Sweeeeeeet, new CPU to play with!
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You'll run into an FSB wall long before you run into the upper clocking limit of the chip. Chances are, you could probably hit said wall while still meeting your expectations for cool-n-quiet. Mine at 3.6Ghz loads up at 48*c with the two radiator fans at their lowest possible voltage.
If I remember, the Q9300 has a 7.5x multi right? So that would give you ~3.4Ghz as a semi-expected top speed. I wonder if the lesser cache models overclock better since they have less transistors to push?
Have had my Q9300 for a week now and so far I haven't been able to do much with the clock. It is also rather hot at standard speed considering I'm running a Thermalright 120 Extreme + Noctua 120mm fan. (It's ~50° on core 2&3, 5-6° below that on 0&1, measured with RM Clock since the gigabyte tool seems to be way off, posting 20° under stress)
Also it doesn't seem to be really stable at more than ~2950 @ stock voltage, but I haven't tried upping the voltage because of my current temp. problems. (Motherboard is a Gigabyte EX38-DS4)
Also it doesn't seem to be really stable at more than ~2950 @ stock voltage, but I haven't tried upping the voltage because of my current temp. problems. (Motherboard is a Gigabyte EX38-DS4)
For what I do most of the time with my 'puter, a higher clocked dualie serves me just fine; so I'm currently running a E8500 that can hit 3.8GHz without breaking a sweat, no vcore voltage change (though the X38 board most likely auto increases the voltage) needed. Background noise is also becoming more 'n more of an issue with me as I slide toward my mid-40s, and the stock cooler on that chip spins up less with the dual core.
Dual-core is still probably a better choice for people who spend a high percentage of their 'puter's time gaming. The more general purpose the box's usage, the more quad starts to make sense, IMO. I've got 15 windows open on this one at the moment. . . .by the end of the day it may get above 20. Often does.
hoodily hoodily hoo I have eight gigs of ram
the entire point is really so I can use a 2 or 3 gig ram drive for compiling in Linux. would make some things so much faster.
I must say, I've been very impressed in the bump up from an X2 with 4GB of DDR. There's a whole lot of smooth going on in my rig right now. Also a lot of empty space as the floppy drive and cable, pata optical & cable, and Zalman CNPS9500 all came out of my case. No more pata cables at all.
Also a lot of empty space as the floppy drive and cable, pata optical & cable, and Zalman CNPS9500 all came out of my case. No more pata cables at all.
That's ultimately why I changed to the quad from my dually. There's more Mhz to be had in the dual core, but the system is far more responsive with the quad. And hell, 3.6Ghz of Core 2 goodness is more than enough for all the games I have, and likely all the games currently in production.
My case is pretty empty... except for the Scythe Mugen. Goddamn that was the worst thing I've ever had to install.I must say, I've been very impressed in the bump up from an X2 with 4GB of DDR. There's a whole lot of smooth going on in my rig right now.
I juiced the FSB to 1.40 and now it seems to be stable at 3300MHz on a 440 FSB. We'll see if it stays that way. I could be very happy with that.
Edit: Yeah, and about 15 mins later it locked up. Down to 430/3225 now, and that made it all night folding, so is likely to be okay.
Edit: Yeah, and about 15 mins later it locked up. Down to 430/3225 now, and that made it all night folding, so is likely to be okay.
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