q6600

decrypt3r said:
currently got 3.4ghz [1.5volts in bios and 1.488 on cpuz] going on prime with temps between 59-64 max load

is this okay? im only using my arctic pro cooler 7 at the mo since tunic wont fit on my p31 board, upgrading board next week
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59-64 is ok for that cooler, certainly a lot better than what i was getting at 3.4ghz when i had my arctic freezer (77'c).
 
oh sweet, im now running 378 x 9 [3402.00mhz] with 1.48 volts in cpu-z

and the tempature is not going any higher than 63/64 ever

if this remains stable in prime for another 5hours

im gona stick with what ive got. :D

77 wow?! wouldnt it burn out at 70?
 
Dont worry too much about the volts in the bios, CPU-z will give you a different reading in comparison as the IP35 Pro suffers badly from Vdrop and VDroop.
I have the same board and a Q6600.
My bios is set to 1.415v but CPU-Z shows 1.385v at idle and 1.325v at load.
 
Got to 77 on the last four hours of a 9 hour prime95 run, although using 1.4125v probably didnt help. Managed to get the volts down to 1.3750 for 3.4ghz and changed the freezer to a TRUE 120 with 2 1500rpm fans which dropped the temps to 68-68-62-62. Have now upped it to 3.6 (9x400) with 1.4125v same temps as before. 77 was a wee bit higher than id have liked but luckily it only got that high on the one occassion:D
 
hmm ive had to put my volt for 3.4ghz upto 1.520 idle in cpu-z :(

musnt be having much look but im still under 70c so thats okay yes?
 
Bit unfortunate with the vdroop/drop on the motherboard,especially when you have a nice low vid cpu. you say your replacing it next week. If so what board are you changing to. As far as temps i personally always try to stay below 75'c.:)
 
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reverted back to 3.2ghz since temps were rising nearer 70 when fire and heating was on

now im back to 3.2ghz [1.3volts in cpuz] and temps stay under 50c always

much better this way :D

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but how can i fix memory? would those timings make me error on prime while blending @ 3.4ghz?

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Seems a lot to be overclocking 6400 memory, can you not change the ratio to bring it closer to stock? Could be causing errors in prime if your having them, best of testing the CPU with the memory at stock speed, that why you can be sure your CPU is stable and its not the RAM causing issues. After which you can then start increasing the ram speed and run the blend test in prime.
 
i dunno how to revert my memory speed to normal :(

im getting okay with cpu etc

but in bios, i got p31 gigabyte, how can i revert my memory to stock speeds?
 
Ive got a different motherboard, so not exactly sure what yours would be labelled, but on my Abit IP35 Pro its called DRAM Speed (CPU : DRAM) which was set to 1.5 originally, but ive put it down to 1 to underclock it while testing my CPU. Your mobo may give you the ratio 2:3 , be called FSB : DRAM.

Basically this ratio is used to generate the RAM speed by taking the FSB speed, in your case 356, and then multiplying it by this ratio, 2:3 which is 1.5, resulting in your 534.

By adjusting this to 1:1, you will under clock your RAM to be the same as the FSB (356) and thus illiminating it from causing issues/errors in prime. Once you've found your max stable CPU speed, you can then start clocking your RAM back to stock speed and above.
 
when you say stock would it be be 356 is thats my fsb ? or would i need 400 fsb to get it to stock?

heres my latest 3.2ghz 1.3volts done prime small ffts while at work for 12hours and look at this :D

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i can probably get 3.4ghz at 1.4volts in prime small ffts

but i need to fix the memory to 1:1 to get blend tests sucessful, my last mobo had a ram ratio option but this mobo dosent :(

P.S MY VID ROCKS :D
 
andy just helped me get my memory timings back to default through bios

im gona try 3.4 or 3.6 2nite while asleep and priming to see what i can get

is it safe to keep cpu volt at 1.5 24/7 idle and gaming etc

as long as temps dont soar to above 70?
 
currently been priming 3.4ghz @ 1.35volts in blend for 1hour 30mins no error :D going sleep now,

i tried doing 3.6ghz on 1.35volt but blue screen straight away :O
 
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