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Q6600 still good chip

Presyden said:
I removed the paste that was already on there, wasn't much. I would really appreciate seeing the settings you have.

What is your system temperature on idle anyway?
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Idle 20c max temp I have got it to is 45c, just getting settings.

Extclk 395mhz
multi *9
Vcore 1.38 v
DDR2 2.1 v
PCIEclk 101mhz
DRAM CPU : DRAM 1:1.25
CPU fanEQ contl enabled
ref temp cpu
contl temp high 50c
"" "" low 30c

fan pwm D C high 100%
"" low 60%
shutdown 75c
if that helps at all. just email me if you need anything else.

Dean
 
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I run a few more Volts 1.55v in bios, But nice and stable running Intel Burn and Prime and the same time max temp i get is around 72.c... Loads of volts and nice and toasty.... :D

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I had a B3 then a G0 a year later and over a year after that I got this Q9550, there is a slight difference in performance as benchmarks have shown in my testing but the Q6600 did run very nicely.
 
So, I think thats about +100 posts for keeping it mate!
I got a Q9550 and to be honest keep toying with the idea of going i7/5 but with mine at 4Ghz will I see a real difference?
AND to be honest, I bet in games would would not see any real difference in my rig and one with a Q6600 at 3.4 or more!
 
Joshy said:
How exactly does the 'new' generation of Quad Core LGA775 chips compare with the good old Q6600? I've been considering the leap to quad core, but I'm not entirely sure if it is worth going for an older Q6600?
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If I am right the new generation is smaller die and has some extra coding on it, SSE4 or something like that, where the older are SSE3.

PLEASE dont quote me as I am talking off the top of my head, hence cannot give the diffinative numbers.
 
Yeah the newer gen chips have more L2 cache, better cooling, more compliance with SSE4 etc.

I certainly saw a difference going from 3.2GHz Q6600 G0 to a Q9550 even at the same clocks the Sandra benches showed better numbers and games like GTA4 ran a bit smoother.

The temps were almost 10 degrees cooler too with the fan set slower.
 
Andrew G said:
My E6600 has been running happily at 3.4Ghz for almost two years now I have good temps in the Antec 900 case with very large Ninja Scythe HS+fan. After that I hit a brick wall mobo wise though :( lots seem to have gone to 3.6Ghz and some to 3.8Ghz.
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E6600 @ 3.4 ghz here too. :D
 
ozzyDe said:
Idle 20c max temp I have got it to is 45c, just getting settings.

Extclk 395mhz
multi *9
Vcore 1.38 v
DDR2 2.1 v
PCIEclk 101mhz
DRAM CPU : DRAM 1:1.25
CPU fanEQ contl enabled
ref temp cpu
contl temp high 50c
"" "" low 30c

fan pwm D C high 100%
"" low 60%
shutdown 75c
if that helps at all. just email me if you need anything else.

Dean
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What are you using to to measure your temps Oz? They seem far too low for a stock hsf with that much current running through it.

If you're checking the temps in the bios then i'd recommend downloading CoreTemp and using that. Bios readings can be way off, my Q6600 has a VID of 1.26 (i think) and oc'd to 3.4Ghz with a TRUE and high cfm fan it idles at between 30-35c and loads out at about 70c.
 
I get nothing like them temps using an X50.. I idle around 30-38 ish and max out at 72.C at 3.6. At 3.8 same idle exept loadout is around 74.c. At 4ghz idle same and load out at 80.c-83.c. I run the bios at 1.5v to obtain all the clocks..
 
Heh I'm clocking a Intel® Core™2 Quad Q6600 system right now for a friend, it was having problems booting so I took it home to troubleshoot and turns out one of the RAM sticks has failed . . .anyways I got it for a few days to give it a spruce up so though I'd give it a little clock . . .

  • Asus P5B Deluxe Wi-Fi AP
  • Crucial Ballistix DDR2-666
  • Corsair HX620W
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Aiming for 3.2GHz - 3.6GHz but the mobo is a little limited in (memory ratio)options. Was getting some wonky temps so i swapped out the lapped TRU for the stock HSF just to check if the lapped heatsink was done properly, even the stock heatsink produces uneven temps so I may lap the chip flat . . . Interested to see what the stock HSF is capable of also (geek!) but looks like much over 3GHz is gonna need the TRu slapped back on . . .

Think 3.2GHz with memory at DDR2-1066 is gonna be a nice place to be for 24/7 usage, but will see what the chip can do before it goes back to kent! :cool:
 
Those temps are actually pretty close wayne, 4-5c difference is a bit better than what i achieved on my Q6600 and TRUE, (both lapped) upto 2000 grit, i always had 6c difference between the 2 sets of cores at stock or load. I can safely say ive only ever seen one screenshot of an intel quad with perfecly even core temps.
 
setter said:
ive only ever seen one screenshot of an intel quad with perfecly even core temps.
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thanks for that, it's a small thing but was enough to make me question if the heatsink was attached properly! :p

I'm new to quads but I gather the older LGA775 chips were two Conroe dies stock togther, then a blob of molten solder is used to secure the IHS roof on them both . . . stands to reason it's most likey the blob of solder that is uneven and is causing the Internal IHS to not lay flat on the processor dies? :confused:

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Yep, the q6600 is basically 2 duals slapped together, i can remember some people describing them as "not a proper quad core".
 
Hmmm, I used umpteen dual cores and also got even temps both Idle/Load so maybe the two seperate dies on these Quads may not be evenly mounted to the substrate?

Think the lapping commeth, never be sure otherwise . . . if I lap it and the core temps are still uneven then It must be something inside the chip? . . . I also was just thinking that maybe one of the pairs of CPU dies just naturally runs hotter than the other! :p
 
alexhull24 said:
I'm having some problems with temperatures

On stock volts (VID 1.2125) it's getting to about 65 deg C on my NH-U12F cooler. If I add much more voltage it gets over 70 fairly quickly, which seems quite high considering the low VID.
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Hey Alex, in case you didn't know the low VID chips run a lot hotter than those chips with high VIDs.

In particular the low VID chips really start taking off temp wise when you begin pumping vCore! :eek:

It's funny because there was a time when low VID chips were seen as very *desirable* while the high VID chips where regarded as pOOp, people would be disappointed and sad when they installed their new chip to discover it wasn't a low VID jobby . . . . in reality it has been my experience that High VID chips clock better for me and my aircooling set-up as you can pump-a-lump the vCore sky high and the chip temps don't react that much . . . do the same with a low VID chip and you need good water cooling to stop the chip exploding! :p
 
Couldnt be sure tbh, i remember prior to lapping mine, at 3.8ghz my load temps were hitting 81-81-72-72. I remember you were the one who warned me that the temps were to high. After lapping both chip and cooler they dropped to 68-68-62-62, albeit the addition of two more powerful fans would account for some of the temp drop as well.
 
great chip i bet it still is up there with phenom 2 . if u have it running on 3.4 ~3.6 no point to upgrade.

mine now is in my office pc: use to run in 3.6 ghz on air
 
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