[CyberDruid]

I've got a Q8300 on the way. They were released November 30th. Since this is what I guess will be surplanting the Q6600 I have a feeling there will be a lot of them getting OCed here in the next quarter or two...not everyone is going to go Ci7.

http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/Core_2...580Q8300).html

I'm looking forward to getting what I can out of this chip. I'll be posting up results in the next day or two.

Please post up your screen captures and info on the Q8300.

I'm curious to see how the R0 stepping performs

 

[daellum67]

what is the price difference between this guy and the q9400?
7.5 multi, right?

 

[error10]

The Q8300 will probably perform maybe slightly better than the Q8200, but it's all FSB overclocking so it's probably not going to go very far. Maybe 3.6 max unless you're lucky.

Like its little brother the Q8200, it's not a chip I would buy for overclocking, that's for sure.

 

[CyberDruid]

We'll see how it goes. My Blitz test platform is limited to about 480 FSB so you are probbaly right

 

[rockgrip12]

hello! so were you able to OC the Q8300 maximized?

i've just bought one and was wondring what should the settings of the BIOS be set?

please e-mail me or post back for i will be looking forward to overclocking the Q8300 i have.

 

[CyberDruid]

Never happened. Chip was sold before I got to bench with it.

 

[kaszachris]

Intel Core 2 Quad Q8300/4MB/1333mhz/45nm Yorkfield SLGUR rev. R0,VID:1,2875V ,7,5x, 4x2500MHz
Batch:L934B181
Asus P5K Pro ,bios 1303,8-phases pwm,Chipset P35 + ICH9R
Cooling Zalman CNPS9500 Led (2700rpm)
2x1GB DDR2 Patriot LLK 800Mhz CL 4-4-4-12 1,85V
2,0V 1066Mhz i CL5-5-5-15

Thermal paste Arctic Cooling MX-2
PSU Fortron FSP400-60GHN 80plus
Evga 8800GT ref+NV Silencer 5 rev3

Revision R0: SSE 4.1,Virtualization Vt-x.

My cpu :

Oveclocking 3600Mhz default voltage in bios 1,2875V cpu-z show 1,250V
Load Line Calibration = Disabled
C1E support = Disabled
Intel Speed step = Disabled
FSB :480Mhz NB=1,41V ,Cpu PLL volt= 1,56V,FSB Termination Voltage = 1,26V
FSB strap to NB : 333Mhz
other options AUTO.
Cpu power consumption 3600Mhz 1,2875V = only 60[W]
Q6600 = more than 100watts
All 4-core temps are under 50C,Zalman CNPS9500 led,high 12V (2700rpm)

Screens after 2h 12min testing in OCCT 3,1
priority:High ,Mode:Small data set.

 

[Dom_sufc]

Quote:

Originally Posted by kaszachris Intel Core 2 Quad Q8300/4MB/1333mhz/45nm Yorkfield SLGUR rev. R0,VID:1,2875V ,7,5x, 4x2500MHz Batch:L934B181 Asus P5K Pro ,bios 1303,8-phases pwm,Chipset P35 + ICH9R Cooling Zalman CNPS9500 Led (2700rpm) 2x1GB DDR2 Patriot LLK 800Mhz CL 4-4-4-12 1,85V 2,0V 1066Mhz i CL5-5-5-15 Thermal paste Arctic Cooling MX-2 PSU Fortron FSP400-60GHN 80plus Evga 8800GT ref+NV Silencer 5 rev3 Revision R0: SSE 4.1,Virtualization Vt-x. My cpu : Oveclocking 3600Mhz default voltage in bios 1,2875V cpu-z show 1,250V Load Line Calibration = Disabled C1E support = Disabled Intel Speed step = Disabled FSB :480Mhz NB=1,41V ,Cpu PLL volt= 1,56V,FSB Termination Voltage = 1,26V FSB strap to NB : 333Mhz other options AUTO. Cpu power consumption 3600Mhz 1,2875V = only 60[W] Q6600 = more than 100watts All 4-core temps are under 50C,Zalman CNPS9500 led,high 12V (2700rpm) Screens after 2h 12min testing in OCCT 3,1 priority:High ,Mode:Small data set. <snip>

Nice! I need to do mine a bit more! I need a new cooler first though...

You can stick your Computer Specs in your Signature like mine, for example, by going here: http://www.overclock.net/specs.php?do=addsystem

 

[CyberDruid]

And the award for best resurrection of a thread from the dead goes to.......

 

[ShadowmanX]

Just asking, and what if I only want to tune it. till 3Ghz... not to kill the poor thing to early?

 

[CyberDruid]

Then you need to spend a lot of time booting and rebooting and changing the variables incrementally. There are plenty of stickied guides on this on the Forum.