intel Q9400 Overclock to try 3.60Ghz. (Easy Passed)

intel Q9400 Overclock to try 3.60Ghz. (Passed)
Kingstone DDR2 800Mhz. OEM Ram.
Gigabyte G31M-ES2L (G31 Chipset)
MSI GTX 260 896Mb. Twin FrozR (675/1440/1080Mhz.)
2x500Gb. Seagate B. sata2 & 1x WD 160Gb. HDD. sata.
1x LG DVDR Combo.
Gigabyte X6 Case and standart PSU ( Max 400W, Peak 460W )
2x 12cm. fan (Front + Rear)
1x5cm Chipset fan.

Category:

Gaming

Tags:

• intel
• Q9400
• Overclock
• to
• try
• 3.60Ghz.
• (Passed)

[ahmeth23]

switchback celldweller

[alenchaplin]

impressive! mine ES2C doesn't pass 358 FSB

[ahmeth23]

@alenchaplin

U Tray again 400fsb. or higher, pci-e frequency (Auto) select.

pci-e motherboard to 100MHz speed settings in AUTO

[skidao]

Stock Cooler?

[ahmeth23]

@skidao

Yes, stock c.

[ahmeth23]

Yes stable.

im try to 475x8= 3.80Ghz (1.40mv in MB Bios ~ CPU-z 136mv)) sys ok. and test ok.

1 week as I've used up 3.60Ghz. works very smoothly, but the temperature was bothering me and now I'm using 3.46Ghz. days as a box fan.

[ToxinalX]

@drkebabs Probably your motherboard. But it could be your cpu is just a bad example.

If you have a G31m-ES2L you will for example have to raise the PCIE frequency over 100 in order to OC more. Some claim this could be risky for other components however.

On my board I learned that

FSB / 3.33 = Needed PCI-E frequency in order to boot

[ToxinalX]

How long did your system survive ?

I want to OC mine as well but I'm afraid I will damage my sdd or graphics card....

[yankidiot]

Hi can anybody advise if this cpu will go beyond 3.6ghz and be stable? ive had it running at 3.6 for over 12 months with a stock cooler in my well ventilated case. im debaiting weither its worth me buying a new motherboard, ram and cpu or waiting for ivy bridge, if i can buy a new cooler and get 4.0ghz or more out id be more than happy to wait for ivy bridge

[ventyl1256]

If you want to unlock this options in your BIOS. You must push keys about this combination: ctrl + F1 in main menu in BIOS. Greetings ! P.S Sorry for my shitty English. :(

[drkebabs]

I have this CPU and i can't go past 3.2ghz,

temperatures are at 30 degrees,

what could be the problem here?

[wonderwiseM]

@ahmeth23 is this a remix or original?

[myzel17]

What's the Name of the Song? PS: impressive Video!

[piromoretta]

thanks for helping noobs! i have the same q9400 OC to 3.20GHZ it`s my first time overclocking when i`m not doing nothing my GPU temp. is around 40-50 when i`m playing goes up to 60-70 but my CORE temp are always 10 degrees less.Wich one should i trust?by the way i have the standard GPU cooler for now.Thanks in advance

[oconoc]

i have my q9400 overclocked to 3.6ghz and only us 1.23v......why you go so high on the voltage?