XT ICEQ3 TURBO 512MB GDDR4 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI in crossfire.
2 X Western Digital Raptor X 150GB 10000RPM SATA 16MB Cache
can someone post starter settings for overclocking plse?
Thanks.
Speirs.
 
Kirth Gersen said:
For those of you moving from c3Ghz on your previous rigs to 4Ghz or more with these chips, are you seeing any noticeable performance improvements such as in games?
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I think so yes, like CSS which is a more CPU dependent game, feels a little smoother, but then it was already at 100fps ! lol

but its fun having your own server with 40 bots and not lagging!
 
Kirth Gersen said:
For those of you moving from c3Ghz on your previous rigs to 4Ghz or more with these chips, are you seeing any noticeable performance improvements such as in games?
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Certainly quite a bit quicker than my E4300 @3.4Ghz was, but that could be due to the extra cache as well as the extra grunt.

It's irrelevant now anyway. I sold mine last night for £20 more than i paid for it. :D:D Simply had enough of the damn thing. Going to wait a couple of weeks or so now and hope that a decent batch or two is released. Going to get a 8400 instead of a 8500 too!! They seem to be the better out of the two.
 
Is that a bang for buck decision? pastymuncher.

I'm in 2 minds about E or Q, Processors, basically down to Money 'V' utilisation.

I never do anything but gaming and 'T' internet. so can't make my mind up.

Was going to go E8500, now i'm scratching my head a little. I have W/C my 64fx never goes above 38c with 1.45v. Do you thing i'd be chucking my money away buying
a E8500, was willing to buy the best Memory to match. about back end of march.
 
It's not just about the frequency gain, It is a faster processor overall. It has extra L2 cache which always helps, supports the new SSE 4.1 instruction set, The new architecture is just faster, clock for clock compared with conroe you could say the wolfdale performs as if it were clocked 300 - 400Mhz faster. So clocking a wolfdale to 4Ghz would be like clocking a conroe to 4.4Ghz.
 
magpie1966 said:
Is that a bang for buck decision? pastymuncher.

I'm in 2 minds about E or Q, Processors, basically down to Money 'V' utilisation.

I never do anything but gaming and 'T' internet. so can't make my mind up.

Was going to go E8500, now i'm scratching my head a little. I have W/C my 64fx never goes above 38c with 1.45v. Do you thing i'd be chucking my money away buying
a E8500, was willing to buy the best Memory to match. about back end of march.
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It's nothing to do with bang for buck. A lot of us are having problems with the Wolfdales due to them running hot (even under water), instability and high voltages needed for a decent clock. Everything that makes a mockery of going to a 45nm process actually. From what i have seen looking at several forums the E8400 has been getting the better results out of the two. The only thing is that you need a motherboard that will go just that little bit further due to the lower multiplier, 9x compared to the 9.5x on the E8500. Saying that, if your mobo can do 500 on the fsb you are still looking at 4.5ghz which is excellent. At the moment though i simply would'nt recommend buying one.
 
pastymuncher said:
It's nothing to do with bang for buck. A lot of us are having problems with the Wolfdales due to them running hot (even under water), instability and high voltages needed for a decent clock. Everything that makes a mockery of going to a 45nm process actually. From what i have seen looking at several forums the E8400 has been getting the better results out of the two. The only thing is that you need a motherboard that will go just that little bit further due to the lower multiplier, 9x compared to the 9.5x on the E8500. Saying that, if your mobo can do 500 on the fsb you are still looking at 4.5ghz which is excellent. At the moment though i simply would'nt recommend buying one.
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Which is why I have decided to wait it out for the inevitable revision. I wonder how long that will be.
 
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