HL's E6850 OC Experience

**Capper** · August 21st, 2007

How many times have you read a review around the web about the latest and greatest CPU, and see phenomenal overclocking results? I'm not talking 20-30% over stock, I'm talking a 2.66GHz or 3.0GHz Core 2 Duo processor racing past 4.0GHz on air?

Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 2.66 GHz 1333MHz FSB Processor Review
Intel 1333FSB Processors Arrive - QX6850 and E6750
New Member In Core 2 Duo Processor Family: Introducing CPUs with 1333MHz Bus
And the list goes on and on. Now, realistically these processors probably have even more headroom, but being on a deadline, and considering the work these folks have to put into a quality review, these results are very good. Head over to XS, and you'll see even more incredible OCs from guys like Fugger (who receives cherry picked parts to show off incredible results), and others who have secured ES (Engineering Sample) processors through various means. Almost all review samples are "exceptional parts", and we do everything we can to temper people's enthusiasm in our reviews. However, this weekend's experience set me off.
Rich Caporali

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UPDATE 8-22-07
Article has been amended for clarification and to address reader responses.

[Dr. V] · August 21st, 2007

Wow, a great event to top off those 2 weeks...

Goes to show you how nothing can ever be certain.

**Capper** · August 21st, 2007

My point was basically there is an issue with the processor, and they admit as much (as I said early, they even had this issue).....but theres a difference between a CPU that overclocks poorly, and one that has issues with the FSB. when have you ever seen a processor that can't scale with the multiplier dropped?
Look past the little picture, to the big picture.

[Dr. V] · August 21st, 2007

Something is definitely wrong with the CPU...

Dread · August 21st, 2007

Looks to me like a design flaw, in that even with the multiplier set with a 415 FSB it won't POST even below it's rated spec (GHz). Something fishy.

**Capper** · August 21st, 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dread

Looks to me like a design flaw, in that even with the multiplier set with a 415 FSB it won't POST even below it's rated spec (GHz). Something fishy.

exactly.....finally someone gets it!!!!

polobunny · August 21st, 2007

You're a nO0b, that's why Capper.

*prepares for the lynching*

But seriously, it sets me off probably as much as it sets you off. Overclocking becoming more "mainstream", more and more clients get tempted to try. They know about the warranty and such, but to keep hearing they expect whatever frequency is just hard to take at some point. And I'm not yet talking about clients asking for tips but never taking them into consideration, because they read that on X website.

Alot of misinformation makes it very hard for us to stay calm, haha.

**Capper** · August 21st, 2007

HardwareLogic

polobunny · August 21st, 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by Capper

HardwareLogic

Oh man, that's awesome.

Quakindude · August 21st, 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by Capper

exactly.....finally someone gets it!!!!

Yeah, obviously I didn't.

August 21st, 2007	#1
Capper I'm Evil Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 5,610 Blog Entries: 6	HL's E6850 OC Experience How many times have you read a review around the web about the latest and greatest CPU, and see phenomenal overclocking results? I'm not talking 20-30% over stock, I'm talking a 2.66GHz or 3.0GHz Core 2 Duo processor racing past 4.0GHz on air? Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 2.66 GHz 1333MHz FSB Processor Review Intel 1333FSB Processors Arrive - QX6850 and E6750 New Member In Core 2 Duo Processor Family: Introducing CPUs with 1333MHz Bus And the list goes on and on. Now, realistically these processors probably have even more headroom, but being on a deadline, and considering the work these folks have to put into a quality review, these results are very good. Head over to XS, and you'll see even more incredible OCs from guys like Fugger (who receives cherry picked parts to show off incredible results), and others who have secured ES (Engineering Sample) processors through various means. Almost all review samples are "exceptional parts", and we do everything we can to temper people's enthusiasm in our reviews. However, this weekend's experience set me off. Rich Caporali Read More... UPDATE 8-22-07 Article has been amended for clarification and to address reader responses. INTEL QX9650 ASUS P5E3 Premium 4GB DDR3-1600 Sapphire HD 3870X2 Danger Den Tower-26 (Custom W/C) 5 x Seagate 250GB HDD in RAID5 BFG ES 800W PSU

August 21st, 2007	#2
[Dr. V] They calls me [Dr. V] Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,633	Re: Stop me if you've heard this one........ Wow, a great event to top off those 2 weeks... Goes to show you how nothing can ever be certain. Last edited by [Dr. V]; August 21st, 2007 at 13:38. Reason: spelling

August 21st, 2007	#3
Capper I'm Evil Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 5,610 Blog Entries: 6	Re: Stop me if you've heard this one........ My point was basically there is an issue with the processor, and they admit as much (as I said early, they even had this issue).....but theres a difference between a CPU that overclocks poorly, and one that has issues with the FSB. when have you ever seen a processor that can't scale with the multiplier dropped? Look past the little picture, to the big picture. INTEL QX9650 ASUS P5E3 Premium 4GB DDR3-1600 Sapphire HD 3870X2 Danger Den Tower-26 (Custom W/C) 5 x Seagate 250GB HDD in RAID5 BFG ES 800W PSU

August 21st, 2007	#4
[Dr. V] They calls me [Dr. V] Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,633	Re: Stop me if you've heard this one........ Something is definitely wrong with the CPU...

August 21st, 2007	#5
Dread Jumpmaster Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Lansing, KS Posts: 618	Re: Stop me if you've heard this one........ Looks to me like a design flaw, in that even with the multiplier set with a 415 FSB it won't POST even below it's rated spec (GHz). Something fishy. AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ Toledo @2211.3 MHz MS-7125 Rev 1.0 nForce4 K8N-Neo4 Plat Phoenix 6.00 PG 05/22/2006 BIOS 2 x OCZ4001024PF 1 GB PC3200/400 3-3-3-8 2T nVidia XFX GF8800GT 512 DX9c Samsung SyncMaster 930B 1 x WD800JB / 2 x WD2000JD HP DVD640 OCZ 520ADJ SLI PSU

August 21st, 2007	#7
polobunny T-Rex Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 4,573 Blog Entries: 6	Re: Stop me if you've heard this one........ You're a nO0b, that's why Capper. prepares for the lynching But seriously, it sets me off probably as much as it sets you off. Overclocking becoming more "mainstream", more and more clients get tempted to try. They know about the warranty and such, but to keep hearing they expect whatever frequency is just hard to take at some point. And I'm not yet talking about clients asking for tips but never taking them into consideration, because they read that on X website. Alot of misinformation makes it very hard for us to stay calm, haha.

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