975 vs p965 in overclocking

[icyballz]

hey guys i want to know what is better at overclocking?? would it be the x975 or the 965 for a core 2 duo? also we motherboard would you recommend for the best overclock with a e6600 core 2 duo?

 

[Omerta]

I think the majority of the responses you will get will be the 975.

With that said, I have an e6600 and decided to go with the 965. The BIOS's are seeing wonderful improvements and you can usually get close to 500 FSB if not over. Of course this depends alot on what speed of ram you have, among other factors.

The 965 has ich8 and 975 uses the ich7.

 

[BUFF]

depends what else you want in a mobo.
965 will hit higher fsb but with an E6600 you have the 9 multi so that isn't really a problem whereas e.g. with a E6300 it would be.
975 does Crossfire with dual x8, on 965 the second slot runs at x4 & you lose 5-7% performance.

In 975 mobos I would look at Abit AW9D series, Asus P5WH & if you have the budget P5WS64.
For 965 Asus P5B series, Biostar Tforce 965 series & Gigabyte DS3/DS4/DQ6.

 

[rwaritsdario]

P965 wins in OCing in all C2Ds by a mile. The one who dares to deny this will feel my rage :twisted:

 

[cb62fcni]

P965 wins in OCing in all C2Ds by a mile. The one who dares to deny this will feel my rague :twisted:

Rague? Is that some sort of spaghetti sauce? 965 Rulezzz.

 

[chased13]

from wat ive read the consensus is that 965 will hit a higher fsb, which makes it the better ocer.

975 on the other side, is higher end, will usually get more features etc.

965 ownz :twisted: go gigabyte s3 and dont look back. just dont use ide hds

 

[rwaritsdario]

P965 wins in OCing in all C2Ds by a mile. The one who dares to deny this will feel my rage :twisted:

You were warned... But you know your PSU stuff so...

Gigabyte hasnt made a 975X motherboard for C2D.
The P5W DH will stay at ~400Mhz FSB unmodded and without sub-zero cooling like any other 975X... while the DS3 and P5B dlx (P965) oftenly hit 500Mhz.

 

[rwaritsdario]

Hehe, have you found that replacement for the GameXstream recommendation yet??

 

[rwaritsdario]

Blah, all the threads are the same so I get borned after ~12 a day...

 

[rwaritsdario]

Look! im a nimble knucle now! w/e the fu(k that means...

 

[rwaritsdario]

I know what you mean. But some how i still get out about 30 pluss a day.

Yeah... you just keep bragging about it...
JK

 

[rwaritsdario]

I know alot more than what is asked here, I just dont get the chance to share it...

Heheh another hijacked thread.

 

[rwaritsdario]

HEADSHOT!! :twisted:

 

[kwalker]

hey guys i want to know what is better at overclocking?? would it be the x975 or the 965 for a core 2 duo? also we motherboard would you recommend for the best overclock with a e6600 core 2 duo?

The 965 chipset motherboards will overclock higher ...or will they?
from what I am seeing its more luck than chipset.
some cd2 E6600's will hit 4 + Ghz without effort.
Some will make it as far as 3.2Ghz and hit a wall.this has been mistakenly blamed on the performance of the board itself.

the Stronger more stable overclocks have been the 965 but not without having the ram,cooling,and power to push the motherboard to its limits.

either board will give you a very good experience providing luck is on your side. 8)

 

[rwaritsdario]

Of course cooling and RAM have to do in the equation, but not even with a Dominator set and Dry Ice cooling will a 975X hit 500Mhz FSB... never...

 

[kwalker]

Of course cooling and RAM have to do in the equation, but not even with a Dominator set and Dry Ice cooling will a 975X hit 500Mhz FSB... never...

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=115132

 

[rwaritsdario]

I said dry ice, not LN2... :lol: :lol: :lol:

But you saw how much trouble he had? Had to pot the NB too and vCORE was 1.81v and vMUCH 2.55v 8O

Now look at this:

Done a Tuniq Tower 120 without much as slapping a 40mm fan on the NB. I know it isnt the same CPU but its the 500Mhz what im trying highlight here.

 

[kwalker]

Yes he did have trouble :lol:
but he won on that 975X @ 516 fsb.
this is rare .
the 500 fsb is hard to keep going altho not hard to hit on the 965's
I may try after I get my water under control.
with the X1900XTX its hard to feed that board power for 24/7 and still game .

 

[rwaritsdario]

Blah youve got a really nice system, with some polishing you could hit 500Mhz too.

 

[icyballz]

so it is probelly better off for me to get an 965 board by asus or gigabyte then a 975 board.

 

[rwaritsdario]

so it is probelly better off for me to get an 965 board by asus or gigabyte then a 975 board.

Not probably, I'm sure. With the exception of the P5B (vanilla) its MUCH better.

 

[icyballz]

Do u guys think a P5W DH deluxe can overclock to 3ghz or further using water cooling with DDR2 800? Cause i really like the features this board has.

 

[BUFF]

Do u guys think a P5W DH deluxe can overclock to 3ghz or further using water cooling with DDR2 800?

yes, if you use an E6400 or above. It's probably the limit on an E6300.

 

[rwaritsdario]

Do u guys think a P5W DH deluxe can overclock to 3ghz or further using water cooling with DDR2 800? Cause i really like the features this board has.

For sure on a E6600, probable in a E6400. Impossible without modding on the E6300.

 

[icyballz]

ok thanx guys cause i just cant make up my mind lol. im kind of leaning towards the p5w dh deluxe. It has some kool features that i like.