The ASUS P45 Owner's Club

[Ketxxx]

Thats my point, the 9400 is more expensive, but the extra cache doesn't help it much and hampers it more than it helps. I'm sure in some things the extra cache will help, but not by a significant margin. I'll be happy if the Q8400 can hit 3.8-4GHz 450+ FSB around 1.3v

 

[DrPepper]

Ah right in that case q8400.

 

[Ketxxx]

Yep, taking a big bite now. Bye-bye £140

 

[DrPepper]

A quad is worth it

 

[Ketxxx]

Only if it can handle high FSB and can hit 4GHz Trying to decide between ebuyer and lambatek now... £141 for delivery where I'll get it by wednesday, or take a gamble on ebuyer supersaver shipping and save another £3? (enough for a pint when I get frustrated ) Thoughts?

 

[Ketxxx]

Well, bit the bullet and ordered the Q8400 off ebuyer, £137. As a result my E4400 and E7200 are surplus to requirements. £35 each including postage guys

 

[Deleted member 24505]

I'm tempted by a quad too now ketxxx.I may have enuff dosh for a q9550 soon too I'm gonna be watching how you get on with yours.

 

[Ketxxx]

500*8 will do the job for me Q8400 is a nice chip, actually doing better than the Q9400 in most tests I looked at, both are the exact same chip the Q9400 just has a extra 2MB cache. I would of got a Q9550, but can't justify the cost essentially just for the extra cache, especially as it appears as though the cache doesn't actually do much above 4MB in most scenarios.

 

[Deleted member 24505]

Whats the differance twixt q8400 and q9550 then? just cache.

 

[Ketxxx]

Cache and a higher multi.

 

[Ketxxx]

Grr.. I can't help but feel a little stiffed. I know I selected super saver shipping from ebuyer, but I just got a email saying my Q8400 will be delivered next tuesday Thats not within their 5 working days they promise! Plus at £137 and all the money I spend on ebuyer you would think they would 24-72hr it, it would only cost them pennies

 

[MoonPig]

No, that's what they do. They say the maximum, then post it earlier and give you a new date.

When ever i've chosen 5day, i've got it either the next or the day after.

 

[Ketxxx]

Must be something new then. They never done it with me before, always told me when it would be delivered when I get the despatch email not the payment confirmation email.

 

[alexp999]

Grr.. I can't help but feel a little stiffed. I know I selected super saver shipping from ebuyer, but I just got a email saying my Q8400 will be delivered next tuesday Thats not within their 5 working days they promise! Plus at £137 and all the money I spend on ebuyer you would think they would 24-72hr it, it would only cost them pennies

5 working days, you ordered after 5pm, so your "delivery days" start tomorrow, aka Tuesday

No, that's what they do. They say the maximum, then post it earlier and give you a new date.

When ever i've chosen 5day, i've got it either the next or the day after.

Never happened to me in all the orders I ever did (and I did a lot before they stiffed me), guess you've just got lucky.

 

[Ketxxx]

I'll wait for the despatch email before I go on a proper rant but it better arrive soon I want some quad high FSB lovin

 

[Ketxxx]

I don't know, didn't really probe the poor thing I'd say your safe with a A3 revision P5Q series board tho. With the amount of money I spent on this system now I really don't feel like buying a new mobo and CPU, so I bought the Q8400 Can't wait to see what she can do. Its a retail chip not OEM so the quality should be a lot better. All OEM intel chips I've bought have sucked for OCing. I guess intel save the best for reteail and let etailers flog the lemons for cheap.

On a side note, this is just a morbid curiosity thing, why don't we list how much our P45 systems have cost to build? I'll even kick things off

Q8400 £137
2x2GB aXeRAM PC8500 £60 (on special, normally would of been £80)
P5Q Pro £120
2x XFX HD4830s £145 the pair
Xonar DX £60
800w PSU £70
22" LG Flatron £110
Logitech X540s £50 (another special, would of been £70-80 normally)

Cooling, case, opticals and HDD I re-used from other builds, although when I can be bothered with it I do need a new HDD. One I have now is super shit. Funny how I spent all that money yet all I really do on this puter is watch movies, listen to music and visit TPU and XS lol.

 

[ace80]

Look forward to your new results when you get it Ket.

I'm tempted by a quad too now ketxxx.I may have enuff dosh for a q9550 soon too I'm gonna be watching how you get on with yours.

You've not had that e8600 long, bored with it already?
I'm gonna keep mine in wait for the winter oc's.

My 3870 has been dying the last couple of months, random vpu recovers, artifacts @ idle desktop, can't game for more than 5 mins
So i've stuck in my trusty x1800's in crossfire Now i can't wait for the new gen!

 

[kyle2020]

fancy a swap tig?

 

[Deleted member 24505]

Its a good chip,but i fancy a q9550,never tried a quad and i really dont have a clue as to the temps on this as the sensors are iffy.

Heres what my temps say atm,and this is with the 120.2 cooling the chip only,with it at 4ghz/1.2v

I will have enuff dosh to buy the 9550 soon,so i dont really need to sell the E8600 plus a mate has £100 in his sweaty mitt for this,if i let him buy it Like ace says,i might keep it for some winter madness.

 

[kyle2020]

 

[ace80]

Those do seem a tad high Tig, I'm @ 1.3v atm idle 34°c. During some of the hotter days i was @ 41°c idle @ 1.3v, but my room was at about 29/30°c
I know some e8600 do have sensors way off and you might be one of the unlucky ones. Do you have at your disposal any temp measuring equipment?
Or i'd try clocking it as low as you can on 1v, this should produce as less heat as possible and get you as near to ambient as you can get, hopefully the sensors pick this up.

 

[Ketxxx]

Look forward to your new results when you get it Ket.

You've not had that e8600 long, bored with it already?
I'm gonna keep mine in wait for the winter oc's.

My 3870 has been dying the last couple of months, random vpu recovers, artifacts @ idle desktop, can't game for more than 5 mins
So i've stuck in my trusty x1800's in crossfire Now i can't wait for the new gen!

You can buy one of my 3870s if you want

 

[Deleted member 24505]

Heres my early morning temps.The temp in my room is about 21c.

Could my cpu temp actually be close to the indicated cpu temp and not the core1/2 temps?

 

[aCid888*]

No, that's what they do. They say the maximum, then post it earlier and give you a new date.

When ever i've chosen 5day, i've got it either the next or the day after.

Same as me with eBuyer..maybe its because we are pretty close to the company and it takes less time...either way they are pretty good on prices and the shipping aint bad either.

 

[MoonPig]

It's not whats shown, it's less.

Mine changed abit, sometimes it was correct, sometimes not. That's 45nm sensors for ya.

My Q9550's Core3 never goes below 41c, even if the other cores are at 30c... lol.