what is possible??

sunderz

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as my other thread on the grafics side of upgrading my system for CAD rendering and gameing. i have been recomended to upgrade my E6850 dual do a quad such as the Q9550 and overclcock it to 3.6+ GHz is possible with air cooling but couldnt i get the Q9650 and clock that?? any help to a beginner to overclocking would be great.

the speck of my machine is:

Core 2 Duo E6850 @ 3.00Ghz
4 GB of ram (looking at 8 gig and 64bit xp)
gigabyte x38 mobo
ATI Radeon 2600 Pro

now the new spec to upgrade to is as folows also:

q9550 ( or similar) Oc'd
8 gig ram : (Corsair 4GB DDR2 XMS2 Dominator PC2-8500C5 TwinX (2x2GB) Supplied with Airflow Fan (TWIN2X4096-8500C5DF))
xp 64
4870 ( to look to crossfire if needed later on)

what are you thoughts

regards

chris
 
The idea in overclocking is generally to buy a cheap processor motherboard and memory and make them run faster than a more exspensive combination :)

I have not seen many threads regarding overclocking the Q9650 wheres as there are plenty with the Q9450 and Q9550 I myself have a Q9450 which is currently at 3.4GHz.

One thing you will need to consider is that 8GB of memory may make it more difficult to overclock, as using 4 memory modules requires more power than 2 obviously.
 
yeah just noticed the price of the 2 Cpu's and thats understandable going cheaper and clocking more..
i am looking at upgrading the power suply if thats what you talking about in ways of 4 moduel useing more power or as in what the mobo can handle?? like said bit of a noob here i have read the stickeys and am just about gettgin my hear around it all befor i start.

regards

chris
 
yea well wasnt planning on gettgin a new CPU origionall as only bought the whole system this time last year ish. but if the dual i have has some good posibilities then i will probs stick with clocking the one i have and see where i get.

so

any one have any info/help on clocking my E6850

regards
chris
 
Having a decent PSU is essential really wether your ocing or not. The initial extra cost of a decent PSU can be reclaimed in a few months if the system is running 24x7. And you have the added peace of mind with a good PSU.

By the 4 modules I mean that generally motherboards cannot be pushed as hard with 4 modules as they can with 2. I don't believe there's a lot you can do to avoid this. As far as I'm aware it's due to the the power distribution of the motherboard, naturally a good PSU could help up to a point.

As for whether to go for dual or quad core, it comes down to what CAD software you are using. If it is multi threaded then the quad may be able to offer a significant improvement depending on wether it's optimized for dual, quad or more core processors. If it's not multithreaded at all then it will only use a single core no matter what, so you might as well use a dual core and get the highest clock you can out of it.
 
ok fella thanks for that i think im gonna stick with the dual and clock that to what i can get will throw 8 gig of ram in to start with and see where i get

and more veiws??

thanks for the comments

regards

chris
 
right so attempted to look into clocking my E6850,

downloaded CPU-Z and some other programs and found this....

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not sure if you can see it but the core speed is no were near the 3Ghz it's meant to be at.. and also on the bois boot sceen thing the processor it says i only at 2.3... HELP!! :confused:


regards

chris
 
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Intel speedstep reduces the multiplier when idle.

You can disable in the BIOS by - C1E & EIST.
 
got it sorted bac kto standard summot in the bios not set to Auto or summot dunno what it was just saw it tried it.. but thanks any way will start trying to clock it when i got my head around doing it.. any ideas where to start?

regards

chris
 
i have the E6850 as well and it runs @ 3.6 ghz 24/7 with air and idles between 26-28c and 50c under load!! was running @ 4ghz with temps hitting 60c under load but cpu voltage was 1.544! just a bit to high for my comfort zone!
 
yeah been reading them and trying to get my head around what to do and what is what..running 4ghz but with a 1.544 voltage why is that too hight for comfort?? to much for what it can handle??

regards

chris
 
You want to be careful just how much voltage you put through a processor as it does shorten the lifespan.

Also pushing a processors clock speed up makes it hotter, pushing more voltage through a processor makes it even hotter. So obviously good cooling is the place to start. I believe the Thermalright TRUE is the favourite air CPU cooler at the moment, what do you have, or are, planning to use?

I think 1.5 would be the top limit for what most people would run on a daily basis with your processor. This will shorten the processors lifespan but not before it becomes obsolete anyway. Processors are designed to last far to long as newer, faster more efficient models replace them within a year if not less. It really depends on how often you upgrade your PC :)
 
i dont upgrade that ofter and this speed will only be used for my final year modeling project as why im upgrading again.. i have a thermal take 120 pro or summot but had trouble fitting it last time i tried.. but at the mo i installed speed fan allong with other software recomended for overclocking and my core temps are under 30 at the mo at idle. was going to get the scyth ninja or summot allong those lines.

thanks for the help and comments fella

regards

chris
 
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