Overclocking Q9450 and Ram
I have the following in the data (That which is relevant for the question!)
Motherboard: ASUS Rampage Formula
CPU: Intel Q9450 2.66GHz org
Memory: Mushkin DDR2 4096MB Extreme Performance DDR6400 800MHz org
OS: Vista Ultimate x64 SP2
GPU: ASUS Radeon HD4850
Info from bios:
CPU running at 3.51 GHz x4
Memory is at 1050Mhz
Info from CPU-Z:
CPU running at 3496 + - Mutiplier 6 (Idle) -8 (load) Rated Bus speed 437MHz FSB 1748MHz
Memory is at 1049MHz CL55515 2T FSB: DRAM 5:6
Temp (Measured with HWMonitor112) 100% load with Core2MaxPerf measured after 10 min max load:
(Given to the highest measured temp! Room temp 21.1 C (meter that's on top of the cabinet!)
Core0: 64C
Core1: 56C
Core2: 55c
Core3: 55c
The video card ATI Radeon HD4850 is about 56C and HDD0: 24c HDD1: 25C Seagate 500GB/1TB
This is not something I'm going to run fast just as it is mentioned ...!
What I wonder is:
- How are these temperatures? (Are they high to be overclock or is the thing?)
- While overclocking for running this fast, should I be particularly aware of something special?
- What is the maximum clock of the CPU with cooling?
- What score is good in 3DMark Vantage?
- Is there some simple, yet straightforward test program I can run on this?
- Handles memory timings slightly lower than they already are set to?
All are welcome to reply / ask something! But kept it seriously! And just like that for reference sake: I have many years experience in computers and additional equipment, but I'm no expert and I have not driven anything in overclocking as such before!
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