Wolfdale e8200, e8400 and e8500 available for Pre-Order!

[willhub]

I notice some Q6600's are only getting to 3.4Ghz on 1.47V like my E6600 so I think its too risky to buy a NEW Q6600 only buy ones that have been overclocked to high speeds, tested and proof given, looks like a lot of lemon Q6600's around.

 

[gurusan]

if you're looking to do 3.6ghz on 1.35v or something then you're going to be looking for awhile. I've only seen a small handful of people get that

 

[ViRuS2k]

LOL, the Quads are more wannabees, they are 2 Dual Cores stuck on 1 wafer. (not saying its all bad but kinda makes your statement funny.

how can it be funny ?

you people are going a step back in the wrong direction, 2cores vs 4cores ?? its a freakin no brainer.

and those that say im only going to keep it for a year LOL
thats even more stupid of a reply becuse your still paying the same money that you would have in a year.

ohh well new technolagy is funny, it really sucks people in even if there taking a step in the wrong direction...

if you guys want future proof wait on nehiem or what ever its called heh

 

[willhub]

if you're looking to do 3.6ghz on 1.35v or something then you're going to be looking for awhile. I've only seen a small handful of people get that

I just want one that can get to 3.8+Ghz if the 3870X2 prooves to be rubbish.

 

[gurusan]

the 3870x2 isn't going to be rubbish at all....whether it's worth the price is a different story.

 

[willhub]

Well it has to be 50% better performance than my GT for me to even consider it tbh. Yes the price will be the main problem and i can see some Etailers milking it for all they can get hopefully OcUK will have a sensible price.

 

[gurusan]

Yeah I don't think it's going to be worth it. Another 3850 512mb will cost me just over 100 quid and I can OC both to 950 core......that will be way fast.

 

[willhub]

Indeed, maybe I should have kept my P5N-E SLi now and got a second GT :\.

 

[Hesky82]

if you're looking to do 3.6ghz on 1.35v or something then you're going to be looking for awhile. I've only seen a small handful of people get that

Heres my Q6600 G0



Just 1.28v (1.31v in bios) to get fully prime stable at 3.6ghz. These G0’s are just getting better and better, OCUK got a bunch of OEM chips that clocked like mad. This one was a late retail and clocks just as well.

My old E6600 needed 1.45v to run the same frequency! which made it run hotter, had no chance of running at 4Ghz

Sorry, done it again, gurusan keeps baiting me into a quad debate

 

[HeX]

Heres my Q6600 G0



Just 1.28v (1.31v in bios) to get fully prime stable at 3.6ghz. These G0’s are just getting better and better, OCUK got a bunch of OEM chips that clocked like mad. This one was a late retail and clocks just as well.

My old E6600 needed 1.45v to run the same frequency! which made it run hotter, had no chance of running at 4Ghz

Sorry, done it again, gurusan keeps baiting me into a quad debate

TBH think you got luck m8, thats a stupidly low voltage for 3.6, and there have been several of us on here lately strugling to get 3.6 stable at all.

Also what cooling is that on as 30C load in Prime... WTF!

Did manage to get it solid on mine, but it takes 1.465V (1.475V in BIOS) to do it.

 

[Hesky82]

Its not really luck though buddy, if you have a low VID chip between 1.200 and 1.2375 (haven’t seen lower than 1.200 yet) with the right board you will almost definitely get a low volt 3.6ghz clock and 4Gh+ potential.

I’m using a humble water setup, below 1.3volts there like any dual core to cool. Above 1.4v and temps start to rise.

These new Penryn have crazy low VIDs, and that’s reflected in the overclocking abilities.

Its all about the Voltage ID

 

[Topitoff]

An E8400 has just landed on my doormat it's a SLAPL.

Will be "playing" with it later today, but gotta take the wife shopping first

 

[HeX]

Yes but getting a low VID CPU isn't a guarrentee, I only got my Quad about 2-3weeks ago and mines 1.2875V... a few others on here recently got Q6600's that are 1.3V+ VID...

 

[Deluxe1]

An E8400 has just landed on my doormat it's a SLAPL.

Will be "playing" with it later today, but gotta take the wife shopping first

Shocking,you need to get your priorities in order!

 

[Topitoff]

Shocking,you need to get your priorities in order!

I have, if I don't go shopping first I will get no peace for the rest of the day

 

[easyrider]

I'll say it again...the P5B Deluxe is plenty capable of clocking quads. Mine was running 460fsb stable (x8 multiplier) with a B3 quad

Its also still a great mobo for dual core's

My 6400 I had reached 3.8ghz

 

[wolvers]

Where's weescot then? His sig says he's got an 8500 on test.

He must have clocked it by now!?

 

[Duke]

An E8400 has just landed on my doormat it's a SLAPL.

Will be "playing" with it later today, but gotta take the wife shopping first

Let us know how you get on

 

[helmutcheese]

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17829260

 

[Topitoff]

OK, got the E8400 in now; had to take out the mobo to fit the Tuniq.

Interesting @stock it will do SuperPI 1M in 15.5sec which is faster than the E6750 would do it at 3.2GHz.

Core temp 0.96.1 shows Tj as 105C and there is a 5C difference between the cores. 37 and 42C at idle; 47 and 52 in orthos. Do you think this is reading high as Tj is 105?

Now some clocking.

Should I start an Official Wolfdale OCing thread?