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    Another Q9450 Overclock

    Played COD4 for 2-3 hours today. No hiccups. Perfectly fine. Haven't had a single issue since bumping the NB just a tad from stock. Actual CPU volts are still less than 1.2V Pretty easy 3.6GHz.
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    Another Q9450 Overclock

    Microcenter. $349.
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    Another Q9450 Overclock

    Iwas prime stable at 3.6 for 4-5 hours last night before I went to bed. Not bad for a small bump in VCore and NB voltage. In fact the VCore is still running under 1.2V actual. I am pretty pleased. Not even pushing this thing. I think the higher multiplier chips will do 4GHz on air. :-)
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    Another Q9450 Overclock

    Had to nudge MCH one more bump since one CPU core dropped off at 90 minutes, but 4+ hours now of prime stable at 3.6. I think we're good.
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    Another Q9450 Overclock

    This chip does not need much if any VCore to overclock beautifully. The issue is the FSB. I gave it a little voltage bump on the NB and 3.6 is 90 minutes stable on 4 instances of Prime 95. Look how low the actual voltage is to VCore with droop!! Great temps too.
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    Another Q9450 Overclock

    OK, CPU-z is hard crashing my system. Turns out it is a known issue with this board. I did turn off EIST and C1E. Here's a shot for you at 3.4GHz.
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    Another Q9450 Overclock

    Q9450 Abit ip35 Pro 4GB Patriot Viper 1066 RAM EVGA 8800GTS 512MB 500GB WD disk Antec Neo 550 PS Antec 900 Case ThermalTake Big Typhoon Cooler Stock Volts 3 hours on Prime95 across all 4 cores and so far so good.
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    Q9450 in stock at Microcenter - $349

    Just picked one up! I think it is in store only and it started at 11am this morning. I got the first one from the Cambridge, MA store. They DID require me to also purchase a heatsink or else my warranty would only be 90 days instead of 3 years. Dumb, but at least they had a cheapie for $4.99 so...
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