gillbot

MSI P45 Neo3-FR Mobo Intel X3330 OC'ed to 3.7GHz (It's the same as a Q9400) 4GB DDR2 WD 640GB HDD 2x250GB HDD's in Raid 1 Corsair VX550 Power Supply 8800GTS 512MB Vid Card Water cooled with Swiftech MCP655-B pump, Apogee GT waterblock and a MCR220 radiator. http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/4512/0000006wb7.th.jpg I'm too lazy to type out the rest of my rigs.

Not worth 250k.

you can run up to 70-75 degrees and still be ok, though that's pushing the limits. Not always true. My old G0 Q6600 topped at 3.4GHz on air so I dropped loads into a water cooler in the hopes for 3.6GHz and higher. It never got there no matter what voltage I threw at it. I tried as high as 1.75v in anger but no go. Every chip has a ceiling, don't fall into the typical misconception that if you do this or that, you'll get more. That doesn't always happen. I know where he got it.... Me. That's all I will say about that.

Cat fetch is fairly common.

I thought that was a somewhat tame "Nitrousbird" post too!

Congrats, here's mine: http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/7233/1000736ms7.th.jpg http://img359.imageshack.us/img359/6198/1000744ot4.th.jpg

EFI, I prefer it.

You can sell them for around $100 if it works, more for better gears and etc. Someone with a busted rear will buy it.

Add me to the list that should have bought that car. Still makes me sad when I think about it.

I taped it onto my car but it just didn't look right. Next time keep the front end down, you want to go forward not up dummy!

Hey wooly!! Long time no chat!

Maybe you need to start a CR Drag Day subscription service. Pay for the years worth of drag days at once then sprinkle them all in throughout the year.

i'll believe it when I see it

There is no such thing as a safest nitrous kit, they both have drawbacks. You just need to decide the route you prefer and accept the risks associated with that certain kit. Here are a couple threads to skim: Nitrous, The Cheap Power Adder? Think Again: http://www.dayton-fbody.com/DFBAbb/viewtopic.php?t=2717 Here's a nice wet vs. dry discussion: http://www.dayton-fbody.com/DFBAbb/viewtopic.php?t=2421 Good info from people who prefer both sides. Read the pros and cons of each and pick your own poison. Neither is the absolute best or safest.

Buy good tools, jack and jackstands. You are gonna need them.

it's a shame new people can't join and post here without the toolbag crew starting shit. o-well, typical CR i guess.

+1

Fbodies are junk.

You've been promising that car will move for years.....

Sorry about that. You gonna try again? Next time let me know ALL the specs!

You get yours fixed?

You want max OC or just a bit faster? Since you don't mention what version of the P5Q, i'll be generic. Be 100% sure your ram is up to the task, set it to 1.4vcore, 1.4v FSB Term and whatever voltage your ram needs to hit ~500fsb. Crank it to 8x500, set your ram timings to 5-5-5-18 or looser (depends on ram), the ram divider to 1:1 and tweak your way from there. If it won't do 500, leave those voltage settings alone and change the FSB to 451. Just keep messing with it until you get it running. Then after you get into windows, start stability testing. If it passes stability, keep lowering the FSB Term and Vcore until it crashes. There are many more tweaks but that should be plenty to get you started at least. FWIW, I know the E8xxx cpus will run well. I've had mine running 545fsb before I think my ram started to crap out. The 45nm chips are a pain to OC though as they are VERY voltage picky. One setting off and it won't load windows.

As per usual GM, they'll price themselves into failure with a gigantic price tag.

Call Ryan at UMI, tell him Gillbot from dayton Fbody sent ya, he'll hook ya up.

Mine never top 50 full load but I run watercooling. My Q9400 is at 3.7GHz, my E8500 runs at 4.25GHz. My e8500 runs around 49C full load, the Q9400 runs about 54C full load. What mobo you runnin? I'll help ya dial it in if I can.