Q6600 Ip35 pro O/C Help

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Hi All,

I'm all new to this overclocking, and have been reading the forums for a while now, to try and get an idea of how to do this successfully.

My Spec:

Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient SLACR 95W Edition" 2.40GHz (1066FSB)
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-Bit
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (ST3500320AS)
Antec P182 Special Edition Super Midi Tower Case - No PSU (Mirror Finish)
OcUK GeForce 8800 GT 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express)
Abit IP35 Pro (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
OCZ 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400 800MHz Reaper HPC Enhanced Bandwidth Edition Dual Channel DDR2 (OCZ2RPR800EB2GK)
OCZ StealthXStream 600w Silent SLI Ready ATX2 Power Supply
Tuniq tower


Below are some screen shots of various programs.

I have overclocked it to 3.2ghz, when taking to 3.4ghz seems unstable, BSOD, etc.

I'm a bit concerned about the memory, and wondered if any one could look at the screen prints and see if they look ok and if here is any thing that doenst look good.

When running prime, temps seem fine and you can see what coretemp says after running prime for 30 mins.

I am a complete novice when it comes to this, so if any one could offer advice in basic terms thats would be great. As i think i have missed some points when o/c this.

I want to achive the at least 3.6ghz o/c. Any pointers?

memory.jpg


mem1.jpg


cpuz.jpg


coretemp.jpg


Any advice help, assistance?

Cheers
 
I'm not surprised it's unstable considering you are heavily overclocking it yet under volting it!! Increase the vCore one setting at a time until it's stable!!

Also you may want to try and drop the multiplier to 8X, that way you will be able to get a better FSB.
 
I have upped the FSB to 378 (3.4ghz) and multiplier @ 9 and vcore to 1.340, running prime as we speak.

What sort of voltages should i be aiming for roughly for a 3.6ghz o/c?
 
take a look at the Intel quad core database:

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17779323&highlight=quadcore+database

as you can see to get 3.6GHz you need about 1.4-1.5 Vcore as read by CPUz

EDIT: to give you anther idea, i have a Q6600 which has a high VID of 1.312. I'm currently testing stability for my every day overclock at 3.4GHz and my Vcore is 1.392.

Im going to push it more to see how much head room I have, but i already know i need a significant boost in Vcore above this, which send temps well up, at the moment no core goes above 61C.
 
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Here are my settings for my rig which is 48 Hour prime stable @ 3.4Ghz.
I could go higher but would need to significantly increase voltage which isn’t worth it for an extra 200Mhz imho!

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Well prime95 still running and no errors or stability issues.

I'll leave it overnight to see what i can get, and report back tomo evening.

Thanks for the link to the database, looks interesting, and thanks for all your input so far!

Appreciate it.
 
If you're getting those kinds of temps why not increase the vcore and get more speed outa your Q6600? You're unlikely to still have that cpu long before the possible effects of any electromigration set in.
 
Well I do a lot of video encoding so 100% stability is paramount and I'm pretty happy with getting an extra 4Ghz from this CPU.

Ohhh.... core 2 has dropped too 8C:eek: :p

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Still running, no issues.

Temps at 46 46 46 47, guess thats reasonable under load.

Next step is to raise it to 3.6ghz, tonights, and increase vcore.

Whats peoples thoughts about changing the multiplier? @ the mo its 9. Whens the time to change the multiplier? I'll also read that database, o see what sort of vcore i need for 3.6ghz.

Thanks for all the help so far.....
 
I wouldn't be very happy with the temps getting a lot hotter than that tbh!
You should drop your multi to see what your max fsb is as this is where the speed is @ :D
 
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