I brought one of these boards along with an Intel E1200. I knew from the beginning that these would just be initial investments, with the intent to replace each with upgrades. So I later brought an EVGA 730i, which I transferred the Intel E1200 to. I was running that chip at 2.7GHz. But I wanted to upgrade my processor as well. So I brought an Intel Q9400.
After getting the new chip, I found myself disappointed. The BIOS on the EVGA 730i is extremely inadequate, as well as the choice of cooling (or lack thereof) on the chipset. The chipset is now my limiting factor in terms of heat. Admittedly, I also switched coolers on the processor. The original cooler was a Scythe Shuriken (downdraft), and worked rather well (with the E1200). I replaced it with a Scythe Ninja (crossdraft) heatsink with a 120mm fan. With the Shuriken, my temps on the chipset were always lower than the processor. That's no longer the case now.
So, I'm tempted to do either one of two things. Put the Shuriken on the Q9400 in the newer (Antec) case. Or, put the Q9400 on the GA-73PVM-S2 motherboard, along with the Shuriken cooler.
What I want to know, is what experience have any of you had with overclocking the GA-73PVM-S2? Especially using the Q9400. What's the highest stable speeds any of you have been able to acquire using that board?
Xavian-Anderson Macpherson
Shingoshi
After getting the new chip, I found myself disappointed. The BIOS on the EVGA 730i is extremely inadequate, as well as the choice of cooling (or lack thereof) on the chipset. The chipset is now my limiting factor in terms of heat. Admittedly, I also switched coolers on the processor. The original cooler was a Scythe Shuriken (downdraft), and worked rather well (with the E1200). I replaced it with a Scythe Ninja (crossdraft) heatsink with a 120mm fan. With the Shuriken, my temps on the chipset were always lower than the processor. That's no longer the case now.
So, I'm tempted to do either one of two things. Put the Shuriken on the Q9400 in the newer (Antec) case. Or, put the Q9400 on the GA-73PVM-S2 motherboard, along with the Shuriken cooler.
What I want to know, is what experience have any of you had with overclocking the GA-73PVM-S2? Especially using the Q9400. What's the highest stable speeds any of you have been able to acquire using that board?
Xavian-Anderson Macpherson
Shingoshi
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