Please help with OC-ing my 775 system

[fcb]

Hi guys,

I just recently replaced my dying cooler with a Noctua NH-U12P SE2 for my 775 system. My Q9550 temperatures are now running at 34, 37, 37, 32°C respectively. Just wanted to know if they are normal or still high from running on stock settings?

I'd also like some help to check if my system is stable at these settings. With Prim95 running for 5+ hrs and passing the Small FFT tests, load temps are around 49, 47, 45, 44°C respecitvely. I'm not sure if I'm doing this correctly, so all help will be greatly appreciated.

My current BIOS settings are as follows:

MB Intelligent Tweaker (M.I.T.)

Robust Graphics Booster ............................ [Auto]

CPU Clock Ratio .......................................... [7X]

Fine CPU Clock Ratio ................................... [0.0]

CPU Frequency ........................................... 3.15GHz (450 x 7)

******** Clock Chip Control ********

>>>>> Standard Clock Control

CPU Host Clock Control .............................. [Enabled]

x CPU Host Frequency (Mhz) ...................... 450

PCI Express Frequency (Mhz) ..................... [Auto]

C.I.A. 2 .................................................. ..... [Disabled]

>>>>> Advanced Clock Control

.. Advanced Clock Control ........................... [Press Enter]

******** DRAM Performance Control ********

Performance Enhance ................................ [Standard]

Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P.) ................ [Disabled]

(G)MCH Frequency Latch ............................ [Auto]

System Memory Multiplier .......................... (SPD) ........ [2.00D]

Memory Frequency (Mhz) ........................... 1066 ........ 900

DRAM Timing Selectable (SPD) ................... [Manual]

>>>>> Standard Timing Control

x CAS Latency Time .................................... 5 .............. 5

x tRCD .................................................. ...... 5 .............. 5

x tRP .................................................. ......... 5 ............. 5

x tRAS .................................................. ...... 15 ............ 15

>>>>> Advanced Timing Control

.. Advanced Timing Control ........................ [Press Enter]

Advanced Timing Control

tRRD........................................... 3

tWTR.......................................... 3

tWR............................................ 4

tRFC........................................... 52

tRTP........................................... 3

Command Rate (CMD) ............... 2

Driving Strength Profiles

Driving Strength ............................ 1066

Channel A

Static tRead Value.......................... 9

tRD Phase0 Adjustment................. Auto

tRD Phase1 Adjustment................. Auto

tRD Phase2 Adjustment ................ Auto

tRD Phase3 Adjustment................. Auto

Trd2rd(Different Rank)................... Auto

Twr2wr(Different Rank).................. Auto

Twr2rd(Different Rank)................... Auto

Trd2wr(Same/Diff Rank)................. Auto

Dimm1 Clock Skew Control............ Auto ps

Dimm2 Clock Skew Control............ Auto ps

Channel B

Static tRead Value.......................... 9

tRD Phase0 Adjustment................. Auto

tRD Phase1 Adjustment................. Auto

tRD Phase2 Adjustment ................ Auto

tRD Phase3 Adjustment................. Auto

Trd2rd(Different Rank)................... Auto

Twr2wr(Different Rank)................. Auto

Twr2rd(Different Rank).................. Auto

Trd2wr(Same/Diff Rank)................ Auto

Dimm1 Clock Skew Control............ Auto ps

Dimm2 Clock Skew Control............ Auto ps

******** Mother Board Voltage Control ********

Voltage Types .......................... Normal ................. Current

------------------------------------------------------------------

>>> CPU

Load-Line Calibration ............................................ [Enabled]

CPU Vcore ................................ 1.2500V .............. [1.1000V]

CPU Termination ...................... 1.200V ................ [1.200V]

CPU PLL ................................... 1.500V ................ [1.500V]

CPU Reference ......................... 0.760V ................ [Auto]

>>> MCH/ICH

MCH Core ................................ 1.100V ................. [1.200V]

MCH Reference ........................ 0.760V ................. [Auto]

MCH/DRAM Reference .............. 0.900V ................. [Auto]

ICH I/O .................................... 1.500V ................. [Auto]

ICH Core ................................. 1.100V ................. [Auto]

>>> DRAM

DRAM Voltage ......................... 1.800V .................. [2.1V]

DRAM Termination ................... 0.900V .................. [Auto]

Channel A Reference .............. 0.900V .................. [Auto]

Channel B Reference .............. 0.900V .................. [Auto]



Cheers~ ^__^

[fraghappy245]

temps sound ok to me pal but i would limit your pci express frequency to 100

[fcb]

Originally Posted by fraghappy245

temps sound ok to me pal but i would limit your pci express frequency to 100

Thanks for the friendly reminder. I've got it sorted out at the time of posting. I probably just forgot to change it in the post. Can't wait until I can get a newer system to try out though!

Cheers~

[marsey99]

why are you only using the x7 multi and not 8.5?

which p45 mobo are you using?

your q9550 has a lower vid than mine

[tinytomlogan]

Whats the exact ram too, as 1.8 seems a touch low if thats DDR2

[marsey99]

the numbers on the left are bios default and those on the right are what its set as.

[fcb]

Originally Posted by marsey99

why are you only using the x7 multi and not 8.5?

which p45 mobo are you using?

your q9550 has a lower vid than mine

x7 to get the 3.15GHz small OC. This is my current settings. I'm using a Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P with a BIOS updated to F10.

I've tried resitting my new NH-U12P SE2 a couple times now, but getting same if not similar temperatures, and I'm just using the thermal compound that comes with the packaging since my Arctic Cooling MX-2 ran out.

I'm not so sure about the voltages though. I'm still pretty inexperienced to OC-ing. I was just able to get everything stable at 1.100V after 8hrs of Prime95 testing by the default choice of Small FFTs. Not sure if that's the correct way?

[fcb]

Originally Posted by tinytomlogan

Whats the exact ram too, as 1.8 seems a touch low if thats DDR2

I'm using a pair of Dominator 1066MHz DDR2 memory that my friend gave me, so I didn't have to buy my own set of memory modules. It's a complete kit with the Dominator Air Flow fan packaged together. Right now, It's running at 900MHz with 2.1V set to the DDR voltage. BIOS says it's running @2.08V...

I've seen the exact same board being pushed to a CPU Host Freq of 500MHz, but I believe that will cause the North Bridge to run really really hot? So you get a FSB of 2000MHz.

I don't believe I can get anywhere near that kind of performance out of my board.

Hopefully I'll be able to build a new budget gaming system by X'mas this yr.