awalleyeguy

  Is this board any good for overclocking?
nForce 750i SLI FTW

Meh, its very average. I have one, and it was in my main rig before going i7. After i went i7 i took it out and tried some benching with it. It is very FSB limited. The best i could do on my q9300 was around 475FSB. And, you had to push some pretty high volts on the NB to do it. Also, the bios is extremely limited compared to other boads.
 
Many people regard the Gigabyte EP45-UD3P and other high end Gigabyte boards as some of the best boards for clocking quads. I specifically mentioned the UD3P because i have it, and it lives up to its praise. With minimal effort, i hit 500FSB x7.5 = 3.75ghz on my q9300, which is not usually an easy task.
 
As for dual core clocking, the DFI LP UT P35-T2R is very good for older dual cores, and i would guess also good fore newer ones. This board holds the CPUZ WR right now on the bot. I also happen to have this board, and it is a wonder to work with, especially sub-zero. Also, the REX is regarded as one of the best, if not the best, all around dual core clocking board.
 
Oh, and i am not trying to be biased by mentioning two boards that i have. I guess i just got lucky ending up with them, because i had both before i realised both were beasts for clocking either quads(Giga) or duals(DFI).

I have heard goog things bout the biostar tpower i45 for some 775 benching

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138118R

open box on the egg they are 134 retail there too but sold out

  I have a maybe dumb question.
If you used dry ice in a very cold environment say 20F is ambient temp, would all the board prep be necessary if any?

awalleyeguy

  I have a maybe dumb question.
If you used dry ice in a very cold environment say 20F is ambient temp, would all the board prep be necessary if any?

Good question.  At the very least I would plasti-dip the mobo.  I would imagine that it would still be necessary because DICE is still -70°C.  Your chip would give off heat.  I guess the humidity level would be important, but I don't know of much humidity existing in 20°F.  You going to bench your board in a freezer or something? 

yeah, that's what i thought you were talking about..the whole board.
i keep my board pretty cold as well, but still...only the cpu area is covered. seems to be working...but i will eventually plastic dip the whole back and part of the front.

I only have the front cpu covered also.  I doubt there would be any condensation issues...I mean it's below freezing for goodness sake.

A good way to test it is just fill a DICE pot up and let it sit there.  If ice or frost forms on the outside, then you better prep.

John, you got at least another 30 boints left in that 480 now that you got your board back with a 980x.  Whats up bro?

Anyone watching HDNET right now.....uncensored....hummm...never knew that.

5.2ghz....you got it under dice or what?

You are making me jealous...   I should have bought one of those chips on that Fry's sale. 

johnksss

working on cpu over clocks.
it feels good to be running around at 5.2 ghz...lol
it testing time right now. getting a feel for this new chip...and i must say, im liking it allot better than the 920/975 that i have.


what are you looking like on cpu vtt?

Working with my q9300 and Gigabyte EP45-UD3P right now, though i have to go to bed. I am shooting for some WR's with it. Right now if i submitted what i have, i would be #17 cpuz, #5 pifast, #11 super pi 1m, and #8 wprime32m, for a whopping total of 9 points. This is all air right now though. And i still need to do sp32 and wp1024. If i can't break any WR's on air, i'm definitely gonna put this combo under DICE. They seem to work well together. If i got all WR's for cpuz, pf, sp1m, and wp32m, it would be 32.6 points. I guess i'll see what happens.

get her done rabid!!!!

and thanks for the advice on the memory shock it is on its way now.

now all I am waiting for is a cpu and I am really hoping that the 970 would just get released already or soon after my blockman special arrives or I may have to break down and get another cheap 920

Lol looking at that asus huh, not really sure what the best is but I got one of the dual cores up to 4.7 or so on air. There all pretty oc friendly, just start with one of the i3s that are like 100 bucks those things fly if you cool em right


@jon great scores bet your glad you decided not to wait for the 970s

reggiesanchez

Lol looking at that asus huh, not really sure what the best is but I got one of the dual cores up to 4.7 or so on air. There all pretty oc friendly, just start with one of the i3s that are like 100 bucks those things fly if you cool em right


@jon great scores bet your glad you decided not to wait for the 970s

  Yes think I got that board, he offered me a fantastic deal.

Where's a good place to download 3D03 free version, mines got the sounds tests enable.