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Intel Q9550 Core 2 Quad basic overclocking guide

Published in association with HEXUS.net

Disclaimer - please read this bit, it is very important!

As with any over clock, your mileage may vary, no over clock is guaranteed and

you may get more from your system or less, it’s all about getting into the heart of

your PC and learning more from it and getting that extra few MHz to give you

the edge.

SCAN or HEXUS can take no responsibility for any loss or damage to your

components as a result of using this guide. All overclocking is done at your own

risk.

This beginner’s guide to overclocking your Intel Q9550 45nm Core 2 Quad processor.

Originally written by HEXUS.net in its original incarnation as a general overclocking

guide for Core 2 Duo CPU’s, written by David Marshall (aka Clunk), which has

already had over a quarter of a million reads - so we thought it useful to provide this

tailor made overclocking guide for our customer’s.

This guide is intended to offer a quick and easy way for beginners to start

overclocking your Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 45nm CPU.

The guide is not aimed at experienced, hardcore enthusiasts but at ordinary people

who would like to benefit from the extra bump in speed that can be had by

overclocking their Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 45nm CPU.

So, we're going to keep things as simple as possible.

You should have already purchased the following products as listed on

WWW.SCAN.CO.UK before you perform this procedure.

LN 15484 4GB (2x2GB) Corsair TwinX DDR2 XMS2 Dominator, PC2-

8500(1066), 240Pin, NonECC Unbuffered, CAS 5, EPP

LN 25302 Biostar TPower I45, iP45, S 775, PCI-E 2.0(x16), DDR2

1066/1200(OC)/667/800, SATA II, SATA RAID, ATX.

LN 14373 Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound for CPU and Chipset Coolers

LN 27195 Titan Fenrir TTC-NK85TZ 120mm PWM 17dBA+ "HDT" CPU

Cooler (775/1366/K8/AM2/AM3)

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Summary of Contents

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Intel Q9550 Core 2 Quad basic overclocking guide Published in association with HEXUS.net Disclaimer - please read this bit, it is very important!

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insisted on starting off with their RAM set to 1066MHz or whatever it is rated at. But this isn’t going to work because, when you start to increase th

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LN 20336 Akasa AK-925 REVO Thermodynamic Core2Quad Cpu Cooler SCAN highly recommends the following cooler, especially designed for Overclocking your

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Important terminology Let's have a quick look at some of the terms that will be used a lot in this guide: Multiplier - a technical explanation h

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Save all that, boot to Windows, check everything is working okay and then restart the PC and get back into the BIOS. The next up is setting the me

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Once you have set the memory to the correct timings and disabled C1E and EIST we are nearly ready to overclock the system. For this we need to head

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Now we have the system set up at stock speeds we are ready to overclock the system. To start with we will aim for 3.4GHz per core, a mild over clock o

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You now need to ensure it is stable before we can go any further. To do this you need to run stress testing programs such as Prime 95 while monitorin

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If you have increased the voltage to an excessive level (we wouldn’t recommend anything above 1.45V for the CPU) then you need to look at other factor

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Troubleshooting From time to time, you may get to a point where the PC won't post after you have done a "bad" overclock. The PC may