with the clock of a quad CPU. For example, you could get a GA-X48-DS4 + Q6700 (multiplier of 10) and reach 4 GHz. Or, a Q6600 (multiplier of 9) and reach 3.6 GHz. Or, a Q9450 (multiplier of 8) at 3.2 GHz, which is almost as good as Q6600/3.6GHz because it's...

multiplier I believe which benefit OC options, but it will come @ a cost. The Q6600 is a really good choice though, it has a higher multiplier than the Q9450 which gives it a further wall barrier, but it's 65nm hold its back because of the sudden heat increases,...

but here are the facts... q9450 on a foxconn blackops x48 chipset at 3.2 ghz 400 mhz fsb with 8x multiplier it runs DDR3 on duel channel at 1600 mhz. they're corsair's xm3's rated at 1600mhz. the voltage on the q9450 is set somewhere around 1.375-1.4v...

then went to E8500 oc'd to 4.2GHz on air. now i wanna go to Q9XXX aswel!! So bro please lemi know I would go with the Q9450 since it has a bigger FSB wall, the q9550 has .5 higher multiplier which can make him get much higher....for example my q9450 oced...

not found any which apply directly to your problem of the downclocking. The 266MHz. FSB is default for a 65nm CPU. I don't know. I have the same CPU as you on an ASUS X38. I originally had an e8400 and dropped in a Q9450. There were problems. The Q9450...

you are one lucky guy, lol. i would have so bought that combo if i saw it!!! Aznguy, I think I get much better results if I leave my FSB at 400 MHz and my multiplier at 9x than if I raise the multiplier to 10x and lower the FSB to 360 MHz. At 400 MHz FSB, my...

make the decision for yourself. Here is a link to a comparison between the 955 BE, Q9450 and Q9550. Remember, the Q9400 has half the cache of the Q9450 (6 MB vs. 12 MB), so its performance will be slightly less than the Q9450: [2607]=on&prod[2621]=on&prod...

total), would they be able to deal with the OC OK? Or are there better alternatives? Thanks Heck, you can get a Q9450 and achieve the same results. Q9450 is good for speeds up to 4GHz, so you can save even more money. There's the OCing guide here, read...

auto, so I'll see if something's going on there. I don't recall if CPU-Z reported overclocked RAM. I'll check that next. Any other ideas? Overclocking is a party between CPU, RAM, and MoBo. When you change the CPU multiplier, everything else needs to change...