System & hardware benchmark, monitoring, reporting. HOWTO: Overclock C2Q (Quads) and C2D (Duals) - A Guide v1.1. Edited on 08-Jun-2008: Guide is now version 1.7 – added a 2nd example minimizing the vcores on my system.
Before you continue, I wrote this guide with the newbie in mind, so please don't reply criticizing it for being too simplistic -- it's this way by design. Also know that the steps for overclocking apply to all chips: quads, duals, single-cores, or triple-core processors. You can use the basics taught in this guide with any modern machine. I wrote the guide originally using a Q6600/Asus P5B-Deluxe, but recently sold that machine and upgraded to an X3360/DFI LT P35-T2R. I didn’t want to change the first half of the guide, so it’s still based on the Q6600/Asus board. Overclocking QX9650. CPU-Z Validator 3.1. Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650 Windows 7 Ultimate Edition SP1 (Build 7601) CPU Arch : 1 CPU - 4 Cores - 4 Threads CPU PSN : Intel Core2 Extreme CPU X9650 @ 3.00GHz CPU EXT : MMX, SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1), EM64T, VT-x CPUID : 6.7.6 / Extended : 6.17 CPU Cache : L1 : 4 x 32 / 4 x 32 KB - L2 : 2 x 6144 KB Core : Yorkfield (45 nm) / Stepping : C0 Freq : 2000.79 MHz (333.46 * 6) MB Brand : AsusMB Model : P5W64 WS ProNB : Intel i975X rev C0SB : Intel 82801GB (ICH7/R) rev A1.
