F5F Stay Refreshed Power Users Overclocking If you put two extra chips with the same stuff, your computer will go fast and cool better than usual.

If you put two extra chips with the same stuff, your computer will go fast and cool better than usual.

If you put two extra chips with the same stuff, your computer will go fast and cool better than usual.

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R3voluction
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10-24-2026, 12:19 PM
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I put together two identical parts: CPU : NOW i am testing a Q9550 but I have tried many other CPUs like QX9650, QX9770, Q6600, and E5200. MB : The motherboard is an Asus P5Q-SE2 (link here). RAM : This board uses DDR2 800MHz memory. Case : The case comes from Chieftech from 2008. Heatsink : I used Artic cooling because it was cheap. PSU : My power supply unit is a Bequiet model PC1 which works great at 3900 MHz with the Q9550 (using a 459x8.5 screw). It runs stable for more than 4000 with my extreme processors. PC2 : However, the PC2 is not even stable at 3400 MHz with the Q9550 using a 400x8.5 screw. The same motherboard was tried and everything else worked fine but the difference is huge! Which MB P45 does not even hold 430 of FSB?
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R3voluction
10-24-2026, 12:19 PM #1

I put together two identical parts: CPU : NOW i am testing a Q9550 but I have tried many other CPUs like QX9650, QX9770, Q6600, and E5200. MB : The motherboard is an Asus P5Q-SE2 (link here). RAM : This board uses DDR2 800MHz memory. Case : The case comes from Chieftech from 2008. Heatsink : I used Artic cooling because it was cheap. PSU : My power supply unit is a Bequiet model PC1 which works great at 3900 MHz with the Q9550 (using a 459x8.5 screw). It runs stable for more than 4000 with my extreme processors. PC2 : However, the PC2 is not even stable at 3400 MHz with the Q9550 using a 400x8.5 screw. The same motherboard was tried and everything else worked fine but the difference is huge! Which MB P45 does not even hold 430 of FSB?