QX9300 overclockable?

The NP5797 has been out for a while, but I've heard nothing of the BIOS being able to increase the multiplier of the QX9300. Is this possible or have they locked it down?

 

I don't think any of the NBR 5797 owners opted for the Extreme Quad, and I'm really interested in knowing if the BIOS is locked.

 

that's because of the "bang for buck theory"
me...now i would have the qx9300 and waiting for the next chip to hit the market...

 

Yes, it can be overclock in the BIOS to a 2X max. which brings all 4 cores to 2.93gHz. I think I ran a cpu, gpu...etc stress test and monitor the temp, I dont remember but I think it did not reach 70degC.

 

nice!

did you document some benchmarks on it as well?

 

yes, I have it in the np5797. I ran it once and I think it was in hte high 9700. Maybe if i install the new driver i might get 10000.

 

hummmm... that was with a over clocked quad and stock gpu right?

 

Yes, it was.

 

should be alot higher then that, i get that on my gateway.

what res you running at?

 

what up narsnail.

 

oh hello my friend, I frequently creep the sager forum, but rarely post, this is a rare moment you just witnessed.

 

yes...so im noticing.

 

i would compare it to watching a narhwal being born.

 

Well a 2.93GHz quad core would beat my 3.5GHz dual without even breaking a sweat. Would love to have quad.

 

apparently....that part....remains to be seen....

 

Well I know my Q6600 beats this X9100 in true multithreaded apps. I'd assume the QX9300 would do far better, being clocked higher and using newer technology.

 

maybe at quad processing...but single and dual processing. not likely

 

no, not at single or dual, but I've only got a couple of apps that I use that only use two cores. Probably 90% of what I use is optimized for multi-core. So for me, the QX9300 would be substantially better.

 

Come on John, haven't you learnt anything from your constant lurking around of the OCZ sub-forum? The guys with the quads are scoring much higher than the X9100 Whitebook owners.

 

and haven't you learned anything burglarizing real computer performance yet?
lurking huh? if you people quite telling stories i wouldn't be over there to begin with.

and mike, i was just messin with ya man. in your case..of course the quad would be the way to go.

 

Ya I know yer messin with me Dual core and single core only apps are rapidly disappearing. After seeing what CUDA can do, its obvious massive multithreading is the way to go.

 

if you run a quad over clocked to 3.0 it would pull in at 13.2 to 13.4 (3dmark) (would definitely help with gta4) doing it in the low temps of utah. best part about quads is assigning certain programs to run on certain cores. this helps out immensely! for instance.... running an avg scan can be sent to core one, while you use the other three cores to continue working without a hitch or slow downs.

 

Ok, the actual 3Dmark06 that I got for the OC of the QX9300 with 9800mGTX was 9953. The GTX driver is 176.02 (stock). I have not install the ne driver from nvidia yet. i will run the 3dmark06 once i have that new driver install. I'm not planning to OC the GPU. CPU Score=3567, dont know aht tis mean.

 

The new benchmark is 10915, with a ittle help from johnksss.

 

That's without the GTX being overclocked? Very nice!

 

i'm getting 13.6k - 13.8k w/o OC @ 2.53ghz and with bios OC to 12x multipliers @ 3.3ghz i hit 16k consistently. although its consistently @ low 16k where my top so far is only 16150. but nonetheless, @ 3.3ghz i'm consistently getting 16000-16150. which i believe isn't bad at all.

 

overall guys how hot does this chip get? Also how loud do the fans normally get??

 

So in theory overclocked QX9300 can beat clevo D901 with locked desktop quad?

 

not sure what you mean there....