New Mobo, not i7...

[shan1784]

I appreciate all the feedback thus far...


Does anyone have any ideas how I can expect the 750i FTW would overclock a Q6600. Mine is from an early batch and right now I have it up to 3.6Ghz on my x38 board... Can I expect the same results?

 

[Evolv]

Is your Q6600 G0? You probably won't get too much of a higher clock. Maybe around 3.8Ghz, and you'd have to really up the voltage.

 

[shan1784]

Yeah it is GO stepping... I've had it up to 3.8 Ghz like you said with alot of voltage but it worked for benchmarks but not comfortable for 24/7 use...

I just wanted to make sure that my side ways upgrade doesn't decrease my cpu performance...

 

[shan1784]

From the reviews I've read on the 750i FTW, it seems that clocking the Q6600 up to 3.6 Ghz is a breeze...

I went ahead and ordered the following...

EVGA 123-YW-E175-A1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 750i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

and

OCZ Reaper HPC 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail


I know with everything I've bought the price per performance isn't justified but I just wanted to change things up...

 

[scrimstar]

Your Gkill's are fine.

 

[shan1784]

Your Gkill's are fine.

I know they probably are but I had the money so why not get something different... I like the looks of the new ones better anyways... Even if it improves performance a little I'd be happy with it...

 

[philbar71]

well with nvidia's mobo's you dont need to run the ram and cpu FSB as some silly ratio. you can run them unlinked. meaning cranking up the cpu FSB while keeping the ram at what ever speeds you want. i find it alot easier than overcloking my Q9300 on this gigabyte P45.

good choice on ram and mobo. i was very close to gettting that mobo. until i got DDR3 ram.

 

[shan1784]

Good to know, thanks... I've wanted one of these EVGA boards for a long time...

 

[philbar71]

You can always step up to a 780i or 790i with the EVGA step up program, dont know if somebody all ready mentioned this or not. that's a nice thing about EVGA, and their boards have a black PCB.

 

[shan1784]

You can always step up to a 780i or 790i with the EVGA step up program, dont know if somebody all ready mentioned this or not. that's a nice thing about EVGA, and their boards have a black PCB.

The step up program is one of the main reasons why I am going with EVGA... Their boards do look bad ***...