TonyLee

I have the same board that you do.

I had thought about getting a Q9550 later, but did not want to spend but so much on a new cpu, and got the Q9300. I wish I had stuck to my original plan now. However, this cpu is at 3.2GHz (427fsb). It is currently at 1.2375 volts in bios, and ran 29 hours small ffts in prime95 with no errors, and then 24 hours large ffts with no errors. The vid is 1.2125.

Any lifespan reduction on this cpu with the voltage bump I'm using should be minimal I hope. The box says 1.25v max.

edit to add: I have the same case as you do also.

robert4561

Damn my Q9300 has 2 stuck core sensors.
Good thing my warranty is kick ass, time to replace!

Tony what temps you getting?

TonyLee

Core 0 is always hotter than the other ones on this cpu. Right now at idle they are 42,32,35,34. Okay now I'm running the small fft option in prime again, and right now they are at 58,51,50,50. When I use the Intel burn test program, the cores are closer together in temps. It is normally around 5 to 7 degrees difference among them (core 0 compared to the others).

Okay, I'm running the intel burn test program now, and the temps are 59,53,54,54
I'm thinking that the sensor for core 0 might not be accurate.

teK0wnzU

Hey guys, I'm back from a long break.
Iraq was fun, as fun as you might guess you can have.
My Q9300 still kicks A$$! Still happy I got it.
I'll be back in to post some new OCing stuff.

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hammer_on

I'm impressed with this little q9300. Stable 50% oc is ok in my books.

http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=490659

(3.75 GHz/1.21 V/Prime95 Torture temp around 60 C
normal in mid to high 30's C via RealTemp)

Intel Q9300
Asus P5Q (Vanilla)
Patriot Viper PC2-8500 (4Gigs)
Seagate 7200.12 HD's in RAID O
Asus HD4830 (overclocked!)
Artic Cooler Freezer Xtreme
Corsair VX450W
LG Blu-Ray writer DVD
Thermaltake XaserII case (4 fans)

teK0wnzU

Yep, she is a great proc. Welcome to OC, and welcome to the club.

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Arcane.001100

Let me say thank you for serving in the USAF.

I am new to OC'ing and am trying to get my feet underneath me. Where should I start.?.

tonyhague

hiya, Arcane... Welcome to OCN and q9300...

"where to start.." before starting any overclocking you need to make sure your machine in stable (various tests listed) and that you have adequate cooling, you don't list your CPU cooler in your profile..is it the stock intel one?

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Skullzaflare

ill join, havent quite got this board to cooperate though
the chip did see 3.75ghz on a p45se though, ram was unstable

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insignia69

how did some of you guys get the 9300 to 3.75ghz. every time i save settings in BIOS it restarts and says now running in safe mode please reset the cpu or memory frequency.i have it at 1.3625 volts and my ram is at stock settings unlinked, can anybody help?